Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-18

OlAAAfOl
road entering from the south a
iitizen counted 1870 bales of cotton
his residence by wagon and
,ntering market, yet be did not keep
ally Of all that passed. These wag-
ms return homeward well laden with
tagging and provisions. The old
or early mercantile settlers will
ind our wagon trade as heavy at this
5ime as at any former period. The
trade at present is light
or in volume than usual at this
season, not only in the small tributa-
ries of the South, but in upper coun-
Try streams. Masters Of boats passing
down from the Ohio complain that
the carrying trade is duller than they
ever knew it before. The scant crops
produced in the Ohio valley is the al
cause Of the reduced volume Of
The prospect at present indi-
Gates an unusually short business sea.
son, as co ton will be marketed early.
The sugar crop of Louisiana is at best
not more than two-thirds as heavy as
last season, and planters Of the South
have but little surplus, while those o.
the Ohio valley and upper country
generally have less stuff to sell, by a
least half, than in ordinary crop
seasons. There is no marked
change in values, except weakness IL
corn, hay, potatoes aud apples. Bread
stuffs are steady and quiet; oats AM
bran are well sustained; meats are les
unsettled, with fair demand. TIL.
supply Of chickens is over-plentifulan
prices are weak. Game has bee
coming in freely all the week and i
selling at reasonable figures, aud egg
are firm and high, with moderat
receipts.
FLOUR AND MEAL-The -four man
ket rules quiet, with ample stocks. Jol
bers' prices range from SG Coat 60 fo
xxx to family, 81 25a7 so for choice t
fancy, and 50 25a8 so for patents. Corn
meal is very quiet, with n moderate move
ment, over 1905 bbls coming in this weel
Prices are 50 45a3 so per Dbl from irs
hands, and l0c higher in q small way.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn easy at 77a79
per bu from first hands and SIC IN asma.
way. Oats steady at 54c to 55c in lots an
SIC to 58c from store. Bran, per tor
SD so, and per cwt, 81 20. Hay, SIS
% per ton for Western, and 81 20 pc
cwt; prairie, S9al0 per ton and dull ais
60a65c per cwt.
ESCULENTS-Potatoe are iobbin
at IS t0a3 IS per Dbl, but among wholesaI
dealers prices IRE weak and lower; West
err qualities selling 50 G1a3 % per Dbl tc
Dbl for N Y rose; cabbage, Sl3 10 Sl1 pc
100 head; kraut, jobbing at S6a6 90 Il
Inland Sll to $50 for bbls; beans, ~ 5Oa
per bu in q large and small way for whit
medium; blackeycd and dried green pea
81 9Oa2 25 per bu; celery, 50a60e pc
bunch; onions, SO 50a4; turnips, 81 % pc
Dbl.
FRUITS-Apples easy at g 5OaS |
per Dbl for sound stock from first hand
Roman beauties selling at 81 IS per bt
iobbers charge from SO 50a4 IS per Dbl, Il
latter for strictly choice; dried apples III
settled at 6a71c per lb in lots and at r
tail; dried peaches, 7aSc; eranberries joI
bing at 81 50al0 90 per Dbl and SO N
bu box; oranges, S9al3 per Dbl for La al
Hav, as per condition; lemons jobbing
So 5Oa6 per box for Malaga; bananas, 81
az 80 per bunch pineapples, IS so p
dOz.
POULTRY - Chickens abundant ~
slow at 81 75a3 90 per doz, as per quail
and order; real choice chickens were Sc
ing last evening as low as S225 per dc
Turkeys, $6al0 per doz; dressed do, |
lac per lb; geese dull at So per doz
white, and 20 30 half gray. Eggs ire
ular, and selling all tho way from 2lcal
, per doz.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Ureame
and N. Y. Goshen butter 35a42c;
Western table and dairy 24oa30ci fire.
, country and keg do. lSca25c butterine :
To 22e, cheese 12cal6c for skim to crei
7 and Y. A.
/ GAME-Squirrels, s1al % per doz,
a rabbits, 81 80 per DOZEN quails, 81 25al
I mallard ducks, S2a2 80; gray do, Slal
!; wild turkeys, 50c each; v%enison. &c per
for whole and 7c to Sc for saddles.
MEATS AND LARD-Jobbers Qul
bulk clearsides at 9Nca9Bc per ID loc
c and packed clear ribs at 9Ha91si sho
- ders, 7Aca72sc; pork. per Dbl, Sl9 90
= 20 so hams 1870 smoked sides and sho
:. ders, nominal lard in tlerces l2Acal3l
a do. in half bbls and kegs l3c, pals ~
and half pals l3Ac, country Hard l
1l]xc.
dry flint hides, Mol, 1916 No. 2, l3alS.
d. v sailed, l0al3c; green, 6a7c green SAT-
. 7a81Sc. Tallow, 6Ha7c; beeswax, lsa.
Wool, tub-washed, 25a35c per ID; do
. washed, l5a25c; bury, lOa2oc.
- BAGGING AND TIES-Bagg
: Steady. On orders 91zalOAc as in quail
" jute, 10Kc; Irvine, lac per bum
. ties, 81 85a1 60 per bundle.
- NAILS-Firm at So 50 rates.
r SUGAR AND MOLASSES-Sul
Z. quotations are sHa9c for brown, 94'
= for v. c.; l0Le for standard A, "a fol
. A, 10Acfor g%ranulated, and llall%c
y powdered crushed and cut loaf. Mo
; ses weak at 40a55c per gallon.
n COFFEE-Weak at lOhalb%c for
= and 2la26c for Java.
3 SALT-Steady at 81 35al Go por
D. for coarse and fine Liverpool, and III
3 1 60 for Ohio river.
~
81 25a l 80 per doz. cans; peaches, !
o. for 2 ID and 81 76a2 80 for 3lb cans To
s. toes. 81 15at 90 for 2 and 3 ID cans
TOBACC0-Common plug, 33asSc
11-ineh plug choice TO fancy, 4Oi
twist, 35al5c; navy, 35a6Oci smoking
M SIC for common TO fancy.
.us BUILDINGMA TERIAL-Loui
M cement, 81 7bc per Dbl; Rosedale, S
IT, Portland, "a 50a5; Plaster, 81 20.
" lime in large bbls, 9ecaSl; I
te- do in ~ bu bbls, SOC. Brick, $40
na 40 so per Vi IRE do, 4 and 43Sc each.