Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-04
GeneraI Trade.

General Trade.
By turns the weather has been good
and bad during the present week.
The bright sunshine Of the past two
or three days encourages a hope that
the roads and fields will shortly dry
up so the cotton remaining in the
fields of last years crop may be saved
and marketed. The necessity Of start
ing plows for the next crop will shortly
prevent cotton gathering unless a few
dry days are experienced. The rivers
are all open and free to navigation at
present, except from Cairo and st.
Louis, between which points the
channel is sealed by ice and low
water. AS yet but little feed or pro-
duce has reached us from the Ohio or
points below Cairo, the leading reason
being a lack of tonnage. Boats, how
ever, are due and others are expected
to follow speedily. Our present de-
pleted stocks of feed, produce and
breadstufs will probably be replen-
ished at an early day. The jobbing
trade continues to improve, though
yesterday and to-day less activity
ruled than was experienced earlier
in the week. Values exhibit some
variations, meats and lard being espe
cially irregular and difficult to quote.
Feed is ia fair demand, and bread
stufs more steadily.
FLOUR-Market steady, with i'm
proved demand for the better classes.
NIX, 81 rs; family, choice and fancy,
So rs to 6 10 in round lots; small orders
25c higher per barrel higher stocks lin
tied.
Observation-Disclosures at $3.50 to
2 10 in round and dray load lots; from store
10 to l5c per barrel higher.
CORN-Scarce and in demand at Sac
for shelled and ear in lots, and So to CSC
per bushel in q small way.
OATS-Steady, with fair offerings at
Al to 46c for western and AZ to SOC for
black and other seed qualities; from store,
Sc per bushel higher.
@BRAN-Olferlngs at Sl6 30 per ton for
wheat, and 81 percwt.
HAY-ln good request 1t S18 to Y per
ton for mixed and choice western TIM
othy; per cwt, 81 Is; Arkansas prairie,
Sl4 so per ton, and Soc per cwt.
POTATOES-From first hands, peach
blows, russets and peerless are quoted at
81 90 per barrel; western rose, 81 10 east
ern rose, SO; small orders, 25c higher;
holders stiff and the tendency for seed
stock is upward sweets, from store, 50 per
bushel.
ESCULENTS - Louisiana cabbage,
81 rs to 5 so per crate, oranges, $3.50
to s. 50 per box for Palermo; no Lousi-
ana offering; lemons S250to2 10 per box;
dried apples firm and in demand 81 to 4c
per pound; peaches 5 to &c, and l5e for
peeled; cranberries, 81 70 to S. fer half
! bbls, and So to 50 Tor bbls.
BUTTER-Oreamery 36937c per lb;
western table and dairy, 20g26c; country
l2@l8c; butterine l9@2lc; Kentucky
butter, in 10 and 20 p.und packages, 20c
per ID
EGGS-WeRk and lower, with a
more plentiful supply ut 90c per dozen.
POULTRY AND GAME-Chickens
brisk at - 80 to 81 70 per doz for
young, and 81 rs to So so for choice old;
turkeys 80 to SIS per dozen for live and
u to l3c per ID for dressed; ducks, 81 Is
to 1926 per dozen; geese, 81 50GS5 per
dozen for live and $5@6 for dressed;
squirrels, 75c to.$l 90 per doz; rabbits,
81 25 TO 81 90; quail scarce at 81 80 to
81 IS; wild ducks, 81 30 for teal and
81 so for mallard; v%enison scarce at &c to
&c for whole, and II to lSc for saddles.
Reelfoot fish 8 TO &c per 10.
FRESH MEATS-Dressed hogs 5@5Xc
per lb for country and city dressed; beef,
&c to &c for fore, and &c to &c for hind
quarters live hogs ga to 4&c, and brisk
demand for good butcher grades.
gPROVISIONS-Market unsettled and
variable, with moderate stocks; bulk shout
ders AZ to DC; do. clear ribs rs to 7Ac;
do. clear sides u; hams, 90 to Zoe;
breakfast bacon, 9A to lOci bacon quiet
at &c for shoulders; Sto SIC for clear
ribs. and So to 8Hc for clear sides;
mess pork, Sl3 70 per Dbl.
LARD-Msrket strong and prices un-
settled; tierces 9I@l0c; do. half bbls and
kegs 1016c; pals and half do, l0H9llc;
country lard, 9h@l0c per ID.
FRUITS-Apples per bbl 81 % to
81 IS for sound stock, fancy going as high
as So; dried do, so to 4c; peaches, Al to
&c for quarters and halves, and l5c for
pceled; oranges, no LouisianQ offering;
Palermo, 50 to 50 so perbox; lemons, 81 80
Der box; cranberries, 81 Is 10 s. for half
and So to 81 for bbls.
NUTS-Peanuts dull at 21E93c in lots,
eoeoanuts 4@4%c per lbi Arkansas pecan;
; &c per ID.
HIDES-Dull and lower dry flint l6c
No. BE; dry sailed l31sci green salted
81. No. 2 do &c green 596ci tallow D e
BIC beeswax 2Oc per lb.
FURS-Deer skins, Acc; sheep, 2oc tC
f 81 25 bear, 81 0Oto 8 o. mink, 25c to SOC
} coon. Is 10 Coo for hunter, and 10 to 4'
I, country handled; otter, Soc 10 $500 bea'
yer, 5Oc to s. co. wild cat, 10 to DC fox
4Oc TO 81 CO. u.krat. lOci postum, , K
Zoe wolf, SOC 70 81 O0i panther, bOctoSlW
skunk, 10 10 Zoe rats, 3 TO Toe.
i, MAOKEREL-Nol half barrels, ~ 6O
b No. 9, 50 CO. large, No 3, " 90 M
3, So; kits Mol, Toe No 2, 65G NoS Doc