Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-20

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Sss. The upper Ohio and tributaries
are again in a threatening state of
food, a rise bei-l 70 'rogress all the
way from Pittsburg l. Cairo. At he
latter point it is within less than two
feet Of the level reached on the 31st
Of last month, the highest this season,
and it lacks six feet Of being up to the
great rise Of 1867. At Louisville the
canal has a depth Of nearly thirty feet
and the water is up into the houses
along the river front. AT Evansville
it is forty-twO feetdeep. AT all points
below here as far south as Natchez
the water is either over or close to the
tops of the levoes and vast areas are
inundated, while cattle and stock gen.
orally have been destroyed in great
numbers. But little has so far been
done in the South toward planting,
and none can be,until the waters sub
side. The weather has been warm,
the mercury ranging from 40 to TAO
during the week. Trees are budding
out and grass growing. Potato plant
ing is delayed owing to the soaked
state of the ground and few have so
far been put in, though it is now full
two weeks after the usual seed time for
early potatoes. The large stock Of
seed potatoes held by our dealers
shows very little reduction owing to
unusual wetness. Prices rule easy and
lower in consequence. The meat mar
ket has been considerably demoralized
falling off from to 4c per lb on all
classes, then partially recovering but
ruling unsettled at the close. The
packing season in the Northwest is
about over, and the total production
shows a falling off as compared with
last year of about 10000, 900 pounds
while shipments to Europe decreased
over 100000 pounds. The in.
creased demand for domestic consump.
ton, especially in the South, is likely
to keep prices from declining materi
ally. Cut meats are to-day worth
from 2 to 2ic per lb more than at thi
date last year, and there is big roon
for a further decline in the estimation
OF consumers. The coffee market at
teT ruling quiet and unchanged 70
three weeks stiffened some at the clos
and prices are tc higher than three day
, ago, Sugar and molasses exhibits n
, variation worthy of note. Whisky j
quoted easier, though at points {
manufacture prices are 81 16
: 81 II per gallon, which is up to tn
highest quotations for a series {
8 years. Flour is a shade lower in syn
pathy with wheat which is down Z
per bushel from last week, and 10c b,
low three weeks ago. Our receipts IL
= past week were 1851 bbls. Millers col
: tinue busy turning out cornmeal f
: which the demand is undiminisht
: though prices are 10 to 45c per b
: lower than a week ago. Receipts fro
( the West for the week were HOO Dbl
: home millers mainly satisfying Il
r wants Of the market. In corn pric
: are easy and lower by 3 to Sc p
: bushel, with an ample supply, and
decrease in the heavy demand viii.
= rules for all essentials. The weel
receipts have been 10,960 sacks, a
a barge of 1900 bushels in bulk, {
y miller's use. In oats a considerat
= traffic has ruled for seed qualities, ov
1000 SKIS of Texas rust proof havi
: been received within the last t.
weeks. The past weeks receipts
all classes were 5000 SKIS. Quotatio
;, are but little changed though rath
in favor of buyers. But little br
E has arrived and its val
:, is stiff, while hay has ruled quiet, wi
! sales rather slow and at no advant
Weeks receipts, barely 1900 bales,
II Western stock, no Southern prail
arriving owing to the overfowed ra
!, way through the swamps between he
and Madison, forty miles to the wci
The travelling connection with Lit
Rosk is still kept up by steamers fro
here to Madison on the st. Franc
from which point trains can run wit
i, out impeachment. The past week h
been a gloomy and Oppressive one
nearly all branches of trade. T
:. submerged valleys, the rainy wealth.
u the wet lands, the threatening apes
ance OF the Ohio and its ah1uents, q
all calculated to render the situati
anything but cheerful. The specu'
tors have suffered seriously in all liu
during the week. In leadi
i Western markets pork a
= meat operators, with gra
II and breadstuff dealers have had
hard time. Many sustained i
i menSe losses, numerous firms in CT
cago and other places going down.
- the East, South and abroad cotton
:. been SO demoralized that heavy los
have fallen upon those who bought
anticipation of an advance. At N