Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-19

ry for cheese and dried fruit, articles
which have not been moving here for
several months, Chickens and eggs
are scarce and higher. Butter, ditto.
Nearly everything in the way of sup
plies appears destined SO be steep in
value during tho ensuing fall and VIM
ter season. There is little consola-
ton for the Southern planter whose
cotton crop is not total failure in the
fact that the staple also seems disposed
to keep pace with other things, its
advance during the past few days being
from / to &c per pound. =
FLOUR AND MEAL-The flour mar
ket is firm, with good demand for all
grades. Prices on jobbers orders are as
follows: xxx, 1915 per Dbl, family, Sc rs
to So 60 choice Sc rs to L fancy, 81 % to
81 so; patents, 81 70 to So 25 Cornmeal is
scarce and varying all the way from So 75
to 81 per Dbl
FEED STUFFS-Corn scarce, with no
lots offering, and sales from store at rs to
78c per bu; oats firm at Soc per bu by the
carload and 81 to 53c In small way; bran
quoted at $40 to s20 per ton, and 81 to
81 05 per cwt; cotton seed meal 81 Is per
cwt; hay unsettled and tending higher at
$40 TO $40 for western timothy and 81 to
81 10 per cwt southern prairie, 80 per ton
and 65c per cwt
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are in de-
/ - l.. A. Il
sales of good Western stock at 81 rs to
50 % per Dbl from store, So rs to SO so;
sweets, 81 per bu. Cabbage 81 90 TO S. 90
per crate, as per quality; choice North
ern, $l3 to SIG per 100 head. Onions,
"a so to 50 25 per Dbl on arrival and in
. small way. Tomatoes, 26c per one
third bu box. White hand-picked me.
dunn beans, 81 GO to So IS per bu.
BUTT ER-All classes scarce, firm and
higher creamery, &c per lb; Western
table and dairy, u to 25c; fresh country,
| l8 TO &c and scarce; cooking, Is to Ice;
brtterine, IS to Doc Cheese, Tx to l2c
| for Western factory.
FRUITS-Apples 50 90 to 81 topper Dbl
for Northern; strictly choice would COM
mand higher figures Pears 75c to 81 so per
bu. Peaches Zoe to Soc per one-third bu
! box Grapes t0c to Coz de- Wntermelons
so 90 to $40 20 per l0l Lemons 81 30
to So 90 per box. Oranges quiet at 81 60G$8
per box Raisins SO o. to SO 90 per box
! for new and London layers, Dried apples,
aeW, &C.; old, Al to Sc; do, peaches. Sc for
old stock.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
are in demand at ~ 90 TO So IS per doz
for good sized young to choice hens.
Eggs are firm and scarce at 10 to Ice per
d y for fresh and 10 to lie for packed.
PR0VISIONS-Cut meats are in good
jobbing request, and prices rule firm,
jobbers cash prices being as follows
Bulk shoulders, 7N@T9sc per ID; do C
ribs, 9S@9Nc; do sides, 9X@l0o. Rav
con shoulders 8A@S2SG do @ ribs, 1870
l0Ac; do sides, ll@llHO. Hams, 100
l1K@13c. Mess pork, $40 per Dbl, Lard,
in ties. 12K@l2Kci hf Dbl and kgs, 12}Sei
pals, 122z@1SHc
HIDE5-Msrket quiet; dry flint No. l
l9d, No. 2lSc; green salt No. /,
SIC Nc. 2 ~ tallow, b11ci beeswax,
WOoL-Unwashed bury 10 to Ice per
pound, Clear do 10 to 25e per lb.; Tub
washed do rs to Soc.
NAILS-Steady at So 90 per leg rates.
Round lots slightly less.
! SUGAR-MaFket lower. N. Y. brown
| 79Sto SIC; do G, 81 to 9Nc; standard A,
1917; of A 9Ac, granulated l05sc, powdered
l0Hc; crushed and cut loaf, 11ke. Mo-
lasses quiet at So 10 43c per gal.
| C0FFEE-Firm at 11k Is l5kc per ID
for Rio and "a TO % for Java.
BALING STUFFS.-Market stiff, at
lOK to i2c for bagging, as in quality;
| tgIne, l6c per IL; ties, 81 g for standard,
and 81 40 TO 81 Is Cor other qualities.
RICE-DsIAaDd fair at s to per ID
for medium qualities,
BUILDING MATRRI4I,-Tennes-
see lime So TO soc per bbli Alabal9e do
95 to 81 Louisville cement ST 10 to 81 rs;
Rosedale So to 81 10; Portland S.; Plaster
of Paris 50 80; Brick $40 30 per 1000 for
herd and 50 for soft Fire do 81 to &c
each.
MACKYREL.-New stock rs fol-
Sc; No. 8, Sc. half bbls. No.
II, SO rs; do No. land No. 3 large, So 25
| SALT.-Frcm store, 81 soto 81 % per
sack for 6ne gnd 81 40 for coarse Liver
pool. Ohioriyeg 81 As and 81 80. r
STARCH-kirni st 4e per ID. Can
dies l21<c and firm for full Seielt
| LIVE STOCK Receipts of pg9F e9t'
tie hberal, and demand unequal tQ Y,
Choice butcher stock in moderate arrival,
and all grades a sbada lpwer; smooth fat,
to medium and choice native and Texas
cattle ara &c 10 4c per ID gross. po9gh
native In good order, &c 10 2Ks co,ppioii
and mixed 10 good grazing cattle, nc 70
&c; yearlings "a 70 So; cows and calves,
SIS TO $50. Sheep in good supply and
slow, &c to SIC for choice, 81 70 10 81 81