Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-19
General Trade.

After a week of dry, genial weather,
during which period the roads have
been in good hauling condition, it
turned of cold and rainy last night.
The work Of cotton picking is nearly
over, even in the valleys, and planters
have been using their cotton fields for
stock pasturing. Observing travelling
people say the cotton crop has been
picked out cleaner and better than they
eve saw it done before. The favor
able season for ripening, with the
genial and generally clear weather.
has enabled planters to save
every lock, and while the crop is light
nothing has been wasted Business
is quiet and without special change
from last report. The corn market is
easy; hay a shade weaker; apples
drOopy and slow to sell except fol
strictly choice and sound; breadstuf,
are quiet and in moderate movement
meats are unchanged; sugar has beer
inclining to lower prices for three
weeks past but at present is steady
and molasses is the same.
FLOUR AND MEAL-The -four trade
is quiet, and wholesale dealers report the
market without animation. Jobbers
prices are, for XXX SC 25a6 90; family.
Sc 70a7 90; choice to fancy, S700a7 IS
patents, s. 25a8 80. Corn-meal unchanged
at So 45a3 80 from first hands, and So Sc
in a small way.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn is unsettled n,
77aS0c from first hands and s2aS4c IN o
small way. Oats steady at 54a55c per bu
at the track and 57ca58c from store. Bran
So per ton, and 81 20 per cwt. Hay,
$40 to S23 at the landing or track, and
81 20al 25 for Western timothy; Southern
prairie, S9al0 per ton and G0a65c per
cwt.
ESCULENTS-Potatoe in sacks from
first hands 81 l0al Is per bu, and bbls
SO C0a3 25 for Western; n Y rose from
first hands So 25a3 IS per Dbl; small order:
Is to 40c higher; onions So 50a3 60 per Dbl
in lots, and 25c higher ut retail; turnips,
81 rs per bbl; beans So 50a3 GO for white
medium in lots; peas 81 90a2 do; from
store 25c higher; celery 55aG0c per bunch.
FRUITS-Apples sell from So to 3 Sc
per Dbl in lots, with choice in fair demand
and poor qualities slow to SELL jobberi
charge from Is to Soc per Dbl higher
dried apples 615 to &c in a large and small
way; peaches Z to SIC do; oranges SO to l;
per bbl for Louisiana as per order; lemons
iobbing at So 30 for Malaga; cranberrie
So to 10 per Dbl andi9 per bushel box.
POULTRY - Chickens abundant ant
slow at 81 75a3 90 per doz, as per quality
and order; Turkeys, S6al0 per doz; dressed
do, l3a l4c per 10; geese dull mt So pc
doz all white, andS3 80 half gray. Egg
irregular, at 2lca24c per doz.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Ureamery
and M Y. Goshen butter 95a42G Il
Western table and dairy 24ca30e; fresI
country and keg do. lSca25c butterine 20
to DC, cheese l2cal6c for skim TO creau
and Y. A.
GAME-Squirrels, $lal Is per dozer
rabbits, 81 80 per dozen; quRils, 81 25al 81
mallard ducks, S2a2 90; gray do, Sla1 {
wild turkeys, 50c each; venison. sc per |
for whole and &c to &C. for saddles.
MEATS AND LARD-Jobbers quot
bulk clearsides ut 9Aca9%c per ID loosl
and packed clear ribs at 9Ha9%; shou.
ders, 7Hca7%c; pork per Dbl, $40 30 I
/, 20 So hams 1870 smokedsides aud shou.
ders, nominal lard in tierces l2Aeal2H'
; do. in half bbls and kegs l3c, pals 1917.
and half pals 1870, country lard lie
1lLc.
HIDES AND WOOL-Market firm
dry flint hides, Mol, 16Kc No. 2, baby
? d. sailed, l0alSc green,6a7c; green saltel
, 7a8Hc. Tallow, 61za7c; beeswax, 18a20
Wool, tub-washed, 25a35c per ID; do VI
Q washed, l5a25c; bury, l0a26c.
BAGGING AND TIES-Baggin
Steady. On orders 0Hal0Hc as in qualit,
5 iute, l0hc; twine, lac per bundl
ties, 81 35a1 60 per bundle,
NAILS-Firm at 50 90 rates.
= SUGAR AND MOLASSES-Suga
quotations are SXa9c for brown, 02salI
: for v. c.; 10Lc for standard A, ~ for {
: A, l0Acfor granulated, and llallMc f
= powdered crushed and cut loaf. Mola
: ses weak at 4oa55c per gallon.
C0FFEE-Weak at l0Kal5Mc for X
and 24a26c for Java.
= SALT-Steady at 81 35al 60 per sa'
for coarse and fine Liverpool, and 81 b
- | 60 for Ohio river.
OF
: 81 Pa l 90 per doz. cans; peaches, 81
- for 2 band 81 76a2 50 for BIB cans; tom
:. toes. 81 15al so for 2 and 3 ID cans.
2 TOBACCO-Common plug, 38aS8c I
: ll-inch plug; choice to fancy, 4Oa6l
= twist, 36a45c; navy, 35aG0ci smoking, 3
- 52c for common TO fancy.
= BUILDINGMA TERIAL-Louisvi
= cement, 81 75c per Dbl; Rosedale, 81
= Portland, 81 5Oa5; Plaster, 81 10. A
- lime in large bbls, 0ecaSli Ter
do in % bu bbls, 90c. Brick, $40 a
$40 so per NJ ERE do, 4 and 4Kc each:
NJ SUNDRIES-Peanut 6a7hc for Ter
y aud s to &c per ID. for Vas coeoanu
rs 6a6Kc; cider IS for half and 50 for bbls.
ID Mo, vinegar; l2K TO Ice per gall min
meat 8Hc per ID in hf bbls and 9a9ch
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