Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-18
General Trade.

The leading feature in this market
at present is general s~tagnation
Wholesale dealers are receiving liber.
al consignmentS of iron cotton tiet
from abroad, and nearly all have filled
up their stocks Of bagging in antici.
patton of a heavy demand at an early
day. Special inducements are offered
to buyers Of carload lots. In feed the
demand has slaCkened to a small point
Less than 600 sacks of corn have beer
received here during the past two
weeks. Hay and oats have arrived
freely, and prices Of both are unset.
tie and droopy, with sales slow. Meat!
are easy, though prices have not de.
clined. Poultry is in demand especially
chickens, but sll of good quality meets
ready sale at good figures. Eggs are
unsettled and easy in tone.
FLOUR AND MEAL-The iobbint
demand for -four is good, with q%uotationl
rs follows; Common, So 1904 per Dbl
good, 81 25@5; choice and fancy family
s. 25@6; patents, IS 1901 so per Dbl
Cornmeal in lots, 81 90 per Dbl; at retail
10@l5c per Dbl higher.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn quiet at Oh
per Blu in lots; on orders, 93@96e. Dat!
unsettled at 53@54c in lots, and 56@58c il
a small way. Bran, $l4 so per ton and 81
@90c per cwt, Cottonseed meal, 81 30@
| 80 per cwt. Hay weak and slow At ST. 81
per ton for mixed Western, $21@ ID pei
ton for choice timothy, and per cwt, 81 II
@Sl 25; Southern prairie, 5000 5Oper tor
and 45c per cwt.
ESCULENTS AND FRUITS-Pota.
toes, per Dbl, from store, 81 so for North.
ern. Cabbage, per crate, 81 25@2 80
Onions, 81 50@2 10 per Dbl. Apples slow
at 50c@SlO 90 per Dbl loose, and 81 506
200 from store; dried do, 4@5c per Id
Lemons, 81 50@6 per box.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chicken
in demand, at SO TO 3 so per doz for choice
young, and - to ? 70 for small; old hens
SS@325 per doz. Ducks, So 50@3 25 pc.
doz. Geese very dull, with no takers, a
81 50@3 per doz. Nothing doing in tur
keys. Eggs unsettled and easier, at 14@
l5c per doz; a few reported sales las
evening at Ice per doz.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Choic,
country butter, N@23c per ID; Western
table and dairy, 22@25c per ID; creamery
30c per ID; inferior dull at l5@1Sc per ID
Cheese nominally 94@l5c per ID, as pc
quality.
MEATS AND LARD-Bacon shout
ders are iobbing at HALT; c ribs, l4lal4sc
do c sides, l5a15bc; dry salt shoulders
l0tal0sc; do c r, 18aa13sc do clear sides
14al4tc. Hams, 15al5fc; breakfast bacon
l43al54c. Lard, l22al3c for ties, l8al3t
for kegs and half bbls, and 1Sial3lc 70
pals.
Saith carload lots 81 27al 80 pc
Dbl for Ohio river, and l0c higher at re
tail. Liverpool, per sack, 81 S5al IS 70
coarse and fine.
HIDES AND WO0L-Green hide.
5aOc per pound; green sailed, 7laSc; dr.,
sailed, l0al2c; dry flint, l5lc for No.
and l2lc for No. 3 Wool, l0a35c pc
ID, the latter for choice washed.
T0BACC0-Choice to fancy, 40a60C
twist, S5a45c; navy, 35a60c; common II
inch, 33a2Sc; smoking, S0a52c.
RICE-Per ID, 6laSlc, as per quality
VINEGAR-Per gal, l2lc, Oil 70
cooking, 62a65c.
SUGAR AND MoLASSES-Yc, 81
per ID; VIC, 9sa92c; Eastern sugars, Sa9C
graduated, l0c; crushed, pulverized an
cut loaf, l04c. Molasses, nominal.
C0FFEE-Per ID, 9al44c for Rio, an
2ia2ee for Java.
MACKEREL-Per hf Dbl, 81 25 70
J No, 2 No, j SO 25i per kit sOc for NJ