Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-24
General Trade.

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The weather is fine, planters ara
preparing for active spring work, the
fear Of an overflow diminishes, and
our jobbing trade is active in alllines.
The wholesale market is irregular for
the leading articles Of consumption
Corn exhibits weakness. Cornmeal
likewise, with prospects of going down
ten cents or SO per barrel, the New
Orleans market having broken. Meats
are irregular, and can be bought
here cheaper than heavy deal
ers are able to purchase
and lay it here. Flour is
ISsiet, with operations mainly in a
|jobbins ssy: dressed hogs are droopy
and slow to sell; p.airie hay is a little
upset in value to-day, a dozen car
loads having arrived during the past
three days. A carload or two was
shipped up the Ohio last evening, the
second transaction Of the kind, and
intended for the use of stock
shippers to southern markets. Dis
patches from New Orleans last night
quote meal dull at $3.50 per Dbl; corn
quiet at 60c; oats dull at Bob ;
hay carce and the best up to $28 per
ton; coffee in good demand at 14@
l6fc for ordinary to prime sugar dull
at 5l@8lc according to grade mo-
lasses 3O@45 per gallon, and rice firm
and 6@7lc per pound.
FL0UR-Fair movement for low me
dunn and family. Round lots sell as fol-
lows: For X, IS per Dbl; Xxx, IS 25@5 50;
xxx, S. 50@5 rs; family $6@6 Is;
choice, So 25@6 so fancy, IS 1905 IS;
patent, $7@7 rs. Orders 25c higher.
CORNMEAL-Weak and in better
supply at 81 80 per Dbl in lots, on landing;
81 60in dray loads from the mill, and
50 90 on orders.
CORN-Demand fair at 60c, IN lots. for
yellow and white, shelled and ear; orders,
Doe. Receipts yesterday $500 scks.
0ATS-Steck liberal and prices droopy
at 44g45e. for car loads from store Soc.
BRAN-Quiet and quoted ut sl4 50 per
ton for wheat in lots and 7b@80c per cwt.i
corn bran Sll per ton and 60c, per cwt.
HAYDN good request, Western offer
ing IN light quantities Arkansas prairie
held at $40 M0ll; prices Of Western
range from SlS@2S per ton and 81 1901
rs per cwt.
-Peachblows firm; 81 60 per
Dbl in lots; seed stock In light movement.
Jackson whites 81 1O@11l per Dbl. peach
blows 81 81 peerless and russetts 81 SOTO
81 0G carly rose$1 75@2O0 New York rose
y 10. all in lots; jobbing prices 25c per
bbl higher.
ES6ULENTs--Ca Cabbage S. 50 Der
crate, for Louisiana; beans sell at 81 400
| IS per bushel, the latter for navy;
black-eyed peas 81 25 per bushel;
lady peas S2G2 50per bushel;onions low
er ut s. % per Dbl; onion sets 81 SOFAS
per bushel for tops and $6GG so for roots
APPLES-Scarce; jobbing at $@4 50
for choice and So 50@4 for other grades.
EGGS-Market weak with fair de-
mand at lie per dozen.
P0ULTRY-Chiokens $3.50 to 1915 per
dozen for live, turkeys SO to $13 per doz.,
dressed he; ducks SO Is per doz; geese
81 so per dozen.
GAME-Littleo offering. Venison whole
5G saddles 8@8Hc; squirrels $1@l %;
| birds 81 rs per doZ.
BUTTER-Good grades are scarce and
IN demand; country is worth l5GlSc
Western 22(a25c; creamery 35cG37.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs, 4@4Hc for
country dressed; beef dull at 2 to SC fol
fore and headquarters.
SOUTHERN FRUITS-Oranges scarce
$40 per box for Valencia; 50 5000 so pei
box for Palermo and Messina: lemons Al
SB07 per box for Mcssina and Palermo
PROYISIONS-Market quiet; bull
clear sides are jobbing at 7c; clear rib
6Mc and shoulders at 4%@4Ac
breakfast bacon 9@9hc per pound. Ham.
9T@1Oc.
LARD-Tierces, Sc; half barrels, s%@
SIC; kegs, SIC; pals. SIC; half pals
9Hc. Country lard, 7@7Hc.
SUGAR-Common, 5@6Lc; fair Il
fully fair, 7@7Ac; prime to choice, 7%@
8HG yellow clarified, 8ls@9ci hard, ~
Ollie.
C0FFEE-Fair to choice Az to 10c
according to quality.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., IS; No. q
Ice; dry salt do, 19c; green, &c; do sailed
DC; market weak and tending lower; tai
low. 5@6c; beeswax, dc.
LEATHER-0ak sole, 3S@40c; hem
lock, 2S@32c; harness, 36@38c; skirting
35@37c; French calf, $4,000 per dozen
domestic calf, $4,000 per dozen.
TOBACCO. Per ID 100000.
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, per keg, 81 65@
81 IS half bbls, So IS; bbls, 81; sauer kraut
dull, $3.50 per half Dbl. and IS o. for bbls
Horse radish, 1905 so per Dbl. Appl,
butter l0c per ID; peach do, lie.
LIVE STOCK-Good butcher cattlt
are in demand with stock very scant
Prices are ~ to 41Sc per ID. for gras
and corn fed Western cows and calve
Sl5 to $50 per heRdi hogs at 81
to 4Acj sheep 81 TO 81 80 per head fn-
common and s to SIC per ID. for goot
butcher mutton,
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 rs per car or dray
load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 SO01 90 fol
course and fine. Rock salt q per pound.
BAGGING-N arket quiet; on order
fax, 9Hc per yard; jute, 10X@llG ties
81 75@3 per bundle; grip tie, 81
Irvine, l2c per pound.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.