Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-28
General Trade.

closed rivers and holiday revels have
kept the feed, produce and provision mar
ket inactive. The ~latboatmen held the
bulk of the marketable stock and sales
from first hands has been chiefly confined
to them. A number of dealers are run
ming their supply Of feed to a low point,
and prices from store exhibit considerable
advance on the main articles. The arrival.
Of the steamer Parker from the Ohio last
night will impart some activity among
dealers to-day. The leading items of her
cargo, to be offered in the market, are $40
bbls meal, 65 sacks bran, 90 do. shipstufi,
100 bales hay, 20 do. straw, 1876 sacks
oats, 255 bbls potatoes, 547 bbls -four, 1914
bbls onions and "a do. apples, a rather
light addition TO the present supply, ex-
cept of oats.
O0RN-Sales yesterday 100 sacks at
47c and 81 sacks at AGO; at retail 50@55c
per bushel stock light, prices upward and
demand good.
C0RNMEAL-Market firm at 81 10
per Dbl on landing and - l5@2 20 from
store; demand chiefly local.
0ATS-Supply scant; light Ohio river,
28H; heavy Northern, lone, last sales
81@32c; in a small way 37039c; wheat
straw SO per ton; sheaf oats $14 per ton.
FLOUR-Firm. Prices to jobbers, as fol.
lows Western, in lots, So 50per Dbl for X, "a
for Xxx, "a so for xxx, 81 for choice
l cr.Uu "a QECAE TX g., &C.,
BRAN-All grades are firm; last sale:
Of wheat and shipstuff, $13 so per ton.
corn bran, Sl3 per ton; in a small way,
10000 per ewt.
HAY-Sales of 100 bales from fatboai
yesterday at s13 so per ton smarket firm
and higher demand active; prices are fol
common s11 per ton; good mixed, $12.
prime, $l3@l4; choice, SIS; a lot o.
prairie hay sold yesterday at s. 50 per ton
in q small way 60@90c.
POTAT0ES-Market firm at 81 o.
per Dbl for good stock in lots
and 81 in dray loads; from store, $2@2 q
per Dbl; sweets, 81 loose and 81 25@1 81
per Dbl in shipping order.
APPLES-Unchanged in price; sound
. 1902 per Dbl in lots, and 1902 Is in
small way.
TURNIPS-Dull, at Zoe per Dbl; pars
nips, 81 per Dbl; horse radish, IS 500
per Dbl.
BEANS-In lots 81 50@1 70 per busheI
the latter for choice navy in small lot
81 1902.
CHARACTERISTIC at $709 per 10
head, as in quality, and 50 5003 rs pc
crate for trimmed, also 81 for choice.
FRUITS-Oranges; $5@6 80 per Dbl
lemons, s. per box; dried apples
slow sale, at 2@3e per ID; peaches, 2@3c
and 12He for unpealed.
BUTTER Market steady; prices 0
follows: Choice Western in lots, lo@1e
per ID for best; medium, 12H@15o; con
mon, 9@11c; creamery, 27@28c; countr.
butter, lO@l2Hc; poor grades are neg
leeted.
EGGS-Prices are 100 per dozen i
: round lots, and 20c in a small way.
POULTRY-Chlckensi in good supply
! 81 1902 % per dozen; choice hens goin
to - so; dressed, 81 SOAP rs per dozel
Turkeys sell freely, if good, at $9@12 p,
e1 dozen; dressed do, 12@13Hc per h
Ducks, 81 25@2 so. Geese, $4@5; dressC
do, a.
GAME-Venison, whole, 405c; sa
dies, 6@8c; quails, 81 per dozen; soul
rels, 81 per dozen; rabbits, 75c9$l p
!. dozen; wild turkeys, 50@75c; duel
common, 81; mallards, 81; fresh fish, 4
/ @5c per ID.
DRESSED MEATS-Hegs are sellil
d freely at 3H@4c per pound for large al
4H@5c for neatly dressed shoats. BE
steady at 30 for fore and DC for hind gus
ters.
k PROFESSIONALISM are quiet wi
ample stocks and a fair jobbing d
mand at the following quotation
= bulk shoulders, loose, 50 9O@3 per CIV
long clear, do, 50 s5@3 90; clear r
rs So 25@S so perbbl. Smoked meats, pac
ed, 81 for shoulders, 47S@4%s for Gle
ribs, 4H@4%c for clear sides. Hams, Z
re @7Ac. Breakfast bacon, 6%@6Hc.
SUNDRIES-Cider, $S@8 80 per /
"a and S. per half Dbl. Cranberries, 81
% per Dbl. Horse radish, IS 5000 7
?, Dbl. Mince meat, SH@9c per ID. Apl
Of butter, &c per II. Bologna sausage, &c r
" n. Pigs feet, 81 70 per keg; 1908 So
! half bbls and 81 for bbls
LARD-Firm; %tierce, 6H@69sc; h
re bbls, 6Mei kegs, 6H@7c; buckets, ~
re; half buckets, 7%@7Ae.
ID HtDES-Steady; dry flint No. l
in per Id; No. 2, l0@l1c; dry sailed, l0@ll
!" green sailed, 6@7e; common, 4@6o; she'
IN skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per
ne Tallow &c per ID.
n NUTS-Cocoa, but few in market; S
ling in store at Sc per 100. Peanuts, &c
W red; choice white, Sc. Pecans, 6@615c
OF Arkansas; 10@l5c for Texas. Almon
n DC; Taragona, Ice. Filberts, DC.
ial LIME-S1 per Dbl in store; 90c by
load.
COTTON SEED-Nominal, the
les mand having ceased; last quotations 81
ton.
SALT-$l 45per Dbl delivered for O
J river.
RAILING STUFFg-Reooing-A