Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-07
General Trade.

General Trade.
Light arrivals of prOduc, FOR the
past week has checked round lot sales
and reduced stocks. Corn continues
in active demand and meets quick
sale. Hay is scarce, with receipts per
Sherlock last night of 259 small bales.
Meal is strong. Meats quiet and in
good jobbing demand, while in all
lines a good market is reported. The
crops are in fine condition and could
not be more promising at this early
season. Cotton in the valley is free
from grass, and corn is well advanced
towards a r~oasting-ear state. Potato
shipments to Northern cities are in
creasing, and will be active next week.
Cabbage are also moving in the same
direction, and peaches will be in a few
days.
FL0UR-Easy, with a fair local and
jobbing demand. Prices are "a per Dbl
for X, "a so for Xxx, IS for xxx, S. 50GG
for family and So 25@6 so for fancy
grades. Stock fair.
C0RNMEAL-Market strong, with Il
good demand. Sales at g 80 per Dbl from
first hands. Small orders, 81 55@$2 GO
per Dbl.
CORN-Market strong for feed grades
at 47@48c in lots, and 4S@50c in or
ders; white ear salable at Ole; white
shelled stiff at 53c in lots, and SOC in a
small way.
OATS-Scarce and in demand at 41@
42c for good feed grades; small orders, 4S
@45c.
BRAN-Weak al slS 75@lS 80 per
ton for wheat, and 10000 in a small or
der way. Corn bran, $40 50 per ton.
HAY-Scarce. The range of prices is
S13@l7 per ton; in a small way, 10000.
Prairie hay at $40 70 per ton.
BEANS-Medium, 81 30@l so; choice
navy, 81 60 in lots; at retail 81 50@l rs
per bushel; stock peas, in lots, 81 10, and
81 30@l 40 per bushel in a small way.
BUTTER-Strictly choice Western,
14@16c; creamery, 20@22c; fresh prairie
sells at l3@l5c; country, 8@l2c. Mar
ket droopy and sales slow.
POTAr0ES-Old stock mainly out Of
season peaehblows from store, 81 so per
Dbl. New sell from wagons at $20
2 40 per Dbl measure, and So packed from
store. The shipping movement is in
creasing in volume.
PROVISI0NS-Jobbers fill orders as
follows: Bacon shoulders, 4Ic; ribs,
69sc; clear sides, 5Ac; sugar-cured hams,
8A@9%c; breakfast bacon, 7H@8c. Dry
salt meats-Shoulders, &c short ribs, 5.05c;
clear, 5.20c. Mess pork, $40 60@l0 rs.
The market is quiet, with n good job
bing demand.
LARD-Tierces, 6I@7c; half barrels,
7z@717c; pals, 7A@Sc; half pals, 81
| @8Ac; country lard, &c.
POULTRY-Chickens offer at from
S2@2 IS per doz for good to choice
hens, according to size and quality; young
chickens, 81 25@2 rs per dozeA, according
to size, with the market weak. Turkeys,
geese and ducks hard to dispose of.
EGGS-Market firm at l2@l3c per
dozen. Supply fair.
FRUITS-Apples, new, 40950c per
bushel, and 81 % per Dbl loose. Oranges,
$5@5 so per box for Messina, large,
and scarce: lemons, 81 1903 80 per
box; driedfruit slow Mt lk@lMc for old
and 2@2Ac for new; peaches, 2@2Hc for
halves and 1k02c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, $50 $50 perl0. Peanuts
&c for red; choice white Virginia hand
picked, nc. Pecans, l3@l4c for Texas
Arkansas and Missouri 5@7c; Almonds,
Sc; Taragona. ICE. Filberts, &c.
HIDES-Firm dry flint No. /, l2r
per ID; No. 2, Sc; dry sailed, 5000
green sailed, 60; green, 4e; sheep
skins, 25975c. Beeswax 30@22c per 10,
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay 81
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal, 26@27C
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to SIG per ton.
LIME-sl per Dbl in store; 0Oc by ear
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-aax.
2 to ~ lbs, l1@11Ac; hemp, 101sc; hal
jute, 2 to 2h lbs, 11@llAc; baling Irvine
he; iron ties, 81 05@2 10 per bundle
Rope, l0c for jute and l8c for cotton.
C0AL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 90
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40ci to steamer,
Acc per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
well. and zoe for slack. st. Bernhard
coal Doc TO boats and 45c to city trade
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 80
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 1SS per gal.
NAILS-$2 % per keg rates.
RIOE-Per ID &C for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. l, =
and B, SO, 7@6; kits, 81 10, 00@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 50 40.
N0LASSES-Oommon to choice, $50
S7c syrup do, 10000.
COFFEE-Chojce, l7@lSc; prime,
l5KQl6ci good, l8H@l44c; common, II
@12Kc.
SUGAR obbing prices: Yellow
clerided, 7%@SHc; whites, SA@9c.
choice open kettle, 64c; prime do, 6N@
62lci fully fair, 67s@g&c; inferior, 5A
@Gc.
LIVE STOCK Smooth and ehoi
beeyes range from 4@5c per pound
gr6ss; rough and IN good condition, 2H@
&C.. thin 1H@2Ac; calves ard year
iinps. seas zach; mich cows, $l2@g6 poi
head. Choice milton sheep 8@41gc pc
per pound; common, ''GI Oh per head
lambs, 81 50@S each. Hogs, |%@4 pc
pound; shoats, 2H@2Ac. Sheep are u
good demand. Small hogs find read,
sale.