Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-31

rule from ! to ic per ID lower and are
easy. Lard has fallen to per lb. But
ter is unchanged. Rice is / to 70
Coffee, after many months Of
depression, has changed and prices are
quoted stronger in some markets, ex-
citement ruling at New Orleans,
though in view Of heavy receipts Of
Brazilian and general apathy in other
lines Of trade, it is difficult to under
stand how the excitement is to be
up. Sugar is quiet and no higher.
The new crop has begun to move
to market in Louisiana, and
fresh grinding meets ready buyers as
fast as offered. The same Of molasses,
which is 3 to &c per gallon higher than
week; new commanding 74c to
81 10 per gallon on arrival at New Or
leans. Receipts here during the week
sum up 210O bbls -four, 800 bbls meal,
700 SKIS corn, 800 SKIS oats, 1900 SKIS
bran, $50 bales hay, $500 bbls potatoes
and 600 bbls apples. The latter are
in brisk demand and sell readily
on arrival at full prices if sound.
In the west fall hog packing has
commenced, though considerably
checked by warm weather. The quail.
ity is better than expected, in view Of
the scant corn crop. Prices range
from Sc to $3.50 per cwt and hold UP
we'll, being 81, 60 to $3.50 above last
year and $3.50 to $3.50 above two
years ago. The total packing Of the
west is given at 100000 hogs and
about 100000 less than last year. Elk
cept last year this is far in excess oil
any previous years packing, and the
seasons labor appears to have paid
both the farmer and the packer we'll,
The packing for the week ending
Thursday last is given at 16O, 900 hogs
against 100000 the previous week and
100000 the same week last year. The
southern market is running short o.
coal, while at Pittsburg over r..
100000 bushels wait a rise in the Ohio
to move southwark, In the same city
the iron market is quoted active, with
prices stiff and unchanged. The glas:
trade is reported good with prices
stiff and stock running light, strikes
in the window glass, bottle and chin
ney factories having caused many to
stop work. The whisky market is
quoted steady with heavy sales, prices
falling &c per gallon atthe close of the
week at Cincinnati, where large sales
were made at the reduction. Al
New York a heavy decline is reported
in quinine and opium is low.
er. Other drugs are quiet,
The tea market favors buyers. To.
bacco is active, with improved prices
for leaf at Baltimore, while at Cincin
natl wide difference in the quality O.
offerings has caused a varying market
At Boston wooden goods are quoted
firm but no higher, with sales far aheat
of production. The boot and sho,
trade is steady, with shipments for tn,
week of 1880 cases, against $3.50
last week. Leather is steady, with al
upward tendency and active market
both at Boston and New York, Will,
hides are unchanged. Here the pric,
OF hides is &c higher than last week
with a firm feeling. Tho total failure
last week for the entire country ar
reported at III, and about the same a
last week. OF these 10 we're in tn
Eastern States. 81 in the Western. 2
in the Middle and % in the Southern
States. Another failure has occurre,
4 Alma, on the Little Rock and For
Smith railway, in which Memphi
merchants are interested. and one o
two small ones are reported in othe
localities.
FLOUR A -Jobbing price
for -four are as follows: X Xxx "a Il
to So IS; family, choice ard fancy. 81 I,
So; patents, So 75as9; cornmeal, easy a
50 As per Dbl in drayload lots and 10
from jobbers.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn quiet at SOC il
lots from first hands and 83a65c per b
from iobbers; oats easy at 53a54c per bl
and 56a58c in a small way; braA $22aS22 81
per ton for wheat and 81 per cwt; hay il
fair demand for all arrivals at $18 to 81
for Western and 81 l5 to 81 20 per cwt
prairie hay in slow movement at 50 pc
ton ana QUO per cWL.
ESCULENTS-Potatoe are in demand
at So to SO 50 per Dbl in carload lots anC
SO 90 to SO rs from store; sweets dull a
50 60aS3 per Dbl from store; onions So 90
81 per Dbl for sound stock from store; cab
hage scarce at $50 to $50 per 100 head
kraut So 60aS7 forhfand $12 toSl3 for bbls
white beans very scarce ut 81 l0aS4 Is pc
bu; green peas dried 81 10as2 20; black
eyed do 81 to 81 %; celery 60a75 per doz
BUTTBR-Pricos unchanged. Cream
cry 39c per lb; n. Y, Goshen, 35a37c
Western table and dairy, q to 30c; coun
try butter 1Sto 70; cheese quiet at l0c 70
7. Al cream, l5c; hf do, l4al4Kc; par
skim, 141Ial6.
FRUITS-Apples, in demand at So 5
ass per Dbl from store; dried do, 81 to71zC
peaches, 7a7Hc; fresh do so to zoe pc
third bushel box; c~ranberries So 80 to 4
per Dbl in a large and small way; lemon
Sc so toS7 per box; bananas 81 90 to 81 2
per bunch; oranges none in market; Ma
aga grapes 81 for kegs and 81 to IS 70
bbls.
=-,POULTRY AND EGGS-Chicken
plentiful and less active except for strictl
choice. Prices range from 81 to So so pc
doz, the latter for well grown hens; duck
81 50a3 per doz; geese SO to 81 per do
the latter for all gray; turkeys S7a10 pc
doz; eggs 17al8c per doz.
PROVISIONS-Jobbers quote cas-.
sales as follows; Bulk shoulders 9aSH,
do C r 9Ha9%c; do c s 9%al0c; baco
shoulders 9Ha95sc; do c r l03sa11c; do c
llAall%c; S c hams scarce and firm {
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