Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-07
General Trade.

the Ohio 1Oc per cwt and 2Oc per Dbl.
General Trade.
The second of the spring months
opens with good prospects. Our mer-
chants have nothing to complain of in
any way, Business is active, the
jobbing trade especially so prices in
the main have been steady or slightly
higher, and the cropping season has
opened auspiciously. Cotton has adj
vanced &c per lib during the past
week. This has tended to stimulate
the market and improve trade. The
weather has been favorable during the
past week for blowing, though several
heavy trosts has ruined peaches, pears
and apples, and in some cases nipped
the young corn, which was up, close
to the earth. On Saturday morning
the frost was so heavy that grass plots
appeared as if strewn with lime.
Showers last night, and promise Of
more genial weather from this forth.
FLOUR-Active with an upward ten
dancy. The medium and lower grades
are in most request. Jobbers prices rs
follows; Western Y, SO IS; Xxx, 81 Is;
fancy s. 50@6 Is.
CORNMEAL-Prices are firm with an
active demaud, at 50 Is per Dbl in round
lots, and 81 30 from store.
CORN-Firm at 44c for ear in lots. and
48g50c in small orders. Demand active.
Receipts per steamer Baum this morning
2l00 SKIS for which there is an active de-
mand ut 45c.
0ATS-In light inquiry at 35636c /;
small orders 38@40c; German milett 81 40
al so per bushel.
BRAN-Firm at SIS per ton for wheat,
$1,000 for corn bran, and Soc on orders.
HAG-The receipts are chiefly from
the Ohio river, ranging from common to
prime. Very little strictly choice has ar
rived for several weeks. The demand is
good, and prices run from $40 to $13 50;
all grades are in good request; Arkansas
prairie is firm at IS; wheat straw IS 50@
9 per ton small orders Of grades 70@S5c
per cwt. Only 100 bales arrived by the
Baum this morning.
APPLES-Are slow at 81 00@3 90 per
Dbl from store.
P0TATOES-Sales reported are at
81 % per bile in lots for Peachblows and
late rpssets. Seed potatones are in light
request al 81 50G2per Dbl; sweets are SO
al per Dbl.
0NIoNs-Dull at $2@8.25 per Dbl as
in quality.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 65 per BUSH
ell medium, 81 40@1 so; small tots, 81 so
al So Clay peas, 81 25@1 so per bushel.
BUTTER-Prairie butter is arriving
in small quantities and will command l6c
per ID; Western grades are l8c for choice,
l2@l5c for medium other grades, Sale;
cooking and poor stuff unstable; country
butter, l0(9l2c; creamery. 2S030c.
EGGS-Firm at ll%@l2H per dozen.
POULTRY - Chickens are firm at
- 25@3 so, according to size and quail
ity; ducks q 75@3 %; geese very dull
at $3@4 per dozen; turkeys Sl0@18 per
dozen.
PROVISIONS = Bacon clear sides,
pNChcu, Niudl Ilps' ~o.OoNgo.tVci
shGalders, Act breakfast, 5k@5Ac
loose, 70 less. Hams, sugar-cured, $40
9Hc. Bulk meats loose, clear sides, 5Ls
@6h; clear ribs, b.ttG53Oi long clear,
5.l5@5.20; shoulders, 3}S@4G. Mess pork,
S1l@ll 50. Demand active.
LARD-Tierces, 7H@7Ac; half barrels,
7M@7Mc; pals, 8@8Sc; half pals, 81
@8&e; country lard, 6@6Lc.
FRUIfS-Fresh arrivals of bananas
have lowered prices 70 Sl@2.O per bunch.
Oranges,l So 90 per box iaF Messina,
large aud scarce; lemons, $3.50 per boE;
dried fruit ~ demand at l1g@l24c for old
and 2@2Hc for nepJ peaches, 2@2Hc for
halves and 1H@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cpcoa, 81 90 per 100. Pea
nuts DC for red choice white, exc. Pecans,
l9@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, 7%@Sc; Almonds, Qa; Taragona,
l9c. Filberts, DC.
HIDES-Dull; dry flint No. i, lee
per ID; No. z, Sc; dry sailed, 9@lOci
green sailed, &c; green, &c; sheep
skins, G5@15e, Beeswax 2O@22c per ID.
Tallow &c per 10.
COTTON SEED-Qil mills pay IS.
per t1p; cotton seed oil nominal, 1SG27c
per gallon, and oil cake Sl4 to SIG per ton.
LINES psi hbl in store; 0Oc by car
load.
BALING SFUFFS- Bagsipg-hax,
2to2H lbs, ll@l1Nc; hemp, l0Hci bali
jute, 2 to ~ lbs, ll@l1%c; baling Irvine,
he; iron ties, 81 05@2 is per bundle.
Rope, Zoe for jute and lSc for cotton.
COAL-Pittsbgrg lump, delivered, 50c
per Dbl; do, slack, g5Qi0c; to steamer,
Acc per box for PittsbgFgi 85c for Shot
well, and Doc for slack. ~. Bernhard
coal 35c to boats and 45c to city trade.
GALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 IS
per Dbl: coarse, IN SKIS, 81 90.
NB0AR-Pure cider l8c per gal
NAILS-2 W Par key rates.
KlOE-Per Id SIC to- S0pth Carolina.
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, NGs. ], 2
an1 8. So, 7@6; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAlBLNS-Per box, 81 40.
MISUNDERSTANDING TO choice, 28@
SIC; syrup do, 10000,
SUGAR-Jobbing, f%@SHcfo for yellow
clarified; whites, SH@9c; choidc open
kettle, exc; prime, 614c; fully fair, 9G;sii
medium fair &c,
COFFBk-ln0, common TO fair, 10
iSci good, l5Aci prime, wIs@l6ci choice,
LIVE sToCK-Choice oosn-ied csl-
tie, 4k@iAei fair to choice Fe%asI
do i@4Aci other grades, 2H@8Nci
and yearlings, S5,00@8.00. Hogs,
2K@4c for all grades. Sheep, $l@2 peF
head feP inferior and 4@5kc for butcher
HORSES AND MULES-Mulcs, from