Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03
General Trade.

Business has improyedi in all depart
ments since our last weekly report.
The upper rivers are open and several
cargoes have arrived. Prices, how
ever, exhibit light variations, except
in the article of meats, which are
higher and in a very unsettled condi-
ton.
FLOUR-Is in fair demand, sales of
several hundred bbls daily being reported.
Quotations are unchanged, as follows /:
For jobbing lots of Western, So 80 per
Dbl for x, 81 forXX, "a so for XXX,S4 Is
for choice family, and $5@5 rs for fancy.
C0RN-A lot Of 1900 sacks ex steamer
Richardson held stiff at 42c; receipts of
80sacks ear corn per steamer Shreveport
yesterday offered on the market this
forenoon; small orders 45c per bushel ;
last round lot sales 42@43c.
CORNMEAL-Weak several hundred
bbls sold at 81 30 per Dbl; offerings were
reported at lower figures, but no sales
were heard of some sales have been at
81 30 delivered.
0ATS-The market is quiet. Quo
tations are-for light 30@Slc; heavy
mixed and white Northern, 32633c;
small orders 96c. Receipts yesterday per
Shreveport 246 sacks.
BRAN-Market steady sales of $50
sacks from Arst hands at $l3 per ton;
small orders, SOC per cwt. Chopped feed
meal Sll per ton.
HAY-Receipts since Saturday 1 car
loads. Quotations are for common
Sl00ll per ton; mixed Sl1@1l SO; prime,
$l2@13 choice, Sl4; offerings light and
market steady, sales of several hundred
bales at 81 50012 50for primo and good
timothy; small orders 75G85c per cwt;
Arkansas prairie hay So per ton.
POTATOES-Market weak, owing to
liberal receipts; peach blows and other
varitics in lots on the landing $2G2 10 per
Dbl; seed potatoes in good demand, at
81 25@2 85 per Dbl; from store, 81. 35@
2 80 per Dbl. Sweets, 81 Is per Dbl fol
loose, and 81 % fromstore.
APPLES = Supply fair with prices
steady and stocks reducing. Small varic.
ties, 81 Is per Dbl in lots from fatboats
large, 81 80@2; in a small way, 81 25d
2 so per Dbl; extra fine large 50.
ONIONS-In some inquiry at 81 so pei
per Dbl for sound stock; in store 81; onion
sets 81 IS per bushel. Sales of 20 Dbl.
Ohio river at 81 Is per Dbl.
CHARACTERISTICS; medium, $40 pei
100 head; crates, "a rs in a jobbing way
BEANS-In lots 81 40@l 65 per bushel
the latter for choice navy; in small lott
81 75@2.
FRUITS-Bananas $1@2 so bunch
oranges, $2 1901 so for per box for Mes
sina and Valencia S5@6 per Dbl fol
choice lemons, S@6 per box. DRIED
apples, slow sale, at2@2Hc per ID; peaches
2R@2Kc, and l2Hc for unpealed.
BUTTER-Demand fair for the better
grades; choice Western table, 16@1Sc pei
ID; medium duh at l0@12Hc; country
white, lO@l2hc; common slow at COS
per ID.
EGGS-Receipts light and prices firm
at 30c per dozen.
POULTRY - Chickens sales to-da,
at 81 50@8 per dozen, according to siz,
and quality; dressed do. 50; turkey
SOLO for live, and l0@l2c per ID 70
dressed ducks sold at - Is per dozen
geese s..
GAME-Venison whole, 5@Gc; saddle
S@l0c; quails, 40cper doz. and Csc for live
squirrels, SOC per dozen; rabbits, 25c pc
dozenj wild turkeys, 50@75c; ducks
common, 81 maiiards, -; fresh fish, Gar,
per ID. Heavy receipts.
DRESSED Misunderstanding hsg
4c per pound for large and small
beef 0 to &c for fore and hind quarters
live hogs, 81 30 per owt by carload bull
meats, ten days in salt, 31sc for shoulders
and 4Lsc for sides.
PROVISIONS-Market firm, with
good demand; bulk shoulders, 331@3K,
loose; long clear, 42{c; clear rib, 4A6
416c; clear, 4%@5c; mess pork. SO 500
10 so per Dbl; smoked meats, shoulders
none; clear ribs, 516c; clear sides, $40
52ic; hams, S@8I9c; breakfast bacon, s.
@7He.
LARD-Firm %tierces, 7@TAc; hal
bbls, 7H@7}sS kegs, 7Ici buckets, &c
, half buckets, SIC.
HIDES-Steady dry flint No. l IA
per lbj No. 2, l0@llc; dry sailed, 10@l2c
green sailed, colo; common, 4@6c sheep
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 2o@22c per Il
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills offer 8
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal 2662
Q per gallon, and oil cake S14 to SIG per ton
NUTS-Cocoa, S4 so per 100. Peanut
h5o for red; choice white, TIC. Pecan.
9@9Hc for Texas. Almonds, DC; Tara
gona, l9c. Filberts, DC.
LIME-$l per Dbl in storci 9Oc by ca
load.
BALING STUFFs- Bagging-aax
to ~ lbs, 11@l1Nci hemp, 10Lc; hal
t iute, 2 to az lbs, ll@ll&c; baling twint
l2c; iron tics, 81 05@2 Is per bundle
Bope, Zoe Cor iute and l8c for cotton.
COAL-Stock ample. Pittsburg lumr
delivered, 50c per Dbl; do, slack, 5000
TO steamer, Acc per box for Pittsburg; 80
for Shotwell, and sos for slack. st. Bern
Z nardcoal Soc to boats and 45c TO city trade
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81
! per bbL coarse, in SKIS, 81 90.
NINEGAR-Pure cider lSc per gal.
NAILS-S2 % per key rates.
RICE-Per Id &C for South CarolinS
FISH-Mackerol in hf bbls, Nos. l.,
and 8, IS, 706 kits, 81 10, 00@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 10.
. MOLASSES-Common TO choice, 2SG
: SIC; syrup do, 100000.
C0FFEE-Rio, common 10 fair, $50
2 lSc; good, Ice prime, l7oi choice 1870,
1 SUGAR-Louisiana, in hhds, 6N@1H,
, Louisiana clarified, yellow S@SHc; d
, white, 0Noi granulatd and crushed, loo
Q lO1sci cut loaf and powdered, l0)Gc.
LIVE ST0OK-Beef cattle are quote
at 4@4}sc for ohoicei good medium 81
, 3Mc smooth ft oxen 3@4S rough q
2lSS thin 1h@2G yearlings H66 pc
! head mich cows $1,000 each. Hogs 1
' fair receipt prices range from 2I4c 20 &c
the latter for choice. 6heep-market bar,
=, common Sl@l 10 per head; choice Az
= The market is bare Of hogs, and all clNsst