Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-07

SAA0Abs ~ANN1 hAcaN NAN1@N
in bread and feedstutfs, and beyond
pressing demands dealers are not in
clined to invest, while the produce
business is brisk. A dozen or more
of mercantile failures are reported
in the country around during the
week, and numerous additions are an
ticipated, caused by wei trading and
free credits in the majority Of cases,
and ofrspeculation in some instances.
The weeks failures for ths entire
country were 129, Of which 81 we're in
the South, 8 on the Pacific coast, 81
in the Western States, "a in the Mid
die States and II in New England.
Reports from the surrounding cotton
region are that the crops nearly all
gathered. A few patches yet remain
in hill localities and in the bottoms
25 per cent or Whereabouts is yet to
pick. Careful observers recently from
the river valley plantations to the
southwark estimate the yield at from
60 to rs per cent of astyear. Up to
this time the cotton sold here has
nearly all been sent East-by all rail
routes or per Anchor Line steamers
to Cairo, thence East by rail. The
same Of cotton seed oil and cake and
meal. Nearly 100 carloads of oil and
over 200 do of meal and cake have
been forwarded. Less than 5000 bales
Of cotton have gone South and the
first river shipment Of oil to the
amount of 1000 bbls was sent to-
day from the opposite side Of the
river. Western advices about hogs
indicate but little falling off in the
number to be marketed and slaughter
ed this fall and winter. In some
localities scarcity of corn to fatten
will cause lighter weights, but only a
few sections report an anticipated de-
crease in numbers. At present packers
deem prices too high for safety in
packing operations. At Chicago the
grain elevators are filling up and
operators are afraid Of the market at
present figures, hence another grain
glut is feared. At Louisville grain is
dull, stocks accumulating and buyers
await lower prices. The lowest at
both points for the week being on Sat
urday and the highest at the opening.
At all leading markets general bust
ness is less brisk han it was two
months ago.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers quote
as follows: xxx, SO 25a6 60 family,
choice and fancy, Sc 75a7 10; patents, IS rs
as so. Cornmeal unsettled at 50 60a3 GO,
the latter for small orders.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn in light move
ment at 80a8lc in lots, and 94695c in =
small way. Oats steady at t4a59c in large
and small lots. Bran weak ut S2l so per
ton and 81 20 per cwt. Hay firm at $20a
% per ton for Western timothy, and 81 10
al Is per cwt; Southern prairie S9a9 80
perton, and 60as5c per cwt.
ESOULENTS-Potatoe easy at SO %
% An -nw III g. Na.fa.u - aIas..
Eastern in lots, snd 25c higher at retail; in
sacks 81 20al 30 per bu; sweets slow at
81 50a3p per Dbl Cabbage, Sl5al7 per 100
head for choice, aud $7a9 for small. On
ions So TOAD % per Dbl. Beans. 10 65a4 25
per bu in lots, and in a small for white
medium hand picked; dried green white
and blackeyed peas, 81 90a2 10 per bu in
carload lots and Csc higher in ssmall way,
Celery, 5Oa75c per bunch. Turnips, 81 90
per Dbl.
FRUITS-Apples scarce, firm and in
demand at So 50a5 so per Dbl in a large
and small way, and Sc for selected in sim
gle bbls; dried apples unsettled at 6Ka
TIC per ID; dried peaches do at Ease;
cranberries $6a8 so per Dbl for cultivated
medium, and $l0all for fancy; lemons Sc
az so per box; oranges $l2 so per Dbl fol
La: bananas 81 50a2 80 per bunch; raisini
50 25a3 20 per box,
POULTRY AND EGGS chickens in
over supply and droopy in price, ranging
from 260a9 70 per doz for mixed to
choice hens, and 81 75a2 Is for inferior
ducks 81 60a2 70 per doz; geese S3a9 90 dc
turkeys $7alO per doz. Eggs 18al9c pei
doz.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Oreamery
butter 40a4lc; N. Y. Goshen 35a87c;
Western 24a30c; fresh country l8a23c but
terine 20a32c the latter for rolls; cheese
l21Sa16c for skim to full cream and Ice for
Y. A.
PROFESSIONALISM are droopy
salt shoulders quoted at 7%a7%c loose and
packed; c r, 97sa9Xc; cs, 6%a9Ac bacon,
scarce and nominal, at l0Tallc for C r
and 11Kall%c for cs; breakfast bacon
13Kal3%c; S C hams 1917; mess pork
$40 90 per Dbl lard, in ties, l2Aal3c; do in
hf bbls, and kegs, 1870; in pals and hi
pals, l3ca14c; country lard 11al1Hc.
GAME-Venison 4a6c whole and 10a
12c for saddles and hams. Quail 81 25al sc
per doz rabbits 81 90. SQUIRRELS Slal %,
ducks S2a2 co. turkeys soc each.
HIDES AND WOOL-Market firm;
dry flint hides, MOL, l61lG No.2,13Ke; d: y
sailed, l0al2ci green, GAZE; green sailed,
7a8Hc. Tallow, 6Ha7c; beeswaI, lSa20c,
Wool, tub-washed, 25a35c per ID; do un-
washed, l5a25ci bury, l0a25c.
BAGGING AND TIES-Baggine
Steady. On orders 9Kal0Ac as in quality;
jute, 10hc; twine, l4c per bundle;
ties, 81 85al 60 per bundle.
NAILS-Firm at SO 80 rates.
SUGAR AND M0LASSES-Sugar
quotations are 8Ha9c for brown, 9Nal0r
for y. c.; 1880 for standard A, 10Y for of
A, 10Acfor granulated, and llal1hc fol
powdered crushed and cut loaf. M0las.
SEES firm Mt 40a55c per gallon.
C0FFEE-Quiet at l0Kal5Ac for Bic
and 24a26c for Java.
SALT-Steady at 81 35al Go per sacE
for coarse and fine Liverpool, and 81 55f
l 60 for Ohio river.
CANNED 00DS-Strawberries, etc.
81 25a l 80 per doz. cans; peaches, 81. 2
for 2 ID and 81 75a2 so for BIB cans; tomA
toes. 81 15al 80 for 2 and 8 ID cans.
TOBACOO-Common plug, 39a9Sc 70
ll-inch plug choice to fancy, 40a65c
twist, 95a45c navy, 35a6Oci smoking, 30
&c for common to fancy.
cement, 81 75c per Dbl; Rosedale, 81 so
Portland, 81 50a5; Plaster, 81 20. Ala
limo in large bbls, 9ecaSl; Tenn
do in ~ bu bbls, 90c. Brick, $40 anC
$40 so per NJ Ere do, 4 and Axe each.
SUNDRIES-Peanuts 5a7H nc for Tenn
and 8 to &c per lb. for Va; cider 3
for half and 50 for bbls. of Mo
rinaoar l2N 10 1Gn nar rnl. mine