Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-30

discount ana selling TRAITS on New
York or Western cities at par. New
Orleans rates are to off buying and
par selling. Tennessee State 6s
closed in New York last evening at Al
to AZ.
cotton.
Sales yesterday 1850 bales, to
exporters 1850 and to spinners 1900,
closing quiet and unchanged as follow:
Ordinary, 7tc; good ordinary, SIC; low
middIiug, 9Fci middIiug, 99c; good
middling, 9Bc; middliug lair, lOgc;
fair, lose. Stains aud off c%olors, 10
less.
Receipts of cotton at all U. s.
ports for the past seven days, sum up
20, 1872 bales, and are 59,825 in excess
of last year for the same time.
Receipts, since the season opened,
aggregate 3,434,77l bales, and 22l ,773
IN excess of last year, also 9,472
less than the year before. Total
shipments to Europe this year,
2,O77,77l bales; last year, 1892,
43l; year before, 1,9s9,334 Total
stocks 966,48l, against l,2l7 7O2, aud
S77, 3O9 the two previous years at tie
SAM time. Worlds visible SUNNY last
Friday, 2,903, 7G5 bales; a decrease
from last year of 2l,653 bales; also
1879 more than the year before.
General Trade.
Aside from a moderate order trade.
business has ruled slack throughout
the past week, aud wholesale dealers
complain Of the concessions they are
compelled to make to effect sales.
The feed men are we'll provided with
stuff and report all classes weak ex-
cept bay, which rules steady, and
prairie is meeting some demand. Corn
by the carload in new sacks and of
good quality is changing hands at 5lC
per bushel, and sales Of wheat bran
are noted at Sl5 per ton, a decline in
the latter of 81 since last rouni lot
sales. The market continues over
stocked with all classes Of game, OK
cept venison, and squirrels and rabbits
are selling very cheap. A round lot
of fish from Reelfoot offers at YER
reasonable figures Turkeys are scarce
and eggs plentiful. The value of meats
is downward, while -four is quiet and
steady.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers quote
single bbls of flour at "a 50a5 so for com
mon TO choice family aud sG q, IS Is for
patents. Cornmeal weak Mt 81 so Der BIB
from first hands and Zoe higher at retail
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn plentiful and
sales drag at 5la55c per bu for sbelled
in SKIS, $50 for ear in sks. 47bc in bulk
and doc in the shuck. retailers charge
! hIeV2o per bu: Oats, 48a49c per bu at
retail, Bran, per ton, SIS, and per
WI ooc for wheat, and per n Tor corn
bran sl5 90 Hay. $l4alS per ton and S5s
VIC per ewt for Western; prairie, per ton,
70 6Ca9 20 and 50c per cwt.
VEGETABLES = Potatoes. in lots.
81 75a225 per bbl, with table varieties
plentiful and seed Glasses scarce; at retail.
2tOa2 80 per Dbl Onions, in a small
way, 22ja2 so per bbl, and in lots 25c
cheaper. Celery, 5laG0c per bunch
sweet potatoes, in u small way, 81 75a22j
per Dbl, the latter for yellow yams. Beans
200a2 20 per bu for white medium Peas
Il b per bu Tor black-eyed and " GOA rs
for lady.
FRUITS-Apples slow at 81 OOa8 Is
per bbl in round lots, us ner quality. and
al retail y 0Oat 20. dried do, 5a7c Der In;
peaches dull at 3Ha4lSc. Oranges. .O
l. per bbl and t50a5 so per box for La.
aud Fla, 10 per Dbl for Havana
Lemons, % 5Oai 90 per box. Raisins,
$3a4 per box.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickons
slow at 81 50a3 80 per doz, as per
quality; extra ,hOice would command
50 75al %; dressed do, - 75a8 % per
doz Ducks, " a3 10 per doz. Geese,
3 6la4 80. Turkeys scarce at Sl2al8 per
doz, and dressed l6alSc per ID. Eggs
abundant at % per doz.
GAME - Squirrels plentiful at 6na75
per doz. Rabbits, 81 a0a2 90 per doz
Ducks, VI 00a2 . per doz, the latter for
choice mallards. Qusil, 81 GOAL 70 per doz
Reelfoot fish, 4a7c per 10.
BUTTER AND OHEESE-Market
steady. Creamery butter 37a8Sc per ID;
Western table, 2Sa25c; fancy dairy 2SaSOc;
cooking, lSa9Oci country butter, l8a25c,
as per quality. Cheese, 9&al0c for fac
tory, l4Hc for full cream and l5al6c for
MEATS AND LARD-Jobbers' cash
prices for cut meats are for dry sailed
shoulders, 7al14c per ID; C. T., 9fa9SSc;
hams, l4al41Sci breakfast bacon, l4al43Sc.
Lard, Halle in ties; 1liall!c in kegs ard
hlf bbls, and a to &c higher for pals and
hfpails. Fresh beef 31Sa4ke for lore and
s TO &c for hind quarters. Hogs on foot,
3 10 &c, the latter for heavy weights; dress
cd, 9al0c; backbones, 9Ac per 10, :
BAGGING AND TIES-Iron ties,
81 35 per bundle for pieced and 81 55al 81
for standard. Irvine, l2c per ID. Bag
ging. 7la9le per ID for fax, jute and hemp.
SUGAR AND rs - Good
common y X sugar, 5la5Ac; fully fair,
6a6l<c; prime, 6ha69sc; v. c. 6NaT%c.
of white, SaSBr; white, SHa9c; granu-
lated, i0Hc; powdered and cut loaf, Ike.
Mtlasses, 80 to SIC, rs per quality.
COFFEE-Per ID, 9alitc for Rio, and
2la25c for Java.
REORGANIZATION 81 SIS 81 75and
"a 10 for Nos. l, 2 and 3; kits do, 05, IS
and SOC each.
HIDES AND LEATHER-Dry flint
hides, l5al6c per ID for No. ], and f8c for
No 2; dry sailed, l0al2c; green sailed. 7
aa819o; green, ba7c. Tallow, 6Ha7c. Bees-
wax, 22a2ic. Wool, 22a24o per ID.
Feathers, 35ai0c. Deer skins, 80a8Oc; har-
ness, oak sole and skirting leather, S6a40c
per ID; hemlock sole, 27a3Oc; French calf,
S40aGg per do2; domestic. S2fq40 per doz.
SUNDRIES-Pigs' feet, 1925 per key;
So for hi AID 81 60ai0 for bbls. Knmt
Hat and retailing at t5a6 for bbls, and " 81
a3 for hlf do; minCe meat, Sk06c per ID;
cider, aSaS 90 for bbls and "a 10 for hf do;
pickles, SsaS so for bbls and 81 7ia5 for hi
do; peanuts, ila6c per III ioF Frnn and "a
lne isT Va; pecans, ba6c for Ark; cocoa.
nuts, SOM per 100, oatmeal and cracked
wheat, "a 5Da5 for hf bbls; rice, 7alHc pei
lbi hrooms, 81 foul per doz. and broom
corn 3 tn r. per 10, as per quality
uTflTnINn RnEbTAT Nth.