Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-25
General Trade.

Inc meal market Is SILL stronger
to-day. The demand for all classes of
feed stuffs is limited, and dealers are
doing little in that line, except in oats,
and free arrivals has weakened their
value. Flour is steady with a fair
trade movement, the receipts here
during the past week exceeding 1000
bbls. Cornmeal is easy and offers to
arrive are l0c per Dbl lower than rul-
ing quotations. Free arrivals Of cab
bage from st. Louis, much of it in
bad order, has caused prices to drop to
a low point, and sales have been down
to SOC and 81 per crate. Choice Chi
cago, are, however, in good demand,
and prices rule steady. Western pc.
tatoes are in good jobbing demand,
prices are steady, and a few northern
onions have been received, but the
movement is merely local. Chickens
and eggs are in demand, and good
stock commands ready sale at full
prices.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Flour is quiet.
with a fair jobbing demand at steady quo
tstions. Order prices are So 75a6 90 per
barrel for common TO good family, and
s. 25a7 80 choice fancy and patents.
Cornmeal easy and in light movement at
81 per Dbl at the landing and 81 10 from
store.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn from first hands
SOC per bu, and on orders 92a95c. Oats
unsettled and lower, at 48a50c from first
hands, and 53a55cin lots. Bran S14 50a
10 per ton and S5a90c per cwt for wheat.
Cottonseed meal, 81 25a1 80 per cwt.
Hay $l4al5 per ton for clover, and SIS
a20for Western mixed and clear timothy;
per cwt 81 l0al 25; Southern prairie hay,
40a45c per. cwt.
ESCULENTS AND FRUITS-Pota-
toes, from store, ~ so per Dbl. Onions
81 25a2 so per Dbl. Cabbage 81 OOa8 90
per 100 for Chicago, and 75casl so per
crate forSt, Louis. Medium navy beans,
50 50aS rs per bushel. Apples, per Dbl, in
a small way, Sla2; dried do, 4a5c per ID.
Peaches slow at DC per ID. Lemons per
box S50Oa6 so for Sicily, and 81 50 per
box for Florida.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
in demand at S2aS so per doz for young,
as per size, and So 00a3 80 for old. Eggs
scarce and in demand at 16a18c per doz.
BUTTER AND CHEESE = Sweet
country butter 2Oa22c per ID; common do
l5alSci Western do. 22a29; butterine, lSc.
Cheese, 94al7c per ID,
MEATS AND LARD-Bacon shoul-
ders, llial1sc per ID; do. c r, 149al4Sc;
do. c 5, l64al5sc. Dry salt shoulders,
l0tal0sc; do. c r, 13sal32c; do. c S, l4aa
l4tc, Breakfast bacon, l4fal5tc. Hams,
l5al6c, as per quality. Mess pork, 1923 per
Dbl. Lard, l29al8c per ID in ties, l3al3tc
in hf bbls and kegs, l3ial4in pals and hf
do.
SALT-In carload lots 81 27al 80 per
Dbl for Ohio river, and 10c higher at re-
tail. Liverpool, per sack, 81 35al 65 for
coarse and fine.
HIDES AND W00L-Green hides,
5a6c per pound; green sailed, 7ia8c; dry
salted, 10al2c; dry flint, 15Ic for No. /,
and l2lc for No. 2. Wool, 10a35c per
ID, the latter for choice washed.
T0BACCO-Choice to fancy, 40a60c;
twist, S5a45c; navy, 35a60c; common IL
inch, 33a28c; smoking, 30a52c.
RICE-Per Id, 6aa8lc, rs per quality.
VINEGAR-Per gal, lac. Oil for
cooking, 62a65c.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES-Yc 9Ic
per ID; W c, 9sa99c; Eastern sugars, Sa9c;
granulated, 10c; crushed, pulverized and
cut loaf l0fc. Molasses, nominal.
COFFEE-Per ID, 9al41c for Rio, and
24a26c for Java.
MACKEREL-Per hf Dbl, 81 % fol
No. 2; No, ], s15 %; per kit, SOC for No.
l; 85c No. .; SOC No. 8. Market steady.
NAILS-Very firm, at SO TOPPER keg
for ten pennies,
BAGGING AND TIES - Jobbers'
prices, 9a93c per ID, for fax, and sial0S
for jute, as per quality; Irvine, l4o per ID.
Ties, 81 Goal GO per bundle.
BUILDING MATERIAL-Lime, 95C
aS1 per Dbl for Alabama and 85a90c FOL
Tennessee. Cement, VI SO per sbbl fol
Louisville, and " 40 for Rosedale; Port.
land, 70, Plhster, " 80, Brick, s4a4 q