Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-21
General Trade.


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General Trade.
Business is fairly active in jobbinI
circles, the produce market showing
moderate animation and leading
houses doing a seasonable traffic il
plantation supplies, bagging, ties anC
groceries. Prices since last repor.
have varied but little. Breadstufi
exhibit increased ease, though moth
ing lower is reported. Latest advice,
from Europe indicate a fair demand
during the fall and winter season fol
foreign account, and this demand viii
perhaps sustain values in this country
though during the past week prices in
England ~haveruled in buyers favor.
Wheat at present is worth 40c pei
bushel moro than at this time last
year, while other cereals are one.third
higher in value. Meats are UNI
changed, though an easier feeling is
noted, caused by increased receipts Of
hogs at the leading points for packing,
Receipts here of grain, breadstuffs
and provisions during the past few
days have been light, but there is no
scarcity Of supply.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers prices
for -four are So rs to SO rs for single and
double X; 81 Is and So rs for family
choice and fancy, and So Is to SO % for
patents. Cornmeal flat at So 80 for
lots and Toe higher on small orders.
FEED STUFFS-Corn Sic per bu
for mixed in lots and Soc in a small way,
Oats SIC per bu by the carload and 55c in q
small way for northern mixed. Bran
$25 90 10 $26 90 per ton and 81 30 to 81 AZ
per cwt for wheat and SIS per ton for
corn bran; seed meal, 81 10 per cwt. Hay,
$l7 to $2l for western timothy in lots and
81 10 TO 81 10 per cwt in a small way;
prairie hay, $ll 80 o$l2 per ton and 65to
60c per cwt.
observation-disclosures are 81 IS to
So rs US per quality; from store, IS Is
to So 70 perbbl; sweets 81 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 81 for white
in lots, and 2bc higher in a small way. To
matOes, 81 90 per bu, beans. nominally
" IS to So per bu and 25c higher in a
small way; dried green peas, 81 IS to 81
per bu; kraut, non offering.
FRUITS Apples selling at 81 25 to
81 70 per Dbl for medium; fancy SO to 81
at retail Is TO 50c per Dbl more.
Fresh peaches, so to 75c per box; dried do
jobbing at IN to SKc apples the same
oranges, none offer; lemons. $40 to II per
box; bananas, 81 so to ~ so per bunch.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
are 81 80 to 50 25 per doz, as to size and
condition; ducks, 81 Is to SO per doz. Eggs
in better supply at l7to20c.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Butter is
scarce and firm; quotations are,
for creamery, 35c per lh Western
table, 24c; fancy dairy, 26 to 29c;
fresh country, 20 to 25ci common, 10 to
l6c; butterine, zoe; cheese, 1871 10 Ice per
ID for part skim and cream.
PR0VISIONS-Quiet. Cash orders
are as follows: Bulk shoulders, 81
to 85sc; do clear ribs, III to ll96e; do
sides, 1l5s to Ike. Bacon shoulders,
81 to 9%c, do c ribs, l2%@l2Hc;
do c sides, 1919 to l2Ac. Mess pork,
S2I 60. Breakfast bacon, none, Hams,
1877 to l4c. Lard unsettled ut
IS to 1910. Half bbis and kegs, 1896,
Pals, 1917 to lic; hf do. l4hc.
SUNDRIES-Vinegar II to l5c per
gal; peanuts Az to &c for Tenn and
I to SIC for Va. and firm. Cider IS 90 OF
IS 25 per hf. and SO 90 to $40 so per Dbl Ia
Mo. Grits and hominy IS % to IS so per
bbi. Seed rye 81 40 per bu; do wheat
81 rs to 50 90; barley 81 40 blue grass
81 % to 81 60 orchard do 81 co. herds do
COTTON SEED-Per ton $40 to 81;
cotton seed oil crude SIC to $50 per gal; dc
refined Acc to 4Sc; seed cake $50 90 Ia
S23 50 per ton; do meal So SO.
HIDES-Market steady; dry flint No. l,
Ice No. 2l3G green salt No. J,
SIC; No. 2, 61S tallow, SIC beeswax,
Zoe.
W00L-Unwashed bury 10 TO l5c per
pound, Clear do 10 to 25c per h.; tub
washed do Is TO 35c.
NAILS-Firm and scarce at 10 10 to
50 Is per keg rates. Round lots slightly
less.
SUGAR-Market firm. N. Y. brown
81 to9Hc; do Q, 81 to 9Hc; standard A,
10H; of A9Ac,granulated 10Ac, powdered
lie; crushed and cut loaf, llhc. Mo-
lasses firm at SS to Acc per gal.
C0FFEE-Firm at III to 1910 per ID
for Rio and "A TO % for Java.
BALING STUFFS.-Market firm, at
9% TO llLc for bagging, as in quality
Irvine, 15c per Id; ties, 81 IS for standard,
and 81 40 to 81 so for other qualities
CANNED G00DS-Tomatoes 81 IL
per dozen for 2 ID cans; 81 so for 3 lbs
Peaches 81 Is to 81 60 for 2, and 81 70 tC
81 70 for IS; Strawberries and blackberrie'
81 45 for 2 ID cans.
BUILDING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and Tennessee lime 95c to 81 for large bbls
Louisville cement 81 rs; Rosedale 81 80
Portland 81 so TO s.; Plaster Of Paris
81 90 brick $40 TO $40 so per 1000 fire
do 4 to 4Hc each.
MACKEREL-Fresh stock rs fol,
lows Kits, No. l., zoe; No. 2
65c No. 3, 55c. Half bbls. No
l, IS rs; do No. 2 and No. 8 large, 50 %
SALT--From store, 81 60 to 81 So pei
sack for fine and 81 40 for coarse Liver
pool. Ohio river, 81 45 and$l 90.
STARCH-Firm At 4Lc per ID. Can
dies l41zc and firm for full weight.
O0AL-To steamers, per box, Doc FOL
Pittsburg; same, city delivery, Coo per Dbl
per hid for shipment, $3.50 for slack
s. 00for st. Bernard, IS 80 for Pittsburg
anthracite, per ton, $40 80; 81. Bernard
per carload, 60c per Dbl.
RICE-Per ID, 7 to $40, as per quality
LIVE Sr0CK-Receipts Of cattle hAv
been more liberal and poor grade