Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-05
General Trade.

The market is reported bare of corn
in first hands. Other classes of feed
are in ample supply for the limited To-
cal demand. There is but little ship
ping request at present for any class Of
goods, either produce, feed or bread.
stufs. Prices, in the main, are droopy
Fresh supplies of corn and other lead.
ing articles are expected to arrive
from st. Louis tomorrow and mex
day. The stage of water between this
point and st. Louis is ample for the
deepest-laden boats, while the Ohio
has shoaled to scant three feet.
FLOUR-Current quotations are fol
jObbing lots: SO 70 per Dbl for X, "a Is fol
Xxx, 50 for xxx, S. 50@5 70 for fam.
lily and S6@6 Is for fancy grades. Small
orders 25c higher.
CORN-None in first hands; orders in
carload lots, 47H@48c per bushel, and in
a small way. SOC.
CORNMEAL-Slow sale at 81 27K@
. 30 per Dbl in lots from the landing OF
the mills; snail orders, 81 35@2 40 per
Dbl.
OATS-Sales AZ S71Sc for mixed feed
grades; small orders, 92c.
BRAN-Quiet at Si3 25 per ton for
wheat and 75c per cwt. Corn bran, $40 OK
HAY-Light local demand; offering
from first hands of good prime timothy
slightly mixed, at SIG per ton; the range
is from Sl3 to SIT for all grades; small
orders 10000 per cwt; prairie hay IS
per ton by the car load.
POTAT0ES-In moderate demand at
81 IS per Dbl, loose, and $S75@S.25 in q
small way.
BUTTER-Strictly choice Western,
12H@l5c; creamery, 18@22c; fresh prairie
sells at l2H@l5ci country, S@l2e. Mar
ket quiet and sales slow. g.
EGGS--Sales to-day at l0@1lc per
dozen; supply fair,
CHICKENS-Young chickens are dull
with small slow 10 sell at 81, / Is, | 50@
cooper dozen as IN size; old 81 N@2.5l
per dozen; a few extra hens selling II
81 70 per dozen. Supply liberal.
Professionalism shoulders, 4%c
NlDNs OlyONbb.oOCt OiNdl sluNef 0Hpf wv
sugar-cured hams. l0@11Xc; breakfast
bacon, 7H@sAe. Dry salt meats-Shoul,
dsrs, 4Hc; short Ribs, 6:35; clear, SIC
Mess pork, $ll. The market is quiet Will
good demand.
LARD-Tierces 7T@7Ac; half barrels
7Hci pals, 7%@sc; half pals, 81 country
lard, &c.
FRUITS-Apples, new, 81 25@2 90 pei
bbi loose. Bananas, demand good al
Sl.50t03 per bunch. P%ineapples. 81 50@
3 90 per doz. Oranges, SO 60@6 q
perbox for commons; fancy, scarce
nj Sc. Lenons, - 50@4 so per box
Dried fruit slow at 1H@lAc for old anC
2@2lc for new peaches, 2@2l9c fol
halves and 1H@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa. $50 $50 per- 100. Peanut.
&c for red: choice white Virginia band
picked, TIC. Pecans, l3@l4o fer Texas
Arkansas and Missouri 5@1ci Almonds
Sc; Taragona. &c., Filberts, be.
HIDES-Firm dry flint No. |, 49,
per ID; No. 2, &c; dry sailed, lO9lle'
green sailed, &c; green, 5ci sheer
skins, 25@75c BeesWax W@22c per 10
Tallow 5@5Hc per ID.
COTTON SEED-0il mills pQY s.
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal, 26g21C
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to SIG per ton
L1ME-$l per Dbl in store; Doc by ca
load.
.BALING STUFFS-Flax bagging
2to ~ lbs, l1@llNe; hemp, l0Hc; hall
lutte. . 10 % lbs, 1l@llAc; baling tw,ne
roc: iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle
Rope. iOc for lutte and lSc for cotton,
COAL-PittsL urg lump, delivered, DOC
per Dbl; do. slack, S694Oci to steamer
Acc per box for Pittsbl,rgi Doc for Shot,
we'll, and SOC for slack. st. Bernhard
coal Soc to boats and 45c TO city trade
SALT-Per dray-load from slS0re, 81 81
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 90.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 1Ss per gal.
NAILS-S2 % per key rates.
RICE-Per ID 6Kc for South Carolina,
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls. Nos. l,
and 3, So, Too; kits, 81 10, 90@76c.
RAISINS-Per box. 50 40.
MOLASSES-COmmon TO choice, 25@
ale; syrup do, 10000.
COFTEE-Choice, 17@l8c; prime,
l6H@l6c; good, lSH@ldAci common, II
@l216c.
SUGAR-Jobbing prices; Yellow
cleriaed, 7A@Shc; whites, SA@9c.
choice open kettle. 6Ac; prime do, 6]s@
CSC; fully fair, 625@6Hc; inferior, 6A
MGc.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules from
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