Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-10
General Trade.

General TRADE.
Light movement is reported in the
feed market, with but little more than
a jobbing demand and scant receipts
throughout the past week. A lively
.jobbing trade is, however, in progress
for all articles in the provision and
b~readstuff line, while agricultural i'm
plements, bagging ties and numerous
items Of traffic, are in constant de-
mand. The poultry market is poorly
supplied, with prices high, while eggs
are scarce and in active request, sales
being as high as 21c per dosen. Con-
sumptive supplies exhibit little vari-
alton since last report.
FLOUR-From first hands S5@5.75 per
barrel in lots for family, choice and fan
cy patents So. 75@7.25. No movement
in low grades. Small orders 25c higher.
CORNMEAL-Steady at 1920 for
western and $500 for hominy mills
small orders 10 to 15c higher,
CORN-SeIling at SOC in lots, with
supply scarce; ear do. from store Doc;
shelled 52@53c.
OATS--Market firm at 42c for lots 3c for
draylOads and 44@45c in a small way from
store.
BRAN-Last sales at $13 per ton from
first hands from store in a small way 10
@80c per cwt.
Las Eair u,ovoroopA a. 40 Enta 10 IN
per ton for western according TO quality
and " so for Arkansas prairie. Small or
ders SOC per cwt for the latter and 81 90
81 10 for the former,
POTATOES Prices firm; wagon
loads selling at Sl.25 to 1.50 per Dbl; small
orders Sl.75 and 200 and 1925 for western
stock; sweets $l.60 per barrel
measure loose for yellow yams. No de-
mand for red.
CABBAGE-Ina ctivemovement at$l0
per l00head aud 81. 75g3 .25per crate; onions
SO and 8.25 in jobbing lots and $3.50 from
store. Tomatoes 81 per bushel for home
growth and 75c per bushel box for West
ern.
FRUITS-Northern apples 81. Is to 2.5C
for choice stock grapes, IS 00@6 81
per Dbl for western, the latter
per two bushel stand for western
concord; oranges none Offering; lemoni
$3.50 to IS per box; dried apples 3 to BIC
per pound for lots; peaches 3@315c pei
pound and dull.
BUTTER-Steady with good inquiry
for cooking qualities and all grades in de-
mand; country II TO Tic rs in condition Of
flavor; choice Arkansas prairie 16 TO lsc
western l6 to 22c; creamery % and 3Oc
butterine l6 and tic.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chicken
are in demand at - to 4 90 per dozen &C
cording to size and condition. Eggs firm
and scarce at 20@2lc per dozen.
Professionalism jobbing at 6h,
for shoulders; 9Ac for clear ribs; 109l01
for clear sides, loose; packed, &c higher
breakfast bacon, l1H@l1%ci hams, l2@
l2Ac; bulk clear sides, 92sc. clea
ribs, 9Hc; shoulders, &c; mess pork, SIG 81
per bbl. Market firm for all grades
Lard, $4,000 for %tierce, ; 9H@9%c 70
half bbls and kegs 9Mc for pals, l01.
lO%@109&c fora land 10 lb cans.
LIVE STOCK-The cattle market /
quiet at present, with prices as follows: y
to SIC for grass fed butchers stock, rang
ing from 800 to 1900 pounds, and 81 % t
2 Is per cwt for common stock cows AM
calves are $15 90 to Is CO. A liberal sup
ply has been offered, though a better mar
ket is anticipated. Sheep are plentiful
with fair demand for good, but poor sloy
/, sale at 81 b0a2 per head, and 81 rs Il
3 rs per cWt for mediqm and choice NUT
ton lambs, 81 so to2 peg bead for com
mon, and S4@4 90 for choice, Hogs ar
coming in with a fair demand at IS 10 t
B per cwt for rough to good. Horse am
male dealers are stocking up for the fat
r trade. Mules vary from S65 to $50 pc
, head, and horses from 40 20 lI5, accord
ing to quality.
BAGGING-Demand active and maj
ket firm at l0H@llssc for fax, an.
ll% for iute. Ties, 81 95@2 10 pc
bundle. Irvine, 16c per pound.
WO0L-Tgb-wasbed, 35@40c per
, unwashed, 20@2SS mwashed and burr,
from 10 TO Doc per cwt less.
MACKEREL-Market quiet 81 20,
@60c per kit.
SUGAR-Dry brown, 9ISc; G, 9Hc
B, l0lEc; MY. A, 1880 Louisiana white
p 10Hc; do yellow clarified. l0Aci d
brown, 8H@9Hc %granulated, flci pow
utituf llEiNi NNb lOulf iAf1Af
COFFEE-Firm and tending up
= Rio, 1319c for good; 14k@l5c for fair m
1870 for choice strictly do, l71Eci jaw
23@26e.
: HlDES-Dry flint, No. l., 49, No.
I 15c; dry salt do, l4c; green, No. 2, Is
= do sailed, So market steady; talloV
4H@5c; beeswax, Zoe.
LEATHER-Oak sele, 8SQ40e; non
lock, 2S@82c; harness, 96@3Sc; skirtinI
= o5&37c; French cali, $4,000 per doEeI
o domestic cali, $200$ per dozen.
K TOBACC0--Per 10 60@g0c
SALT-Per Dbl, 81 f5per car or 9Fa
0 load; orders Vi 60 sacks 81 30@l so f
y course and Hne. Rock salt &c per pound
BUILDING MATERIAL. = Linn
o0c per Dbl for Louisville, and 81 Is f
Rosendale. Plaster. ~ rs. Fire bricI
= 4c; pressed brick, $40 per thousand.