Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-15
General Trade

against 45S,5 last year, and 336, 10
the year before, at the same time.
General Trade.
The entire list, feed included, in
clines downward to-day, and buyer
are very shy of breadstuffs, meats
etc., except in very limited quantitie
and enough to supply immediate ne
cessities. In -four a drop of % cent
per barrel is claimed, while meal i
lower with offerings to arrive at Is cent
per barrel below previous quotations
and something Rear a thousand barrel
held here for some time past may b,
bought to-day for $3.50 per barrel
Dealers are Of the opinion that still
lower prices will rule within a few
days, and have no confidence in any
article Of prime consumption holding
up. Receipts continue meager and
have been so throughout tho week.
Jobbess, however, are fairly supplied
and in the line Of meats especially the
stocks are ample for all immediate de.
mands.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Flour is dull
and buyers scarce, except in r small job
bing way, with prices quoted lower.
Ordorc ora A11ad NJ follouro. V al TEaS Ok
per Dbl; Xxx and XXX, So GOAT 90; choice,
family and fancy, 81 00a8 co. patents,
IS 50a9 90. Cornmeal, in drayload lots
from the mills, So 65 per Dbl offering to
arrive at 50 so, with a weak feeling; small
orders l0c higher.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn inclines down.
ward, at SOC per bu in lots and 85a57c in
a small way; oats are fairly sustained ut
b5a56c per Blu at the track and 57a58c from
store; bran weak and lower, in lots $50 per
ton and per cwt ST 25a1 so corn do, SIS
per ton; seed meal, 81 10 per cwt; hay
easier at 118a2l 80 per ton and 81 l0al Is
per cwt in a small way; prairie hay fat
at $40 per ton and Coo per cwt, with con-
signees putting most receipts in store.
ESCULENTS-Petatoes in free move
ment and firm at SO 50 per Dbl for 25 land
so Dbl lots of n. Y. rose at the track;
from store, So 65a3 70 per Dbl; sweets,
very dull at 81 per Dbl from wagons loose
and hard to dispose of in a small way, So
per Dbl; cabbage in demand at S13al6 per
100 head for sound; kraut, STAT so per
hf and $l3al5 per Dbl; beans firm and
scarce at So 75a4 25 per Blu for while; dried
green peas, 50 00a2 rs per bu.
FDnTTC- Apr1os ono "a 1o,,,ul
choice Eastern selling in lots at the track
ut 10 30 per Dbl in drsyload lots from the
cars; the range from first hands as per
quality is from 81 00a3 so per Dbl; a car
load or two of of stock has sold down TO
75c aSl per Dbl. Dried apples are vary
ing, round lots selling at 6Ka7c per ID,
and in a small way Halc higher; evapo-
rated apples, 14c. Dried peaches, 7r9c
per 10 in a large and small way. Gran
berries, Sc 50a7 90 per Dbl. Lemons, $500
per box for Malaga and 50 so for Messina.
Bananas, 81 60a2 per bunch. No'orangcs
offer.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Creamery
butter, 3Sa39s per ID; Goshen do. 35a37e;
Western table and dairy 25a32c; fresh
country, 20a25e; butterine, Zoe; cheese,
weak, and varying at II to l5Hc for part
skim; lSHal5c far half cream, Ice for
cream and Y. A,
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
So 50a3 80 per doz as per size and order;
ducks, 81 50a3; turkeys, dull at Sc TO S.;
geese, very dull at IS; eggs, II to l9c
per doz.
MEATS AND LARD-Jobbers quote
meats unsettled and declining. Bulk clear
sides. llHal1%c per ID; do ribs, 109sa
l0Ac do shoulders, S2sa8Kc; bacon sides,
llHal2c; do C rius, 1l%a1lXc; do shout
ders 8Ha92sc; breakfast bacon, stiff at
l4hal3%c; c hams, l3Aal4c; lard in ties
l2Nal3hc; hf kegs and kegs, 1871; pals,
1916 hf do, lac.
MACKEREL-Values unsettled, lob
bling at 81 per Inf bbls for No. l and 50 90
for No. 2and 3; kits, Toe, zoe and 65c for
Nos. l, 2 and 8.
HIDES AND WOOL-Dry flint hides,
Ice for No. /; l3c for No. 2; d,y sailed,
l0al2c; green, Gale; green sailed, 7aShc.
Tallow 6Ha7c; beeswax, lSa20c. Wool,
25a35e for tub-washed, and l5a25c; for
unwashed. BURY wool l0a25c, as in
quality.
BAGGING AND TIES-Bagging
quiet. On orders 95sal0Ac as in quality;
jute, 1015al0Ac; Irvine, lac per bundle;
ties, 81 35al 60 per bundle.
NAILS-Firm ut SO so rates.
SUGAR AND M0LASSES-Sugar is
firm in tone at SHa9c for brown, 93zalOc
for Y. c.; Toe for standard A, 1917 for off
A, lie for %granulated, and llallHe for
powdered crushed and cut loaf. Molas-
ses frm Mt 40a55c per gallon.
COFFEE-Weak at l0Hal5Mc for Rio,
and 24a26c for Java.
SALT-Steady at 81 35a1 Go per sack
for coarse and fine Liverpool, and 81 BOA
l GO for Ohio river.
CANNED 00DS-Strawberries etc,
81 25a l so per doz. cans; peaches, 81 6sa
2 So for | and 2 ID. cans; tomatoes, 81 20a
/ 80 for 2 and 3 ID. cans.
TOBACC0-Common plug, 33a3Sc for
l1-ineh plug; choice to fancy, 40a65c;
twist, 35al5c; navy, 5Sa60c; smoking, goa
&c for common to fancy.
BUILDING MATERIAL-Tenn. and
Ala. lime in large bbls, 81 40and 81 co. ce-
ment, 81 rs for Louisville, So so for Rose
dale, and 81 so and S. for Portland; plas
ter, 50 70; brick, $40 and $40 so per NJ
Are do, 4 and 4Kc each. q
SUNDRIES-Peanuts 6 to 7c for Tenn.
and N to SIC per ID. for Vai cidbr S. to
8 % for hf. and SO to 10 80 for ebls. of
Mo, vinegar; 1871 to Ice per gal; grid
and hominy So 25 to 5 so per Dbl; see;
rye 81 40 per bu.; do. wheat 81 20 to 2 co.
barley 81 40; blue grass 81 % to l 90
orchard, do. 81 90.
COTTON SEED-Per ton Sl2 to Is;
crude oil AZ to doc per 81 refined do. 65 to
Coo cake $24 to Is per ton; do. meal
$23a25.
STARCH AND CANDLES-starch
firm at 4Hc per lbi full W.T. candles l5Ac
and firm.
COAL-Pittsburg per box to river 55c;
city trade, del, 60c per Dbl; per hid 81 so
TO 8 So Anthracite $40 so per ton; st.
bernard by the DBL. 50c for carload lots.
LIVE ST0CK-Good butcher cattle are
3a4c gross for fatcows, hiefers, smooth oxens
and medium TO choice grass cattle, grow
ing stock IL TO &c. Cows and calves $40
to Is; yearlings SO 90 to SO so. Sheep in
higher supply at 3 to 4o for medium and
choice, and 81 90 to 81 90 per head on
common. Lambs So 90 TO s. 80 per head.
Hogs in good demand ut 4 to &c.
HORSES AND MULES-Prices OF
mules range from $i25 TO 1925 each for IA
10 l6H hands. Horses, $l25 to 500 for
drawing $40 to 1925 for saddle, and $40
to S75 for plugs.
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