Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18
General Trade.


General Trade.
Cool nights and extremely dry
weather are telling somewhat against
the crops, aud showers are needed.
"When will It rainl" is beginning to
be the general inquiry among farmers.
Berry and potato growers are especi-
ally anxious for a little moisture. The
decline Of the river is now quite fast.
The water is off the banks at all points
above and will be at all below, within
a few days, giving time for all on the
lowest places to- plant and raise either
cotton or corn. The changes of the
markets are unimportant, except in
meats and lard, which are a shade
higher to-day, with a very good con-
sumptsve demand, especially in the
south. Cotton had a less active tone
yesterday afternoon and to-day. Cof-
fee rules slow and dull and prices in
cline downward, while sugar is brisk
at an advance on refined and some
other qualities.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Flour is quiet
and easy; to jobbers, XXX, "a 70; family
and choice, So C0@550; fancy. S. 75@6 90;
patents, Sc so to s. co. small orders, 26c
higher. Cornmeal, 81 80 in lots on the
landing, and 81 95 by the drayload; small
orders, slightly higher.
FEED STUFFS-Corn sells at 80 to
60c per bushel; mixed and yellow,
81 to 58c; last ear sold at 81 to 5Sc; small
orders, 81 to 63c. Oats firm and In
moderate supply at 46 in carloads, and
40 TO 50c in a small way. Bran quiet at
SIS per ton and soc per cwt for wheat and
$40 50@l1 co per ton for corn do. Hay
weak and in light movement at $3.50
1913 90 per ton for western, and SIS per
ton for prairie; small orders, soc per cwt
for the latter and 81 Is to 81 25 for timo-
thy; Tenn mllet, 81 25 to 81 35 per bu.
ESCULENTS = Potatoes Sc to Sc SO
per Dbl 'new La; cabbage firm at
81 90 to 4 90 per crate for sound
La; onions weak at SO 80 to 4 90 per Dbl
for old and So 50a6 90 for new spring;
green peas 81 per bushel for home growth;
white beans, scant supply at 81 t0a3 CO
per blu for medium; stock peas, 81 S5a2 Is
per bu, with limited request and little
movement in carload lots.
POULTRY AND EGGS - Young
chickens 81 80 to SO so per doz, as in
size, small selling slowly; old, 81 rs to
81 so for ROSTERS to mixed and all hens;
turkeys, ducks and geese are out of season
and slow to sell. Eggs easy at 9alOc
per doz.
BUTTER-Fresh country and Ark.
prairie in demand at Is to 23c per ID,
poorly packed stock and cooking, 12to 15c;
western in light movement at % to 33c for
table to creamery; butterine a drag at IA
TO lie.
PROVISIONS - Meats are unsettled
with an upward tendency. Jobbers'ea sh
prices are for bulk shoulders, 6H to 6hc;
do C ribs, So to &c; do clear, 8 to 9Kc,
smoked shoulders I to TIC; do ribs 9% to
9%c; sides, 9I to Zoe; hams, 10%allH;
breakfast bacon, l07sto II; mess pork
$l8 80 country shoulders, 81 to &c; do
hams, 9 to 9Ac. Lard, 11% to 12c
for ties; 12% for kegs and hf bbls;
l2A to 12Hc for pals, and half do
country lard, 1917 to lie.
FRUITS AND NUTS Straw
berries, 81 to 225 per case as in quality
and order. Oranges $3a3 so per small box
and So 50a6 90 for large size of Sicily.
Lemons, So 90 to $4 25 per box for small
and large. Bananas, 81 80 to 81 so per
bunch; dried apples dull A to 419c per
ID; do peaches 6 to 613c; peanuts, dull at
IN to &c for Tenn. red and Va. white;
pecans, 5 to &c; %cocoanuts So to SO 80 per
100; flberts, walnuts and almonds, II to
l3c per ID; Brazil do, 8 to 10c.
HIDES-Dull, dry flint No. l Ice; No.
y 11@l2c; green salt No. l, &c; No. 2, 6H;
dead green 5 to &c; tallow, SIC; beeswax
Zoe; wool very dull at 10 to S5c as per
quality.
MAOKERBL-No1 l, half barrels. 81 50.
No. 2, So 60; large, No 3, So 60 No
3, So; kits No /, Toe No 2, csc, No 8, Doc.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 so per car OF dray
load; orders ST So; sacks 81 300l 80 loI
coarse and fine. Rock salt &c per wound.
BUILDING MATERIAL. - Lime.
80@85c per bblfor Alabamaan and Louisville
cement, and 81 So to 81 80 for Rosendale.
Plaster, 81 rs. Fire brick. So so.
NAILS-Weak at So 10 per keg
rates.
TOBACCO.-Quiet, at zoe to 55c for
twist and plug 35 to Doc for smoking,
and 55c to 81 for fancy chewing.
SUGAR-Market stiff and prices irreg-
ular. N. Y. brown, nc; do o, 8 to sac;
do A, 9 to 9Hc for standard
grades; granulated, 10hc; powdered, 10Hc
crushed and cut loaf, 10Hc. Molasses
quiet at "a to 45c per gal.
COFFEE-Quiet at l0% 10 l5c per ID for
Rio and "a to rs for Java.
BALING STUFFS.-Market quiet, at
81 TO lie for bagging, as in quality;
Irvine, Ice per ID; ties, 81 90 for standard,
and 81 60 to 81 70 for other qualities.
RICE-Demand fair at 5 at &C per lb
for medium qualities.
LIVE STOCK-Butcher cattle are in
fair supply with better arrivals and val
ues ruling easier at So IS to So per cwt as
per quality, and 81 90 to $275 for the thin
grazing stock; calves and yearlings So to
$40 per head: COWS and calves, $50 10 S25
per head; sheep and lambs in fair supply
at 81 80 to So 80 per head for the latter.
and 81 Is to "a 50 for sheep, as in quality
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