Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-01
Clearing nou,e Rsnort.
General Trade.

ingly unhvorable. In all directions
sdviees are hal the yield is much les.
sened, and as compared with a month
ago, viii be from % to so per cent
below the estimate then calculated
upon. Certain localities in the valley
have suffered far in excess Of other
neighborhOods. The country lying a
hundred miles or such a matter above
Vicksburg appears to have been af-
tiicted beyond otherparts ofthe cotton
belt. As an illustration, one large
plantation on the river below. Green,
vile, $50 miles to the south Of this
will not turn out more than 600 bales
when 240O bales was expected six
weeks ago. Worm garages, wet-rot
aud other troubles have conspired tC
injure the harvest. In the hills of thi:
vicinity from half to two-thirds of an
average crop is the general answer tC
inquiries put to planters. The heavi-
est injury and where the greatest ia
ing off is looked for, is in the
bottom lands of the Mississippi val
ley,N Meantime the bolls are opening
rapidly, and every field is white with
aeecy cotton. Hands are busy from
sunrise to sunset in all directions
gathering and housing the yield, and
no idle men are to be seen in any
direction. Cotton -pickers receive
from seventy five cents to one dollar
per hundred pounds of seed, cotton.
The cotton crop is likely to be wholly
gathered in the seventy-four days in
tervening between now and Christmas
time. 1t is expected that the forth
coming monthly crop report will give
a falling off Of the prospect from the
August report of from 20 to 30 per
cent. The weather has been clear,
with cool nights, almost verging on
frost, within the past week, and the
bolls are rapidly drying and opening
out. The receipts in this market for
the month closing yesterday are largely
in excess Of any former of the
past six seasons during the
same period. Business is active 10
all lines, with but slight variations in
values. Feed is scarce and firm for
all classes, receipts being light, aud
dealers are poorly supplied. Apples,
OWNS to heavy receipts, are consider
ably lower. Chickens and eggs are in
fair demand with a frmtr feeling.
Butter is scarce and favors sellers,
all classes being in demand. Meal
is very scarce. Meats are shady, with
a brisk jobbing demand; -four is steady
and has not varied five cents per Dbl
for several weaks. Iron cotton ties
are strong, while bagging shows weak
ness, and is in buyers favor. Oats
are strong aud tend upward. Hay
firm, and choice qualities are in de-
maud. The Beaver and bqrges with
fresh stocks of meal and feed, is eE-
pected to arrive to day or tomorrow
and may to some extent affect prices.
1t will certainly replenish exhausted
supplies.
FL0UR-Market unchanged. Prices
ss follows;XX and xxx S450to So, family
choice and fancy, 50 20 IS Is; patents SO Is,
and 81 for lois, small orders 25c higher.
C0RNMEAL-Scant receipts and
market strong at 81 % to 81 30 from first
hands for standard, and " 10 for inferior
in lots, md 10c higher in a small way.
O0RH-Market poorly Supplied, several
dealers being out Of stock. Last round
lot sales 52c for shellsd, between dealers
53c; in a small way Doc.
0ATS--Firm and tending. upward,
with light qualities at 40c; and heavy
qualities 42@43c; small orders Acc per
bushel.
BRAN-Stock light at Toe to Soc per
cwt fof wheat, fsad meal $l3 80 per ton.
HAY-Ohoice western 1913 to $40 per
ton; prime timothy SIG to SlJ; common
and mixed $l29l6 small orders, Sl@l II
per cwt market firm and supply light
Arkansas prairie, IS per ton and 60c per
eWt.
P0TATOES-Holder firm; 81 IS to ~
per barrel on the landing for lots, and % %
from store sweets, 100 to II so from store,
the later for yellow yams
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. irregular at
S3@3 90 per barrel; cabbage GFp Mt 81 to
50 per 100 head, and 81 IS to IS per cFatey
Beans, VI 10 al IS per bushel, FOR white
medium at landing IN lots and in o small
way.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickeps
plentiil' and range from 81 90 TO So 25 pr
dozen fof small and large, according {
coldi on; turkeys slow, at Sc young and
81 toss for large and faS ducks in fair re-
qde4t at 81 80 to SO; geese 50 SO TO 81 80
per DOZEN eggs steady az 10 to l6c for
rolud loa and tic to lSc in a small way
FRUlT-Apples have been in heavy
arrival and prices haye dropped TO 81 80
@$l 70 per Dbl for round lots in q small
way 81 per Dbl. Grapes, s. to Sc 20
for 2 bushel stand, 81 for 10 ID baskets Of
Missouri concord, and DC per ID for ca
tawba; oranges, Sc to So 80 per Dbl for
Louisiana; lemons - 10 So per box; dried
fruit quiet at 3 to 8Hc for apples, and
4 TO Aye for peaches; fresh cranberrias,
IS 10 s Is for hlf bbls and 50 % for bbls.
BUTTER-Market firm for all classes,
and supply inadequate TO the demand;
creamery 30 C to Soc western dairy zoe to
25c Kentucky 25c to 28i country IA 10
l8c; b%ltterin6 lsa te 20c,
CHEESE-Y. 4. 1867 cream Ice; part
skim 12lSc TO 1870 from store,
PICS FEET-Half bbls So; bbls IS 50
to 50. Pickles, bbls 50 %; biz bbls, IS %.
active with
prices weak. Bacon, shoulders,
5H@6%c clear ribs, 9h to 9sSc clear sides,
ga bulk shoulders, 5Nc; do clear ribs,
sac; do clear sides. 9@0Ac, all loose;
packed sc higher, breakfast bacon, ll1sc;
sugar cured hams, l2NC; mess pork SIG 50
per Dbl lard, in %tiefces, SIC; half bbls,
9hc kegs, 9kc. 2Olb pals, 9%c; do ~
ID pals 9Hc standard grades &c higher
LIVE STOCK-Cattle in fair request
foF butchers stock, at 81 Is to So IS per
cwt gross, according order and size; cows
and calves SIS TO S95 per head; hogs in
demand for corn fed, at ~ 20 Sc gross
sheep IN less request at 5 to 70 for butcher
qualities, and 81 % 10 " 80 per head fol
poor to common; lambs 81 % to 81 81
per head for poor to common, and ~ &c