Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-06
General Trade.

Stocks Of goods are fast filling up
in all the leading lines. Every train
and steamer arrives with heavy con-
signments. Merchants are busy at
tending to orders by day and packing
for shipment at night. There has
never been a greater rush than now
prevails. In the produce and pro
vision line prices are yet quite un-
settled. The article Of bagging has
advanced 1lc per pound within the
past few weeks. Flour, meal, corn
and bran are all dropping, with a
slightly downward tendency. The
upward movement it is conceded on
all hands was entirely too rapid, and
the tide appears to have turned just a
little in the breadstuff line. The
receipts of feed and produce here
during the past week was mainly on
ORDERS and went into store for the
retail and general trade. Aside from
some 400 sacks Of corn and a few small
lots o bran and hay, the receipts were
not offered at wholesale.
BAGGING-Market strong and ad-
v%ancing on orders; flax, 9H@9Ac per
yard; mixed, 9Ac; jute, lie; ties, 81 %
az 50per bundle; twiBe, 12Ec per pound.
BACON-Shoulders, 6H@5%c; clear
ribs SIC; clear sides, Dc; breakfast bacon,
Sc; hams, l0@l1c. Demand good prices
tame. Mess pork weak at Sl2 80 PEI bbl
bulk clear sides, ne; clear ribs, 7c.
Stocl9 light.
LARD-Tierces. &c; half barrels, nc ;
kegs, SIC; pals, nc.
BUTTER-Westorn table, 18@25c per
pound; choice, 26@2SS creamery, S0@35;
low grades scarce.
FLOCR-Market weak, With fair job
bing demend. Prices for x. IS so
per Dbl; Xxx, s. zoos 80; Xxx, So i6G
6 IS; family, Sc b0@6 IS; choice, SO 75g
Z 90; fancy, 81 25@7 70 per Dbl.
CORN MEAL-Sa}es to arrive at - So
per Dbl; on landing at y COOP 65; or
ders, 81 75 market weak.
CORN-Sales on landing Of 400 sks at
55c; market tame; orders, 60d62c.
BRAN-Round lots Of wheat at $15 per
ton, sales to arrive, a shade lower; per
cwt. 90c.
OA1S-Last round lots sold al 48c:
orders, 44@46c.
FRUIT-Apples scarce at 50 O0G8 50
per Dbl. Oranges, s. 5096 per Dbl; lem
ons, So so per box. Cranberries, half
barrels, 81 Is; barrels, So.
HAY-Priees for car load lots range
from ST 50@23 per ton, a in quality;
per cwt, 81 15@l % prairie bay sold at
Sl0@ll per ton.
POTATOES-In Il small way. - "
per Dbl; sweet, 81 35@1 so per Dbl;
MONS, 50 30 per Dbl from storei cabbage,
3 25GS3 so per crate and $S00 per bun-
dred head; turnips, 75c@$l per Dbl.
EGGS-Scarce and firm ut 20c per
DOZEN round lots sold ten days ago at 1Sc.
P"OULTRY-ChiQEens, per dozen, y
JOa3 for mixed TO all hens; turkeys,
SOIL per dozen geese, $4G5 per dozen;
ducks, g so per dozen.
SUGAR-Jobbing at s, 10, ll@ilNi
hard, 12012l$.
00FFEE-ordinary, l5H@lGKc fair
10 tilultc, ldNtAut.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., 1870 dry
salt 10, l4@l5e; green, &c; do sailed, SIC;
market very firm, with an upward ten
dency; tallow, 5@51Ec; beeswax, zoe.
LEATHER-Oak sole, 32@84c hem
lock, 25@36G harness, 28@3lc; sbirting.
32@S5c; French calf 10000 per dozen;
domestic calf, 5000 pef dozen.
SALT.-Per bbl, 81 SO.
TOBACC0-Per ID $4,000.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs on foot, SO Is
al so per cwt; drcsaed, 596c per pound;
latter for city dressed; beef, 2G4c for fore
quarters 4@Gc for hind quarters.
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, perkeg, S2.l5g
sauer kraut, 81 25 per half Dbl.