Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-28

Trade.
AS a general rule, business during the
past week has been fair in all branches
of trade, and much better than was an
ticipated by our merchants. In the
leading branches, the business done in
boots and shoes was larger perhaps than
the other branches, from the fact that
dealers in the interior have been post
poning the purchase of their fall stock,
in anticipation of lower prices, which
they failed to realize, and nearly ex-
hausting their stock, have bought largely.
Prices have not advanced any in this
market, although a slight advance is
noted East Our dealers-among them
Messrs. Friedman Bros.-continue to
sell at Eastern prices, and assert their
willingness to duplicate any bill bought
in any other market. The dry goods
trade has been fair. The merchants
have, however, been busily engaged in
receiving and asserting their stocks,
which are large and fully as well as
sorted as those Of any Southern or
Western market. Prices have de-
clined q fraction on cotton goods
East, but as our dealers failed TO
realize the recent advance in those and
other goods, prices are unchanged. In
hardware the business has been light but
fully up to the expectations of dealers.
In liquors prices have declined a fraction,
and moderate business has been fair.
The grain and feed trade has been quiet,
with slight advance liz corn. Provis-
ions have undergone no change of i'm
portance. Groceries generally are quiet
and unchanged, with the exception Of
&c, advance on coffee to-day, and slight
advance in sardines. Sugars are weak,
but unchanged. The receipts of Wes-
tern produce since Saturday have been
only moderate, and in some respects
hardly equal to the demand. Apples
are dull, with offerings from the levee of
a fair quality at 81. The bagging mar
ket is developing no new features, and
prices have undergone no special
change. Sales have been fair dur
ing the week at Isl to 2O4e for light
and full weight St. Louis and Kentucky
On Friday 700 pieces
were sold at Louisville at lSf to l99e for
2 ib hemp, inside quotations being for
The extreme range there
for the various brands and qualities is
from ISL to 2Olc in round and jobbing
lots. Cheese is quiet with but little
doing except in a small way. Cabbages
are firm, with sales at 81 to 9. Coffee is
firm and higher, with fair to choice Rio
quoted at l6l to l9lc. Corn meal is
quiet at SO to 3 %, and an advancing
Candles are quiet but steady
at our quotations. Country produce is
quiet, with fair to prime butter Is to lsc,
and choice 20 to Bic. Eggs are firm at
II to lse, with sales of 200 dozen at the
latter price. Potatoes are dull at 50 to
3 Is in round lots and jobbing. Onions
are quiet at 50 to 3 so. Chickens are
active at SO to for small and large. |
Molasses are quiet and unchanged. |
Nails are firm, with a moderate inquiry. |
Syrups are steady at 45c to 81 per gal
on. Oils are quiet but steady. Powder
md shot are in limited request
It quotations. Provisions have huc-
uated but little since our last
weekly review. A frmer feeling
vas manifested during the latter
part of the week, but to-day prices have
declined fraction. As the season ad-
-ances and the stocks are reduced, the
however, favor more re-
prices, though no one can
anticipate any sharp reaction. Ness
,ork to-day is offered at Sl2 50; rump is
iominally $40 to SO so; clear sides are
,hered from the levee at Sc and from
tore at SIC; clear rib sides are nominal
4 Tlc; shoulders are quiet, at @ to &c;
iams are steady and unchanged; break
asst bacon is in light demand, at lOl to
% lar1 a. 1nfl "a Ia fo IO1. for fiarra