Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-28
General Trade.

NOAbAhuO w W M0NC
in small quantities owing to the
dropping range Of values, especially
for leading consumptive goods. Meats
are weak and buyers shy; -four is in
ample stock and weak in price; meal
is a drug in the market, the demand
being next to nothing; feedstuffs are
quiet, with hay steady and in good de-
mand for western, while southern
prairie is slow to sell; corn is scarce
and in fair demand, oats are quiet and
in light demand; bran is plentiful,
with all local dealers well supplied.
The market is about bare of white
beans, which are firm in price; dried
fruits are plentiful and dropping.
Poultry is in good supply and prices
less strong; eggs are quoted steady.
Receipts Of all foregoing articles have
been scant for several days, Potatoes
are held firm, and good onions like
wise, while cabbages are in demand.
Aside from moderate jobbing traffic
business rules dull, the nearness to the
end of the month tending to restict
trade.
FLOUR ANDMEAL-The -four mar
ket is weak and unsettled. Jobbers'
orders are as follows: X TO Xxx, S5a6 rs;
AXX, Sc 50a6 IS; family, choice and
fancy, S7a8; patents, IS 75a9. Corn
meal, in light demand, at SO 45a3 so in
lots, and SO 60a3 65 in a small way.
FEEDSTUFFS - Corn in fair de-
mand and light, offering at soc per bu in
lots and S3aSsc ia a small way. Oats, easy
at 53a54c for car loads of Western mixed
and 57a59c in a small way. Bran, dull at
S22 30 per ton and 81 Goal % per ewt.
Hay, in fair request at $20a22 for Western
and 81 lbal 20 per cwt; Southern prairie,
50 per ton and Coo per cwt.
ESCULENTS-Potatoe in round lots.
So 45a3 so per Dbl for New York Rose and
S9a3 25 for other qualities, according to
condition; jobbing al SO 50a3 Is per Dbl,
the latter from store. A car load of choice
sold at So 10. Cabbage, scarce at $lla12
per 100 head to arrive. Kraut, S6a7 per
hf. and $l2al8 per Dbl. Beans. scarce at
81 q per bu for white and medium. Dried,
green and black-eyed peas 81 9ya2 Is per
bu in lots and on jobbiDg orders.
FRUlTS-Apples, scarce and in de-
mand at SO 25a5 per Dbl in lots and lob
bing according to quality and condition;
dried do weak at 6a7c per ID. Dried
peaches, 6Ha711c green do, 50a75c per \
bu box. Malaga grapes, "a per keg and
" b0a8 per Dbl. Cranberries, SO 5ca7 90
per hf. Dbl, Lemons, Sc 5Oa7 per box for
Malaga. No oranges offer. Bananas,
81 50a2 % per bunch.
POULTRY AND EGGS@Chickens
range from $2a3 80 per dozen, with the
market well supplied, Turkeys, seas per
doz. Geese, $3a4 80 per doz. Ducks,
81 60a3. Egg, irregular at l7al9c per doz.
MEATS AND LARD-Jobbers quote
cut meats as follows; Bulk shoulders, Sa
Sac; do c. r, 9Ka9%c; c. s., 9%al0c;
bacon shoulders 9Ka9%c c. r, l0Kailc;
c. S., llHall%G S. c. hams, l3KalSAc,
breakfast bacon, l4al4Hc. Lard In tcs,
l2Hal9G do h. bbls and kegs, 1870; do
70 ID pals, lSHc; do 10 ID pals, 13Ac.
MAOKEREL-Values strong and
upward; kits are SOC, 75o and Zoe for Nos
2 and 4 hf. bbls, 81 90 for No l and 81
for Nos. 2 and 3.
HIDES AND W0OL-Market Quiet.
dry flint hides, No. !, l6c No, 2. I9c; dry.
saIted, lOal2G green, Gale; green sailed,
Ia8Hc. Tsllew, 6ha7c; beeswax, 1Sa20c.
Wool, tub-washed, 25a95c per ID; do un-
washed, l6a25ci bury, lOa25c.
BAGGING AND TIES-Bagping'
quiet. On orders 9Kal0hc as in quality;
jute, l0Acj tWine, l4c per bundle;
ties, 81 35a1 60 per bundle.
NAILS-Firm at SO so rates.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES-Sugar
easy and quoted 8ka9c for brown, 99EaIOc
for y. C.; lO2sc for standard A, 10H for off
A, lOMcfor granulated, and l1allLc for
powdered crushed and cut loaf. Molas-
ses firm at 40a65o per gallon.
OOFFEE-Weak at 10ha15Ac for Rio,
and 2la26c for Java.
SALT-Steady at 81 35a1 Go per sack
for coarse and fine Liverpool, and 81 GOA
l go for Ohio river.
etc,
81 25a l 90 per doz. cans; peaches, 81 20
for 2 ID and 81 76a2 so for Bib cans. toma-
toes, 81 l5al 80 for 2 and 3 ID cans.
TOBACCO Common plug, 93a38c for
ll-inch plug; choice to fancy, 4Oa65oi
twist, 35a45G navy, 950GOc; smoking, 30a
62c for common to fancy.
BUILDING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
cement, 81 Toe per Dbl; Rosedale. 50 So
Portland, 81 50a6; Plaster, 81 70. Ala
lime in large. bbls, 9ecas1; Tenn
do in 81 bu bbls, SOC. Brick, $40 and
$40 so per NJ fire do, 4 and 4Kc each.
SUNDRIES-Peanuts 5to &c for Tenn.
and N to SIC per ID. for Va; cider IS
for half and So for bbls. of Mo.
vinegar; 1871 to Ice per gal; mince
meat SIC per ID in hfbbls and &c in pals;
grits and hominy $525 to5 80 per Dbl.
COTTON SEED-Per ton Sl2 to 10;
crude oil AZ to 45c per e.; refined do. 65 to
6OG cake S24 to Is per ton; do. meal
$2Sa25.
STARCH AND CANDLES-Starch
firm a. 4Ac per lb; full W.T. candles loo
and firm.
C0AL-Pittsburg per box to river 55c;
city trade, del Coo per bbl.; per hid "a 80
to 5 co. Anthracite $40 so per ton; st.
bernard by the Dbl Soc for carload lots.
HORSES AND MULES-Prices of
mules range from Sl25 to 1925 each for IA
To 1871 hands. Horses, $l25 to 500 for
drawing $40 to 1925 for saddle, and $40
p $40 for plugs.
BUTCHERS STOCK-Cattle scarce.
steady andin lightreceipt at 2Ha4Hc gross
for fair and medium to choice; yearlings,
STAT each; mich COWS, Sl5a35 each; graz
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