Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-23
GeneraI Trade.

After enjoying a lucrative spring
and early summer trade, much heavier
in volume than the most sanguine had
reason to anticipate, business has now
dwindled down to rather small proper
tions, and for the next two months
but little activity is looked for in any
line. The leading trade at present is
in meat, corn and cornmeal. The de-
mand for the two latter is slackening,
and in another week viii drop TO a
small point. The demand for -four is
extremely limited, in anticipation Of
new -four arriving during the ensuing
week. The value of all staple articles
except meats are either lower or ex-
hibit a dreopy tendency as compared
with a week ago. The crops are get
ting along handsomely and promise
well, excspt in Central Arkansas,
where corn is suffering for rain also
in some localities in Texas, where lack
Of moisture has parched corn and to
some extent injured cotton.
FLOUR-Droopy. Current quotations
are for jobbing lots; SO rs per Dbl for X,
81 Is for Xxx, IS for xxx, s. 50@5 rs
for family and S6@6 25 for fancy grades.
Small orders 25c higher.
C0RNMEAL-Unsettled and lower.
Sales to arrive at 81 1902 IS; from mills,
50 35@2 40; in lots, 81 40, and from store,
delivered, 81 As. Small orders 81 80 per
Dbl. Stock ample.
C0RN-Prices less firm at 46@47c in
lots on the landing; 48@49c on orders for
mixed and yellow feed, with stock am
pie. White corn lower, offerings in lots
ut SOC; from store SIC per bushel. Ear
corn sold to-day ut 50 cents per bushel.
OATS-Steady ut 40@4lc for cash lots,
and 42@43e on orders.
BRAN-Market weak for wheat bran
last sales $13 70 per ton, but quoted at So
to-day. Small orders 75@85c per cwt.
Corn bran, $40 80 per ton.
HAY-Less active, with prices ranging
from s14@17 per ton for mixed red-top
and timothy and clear timothy. Small
orders for all grades, 85c@$l per cwt.
POTATOES-Dealer to-day pay 81 rs
az % per Dbl measure from wagons;
from store, packed, 81 1908. Onions,
81 70 per bushel from store. and 81 80 in
lots for Southern.
BUTTER-Strictly choice Western,
l2H@l5c; creamery, 18@22c; fresh prairie
sells at 12Z@l5ci country, S@l2c. Mar
ket quiet and sales slow.
EGGS-Fresh command l0@l1c per
dozes, while many in poor condition are
hard to sell at &c.
CHICKENS-Young chickens sell at
from S1.25@2.50, per dozen, according to
size and order; old 81 25@2.50, n few extra
hens going at 81 Is per dozen.
PROVISIONS-Jobbers fill orders as
follows; Bacon shoulders. 45sc; ribs, SIC;
clear sides, G@6-l0o; sugar-cured hams.
9H@llc; breakfast bacon, 7S@8Hc. Dry
salt meats-Shoulders, 4Hc; short ribs
$50 clear, SIC. Mess pork, $1l.
The market is strong, with a good job
bling demand and upward tendency.
LARD-Tierces 7H@7Ac; half barrels,
ne; pals, Sc; half pals, 81; country
lard, &c.
FRUITS-Apples, new, 40@50c per
bushel, and 81 25@l 50per Dbl loose. Pears
81 per bushel from wagons. Oranges,
So per box for Messina: lemons,
1908 so per box; dried fruit slow
at 1X@1Ac for old and 2@2Ac for new
peaches, 2@2Hc for halves and 1909
for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa $50 S5Oper1OO. Peanuts
&c for red; choice white Virginia hand
picked, TIC. Pecans, 13@l4c for Texas.
Arkansas and Missouri 5@7c; Almonds
&c; Taragona. l9c. Filberts, DC.
HIDES-Firm; dry flint No. l, 10.
per Id; No. 2, Sc; dry sailed, 1O@llc;
green sailed, &c; green, &c; sheep
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per liz.
Tallow 5@5Hc per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay IS
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal. 26027c
per gallon, and oil cake $14 to SIG per ton.
LIME-$l per Dbl in storei 9Oc by car
load.
BALING sTUFFS-Flax bagCing,
2to2N lbs, ll@llHci hemp, 1910; hall
jute, 2 to ~ lbs, ll@l1Ac; bailng twine,
lie; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle
Rope, 10c for lutte and l8c for cottor.
C0AL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, Soc
per Dbl; do, slack, S5@40c; to steamer,
4Oc per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
well, and 30c for slack. st. BERNARD
coal 35c to boats and Acc to city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 IS
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 1ss per gal.
NAILS-$2 rs per key rates.
RIOEAPer ID &c for South Carolina,
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. /, 2
and 3, S., los; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, So 40.
M0LASSES-Common to choice, 25@
87c; syrup do, 100000.
C0FFEE-Ohoice, 17@l8c; prime,
l5K@l6c; good, lSK@l4Hc; common, Ii
@12Ho.
SUGAR Jobbing prices: Yellow
cleriaed, 7A@8Ac; whites, 8A@9c;
choice open kettle, exc; prime do, 6H@
6Aci fully fair, 67s@6Ac; inferior, 5A
@6c.
HORSES AND MULES--Mules from
IA to 10 hands range from SO to $3.50;
large heavy, $3.50; horses $50 to Sl75 for
good to extra saddle and harness stock;
good to common plugs and work horses,
$40 to $50. Business fair, with demand
chiefly for saddle and harness animals.
LIVE STOCKING eorn-fed cattle
cier. Grass-fed beeves from good to me-
dium, 3@3%c gross; common and fat
cows and heifers, Pose; scalawags
and grazing cattle, lH@2Hc. Receipts
light demand limited, and market
weak, Sheep and lambs are in fair de-
mand and good supply at 81 50@3 per
head for lambsi $l@A for common sheep,
and 2A@S1Sc gross for MEDIUM to choice
butcher sheep, Hogs, no demand aud
market held n~ominally 2A@4c for rough
to choice light weights. Cows and calves
Sl0925 according to grade.
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