Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-05
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER 0PVIcE, I
MEMPHIS. TEgY.. July s. 1871. !

is moderately active to-day, though bust
ness is not by any means as active as
was expected. In the general market
there is but little being done. Provisions
are dull but firm at 9lc for clear bacon
sides, &c for clear rib sides, and &c for
shoulders. Mess pork is held by some at
SIG Is to $l7, but can be found at SIG 25.
Corn is firm at 724c for choice white
shelled and re for mixed. Oats are
dull and lower; sales to-day were 200
sacks at $2l. Hay is steady at $l7 to
$22 for common to good timothy and S22
for choice. New apples are dull and not
in request at over 81 to so per barrel.
Potates are bought at from so to 2 so per
barrel loose from wagon. Onions are
dull at 81 per barrel. Cabbage are dull
at Sc per 100.
From store on orders prices are as follows:
BAGGISG-Is nominal at 2l923c.
BEANS - Navy. 81 75@2 90; white mixed.
9gsAc; shoulders, 7@714c; bulk sides, clear,
Sgs1ac; shoulders, 79IAc; Sugar cured hams.
14lzgl6c.
BRAx-Quiot at 81 GOAL So y 100 in store.
BUTTER-Good Western, l892Oc; inferior.
dull and nominal; choice. 22g24c.
COTT0NsEED--S9 90 u ton on levee.
Corn MEAL-Steady at So 30 on levee. and
So 1898 40 from store.
GoRS-Eirm at 7S1z@75c, with light supply.
EGGs-Dull, with good supply at l4t9l5c.
HAY-firm at so 00g25 90, as to quality.
FLoUR-Dull at So OO@S SO for super to fancy.
IRON TIEs-5@6c.
LARD-Ip kegs, l214@l211c; tierces. 1lA@
llLc; caddies, 14gl5c.
MoLAssEs-Louisiana. firm 4Sa7Oc in bar
rels syrups, 40gS0c.
0ATs-Quiet at 6S@69c from store.
POULTRY-0ld chickens firm at 81 O0@5 90;
new. So SOFA 90, as 10 size.
POTAToRs-New are in fair supply at "a so
n barrel; sweet, So 1904 90 a barrel cabbage,
quiet at IS OO@s 90; new onions, quiet at
81 00@4 25.
PoRK-Mess. SIG S@l6 50 in large and small
way.
sALT-s2 1892 IS y DBL; 81 Goal rs u sack.
SUGAR-Quiet; Louisiana firm, 91S05l2izc for
common to fair, 12lz@l31Sc for yellow and
white clarified; refined. crushed and pow
dered, l419Sl44c; Coffee. A. b and G.. BIC
l3Ic.
There are no new features to mention
in connection with local financial mat
tiers. The banks are discounting No.
paper at II per cent, with exceptions
occasionally at to lOc. In the open
market rates are 3 to p per cent. per
month.
Exchange is in fair request, but there
is little if any making. Banks buy at
par to &c premium and sell at lc pre-
MUM.
Local stocks and bonds are quiet.
County warrants are firm at 70 to
SOC buying and 81 to SIC selling. Bank
of Tennessee money is dull and prices
lower-S5 to SEC are the offering rates
to-day and 81 to Sc the selling rates.
Railroad and insurance stocks are I'M
changed. City bonds are firm at 544 to
SIC for the currency and GO to Gle for
the gold issue. Past due coupons are
quoted at 70 to soc. Mississippi war
rants are taken at SOC and sold at S5c.
Arkansas levee bonds are steady at 50 to
Soc. Gold is bought at 1924 to 1929
COTTON.
Sales Monday were 500 bales, includ-
ing table of 225 bales strict low mid
ding at zoe, ordinary at 10 to l5lc, good
at l63 to l7lc, and low mid
ding at 10 to l9Ic. To-day the New
York and Liverpool markets are firm at
2O5c for middling at the former and SD |
for uplands at the latter point. Sales
up to noon did not exceed so bales at
prices quoted above. Receipts are 40;
shipments, 2j7.
By an actual count of the stock on
hand to-day an excess of BIG bales were
found, which increases the stock to 6233, |
Of which amount ll56 bales are awaiting
shipment.
COTTON STATEMENT.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
MEMPHIS. July 5,