Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-26
General Trade.

Tue summer is ausplclOuS. nile all
classes of produce hold up we'll in
price and find quick sale upon arrival,
none show a material advance nor
stand at unreasonable figures. Bust
ness on the whole is in a very salts
factory state, while the recent marked
advance in cotton has stimulated the
feelings of agriculturists to buoyancy
and good cheer. The strawberry ship
ping season ended hereabouts during
the past week, the out-turn summing
up about one-fourth of last years
yield. Prices realized have been re-
munerative and satisfactory, if there
had been enough berries. The range
has been 81 to 36c per quart or ~ to
50 per case, and the demand ex-
ceeded the supply all through the sea-
son. A cold spring and stormy weather
cut off the Yield. The shipment of
green peas from this vicinity ceased a
few days since, Snap beans are com
ing in and will commence moving to
Northern cities during the next few
days, to be followed by potatoes, Of
which a good crop is promised.
FLOUR-Irregular. Prices 81 Der Dbl
for X, $4 50 for XIX, IS for xxx, S. Goat
for family and So 25@6 so for fancy
grades. Stock fair.
CORNMEAL-Demand active at S2.43
@2.45 per Dbl from first hands for round
lots, and$2 so in a small way. The market
is strong and tends upward.
CORN-White is scarce and worth SIC
in a small way at 54(G55c; ear corn, Acc
mixed aud yellow feed corn, 45(146L 10;
the jobbing demand is active and a largI
trade has been done within the past six
weeks. Two barges loaded with corn in
bulk are now below Cairo and under way
for this market. t
OATS-Scarce and firm at S7@S8c from
first hands; small orders, 40c. ...
BRAN-Quiet. Small sales at Sl4 per
ton; small orders, 75@S0c per cwt.
HAY In fair supply and firm.
Strictly choice timothy not offering but
quoted at SIG 5O@17 per ton; prime do,
$l5@l5 30 per ton; common and mixed
$lS@l4 so per ton; small orders, 16@85C
per cwt. .e.s
BEANS-Medium, 81 8O@1 so; choice
navy, 81 60 in lots; at retail 81 50@1 rs
per bushel with light movement; stock
peas, in carload lots, 81 10; in a small
way, 81 30@l so per bushel.
BUTTER-Fresh grass or chAice table
alone in demand; other classes slow
Strictly choice Western, 16@l7e; cream.
cry, 22@23c; fresh prairie sells at l5@
lie; country, 12@15c.
P0TAT0ES-0ld peachblows ar,
scarce and in light movement; last sale.
in lots ut 81 50 per Dbl; in a small way
1908 20; new potatoes from first hands
are 81 75@3 por Dbl, a marked declIn,
owing to liberal receipts and reduced de.
mand.
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bean,
81 per bushel; squash and cucumbers 40C
perdozen; onions dull at S3@3 % per Dbl
new cabbage $4G425 per crate.
PROVISlONS1Jobbers fill orders a,
follows: Bacon shoulders, 414c; ribs
SIC; clear sides, sac; 'sugar-cured hams
8X@9%c; breakfast bacon, 7H@8c. Dry
salt meats-Shoulders, 4c; short ribs, 6.Ojc
clear, 5.20c. Mess pork, $40 60@l0 IS
The market is steady, with a good jobbing
demand. aH3
LARD-Tierces, 6%@7e; half barrels
7%@7Kci pals, 7K@7Aci half pals, 81
@82sc; country lard, &c.
P0ULTRY-Chickens offer at from
50 50(93.2 per doz for good TO choice
hens, according to size and quality; young
chickens, $l.5O@2 70 per dozen, according
to size.
} EGGS-Market steady at 899c pc.
dozen.
FRUITS-Bananas, 50 5O@8 50 pei
bunch. Apples, $4@4 so per barrel
Oranges, $595 so per box for Messina
large, and scarce; lemons, 81 50@3 80 pc
boxi driedfruit slow at 1X@lAc for OLE
, and 2@2Hc for new; peaches, 2@2Nc FOL
halves and 1X@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, SO 50@4 per100. Peanut
ic for red; choice white, 5%@6Xc. Pecans
l8@Itc for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, 6@Se; Almonds, 9ci Taragona, l9c
Filberts, 90.
HIDES-Firm; dry flint No. l, u
per ID; No. 2, &c. dry sailed, 9@l0c
green sailed, &C.; green, 40; sheeI
skins, 25@76c. Beeswax 2O@22c per ID
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SERD-0il mills pay $
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal, 26927t
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 TO SIC per ton
LIME-Sl per Dbl in stOrei Wc by ca
Dad.
BALING STUFFS- BaggiHg-hax
2 to ~ lbs, ll@llAc; hemp, 10Xc; hal
lutte, 2to 2N lbs, IlMlI%e; baling twine
lie; iron ties. 81 O5G2 is Der bundle
Rope, l0c for jute and lSc for cotton.
/ C0AI-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 90
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer
l0c per box for P%ittsburg; 35e for Shot
well, End 800 for slack. st. Bernnar,
coal &c N b9Rts and 45c to city trade
SALT--Fsr SEYyyl0ad from store, 81 3
per bbl coarse, m skg, " ~.
VINEGAR-Pure cider lSc pcr gal.
NAILS-S2 25 per keg rates.
HIOE-Per lb.oXc for South Carolint
r FtSH-M ackerel in Inf bbls, Nos. l,
4, and 3, So, 7&& Ms, 81 10, 9)@75c.
RAtSlNS-P% boy, ~ n,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 70 eholT9, so
= SIC; syrGp do, 40Q60c.
' COFFEE-6hoice, 17@1Sc; prime
l5H@l6ci good, l5h@if%c; common,
@l219e.
sDGAR- Jobbing prices Yoilo,
cleri6ed, 7%@Shc; whites, SA@9c
choice open ke4e. SIC; prime do, 6HC
, sNcj fully fair S@@8izcj inferior, 81
LIVE STOCK -Smooth and chSic
. beeves range from 4@5c per popn
pross rough and 81 GOOD condition, ~
4c; thin, 1k@2Ac; calves and yea
Q lliags, $8a6 each milch cows, $l2@25 pr
hend, Choice mutton sheep, S@41gc pe
' per pouRds common, $l@l 80 per head
/ lambs. 81 SOFAS each. Hogs, 2ll@4 p,
pound shoats, 2l9@2Ed. Sheep are
good demand. Sman hogs AID read
8 sale.
Il Hamlin, under sentence Of death j
the Connecticut prison, sells pilot,
h graphs of himself and gives the pr,
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