Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-03
Trade.

The lateness Of the hour of the arri-
val of the St. Louis packet was the occa-
sion of slim attendance on Change
and but little had been done outside up
to the hour of noon. In the different
leading branches of trade fair business
for the season is reported, but in the
general market the movement is light
and confined almost wholly to filling a
few country orders. In prices we have
no particular changes to note. Provi-
visions are dull and tending downward
Mess pork, although the stock is not
large, was offered at $l4 rs to SIS. Ba-
con is dull, with offerings of clear sides,
as stated yesterday, to the city trade at
SIC; clear rib, SIC; shoulders, &c. Lard
is dull at l0a to ll2c for tierce and key.
Breakfast bacon is quiet at 10 to l03c
for canvased and uncanvased. Sugar
cured hams are easier but with light
supply; holders are not disposed
to make very great concessions.
Begging is firm, with sales of 300 pieces
hemp and flax at 20 to pc. Iron ties
are firm, with light sales at to 51c.
Bran is held at SlS to 10, with no offer
ings from the levee. Butter is quiet,
but with an advancing tendency; sales
are light at Is to &c for Western. Corn
meal is quiet, with light sales to arrive
at 34c on the levee; the demand is light,
however, and still further decline is
anticipated. Corn is held at CT to 69c.
Oats are dull, with sales at 45 to 47c
for new. Hay is quiet at Sl8 to q
for Arkansas prairie and choice tim
othy. Eggs are firm, with sales at
lsc and limited supply. Cheese is
held at II to l5c, as to quality. Apples
are dull at 81 to 81 per barrel. Oranges
scarce at $40 to 81 per box. Lemons
firm at Sc so to 81 so. Pears SOC per
box. Grapes &c per pound. Peaches
so to 75c per box. Flour is more steady,
but unchanged. Onions are dull at
So 80 to SO. Potatoes 81 80 to 81 10.
Young chickens are steady at 81 so to
So so, and old chickens 81 so. Sugar
and coffees are steady and unchanged.
Salt firm at 81 10 to SO 05, common to
dairy, to the city trade.
From store on orders prices are as follows:
BAGGNG-Is nominal at l91z922c.
BEANS = Navy. 81 7O9l 30; white mixed.
BAcoN-Quiet; clear sides, 9@91ze; clear rib,
Sx9S54c; shoulders, 654g7c; sugar-cured
hams. l5gl6c, as to brand; breakfast bacon. |
l0H@llc. canvased and uncanvased.
BRAN-Quiet at 81 05@1 10 u 100 in store.
BUTTER-Good Western, l7@l9c; inferior, |
dull and nominal; choice, 20923c.
CoFFEE-kirm at l6gl9c for Rio and ZIG |
,0c for Java.
CoTroYsEED- 90 q ton on levee.
CoRN MEAL-Quiet at 50 50@3 60 from store. |
and So 50 from mill.
CoRS-StOady at 71@7Sc for shelled on or
iers.
Bees Scarce, with a fair demand at lS919c
HAY.7Firm at 81 S5@1 As per 100 on orders. as
% quality.
FLoUR-Firm at So OOs9 Is for medium to
ancy.
IRoS TIEs-5@5Hc.
LARD-In kegs. 11S4912c; tierces, 10549l1c;
adde's. 1S@lsizc; refined. lll4c.
MoLAssEs-Louisiana, firm 4S975c in bar
els; syrups, 406S0c.
NAILs-S 81 60a4 IS rates.
OATs-Firm at 531s955c from store.
POULTRY-Old chickens quiet at 81 O09l so;
'oung. 81 5093 50. as 10 size.
PoTAroEs-Aro quiet, with a light demand at
2 1908 ~ % barrel; cabbage, quiet at Sc 759
so; onions. quiet at So 5OdS %.
PoRK-Nominally sl4 75Gl5 25 in large and
mall way.
sAIr-S2 15@3 25 p Dbl; 81 75a2 20 p sack.
SUGAR-Firm; Louisiana steady. l014Gl214c
or common TO fair. 554@lS34c for yellow and
Thite clarified; refined. crushed and pow
cred, l41S9l4t4c; Coffee. A. B and G. BIG
&c.