Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-12
COTTON EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
STANDARD International Clnssifeatinn
NEW YORK COTTON srATEMENr
the week ending July 18th
G~aennrnI Trade

The leading business in the produce,
feed and general provision market is
confined to filing plantation orders.
In this line a very active trade has
been in progress for several days past.
Wheat, -four, and other edibles, with
liberal supplies of bagging, twine and
ties are going ont. Receipts are light.
and merchants ere cautions about re-
plenishing their stocks at this critical
time. The demand for the interior
has caused some fluctuations in prices,
though nothing has advanced except
cornmeal, which is scarce. The de-
Inand for wheat has closed entirely.
FL0UR-Steady, with prices of round
lots ranging from 81 30 to 81 GO, according
10 grade and quality. Small orders 25c
higher.
CORNMEAL-All in first hands sold
at - 30 per Dbl. The supply is running
out. Second dealers sell all the way up
TO q 60 per Dbl, with prices unsettled.
C0RN-Steady at a5c for round lots of
feed corn. and 47%@48r for car load
orders, and 60952c in a small way.
OATS-Nominal ut BE per bgshel for
lots; orders, 40942c.
BRAN-Inactive at $40 25@ll per ton
for wheat and zoe per cwt. Corn bran,
$40 o. per ton.
HAY+Demand light at Sl3 00@S17 90
far all grades; good Ohio river mixed
timothy Sl63 small orders 100000 prairie
hay, 81 50 pew Con.
POTATOES-LQose from wagons 81 %
al Is per bbl measure f, from store 81 70
@2 50 per Dbl. Cabbage, 50 per crate.
.BUTTER-Strietly choice Western,
l2kS2l5c; creamery, 19@22c; fresh pyaIrie
sells at 12h@l5c; country, 8@l2e, Mar
ket quiet and sales slow.
EGGS--Receipts fair; sales at 7@9e per
dozen, according to freshness.
CHICKENS Young chickens selling
at 81. l %, | 50@2 ~ per dozen as in size;
old 81 D002 rs per dozen, Supply liberal.
Professionalism shoulders, 43sc;
ribs. 6.g0Q5.S5c; clear sides, s@6, Toe;
sugar-cured hams. 10@l116c; bfRsklegt
bacon, TH@SN1, Dry salt meats-Shoul-
ders, 4Ac; short ribs. 5;35; clear, 6lsc.
Mess pork. Sll. The market is quiet with
fair demand. -,
LARD-Tierccs 7N@7Ac; half barrels,
IKE; pals, 1905 half pals, 81; country
lard, &c.
FRUIT-Fresh peaches, if choice, 81 .
per half bushel box. Apples, new, 6Oc9sl
per barrel, loose. Oranges, So Copper box,
Lemons, SO 1904 90 per box. Dried
fruit slow ut 1K@iXe for old and
-lIfDlLo ENn nnxps Naauqha4 UlTDlnp fOr
halves and 1X@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, $50 350perl0O. Fes@Gts
&c for red; choice white Virginia hand
picked. nc. Pecans, I3@l4c for Texas.
Arkansas and Missouri 5@1ei Almonds
sc; Taragona. l9c. Filberts, DC.
HIDES-Firm dry flint No. ], a.
per ID; No. 2. l0c; dry salted, llc;
green salted, 7c; greco, Dc; sheep
skins, 25tG75c. Beeswax zOG2lc per 10.
Tallow 5@5}sSc per ID.
COTTON EEED-0il mills pay S.
per ton: cotton AAed oil nominal, 26@2Te
per gallon, ando oil eARe $l4 to SIG per ton.
LlME-Sl per Dbl ia store; 9Oc by ear
load.
BALING STUFFS-Fiax bagglng,
2 to2h lbs, ll@ll9lc; hemp. lOh6ei 8aii
lutte, . 10 "a lbs. lI@llAc; bsling igine,
l2c; iron ties, ~ U0G2 10 per Dunule.
Rope, l0c for lutte and l8c for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered. 50c
Der Dbl; do. slack, 35@40c, TO steamer,
Acc per box for Pittsburg; Doc for Shot
we'll. and 80r for slack. st. BERNARD
ool 85c TO boats and 45c to city trade,
SALT~-Per dFay.load from store, 81 80
Pc bbl coarse, IN sks, u 81.
VINEGAR-Pure cider l6s per gal.
NAILS-$2 % per key rates.
lIOE-Per ID SIC for South Carolina,
hSH-Mackerel In hf bbis. Nos,l, .
and \. ,ss, 796; kits, 81 10, 9O6995c.
RAIAtNS-Per box, 81 10.
NOLAESES-Common 10 choice 259
37c syrup ~. 10000.
COFFEE ~C6oice, l7@l8e; prime,
a5H@l6c; COOL " S@l4Aci common, II
@i2Ho.
SUGAR -Jobbing pR9asi Yellow
electrified, 7N@shci white, sA@Sci