Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28
General Trade.

having a good effect toward the gen.
eral revival. During the past week
our local jobbing trade has shown in
creased activity, Prices are not lower
on any article except meats, the de-
cline in which is full fc per pound
on all classes, with a downward tend
ency still manifested. Breadstuffs are
quiet, with a steady consumptive de-
mand. Corn is slightly higher. Hay
has advanced 81 per ton, and other
feed items maintain their values as
reported a week since. The weather
during the past weak was dry and fine
for cotton planting, in which labor
rapid progress was made. A heavy
rain set in on Saturday which will
stop plows for a time. Our local fruit
growers have begun to send strawber-
ries to market. A full crop is antici-
pated in the fields of Gadsden and
Humboldt. About Bartlett half a
yield is all that can be counted on, as
much damage resulted from the heavy
hail storm of ten days ago.
FLOUR Market quiet. Quotations
for Western grades in jobbing lots, 1915
for X, $.25 for Xxx, $4.75 for XXX, 1926
@6.75 for family and $6@6.50 for fancy.
CORNMEAL-Demand fair, at $2.15
for round lots and 81 Ain It small way;
orders $2.25 per Dbl. Contracts for the
ensuing week have been made in round
lots at S2.l5 per Dbl.
CORN-Sales to arrive at 45c for
shelled 47@50c in a small way. Demand
active and market steady.
HAY-Demand brisk and prices strong
at Sll 50Gl6 for mixed clover and timothy
to clear timothy, and 65@85c per cwt
in a small way. The supply is scant.
OATS-Quiet at 33H@36c for lots, ac-
cording to grade, and S7@40c in a small
way.
BRAN-In fair demand at Sl4 750
10 % per ton for wheat.
-POTATOES-New Louisiana and Flor
ida, $6.50@7 per Dbl. Western peach
blows firm and scarce at $3.50 from first
hands and $S2.75@9 from store. Sweets
1915 in a small way and $2.25@2.50 in
lots.
-ONI0NS-New from Louisiana sell at
$3.50.
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. peas
selling at 81 25@1 so per bushel. SnM
beans 81 75@2 so per bushel. Beets. S4at
per Dbl. Cucumbers, 81 per doz.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 IS per bush
ell; medium, 81 40@1 so; small lots. 81 sc
az 90. Clay peas, 81 25@1 so per bushel
BUTTER-Prairie butter, 15@l8c pei
pound Western grades are 23@24c fol
dairy; is@2Oc for good table; i2@l5c fol
medium other grades, S@l2G cooking
and poor stuff drag country butter, 100
l2c; creamery, 26@28c.
PR0VISIONS-Jobbers fill orders as
follows: Bacon shoulders, Az @4Hc; ribs,
5 40; clear sides, 81; sugar-cured hams
8A@9hc; breakfast bacon, 7A@7Ac
Dry salt meats-Shoulders, 3Ac; short
ribs, 5; clear, 81. Mess pork, $40 5O@
IL 90 per Dbl.
LARD-Tierces 6A@6Nc; half barrels
7A@7%ci pals, 7Aci half pals, 81
@82sc; country lard, 6@6hc.
P0ULTRY-Chickens are scarce al
from 81 1908 50per doz for good to choice
hens, according to size and quality; duck:
81 rs; geese very dull at S293 per dozen.
turkeys $10@15 per dozen.
EGGS-The market is firm; price:
12c per dozen for round lots and in asmall
way. Supply scarce.
FRUITS-Bananas plentiful at Sl@2.5C
per bunch. Oranges, $4@5.50 per box fol
Messina, large, and scarce; lemons, $3@3.G
per box; dried fruit slow at 1X@lAc fol
old and 2@2Ac for new; peaches. "a
2Hc for halves andlH@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, 1904 per 100. Peanuts
&c forred; choice white, 5H@6Xc. Pecans
13@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-.
souri, 5@7ci Almonds, &c; Taragona, l9c
Filberts, sc.
HIDES-Firm; dry flint No. l, TX
per ID; No. 2, Sc; dry sailed, 9@l0c.
green sailed, &c; green, 4c; sheer
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20922c per ID
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-0il mills pay IS
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal, 26@27C
per gallon, and oil cake Sl4 to SIG per ton
LIME-$l per Dbl in store; 9Oc by cal
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-fax
2 Ia 2A lbs, 11@11Ac; hemp, 10L7c; hal
jute, 2 to ~ lbs, 11@l1%c; baling Irvine
he; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle
Rope, l0c for jute and 18c for cotton.
C0AL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 50C
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; TO steamer
, a0c mar box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
well, aud g0c for slack. st. BERNARD
\ coal S5c to boats and 45c to city trade
:. SALT-Por dray-losd ffQm store, 81 81
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
yINEGAR-Pure cider 18c per gal.
NAILS-s2 25 per keg rates.
RICE-Per ID gHe for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in bf bbls, Nos. /, .
and 3. q. JOG kits, 81 TO- 90075c,
RAIsiRR~Per box, - 40.
MOLASSEs-Comman to choice, $50
SIC; syrup do, 100000.
C0FFEE-Choice, 17@lSc; prime
15}5@lSci good, l4hc; common, l2@
13c.
{, SUGAR obbing prices; yellow
cieFlaad, 7A@8Ac; whites, SA@9c
choice open kattle, 6Aci prime do, $40
6Nc; fully fair, 8h@61sci inferior, OK
@6c.
LIVE STOCK Smooth and ehoipl
beeyes range from 3k@5c per pount
gross rough and in good condition, 2k@
8kei thin, l&@2Hoi calves and year
lings, $4@6 eachi mich cows, $l2@25 pc
head. Choice mutton sheep, 4lS@6c be,
per pound; common, $l@1 30 per head
, lambs, 81 50@3 each. Hogs, 2L@3% pc
pound; shOats, 2h@2Nc. Receipts of cat
tie light. Hogs are plentiful. Few sheol
offering.
HORSES AND MULEs-Males, iron
Ia to l6 hands high, range from $40 I
$3.50 each, according to size and shapi
q Horses, Sll0@l50 for harness to extr
saddles $S09lO for good common saddl,
and &10nR0 for wnrk do. nnmmnn [