Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-13
General Trade.


to-day interfered materially with all
outdoor business transactions and
sales were effected under serious dis
advantages. Despite this, however,
sales were liberal and the order trade
is especially active. There have been
numerous round lots of corn, corn
meal, potatoes, apples and hay dis.
posed of since yesterday morning and
prices realized have in no instance
shown amy advance as far as heard
except in the article of corn, which is
perhaps lie higher owing to its scarcity.
Meats are weak and lower in all upper
country markets, but the short stock
here causes prices to be we'll main
tanned.
FLOUR-Market dull. Quotations
are for X, SIS per Dbl; XXX. S. 2505 so
NIX, S. 50@5 70; family, So go choice,
S6 6O(96 70; fancy, 81; per Dbl. Orders 25c
higher.
CORNMEAL-Lower; round lots 81 40
az 40, with better offerings; course Ohio
river meal 81 30 per Dbl; small orders
50 80.
C0RN-Sales on landing at 58c; orders
56@57c.
OATS-Quie; at 48@49c; orders 5S@55e.
BRAN-Movement light. Quotation:
being $l3 500l4 per ton ut wholesale, and
76@8Oc per cwt. at retail; corn bran $ll go
feed-meal Sl4; %cotton-seed meal $40 per
ton.
HAY-In good demand; red top S17G19
per ton; prime timothy S2O62l; choice
do S22923 so; orders 81 I00l 25 per
cwt; prairie hay S1l so per ton and Use
per cwt. Straw $l3 per ton.
ESOULENTS - Peachblow potatoes
weak at 81 % al 40 per Dbl, and 81 60
@$l 10 in a small way; seed varieties in
demand at 81 40 for late russets; 81 60
for early do; 81 70 for peerless; 81 for early
rose, small orders DC higher; sweets 81
per Dbl from store and 81 5001 rs per Dbl
measure; onions $4@4 80 per Dbl; cabbage
S4G4 so per crate for Louisiana, and - to
3 for western-the latter sell at a to 6
per 100 head loose; turnips Toe and 81 per
Dbl; celery 5O@65c p~erjbunch; beans 81 65
per bushel in lots for navy. and 81 So
for medium; black-eyed peas 81 % per
bushel.
EGGS-Weak at 11@12Hc per dozen,
the latter for small packages.
P0ULTRY-Chickens 81 2503 rs for
young and old; turkeys SOIL per dozen,
and 10c per ID for dressed; geese, 81 so,
ducks, 81 75@3 %. All poultry in de-
mand; dressed not offering, but would
sell well if in good order.
BUTTER-Market weak and dull;
country butter l5@20c per pound; dairy
and Western table, 22@25c; creamery, 35c.
FISH-Reelfoot lake fish &c per pound;
catfish 4c.
GAME-Little offering; venison. Sc
whole and Z to Sc for saddles; other species
not quotable, warm weather causing it to
come in bad order.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs, dressed, 5@6c
per pound; latter for city dressed;
beet, dull at 2@3c for fore quarters;
4@6c for hind quarters; mutton, 4G6c
for dressed.
FRUIT-Apples in light movement at
81 5093 so per Dbl for good stock. Oranges
scarce at $5@7 50 lemons scarce at So
per box; cranberries, in bbls So; half
barrels. "a 75; dried apples 8%@9c; peaches
&c, with good demand. Bananas S1@1 so
per bunch.
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, per eg, SO Is:
half bbls, 81 %; bbls, SO So sauer kraut,
81 90 per half Dbl, and 81 90 for bbls.
Horse radish, $6@6 so per Dbl. Apple
butter Zoe per ID; peach do, he; crab cider
$12 per Dbl.
SUGAR-Common, 5Q6Hc; fair to
| frllu faIr- TInTaEo. ,,vfv., - .L.s.a EhFLa
8HG yellow clarified, $1,000; hard, III
He.
CoFFEE-0rdinary, 15A@l6Kc; fair
to choice, l9@20c.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., 90 No. q,
l7Hc; dry salt do, l6@1611c; green, 7c;
do sailed, 9k@l0c; market very firm, with
an upward tendency; tallow, 5@6c; bees
wax, Die.
LEATHER-Oak sole, SS@4Oc; hem
lock, 28@32c; harness, 96@38c; skirting,
35937c; French calf, $40@60. per dozen;
domestic calf, $20@30 per dozen.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 IS per car or dray
load; orders 81 So sacks 81 30@1 60 for
course and fine. Rock salt &c per pound.
TOBACCO-Per ID 42X@60c.
COTTON SEED-Per ton. 50.
LIVE STOOK-Demand good at 81 Is
@5 per cwt according to grade for grass
fed to choice cornfed Western; calves and
yearlings, S4@6; cows and calves, Sl8G90
hogs, 4A@4%c and scarce; sheep, very
scarce at 81 50@2 for common and $3@4
for other qualities.
BAGGING-A arket steady; on orders
fax, &c per yard; jute, lie; ties,
" l5@2 % per bundle; grip tie, 81
Irvine, l2c per pound.
PROFESSIONALISM clear sides are
TIC; clear ribs 7c; shoulders sc.
breakfast bacon is 9@9Lc. Hams, 100
1O1c. kilograms from Chicago and Gin
c~innati this morning quote the markets
dull, shoulders, 45sc; clear ribs, $4,000
ESQ., clear sizes, So S0@6 IS per cwt.
LARD-Tierces, &c. half barrels, SIC;
kegs, S%G pails,9c; half pals, 9Hc. Coun-
try lard, nc.