Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-25
LIvEEPooL COTTON STATEMENT
For the week ending April 24th, as
cabled to the Memphis cotton sx-
General Trade.

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General Trade.
The tone Of eur local market for
leading articles at present is quiet,
except in meats, which are droopy and
lower. Breadstuffs are steady. Feed
moves freely, with a strong market for
corn and an advancing tendency for
hay. The jObbing trade continues
active, while the supply of nearly all
articles is ample. Hay is scarce, and
potatoes arrive in driblets. New veg
etables now coming from the South
offer freely and are getting cheaper.
FLOUR - Market firm. Quotations
for Western grades in jobbing lots, 1915
for X, $4.25 for Xxx, $4.75 for xxx, $5.25
@5.75 for family and $6@6.50 for fancy.
CORNMEAL-Demand fair, at $2.17H
for round lots and 81 20in a small way;
orders 81 Is per Dbl.
CORN-Sales at 45K@46c for shelled ;
47@50c in q small way. Demand active
and market steady.
HAY-Demand brisk and prices strong
at $1l 50@l6f for mixed clover and timothy
and clear timothy, and 65@85c per cwt
in a small way. The supply is scant.
OATS-Quiet at 33H@36c for lots, ac-
cording to grade, and S7@40c in a small
way.
BRAN-In fair demand at Sl4 75@
Is % per ton for wheat.
DOM A mnTG Nnn1 oott.
slowly at 81 1902 per Dbl; new Louis
lana and Florida, $5@5 so per Dbl.
Western %peachblows firm and scarce at
81 so from first hands and SO from store.
Sweets, 81 75@S in a small way and 81 %
o. so in lots.
ONIONS-New from Louisiana sell at
81 SOFAS.
NEW vEGETABLES-Green peas
selling at 81 25@1 so per bushel. Snap
beans 81 1902 so per bushel. Beets, S4@6
per Dbl. Cucumbers, 81 per doz.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 IS per bush
ell; medium, 81 40@1 SO; small fots, ST. 90
az 90. Clay peas, 81 25G1 so per bushel.
BUTTER-Prairie butter, 15@lSc per
pound; Western grades are 23@24c for
dairy; 1920 for good table; l2@l5c for
medium other grades, 8@l2c; cooking
and poor stuff unstable; country butter,
10@12c; creamery, 26@28c.
PR0VISI0NS-Jobbers fill orders as
follows: Bacon shoulders, 4A@4kc; ribs,
s 40; clear sides, 81; sugarscured hams,
8N@9Hc; breakfast bacon, 7H@7Mc
Dry salt meats-Shoulders, SIC; short
ribs, s.; clear, 81. Mess pork, $40 50@
II 90 per Dbl.
LARD-Tierces, 6A@6Hc; half barrels
7A@7%c; pals, 7Ac; half pals, 81
! @8%c; country lard, 6@6Hc.
P0ULTRY-Chickcns are scarce at
from 81 1908 50per doz for good to choice
hens, according to size and quality; ducks
81 rs; geese very dull at $293 per dozen
turkeys $l0@l5 per dozen.
EGGS-The market is quiet; prices
l0@1l%c per dozen for round lots and in
a small way.
FRUITS-Bananas offer at $2@3 per
bunch. Oranges, SO coos 90 per box fol-
Messina, large, and scarce lemons, $3@8.5C
per box; dried fruit slow at 1h@lAc fo1
old and 2@2Hc for new; peaches, "a
21zc for halves and lX@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, 1904 per 100. Peanuts
4c for red; choice white, 5%@6Hc. Pecans
13@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-,
souri, Sole; Almonds, &C.; Taragona, 19c
Filberts, DC.
HIDES-Firm; dry flint No. /, 12c
per ID; No. 2, Sc; dry sailed, 9@l0c.
green sailed, &c; green, &c; sheer
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per lb
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay s.
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal, 26627C
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to SIG per ton
LIME-$l per Dbl in store; 90c by ca
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-hax
2 to ~ lbs, l1@11Ac; hemp, 101zc; hal
jute, 2 to 2k lbs, 1i@1lAc; baling Irvine
lie; iron ties, 50 6@2 Is per bundle
Rope, lOc for iute and lSc for cotton.
O0AL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 90
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer
Acc per box for Pittsburg; S5c for Shot
well, and 80c for slack. st. BERNARD
coal Soc to boats and 45c to city trade
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 81
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
VINBGAR-Pure cider 1So per gal.
NAILS-$2 Is per keg rates.
RIOE-Per ID &C for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. |, ,
and 8, IS, TAG; kits, 81 10, 9O@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
MOLASSES-Common to choice, $50
&c; syrup do, 100000.
C0FFEE-Choice, 17@1Sc; prime
154@l6c; good, l419c; common, 10
13c.
Jobbing prices: yellow
clerifed, 7A@8Ac; whites, $4,000
choice open kettle, csc; prime do, Ga
exc; fully fair, G%@615c; inferior, So
@8o.
LIVE STOCK Smooth and choic
beeves range from 3H@5c per poun,
gross rough and in good condition, 2H(
3Hc; thin, 1%@2Ac; calves and year
lings, $4@6 each; mich cows, Sl2@25 pc
head. Choice mutton sheep, 4N@5c pc
per pound; common, $1@l 80 per head
lambs, g 50@3 each. Hogs, 2T@S% ne
pound shoats, 2k@2Ac. Receipts of cat
tie light. Hogs are plentiful. Few shee
offering to-day.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules, frou
IA to l6 hands high, range from $40 I
$3.50 each, according TO size and shape
Horses, $110@150 for harness to extr
saddle; $SO@l00 for good common saddle