Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-25
GenernI Trade.

General Trade.
There is no lack of activity in any
branch of trade. The feed market is
especially lively, and all arrivals find
ready buyers.
FLOUR - Demand active. running
largely on low and medium grades. West
ern is quoted as follows: K, So rs; Xxx.
81 25i xxx, 81 75@5; fancy, S. 500
6 %.
OORNMEAL-Firm and scarce at
81 10 per Dbl in lots and 81 10 in dray
loads. A stock of inferior is selling at 50,
CORN-Sales of 800 sacks on the land
ing at 44c, and 600 sacks at 45c one lot
in poor condition sold at 441c and some
ear corn at over 45c; in a small way, 4S@
SOC. Demand active.
OATS-Firm and in request at 35@38c
for lots, and 3S@40c in a small way.
BRAN-Quiet at $14 per ton for
wheat, 5000 for corn bran, and Soc on
orders.
HAY-Scarce and in active request;
last sales at 81 1.50@145O per ton for Ohio
river and 50 for Arkansas prairie; small
orders, 70@05c per cwt.
APPLES-Less active and prices are
not so steep as a week since; last round
lots sold from SI.75@2.75 per Dbl for good
stock, according to quality; from store,
S2.75@3O0 per Dbl.
POTAT0ES-Small orders from store,
81 75@2 Is, according to quality; sweets
in demand at S2.50@2.75 loose and S3@
3 20 from store. P~eachblows in lots, 81
per Dbl.
0NIONS-Scarce and inquired for at
$3@3.50 per Dbl for sound.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 65 per bush
Ell medium, 81 40@1 so; small lots, 81 rs
az. Clay peas, 81 25@1 so per bushel.
BUTTER-Inactive; choice Western
table, lS@20c; medium, 15917c; other
grades, SOILS; cooking and poor stuff I'M
salable; country butter, l0@l2c; cream
cry, 2S@80c.
EGGS-Steady at l3@l4c.
P0ULTRY-Chickens are easier at
81 25@3 90, according to size and quail
ity ducks dull at 81 Is; geese very dull
at S3@4 per DOZEN turkeys in good de-
mand at l0@l5c per lb, and $l0@l8 per
dozen.
PROVISIONS = Bacon-clear sides,
packed, 5A@5Hc; clear ribs, 5%@5A;
shoulders, 4%ci breakfast, 7@72sc
loose &c less. Hams, s%ugar-cured, 8@
9Hc. Bulk meats, loose, clear sides, 81
@5.30; clear ribs, 5.l595.20; long clear,
6.l5@5.20; shoulders, 3%@4c. Mess pork
S10.25@ll. Demand active.
LARD-Tierces 7H@711c; half barrels,
7%@7Ac; pals, 8M@8Ac; half pals, 81
@8Ac; country lard, 6@6Xc.
DRESSED MEATS Beef at 2%63c
for fore, sc for sides and &c for hind
quarters hogs, Sc; city dressed, 4@4Lc.
FRUITS-0ranges, 1904 per box for
Messina, large and small; lemons, 1908 81
per box dried fruit in brisk demand at
1X@1%c for old and 2@2Hc for new
peaches, 2@2l9c for halves and lk@2c
for quarters. All good fruit finds ready
buyers.
EUTs-Cocoa, 1903 so per 100. Pea.
nuts sc for red; choice white, 6Hc. Pecans,
l3@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, 7K@Sc; Almonds, &c; Taragona,
l9c. Filberts, sc.
HIDES-Dull; dry flint No. l, 12c
per lbi No. 2, &c; dry sailed, 9@l0c
green sailed, &c; green, 4c; sheep
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per ID.
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills paw IS
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal, 26a27c
per gallon, and oil cake $14 to SIG per ton.
LIME-$1 per Dbl in store; OOc by car
load.
BALING STUFFs- Bagging-iax,
2 to- "a lbs, 11@llAc; hemp, 10Hc; hall
jute, 2 to "a lbs, ll@llAc; baling twine,
he; iron ties, 81 6@2 Is per bundle.
Rope, l0c for jute and lSc for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 50c
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer,
Acc per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
well, and SOC for slack. st. Bernhard
coal 35c to boats and Acc to city trade
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 81
per Dbl coarse, in SKIS, 81 so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 18c per gal.
NAILS-S2 25 per keg rates.
RICE-Per lb &c for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. l, 2
and 8, So, 7@6; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
MOLASSES-Common to choice, 28@
37c syrup do, 100000.
SUGAR-Jobbing, 7A@SAcfo for yellow
clarified; whites, 9@9Nc; choice open
kettle, exc; primo, 6hoi fully fair, &c
medium fair, 5.05@5Ac.
COFFEE-Rio, common to fair, ia
13c; good, lsHci prime, l5A@l6ci choice,
17@18c.
LIVE STOCK-Choice corn-fed cattle
3M@4Hc; fair TO choice Texas
do 3H@4Hc; other grades, 2H@3Ac
calves and yearlings, sos. Hogs
2A@4Hc for all grades. Sheep, $l@2 pei
head for inferior and 4@5Hc for butcher
grades.
HORSES AND MULES - Supply
moderate, with a fair trade reported
Mules, from IA TO l6 hands high
range from so to $3.50 each, &C
cording to size and shape. Horses
Sl10@150 for harness to extra saddle; S8(
@l00 for good common saddle, and S70@
so for work do.i common to good plugs
S40@70 each.