Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-22
General Trade.

ONN 6f
fair 12tc.
General Trade.
An advance Of So per Dbl in -four,
an improvement on wheat and &c on
corn with 4 few other ar ticles Of feed
showing an upward feeling in West.
ern markets, caused a furry here last
evening, but as far as ascertained il
failed to increase either the demand OF
sales. For some days past the feed
and broadstuff markets have been very
quiet, and prices have ruled either
steady or with an incline toward ease,
The change Of yesterday seemed to
have no other influence than to stiffen
the views OF holders. Our market is
amply supplied with -four, while meal
is in very slack demand, the mills
having but little to do and receipts
being mesger. Offerings are reported
to arrive as low as $3 20, a drep Of zoe
below figures recently ruling. Cut
meats are easier, and prices are TO
lower, while lard is also lower in
value. Potatoes are strong and tend
upward. Also butter, chickens and
eggs are more plentiful and rule dull.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers prices
for -four arc s. IS to SO rs for single and
double X; 81 Is and IS % for family
choice and fancy, and IS 70 TO 50 % for
patents. Cornmeal fat at IS 70 per Dbl
for lots, with offerings TO arrive at So 10,
and l0c higher on small orders.
FEED STUFFS-Com Sl@82c per blu
for mixedi in lots and Soc in a small way.
Oats 52Hc per Blu by the carload and 65c
in u small way for northern mixed.
Bran S25 so per ton and 81 So to 81 40
per cwt for wheat and SIS per ton for
corn bran; seed meal, 81 10 per cwt. Hay,
SIT to $2l for western timothy in lots and
81 10 10 81 10 per cwt in q small way;
prairie hay, $ll so to 1872 per ton and 6to
Coo per cwt.
ESCULENTS-Potatoss are 50 % to.
So 80 as per quality; from store, So so.
to 81 90 per Dbl; sweets So per bu and
81 90 to S. per Dbl. Cabbage $40
TO $40 per 100 head. Onions
dull at So 70 per Dbl for red and "a for white
in lots, and Csc higher in a small way.
Beans. nominally 81 IS to So per bu
and 25c higher in a small way; dried
green peas, 81 IS TO 81 per bu; kraut, IS
per half Dbl.
FRUITS Apples selling ut 81 % to
81 Is per Dbl for medium; fancy 50 to "a,
at retail 25 to 60c per Dbl more.
Fresh peaches, 10 to Coo per box; dried do
jobbing at ~ to SIC; apples the same;
oranges, scarce at 81 per box; lemons. $40
per box; bananas, 81 so to 81 90 per bunch.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
are 81 80 to 50 Is per doz, rs to size and
condition; Il few extra selling at SO So
ducks, 81 10 to SO per doz. Eggs in better
supply at 10 10 20c.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Butter is
scarce and firm; quotations are,
for creamery, $50 per lf Western
table "A to 2Gc fancy dairy, 30 to SIC;
fresh country, 20 to 25c; common, Is to
lGc; butterine, zoe; cheese, IA To Ice per
ID for part skim, half cream and cream.
PROFESSIONALISM. Cash orders
are as follows: Bulk shoulders, So
to SIC; do clear ribs, 1917 to lie; do
oiQoot AA/5 w llT2Ns DdSOu bhVulucTbg
81 to 9%c, do c ribs, l2@l2Kc;
do c sides, l2H to l2Ac. Mess pork,
s2l so. Breakfast bacon, none. Hams,
1SN TO l4c. ~ Lard unsettled at
l2Nc. Half bbls and kegs, l9c. Pals,
1917 to lac; hf do, 1910.
SUNDRIES-Vinegar II To l5c per
gal; peanuts AZ to &c for Tenn and
to SIC for Va. and firm. Cider S. 90 Of
IS Is per hf. and 50 90 to $40 80 per Dbl to
Mo. Grits and hominy IS 25 to s. 80 per
bbi. Seed rye 81 40 per bu; do wheat
81 rs TO 500 barley 81 40 blue grass
81 % 10 81 90 orchard do 81 co. herds do
COTTON SEED-Per ton $40 to $ll;
cotton seed oil crude &c to 38c per gal; do
refined Acc to 48c; seed cake SO 90 TO
S23 so per ton; do meal $50 so.
HIDES-Market unchanged; dry flint
No. | Ice; No. 2 l3c; green salt No. !,
SIC; No. 2, 6K; tallow, SIC; beeswax,
zoe.
WOoL-Unwashed bury 10 to l6c per
pound, Clear do 10 to 25c per lbs tub
washed do Is to S5c.
NAILS-Firm and scarce at SO 10 to
% 10 per keg rates. Round lots slightly
less.
SUGAR-Market firm. N. Y. brown
81 to8Kc do C,8H to 9Nc; standard A,
10k; off A 9Ac,granulated l0Ac, powdered
lie; crushed and cut loaf, lie. Mo-
lasses firm at SO TO Acc per gal.
C0FFEE-Firm at ~ 10 16hc per ID
for Rio and "A to % for Java.
BALING STUFFS.-Market firm, at
9A to 10Ae for bagging, rs in quality;
Irvine, lac per ID; ties, 81 60 for standard,
and 81 40 to 81 80 for other qualities.
CANNED GO0DS-Tomatoes 81 10
per dozen for 2 lb cans; 81 so for 8 lbs;
Peaches 81 25 to 81 60 for 2, and 81 10 to
81 70 for IS; strawberries and b~lackberries
81 45 for 2 ID cans.
BUILDING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and Tennessee lime Soc TO 81 for large bbls;
Louisville cement 81 10; Roscdale 81 so,
Portland 81 so to IS; Plaster of Paris
81 60 brick $40 to $40 50 per 1000 fire
do 4 to 4Xc each.
MACKEREL. - Firm Ms fol-
s5G No. 8, 56c. Half ibis. No.
|, So rs; do No. 2 and No. 3 large, SO %.
SALT-From store, 81 60 TO 81 65 per
sack for fine and 81 40 for coarse Liver
pool. Ohio river, 81 As and$l IS.
+ BTAROH-Firm at 4Xc per ID. Cam
dies l4Kc and firm for full weight.
C0AL-To steamers, per box, Doc for
Pittsburg; same, city delivery, 60c per Dbl;
per hid for shipment, 81 30 for slack;
IS 90 for st. Bernard, S. so for Pittsburg;
anthracite, per ton, SO co. st. Bernard,
per carload, 50c per Dbl.
RICE-Per ID, 7 to SIC, as per quality.
LIVE SrOCK-Receipts OF cattle have
been more liberal and poor grades
slow to sell. Choice beeves are SAt
and &c gross; fat cows, heifers and oxen,
Sc and SIC; fair and medium do, 2Ke and
2Kc; common TO rough in good order,
IL and 2H; COWS and calves, $l2 to S25
each. yearlings, SO to IS. Sheep and
lambs in good demand, at $40 and &c for
medium to choice mutton, and 81 to $3.50
per head for lambs; common sheep, 81 and
$1.60 per hoad; Hogs in light movement,
at 4c 10 0c, us per quality.
HORSES AND MULES = Saddle
horses, $l25 TO S225 each, as per quality;
plugs, soto SIS. Heavy dray mules, $l7b
TO SOS for IA to 16H hands.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.