Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-22
General Trade.

Business has been greatly impeded
by inclement weather. The value Of
meats continues excited, and quota
tons are varying. Cornmeal is scarce
and higher, with a very limited de-
mand. Corn moves in a small way
only; ear corn continues to offer in a
rather unripe state, and prices are un-
settled. Oats are firm, and in demand;
also bran. Supplies of the latter are
now expected from up the river, as
shipments from Middle Tennessee
have ceased. Hay is very dull, and
devoid of interest. Cool weather
stiffened the egg market, and prices
ore some higher. Chickens are 10
good demand, and ducks are firm and
wanted. Produce moves quite freely;
potatoes being good jobbing demand.
and cabbage are looking up, nearly all
the old stock having been worked off.
Apples are unsettled, offerings being
mainly specked or in bad order; coed,
sound, home grown or Western will
sell fairly well. Dried fruit is very
fat and dull, the new system of evap-
Grating being popular, and several
driers of this character being at work
hereabouts, the old style of dried
fruit is not in favor. Home made
sorghum is in free offering, and buyers
report it worth 40a45c per gal.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers quote
flour at 81 0Oa5 50 per Dbl, and patent.
50c higher; round lots sell at S. 25 for first
and 81 30 for second grades. Cornmeal il
stiff and unsettled at 50 30a3 40per bbl.
FEEDSTUFFS.-Corn, Soc from first
hands, and 84aS5c at retail; ear do, b0a60C
per bu. Oats, 43a4ic in lots, and 45ai7C
10 a small way. Bran firm at $i3 5Oal4
per ton, and S0a3bc per cwt. Cotton seed
meal at retail, 81 IS per cwt. Hay, $ll tC
IA per ton and 8OcaSl per cwt for Western
Southern prairie, So per ton and 40c pei
cwt. All hay dull and slow to sell,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from store
50 40a2 so per BIB; onions, in a small way
S2a2 % for sound; In lots, 81 5Oal 70
sweet potatoes, 81 per Dbl at retail, anC
81 Is per Dbl measure loose from wagons
Cabbage, S7aS per 100 head for choice
Chicago; inferior, cheap; new celery, COX
per bunch; beans So per bu for whit
medium.
FRUIT.-Apples, 81 so per Dbl 70
choice home grown loose, and the same TO
sound Western in lots; retailers charge y
TO SO per Dbl; dried fruit irregular at BAD
per 10. Lemons, S5a5 80 per box from
iobbers. new La oranges, IS 00a6 so pc
Dbl; bananas, $la2 per bunch. Raisin'
S3a4 per box.
BUTTER AND OHEESE-Creamer
butter, SIC per ID; Western table %
25c; fancy dairy, 26a2Sc; sweet Kentuck,,
and Tennessee, 20a25c; poorer qualities
l5a20c; butterine l7al8c; choice grade
L~scarce. Cheese, 9al1c per ID for factory
and iia15c for full cream,
POULTRY AND EGGS Chicken
are in fair demand, and sell at So OOa4 y
per doz, as per quality and size; ducks
demand at S3aB 6O per doz. NO NOV
ment in geese or turkeys. Eggs firm an
higher. at 18a19c per doz
MEATS AND LARD-Jobbers quot
bulk G at lbal6lcper lb; c do l4aai4ll
I, shoulders do l0lal0ic. Bacon sides, l6l
18Kc G r, l5sal53c; shoulders, 1llalls
4 per ID. Hams lbAat6c. Breakfast bacol
: i6al6fc. Mess pork, S28 per Dbl. Lar
l2Qal8c per ID in ties; I3al3lc in keI
4 and half bblsi and lssal4c in pals al
n HIDES AND WOOL-The hide ma
ket is active, and prices rule firm. d
Y flint are lie per ID; No. 2 do, "A dry sa'
~ cd, No. /, 12al8c; green do, Ssa9c gree
= 6aTc; tallow, 71aSG beeswax, 28a2a
Wool dull at l0aSbc per ID as per quail
BAGGING AND TIES - Jobbt
quote bagging ut 7BaSic per ID for fax :