Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-11
General Trade.

Business IN all circles is fairly ac-
tive. The feed and produce trade j;
mainly for account of local consump.
ton at present, and round lots have
generally found slow sale, though evi.
dences prevail of an increasing de-
mand and greater activity close ahead
The low stages of the rivers, both W
the country and to the southwark, is
doing much to obstruct Commercial.
traffic. Our merchants are, however
filling up their stocks rapidly and the
iobbing trade is already heavy. 0vei
a million dollars worth of cotton has
been sold here within the past two
weeks and the cash realized has passed
among the agricultural people ada.
cent to our market. In the way o
receipts yesterday there arrived nearly
200 sacks of oats, a liberal lot of mea.
and -four and small consignments o
hay, corn, bran and other articles.
BAGGING-Market firm on orders
flax, 9Ac per yardj mixed, 9Hc.
inte, lie; ties, $225@2 so per bundle.
Irvine, 12Lc per pound.
BACON-Shoulders, 5h@5Hc; clear
rib SIC; clear sides, &c; breakfast bacon
Dc; hams, 10@1lc. Demand good prices
tame. Mess pork weak at $l2 so per Dbl
bulk clear sides, ne; clear ribs, &c
Stocks light.
LARD-Tierces, 7c; half barrels, 7Hc
kegs. ne; pals, Ike.
FLOUR-Market weak, with fair job
bing demand. Prices for X, IS sc
Der Dbl; Xxx, s. 70@5 30; XXX, So 15@
& 70; family, Sc 50@6 15i choice, So $50
7 90; fancy, 81 25@7 70 per Dbl.
CORN MEAL-Sales on landing in
lots at 81 so per Dbl; from store, 81 60.
CORN-Market rather tame; sales on
the landing at 55c per bushel for round
lots. Arrivals light and only q couple OF
hundred sacks offered from first hands to-
.day. Orders, 60G62c.
BRAN-Market droopy; orders 90c per
cwt. and lots Sl5 per ton.
OATS-Market quiet at 42c for lots and
4GG47c FOR orders.
HAY-in car load lots, $l7@22 per
ton; prairie my, SlOi per cwt on small
orders, $1@l 25.
POTATOES-In o small way, 81 IL
az 70 per Dbl; in sks, 56Cg55c per busheI
in lots; sweet, per Dbl, in store, III S5@
l so onions, 50 IS per Dbl from store
cabbage, So 90 per crate and sos pei
hundred head; turnips, 75c@Sl per Dbl
FRUIT-Apples scarce at 50 0G3 90
per Dbl. Lots, S2g2 IS per Dbl. Or
anges, IS 50@6 per Dbl; lemons, So so per
box. Cranberries, half barrels, ~ 20
barrels. So.
BUTTER-Dairy and Western table,
20@25c per pound; choice, 25@2Sc; com
moo scarce; creamery, 90@35.
EGGS-Sales Of lots Mt 19c, and in a
small way at zoe per dozen.
POULTRY-Chiekens, perdOzen, $22l
as, as in size and quality: turkeys, dull al
$69S per dozen geese dull at $40 / 80 pei
dozen; ducks, 1902 50 per dozen.
GAME-Venison, whole, 6@7e; sad.
dies, S@l0c; Reeltoot lake lsh, 5@7c
in lots; retail slightly higher.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs on foot, SO 70
al SO per cwt; dresaed, 5@6c per pound
latter kr city dressed; beef, 2g4c for fore
quarters 4@6c for hind quarter; mutton
4G6e for dressed
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, perkeg, 81 16c
sauer kraut, "a Is per half hbl.
SUGAR-Jobbing ats TO- ll@l1H.
hard, 12Ml2A.
O0FFEE-ordinary, l5A@l6%G fsil
TO choice, 10000.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l.. l9c; dry
salt do, l5CQlGc; green, GG do salted, SLc
market very firm, with an upward ten,
dency; tallOw. 5@51Sc; beeswax, Zoe.
LEATHER-Oak sole, 92@3lc; hem.
lock, 25@3Gc halaess. 2S@34c; skirting
32@S5e; French calf 10000 per dozen
domestic calf, $4,000 per dozen.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 80.
TOBACC0-Per ID 42H@G0c.