Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-29

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middling. 9Bc; middling fair, 1Oic;
fair, l05c. Stains and off c%olors, &c
less.
Receipts of cotton at all U. S.
ports for the past six days, sum up
2Oi,495 bales, and are 46,835 in excess
of last year for the same time.
Receipts, since the season opened,
aggregate 3,38l,6 69 bales, and 24O,89
in excess OF last year, also 1886
less than the year before. Total
shipments to Europe this year,
2,O3S,45O bales; last year, 1886,
72l; year before, 1860, 343. Total
stocks 97O,666, against 1908, 2l1, and
982, 92O the two previous years at the
same time. Worlds visible supply last
Friday, 1888 OS bales; a decrease
from last year of 2l,653 bales; also
1915 more than the year before
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General Trade.
Traffic is slow in all lines, and stag
rant in several, feed being especially
Sat. The market has been oversaocked
with all kinds of game except yenison
for several days, and much OF it sells
very low. Rabbits aud squirrels are
particularly abundant and cheap.
Apples are dull and droopy, with
buyers indifferent. FeedstuFs sell
slowly, and corn is abundant at irreg.
ular prices, and cornmeal is weak.
The river above Cairo to St. Louis is
again open 10 navigation, after having
been closed by ice and shoaf water for
three weeks, The Ohio is in good
boatable stage, and steamers move in
that stream without trouble. The
stock Of flour has been we'll worked
of, and fair jobbing demand prevails
with light receipts. Indeed the re.
ceipts of all classes of stuff have been
scant, except corn, apples, poultry,
game and eggs.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers quote
single bbls of flour ut 81 50a5 so for COM
mon to choice family aud So 25a6 rs for
patents. Cornmeal slow at 81 so per Dbl
from first hands and Zoe higher at retail.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn plentiful and
sales drag at 6Gc per bu for shelled in X.
55c for ear in SKIS, 47hc in bulk and 45c
IN the shucki retailers charge from b7a62c
per bu. Oats, 48a49c per bu at retail. and
no lots offer. Bran, per ton, SIG. and per
cwt 85c for wheat, and per I n for corn
bran Sl5 b. Hay, Sl4al8 per ton and 85a
zoe per cwt for Western; prairie, per ton,
IS 50a9 90 and 50c per cwt.
VEGETABLES - Potatoes. in lots.
81 75a225 per Dbl, with table varieties
plentiful and seed classes scaroe; at retail.
~ Na2 so per Dbl Onions, in a small
way, " 25a2 80 per bbl, and in lots 25c
cheaper. Cabbage, in aiobbing way, S12 50.
per 100 head. Celery, 50aG0c per bunch.
Sweet potatoes. in q small way, 81 7ja2 %
per Dbl, the latter for yellow yams. Beans
" JOa2 70 per bu for white medium. Peas,
81 - per bu for black-eyed and 81 6Ga27
for lady.
FRUITS-Apples slow at 81 OOa8 IS
per bbl in round lots, us per quality, and
at retail SO 00a4 60 dried do. 5a7c Der h:
peaches dull at 3kaiHc. Oranges. Sl2a
10 per Dbl and S0OOa5 so per box for La.
and Fla. and $40 per bbl 70 Havana.
Lemons, 50 5Oa4 90 per box. Raisins,
S3a4p per box.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
slow at 81 6Oa8 50 per doz, as per
quality extra choice would command
70 Toad co. dressed do, " 75aS SO per
doz. Ducks, 81 7ja3 TO per loz. Geese,
~ JOa4 90. Turkeys scarce AZ Sl2al8 ner
doz, and dressed l6alSc per ID. Eggs
abundant at 22a2Sc per doz.
GAME Squirrels plentiful at 5OeaSl
per doz. Rabbits, 81 00a2 90 per doz.
Ducks, ii Ua2 . per doz, the latter for
choice mallards. Qdail,Sl GOAL rs per doz
Reelfoot fish, 4a7c per ID.
BUTTER AND OHEESE-Market
steady. Creamery butter 37a3Sc per lb;
Weftein table, 23a25e; fancy dairy, 2Sa3Oo;
cooking, loa2Oc; country butter, l8a25c,
as per quality. Cheese, 9Kal0c for fac
tory l4Ac for full cream and l5ai6c for
MEATS AND LARD-Jobberg cash
prices for cut meats are for dry sailed
shoulders, 7a7Ac per ID; C. r, 9la9Ac;
hams, l4al4Hc; breakfast bacon, l4al4Xc'
Lard, llall3c.n tcs; Halle in kegs ard
hlf bbls, and to Ao higher for pals and
hfpails. Fresh beef 3Ha4Kc for tore and
6 to &c for hind quarters. Hogs on foot,
b to &c the latter for heavy weights dress
cd, 9al0c; backbones, CSC per 10.
BAGGING AND ~TIES-Iron ties,
81 30 per bundle for pieced and 81 55al 81
for standard. Twine, l2c per ID. Bag
ging liable per ID for fax, jute and hemp.
SUGAR AND M0LASSES- Good
common OK sugar, 5la6Nc; fully fair,
6a6ho; prime, GH06%c; ~. c. 6Ha7Ac;
off white, oaSbc; white, SHa9c; granu-
lated, l0Xc; powdered and cut loaf, ll1fc.
Molasses, IS to 52c, as per quality.
C0FFEE-Per ID, 9al44c for Rio, and
2la26c for Java.
MACKEREL-Hfbbls, S. Is, 81 rs and
S4 80 for Nos. /, 2 and 3; kits do, 95, So
and Soc each.
HIDES AND LEATHER-Dry flint
hides. 15al6c per ID for No. !, and l8c for
No. Q dry sailed, lOal2c; green sailed, Z
aa81Sc; green, 6a7c. Tallow, 6ka7c. Bees
wax, 22a24c. Wool, 22a24c per ID.
Feathers, 35a40c. Deer skins, 30a8Oc; hel-
ness. oak sole and skirting leather, SGa40c
per ID; hemlock sole, 27a309; French calf,
A0aG0 per doz; domestic. S24a40 per doz.
SUNDRIES-Pigs' feet, 1928 per keg;
S. for hf and 81 50al0 for bbls. Krut
fat and retailinga at SjaG for bills, and 81 81
no for hlf do; minee meat, 8A9Hc per ID;
cider, {Sa8 90 for bbls and "a rs for hf do;
pickles, S8aS 90 for bbls and 81 76a5 for hi
do; peanuts, 4la6c per ID for Tenn, and %
loo Tor Vg pecans, 5aGc for Ark; cocoa.
nuts, S6a7 per 100 OATMEAL and cracked
wheat, "a 5Oa5 forhf bh.; rice, 7a1kc pei
Id; brooms, 81 15ai per doz, and broom
corn 3to 7c per Id, as per quality.
BUILDING MATERIAL.-Brick
S9al0 90 per NJ for soft and hard, and 4,
Axe each for FIRE Nails, So IS per key
Lime, S6caSl per Dbl Cement, 81 7Od Il
per Dbl for Louisville; " so for Rosedaie
and So for Portland. Plaster, ~ 81, Lum
Der, yellow pine flooring, S25i rougl
framing, Sl4j dressed. $50 per NJ, lathing