Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-27
Iearing House RepOr
General Trade.

the past week have been very slight
Cut meats are a shade lower on smok-
ed qualities, dry salts showing no
change. The decline on the latter
since the first of the month has been
DC to loo per cWt., and smoked quail.
ties are tc. to &c, lower than then.
Dealers look for still lower figures as
the season advances. At present, the
jobbing demand is. brisk, chiefly for
the plantation trade. Flour holds up
very well and is steady at last weeks
prices, though wheat is &c. higher
and 20. to Sc. pr oushel better than
at the first Of the present mohth,
Corn meal is firm and in active de.
mand, the supply being scarce
throughout the week and wholly mad.
equate to the demand. Corn is firm
and scarce, with prices &c. up, owing
to sparse receipts. 1t is BIC. higher
in western markets than it was on the
first inst, and oats are &c. higher.
The market for the latter shows less
strength, owing to free receipts. Sew
eral lots have come in from the Ohio
valley in musty order, and sell at &c.
to Sc. below other offerings. Whisky
has fallen &c. per gallon during the
week, and is now worth 81 10 In the
west. Sugar is a shade lower than a
week ago, and from &c, TO &c off dur,
ing the past four weeks. Coffee is
wholly unchanged from last week, but
is lc. higher than four weeks ago.
Trade is lively in all lines, but especi
ally SO in c%onsumptive articles if a
few classes of feed be excepted the
demand for which is mainly local
Good butcher cattle are in active de-
mand, and so are corn-fed hogs. the
latter being &c. to Sc. gross, and beef
cattle being 50 to 50 65 for common to
choice grass fed. Cotton goods are
reported fFmes, and wholesale dealers
report business active. 4 feature of
the market IN New York during the
past week has been an auction sale Of
$500 pieces of silks. In the feed and
breadstuf line in this market during
the past week our receipts have been
1920 barrels of -four, 1,400 barrels Of
meal, 800 sacks of corn, $50 sacks Of
oats, 725 sacks of bran, 300 bales of
hay, 700 barrels of apples, and 14O
barrels Of western potatoes, a rather
light list in the feed and produce line,
but enough to show that trade even
in that direction is picking up aud
will shortly be as brisk and lively as
is the jobbing and wholesale provision,
general merchandise and dry goods
market.
FL0UR-in steady demand for family
choice; better request for medium, and
none at all for lower classes. Quotations
for Xxx and xxx "a so to S.; family
choice and fancy, So to S. rs; patents Sc IS,
and 81 for lots, and 25c per Dbl higher for
small orders.
CORNMEAL-Market bare of lots in
first hands; last sales, 2 25 for standard, and
and 81 10 to 81 25 for tump-tail or inferior
Ohio; small orders, s. 40 per Dbl, with a
brisk demand.
CORN-Suppiy scarce, with last sale OF
lots at 52c per bushel for shelled, and 5jc
in a small way from store.
0ATS-Receipts liberal and supply
ample at 43c for choice western, and 40c
for sound Ohio river in lots: musty quail
ties from the latter direction have been
selling at 81 to 25o per hundred; sound, at
retail, 45c per hundred,
BRAN-Firm ut S14 SO per ton for
wheat, and S5c per owt, Feed meal, S13
per ton.
HAY-Scarce and in good request, with
/ ready sales for the better qualities. Com
mon, Sl29l3 per ton; mixed, $l4@l5;
choice and fancy timothy, ST. 50@18 so;
for a small way, SOL 10 per cwt Ar
kansas prairie, 50 per ton and 60c per cwt
P0TATOES-Sl IS to.S2 per barrel on
the landing for lots, and 81 % from store;
sweets, $50 to 81 so from store, the latter
for yellow yams
VEGETABLES-0nidns irregular al
$393 80 per barrel; cabbage, 81 10 50 per
100 head, and 81 TO to So per crate
Beans, 81 10 al rs per bushel, for white
medium at landing in lots and in o small
way.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chlckeni
plentiful and lower, ut 81 so to SO rs pei
dozen for small and large, according tC
condition; turkeys slow, at "a young and
81 to IS for large and fat; ducks in fair re.
quest at " so 10 3d. geese 81 % to "a 81
per dozen; eggs weak at II 10 lsc pei
dozen.
FRUIT-Western apples 81 90 to S.
in 10 and 20 Dbl lots Of solid qualities, anC
81 Is to 81 75 from store; green peaches
% TO Toe per y bushel boy, the latter
for strictly sound; grapes, 50 10 S3 81
for 2 bushel stand, 81 for 10 ID baskets o.
Missouri concord. and &c per ID for ca
tawba; oranges, So to So 50 per Dbl fol
Louisiana; lemons s. to S. per box, dFiaf
fruit quiet at 3 to SIC for apples, anC
40 40 for peaches; fresh cucumbers
S. to 5 % for biz bbls and 50 % for bbls.
BUTTER-Market Arw for all classes
and supply inadeQuaee to the demand
creamery so g TO 35c; western dairy zoe :,
25c; Kentucky 90 10 Is; country l4t
1Sc; butterine 1So te 20c,
OHEESE-Y. A. 1Sc; cream I6G par
skim 12Hc to 1870 from store,
PIGS FEET-Half bbls So; bbls SO s.
to SO. Pickles, bbls SO %; hlf bbls, So "a
PR0VISI0HS-Mo ntactive wit
prices droopy. Bacon shoulders
dkc; clear ribs, 9kcj clear sides
or bulk shoulders, SIC; do clear ribs
/, &c; do clear sides, 9H@0Ac, all loost
packed &c higher, breakfast bacon, l1Ht
sugar cured hams, l2AG mess pork, SIC 8
per Dbl lard, in t%ierces, $50; half Dbl
6Mc; kegs, 9hc 20 ID pals, CSC; do
B ID pals 95Sc: standard grades &c highel
, LIVE STOOK-Cattle In fair ..requel
for butchers stock, at 81 25 TO So So pc
cwt gross, according order and size; COW
and calves Sl6 10 S25 per head hogs !