Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-29
General Trade.

week, especially to valley planters, is
the early prospect of a speedy decline
of the waters. The river has been
falling for several days at Cairo, and
it is going down rapidly at all points
abovethere,the channel havingshoaled
to 81 feet below st. Louis, while the
Ohio is receding its whole length.
The decline began here to day.
and though yet hardly noticeable, will
be rapid enough in a few days. Be
fore the present week closes the water
will doubtless be within banks the
whole length of the river. Advices
from the lower Arkansas river are
cheering. The backwater is leaving
the lowlands, the main river having
fallen considerably. The same is re-
ported of lower White river, from St.
Charles to the mouth, a distance of
overs hundred miles. We have had
a very dry week, entirely free from
rain, save a small shower on Saturday
morning last, and planters having had
a dry week took full advantage of it
to put in their early spring crop asfast
as possible. The spring is very back
ward. but the soil is in fine condition
and the prospect as lattering as can
be desired. Our markets have huc-
tuated considerably during the week.
The lower grades of cotton declined,
and all classes have been dull. Corn
meal dropped to a very low figure and
stays there. Flour has gone down
25c per Dbl on all grades. Wheat is a
shade lower in the west. Corn is
down l to 2 cents per bushel. Hay is
lower, oats are a little lower. Pork
is 75c to 81 per Dbl. lower, and dull.
Cut meats, smoked and unsmoked, are
steady, AID at the same prices as a
week ago; lard is a little off. Butter
l to 2 cents higher and firm, with an
active demand and light offerings.
Sugar is steady and unchanged from
last week. Coffee is steady and a frac-
ton lower. Potatoes are unsettled,
with round lots selling at irregular
prices, and considerably below sales of
a week back. The season is now SO
far advanced hat dealers are shy of
the market. A feature of the past
week has been the shipment of nearly
a thousand bales of Arkansas prairie
hay to Baton Rouge and the lower
sugar coast for a market. Large ship
ments Of cotton seed meal are making
from here to the same vicinity, gene
rally for fertilizing purposes. Our
receipts during past week figure up
1900 bbls -four; $500 bbls meal
2,050 bbls potatoes; $500 seeks corn
1850 seeks oats 1900 bales hay, and
a small quantity of bran. Business
on h ewhole is good, especially in the
Ijobbing line, though values show q
reduction.
FL0UR-Trade is mainly of a jobbing
character, dealers declining to lay in lib
eral supplies in anticipation of a farther
reduction in values. Quotations from
first hands are. X, 81 80Cg5; Xxx, So 100
l5 80 xxx, So 35@6 rs; family, IS 75@6;
choice, $685. 25; fancy, Sc 50@6 70; patent
brands, stat rs; small orders 25c higher.
CORNMEAL-Liberal stocks has low
cred prices to 81 10 and 20 per bbl for
round lots, though the demand is active.
Small orders 25c higher.
CORN-Libcral movement and active
demand at 40 to 50 in lots on the landing,
and SO to 55c per bushel in a small way.
OATS-Quiet at AZ to 43c in lots from
first hands; small orders 47G4Sc.
BRAN-Scarce and firm ut SIS so per
ton, and $4,000 per cwt; corn bran SO per
ton and Coo per cwt.
POTATOES-Market unsettled; peach
blows sell on the landing all the way
from ST. rs to 81 40 per Dbl, and rus
sets from VI Is to ST. 50 per Dbl. In
a small way 81 so to 81 co is the value
of peachblows, while seed varieties sell
at from 81 so to 81 so, according to
kind and quantity. Sweets 81 so to 81 65
per Dbl.
ESCULENTS-The market has been
hare of cabbage for several DAYS. Onions
sell at SIS 80 TO So per Dbl; turnips dull at
Sl@1 25; ~black-eyed peas 81 81 per bushel;
beans 81 % to 81 10.
EGGS-Market unsettled at Z to 9Hc
per dozen, and supply large.
BUTTER-Demand active, supply
scarce, and all grades wanted; good coun-
try ranges from l9@22c, cooking l09l8c;
western 10000; creamery, 39A40cs but
terine DC; sales Of medium western at 22c
per ID.
APPLES-Scarce at So to 81 90 per
Dbl. No sound offer.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs, &c for
country dressed; city do. 6H@6ci beef
dull att to &c for fore and h%indquar-
tiers.
SOUTHERN FRUITS-0ranges So 80
@6 per box for Palermo and Mes
Slnu hlelVlh @iNi ieHlune PuWV POI IVA
for Messina and Palermo.
GAME-Quails scarce at 81 90 per
dozen; venison at Sc. per ID. for saddles;
squirrels at 81 80 per dozeni scant re-
ceipts.
POULTRY-Chickens weak at 81 90
to 8 rs per dozen, accordidg TO size and
order. Turkeys Sll to 10 per dozen for
live and Is TO Ice for dressed; geese, W so
and 4 50 per DOZEN ducks s393 90 per
PROVISIONS - Market shows fair
iobbing demand. Order prices are
Tor bulk shoulders lN@42Eci clear