Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-31
General Trade.

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Showers have visited the country
round during the past few days quite
freely, though in and Immediately
about the city they we're very light.
A good, soaking rain is much wanted,
for all classes of vegetation are thirsty.
Business, though light in volume, is
fair for the season and prices are pref
ty well sustained, with no important
changes in any leading article. Mod
crate receipts Of meal, -four and sun
dries, including meats, have arrived
within the past two days, but grain
came in in very small consignments,
and commission dealers complain Of
very little to do.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Prices from
first hands on flour are for XXX,
"a rs; family, choice and fancy,
IS 0OG6 90; patents, S. 81 to 81 90; small
orders, 25c higher. COrnmeal in light
supply and firm at SO 05a3 10 per Dbl and
higher 10c on small orders.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn is firm at So to
Coo for mixed and yellow, and
no white offering; ear do, SOC.
Small orders are filled at 81 10 63c per bu,
Oats scarce and firm at 47%to48c in lots.
and Ole in a small way. Bran selling
at 81 90 per ton, and 8bc per cwt for
wheat, and $1l per ton for corn. Hay
fiat at $l8@2l 10 per ton for choice timothy;
small orders 81 10 to 81 70 per cwt; no
movement in prairie hay. Jobbers sell
millet 81 % to 81 40 per bu, with no whole
sale demand.
ESCULENTS-N New potatoes rule at
IS 90 to IS per Dbl; new onions, $500 to
Sc per Dbl; green peas, 81 per bu; cucum-
bers and squash, rs to 4Uc per doz; cab
bage, 81 per dozen; snap beans, 81 so
per bu box. Stock peas droopy, with no
demand for round lots; at retail 81 30 to
81 Is per bu for the several varieties.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Good fry
ing chickens are 81 and 81 so per doz;
small, 81 so to 81 70; old, 50 so to So 70.
The market is weak and stock liberal.
Ducks, turkeys and geese not in season.
Eggs were scarce yesterday at l5c per doz,
DuJ lIct dIIlfdln lIOul luO MOob nuNo NCuh-
ened prices.
BUTTER Ordinary country, II to
l5c per lb; choice do, Is to zoe; yellow
prairie, 22c; western, u to 25c; creamery,
e TO 3nc; butterine droopy IA TO lie.
PROVISIONS - Jobbers cash prices
are for bulk shoulders 6% to SIC;
c ribs S% to SIC; do sides, 81 to &c;
smoked shoulders 81 to &c; c ribs 95s to
9Ac; C sides 90 to 10c, all for cash, loose
and packed; country shoulders &c; do C
sides 9Ac; do hams, 10 to 1886, western
hams 1l% to 1lHc; breakfast bacon 1917
to lie. Lard, III to llAc for ties, llIc
for hf bbls and kegs. l2hc for 20 ID pals,
1890 for 10 ID do. No movement IN
country lard.
FRUITS AND NUTS-A fewstraw-
berries arrived this morning in rather soft
order and sold at ~ to 81 50 per "a quart
case. The season for strawberries is nearly
over. Raspberries 81 TOPPER "a quart case,
Oranges So 90 to SO 90 per small box,
and "a 50a5 90 for large size OF Sicily.
Lemons, So 10 to "a Is per box for small
and large. Bananas, 81 so to 81 so per
bunch; dried apples dull 4 to 41zc per
Id; do peaches 6 to 6Hc; peanuts, dull al
~ to 4c for Tenn. red and Va. white;
pecans, 5 to &c; %cocoanuts steadier at So
to SO SO per 100; flberts, walnuts and
almonds, II to lSc per lb; Brazil do.
to 10c.
HIDES--Prices firm; dry flint MOL Ice;
No 2 1l@l2c; green salt No. l,8c; No.2, 81;
dead green 5 to &c; tallow, 6Xc; beeswa1
Zoe wool very dull at 10 to 35c as per
quality.
MAOKEREL-No1, half barrels. So -
No. 2, So so large, No 8, s. so;
kits No !, Toe No 2, 65c; No 8, Soc.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 Is psr car or dray
load; orders 81 30; sacks 81 80@1 80 fol
coarse and line. Rock salt &c per round
BUILDING MATERIAL. - Lime
80@S5c per bblfor Alaba ma and Louisville
cement, and 81 IS to 81 80 for Rosendale.
Plaster, 81 rs. Fire brick. SO 80.
NAILS-Weak at 50 10 PEI keg
rates.
TOBAOCO--Quiet at soc to 55c 70,
twist and plug; 20 to 65G for smoking
and Doc to 81 for fancy chewing.
SUGAR-Market strong and tendency
upward. N. Y. brown, 7Ac;doC q, 8 to SIC;
standard A, Zoe off A 9Hc to 9AC
granulated, 1910; powdered, l0Ac;
crushed and cut loaf, l0Ac. Molassel
quiet Mt "a to 45c per gal.
COFFEE-Quiet at l0H to 15c per ID fol-
Rio and "a TO rs for Java.
BALING STUFFS.-Market quiet. al
8 to lie for bagging, as in quality
Irvine, Ice per ID; ties, 81 90 for standard,
and 81 go to 81 rs for other qualities.
RICE-Demand fair at s to 6 per h
for medium qualities.
LIVE STOCK-The market shows
lighter demand for butcher cattle, $3to Sc
per cwt for corn fed, and 81 IS to S4 foi
grass, according to quality. Cows and
calves $l5 to $50; yearlings 81 tC
Sc common to good grazing
stock 81 so to So per .cwt; sheer
and lambs firm and IN ready demand al
81 90 to SO so per head for lambs and 81 %
to 81 so for sheep.