Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-13
General Trade.


General Trade.
For more thsntwo weeks past rivernavi-
CATION has been closed by ice, and aside
from a few scant receipts by rail nothing
has been received to replenish u stock Of
produce and general supplies. The diff
Guilty of efecting shipments and the i'm
passable condition of the country roads
have restricted trade and confined business
almost exclusively to that Of supplying
the local market. Prospects to-day favor
2 reopening Of river navigation; several
steamers are preparing to 60 southwark
this afternoon and two have started for
Cairo. 1t is expected that large additions
will be made to our depleted stocks within
the next few days. As yet there has been
no scarcity Of any commodity, nor has
any marked advance been realized, except
on meats, which for the past three DAYS
have been excited and are quoted higher.
FLOUR-Is firm, with light receipts.
Prices in jobbing lots are for Western. in
lots, So 80 per Dbl for X, 81 for Xxx, 81 so
for Xxx, 81 for choice family, and $56
5 IS for fancy.
C0RN-Selling in lots from store at
49@5Oc per bushel; small orders, 53@55c,
stock light and all in store; demand good.
~C0RNMEAL-In dray-load lots from
store, or mills, 81 25 per Dbl.
OATS-Supply fair Northern in hulk
3lci mixed, S3ci white S5c; on orders, S8
BRAN-Last sales from store of lots at
$l6 90 per ton supply fair; on orders,
85c per cwt.
HAY-Supply light; sales from fat
boats at Sl3 6OSl56 90 per ton on orders,
8599Oc per cwt.
POTATOES-Market stiff at 81 20 TO
~ % per Dbl in lots and 81 25 to 81 so Der
Dbl in a small way. Stock in store and on
natboats 10000 bbls; sweets 81 so loose and
81 75 from store.
APPLES-Light movement: sales
from hatboats, 81 50@2 per Dbl for roman
ties, winter red, genitens, and other small
stock; large sound apples, 81 75@l so
strictly choice, 81; in a small way. 500
225 per Dbl.
TURNIPS-In demand at SOC in lots
and 81 25 per Dbl from store; parsnips. So
per Dbl horseradish, s. 50@6 per bbf.
ONIONS-In lots, 81 25Oi so per bbl
according to quality and co5dition
$2O %.
CABBAGE-Solling at $500 per 100
heads, and W 1904 for crates. The stock
now in market is on three Aatboats.
BEANS-In lots 81 409l 65 per bushel,
the latter for choice navy; in small lots
81 75@2.
FRUITS-oranges "a 5Oa5 per barrel ;
lemons, 81 so por box; dried apples,
slow sale, at 2@3c per lbj peaches, 26Sc,
and l2Hc for unpealed.
BUTTER-The better grades alone find
demand, medium and poor stuff neglected.
Choice Western in lots, l6018 per h for
best; medium, l2k@l5o; common, 901lc.
creamery, 27@2Sci white country butter,
l06l1c.
EGGS-Firm at 22@23c per dozen.
POULTRY-Chickens firm and meet
ready sale at 81 1902 Is, according to
quality; choice hens, SO; dressed. 81 1898,
turkeys in good demand at S8@l2 for live,
and l39l4d per ID for dressed; ducks.
g 80 per doz; geese, $4@5; dressed, Sc.
,,GAME-Venison, whole, 6@7c; sad
dies, S@l0c; quails, 81 per dozen; sauir-
rels, 81 per dozen; rabbits, 81 per
dozen; wild turkeys, 50675c; ducks.
common, 81; mallards, 81; fresh fish, 667o
per ID.
HIDES-Steady; dry flint No. l 14c
per ID; No. 2, 10@llc; dry sailed, 10@l2c-
green sailed. Colo; common, 466c; sheen.
skins, 25@15c. Beeswax 20@22c per ID.
Tallow Go per ID.
NUTS-Cocoa, S5@5 50per100. Peanuts
&c for red; choice white, sc. Pecans, 6@6Ic
for Arkansas; l0@l5c for Texas. Almonds.
9ci TaragOna, l9c. Filberts, Sc.
LlME-Sl per Dbl in store; SOC by car
load.
COTTON SEED-Nominal; last quo
%tations were 81 per ton; cotton seed
oil nominal 26@G per gallon, and oil
cake $l4 to SIG per ton.
DRESSED MEATS-Hegs for pack
ing, 3h@4c per pound for large and 4ISe
for city dressed and shoats. Beef
steady at &c for fore and &c for hind quar-
tiers live hogs, large, 81 rs per cwt; bulb
meats, ten days in salt, SC for shoulders,
and 4c for sides.
PROFESSIONALISM shoulders. loose.
SIC longclear, 81 30 per cwt clear rib, 4c;
clear RIB sides, 4lSc; mess pork, $S@S so
per bbli smoked meats, shoulders, none;
clear ribs, 4MG clear sides, Sc; hams, Ia
nc breakfast bacon, 6K@6Ac.
LARD|Steady; t%ierce, 6hc; half bbls,
lci kegs, TIC; buckets, IA half buckets,
7Ac.
BALING sTUFFS- Bagging-aax.
2to2h lbs, ll@llAei hemp, 10Hc; half
jute, 2 to ~ lbs, 11@1lMc; baling Irvine,
l2ci iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle.
Rope, l0c for jute and l8e for cotton.
COALIStock ample. Pittsburg lump,
delivered, 60c per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c;
to steamer, 4Oc per box for Pittsburg 35c
for Shotwell, and 30r for slack. st. Bern
nardcoal 35c to boats and 45c to city trade.
SALT-Market nearly bare; per dray-
load from store, 81 70 per Dbl; coarse, In
YINEGAR-Pure cider 1Sc per gal.
NAILS-$2 % per key rates.
EIGE-Per ID 6Hc for South Carolina.
FISH-AsckerOl in hf bbls, Nos. /, 2
and 3, s., 7@G Kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 50 40.
MOLASSES-Common to choice, 2S@
SIC; syrup do, 100000.
C0FFEE-Rio, common to fair, l36
18c; good, l6c; prime, tic; choice, 1870.
SUGAR-Louisiana, in hhds, 5%@7Hc:
Louisiana clarified, yellow, S@8Hc; do
white, 9Aoi granulatd and crushed, 10@
l0kci cut loaf and powdered, lQiIe.
SUNDRIRS-Cider, 1908 so per Dbl
and IS per half Dbl. Gran berries, S7@
rl7 % per Dbl. Horse radish, 81 so per
Dbl. Mince meat, $1,000 per h. Apple
butter. &c per ID. Bologna sausage. 7c per
%. Pigs feet, 81 IS per key; $3@8 so for
half bbls and 81 for bbls Feathers, 2O@
40c per ID.
W0OL-Unwashad common lotto 1SKc
coarse and heavy, fine II to lac; light fine
IS to lsG medium II to 20G black, bury,
or colted 3 to Sc less tub-washed 20 ia 25c