Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-04

good middling, lie; middling fair,
l2ic.
General Trade.
The weather continues extremely
hot and dry. 1t is superb for ripen-
ing cotton as well as the work Of
gathering. Nearly if not all Of the
valley crop will be picked by the
middle of next month, an unusual
early period for completing the cotton
harvest. On the up or hill and table
lands the crop will be out of the fields
long before that time. Hands are
reported to be keeping we'll up with
their picking as fast as the bolls open
in all directions. There is no lack Of
labor this season, the shortened yield
enabling planters to gather their cot
ton with moderate exertion and with
out extra force. The market fol
leading consumptive articles is at
present rather quiet. Meats are in
fair jobbing demand, with prices I'M
changed and the tone rather firm
Lard the same. Feedstufs are in
light movement, with corn quiet and
unchanged; bran, weak; hay, steady
and oats frmer, with a strong feeling
The trade in produce is chiefly offs
jobbing character, merely TO satisfy
the local demand. The receipts o
feed and consumptive articles geuer
ally has been light for ten days past
aud but little animation prevails in
mercantile circles. The -four market
is firm, while meal is reported a little
frmer, with a very light demand.
FLOURAND MEAL-Flour is strong
iobbe charging as follows: X, 81 4
to IS 2r Xxx, Sc Is to 81 Is
XXX, 81 so to " rs; choice to fancy
SIS to IS 25; patents, So, Cornmeal SO Z
to SO 70 in car or dray load lots, and So s.
per Dbl on orders.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn quiet at S0c pei
bu for ear and shelled in lots, and s. to So
in A small way; oats last sold at 53c; Blu
the tone is strong and holders confident o
higher prices; small orders 55 to 66c; brai
weak ut 1923 TO S24 per ton and 81 % pc
cwt: corn bran Sl8 per ton; hay steady a
Sl8 to $22 for western timothy and Sl2 pc
ton for southern prailie the latter at re
tail is 65c per cwt and western Sl lOt
81 Is. 40.
ESCULENTS-Potatoes firm at s95
to SO rs for sound western; sweets dull a
81 so per bu and So so per Dbl; cabbag
weak at $40 and So per 500 head
onions slow at SO 50 to "a per BIB
beans scarce at So 10 to 81 for white me
dium; dried green peas 81 per bu,
FRUITS-Apples in lots ut the trac
sell at 1929 to So for Roman beauties an
other species in sound order, inferior lowe
Jobbers sell from 81 10 to "a 90 per bb
dry do in good inquiryat ~ toSI5c perl |
evaporated l4cipeaches s to &c per lb,gree
peaches 10 TO Toe per Z bu box; ,raI
berries 81 to rs per Dbl for cultivate
I. medium, lemons $40 per box Orange
ST do.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chicker
/, are plentiful and dull at 50 TO So
for good hens, and 81 90 W
for small size to fair; turkeys are comm
into notice, and sell at Sc to $40 per do
geese also, but dull at So 50 per doz; duel
{ 81 IS to 50. Eggs rule weak at IL to IL
3 PROVISIONS-Cut meats are qui
, at the following cash prices fro
= jobbers: Bulk shoulders 81 loo
s and So packed; do. c T IL 70 IL
3 do. c III to ll5s; bacon shoulders ~
! loose aud 9Ac packed; do. C r IL to l25s
d do. c 5 l2H to 12%c; do. c l215 to l2As
breakfast bacon lac; c hams l419c; drit
3 beef l5c; mess pork per Dbl 81 OF: la
steady; ties ID TO 1870; hf bbls and Ike
d 1870: tin cases Az, l4% and l4%c,
q ten. five and three lbs.
Z HIDES AND WO0L-Dry flint hid
16c for No. | and 13c for No. 2 gre
n salt, 7c to SIC for No. ], a.
7 to Sc for green; dry sailed, 10 to L
&c tallow has advanced TO 7h@8c; beeswa
zoe; wool, tub-washed, % to 35e; unwash(
i IS to 25c; do. bury, 10 to l5c; do. clei
10 Is to 23c.
NAILS-Jobbers are charging 50
= per keg in most cases, a few quoting
Of SUGAR AND MOLAssES-Jobb
70 quote as follows for this mark
), Brown, 8 to sac per ID; Y O, "a to 10
o. standard A, 10Hc; off A, l01sc; graz
" lated, 10Tc; powdered, crushed and
% loaf, l1%c; molasses scarce, firm and
" demand at 40 to 55c per gal for comm
TO choice.
u COFFEE-Tho market is quiet. ],
:, bers quote Mt l015 to l5Ac per Id for 1
d. and "a to 26c for Java.
Mt SALT-Liverpool in SKIS, 81 45 4
81 65, for coarse and fine; Ohio rN
Gu 81 55 per Dbl in lots and 81 60 at retail.
ct BALING STUFFS- Market gu
with light movement. Prices range fl
9Z to 10Nc for bagging; Irvine, lac; (
mt 81 So to 81 IS per bundle, Che latter
r. standard; pieced, SOC.
I, CANNED G00DS-Tomatoes, 81
ne 81 so per doz for 2 and 3 ID cans; peac
sh 81 65 TO 81 50 do for Nos ! and z; str
berries, blackberries, etc, 81 25 to 81 B
III TOBACCO-Eleven inch commonp
33 and $50 per ID; choice and fancy, A
nm G5c; twist, So and 47c; navy, So and
smoking, 80 to &c for common, ch
eW and fancy in all sized pkgs.
he BUILDING MATERIAL-Tenn.
!. -Ala. lime in large bbls, ST 40and 81 81
ne ment, 81 rs for Louisville, 81 90 for
81 dale, and "a so and S. for Portlapfo
.bo ter, 50 70; brick, $40 and $lQs. of
fire do. 4 and 4kc each. a.; grits
he SUNDRIES-Peanut Dbl; seed
,ek and IA to SIC per lb.A 20 to2 co;
S 25 for hG. and S9tSl % to l co.
rs Mo, vinegar ~
90. and hominy SrPer ton $40 to IL; ,
M rye 81 40 pS2er 81 refined do. 46 TO ,
barley so per ton; do. meal I
en- oTSyH AMY :
&c per H. eYANDLES-Starch l
YIN ius VT candles 1aISo I