Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-31
General Trade.

The spring trade has so far been all
that the most sanguine could wish and
the promise of the future is good.
The sales of leading merchants are
fully equal to those last year at this
time and our receipts of cotton are
now within a few thousand bales of
the same date last March, while the
indications point to a total for the
year of over 400 900 bales and within
a few thousand of last seasons total.
This is certainly an encouraging as
pect, The easy condition of the money
market, the solvent character of our
mercantile community aud their we'll
guarded arrangements for future con-
t~ingencies warrants the conclusion
we are likely to experience only
smooth sailing during the remainder
of the season. The markets show
only slight variations in prices during
the week. All kinds of provisions,
breadstuffs and feed have been and
are still in active demand.
PLOUR-Is steady, with good stocks
and fair demand, the jobbing trade being
active prices are as follows: Western
X, SO 75i Xxx, "a 25; XXX, "a 75@
s; fancy s. 50@6 %.
CORNMEAL-Steady Mt 81 05@2 10
per Dbl in lots and 81 10 in dray loads.
O0RN-Firm at 4i@45c per bushel in
lots aud 480J0c on orders. Receipts dur
ing the past week 600O SKIS, of which half
is on the market to-day.
OATS-In light inquiry at 85@S7ci
small orders 38@40c.
BRAN-Weak at $l4@l4 rs per ton for
wheat, $1,000 for corn bran, and SOC on
orders.
HAY-In better supply; sales at $40 so
@l4 so per ton for Ohio river and So for
Arkansas prairie; small orders, 70@S5c
per cwt. The bulk of the receipts come
from the Ohio river and sell at IL 50@lS
per ton.
APPLES-In a small way 81 5O@8 25
per Dbl. according to quality. Supply is
fair.
POTATOES-Demand good; Peach
blows in lots, 81 1902 Is per Dbl; from
store, 1925; other table grades 81 1902;
seed varieties range from 81 60@1 80 per
Dbl; sweets 50 1908 25 per. Dbl.
0NIONS-Scarce at S3@3.50 per Dbl
for sound.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 65 per bush
ell; medium, 81 40Gl so; small lots, 81 81
al s. Clay peas, 81 25@1 80 per bushel
BUTTER - Dull; choice Western
table, l8c; medium, l20l5c; other
grades, 8@l2s; cooking and poor stuff un
salablei country butter, l0912c; cream.
cry, 28630c.
EGGS-Lower at 10@l1c per dozen.
POULTRY - Chickens are easy al
81 25@S rs, according to size and quail.
ity; ducks dull at 81 75i geese very dull
at $500 per dozen; turkeys $l0@18 pei
dozen.
PROVISIONS - Bacon - clear sides
packed, 5Mc; clear ribs, 55sc; shoulders
4%c; breakfast, 7@72sc; loose, sc less
Hams, sugar-cured, 8@515c. Bulk meats
loose, clear sides, 5H@5.30; clear ribs
5.15@5.20; long clear, 5.15@5.20; shout
ders, 3B@4e. Mess pork S1025@1l
Demand active.
LARD-Tierces, 7h@74c; half barrels
7%@7Ac; pals, S@SLsc; half pals, 81
@8Ac; country lard, 6@GHc.
DRESSED MEATS Beef at 3@S1SC
for fore, DC for sides and 5@7c for hind
quarters; hogs, city dressed, sc.
FRUITS-Several carloads Of fresl
and hrst-class bananas came in two day
ago and sold at from $l@2 30 per bunch
according to size. Oranges, S3@3 80 pei
box for Messina, large and small; lemons
S9@3 so per box; dried fruit in demand Al
1H@lAc for old and 2@24c for new
peaches, 2@215c forhalves and lH@2c fol
quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, $S@3 50 per 100. Pea.
nuts 30 for red; choice white, 6kc. Pecans
13@14c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, 7N@8ci Almonds, &c; Taragona
19c. Filberts, sc.
HIDES-Dull; dry flint No. l, IL,
per lbi No. 2, &c; dry sailed, 9@l0c
green sailed, &c; green, &c; sheel
skins, 25@15c. Beeswax 2O@22c per ID
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay s
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal, 26G27
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to $16 per ton
LIME-$l per Dbl in storei 90c by ca
! EALING STUFFs-B agging-aaz
2 to2H lbs, 11@1lAc; hemp, 10Hc; hal
jute, 2 to ~ lbs, 1l@llAc; baling twine
l2c; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle
Rope, l0c for iute and l8c for cotton.
GOAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, so
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@l0ci to steamer
Acc per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
we'll, and 800 for slack, St. Bernnar,
coal Soc to boats and 45c to city trade
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 3
per Dbl; coarse, in SKIS, 81 so.
VIMEGAR-Pure cider 18c per gal.
NAILS-s2 % per keg rates.
RICE-Per lb 6No for South Oarolinu
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. |,
andS So, 7@6; kits, 81 10, 90@T5c,
M0LASSES-Common to choice, 2S@
SIC; syrup do, 100000.
SUGAR-Jobbing, 7A@SAcfor yellov
clarified whites, 9@9Hoi choice opel
kettle, 6Aoi prime 6Hci fully fair, &c
medium fair, 5.05@5Hc.
COFFEE-Rio, COMMON to fair, l2(
13cj good, l5Hci prime, lbH@l6ci choice
/, 17@isc.
LIVE STOCk-Choice corn-fed cattle
3%@4Xc; fair to choice Texa
do S3s@4He; other grades, 2%@SA'
calves aud yearlings, $5@8. Hog
2A@8Sc for all grades. Sheep, Sl@2 pc
head for inferior and 4@5Mc for butche
grades,
HORSES ANB MULES-Mules, fror
II TO 10 hands high, range from $40
$3.50 each, according to size and shapl
Horses, Sl10@lO for harness to extr
sod llei Ss0@l0O for good common saddl,
and SlO@SO for work do; common
, good plugs, s40@70 each.
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