Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-10
General Trade,

General Trade.
The planting season is always a dull
period in business circles. The pres
ent is no exception, trade in nearly all
branches being confined to limited
jobbing and order transactions.
Wholesale dealers are doing but little
in any line, buyers being shy and hav-
ing little faith in even present prices
Ofleading commodities being sustained.
The variation in values during the
past week have, however, been very
slight, except cotton, the price of
which is ! to 10 per pound lower.
During the past month cotton
has fallen from IL to 1Sc per pound,
and during the past three months the
fall has been II to 28c per pound on
the various classes. Flour is un-
changed in price, but shows irmer
feeling than it did a week ago. Wheat
is the same as four weeks ago, but two
weeks back it stood Sc per bushel less
than now. Corn is a cent lower, but
for a month back it has not varied
more than that. Oats are slightly
better, while bran is stiff and hay
about the same. Whisky is 1c per
gallon higher, though for a month or
more it has not altered &c. Clear
rib and clear bacon sides are &c higher,
while smoked shoulders, bulk meats
and lard are just as they were. Coffee
is dull and a shade lower on the better
grades; sugar &c lower on the high
grades and the same on lower quail
ties; molasses is firm, but no higher.
and rice has not changed figures fol-
more than four weeks. No rain has
fallen during the week in this vicin-
ity. The young crops need showers
but are not suffering. Cotton is about
all planted, and the portion up is Wig.
orous and healthy, with good stands
while corn is in fine order. The river
has been rising all of the week, and
is up to within six feet of high water
level, but no apprehension is felt, as q
decline has begun at Cairo, and i.
progressing at all points above. Re.
ceipts during the week have beer
1000 bbls. -four, 1850 bbls. meal, 800
bbls potatoes, chiefly new from Lou.
%isiana 600 sacks bran, 1850 bales hay
and light shipments Of oats.
The strawberry crop hereabout,
bids fair to be light, and while ship
ments were heavy throughout the
week, prices ruled high. The dry
weather has shortened the yield ma.
t%erially. An active demand has KEEP
prices from 10 to 25c per box since
the ripening season opened. The DO.
tato crop hereabouts is looking we'll
and promises a liberal yield. Shipping
will commence in a few days.
FLOUR-Low grades are very dull
but q tirmer market prevails and medium
to choice is in fair request. Round lot
quotations are as follows: X, 81 per Dbl
Xxx, "a 25@6; xxx, So 25@5 so; fancy.
So 1906; patent, 1901 %; orders 25 tC
60c higher.
CORNMEAL--Little animation, al.
Though a fair jobbing demand is noted
Prices from first hands range from 81 IL
TO 81 20 per Dbl, and 10 to 2Uc higher in 9
> small way.
t CORN Simply scant andprices firm al
48c for shelled, agr wanted at Acc; orders
per carload and in IN o small way, SOC
62c.
OATS-Firmer, and good In far dc,
1 mand. Prices are from 40 to Ale in lot
I and II to Acc IN a small way.
BRAN-Stitf and in demand at $40 &c
to $40 so per ton for wheat, and 81 05 pei
cwt; corn bran $40 per ton.
HAY-Quiet at $l5@l6 per ton for rec
Q top, and S17 to $40 so for clear western
? timothy; orders $l@l10 per cwt; Arkansas
prairie, 50 60@l0 per ton at the track.
Q POTATOES old stock drag and sci
4 at anything between Soc and 81 per Dbl
new from Louisiana in fair request at 81 81
s to 50 so per Dbl in lots, and 25 to 90
higher at retail.
~ ESCULENTS-Cabbage $5@6 ne
= crate; onions So to 81 Ser Dbl; beans 81 q
a to 81 GO per bushel for white medium {,
navy; peas 81 per bushel.
Q FRDITS-Apples slow and few at $50
4 per bbh oranges SO 6O@6 50 per bo,
for Palermo and Messlna, according t.
size and order; lemons So 1904 per box.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Cbickans il
Z better offering and lower prices; youny
So so to SO rs per doz; old, 50 70 to "a pc
. dozen; eggs oAar freely and sell at 9% {,
Z l0c per dozen at wholesale and in o small
Z way.
Z BUTTER AND CHRESE-Al grade
are lower and slow to sell, Country range
. from II to zoe per pound, the latter TO
choice Arkansas prairie; western 10 to 24C
u creamery, 28@30c; buttefiRe l7@l8c
Cheese, l5c for Y. A., and llk to l21g
for N. Y. factory.
Professionalism shoulders, BE-
d clear ribs do, 7%c clear sides 7k@7Hc
breakfast bacon, $4,000; sugar cured ham
9%@l0c bulk shoulders, 4L@4Hc; clea
!, ribs, 6Ssc; clear sides, 6Nc. Lard, nc 70
%tierces; ~ for kegs and half bbls, and 8
for pals. Country lard, SIC, and countr,
meats u TO &c under above prices.
LIVE gT0CK-Cattle supply fair
s good butcher qualities in demand q
81 to Sc gross,the Latter for the best. In
ferior ~ TO 2Lc calves sos each; COW
and calves sl9@35; hogs in light move
ment at 3k@lkc gross; sheep 4@5c 70
good and 81 1902 per bead for inferior.
WO0L-Tub.washed 40@47c per h
3 unWashed, %@32c; unwashed and burr,
from 3 to lOc per u less.