Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-10
General Trade.


Receipts of feed and breadstuffs
have been scant this week, but the
supply is equal to the demand, except
for corn. Light stocks of this cereal
are reported in all Western markets,
and heavy speculation has been in
progress at various upper country
points. The prospects of a short
crop, especially south of the Ohio
river, as well as in Missouri, Illinois
and Indiana, is stimulating the value
of corn, and prices are now 15c per
bushel higher here than they stood
two weeks ago. Cornmeal shows a
corresponding advance. Meats are
strong and continue to indi-
cate farther tendency up
upward. The demand here and else
where South is brisk, and dealers re-
port heavy losses in weight especially
for smoked qualities, the hot weather
causing drippage of about two pei
cent on every carload. The dry salt
or unsmoked qualities reach the con-
sumer in much the best order and
with but small shrinkage.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Flour is firm
and steady. .Jobbing demand at "a y
TO S5 rs for extras; Sc Is to So 90 fol
4 family; So so to Sc rs for choice 81 90 Il
81 Is for fancy, and 81 30 to 50 so fol
patents. Cornmeal is unsettled anG
higher, with sales at 81 Tx; in small
way, l0c higher.
FEED STUFFS--Corn scarce anC
Arm at 70@75c per bu. Oats, 49 to 5Sc
Bran, SIG so per ton and Soc per cwt
| Hav. Sl4 90 to SIT 80 per ton and 90c t
81 Der cwt; prairie hay, So so per ton.
ESOULENTS-Potato 81 Is to So o.
per Dbl from store for Western. Onions
| IS 25 to s. 90 per Dbl for Western. To
natoes, 25c per one-thira Blu box. Cab
bage 81 SOFAS per crate.
i FRUITS-Apples 81 30 to So 90 PEI
I Dbl from store, as per quality. Peaches
soc per I'D box; grapes, SOC do. Lemons
4 So SO to 81 per box oranges 81 to So pc
box
POULTRY, AND EGGS - Younl
chickens, OF small size slow at 81 25@l q
well grown in good demand at 1902 \
per doz; old, 81 so to So co. DHcks, " 3
| az rs per doz. Eggs unsettled at IL =
IKE per doZ, rs per order and FRESHNESS
BUTTER-Market firm. Dreamer,
30c per lb; western table Alc; fancy dair
% to 2Oc; carefully handled sweet butte
bringing full prices; cooking butter l2c
15c; butterine l8e and dull,
PROVISIONS Jobbcrs' sells for oas
as follows: Dry salt shoulders, 7N@7ss
per ID; do clear ribs, 9A@91sc;. do clea
! sides, l0K to l0Nc. Bacon shoulders, 81
s1Se; bacon clear ribs, 1024@l05sc; d
sides, ll@llHg Breakfast bacon, IL I
l2Zc. Hams. II 1S@l&cH. Mess pork 81
I per Dbl. Lard, in tierees; Nv al nc; ha
: Dbl and kegs, IKE; pals l29le; hf d
, 1870.
| HiDEs-Market quiet; dry flint No.
l8o; No. 2l3c; green salt No.
SIC gG, 2, 6hi tallow, SIC beeswa
c W00L-Unwasned bury 10 to loo pr
= pound, Clear do Is to 25c pee III "
? washed do Is to Doc.
NAILS-Steady at So 90 per keg rate
Round lots slightly less.
SUGAR-Aagket quiet. N. Y brow
G 7Mto8lkc; do 9, 81 10 9An; standard A,
10 lO5S; of A l0c, graduated Tic, pGWderl
= llHc; crushed and cut loaf, l1kc. M
= iassss quiet at 81 to Acc per gal.
: COFFEE-Fir at l015 to loo per ID +
: Rio and u to % fof Jaya.
Il BALING STUFFS.-ARrket quiet
: 10 10 llKc for bagging As ip qaa,itt
. Irvine, iSe per ID; ties, 81 rs for standar
! and 81 40 to 81 7b for other qualiti'
! RICE-Demand faif ~ 70 per
= for medium qualities.
- BUILDING MATERlAL-fenhC
r Gee lime IS to SOC per Dbl; Alabama ,
2 96 70 81; Louisville cement 81 20 to VI
:. Roseda5s 81 To 81 10; Portland So; Plast
= Of Paris 81 59 Buck $40 30 per 1000
: hard and 80 for sofs Fig fo to
: each.
: NA0KEREL.-New stock Is &
= ows Ats, No J., zoe; NO. :,
r e5ci No. 5 b6c. Half bbls. /,
n i, 81 Is; do No, 2 and No. 3 large, So
= SALT-FTom store, $3.50 10 81 65 p
= sack for fine aud IL 40 for coarse Live
II pool. Ohioriver, 81 80.
" BTARCH-Firm at BIC per ID. Ca
% dies ls1<c and firm for full weight.
LIVE STOCK - Choice butcher Ct
tie are scarce. while poor are plenti
1t aud weak. Fair, medium and choi