Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-16
GENERAL Trade.

Iut MuOlcndiO nhdAhSb was QullC az
tive yesterday and this forenoon a
steamer from the Ohio, another from
St. Louis, both arriving with liberal
consignmcnts, while numerous car
loads of stuff changed hands at the
track. Corn was especially active,
selling to the extent of some 1900
sacks at 52@53 per bushel, all grades
finding ready takers. Several car
loads ofprairie hay sold at S11; other
sales were made, some of it not in the
best of order, at $21@22 per ton. Meal
sold freely at $2.35 for dark Ohio
river to $40 for Western ground.
Flour is without animation. No
movement reported in bran and but
little in oats; a fair inquiry prevails for
seed oats, and the market is firm.
Poultry continues in demand and sales
were made yesterday at over 81 per
dozen for live chickens, while turkeys
sold all the way from $40 to SIG per
dozen and dressed at from II to lac
per pound. Butter is weak, a round
lot of good Western selling on the
landing at zoe. Eggs sold on the
landing at 132c in round lots, while
among dealers they were unsettled
and went all the way from l21 to l5c
Cabbage is almost dead stock, except
Louisiana, which is selling at $3.5(
per crate. Pigs feet are lower and
the demand is Stacking off.
FLOUR-Market dull. Quotation,
are for X, So per bbli XIX, IS 25@5 sc
XXX, IS 50@5 70; family, So so; choice
So 50@6 75i fancy, 81; per Dbl. Orders 25t
higher.
CORNMEAL-Market weak at 81 81
per Dbl for coarse Ohio river, and 81 AZ
for choice in lots on the landing.
C0RN-Sales free at 52@6Sc for shelleC
and 52c for ear orders 56@57c; demand
good.
OATS-Quiet at 47@49c, for mixe(
Western; seed oats sell at 5S@55c, fol
white and black.
BRAN-Market quiet at Sl3@l3 q
per ton and 10000 per cwt; corn braI
$11 so; feed-meal lSl4
HAY-Several car loads prairie sold a
S1l; western mixed S18 to q, some selling
ut 522; the range of prices is 4 from SIG t
%, orders 81 10 tc I 20 per cwt.
POTATOES - Eating varieties dull
peachblows sellsng in lots at 81 209l 2
per Dbl, and 44c per bushel in sacks; stor
prices, 81 50@l 90; seed varieties are il
demand; sales Of pearless and russets il
lots 81 rs per bbl small orders $2@2 q
early rose 81 80@l 80 orders ~ %; New
York rose 81 1908, from store; sweet, g
in a small way.
ESOULENTS- Cabbage S325@9 8
per crate, for Louisiana; Western, a drag
ut So to- per 100 head, and 81 so to 25
per crate; turnips dull, Toe per Dbl; bean
dull at 81 35@l 60 per bushel, the latte
or navy; b~laekeyed peas 81 25 per bushe
EGGS-Sales to-day at l24@l5c pc
dozen.
POULTRY-Scarce and in demart
Chickens wanted at SO 50@4 50 per doze
for good; turkeys scarce with sales q
$12@l5 per dozen, or 81 rs each; dres,
ed turkeys 12@l4e per pound; ducks fri
at SO Is per dozen; geese dull Mt S4@4
per dozen.
BUTTER-Dull al 15@l8c for countr,
22@25c for western, and 35c for dreamer,
FRESH MEATS - Hogs, 5@6c pr
i...,,l tho 1aAfar fNr piArr Ir,arnl
beef dull at 2 to sc for fore and hin
quarters.
FRUIT-Apples sell from store at 50
per Dbl for wine saps, up to "a for exit
choice; few good offer; oranges 81 to /;
per bbl for Louisiana and Florida; lemon
s 50@5 per box; cranberries, in bbls,$8; ha
barrels. "a rs; d~riedapples $1,000; peach.
&c, with good demand. Bananas $1@1
per bunch.
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, per keg, 81 s
5 half bbls, So IS; bbls, 81 So sauer krau
So 90 per half Dbl, and Sc so for bbl
Horse radish, $6@6 so per Dbl. App
butter l0c per ID; peach do, l2c; crab eide
, $12 per Dbl.
LIVE ST0CK-Demand good at 81
as per cwt according to grade for gra
{ fed to choice cornfed Western; calves al
yearlings, S4@6; COWS and calves, $l8@S
hogs, 4H@4%c; sheep very scarce at 81
; az for common and 1904 for other qua
tiles.
BAGGING-N arket steady; on orde
flax, 9Ac per yard iute, lie; tic
81 1902 80 per bundle; grip tie, y
Irvine, he per pound.
PROFESSIONALISM clear sides u
f; 7@7Ac clear ribs 6A@7Hc; shoulde
. 4A@4Ac;breakfast bacon is 9@9Ac. Han
l0@10He. The meat market is unsettle
LARD-Tierces, Sc; half barrels, 8A
; kegs, 8HG pails,9c; half pals, SIC. Cou
try lard, nc.
4 SUGAR-Common, 5@6Hc fair
S fully fair, 1890; prime to choice, "a
SIC yellow clarified, SH@9G hard, IL
Ollie.
COFFEE-Ordinary, 15H@16kc; fl
+. to choice, l9@20c.
> HIDES-Dry flint, No. /, 20 No.
S l7c dry salt do, l6@l619c; green, Z
do sailed, 9H@l0c; market less firm; t,
low, 5@6c; beeswax, 2lc.
LEATHER-Oak sole, 38@40c; her
lock, 2S@32c harness, 36G38c; skirtin
36@S7c; French calf, $4,000 per doze
domestic calf, $20@30 per dozen.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 70 per car or dr.
ri load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 3001 60
: course and fine. Rock salt &c per pounC
TOBAOCO-Per ID 42H@66c.
III COTTON SEED-Per ton. 50; see
meal SIG. The latest quotation for colt
, seed products in New Orleans are Al
i per gallon for crude and 5lc for rein
. oil; cake in request at SD per ton, I
prime and $24 to "A so for choice; Sc
meal SIG 80 to S2l per ton.
ell RIVER INTELLIGENCE.