Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-03
General Trade.

General Trade.
More rain, and in copious doses, too.
1t is anything but pleasant to think
about, especially for those who have
their domiciles in the river valley re-
gion, subject to overflow. Our mar
kets exhibit considerable strength in
leading articles, first dealers being
almost out of the chief articles of
primo consumption Hay is easy, corn
meal weak and lower, but all
else is scarce, and prices
have improved, or are steady. Pou'-
try is scarce and higher; eggs like
wise. Corn is frmer and in light
supply; bran higher and wanted; oats
steady, and all classes of esculents are
in demand, with few or none Offering,
except in a small way from store.
Potatoes are strong and few; meats
are steady, except for fresh pork,
which is slow to sell on account of the
soft weather. The steamer Parker,
from the Ohio this morning, arrived
with very light additions, having no
grain aud only about 450 bales Of
western hay. The next arrivals will
I And ready takers AT full priees.
FLOUR Steady and in n fair request
for family and lower qualities, Quotations
rule as follows; X, S.; Xxx, IS 25a5 so
xxx, IS 50@5 rs; family, 5000 %;
choice, S825@6 so; fancy, SO 50@675
patent brands, $7@7 40. Orders Csc
higher.
CORNMEAL-Market weak at 81 40
per barrel in lots on the landing
and 81 So in a small way.
CORN-Sales of over 1000 sacks
yesterday at SOC for all grades; offering
to-day from first hands only Il few hun
bred sacks and no arrivals. The tone is
better. Orders 9@65c.
OATS-Demand fair at 44@46c for
light, and heavy mixed orders 4S@60c.
BRAN-Firm and higher; Sales of
wheat at SIG per ton and soc. per cwt;
Corn, do. weak at 50, and 60c. per cwt.
HA1-Market not active, with sales Of
choice timothy at So so per ton. The
range for western is from SIT to % per
ton, and 81 1901 20 in a small way
prairie hay dull at 50 so per ton and G5c.
per cwt.
APPLES-Good sound, in car load
lots, SAGA 50 Dbl; in a small way SOC.
higher.
POTATOES-Supply scant and de-
mand good with a strong tone, few offer
ing from first hands. Peach blows are
worth 81 60 per Dbl; Jackson whites
81 40 russets 81 coal IS, SOME at 81 IS;
early rose 81 90; New York rose ~ 70
per Dbl. Orders 25c. higher,
ONIONS-Scarce at 81 Is to s. 90
per bbl.
CABBAGE-Scarce-at So 25@5 50 for
Louisiana.
BEANS-Supply light, and worth 81 rs
to 81 80 in lots; black eyed peas, 81 50per
bushel, and firm.
LUTHERAN good grades meet ready
sale, and are scarce. Country l5@20c;
western Is TO Soc creamery, 35@31c
per b.
EGGS-Light supply at l2H@13c. for
lots, and in a small way.
POULTRY-Chickons sell readily at
= 50 to 81 per dozen, according to quail
ity; turkeys firm at $l2 to SIS per doz.,
geese S4G4 80 per dozen; ducks S393 so.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs, 4@4Hc for
country dressed; city do. 5Hci beef dull
at 2 to &c for fore and headquarters.
SOUTHERN FRUITS-Oranges scarce
$40 per box for Valencia; 81 50 per
box for Palermo and Messina; lemons at
S4G6 so per box for Messina and Palermo.
PROVISIONS-Markct steady; bulk
clear sides are jobbinga at 1910; clear ribs
6A@65s, and shoulders at 4%@4Mc;
breakfast bacon 9@9Hc per pound. hams
0H@1Oc.
LARD-Tierces, Sc; half barrels, 8%@
SIC kegs, SIC; pals, sac; half pals,
9Nc. Country lard, 7@7Ac.
SUGAR-Common, 5@6%c; fair TO
fully fair, 7@7Mc; prime TO choice, 7%@
8NG yellow clarified, sH@9G hard, ~
@11Hc.
C0FFEE-Fair to choice Az to l9c
according TO quality.
HIDES-Dry Hlnt, No. l., 1S; No. g.,
l5c; dry salt do, l5c; green, No. 2, PKG
do sailed, 7@8c market dull; tallow,
5@6c; becswax, dc.
LEATHER-Oak sole, S8@40c; hem
lock, 28@S2c; harness, 36@38c; skirting,
S5@37c; French calf, A0@60 per dozen;
domestic calf, $20@S0 per dozen.
TOBACCO. Per ID 42H@60c.
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, per keg, 81 $50
81 rs half bbls, SO rs; bbls, 81; sauer kraut,
dull, $Sb 0 per half bbl., and Sc 90 for bbls.
Horse radish, 1905 80 per Dbl. Apple
butter 10c per ID; peach do. he.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 rs per car or dray
load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 300l 60 for
course and hne. Rock salt q per pound.
BAGGING-k arket quiet; on orders
fax, 9hc per yard jute, l0X@l1c; ties;
81 75@S per bundlei grip tie, 81,
Irvine, l2c per pound.
LIVE ST0CK-Light receipts of
butcher cattle, and a good demand pre-
walls at ~ 10 4Lc. gross, as in quality
cows and calves $l5@SS0 per head; hogs
scarce and firm at 3h@4hc. per ID; sheep
plentiful, and slow sale at 4H@5c.; COM
mon 81 50@S2 00per head.
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