Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-17
General Trade.

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General Trade.
The market for provisions for sew
eral days last has been tending down
ward, though smoked qualities, which
are now mostly used in the south
have felt the declining movement in
less degree than any other class
Grain and hay are slow, save grinding
corn, which is in good demand, anC
cornmeal is quite firm with a brisk
demand, while -four is quiet and un.
changed in tone, unless a still easier
feeling is indicated. General mer.
chandise, and indeed trade in nearlJ
all lines, is droopy. A few showers
are wanted, the potato crop especially
feeling the need of moisture. The
potatoes are making quite rapidly, and
farmers say they are numerous enough,
with a strong, healthy stalk or plant,
but without timely showers the crop
will not yield a large outturn, or pota.
toes of merchantable size. A week Of
extreme hot, dry weather, entirely
free from rain, such as we have ex-
perienced, is not altogether ~seasonable
for either potatoes or other vegetables;
and even berries need moisture. The
latter are coming in freely, but are
not so cheap as last week, the retail
price ruling from 10 to l2lc per quart.
The river has began to drop quite
rapidly, and will be within its banks
from Cairo to the gulf in time for both
corn and cotton, despite Gen. Hazen
and other alarmists. The water is a
subject of deep interest to the valley
planters from here to the lower sugar
coast. They have watched the daily
reports of the rivers with lynx eyes
and anxious interest. The speedy
fall at Cairo, in progress for some
time, is now making itself felt here,
and will have its effect farther south
within a few days.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Flour is quiet
and easy; to jobbers, XXX, - rs; family
o,I nInfo. OK 00IAE IN. f,,.-~ a. -EL.p nn
patents, Sc 80 to 81 90; small orders, 25C
higher. Cornmeal, 50 80 in lots on the
landing, and 81 95 by the drOyload; small
orders slightly higher.
FEED STUFFS-Corn is unsettled,
with sound white in demand for milling
at So to SOC per Blu; mixed and yellow,
56X to 57c; last ear sold at 81 to 68c; small
orders, 60 to &c. Oats firm and IN mod.
crate supply at 46H to Ale in carloads, and
40 to 50c in u small way. Bran quiet at
SO per ton and 90c per cwt for wheat and
$40 60@1l GO per ton for corr do. Hay
weak and in light movement at $20,g
$23 so per ton for western, and SIS per
ton for prairie; small orders, 90c per cwt
for the latter and 81 10 to 81 rs for timo-
thy; Tenn mlllet, 81 % to " IS per bu.
ESCULENTS - Potatoes slow and
droopy at 81 % to 81 co per Dbl for old
in so Dbl lots, and 81 so in a small way;
new La, So so to 7 90 per Dbl; cabbage
firm at "a 90 to 4 so per crate for sound
La; onions weak at So so to 4 co per Dbl
for old and S. 5la6 90 for new spring
green peas 81 per bushel for home growth;
white beans, scant supply at 81 t0aS 90
per blu for medium; stock peas, 81 85a2 10
son H., NTH E,NfknI $500. - 1.AA1-
movement in carload lots.
POULTRY AND EGGS = Young
chickens 81 so to So so per doz, as in
size, small selling slowly; old, " IS to
81 so for ROSTERS to mixed and al hens;
turk Us, ducks and geese are out of season
and slow to sell. Eggs easy at 9Ha1Oc
per doz. b
BUTTER-Fresh country and Ark.
prairie in demand at IS to 23c per ID;
poorly packed stock and cooking. Ito loo;
western in light movement at % to 33c for
table to creamery; butterine Il drag at ID
to lie.
PROVISIONS Meats are lower in
tone, especially for dry salts. Jobbers' cash
prices are for bulk shoulders, 81 to &C;
do C ribs, so to &c; do clear, 8 to 91zc,
smoked shoulders Z to nc; do ribs 95s to
9Ac; sides, 81 to l0c; hams, l0}sallH;
breakfast bacon, l0Nto IL; mess pork
$l8 80 country shoulders, 81 to 7c; do
hams, 8 to 9Hc. Lard, 1l% to lie
for ties; l2H for kegs and hf bbls;
12H to 12Hc for pulls, and half do
country lard, l0A to lie.
FRUITS AND NUTS - Straw
berries, 81 to so per case as in quality
and order. Oranges $3a3 so per small box
and s. 5Oa6 90 for largo size OF Sicily.
Lemons, SS00 to $4 % per box for small
and large. Bananas, 81 so to 81 80 per
bunchi dried apples dull 4 TO 41Sc per
Id; do peaches 6 to 6Hc; peanuts, dull at
~ to &c for Tenn. rcd and Va. white;
pecans, 8 to &c. cocoanuts So to So so per
100 tilberts, walnuts and almonds, II to
l3c per ID; Brazil do, 8 to l0c.
HIDE5-Dull, dry flint No. l Ice; No.
2 ll@l2c; green salt No. l, &c; No. 2, 81;
dead green 8 to &c, tallow, SIC; beeswax
zoe; wool very dull at 10 to 35c as per
quality.
MAOKEREL-No1, half barrels. 81 so.
No. 2, So co. large, No 3, So 60 No
3, So; kits No l, Toe; No 2, CSC No 3. 65c.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 50 por car or draw
load; orders 81 90; sacks 81 S09I so for
coarse and fine. Rock salt &c per = ound.
BUILDING MATERIAL. - Lime.
6O@85c per bblfor Alsbamsand Louisville
cement, and 81 65 to 81 30 for Rosendale.
Plaster, 81 Is Fire brick. SO 80.
NAILS-Weak at So 10 PEI keg
rates.
TOBACOO--Q Quiet, at 29c to 55c for
twist and plug IS to 900 for smoking,
and Doc 70 81 for fancy chewing.
SUGAR-Market stiff and prices irreg-
ular. N. Y. brown, 7Ac; do Z, s TO SIC
do A, 8 10 9Hc for standard
grades, granulated, 10kc; powdered, l0Ac
crushed and cut loaf, l01lc. Molasses
quiet Mt "a to 45c per gal.
COFFEE-Quiet at l0H to l5c per ID for
Rio and "a TO 26 for Java.
BALING STUFFS.-Market quiet, at
81 TO lie for bagging, as in quality
Lminn lGn NOR NJ. To- 90 N o.. .AnnanrL