Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-03
General TrnGe.

ACTIVITY perVadeS all branches OF
trade. Jobbers report business lively,
with large orders from the in terror.
The streets have been full of visitors
during the past week, and every thing
in the way of round lot consignnlents
that has come by either rail or river
has found a good demand and ready
buyers. The cropping season is close
at hand and planters are laying in
their usual spring supply of seed and
eatables. Flowing is progressing in
all the country round, and much Of
the potato crop was put in last week.
The indications open fayorably for a
good cropping season.
FLOUR-Steady with fair sales;
western in jobbing lots SO so per Dbl for X,
for XXX, 81 80 for XXX, "a Is for choice 81
family, and s. 5O0G 90 for fancy. Single
bbls 25c higher.
CORNMEAL-Sale on the landing at
81 % per Dbl. The market is fairly. sup-
piled from mills, 81 25 per Dbl.
CORN-Orders from store, 4604Sc;
receipts per steamer Shields to-day $500
sacks; holders ask 44c on the landing and
several hundred SKIS sold at that figure;
demand active.
BRAN-Firm at S14 for wheat. s11
for corn, and $ll for chopped feed; small
orders 6O@SOc per cwt. Market poorly
supplied.
0ATS-In lots, Sl@SSc; from store on
orders, 34@36c; seed oats in good demand,
at 35@40c for white, 3S@45c for black and
55c tor red rust proof.
HAY-Quotations are for common
5000 per ton; mixed $10@l0 so prime,
Sll@12; choice, Sl3; fancy, Sl4 so; small
orders, 70(985e per cwt. Arkansas prairie
hay sold by the car load at SO per ton,
yesterday. All classes are quoted firm,
with a good demand and scant supply.
POTATOES - Quotations are for
table potatoes, in round lots 81 75@1 95 per
Dbl; seed qualities SOP 10; in store
50 20@2 rs for table, 81 25 for seed.
Sweets, 81 7592 Is per barrel. Market
unsettled, with reported sales of peach
blows on the landing Mt 81 95@2 5 for
lots, and as low as 81 IS for jackson
white, Early rose offered freely in lots
on Saturday at 81.
APPLES Small varieties, 81 %.
per Dbl in lots; largo, - 90 in
a small way, S2 2j@2 50 per Dbl; extra
fine large scarce at 1908 so, Stock
much reduced.
CABBAGE-Louisiana, 50 0O64 90 per
crate in lots, according to size Of crates.
BEANS-In lotsS / 40@l IS per bnshel,
the latter for choice navy; in small lots
81 1902.
ONf0NS-In lots, 81 5O@2 90 per Dbl
and 81 50 in Il small way; sets are 81 %
per bushcl for buds; 81 so for red, and
81 75@3 90 for white from store.
BUTTER Demand good for choice
t6ble grades; medium, slow sale and
poor stuff much neglected; Western
Ia hle steady nj 10000; medium, l5@17c;
white country, l0@l2%ci common and
cooking, 6Sl0c.
EGG5-Prices irmer at l2@l8c per
dozen.
POULTRY - Chickens-sales ct 81 80
as 70 per dezen, according to size and
quality; turkeys, S9@l5; receipts, lib
oral dressed turkeys, l8c@l5; ducks,
- 1908 dozen; geese, 81 50@G; all
classes Of poultry in good demaRd.
PROVISIONS - Bacon - shoulders,
4%c; clear ribs, &C.; clear sides, &c;
breakfast bncon, 7A@7Hc, all packed.
Hans, SM@9c; demand fair and stock
ample. bAlk shoulders, loose, 1910; long
clear, 5.Sgei .Qloar ribs, 52sc; clear
sides, bHc. Meas p9rk, $40 509lli
market firm.
LARD-Tierces, TIC; haif barrels,
Sc, tugs 8I5c; pals, sH@S%c; half pals,
SAci cosptgg lard, 6h@1c.
GAME-VeEisop. whole, 5@6c; sad
dies, S@l0oi quailA, n % per dozen
squirrels, 81 ,25 per dozen; RABBITS, Sl.25 per
dozen wild turkeys, 50@i5oi ducks,
common, 81 mallards, 50; fresh Dish, 6@ic
for lake. Game scarce.
DRESSED MEATS-Packing hogs
t3to per poppd for large and 51S@Gc for
small beef 2A@Se for fore, and s@l0e
for hind quarters.
FRUITS Bananas arc glegtiful; lob
bling at 81 2b(2 per bunch retgii, SEA
Z 90 per bunch oranges, 81 30 per box
~ Palermo; Messina, g. 80, ind 81 20
for Valencia lemons, 50 1904 % por
box. OEd apples, slow sale, vt 2@2}Ec