Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-05
General Trade,

Inc river mas 1allen over III feet al
Cairo and about Is inches here during
the past week. 1t will recede rapidly
from this time forth and the water
will be off the banks in a few days.
The work of crop planting progresses
with great activity; the two past weeks
of dry weather having been taken full
advantage of. An inch of rainfall
Friday and Saturday put the ground
in splendid order for blowing. As YET
it is too soon to give information as ia
the condition of potatoes, early vege-
tables, or, indeed any other crop.
except that unremitting industry i:
being devoted to their interests. Fav-
Orable weather will alone be necessary
to cause a prolific yield. Business
during the week exhibits improve.
ment, though is yet less satisfactory
than desired. The chief trade has
been in staple articles, including
mules, agricultural implements, corn.
meat and meal. Only a local move
ment in other goods, except a ship
ment of 1000 bales of Arkansas prairie
hay to a sugar plantation near Baton
Rouge. A few fluctuations in prices
are noted. Cotton is bc lower, -four
has fallen 10 to 25c per bbl., or from
% to Soc in the pasttwo weeks; wheat
is from 6 to &c per bushel lower; corn
is about the same, or perhaps a shade
better on some grades oats are
cents lower; meats are about the
same, or perhaps a fraction down on
some grades whisky is a few cents
higher, andmeal about 5 cents higher
owing to that much increase in freight
rates from St. Louis here. Our re.
ceipts for the past week aggregate
about 1000 bbls. -four, 5000 do. meal,
5000 SKIS. corn, $500 bales hay, the
bulk of it being Arkansas prairie, and
light receipts Of bran, oats, potatoes,
p~erishable goods generally, the de-
mand for which is falling off. Re.
ceipts yesterday and this forenoon by
the steamers Ste. Genevieve, Calf and
Belle Memphis we're 5000 bbls. -four,
100 bbls. meal, 3400 SKIS. corn, 800
SKIS. bran, l35 bales hay, $40 bbls.
potatoes, and 100 bbls. apples; also
round lots Of meat and general mer-
chandise.
FLOUR-Market droopy with A mod.
crate iobbing demand for low, medium
and family grades. Quotations for round
lots are for X, 81 50per Dbl; Xxx, So
xxx, IS 25@5 So family, So Is; choice
ST. fancy, So 90 patent, 81; orders 25c
higher.
CORN MEAL-Round lots, g &c
per Dbl. Receipts liberal and demand
good; orders 81 S5 per Dbl.
CORN-Good demand at 49c for yellow.
Doc for white and ole for ear; small orders
53G54c. per bushel.
0ATS-Light movement at41G42c per
in lots; small orders 4ec German miilei
81 05 per bushel TO the trade.
BRAN-Scaree with sales as high a
Sl8 per ton, nearly all retail dealers being
out of stock; retail 90c@$l per cwt; corr
bran dull at 50 per ton.
HAY = Feeling Slightly better at
SIG to $50 for red top, mixed and cleai
timothy, and 81 to 81 l0per cwt in a small
way prairie hay 50 per ton and Coo pei
cwt.
POTATOES-Peachblow in round los
81 35@l 40 per Dbl, in a small way 81 60
russets in lots 81 10. retail 81 25@I so, late
I russets 81 30 in lots; early rose 81 700l
! IS per bbE New York rose, 81 50 per bbi
I all dealers touch tenderly with seed grade
( and the demand is now chiefly in a small
jobbing way only. New potatoes from
Louisiana having been in for "A few day
past. Sweet potatoes are very dull at 5
60@2 per Dbl.
l ESOULENTS-A few Louisiana cab
| bage have been selling at IS per crate
onions slow at 81 60@525 per Dbl; black
: eyed peas 81 % per bushel; beans 81 25@
: | rs per bushel.
EGGS-Prices have been very unsettled
round lots selling at S@9c, on the landine
An Improvement is noted and sales ar
up as iigh as l0c.
. POULTRY - Chickens are dul
: at from 81 % 10 50 90 per dozen
according to quality; turkeys, $40 to ST.
y per dozen; geese, Sd so to 81 50 per dozen
: Ducks 1908 so per dozen.
| BUTTER-Demand active, suppl,
scarce, and all grades wanted; good coun
! try ranges from l8@22c, cooking l00l8C
D western 10000; creamery, 39g40c.; but
n terine DC; sales Of medium western at y
' per 10.
APPLES-Sell at SO to "a so pc
4 Dbl. Few sound offer.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs, &c f.
country dressed; city do. 6%@6c; be,
dull st TO &c for fore and hindqual
ters.
SOUTHERN FRUITS-0ranges, s
@5 per box for Palermo and Me
sina: and IS so for extra large; lemons {
5000 per box. Bananas 81 60@2 so p,
bunch.
VI PROVISIONS Market steady, wit
Z good jobbing demand. Order prices Al
. for bulk shoulders 4%@4Ic; Gle,
2 ribs, 81; c.. S. 6A@6Nc; hams, s. {
. 9h@l0 u%ncanvassed SIC breakfa
bacon, 9@0Ho.
al LARD-Tierces, 7H@Sc half barrel
Z see kegs, sac pals, S2sc; half pals so
N Country lard, 7c.
~ SUGAR-Market firm; fully fair, ope
rs kettle, Sc prime do SIC; choice, do 9
h yellow clarified, 9@9kc Off whites, 9NI
3szc; hard, l0k@l1c.
Is COFFEE-Fair TO choice l4k TO Il
st according to quality,