Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-08
GseneraI Trade.

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The Wholesale market has been
much affected by muddy roads and
bad weather, though in the general
order line a fair business continues.
The feed dealers report business slack.
There is a good demand for hay but
not at prices that promise a margin to
the middle or commission men.
Meal is less plentiful and prices are
stronger. Meats are easy in price but
in active movement; -four rather dull.
Poultry not so slow and eggs droopy.
FLOUR-Market quiet. Quotations
are for X. S. per Dbl; Xxx. IS 25G5 so.
Xxx, IS 50@5 70; family, So so choice,
20 5O@6 To- fancy, 81 per Dbl. Orders 25c
higher.
CORNMEAL-Market better, the mill
prices being 81 so for fresh ground; orders
$3.50 other meal offers at 81 81.
OORN-Market strong; lots Of shelled
sell at SIZE; ear 53c; orders 55@57c.
OATS-Sales slow at 47@48c for sacked
in lots; orders 53055c.
BRAN-Light movement. Offering to
arrive at $780, orders 80@85c. Corn
bran $ll so. Cotton-seed meal at the
mills SIG per ton.
HAY-Supply light with good demand;
prices are $18@23 so per ton; orders
81 l0@l2 5 per cwt; prairie hay $11 so per
ton and Toe per cwt. Straw $l3 per ton.
ESCULENTS-Potatoes slow and low
or; ~peachblows from first hands 81 45ber
Dbl, and $l.75 in a small way. Cabbage So
per crate and 5@6 per l00head; Louisiana
cabbage $3.50 per crate. Turnips 75c per
Dbl. Onions scarce at 81 SOFAS per Dbl.
Beans 81 65 per bushel in lots for navy
and 81 S5 for medium. Black-eyed peas
81 25 per bushel.
EGGS-Weak at 14@l5c per dozen.
POULTRY-Chickens 81 SOFAS for
young and old; turkeys $79lO per dozen
and loo per ID for dressed; geese, "a so
ducks, 81 75@3.25.
BUTTER-Market weak with moder-
ate demand; country butter l5@20c per
pound dairy and Western table, 22@25c;
butterlne, Zoe; creamery, Soc.
FISH-Reelfoot lake ish8c per pound
,GAME-Venison, whole, 4K@5c; sad
dies, &c; squirrels, 81 Is per dozen; rab-
bits, 81 1902; wild ducks 81 so az %,
according 20 quality turkeys 75c each.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs, dressed, Az
@6c per pound; latter for city dressed;
beet, dull at 2@3c for fore quarters;
495c for hind quarters; mutton, 4@6c
for dressed.
FRUIT-Apples in light movement at
1904 % per Dbl for good stock. Oranges
scarce at 81 50@7 80 per Dbl for second
and frs. grades; lemons scarce at So so
per box; cranberries, in bbls So; half
barrels. "a 70; dried apples $4,000; peaches
Sc, with good demand.
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, per keg, 50 Is;
half bbls, 81 Is; bblG, SO go sauer kraut,,
"a 90 per half Dbl, and 81 80 for bbls.
Horse radish, $6@6 so per Dbl. Apple
butter l0c per lbi peach do, lie; crab cider
SUGAR-Common, 5@6Hc; fair to
fully fair, 7@7Ac; prime to choice, 7%@
9hc; yellow clarified, $1,000; hard, liz
1lHc.
CoFFEE-Ordinary, 15H@lGHc; fair
to choice, 10000.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., 90 No, g.,
l7%c; dry salt do, 16@l6Hc; green, 7c;
do sailed, 9H@l0c; market very firm, with
an upward tendency; tallow, 6@6c; bees
wax, DC.
LEATHER-Oak sole, 88@4Oc; hem-
lock, 2S@32c; harness, 36@38c; skirting,
95@37c; French calf, 10000 per dozen;
domestic calf, S20@30 per dozen.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 70 per car or dray
loadi orders 81 IS sacks 81 30@1 60 for
course and fine.
TOBACCO-Per lb 42K@60c.
COTTON SEED-Per ton. SO.
LIVE STOCK Cattle for butchers
use in good demand. Grass fed are 81 10
OBJ % per cwt; cornfed Western, 4k@5c;
calves and yearlings, $4@6; COWS and
calves, $lS@3G hogs, 4Ac; sheep, very
scarce at 81 5092 for common and 1904
for other qualities.
BAGGING-A arket steady; on orders
flax, 9Hc per yard; jute, lie; ties,
w l5@2 90 per bundle; grip tie, 81;
Irvine, lie per pound.
PROFESSIONALISM clear sides are
TIC; clear ribs &c; shoulders 47sc,
breakfast bacon is 999Ac. Hams, 100
10Hc.
LABD-Tierces, Sc; half barrels, SIC;
kegs, SIC; pals, 9G half pals, 9Hc.