Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-01

is given at 100, 900 hogs, against $780,
600 for the same time last year, and
compared with year ago prices are
Coo per Dbl higher on mess pork
and 81 65 per cwt on sides, while lard is
124c per cwt less, and live hogs 81 %
per cwt higher. The export move
ment is less than last year when it was
light, and is not up to general antici-
pations, but the home demand ex-
hibits large increase over previous
years. The total decrease in exports
siBce November LIST sums up 255,000,. |
600 lbs of meats and lard. equal to
/ $50 1000 hogs. The crop prospects of
this vicinity are variable. The cool
weather has generated myriads Of cut
worms, and they are exceedingly de-
structive to garden vegetables, while
many early planted cotton patches
have been either wholly or partially
destroyed. A number of our gar
deners report their ravages so Sc.
rious that they despair of being
able to realize much from
their yield. Young potatoes have
also been greatly damaged by the pests,
and leading mercantile house here
reports selling a greater quantity of
Paris green and London blue during
the last three weeks than they had
disposed Of before in five years. These
antidotes will be the only means of
saving crops until a spell of hot
weather burns out the pests. The
fruit crop promises exceedingly well,
except strawberries, which will, per-
haps, yield from one fourth to half the
average, owing to plants having been
killed by last years drought. Other
berries, peaches, etc., are in prolific
supply and splendid condition. Young
corn generally looks well. 1t is too
early yet to say anything about cotton,
as but little is up, and that little
has been more or less set back by cool
weather or eaten down by the worms.
Much of it has had to be replanted,
thus setting farmers back considerably.
The seed of many fields of early pota
toes rotted, and also bad to be re-
planted. The condition of the potato
f crop is at present uncertain.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers quote
-four at IS to Z 80 per Dbl for common t.
9 choice family grades and So % TO so fol
patents; cornmeal in dray load lots, "a IL
per Dbl and from store, "a 20.
FEEDSTUFFS. - Corn from first
hands, S88aS9c for mixed and 92c fol
white; small orders, to 4o higher oats il
lots, 63c per bu, and from store, 66a67o
! bran quiet at $24 per ton and " 30 pei
cwt; seed meal, $23 per ton and 81 rs pei
cwt, hay, $lS to 20 per ton. and plentiful
, with weak tone; per cwt, 81 20 to 30c
Southern prairie, $l4 per ton and S75c pei
cwt.
: ESCULENTS-New potatoes IS 6Oi
! 6 so per Dbl; old do, SO 40a3 90 per Dbl
sweets, So rs per bb', all from store. Cab
bage, "a 60a6 so per crate. New onions
81 80 per Dbl Snap beans, 81 75a2 PEI
box. Cucumbers. 20 to 60c per doz. Beets
s. 90 per Dbl. Beans, 50 load 90 per b.
$ for medium white. Peas, $2a2 70 per Blu
[ as per quality.
FRUITS-Strawberries. at $5a6 PEE
( crate. Lemons, sS 6Oa4 90 per box
I Oranges, IS 50a6 80 per box. Bananas
81 b0a2 80 per bunch; dried apples, 531a6'
per Id; do peaches, nominal. Raisins
! S3a4 per box, as per quality.
2 PROVISIONS-Bulk meats on orders
for cash, 75sa7Ac; c r, l0>salOMc; clear
Q IllTallAc. Bacon, shoulders, 851a85sc
/ c r, llHal15Sc, clear, 121sal2hc. Hams
| l3Aal4c; breakfast bacon, l3Aal4c Mes
! pork, $40 75a20 90 per Dbl. Lard, il
G tierces, 11hllAc per ID; in kegs and h
bbls, 1870; pals. l2Aal2Bc.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Old chick
j ems quiet at 81 75a3 10, a few extra choic'
hens going at "a. Young chickens " to s.
: per doz as per size and demand. Duck
6 geese and turkeys nominal. Eggs easy anC
( plentiful at 10 to lac per doz.
BUTTER AND CHEESE. The mar
0 ket for butter is easier with prices inclin
s ing downward Western creamery 38a40
Q per ID; do table and fancy dairy, 25a30
home made including fresh grass ant
i prairie, l7a25c, per ID as per condition
Cheese nominally to lac per ID with n
. good offering,
8 HIDES AND WOOL-The value @
G hides is lower, as follows; DIR,
aint hides, l6al6c per ID for No,
and l2al3c for No. 2; dry sailed, l0al2C
+ green 4a5G green sailed, 6a7c. Tallov
- 61Ea7c; beeswax, l5a20c. Wool, 25a20
= for tubwashed, Is to 20c for unwashet
8al2c for unwashed berry and 10 to ~
Y for clean
q SUGAR AND MOLASSES - MAJ
o let stiff. Yellow c is 9Ha914c W
It 9Aal016c; graduated, 1910; crushed an
- pulv, lie; cut Loaf, llAc, Molasses, 46
- to zoe per gal
0 MACKEREL-Jobbers quote hf Dbl
a No l at So rs; No. 2, S. co. No. 3, 50 OK
y Kits. No. /, 81 To- No. 2 ST. No. 3, 81.
BAGGING AND TIES-Baggin
quiet. On orders 91lal0Hc as in quality
jute, 9hal0hc; twine lac per bundle
ties, 81 35a1 60 per bundle.
y NAILS-Firm at $3.50 rates, som
J. dealers asking higher.
COFFEE-Quiet at 9hal5c for Ri
and 24a26cfo Java.
Is SALT-Steady at 81 36al 90 per sac
4 for coarse and fine Liverpool, and 81 As
~ I IN e.. Ol,to rfxar. fka 1oftar dull