Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-22
General Trade.

The general market is in an unset.
tied condition for nearly all leading
articles. A boat loading at St. Louis
to leave for this port to-day, with Q
cargo at loo per ,wt and zoe per Dbl
caused free offerings, and various sales
Of corn at Zoe per bu to arrive, bran al
s22 So, and cheaper rates on some
other goods. A barge load of bulk
corn il also under way in tow Of the
Lourcy for the mills at this port
None of the latter will be offered fol
sale. There is no chance of moment
in -four, the demand for which is good
and feeling steady. Hay is selling
freely at steady prices, and oats arc
quoted stiff, with moderate move
ment. Efforts to push eggs up to
steep prices have utterly failed this
season. Last year at this time they
we're so to Coo per dezen, and now
their value seems to have broken
all to pieces as it were, offering
at from rs to 30c, as buyers can be
found willing to pay.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Small lots are
priced at 81 75a5 % for common; IS 50a
8 30 for family to choice; 81 25a7 90 for
fancy, and So 25a8 rs for patents. Corn
meal-Unsettled, with round lots selling
ats3 45a3 90 in lots at the landing and from
city mills jobbers charge 5al0c. per Dbl.
higher.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn unsettled at 75
ACC. per bu. to arrive, and nc. in lots on
the spot; small orders, Soc; bulk corn per
car load, Zoe, per bu. 0ass-In moderate
movement at stable. per bu. Bran-f23
per ton on the spot, and 500 so 60 arrive
small orders, 81 20 ner cwt. Hay-Sl7a
81 90 per ton for Western, and S8a8 so per
ton for Southern prairie; at retail 81 l5a
| 25 per cwt, for timothy, and Coo. per
cwt. for prairie.
observation-disclosures stiff ati$3 10
- w AOA w fEANAA AuhlAllNHf hllu 20 10 lOT
N. Y. rose in lots and So so TO 3 IS per Dbl
from store; turnips 81 per Dbl; sweet 20
tatoes So % per bbli onions weak at $276
to 9 so per Dbl and supply plentiful. Beans
SO 40 to 3 30 for white med per bu. Black
eyed peas and dried green peas 81 90 to
225 per Blu; celery 80 to 60c per bunch;
cabbage from Louisiana slow to dispose Of;
kraut "a to 4 50per hf Dbl and So to s 90
per Dbl.
FRUITS-Apples ercited, with sales Of
round lots on the landing Of sound red al
81 GO per Dbl, and retailers charge 81 80 Ia
B 80 per Dbl as per quality, fancy going in
some cases up to Sc; oranges are jobbing
at $l2 90 per Dbl and Sc 80 per box fol
Florida, and s12 to 13 per case Of 40 fol-
Valencia. Lemons "a so per box fol
Malaga and 50 90 fer Messina; banana,
scarce at 81 10 2 per bunch grapes "a fol
kegs and S575 for hf bbls Of malaga;
rasins SO rs to 3 80 per box.
POULTRY AND EGGS - Chickens
are in light demand and receipts are light
prices range from 81 50a2 30 per doz fol
live, and g 50a2 70 for dressed; turkeys
Scale per doz for live and 8 to lie per n
for dressed; geese SO per doz and dull
ducks s2a2 30 per doz. Eggs are in a very
demoralized state, sales being at 30c pei
doz, 29c do Csc do and some at 25c, the lat
ter good and fresh, the seller finding buy.
ers shy and consumers inclined to use
eggs sparingly concluded to break the
market and close out. Prospects favor
cheap eggsd king the holidays.
BUTThE AND CHEESE-Ths but
ter market is slightly varying, choice quail.
tiles stiff and poorer grades weak Cream,
cry 44c per ID, Western 2sa36c per 10 fol
table qualities. country butter 12a20c pei
ID; butterine 20a22c per ID. Cheese range,
from 9al5c per ID rs per quality.
GAME-Squirrels 75casl y per doz
rabbits 81 25al 90 per doz; quails Slal Y
per dozi ducks Sla2 % per doz; turkey.