Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-15
General Trade.

The local market is almost bare of
cured meats, many leading dealers
having nothing but long clear pork,
while some others have only clear
ribs. No shoulders offer, and smoked
qualities have been out for some time,
except a few hams and a little break.
fast bacon for retail purposes. The
declining condition of meat is the
main cause Of the short supply, buyers
preferring to lay in sparingly until
values settle down to reasonable fig
ures, The grain and produce traffic
is at present very quiet, aud is desti-
tute Of interest, save'that corn is easy
with an unsettled feeling. Poultry is
in good demand at liberal prices for
good, and very few real choice hens
coming in, while eggs are firm and
tending upward.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobben quote
choice to fancy -four in single barrels at
S5a5 50, and patents, Sc 76a7 25 per Dbl;
family, "a 60a4 rs, and lower grades NOM
inally $ia4 %; cornmeal, easy at $Sa3 10
per Dbl, with alight demand.
FEEDSTUFFS - Corn, in lots, Go
ACC for shelled and Coo for ear;
small-orders higher; oats, 43a44c at the
track or landing, and 46a48c per bu on
orders; bran steady at SIG perton and 9Oc
per cwt; hay S14aSle 50 per ton on
the landing, and 90c per cwt for Western
and 81 per ton for prairie hay, also 45c per
cwt.
ESCULENTS- Potatoes easy at 81 Goa
l 80 ger Dbl in lots and So 0Oa2 25 from
store; in sacks, 65a60o per bushel;
sweets retail at 81 80 per Dbl; cabbage 7a8C
per head; turnips 81 per Dbl; medium
beans 81 76a3 90 from store; green peas
81 85a2 per bui celery 30a50c per dozen
punches. la8
FRUITS-Apples very scarce, and sell
readily at " 76a3 so per Dbl from store,
and Is to Soc less in round lots; dried dc
4a5lc per ID; peaches, dull at 3a3lc per
ID; cranherries 81 per bushel box anC
81 b0al3 per Dbl; raisins. S3a4 per box.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Country
butter per ID 23a2sc; cooking q%ualitie!
i9a2Oc medium to choice Western 25aS2c
creamery 40a42c. Cheese 1lal6c per II
as per quality.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Choice fa
hens, 81 Dad so per doz; large pullets,s3 50l
medium andpoor S2a3 and slow; turkeys
Sl0a15 per doz, rs per size; per h., gross
12al2lc;ducks, SO 50a4; geese, $4a5; egg
sold yesterday at 24c, and this forenoon a
25c per doz. The supply is scant and de
mand good.
MEATS AND LARD--The meat sup.
ply is light, and jobbers quote dry sal
clear rib pork at 12aal2lc and long clea.
4c less. Hams, l6al6kc.; breakfast bacon
l6Ic; market about bare of other species
Lard in ties 12Nal2lc; hf. bbls. and kegs
12ial29c; pals, l2Sal8c; Inf. do. 134a134c.
BAGGING AND TIES-Iron ties
81 SO per bundle for pieced and 81 55a1 g
for standard. Twine, lie per ID. Bag
ging, liable peril for flax jute and hemp
SUGAR AND M0LASSk S-Sugar
7Ka9tc; w. c. Sic; graduated, 9ic; pull
and powdered, l0al0ho. Molasses 62a53C
per gal; sorghum 25 TO 40c.
SEEDS-Seed wheat, 81 l0al % pc
bu; rust proof oats, 75c; barley, 81 15a1 rs
blue grass, 81 go rye, 85a0Oc; orchard dc
81 75al IS; herd do. 81 TO- timothy, 50 q
clover seed, IS 75a6 90.
C0FFEE-Per ID, 9al4lc for Rio, an
2la26o for Java.
MACKEREL-Hfbbls IS rs, 81 loan
I "a so for Nos. ], 2 and B. kits do, 05, 8
and Soc each.
Woodland HIDEs-C Choice washe
wool, 30aS3c; other qualities, l0a2Sc. DR.
flint hides, lie for No. !; lac for No.
. dry salted, llal4j green, 5a8Lc. Talloy
7a8kc. Beoswax, 22a2Ic. Feathers, 81
, i0c. Deer skins, 25c; sole leather, ha
: ness do and skirting, 86a4oc per lb; hen
, lick, 27a50c; calf skins, s40aG0 per doz f
French. and $30a46 for domestic.
= COTTON SEED OIL, ETC-Cut
cotton seed oil, 4Oc. per gal: refined 81
A Meal, 1910 per ton; cake; S2l, al ( o.
per car load rchntd oil in n or two bb