Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-02
General Trade.

The meat market is in an unsettled
and advancing state, while -four is
steady; meal is irregular and, easy;
corr is scarce and wanted; hay is
frmer; bran easier; oats steady; poul-
try tends lower and eggs have fallen,
though still too high for free use. Re
ceipts ofall classes Of goods are light,
no boats having arrived with consign;
ments for three days. Fresh arrivals
are anxiously looked for, and the light
stocks at present in second dealers
hands will be likely to keep values in
favor of sellers for some time to come.
AS soon as tie weather settles an i'm
proved demand is anticipated for all
consumptive articles.
FLOUR-Stocks light; demand steady,
with no change in values, the request
being mainly for the medium and bet
ter classes. XXX, 81 rs; family, choice
and fancy, s. % to Sc TO- patents, 81 to
81 Is for round lots; small orders, 25c
higher.
CORN MEAL-Easier and irregular,
with small orders of frseh ground from
the mills, at 81 70 per Dbl; no guarantee,
81 60, and ITO arrive" at 81 GU to %;
small orders. 10 to 15c higher.
CORN-None in first hands; sales TO
arrive at 63Le for round lots; between deal
ers sales are ut 55c TO 56c; in Y small
way, $4,000. Demand active.
OATS-Fair demand at 45c per bu
at the track, and 48@50c in a small
way.
BRAN-Prices favor buyers, and last
were at SIG so per ton, with free
offerings; small orders, 81 per cwt. Corn
bran. SIG per ton, and Toe per cwt.
HAY-Demand brisk, with sales by The
car load at the track of choice western
at S2l rs per ton, and Arkansas
prairie, at SIS per ton; the range of west
ern mixed and choice timothy is $l8 to
81 SO per ton; small orders ST 10 per cwt,
and 85c per cwt for Arkansas prairie;
light.
POTATOES-Sales Of eastern rose, in
lots, at SO per Dbl; peachblows at 81 80;
no russets offer, but are quoted at$2 go per
Dbl: peerless are held out of market for
SO per Dbl; a brisk demand is expected for
the next two or three weeks, especially for
seed stock; small orders are 25c per Dbl
Sweets scarce, at 50 per Dbl from
store.
ESCULENTS - Louisiana cabbage,
- rs to 5 so per crate, with offerings gem
orally scrappy, and no ONO
on the market; oranges, " 90
to s. so per box for Palermo; no Lousi-
ana offering; lemons S250to2 10 per box
dried apples firm and in demand 81 to DC
nor pound; peaches 8 to &c, and 15e for
peeled; oranberries, 81 rs to So for half
bbls, aud SO to 50 for bbls.
BUTTER-Creamery 36@S7c per lbi
western table and dairy, 20@26c; country
l2@18c; butterine 19@2lc; Kentucky
butter, in 10 and 20 peund packages, 2Oc
per ID.
EGGS-Unsettled and lower, with a
moro plentiful supply at S5c per dozen.
POULTRY-Chickens are in fair sup
ply at 50 so to So % per dOz, for
live and dressed; turkeys 50 to $l2 per
dozen for live and 10 to lie per Id for
dressed; ducks scarce, at " 70 to 81 on per
.dozen;leese 81 509$6 per dozen, the latter
for choice dressed; squirrels 81 90 per doz;
rabbits ST. IS TO 81 90 quail 81 70 to
81 80; ducks 81 rs to 81 so for teal and
mallard; venison scarce, at &c to9c whole,
and II to lSc for saddles. ReelIoot fish :
to &c per ID.
FRESH MEATS-Dressed hogs 5@5Ec
per lb for country and city dressed; beef,
81 TO &c for fore, and &c to 7c for hind
quarters; live hogs 81 to 4Ac, and brisk
demand for GOOD butcher grades.
PROVISIONS-Meat exhibit an adj
vancing tendency and continue unsettled,
with stocks light; lkshoulders 4H@5Hci
clear ribs 7S to TIC; clear sides "a to
Sc smoked hams 10A to 1910; breakfast
bacon 10A to l0Hc; bacon, little DOING
and quiet at &c for shoulders; 8to 81 {
for clear ribs, and 81 to 9Bc for clear
sides; mess pork, $l4 per Dbl.
LARD = Strong; tierces 9A@9Bci
kegs and half bbls, l0b@lOhci pals,
lOH@llc; country lard, 8 to &c per ID
NUTS-Peanuts dull at 2H@9c in lots
c%ocoanuts 494Ko per lbi Arkansas pecans
HfDES-Market quiet; dry flint No. |
l7c do No. l5c; dry sailed l3ci green do
6 to 7c; sailed &c; No. 2 do Be- tallow b 70
5kc; beeswax 20c per ID.
FURS-Deer skins, 40c; sheep, 25c 10
81 Is; bear, 81 90 to 6 co. mink, zoe to 6Oci
coon. 15to 60c for hunter, and 10 to 4Oc
country handled; otter, Doc to So OG bea-
yer. SOC to SIS 90; wild cat, 10 to Zoe fox,
d0e to 81 90 muskrat, 10c; 'possum, 8 TO
lOc; wolf, Soc to 81 co. panther, oOctoSloO
skunk, 10 TO zoe; rats, 3 to l0c.
MACKEREL-No1, half barrels, VI 6O,
No. 2, SO co. large, No ., " W No
4. SO; kits No /, T5c; No 2, 65c; No 8, o6c'
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 55 per car or drsy
load; orders 81 90 sRoRs u s09l 6O for
coarsa and fine. Rock salt 2c per pound.
BUILDING MATERIAL. Lime,
80a9Oc par Dbl for Alabama and Louisville
and ri 65 for Rosendale. Plaster, ~ 70,
Fire brick, &c; pressed brick, $40 per
thousand.
NAILS-Per keg, So 90 rates.
TOBAOOO--Prices range at 29c to DOC
for several grades oftwist and II inch plug
fancy grades ranging from 65c to 81 &C
cordfug to brand. Smoking tobacco % to
Doc. ~
nbeJbleuj ~ wv ~ ~
for Louisiana brown; TIC to SIC ioi
clarified; Sc to 9Hc for white do; lOc to'
pranulated; l0S2c for powdered and lie
Tor crushed and cut loaf. Molasses nrm
at 40 to acc per gallon. "a
OOFFEE-Quiet, Rio, 1lHc to lGC
per Id and "a to 26c for Java.
CATTLE AND SHEEP. Coco
butcher stock are in light supply, and al
classes are firm. No Texas have beer
coming in. Prices range from 81 to Az
for grass fed to good corn fed stock. SHEEP
are scarce at ST so to 81 90 for common
per head, up TO SIC per pound for choice
butcher mutton. Lambs are also scarce
and higher. Milk COWS range from Sl6 t.
$40 per head.
O0AL-To steamers 40 to 45c per box
CITY delivery Toe per 1870 lb Dbl for Pitts
burg; SOC for camel, and Sl2 per ton FOL
anthracite.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BoATs LEAVING THIS DAY.
For Friars Point, James Iee..".....0 p n