Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12
General Trade.

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General Trade.
Our merchants are we'll satisfied
with the general outlook. The crops
are beautiful, and their jobbing trade
is good. Since yesterday but few
changes have occurred in values. Corn
is a little shady and meal is slightly
off. Meats are steady. No produce
Of Importance has arrived. A barge
loaded with 1900 bushels Of corn in
bulk and 800 sacks Of oats for this
market is below Cairo and due here
to day. Potato shippers are active
and make shipments to the Northern
markets as fast as country people I'M
load their wagons.
FLOUR-Local and jobbing demand
fair; prices easy SO 75@4perbbl for X.s45O
for Xxx, IS for xxx, s. 50@6 for family
and So 25@6 so for fancy grades. Stock
moderate.
CORNMEAL- Demand active. with
prices weaker at 81 45@2 so per bbl in lots.
and 81 55 in a small way. A few hun
bred bbls sold yesterday at 81 As.
CORN - Supply light, with prices
shady. Feed grades of yellow and
mixed are Ace, and 4Sc on orders:
white in the ear salable at Sic; white
shelled in lots 53c and 55c in a small way.
OATS-Scarce, Mt 4lG42c for good feed
grades; small orders, 43045c.
BRAN-Quiet at SIS 75@13 so per
ton for wheat, and 10000 in a small or
der way. Corn bran, $40 50 per ton.
HAI-Scarce and wanted; a sale of "a
small bales choice timothy at $l8 so pet
ton is reported. The range of prices is
sl3@l8 SO per ton; in a small way, 80@9Oc.
Prairie hay Sll per ton.
P0TATOES-0ld stock out of market
new stock in active demand at $3@SS 25
per Dbl packed, and az 25@S2 Is per Dbl
measure, loose from wagons.
BEANS-Medium, 81 30Gl 80; choice
navy, 81 90 in lots; at retail 81 5O@l rs
per bushel stock peas, in lots. 81 TO- and
81 GOAL 40 per bushel in a small way.
BUTTER-Strictly choice Western,
l49lGc; creamery, 20G22c; fresh prairie
sells at l3@l5c; country, 8@l2c. Mar
ket heavy and sales slow.
PROVlSlONS-Jobbers fill orders as
follows: Bacan shoulders, 4%c; ribs.
ONc; clear sides, 5Ac; sugar-cured hams,
8A@9Hc; breakfast bacon. 7k08c. Dry
salt meats-Shoulders 4c; short ribs. 5.05c;
clear, 5.20c. Mess pork, $40 60@l0 rs.
The market is quiet, with Il good job
bling demand.
LARD-Tierces. 6N@7c; half barrels.
L5@7%ci pals, 7%@Sc; half pals, 81
@SHc; country lard. &c,
POULTRY-Chickens dull at from
SOP 10 per doz for good to choice
hens, according TO size and quality young
chickens, 81 25@2 70. per dozen, according
to size, with the market weak. TURKEYS,
and geese meet no demand. Ducks, 81 per
dozen.
EGGS-Market less firm at I2%@1Sc
per dozen. Supply fair.
FRUITS-Apples, new, 40650c per
bushel, and $l@1 25per Dbl loose. Oranges,
$4g5 80 per box for Messina. large.
and scarce: lemons, 50 1908 so Der
box; driedfruit slow at lH@lAc for old
and 292Ic for new peaches, 2@2Hc for
halves and 1K@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, $50 $50 peril D Peanuts
&c for red; choice white Virginia hand
picked, TIC. Pccans, 13@l4c for Texas.
Arkansas and Missouri5@7c; Almonds.
DC: Taragona. l9c. Filberts, DC.
HIDES-Firm: dry flint No. L. IS
per ID; No. 2, &c; dry sailed. lO@1ic:
green sailed, Sc; green, Sc; sheer
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per Ii.
Tallow 5@5%c per 10.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills nav SIS
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal, 26a27c
per gallon, and oil cake Sl4 to SIG per ton.
LlME-Sl per Dbl in store; 90c by car
BALING STUFFS.-Late New York
advices report bagging in good demand
with an active upward tendency, and
large transactions at full figures. For
standard brands lie is the quoted price.
and Toe for 2-pound. Butts are active in
the same market, 1000 bales on the spot
selling last week ut 2H@2 5-l5, with a
firm feeling at the close at29S, while prime
bagging quality commanded 255 with a
strong qnd upward tendency. Here QUO
tations are sieadya as follows: Flax bageing.
z to2N lbs, ll@llMc; hemp, l01Ic; hall
juLe, 2 to "a Tbs, ll@llAc; baling Irvine
lie; iron ties, 81 0592 Is per bundle.
Rope, Toe Gov jHte and Ice for cotton.
COAL-PittsbuPg lump, deliyered, So
per Dbl; do, slack, 95046e; 70 STEAMER
40c per box for Pittsburg; 85c for ghot.
well, and 800 for slack. st. Bernhard
coal 35c to boats and 45c to city trade
ShkT-Per dray-load from store, 81 81
per Dbl; o0srse, IN SKIS, 81 So.
YINEGA9-vPa Pare cider 1Ss per gal.
NAlIS-$225 per kes Yates.
RlOE-Per 10 SIC for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. |. ,
and 3, SO, 7GG; kits, 81 10, 90075c.
BAISLNS-Per box, " 10.
MOhASSES-Common to choice, 256l
Be syrup do, 10000.
C0FFEE-Ghoicc, lJ@l9c; prime.
l54@l6ci good, Bh@l415c; comrhqp, Ii
SUGAR Jobbing prices. Yellow
cler!ied, 7%@8hc; whites, SA@gc;
choice open kettle, CSC; prime do, GH@
eAei fully fair, 62s@61Sci inferior, 5A
@6c.
HORSES AND AUAES-Mules from
IA to Ii hands range from $40 to $780,;
barge heavy, $50; horses $50 TO $lY5 Gar
good 10 extra saddle and harness stock:
good TO oeWmon plugs and work horses,
$40 to $50. Business fair, with demand
chiefly for saddle aud barnes animals.
LIVE STOCKING corn-fed cattle
offer. CRASHED beeyes FROM good to ne
dunn, aA9te, gross common and fat
COWS and beilers, 2l8ol scalawags
and grazing cattle, lh@2kc. Receipts
liberal demand active, and market
strong. Sheep and lambs are in fair de-
msnd and good supply at 81 5G@S per
head for lambs; Sl@3 for common sheen.
and 2A@3]Sc gross for medium To choice
butcher sheep. Hogs, no demand and
market telq Bqpn9ny 2A@4c for rough
to choice light yeiettS. Cows and calves
SlO@25 according TO grgde,
# the Muscatine Tribune is to be
believed, there lives at Wilton, Musca.
tine county. a man named Daniel
McCarney, who neveg f0ggeis anything.