Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-12
General Trade.

Business is active in all lines Of
traffic except the feed market, and
there is q good local traffic in this.
The receipts continue meager, and
corn is especially in demand, while
corn meal is also In active request,
Eggs exhibit frmness, while poultry
is weak, many of the chickens offer
ing having been held over from last
week, and sell slow at low figures.
Bright, fresh poulty meets a reader
market.
FLOUR-Market firm with jobbing
los mt 81 10 for XXX; 3 25G5 so for
family and 5 75aG for fancy; patents
Sc 75t07 90 small orders 25c higher.
>CORNMEAL p Firm at 81 Is
for standard in lots to arrive, free
sales having been made ut hat figure;
small orders range from - 35 to 2 40.
CORN-Scarce and firm at 53c from
first hands and Doc per bushel on small OF
ders.
890lOc for lots; store orders Isolde per
bushel.
BRAN-Unscttlcd and firm at SIS tol6
for wheat and 70 to 81 cents per ewt in q
small way; fced meal Inst sold at Sl3 and
corn bran ut 50 50 per ton.
HAY-Supply light and prices steady
at Sl3 to So per ton for common and
mixed and ST. SOTO $40 per ton for choice
to fancy; small orders 81 to 81 10 per cwt;
Arkansas prairie firm at 3Sc per ton and
SOC per cwt.
POrATOES-Western stock firm at
81 70 per Dbl in lots and - 10 to ? ~
from store: sweets Sld1 10 loose, from
wagons and 81 % tol so from store.
VEGETABLES-0nipn in lots y ~
and SO per Dbl and 50o higher in Il small
way; cabbage 50 to $40 per 100 head and
50 rs to 3 % per crate beans firm at 81 u
to 81 per bushel for medium white tc
choice navy,
APPLES-Improved feeling for sound,
well packed stock, but careless packed
brings poor prices. The range is from
81 to- 50 per Dbl according to quality and
condition.
OTHER FRUIrS-Louisiana orange
IS To 5 so per Dbl; lemons 4 and S. p !
box, ~cranberries s. for hlf and 81 for Dbl,
POULTRY-Market weak at 81 70 10
3 90 for chickens. according to quality
and size; ducks 81 50 and 2 rs per doz;
turkeys IS to 8 per doz; geese SO so fol
pluoked and s. 80 for full feathered.
EGGS-Round lots sell at l6c to lie and
packages l8c per doz.
LIVE STOCK Cattle are in light
supply with good butcher stock
firm at from ~ to sac per gros.
for medium to choice grass fed anC
II to ~ for poor common and fair ditto
cows and calves meet good demand at ;.
to So per head for yearlings and SlS to 3,
for mich cows; hogs are in light supply
and good stock meet ready sale at full
prices, AZ to SIC being the range foi
medium to choice and 4 and 4l5c for small
stock; sheep are 81 and 81 so for common
TO SO and "a per cwt for medium to choice
the demand good and nothing offering
lambs are also in demand with a bar
market at 81 to sc for medium to choice
mules and horses are in liberal stock an,
are in good demand for plantation use a
firm value.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Creamer,
3l088c. Western table and fancy dairl
2ld28c., fresh country 23025c. Cookinl
do. IS to Doe, butterine Is TO 2Oc. for tub;
and % to Doc. for rolls All grades firm
and in demand. Cheese sl2K to 13o.
full cream Ice. mild ARTS weak at &c 70
PROVISIONS-Bacon and CSC for
shoulders, DC for clear ribs y and lowe
sides: bulk meats droop clear ribs AM
nj 81 for shoulders, 8 for Dose; packei
SIIe for clear sides, al In llA@l1L
re higher breakfast bsco C; mess por
8 c and plain hamsll4@llh Ne.
SO so per Dbl; country bacon 9AG kee
LARD-rierces &c, hlf bblsuntry lar
CSC pals 915G hlf do Csc; country lar
&c.
BAGGING-Market quiet at lOAC
1lAc for fax and lutte, with an active do
mand. Ties, 81 659l 20 for piece, an
81 rs per bundle for standard.
WO0L-Tub-wOsh6d, 85t0iOc per
unwashed, 20@28c unwashed burr
from 10 10 60c per cent less, according
condition; market firm.
SUGAR-An Glasses lower, quotation
being for yellow clarified, 8kd8Ac; co
fee 4, Joe do B, DC do 9, 0Lc standaI
A, l0hc and lOM to lie for |granulatc
powdered and loaf
COFFEE-Rio steady, l2i( to 1917
for good TO choice; Java, 23@25c per |
MAOKEREL-Market quiet at 30,
@80c per kit.
HIDES-Markot weak with steady d