Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02
General Trade.

The barge No. "a Of the Mississippi
Valley transportation Company, which
arrived two days ago and is now dis
charging near the foot of Monroe
street, contained the following cargo:
1874 bushels Of mixed feed corn,
5000 do white for millers' use, 1923 SKIS
oats, 300 do bran and 500 bbls meal.
The demand for the several species is
quito brisk, especially for corn, this
being the only lot on the market, ex.
cept stocks held by retail dealers,
Several hundred barrels Of new pota.
toes arrived yesterday and to-day, and
found ready takers at 81 50a4 20 pei
Dbl measure loose from wagons.
Shippers pack and send them to
Northern cities for a market
~ fast Ssas they come in. 1t
will be a week, perhaps, before the
potato crop is ripe enough for active
digging. The crop is of good quality,
and promises a liberal yield; and
while present figures will hardly be
sustained, yet it is expected that re-
munerative prices will rule until tbs
end Of the season. The Northern
demand bids fair to be brisk, and our
entire supply will probably be taken
as fast as harvested. Green apples
are coming in rather more freely, and
buyers pay from 81 % to 50 per Dbl
measure; selling bbls packed for ship.
ment at six-bits' advance. Bread
stutfs and some articles of feed are
quoted easier to day, and meats are
somewhat weaker.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers quote
-four at SCAT 26 per Dbl for common to fancy
and 81 50s8 Is for patents. Corn meaI
81 10 per Dbl from the mills and l0c
higher on orders from store
FEEDSTUFFS.-Corn in lots, SO to
90c, and from store 9la92c per bu fol
mixed feed qualities, and 95a96c for white
Oates, 66a6Sc per bu. Bran, $40 t0a20 pei
ton and 81 lba1 20 per cwt for wheat; 81
per ton and Coo per cwt for corn, and S %
pei cwt for cotton seed meal. Hay is dull
and in light movement at Sl6a2l per ton
and 81 10al 20 per cwt for Western; old
prairie, $7alO per ton as per quality; new
do, S9al0, per cwt 60a65c.
ESCULENTS.-New potatoes, 81 50s
81 70 per Dbl, loose, and so to Toe higher
packed. Onions scarce at IS per Dbl
Cabbage scarce at $6a10 per 100 head
Stock peas, s2a2 30 per bu.
FRUITS-Green apples 81 25a2 90 pei
Dbl, loose from wagons, and 60ca$l higher
in shipping order. Strawberries, S3a3 &c
per case for choice. Oranges, SO 60a7 81
per box. Lemons, SO 75a5 so per box
Dried apples slow 6a6%c per ID, peaches
8 to &c do and dull.
BUTTER AND OHEESE.-All classe:
Of butter are dull and plentiful; Tenn
and Ky. grades range from l2H to l6C
per lb; choice prairie 20a22c; Western table,
20a22c, as per quality; butterine, l6a17c.
Cheese, 1910 for new hi cream; l5al6C
for full do.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickenl
are S3to So so per doz for old and 81 so tC
SO for young ducks, 81 so per doz; nc
demand for geese or turkeys, Eggs, Il
TO Zoe per doz.
rsMEATS AND LARD-Bacon shout.
ders packed are 91fc per ID; c. T. do, 1885
l2Nc; clear, l2Xal2%3c; bulk clea,
sides, 1lAs1lKc; loose and packed c
r. do, 1lkal1s6c; shoulders do, SAa8Hc
mess pork, $2l per Dbl. Breakfast bacon
l4al4Ac. Hams, 14Hal6c. Lard, il
%tierces, llNal2c hi bbls, 12Hal2kc
pals, l2Aal3c.
SALT-Ohio river salt, 81 40 per Dbl
carloads, l0c less Liverpool, 81 S6al q
in sacks for ooarse and fine.
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