Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-27
here for uncurrent securities
General Trade.

The produce market was all topsy-
turvy yesterday and to-day. Flour is
weak cornmeal steady but low; corn
a little off; hay of all kinds dropped
in value oats are not strong pota-
toes fell like forty eggs fairly tum-
bled in their rapid stride down the
slope chickens dropped considerably,
and the whisky market is dull. The
only articles Of prime consumption
which held up we've cut meats, bran
and butter. The latter is scarce and
strong. Bran is stiff, and meats hold
their own handsomely. A fair job
bling demand prevails for all classes of
eatables. An increase in general bust
ness is anticipated as soon as the river
drops to within its banks, which, it is
gratifying to say, will not be many
days hence.
F~LOUR-Market weak with a moder-
ate jobbing demand, dealers in the main
declining 60 lay in extensive stocks in
anticipation of n further decline. Quota
tions for round lots are for Y, $4 SOFAS;
Xxx, $51OG5 30 XXX, IS 35@G rs; fami-
ly, SIS 1906; choice, $6@6 2I fancy, Sc 80
as 70; patent brands, $7@7 25; small
orders 25c higher.
CORNMEAL-Market quiet at 81 10
az 70 per Dbl in lots, and 25c higher in
q smallway.
COMPLIES shady at 40@5Oc in lots
and 53G55c. in q small way.
OATS-Round lots are quoted at 42@
43c; small orders 47@4Sc.
BRAN-Scarce and stiff at $15 80 per
ton and $4,000 per cwt; corn bran SO and
G0c per cwt.
HAY-Market quiet; red top $14@15
per ton; prime and mixed timothy Sl6@
18; choice do. $l9020; orders Sl@l 10 per
cwt; Arkansas prairie sold per carload al
SO; in a small way 60c. per cwt.
POTATOES-Market unsettled and
prices lever; peachblows sold on the land.
ing all the way from 81 % to 81 40 per
Dbl, and russets from 81 Is to 81 So pei
Dbl. In Il small way$l soto 81 60 is the
value of peachblows, while seed varieties
sell at from 81 90 to 81 so, according t
kind and quantity. Sweets 81 90 to 81 81
p,er Dbl.
- r7SCULENTS-The market has beer
boro If cabbage for sevearl days. Onions
sell at * so to So per Dbl; turnips dull al
Si@i o. ,Nlack-eyed peas 81 50 per bushel
beans 81 % to$l 10. 49,,
EGGS-M, rket unsettled at Z to 81
per dozen, and Eupply large.
BUTTER-Denand active, supply
scarce, and all grades wanted good coun'
try ranges from l8@L2c, cooking lOgloc
western 10000; creamery, 5994Oc.; but
terine DC; sales of medium western at ~
per ID. 40 a,,o
Dbl. No small offers.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs, DC TO
country dressed; city do. 6Hg6c; bee
dull at 2 to sc for fore and %hindquar
SOUTHERN FRUITS-0ranges So D
65 per box for Palermo and Mes
sina; Valencia SD; lemons $696 per boz
for Messina and Palermo.
GAME-Quails scarce at 81 90 pc
DOZEN venison at SC. per ID. for saddles
squirrels at 81 80 per dozeni scant re
ceipts. ,
POULTRY-Chiekens weak AT " D
to rs per dozen, accordidg to size an
? order. Turkeys 81 to 10 per dozen fo
live and is to Ice for dressed; geese, SO 8
and 4 so per dozen; ducks 1908 go pc
dozen.
PROVISIONS Market unsettled
with a moderate iobbing demand. Ordc
prices are for bulk shoulders 4A@4At
Gear ribs, Sc 65@6 IS; @. 5. 6Ag61s,
hams, S. c., 0H@l0c un%canvassed 94C
gTc; breakfast bacon, 9@9Ec. =.
LARD-Tierces, 1906 half barrel