Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-24
General Trade.

The meat market is the most impor-
tant theme at present among leading
grocery houses. The continued up.
ward tendency Of values in markets of
supply is attributed to short stock,
lack Of feed to fatten hogs for summer
packing and the manipulat;ons of
spectators, the reduced supply af-
fordiDg a fine field for operating
corners. Our jobbers have been
compelled to advance prices from ! to
to per Id within the past few days, and
prospects favor a continuance Of high
figures for some weeks to come, per.
haps to November or beyond. The
-four market rules steady, with a fair
jobbing demand. Rather free sales of
Tennessee -four have been made in
this market during the past two weeks
Cornmeal is cheaper, and the demand
is slack. Corn is very quiet. Oats
are cheaper, free receipts causing a
decline Of from 3 to Sc per bushel
during the past few days. Bran holds
up very we'll, but the demand
and movement is limited. Hay is
slow to sell and the value Of western
has dropped two dollars per ton during
the past few days. An increasing
demand is noted for northern potatoes
and the toue is firm, with no lots
offering. The receipts here during
the past week have been full 500 bbls.
A few onions are coming from the
North, bat the demand is slender.
Olbbage, from Chicago, finds good
sale at full prices, but the supply o.
inferior from st, Louis has been large
and sales range from 81 to $3.50 per
crate for this class. The market for
the past two days has been almost
bare Of eggs. The few coming in
meet ready takers at 16 to 17c per
dozen. Chickens have also been in
scant Offering aud prices are higher.
A lot of Tennessee smoked hams sold
to retailers at 14c per ID. ly4l
FLOUR AND MEAL-Ths demand
for -four is fair and quot atoms are So 75a
4 70 for common IS C0a6 for good to
choice family; So 25a6 20 for fancy, and
Sc 76a7 50 for patents. Cornmeal on the
landing 81 per biol and jobbing at 81 10.
Lots TO arrive offer lower.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn in bulk. SEC
per bu, and sacked at Ole in lots; re-
tailers charge 2a3c higher. Oats easier at
zoe per bu from first hands, and even
lower figures are reported; retailers charre
53a55c. Bran Sl4 IS per ton and S5at0c
per cwt. Cottonseed meal, 81 25a1 80
per cwt. Hay easy and slow, at $l4G15
for Western clover, and $l8a20 per ton
for Northern timothy; at retail, $l10al %
per cwt; Southern prairie, slow at S6a6 so
per ton and 40l45c per cwt.
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
Potatoes are in demand at So so per Dbl
for Northern. Onions 81 25a1 50 per Dbl.
Cabbage IS per ~ for Chicago, $1al so
Der crate for inferior st. Louis, with the
the latter in over supply. Home grown
applos move in a small retail way and sell
at 81 25a2 per Dbl; d led do, 4iaOc per Il.
A few dried peaches sold at DC per lb,
Lemons are IS 0026 30 por box for Sicily
and "a 20 per box for FloFidaj tho latter
are not Of superior quality, RaisiRs s9a4
POULTRY AND EGGS-The de-
mand for chickens is active and supply
light; young are S3a3 80 per doz, and old
81 76a3 %. Eggs scarce and firm, with
sales at 70, 10 and 17o per doz.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Western
creamery butter is 27a29c; do. table and
choice dairy, 223a25c; good country, lsa
20c; choice Tenn. and KY, 22a2Sg in
ferior, l5al7c. Choose, 93al5c per ID, as
PEI quality; good factory IS in fair de-
Inand 81 l2lc.
MEATS AND LARD-Dry salt shoul-
ders are quoted at lC.a1Cgc per lb; c T,
J l8sal8scj cs, l4bal4tc, Bacon shoulders,