Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-09
General Trade.

Smoked meats advanced slightly in
markets of supply during the past
week, and prices are very irregular,
ranging at various points at Sc 80 to
Sc So per hundred weight for should
ers, So so to So 20 for ribbed, and IS 80
to 80 for clear sides. The variation
in bulk meats is not so wide, prices
being S. 70 to Sc 121 for shoulders,
9sc to 9Ic for rib and 9Sc to 10c
for clear sides. Mess pork ranges
from SIT 25 to $18 per barrel in vari-
Gus markets. Lard is &c to lc lower.
Feed stufs move rather freely, over
$4,000 sacks of corn arriving here dur
ing the week, mainly for grinding,
though the demand for stock feed is
good and prices are well maintained.
Oats are a shade better, with receipts
of 1900 sacks this week, and enough
for the demand. Bran is weak, the
total imports here being but COO sacks
since last week. Hay is droopy under
the influence of liberal receipts,
amounting to 1900 bales, and over
1000 bales for the past two weeks.
The decline is from 81 to 81 per ton
since highest prices were touched,
and stock at present is ample. Sugar
is quoted at &c to lc lower on the
week, and molasses about the same
ratio. Rice is unchanged. Coffee has
fallen tc on all grades. Butter is
lower for western qualities, most con-
sumers wishing fresh grass, which
begins to come in freely. Whisky is
wholly unchanged. Potatoes of the
old crop have lost interest, though
prices keep fully up, the few arriving
meeting ready sale, New are coming
in slowly from the gulf, and sell at
50 80 for scant bushel boxes. Our
growing crop hereabouts is in vigorous
promise. A large area has been
planted, and shipments a,e expected
to commence in four weeks from now.
Prices at the opening are expected to
be high, while from So to 81 per bar
rel measure is counted on through the
entire shipping season, as a late spring
up north will cause a brisk demand
for all we can turn out and send for
ward. Our strawberry crop is also
fine. First arrivals of home growth
came in Saturday last, and sold readily
at Soc per quart, imported from Lou
isiana only bringing 25c. Of course
such prices cannot hold long. Trade
in all branches has been moderate dur
ing the week, but is gradually drift.
ing toward the usual summer volume.
The weather could not be more desir-
able for young corn and cotton. The
latter is generally up and growing
beautifully, with good stand, and corn.
where above ground, is healthy. The
river has fallen some eight inches here
but is swelling again in a small way.
News from above encourages the opin.
ion that it will soon be within its
banks from Cairo to the gulf. The
water will be off soaked places in am.
pie time to cultivate every field. Al
Cairo the water has been rising some
during the past few days, but the lcvel
there is still three and one-half feet
below the highest water reached on
the 10th of last month, and a speedy
decline is expected to set in there
during the next few days.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is quiet o.
unchanged prices and in moderate move
ment at the following prices to jobbers
xxx, 81 %; family, IS so; choice anC
fancy, So 50 TO 81 00, smaller orders Do
higher. Cornmeal, strong at$2 So to 81 81
perl Dbl from first hands, and l0c higher il
a small way.
FEED STUFFS-Corn is firm and If
active movement, all arrivals meeting f;
ready market at $4,000; the latter fol
choice white suitable for grinding. MixeC
and yellow when sound sold freely at 6St
while off stock went at Sic. Oats, STEADY
and in fair request gt4615@47c in car loaC
lots and 4Sc in n small way. Bran is shady
at $l6@$l6 90 per ton and SOC to 81 pei
cwt for small orders Of wheat and $40 q
pei ton for corn bran, Hay tends dow
ut $23 0O to $2G 90 per ton for western
and $l6 per ton for Ark. prairie, tn,
latter being dull timothy in a small way
81 80 to 81 80 per cwt. Millet, 81 % t
So 40 per bu. as in quality.
ESOULENTS-0ld potatoes Stacking VI
in. demand and receipts are light. Dealer
sell peach blows at 81 IS to S;
per Dbl. Cabbage, is in demand at 81 o.
at 81 so per crate for choice and SLOW
sale for inferior at 50 to g so per crat
Green peas 81 Copper bu box. Snap bean
81 IS to So Is per bu box. Old onions, $50
to 81 90 per Dbl. but no good stock offer
ing. White beans, scarce at 81 Is TO 50 O
per bu as per quality. Stock peas, 81 s
to 81 10 per bu in car loads and small
ljobbing lots
FRUITS AND NUTS-Apples il
= scant stock at 50 90 TO s. 90 per BIB
Oranges So so per box for smaI
and Sc 90 for lerge imported. Lemon
p SO 90 to So % for PALERMO and So IS
to 81 % for Messina per box off stoc
= s'lling lower. Strawberries, So per cas-
: Of "A pints; AID Sc for qrts; home growt
has just begun to enter marke
. Bananas in good supply at 81
: toS2 90 per bunch;dried apples 4 to4%c pc
r 70; do peaches 6.to SIC; peanuts, ~ TO
Tenn. red and Va. white; pecans, 8 to s
c%ocoanuts 50 to So 50per 100 llberts, wa
= nutsand almonds, II to 18c yer ID; Braz
p Go, 8 10 Zoe.
r BUTTER Fresh grass is in deman
if carefully put up and meets ready ma
= ket at Is to pc per ID; poorer qualiti
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