Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-21
General Trade.

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toes, which were nipped to the earth or
wilted by the severe frosts of week be-
fore last, have since come up again,
and are now reported looking we'll.
The cold snap ruined our prospective
peach crop, scarcely any being left. A
few pears, some plums, half the usual
yield Of apples and a moderate out
turn of strawberries is promised, ac-
cording to reports that come in from
various directions. Business con
tinues brisk, but gives evidence Of the
usual slackness during the active
planting and cropping season. All
classes of feed are in active request
and find early buyers, hay and corn
showing higher prices. Flour is also
a little dearer, while meal is in demand
at steady figures. Meats are lower,
and prices continue droopy, though
the consumptive demand continues
steady. The Western markets are ali
in a depressed state, heavy dealers
generally having withdrawn their
stocks.
FLOUR-Market firm. Medium and
low grades move freely. Quotations for
Western grades in jobbing lots, 1915 for
X, $4.25 for Xxx, A.75 for XXX, $3.50
$40 for family and S6@6.50 for fancy.
CORNMEAL-Demand fair, at $2.17
az 70 for round lots and 81 Is in a small
way.
CORN-Sales in round lots al 45%@46c
for shelled and 47@50c in a small way.
Demand active and market tends upward.
HAY-Demand brisk and prices firm
at 81 50@2 per ton higher during the
week; prices are Sl2@l6 for all grades.
and 65@85c per cwt in u small way.
OATS-Quiet at 35@96c for lots. and
37@40c in a small way.
BRAN-In demand and selling from
first hands at Sl5 25@15 so per ton.
APPLES-Firm and scare at SO OO0
400 per Dbl from store, with few choice
offering.
P0TATOES-Sales on the landing at
81 40per Dbl in lots for p~eachblows, With
market poorly supplied and prices tend
ing upward. Seed potatoes are in light
movement at 81 1902 per Dbl; sweets
are $3@4 per Dbl; new Louisiana Florida
IS 50@6 per Dbl.
ONTO&S-Qulet at s2a8.25 per Dbl as
in quality. Few good offering. New
from Louisiana sell at S. per Dbl.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 IS per bush
ell; medium, 81 40@1 so; small lots, 81 SO
az 90. Clay peas, 81 25@1 50 per bushel.
BUTTER-Prairie butter, 150l8c per
pound; Western grades are 18@20c !; u
@l6c for medium; other grades, 8612c;
cooking and poor stuff unstable; country
butter, 10@l2ci creamery, 28@30c.
NEW VEGETABLES-Green peas
lower and selling at 81 .25@1.5 80 per bushel.
Snap beans s. per bushel. Beets, S4@6
per Dbl. Cucumbers, 81 per doz.
PROVISIONS-Jobbers fill orders as
follows: Bacon shoulders, 4%@4Lc; ribs.
5H@5%c; clear sides, 5%@5Ac; sugar.
cured hams, 8H@9hc; breakfast bacon,
7A@7%c. Dry salt meats-Shoulders.
3A@4c; short ribs, 5H@5X; clear, 6.156
81. Mess pork, $40 75@l1 25 per Dbl.
The market during the past week has been
unsettled and droopy. Round lots on the
landing for cash sell at %@Hc below the
foregoing figures. In Western markets
the trade in meats is without vitality, and
heavy packers have withdrawn stocks.
owing TO the general weakness and de-
cline of values.
T.APn 'rioroos 7ATiLo, I.If ~
7H@72sc; pals, 7M@7Hc; half pals, 81
@SHci country lard, 6@6Hc. ',Gl3hl
POULTRY Chickens find ready sale
at from S9@3.75 per doz for good to choice
hens. acoordlngto size and quality; ducks
81 rs; treefe very dull at S2GS per dozens:
turkeys SlcHdql6 per dozen.
EGGS-The market is quieti prices
10H@1lc per dozsn, ~
FRUITS-Bananas offer at 1908 per
bunch. Oranges, SO 00@5 90 per box for
Messina, large, and scarce; lemons, $3@3.50
per box; dried fruit slow at lH@lAc for
old and 2@2hc for new; peaches, 20
2Hc for halves and 1H@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Oocoa, S9@4 per l0Gl Peanuts
4c for red; choice white, 5H@6Xo. Pecans,
13@14c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, sole; Almonds, 9ei Taragona, l9c.
Filberts. &c. tl
HIDES-Firm; dry flint No. l. l2c
per ID; No. 2, Sc; dry sailed, 9@l0c;
green sailed, &c; green, 4ci sheep
skins, 25@15e. Beeswax 20@22c per ID.
TalloW &c por ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay So
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal, 26027c
per gallon, and oil cake Sl4 to SIG per ton.
LrME-$l per Dbl in storei soc by car
EALING sTUFFS- Bagging-aax,
2 to2A lbs, ll@llAc; hemp, l0hc; hall
lutte, 2 to ~ lbs, ll@ll%e; baling Irvine,
he: ION ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle.
Rope, 10. for iute and 18c for cotton.
COAL-pittsburg lump, delivered, 50c
per Dbl; do, suck, 36@i0c; to steamer,
40c per box for Pistsburg; S5c for Shot
well, and 8Oc for slack. 81. Bernhard
coal 500 to boats and 4Se to city syade.
bALT-Per drGy-load rom store, 81 80
per Dbl; coarse, II SKIS, 81 90.
NlNEGAR-Pure cider l8c per gal.
NAILS-S2 Is per keg rates.
RICE-Per ID 6He for South Carolina.
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. /, 2
and 8, 50, TOT; kits, 81 10, 9O@75o.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
MOLASSES-CommDn 10 choice, 2S6
SIC; syrup do, 100000.
COFFEE-Rio, common, llH@lSc;
fair, 14@l4Hc; good, 15l@51Sc; prime,
l5H@l6c; choice, 17G@lSo fancy yell
low, l9@2lc; Laguara, l6@lSc; Java,
SUGAR-Common New Orleans. 5M
@6ci good, 6k@GKci prime, 6K@G2lo;
choice, 7@7hc; clarified. '7&@Thc;
yellow clerided, $685. whites, SH@9c
crushed cut loaf aud powdered, 9H@0Nc;
cbilee sugars, 7@8%c.
LIVE ST0CK-Choice corn-fed cat
tie, 59525c; fair to choice Texas do
4@4He; other grades, 2h@3Ac; calves
and yearlipgs, Si.50@7. Hogs, S2.75@3.
for all grades. Sheep, Sl@2 per head for
inferior aud 4@4Hc for butcher grades.
Lambs, $250@3 each.
HORSES AND MULES-Muies, fgom
Il to Is bands high, range FROM $40 to
$50 each, according to size and shape.
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