Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-20
General Trade.

General Trade.
The produce market has been I'M
settled during the past week, con
sequent upon little or no receipts, a
light demand and softer weather. The
wretched condition of the country
roads have prevented farmers from get
ting about, and trading was. therefore
reduced to a small volume, the wants
of the local market alone command
ing attention. On Saturday the river
packets resumed business, the floating
ice having entirely run out, and a
round list of orders were sent forth
by merchants. Another cold spell set
in yesterday and the price of some ar
ticles was harder, in anticipation of
another freeze. All classes of meats
have advanced full &c per ID during
the week and continue excited with
an upward tendency.
FLOUR-Moves lightly, buyers hold
ing off in hopes Of cheaper freights and
easier rates; there is no scarcity of supply,
quotations being for jobbing lots of West
ern, So so per Dbl for X, 81 for Xxx, "a SO
for xxx, "a for choice family, and $50
5 rs for fancy.
CORN-Quiet; last sales from first
hands, 42G43c per bushel; in n small
way47c; market fairly supplied. Re-
eeipts during the week, $500 sacks.
CORNMEAL- Droopy, selling in
driblets at 80 1902 10. per barrel.
OATS-In light movement; Ohio river
grades 30@3lc; heavy Northern 32933c;
in a small way 36@38c.
BRAN-0fering in lots from store at
SIG per ton; on orders Soc per cwt.
HAY-Buyers shy; mixed red top sold
by the car load at Sl1 per ton; choice Hi
nois timothy $l4 so per car load; prairie
hay scarce and selling at 50 per ton COM
mon and mixed timothy Sl0@11; prime,
81 50@l2; choice, $l4; extra do, $14 so;
small orders Soc per cwt.
APPLES-In light movement; small
stock in good order 81 50@1 IS per Dbl in
lots from fatboats; large, 81 80d2; in a
small way, 81 % per Dbl.
ONIONS-Duil; offering at 81 10 per
Dbl from first hands, sprouting 90c per Dbl;
in a small way 81 % per Dbl; turnips, SOC
per Dbl in lots, and 81 % from store; pars-
nips, 81 per Dbl; horseradish, S. 5006 per
Dbl.
CABBAGE-Selling at S8@9 per 100.
heads, and SO 1904 for crates.
BEANS-In lots 81 40Gl 65 per bushel,
the latter for choice navy; in small lots
81 75@2.
FRUITS-Oranges, rusty, SS@4 50 per
barrel; choice, $5@6 per barrel /;
lemons, $5@6 per box; dried apples,
slow sale, at 2@3c per ID; peaches, 263c,
and l2Hc for unpealed.
BUTTER-All grades are in good de-
mand except poor stuff; Western, ia
20c; medium, l5@l7c; common, l0@l2c;
country, white, 10@12Hc.
EGGS-Firm and scarce at 25c per
dozen.
POULTR1-Chickens very scarce with
ready sale at 50 2503 Is, according to
quality; choice hens, SO; dressed, 81 75@3;
turkeys in good demand at S8@12 for live,
and l3@l3%c per ID for dressed; ducks,
3 so per doz; geese, $4@5; dressed, So.
GAME-Venison, whole, 6@7c; sad
dies, 8@l0ci quails, 60c per dozen; SPUR
rels, Toe per dozen; rabbits, 81 per
dozen; wild turkeys, 50975c; ducks,
common, 81 mallards, 81; fresh fish, 6@7c
per ID. The market is overstocked with
quails, large consignmrnts having arrived
from Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri.
PROVISIONS - Market strong; bulk
shoulders SIC loose; long clear "A 10 per
cwt clear rib 4Hc! clear 4Hc; mess pork
50 5000 per Dbl; smoked meats. packed
shoulders 81; clear ribs BIC; clear sides
SIC; hams 7@8c; breakfast bacon 606%c.
LARD-Tierces 6%@6Hc; kegs 6%@
&c; pals 7A@72sc; half do 7A@7%c.
HIDES-Steady dry flint No. / lac
per ID; No. 2, 10@11c; dry sailed, 10@12c-
green sailed, 6@7c; common, 4@6c; sheep.
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per ID.
Tallow &c per Ii.
COTTON SEED-Nominal; last quo
~tations were 81 per ton; cotton seed
oil nominal 26@27 per gallon, and oil
cake $l4 to SIG per ton.
DRESSED Misunderstanding hogs
3H@4c per pound for large and small
for city dressed shoats. 4Lc. Beef 8 to &c
for fore and hind quarters; livehogs, 81 Is
per cwt by carload bulk meats, ten day:
in salt, &c for shoulders, and 4c for sides.
LARD-Steady; tierce, exc; half bbls.
7c; kegs, 7Tci buckets, ~ half buckets
7Ac.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-Aax,
2 to2A lbs, 1l@llAc; hemp, 101Ic; hall
jute, 2 to "a lbs, ll@l1Ac; baling Irvine,
lei iron ties, 81 05@2 10 per bundle,
Rope, l0c for jute and lSc for cotton.
COAL-Stock ample. Pittsburg lump,
delivered, SOC per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c
to steamer, 4Oc per box for Pittsburg; 35C
+ for Shotwell, and Doc for slack. st. Bern.
nardcoal Doc to boats and 45c to city trade
SALT-Market nearly bare; per dray-
load from store, 81 20 per Dbl coarse, in
SKIS, 81 so,
YINEGAR-Pure cider 1Sc per gal.
NAILS-S2 25 per keg rates.
!, RICE-Per ID 6Hc for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. !. :
and 3, SO, 7@G; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
5 RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
M0LASSES-Common TO choice, 28@
SIC; syrupNdo, 100000.
C0FFEE-Rio, common to fair, l3@
lgc good, Ice prime, lie; choice, 1S5c.
/ SuGAR-Louisiana, in hhds, 5A@715c
Louisiana clarified, yellow, S@8Hc; dc
; white. 91lc; graHulatd and crushed, 100
{ l0Hc; cut loaf and powdered, 10I3c.
Z LIVE ST0CK-Beef cattle are firm
with scant receipts. Choice are quoted a
4641Ic good medium 3@3Ac; smooth
= fat oxen 804G rough 2G215G thin 1A@
2e; yearlipgs $4@6 per head mich cow
Sl2Ia3O each. Hogs in fair receipt prices
range from 2Ac 10 &C., the latter for CHOICE
!, Sheep-market bare common $l@l ID
per head; choice 411c.
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