Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-02
General Trade.

The autumn weather continues
warm, vegetation is yet green and
vigorous, and frost has not go far in
j1red the tenderest garden plants any
where south Of the 37th parallel. The
tobacco and peanut crops Of Western
and Middle Tennessee have been ma
terially improved by fall rains and
genial temperature, and both CROPS
promise a much more liberal yield
than was indicated during the dry
spell in August. The recent heavy
rains are reported to have been of a
damaging character, especially near
the gulf coast, while in other sections
injury resulted to feed in the shock in
various localities. Business is slack.
Wholesale dealers in grain and feed
stuffs complain the most, while pro-
visions and groceries are only in fair
jobbing demand. Flour is weak and
meal unsettled. Sales Of the latter
have been as low as 1926 per Dbl with~
in the past few days, though dealers
hold at higher figures, and generally
get more for the small quantities mov-
ing. AT present the stock is very
light and the demand equally so. 9th
err items are as quoted below.
FLOUR ANDME AL-Flour is easy
and slow to sell at 50 90 to IS per Dbl
for double and treble X, family choice
and fancy, and So 50as IS for patents. The
feeling is in buyers favor. Uornmeal is
easy at SO 40a8 As per Dbl and in light
movement, with but little Offering.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn scarce at SOC
in lots from first hands and 89a85c in a
small way; oats. none in first hands; quoted
at 54a55c and in o small way 56a57c; bran
weak at $2l so kper ton and 81 25 per cwt;
hay firm, with sales Of choice timothy at
S2S per ton; therange of value for western
is S20a23, with a strong feeling; ut retail,
81 10a1 20 per cwt; southern prairie 50 per
ton and 60a65c per cwt.
ESCULENTS-Wester potatoes are
quoted varying at So % per bbl for sound,
and in SKIS at 81 80 per bu; N Y rose are
held firm at SO 45a8 90 per Dbl. with sales
slack and most falers storing receipts to
await better demand. The movement has
been free for all classes; jobbers sell at
So 50a3 70 per Dbl; onions firm at SO 70 to
81 per Dbl for sound; sweet potatoes dull
at S2a2 so per Dbl; cabbage s6al0 per 100
/ head for small and Sl4al6 for large size;
kraut So 50as7 forhfand $l2 toSl3 forbbls;
white beans very scarce at 81 lOaS426 per
bu; green peas dried 50 lOsS2 rs; black
eyed do 81 to 81 25; celery 6Oa75 per doz.
BUTTER Prices steady. Cream
cry SOC per ID; N. Y. Goshen, 35a37ci
Western table and dairy, "a to 30c; coun-
try butter 1Sto rs; cheese quiet at l0c for
Y. A.; cream, l5c hf do, l4al4Hc; part
skim, Hhal6.
FRUITS-Apples, in demand at 50 sc
ass per Dbl from store; dried do, 81 to7Hc
peaches, 7a71Sc; fresh do so TO 75c pei
third bushel box; oranberries Sc so to Is
per Dbl in a large and small way; lemon:
So so toS7 per box bananas 81 90 to $22t
per bunch; oranges none in market NAL
aga grapes 81 for kegs and 81 TO 90 fol
bbls.
POULTRY AND EGGS -Chicken
dull; prices range from 81 10 SO per doz
ducks, 81 60a3 90 per doz; geese SO TO 81
per dQz, the latter for all gray; turkeys
s7al0 per dozi eggs easy at l7alSc pei
doz.
PRoVIsIONS-Jobbers quote Asf
sales as follows: Bulk shoulders 8a8Hc
do c r pHa9SsG do c S 9}sal0ci bacoT