Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-30
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER 0FVIoR, |
MEMPHIS. Tenn. June 30. 1871. !

TRADE.
is fairly active to-day in some of the
branches, but in the general market there
is but little being done The shipping
demand for new potatoes has decreased
with the decline in prices in Northern
cities until to-day when 81 so to 2 IS are
the rates paid per barrel loose from
wagon, Apples are also dull, and are
not in demand; shippers buy at 81 80
per barrel loose for choice. Onions are
dull at SO IS to 80. Butter is quiet,
with less active demand; sales Of good
to choice are reported at 10 to PIC in
round lots; common and inferior is dull
at II to lsc. Eggs are dull and lower,
with a moderate supply at Ice in lots.
Flour is dull and lower, with but light
demand; sales of low grades are reported
at 81 and fine at 81 so. Corn is dull and
Unchanged sales to-day we're lis sacks
white shelled at nc. Oats are offered
at Csc, without purchasers; 63c is bid.
Hay is steady and unchanged. Bran is
quiet at $24, with none offering. Corn
meal is moderately active at lower rates;
sales to-day were so barrels on the levee
at So %. Provisions are firm but dull.
Mess pork is nominal at SIG to l6 25;
bacon clear sides, 9lc; clear rib, 80;
shoulders, to 7sci sugar cured hams,
IA to l5c. Groceries are firm. Refined
sugars have advanced lc in Eastern mar
kets, and are held higher here. Louisi-
ana sugar is also frmer but not higher.
From store on orders prices are as follows:
BAGGING-Is nominal at 2l923o. .I..
BEANS - Navy, 81 1852 90; white mixed.
BAcoS-steady; elearsides. 911s@933sc; clear rib
9@g1sc; shoulders, 7q7l4e; bulk sides, clear,
SgS1sc; shoulders, 7@IAc; sugar cured hams,
BRGE-ouiet at 81 9O@l IS y 100 in store.
BurTER-GOod Western, lSg2Oc; inferior.
dull and nominal; choice. 2g24e.
COTTOgsEED- SO 90 b ton on levee.
CORN MEAL-Quiet at So % on levee, and
50 35q3 40 from store.
EGGs-Dull, with good supply at l6SlTc.
NJ
FLOUR-Dull at So 0Og9 90 for super TO fancy.
IRON TIRs-5g6c.
LTRD-in kegs, 1174SI214c; tierces. 1910
l1Hc; caddies, HGl5c. 1000. 4
MOLAssEs-LOuisiana, firm 4Sg70c in bar
rels; syrups, 40aS0c.
OATs-Quist at 6Sa69c from store.
POULTRY-0ld chickens dull at 81 0O9i so;
new, 81 0O93 50, as 10 size.
POTAIOEs-New are in fair supply at IS 90
a barrel; sweet, So 1904 90 q barrel cabbage,
quiet at $40 OO9l2 90; new onions. quiet at
y PoSSHMcss. SIG OOal6 50 in large and small
saLr-s2 2592 IS p Dbl. F.; 81 60@I rs = sack.
SUGAR-Quiet; Louisiana firm, 91z@l254c for
common 70 fair. l21SGl31sc for yellow and
white clarified; refined. crushed and pow
dered, 41z9l4s4cS Coffee. A. B and Q. lS149
l3sc.
The money market rules steady, with
very light demand for discounts and
but little activity in local securities.
The banks are loaning to depositors and
customers at 10 to u per cent, with oc-
casionally an exception at per cent.
On the street rates range from 1 to q
per cent. per month. el.rat
Exchange is in limited supply and
better demand. Accommodation trans
actions between banks at 81 so premium
per $1,000 to-day; &c is paid and lc pre-
MUM asked on Eastern sight exchange
on New York and Northern cities, and
/ to &c discount are the buying and &c
discount to par the selling rate on New
Orleans bills.
Gold is offered in small quantities
only and is bought by dealers at 1924
and sold at ll3.
Local stocks, scrips, ETC., are quiet
and unchanged. Dealers buy county