Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-12

bushel lower. Flour is consequently
easier, and buyers are shy. The de-
mand for cornmeal is Stacking off.
Feedstufs are generally firm except
hay, which is irregular and in limited
movement. In other lines there is
but little more than local demand al
present. The weather being too hot
for work or locomotion, trade has
ruled exceedingly quiet for the past
two weeks.
FLOUR AND MEAL-The flour
trade is quiet, with price;
weak. Jobbers quote as follows
Xxx, $4 25 to 81 go; XXX, IS 90
to SIS rs; family, choice and fancy,
Sc 90 to 81 90; patents, 81 0Oto $500. Corn
meal unsettled at 81 so to 81 IS per Dbl. in
lots and l0c higher in a small way.
FEED STUFFS- Corn is scarce
at firm prices, sNles of lots being
at 50 to 60c for mixed, and 62@62% for
white small orders 2 to &c higher. Oats
quiet at 46L to 47c from first hands and
fifty cents in small way Bran $l5 50
per ton and firm; in small way SOC to
90c per cwt Feed meal $l4 90 per ton;
corn meal ~ to $40 per ton. Hay in light
movement at SIT to SIS per ton fol
the best other qualities at Sl2 90 to
S15 90; in small way SOC to 81 90 per
cwt; Southern prairie dull at $8@e
per ton.
ESOULENTS- Potatoes in light move
-, mt o,,1 a IN nor NIL ,ooo c,tro
at retail 81 90 to 81 Is. Onions, are worth
S. 90 per Dbl measure with few coming
in, from store so cents higher. Cabbage,
dull at $50 to 50 so per crate
FRUITS-Apples dull at 75c to 81 90
per barrel measure, from wagons, most
receipts being poor and trashy Lemons
firm and sell at So 00to 81 90 per box
as per size for repacked. Oranges SO 90 to
So 90 per box, as per quality and or
der.
POULTRY AND EGGS = Young
chickens have been plentiful at 81 80 e
So 80 per doz, full grown 81 SO to So 0C
ducks 81 Is to S270 for old and young
Nothing doing in geese or turkeys Egg;
irregular at and SC for Western and 10 tC
lie per doz Tenn. fresh.
BUTTER-Inferior country, plentiful
and dull II to l5c; per pound; strictly
fresh well handled; at 18c Western al
16 to PC. Butterine dull at IA to 16C
per ID.
PROVISIONS-Bacon shoulders are
iobbing for cash at 711975sc per lb ribs
do. 101s@l0H; c sides l025@l0Kc break.
fast bacon HE; hams 11@ll Nc; bulk
meats firm; shoulders6M97c do. c ribs
9A@9He; do C ribs 95sG9Ac; mess pork
quiet at $40 per Dbl; country meats are 15C
lower than quotations given; lard quiet
ties 11I@11Ac; hlf bbls and kegs 11%c
pals 12@12Hc.
HIDES-Market; weak dry flint No.
l6@16HGNo2 l301311 &c; green salt No. l.
SIC; No. 2, 81; tallow, SIC; beeswax
zoe.
WOOL-Unwashed bury 10 to l5c pei
pound, Clear do Is TO 25c per h.; tut
washeddo rs to 35c.
NAILS-Unsettle at SO 90 PEI keq
rates. Round lots slightly less.
SUGAR-Market quiet. N. Y. brown
TIC; do @, 9to SIC standard A, 10 TO lO5s
off A, l0c; granulated, lie powdered
l1%c; crushed and cut loaf, He. Mo
lasses quiet at 81 TO 45c per gal
COFFEE-Firma at l01I 10 loo per 10 fol
Rio and "A to 26 for Java.
BALlNG STUFFS.-Market quiet, al
8 TO lie for bagging, as in quality
Irvine, 16c per 10; ties, 81 90 for standard
and 81 60 TO 81 70 for other qualities.
RICE-Demand fair at 5 10 6 per Il
for medium qualities.
LIVE STOCK-Cattle continuein light
supply. with no fat butcher grades offer
ing. Quotations firm at SO to 81 &
per cwt for fair and medium {,
choice; and 81 10 to 81 25 fol
rough and common; grazing cattle 81 81