Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-02
General Trade.

General Trade.
An excellent spring trade has
favored our merchants, and the month
just closed was noted as being the
most active hal we have known for
years. Several merchants report their
volume of business fully as large as
during the midwinter months. A
well-known dealer yesterday remarked
that North Mississippi and the lines
of several rivers extending into Ar
kansas, including st. Francis, White
and the Arkansas, with the Missis-
sippi for two hundred miles south and
a hundred miles north, supplied near
ly all Of his customers. The trade of
West Tennessee and the interior Of
Arkansas, where railroads lead to
other points, adds little or nothing to
our trade. The scope Of country re-
ferred too is large and will continue to
seek this market in spite OF efforts to
lead it elsewhere. What is better,
the same merchant added that nearly
all of his patrons were paying cash this
season, while last year they began
to ask credit long before the present
date. This is o fair illustration of
the situation in all lines of trade.
Planters are this year better off and
their trade is holding out longer than
heretofore goods sell at reasonable
figures, and while no heavy profit is
realized on any article yet on the bulk
of business transacted a fair margin is
yielded and on the whole the situa-
ton in trade circles was never more
satisfactory. The growing crops are
very promising. To the south of this
corn is in tassel and a full yield is ex-
pected. Gotten looks fine and the hot
days Of last week wiped out every
vestige Of cut-worms, Wheat har-
yesters are busy cutting all around us
and a good crop is assured, both in
North Mississippi and Tennessee.
The whole yield Of this State is set
down at 10000, 900 bushels. Warm
weather, with showers during the past
two days, has prevailed throughout
the week. In values no fuctuation of
Importance is noted.
FLOUR-Is steady in price with II
moderate demand, rs follows: 81 per Dbl
for X, 81 so for XXX, So for Xxx, S. 5OdG
for family and So 25@6 so for fancy
grades. Stock fair.
CORNMEAL-Demand good Mt 50 406l
2 42K per bbl from first hands for round
lots, and $2 so in a small way. The market
is quiet.
CORN-An active trade has prevailed
throughout the week. White corn for
grinding is scarce and in demand at 53di
SOC; mixed and yellow is in liberal supply
and sells in car load lots at 44Hc at retail
4Sc for feed corn.
0ATS-Yery scarce and higher; last
round lots sold at 42c small orders 45c.
BRAN-Quiet. Last sales at $14 per
ton; small orders, 75@S0c per cwt. Corn
bran $ll per ton.
HAY = Scarce choice timothy is
quoted at $l6 50@17 per ton; prime do,
$l5@15 so per ton; common and mixed,
Sl3@l4 50 per ton; small orders, 75@95c
per cwt. Prairie hay 81 so per ton.
BEANS-Medium, 81 30al so: choice
navy, 81 60 in lots; at retail 81 60@l 70
per bushel with light movement stock;
peas, in carload lots, 81 10; in a small
way, 81 30@1 so per bushel.
BUTTER-Fresh grass or choice table
alone in demand; other classes slow.
Strictly choice Western, Ice; creamery,
O@22c; fresh prairie sells at l3@l5c
country, 8@l2c.
POTAT0ES-Season for old stock is
about ended. Peachblows and new stock
from Louisiana have been selling in a
small way at ~ 75DS per Dbl. Home
growth are coming in and now supply
the local trade; shipments north will
commence by the end Of the present week.
The crop promises two-thirdt the usual
yield. Dealers expect to pay about s.
per Dbl measure when they commence
shipping.
PROVISIONS-Jobbers fill orders as
follows; Bacon shoulders, 4Lc; ribs,
j5%c; clear sides, 6Ac; sugar-cured hams
8%@9Hc; breakfast bacon, 7k@9c. Dry
salt meats-Shoulders, 4c; short ribs, 5.0jc
clear, soc. Mess pork, $40 G0@10 Is
The market is steady, with a good job
bing demand.
LARD-Tierces, 6%@7c; half barrels
7%@7Kci pals, 7M@Sci half pals, 81
@8Hc; country lard, &c. nao
POULTRY-Chickens offer at from
$2@2 IS per doz for good to choic,
hens, according Ia size and quality younl
chickens, 81 25@3 per dozen, according
to size.
EGGS-Market firm at lie pc.
dozen. Supply fair.
FRUITS-Bananas, 50 50@3 80 PEI
bunch. Apples, new, 10000 per bushel
Oranges, 81 5095 per box for Messina
large, and scarce: lemons, 81 25@3 50 pc
box; driedfruit slow at lN@lMc for ole
and 2@2Hc for new; peaches, 2@2%c 70
halves and lH@2e for quarters.
, NUTS-Oocoa, So 50G4 per 100. Peanut
sc for red: choice white, &c. Pecans, 1870
l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Missouri
J 5@7ci Almonds, &c; Taragona, l9c. FIJI
berts, &c.
HIDFS-Firm; dry flint No. l, u
per lbi No. 2, Sc; dry sailed, 9@l0c
green sailed, &C., green, 4ci shee
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per II
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-0il mills pay s
Z per ton; cotton seed oil nominal, 26@27
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to SIG per ton
Z LIME-$l per Dbl in storei Doc by ca
Dad.
Z BALING STUFFS- Bagging-fas
2 to ~ lbs, 11@11Ac; hemp, 1011c; hal
F, ljnte, 2 to "a lbs, 1l@llAc; baling Irvine
12c; iron ties, 50 05@2 Is per bundl,
: Rope, lDc for jute and 1Sc for cotton.
C0AL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 90
: per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer
4Oc per box for Pittsb1rg; 35c for Shot
waII and 30e for slack st. Bernnar