Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-10
General Trade.


General Trade.
River navigation has been suspend
ed more than a week and prospects of
resumption is uncertain, causing an
unsettled feeling to prevail in all
mercantile circles, especially produce
dealers. A few lots by rail is all that
has been received to replenish de-
pleted stocks since the river closed.
These have found a ready sale. Sew
eral leading articles are running short
and but for the fact that the order
trade is restricted by the ice blockade
there would be an absolute scarcity.
Our country friends are pretty well
froze up and send in poultry, ETC., in
sparing quantities. There is a good
demand for everything offered.
FLOUR-Is firm, with light receipts.
Prices in jobbing lots are for Western, in
lots, SO 50 per Dbl for x, 81 for Xxx, S4 so
for xxx, "a for choice family, and $50
s 10 for fancy.
C0RN-Sales Of lots from store yester-
day at 4S@50c per bushel; small orders,
66c stock light, demand good.
C0RNMEAI-Tn dray-load lots from
store, or mills, 81 25 per Dbl.
OATS-In fair supply; Northern in
bulk Offering at Bic; sales Of sixty sacks
mixed at 33c, and 100 SKIS strictly choice
white at 35c; on orders, S8@40c.
BRAN-Sales of 300 SKIS at SIG 80 per
ton; receipts moderate and supply fair
on orders, Boo per cwt.
HAY-Supply light; sales from Fat
boats at $l3 5O@l5 50 per ton; on orders,
$4,000 per cwt.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stiff at 81 20 to
81 rs per Dbl in lots and 50 25 to 81 so Der
Dbl ina small way. Stock in store and on
fatboats 10000 bbls; sweets 81 80 loose and
81 rs from store.
APPLES-Light movement; sales
from fatboats, 81 50@2 per Dbl for roman
ites, winter red, genitens, and other small
stock large sound apples, 81 75@l 80;
strictly choice, 81; in a small way. $40.
2 25 per Dbl.
TURNIPS-In demand al 9Oc in lots
and 81 rs per Dbl from store; parships, 81
per Dbl horseradish, S. 5006 per bbf.
ONIONS-Sales of Wbbls sprouted at
81 % per Dbl, and choice at 81 80 per Dbl;
IN q small way, 81 Is, and strictly choice,
g 100.
EMBARRASSING at $S@9 per 100
heads, and SO 1904 for crates. The stock
now in market is on three hatboats.
BEANS-In lots 81 40@l 65 per bushel,
the latter for choice navy; in small lots
81 1902.
FRUITS-Oranges A5005 per barrel
lemons, 81 so per box; dried apples,
slow sale, at 2@3c per Id; peaches, 2d3c,,
and 12Hc for unpealed.
BUTTER-The better grades alone find
demand, medium and poor stuff neglected.
Choice Western in lots, 16C0I8 per ID for
best; medium, 12H@l5o; common. 901Ic;
creamery, 27@28ci white country butter,
10@11c. =
EGGS-Irregular at 22@23c per dozen.
POULTRY-Ohickens firm and meet
ready sale at 81 1902 IS, according to
quality; choice hens sold yesterday At So;
dressed, So 1903; turkeys in good demand
at $S@l2 for live, and l9@14c per ID for
dressed; ducks, 81 so per doz; geese, $4a5;
dressed sold yesterday at Sc.
GAME-Venison, whole. 667o; sad
dies, SqlOc; qusils, 81 per dozen; SPUR
rels, 81 per dozen; rabbits, 81 Der
dozen; wild turkeys, 50Q75c; ducks.
common, ST mallards, 81; fresh fish, G97c
per ID.
HIDES-Steady dry flint No. | 14c
per lbi No. 2 l0@l1c; dry sailed, 10Gl2c-
green sailed, 6G7c; common, 466c; sheen.
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22o per ID.
Tallow Go per ID.
NUTS-Cocoa, sos 5Oper100. Peanuts
DC for red choice white, &c. Pecans, 666Tc
for Arkansas; l0@15c for Texas. Almonds,
&c. Taragona, l9c. Filberts, &c.
LlME-Sl per Dbl in store; 900 by car
load.
COTTON SEED-Nominal; last quo
tations were 81 per ton; cotton seed
oil nominal 25@27 per gallon, and oil
cake $l4 to Sl6 per ton.
DRESSED MEATS-Hsgs for pack
ing, 8N@4o per pound for large and 41Sc
for city dressed and shoats. Beef
steady at &c for fore and SC for hind mar
tersi live hogs, large, 81 70 per cwt; but
meats, ten days IN salt, &c for shoulders,
PROFESSIONALISM shoulders, loose.
Be- long clear, SO 80 per cwt; clear rib, 4c;
clear RIB sides 41sc; mess pork, $8@S so
per bblj smoked meats, shoulders. none.
clear ribs, 4H@4s6c clear sides. 4%I64Ic:
hams, 7@7HG breakfast bacon, SLa3645c.
LARD-Steady; fierce, CSC; half bbls,
6Aoi kegs, CSC; buckets, ~ half buckets,
BALING sTUFFs- Bagging-aax,
2to2N lbs, ll@l1Ac; hemp, iO2c: half
jute, 2 to "a lbs, 1l@l1%c; baling twine,
l2c; iron ties, 81 05@2 10 per bundle.
COAL-Stock ample. Pittsburg Iump.
delivered, Soc per Dbl; do, slack, 35640e,
to steamer, Acc per box for Pittsbure, 85c
for Shotwell, and 30c for slack. ST. BERN
nardcoal 35c to boats and 45c to CITY trade
SALT-Market nearly bare; per drav-
load from store, 81 70 per Dbl; coarse, in
SKIS, 81 90.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 1Sc per gal.
NAILS-S2 Is per keg rates.
RIQE-Per ID &c for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. /, 2
and 3, SO, 7@6 kits, 81 10, 9Oa75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 50 40.
M0LASSES-Common TO choice 28M
SIC syrup do. 100000.
0COFFEE-Rio, common to fair, 13G
lSc good, Ice prime, 47c; choice, 1870.
S~UGAR-Louisiana, in hhds, 5N67I5c;
Louisiana clarified, yellow, sa8jso; do
white, 9He; granulatd and crushed, l0a
lOAci cut loaf and powdered, 10hc.
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