Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-15
Genera, Trade.

The weather turned o~ffreezing cold
last night, and is a decided improve
ment on the previous unreasonable
warmth, at least for dealers in dressed
meat, game and other perishable stuff.
The bulk of arrivals of this character
has been more or less tainted, while
much is thin and sorry, therefore
commands low prices. The -four
market is quoted steady, with sellers
unwilling to grant concessions, Corn
meal tones downward, and corn is
easier. No receipts of bran in this
market for ten days past, aud very
scant receipts of oats causes both to
be inactive. Hay has arrived freely,
and prices, while steady, are rather in
favor ofbuyers. The meat market is
a fraction lower for some Glasses
Hides are weak and unsettled, and
sellers claim that they cannot obtain
quotations.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers quote
-four as follows: Common a Is per Dbl;
family, 50 so TO @ 90: choice and fancy.
81 25a7 rs; patents. IS 25a8 To- Cornmeai
s. 46a3 80 per Dbl in drayload lots.
small dealers ask 10c higher.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn in ample supply
- 10. 49, - - l.N-. ., IL 1u.I.-- u a
Sc higher from store, Oats are quoted at
55a56c in car load lots, and 59a60c from
store. Bran is S23 per ton; small dealers
sell at 81 20 per cwt. Hay is in fair demand
at S22 per ton for bright Western timothy;
small dealers are filling orders at 81 10a-
| 20 per cwt; Southern prairie dull, at
S8a9 per ton and 60c per cwt.
ESOULENTS Western potatoes, in
Guiding peerless, jackson whites and
peachblows, sell at the landing for 81 GOA
B 05 per Dbl, and from store at Is TO 50c
higher; sweets retail at SO so per Dbl; tur-
nips, 81 25 per Dbl; onions, 81 70 TO 3 so
per Dbl in lots and at retail; beans, 50 CO.
az 90 per blu; peas, 81 l5a2 % Fper bu for
blackeyed and dried green celery, Coo
per bunch.
BUTTER AND CHEESE.-Creamery
butter per ID. 42a44c; do Western auali-
ties, 28a36c. per ID; fresh country, 18a25c.;
butterine, 20a22c., the latter for rolls.
Cheese. 9Ka15c. per ID. as per quality.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens,
81 6Oa2 50 per dozi dressed, 6a8c. per ID.
turkeys, S6a10 per doz., and 8al2Ho.
per ID; ducks, S2a2 05 per doz; geese,
3 00a3 50 per doz Eggs unsettled at 82a35c
per doz in small packages.
GAME.-Squirrels 76caS1 per doz;
rabbits, 81 25a1 so per doz; quails, 81 25a-
| so per doz; wild ducks. $la2 % per doz
for teal and mallard; wild turkeys, 5Oo
each; venison, 2 to &c; per ID whole, and
6 TO 7e for saddles; Reelfoot fish, 6a7c per
pound.
MEATS AND LARD-Jobbeis quote
as follows for cash: Bulk clear sides 94a
9Ac; do or 9a9Hc; shoulders 65sa6Ac;
no bacon moving;smoked hams l2Hal2Nc
breakfast bacon l2hal3c; mess pork
$l8 so. Lard 1lEal1Hc in ties; l2a12Ac
in hf bbls; 1870 in pals, and l2Hc in
hf do.
FRUITSzApples are firm at 50 so 10
8 so per Dbl, as per quality; dried do, dull
at 8 to 7c per ID; peaches slow, at 3 TO &c
per Ii, lemons weak, at 81 75a3 so per
box; oranges, 81 10 l6 per Dbl; bananas,
Sla2 per bunch; grapes, 81 for kegs and
So rs for half bbls Of Malaga; %raisins,
So 25a3 50 per box.
HIDES AND WOOL-Dry flint nom
inally 15a16c perl for Mol, and l3c for No.
2 d;y sailed, l0al3c; green, 6a7c;
green sailed, 7a91zc. Tallow, 6ka7c;
beeswax, 19a20c. Wool, tub-washed, 25a-
s5c per ID; do unwashed, l5a25c bury,
l0a2oc.
BAGGING AND TIEs-Bagging
quiet. On orders 9Hal0kc as in quality.
iute, 9kal0l{c twine 1fe per bundle,
ties, S8sal 90 per bundle.