Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-06
General Trade.

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year before at this time.
General Trade.
Our market exhibits an unsettled
and droopy tone for meats, some cut
classes being quoted from ! to to per
ID lower. The same Of lard. The
receipts Of feedstufs have been scant
and no round lots of oats offer, while
second dealers supply is nearly
exhausted. Bran rules weak and
tends downward. Corn is firm,
though the light offerings have met
slow buyers. Lots to arrive are held
to 83c. Hay is firm aud strictly
choice timothy is quoted a shade
higher. In produce an active and
increasing traffic is reported. The
poor stock Of cabbage here for several
days past has been either cut up into
kraut or sold off at from 3 to 10c per
head, and fresh arrivals ofgood would
meet ready buyers. Potatoes are
freely at SO so per Dbl for
carload lots of choice Eastern rose
and something less for Western or
inferior qualities. Apples have been
freely uponarrival when sound.
and eggs, if good, find ready
buyers, but geese and turkeys are dull
and slow to sell. Butter, cheese and
coffee are unchanged.
is steady,
charging as follows X, "a Is
TO S. 20; Xxx, Sc Is to 81 25;
81 so to 81 70; choice to fancy,
IS TO IS %; patents, 80. Cornmeal SO 10
to So rs in car or dray load lots, and So 50
per Dbl on orders.
FEEDSTUFFS-Sales Of corn BY the
carload reported at 62c per bu; in a small
way IS to SIC; oats firm and quoted at So
TO 56c in lots and 60c in a small way, with
scant stock; bran weak at 1923 to S24 per
ton for wheat, and 81 80 per cwt; hay firm
at $l8 to So per ton for western mixed
and clear timothy; acarload Of choice tim
othy and clover sold at 81 3d. per cwt.
81 rs to 81 20; southern prairie hay, 81 to
$12 PER ton, and Go to Zoe per cwt.
ESCULENTS-Potatoes firm at SO so
to SO 70 for sound western; sweets dull at
81 so per bu and SO 90 per Dbl; cabbage
quoted at slot SIG per 100 head, asi in quail
IT,. npfAne Arpoar - 10 En e. 81 80 lk1,
beans scarce at So IS to 81 for white me-
dium; dried green peas 1925 per bu. Kraut
offering in lots at $l4 per Dbl; in a small
way So for half and SIS to SIG for bbls.
FRUITS-Apples from jobbers sell
at s2b to "a 90 per Dbl dry
do in good inquiry at ~ to8Xc per ID;
evaporated 14c;peaches 8 to &c per lb,green
peaches rs to Toe per q bu box,
and 81 80 for choice northern; cram
berries 81 to IS per Dbl for cultivated
medium, lemons $40 per box for Mes
sina and IS for Malagas; oranges IS 20 per
Dbl for new jamaica
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
of good quality meet ready sale at 81 rs to
So Is per doz, q few extra going off at
SO So poorer stock lower; ducks in fair re-
quest at So per doz; turkeys very slow at
Sc and f8 per doz; geese ditto at So; eggs
firm and in demand at IS to 19c for con
signments and zoe for fresh country.
PROVISI0NS-Cut meats are unset.
tied, droopy, and some classes are quoted
lower. tobbers fill orders for cash as
Bulk shoulders SIC per ID loose
and so packed; do: c r l0B to lie
do. C liz to 1lXci bacon shout
ders 9% to 9Ac; do. c 7 Tx to 11Hc;
do. G S l2A to 1880 breakfast
bacon IA to l4kc; c hams l4Ac dried
beef l5c; mess pork per Dbl 81: lard
in ties 1870; kegs and hf bbls lShc
ten ID tins l4Hc; lvelb do. l4%e Slb do.
14%c.
HIDES AND WOOL-Dry flint hides
18c for No. / and 18c for No. 2; green
salt, &c to SIC for No. ], and
7 to Sc for green; dry sailed, 10 to he;
tallow has advanced to 7%@8c; beeswax,
20c; wool ,tub-washed, % to 36c; unwashed,
10 to 26c; do. bury, 10 to l6ci do. clear,
Is to &c.
NAILS-Jobbers quote prices firm at
s8 80 per key rates.
SUGAR AND M0LASSES-Jobbers
quote as follows Tor this market.
Brown, 8 to SIC per ID; Y @, OK to 10k;
standard A, 1910; of A, 10Hc; granu-
lated, l0%c; powdered, crushed and cut
loaf, 1lHc; molasses scarce, firm and in
demand at 40 to Doc per gal for common
to choice.
COFFEE-The market is quiet. job
bers quote at 10Y to 1bMc per ID for Rio
and "a to 26c for Java.
SALT-Liverpool in sks, 81 So and
81 65, for coarse and fine Ohio river,
81 So per Dbl in lots and 81 60 at retail.
BALING STUFFS- Market quiet
with light movement. Prices range FROM
go to 10%c for bagging; Irvine, IA; ties
81 35 to 81 60 per bundle, the latter fol
standard; pieced, 90c.
CANNED O0DS-Tomatoes 81 20 4
81 80 per doz for 2 and Q ID cans; peaches
81 65 to 81 So do for Nos | and z; straw
berries, blackberries, etc, 81 rs to 81 80.
TOBACCO-Eleven inch common plug
33 and 38e per lb; choice and fancy, 40 t.
Csc; twist, 35 and Ate; navy, So and Coo
smoking, 30 to &c for common, choic
and fancy in all sized pkgs.
BUILDING MATER1AL-Tenn. an,
Ala. lime in large bbls, 81 40and 81 3d. ce
ment, 81 rs for Louisville, So so for Rose
uhit, anu ~ " anu % lpI Ioibihilhi pun
ter, 81 rs; brick, $40 and $40 so per NJ
| fire do, 4 and 4Hc each.
SUNDRIES-Peanuts 6to 7c for Tenr
and TX to SIC per lb. for Vas cider So I
5 25 for hf. and 50 to 10 50 for bbls. c
Mo-, vinegar; l2H to 16c per gal; gr
and hominy S. % to 5 so per Dbl; see
rye 81 40 per bu.; do. wheat 81 20 to 2 q
barley 81 40; blue grass 81 25 TO 81
orchard. do. 81 90.
COTTON SEED-Per ton $40 10 L
crude oil 81 to Csc per g.; refined do. 46
4sc; cake S22 to % 80 per ton; do. met
so 90.
STARCH AND CANDLES-Stare
firm at 41c per lbi full W.T. candles lbh
and firm.
COAL-Pittsburg per box to river IS
city trade, del, Coo per bbl.; per hid 81 {
to 8 60 Anthracite $40 so per ton; S
Bernard by the Dbl 50c for carload lot
LIVE STOCK-Butcher cattle are
light supply and receipt withprices stead
at 8Kc TO &c gross on choice, SIC to 80
for smooth, fat oxen, &c 70 SIC 4
medium; lhc to &c for grazing cattl
81 to S. per head for yearlings and $40
, $25 for COWS and calves. Sheep firm al
in light supply at 30 to 4c for mediu
o g. - 1T 80 ~ 49,