Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-23
Trade.


As is always the case on Wednesday,
business in the general market is rather
light compared to the latter part Of last
week, and receipts of produce being
light, but little was done from first hands;
in fact, transactions in provisions and
grain and feed were limited to sales of
insignificant lots hardly worth mention
ing. Bagging is quoted frmer in other
markets, but as yet there are no indica-
tons Of an advance here, but on the
contrary the competition between deal
ers is such that purchases can be made
in this market at Louisville or st. Louis;
II pounds and light material can be
found at l9c, and to 2i pounds hemp
and fax at l9l to zoe, whereas 81 to q &c
has been the ruling price. Iron ties are
firm at card rates, viz: 5ic for 1000 bun
dies and upwards, 51c for 100 to 1000
bundles, and 5ac for less than 100, which
prices include the arrow the "open
SLOT" and the 'Buckie" tie. Butter is dull
and the stock Of choice light. Prime
Western sells slowly at Is to lie. Eggs
are inactive at IA to Ice, with but few
fresh offering. Groceries are quiet and
unchanged. Coffee is firm, and sugars
quiet at l21 to l3c for extra @ to A soft
refined, and lac for powdered, granu-
lated and crushed. Flour is quiet and
unchanged. Corn meal is held at So 20
from store, with one house holding for
SO Is under shippers orders. There is
none offering from the levee. Apples
are dull at 50 to 2 so. Poultry is easier,
with young and full grown chickens sell
ing at SO 10 to rs and old at 81 IS to
5 so. Provisions are dull, with light
offerings from the levee and jobbing
lots from store at $l2 Is for mess pork
and Sc for clear sides. Shoulders are
quiet at &c, and clear rib nominal. Pc
tatoes are steady at SO 10 to A. Onions
So rs to 3 so. There is but little doing
in grain and feed. Corn is scarce and
small lots held at Coo. Bran is firm al
SIT. No oats offering. Choice Western
hay $2S to 20.
From store on orders prices are as follows
BAGGIYG - Is steady at lS@2lc for hemI
and fax Ia to "a lbs; baling twine. l6gl7c
second hand gunnies and burlaps, 14@l6c.
BEANS : Navy. 81 5O91 65; white mixed
B1cox-Irregular; clear sides. SIC; cleai
rib, nominal; shoulders, .61S@654c; sugar,
cured hams, I@l6c, as to brand; breakfast
bacon, l01zGl154c. plain and canvased.
BRAN-Quiet at 95c9s1 90 y 100 in store.
BUTTER-Good Western, 15@lsc; inferior
dull and nominal; choice, 2O@22c:
CoFFEE-Firm but quiet at 1914@l91zc fol
Rio and 2S14@301Sc for Java.
CoTToNsEED-s9 90 D ton on levee.
CORN MEAL-Firm ut So 2OS3 % from store
! and SO 20 from mill.
CORE-Dull at 65@67c for shelled on orders
EGGs-Are dull at 159l7c for choice fresh.
HAY-Firm at 81 40@l so per 100 on orders. a
TO quality.
medium. IS 5O@6 so; extra family. So 1907 90
choice and fancy, 81 5O@S 50.
IRON TIKs-514@551c.
LARD-In kegs, 11@l1114c;. tierces. 109l014c
caddles, Iz14cgl514c; renned, nc:
| MOLAssEs-Louisiana,6 firm 4S975c in bar
rels; syrups, 409S0c.
NAIs-s4 50@4 S. rates.
OArs-Quiet at 4SS50c from store.
PoULTRY-0ld chickens firm at IS GOES %
young, So 1904 IS, and quiet.
PoTkToEs-Are quiet. with fair demand a
| So 1904 90 q barrel; cabbage, quiet at 81 0OC
| 8 90; onions, dull at So 50G3 90.
Pork : Dull at sl2 75@l3 so in large an
| small way.
| SAIT-S2 1893 25 y bbl. 81 1902 90 q sack
| SUGAR-Firm; Louisiana steady. 101S9l211
for common TO fair. 1251<9l3514c for yellow ant
! white clarified; refined. crushed and pow
| dered, 141zg14s4c; Coffee, A, B and O. 1916