Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-20
General Trade.

AT present business Is mainly con-
fined to a general plantation order
and the usual local demand. The
laying by of the corn and cotton crops
causes slack demand for feed stuffs,
while the request for -four, meal and
provisions is moderate. Meats con-
tinue in a variable condition, the
tendency being upward. Feed stuffs
Of all kinds except poor hay, owing
to scarce supply, are firm. A plenti-
full supply of inferior hay went into
store some weeks ago, and it has been
slowly worked off at cheap prices.
Good qualities of hay have been scarce
and in fair demand for ten days past.
FLOUR AN d MEAL-The flour mar
ket is steady, with buyers taking spar ng
~. Extras are jobbing at 81 25 to 8 %
per barrel. family choice and fancy at
e6 90 to 7 00 patents, 81 so to SO corn
meal is in moderate demand and firm at
50 95 per barrel in round or dray
load lots, and 10 cents higher on small
orders.
FEED STUFFS- Corn is in demand
with light supply and sales at 60c per
bulhel for mixed; small orders
&c higher. Oats firm and in ia 7
request at 4Sc per bushel; in a
small way, 60 Bran is quiet at SIG per
ton and SOC per cwt Feed meal, $l4 per
ten. Hay easy and nominal, poorer
classes at $l2 to Is per ton strictly choice
scarce at SIT to is 90 per ton; per cwt, 90c
to 81 90; southern prairie slow at IS 90
per ton.
ESCULENTS-P Potatoes in light local
movement at 81 60 to l Is per barrel
measure from wagons, and 81 to 22g
from store Onions, 81 IS to . 90 per bar
r9l. Cabbage, SO to 50 per crate. Toma-
toes Soc per one-third bu box.
FRUITS-Apples, slow sale at 75c to
so per barrel, according TO quality
| Peaches, 40 TO Use per One-third bushel
box. Georgia wstermelons, $40 to 30 per
one hundred. Lemons, scarce and high
all over the country; sales here being at
$40 per bushel box. Oranges scarce at
$7to 90 per box.
POULTRY AND EGGS - Young
chickens are in steady demand at 81 so "a
z 90 per dozen, as per size; old do, 81 90
to co. Young ducks, 81 so TO 70 pei
doz. Eggs irregular at to &c for western
and 10c for fresh Tennessee.
BUTTER-Quiet country stock. IL tC
l5c; strictly choice and we'll handled 10 to
49, western table, l6 to &c., fancy dairy,
IS to 20 creamery = Is to 27ci butterins
| dull at Ice.
| PROVISIONS-Market active. Bacor
shoulders, 7ss to TIC; bacon clear ribs. 10Y
l0Xc; bacon clear sides, 1OH to l0Isc
bulk shoulders, 797Hc; do clear ribs
9H@91fc; do aides, 9s4@9Nc; break
fast bacon, llH to ll%c; hams, liz
alike; mess pork, quiet At $40 PEI
bbl lard, excited; ties 121z@12Ic; hi
bbls and kegs l2sSc; pals 1877, hf. d.
1871, lob cans 1871, 5lb do 1871, BIB d.
| 1917. f
HIDES-Market; weak dry flint No.
l6c No 2l3@l3Kc; green salt No. l
| SIC No. 2, 81; tallow, BAG beeswax
zoe.
] WOOL-Unwashed bury 10 to l5c PEI
pound, Clear do Is to 25c per 10; tul
wAsheddo % to 35c.
NAILS-Unsettled and weak At ~ q
per keg rates. Round lots slightly less
! SUGAR-MArket quiet. N. Y. brown
| 7Ac; do O, 9to 91lci standard A, 10 to 1919
of A, 10c; granulated, 1lc powdered
Ike; crushed and cut loaf, 11Xc. Mo
lasses quiet at 81 to 45c per gal.
COFFEE-Firm At l01z to Toe per ID 70
Rio and "a to 26 for Java.
BALING STUFFS.-Market quiet, a
Q to lie for baggingj as in quality
Irvine, 16c per lb; ties, 81 90 for standard
and ST 60 to 81 Is for other qualities.
RICE-Demand fair at to per Il
for medium qualities.
LIVE STOCK Butcher cattle At
in moderate supply; Texas and HON
raised meet readySale at 81 80 to So Z
gross for medium TO choice, and S29S3 b
for home raised; yearlings So to $6 per head
Mich COWS SIS to SIS. Sheep in ligh
demand at 81 to 81 so per head for com
: mon and 8 10 SIC per pound Tor butche
: mutton, Lambs in demand at 81 to
each. Hogs slow at TO 419c per 10.
BUILDING MATERIAL-Tennes
: see lime 50 to 90c per Dbl; Alabama d.
: IS to 81; Louisville cement 81 70 to 81 u
: Rosedale'S2 to 81 10. Portland S.; Plaste
OF Paris 81 90 Brick $40 80 per 1000 fo
= hard and 50 for soft Fire do 81 to 4
= each.
: MAOKEREL.-New stock arrivin
aud jobberS sell rs follows Kits, No.
: Toe; No. 2, Csc; No. 3, 8)c IF, bbls. N,
= /, SO 10; do No. 2 and No. 3 large, SO 81
. SALT-From store, 81 60 to 81 65 pc
? sack for fine and 81 40 for coarse Live
pool. Ohio river, 81 60
II STARCH Firm at SIC per ID. Car
: dies u 1lz<c and firm for full weight.