Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-05
General Trade.

The favorable promise of crops
throughout the Northwest, and their
equally good prospect in the South,
gives reaso to expect a heavy volume
of traffic during the autumn season
Wholesale dealers are already seceiv-
ing liberal orders to be filled late this
month snd early next. In the line Of
feed and breadstuffs the movement at
present is light, owing to the depres.
sion in values. Meats hold up, but
must take turn the other way as
Don as the corn crop Of the West is
ready to harvest.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers quote
-four weak at So 70 to 5 rs
per Dbl for conmon to good
family; So 80 to So 6j for choice 70
fancy, do; ST to So so for patents.
Cornmeal easy at 81 90 per Dbl in lots,
and "a l0i a small way. Offers to ar
rive, SO 80,
FEEDSTUFFS-Cor 90 to CSC per bu
in lots and at retail; oats 45 10 4Sc; bran
Sl4 to 10 per ton, and SOC per cwt for
wheat; hay S23 to "a per ton, and 81 10
to | 25per cwt for Western; prairie Sc so
per ton. and 40 to Soc per cwt.
ESCULENTS - Potatoes, from store
y 25a2 so per Dbl; sweets So 2fa3 so per
Dbl; onions quiet at 81 so per Dbl; cab
bage 81 26a2 80 per crate.
FRUITS-Apples, per Dbl loose, 76ca
81 90 as per quality, in shipping order
b2a2 80, Peaches 70 to 35c per box.
Watermelons, sl8a20 per 100. Lemons,
Sc bGa7 per box. Raisins, $3at per box.
CHICKENS AND EGGS.-Chick-
ems are 81 rs to SO % per dozen.
us per quality. Eggs, l4al5c per doz for
BUTTER AND oHEEsE.-Good
-ountIy butter IS to 25c. West
ern table and fancy dairy, 22a2oei
creamery, 90c per ID. Cheese, nominal,
ut l2Kc for factory; l5c for cream and tic
per ID for Y. A.
MEATS AND LARD-Quotstions are
for bacon shoulders, llal1Hc per Dbl; do
C ribs, l4Hal4Kc; clear, l4%sl4Ac; bulk
shoulders, l0al0%c; do c T, l3a13%c; do
clear, l3ssal3&. Mess pork. $23 90 per
Dbl. Hams l5al615c; breakfast bacon,
l4Hal5c. Lardin ties, l2%al2Xc; hlf bbls
and kegs, l2Aal3c; pals, l3alHo, and
second quality, &c less half do, lSHa
1870.
SALT-Ohio river salt, 81 40 per Dbl;
carloads, l0c less Liverpool, 81 35al 70
in sacks for coarse and fine.
HIDES AND WO0L-Dry flint
hides, 1870 per ID for No. /,
and l2Kc for No. 2 dry sailed, lOal2c,
green, 4a5c green sailed, 7HacS. Tallow,
6Ka7c beeswax, 2Oa22c. Wool
BURY 10 to Ice pOr ID; unwashed clear,
Is to 23c; choiced washed, 80 to 35c.
TOBACOO-Common 33a3Sc for
ll-inch plug choice TO fancy, 40a60ci
twist, Boa Acc; navy, S5a6Ou; smoking, 30a
SIC for common to fancy. Market dull,
RICE-Choice Louisiana, SIC per ID;
common to prime, 6Ha7c.
BUILDING MATERIAL-Lime 95a
81 per Dbl for Alabama and s5a90c for
Tenn. Cement, 81 70aI 10 for Louisville,
and 50 80 for Rosedale, Portland IS. Plas-
ter, 81 so. Brick, $4a4 80 per 100 for fire,
and S9al0 90 per M, for hard. Rough
framing lumber SIS per M; dressed, do
$780, yellow pine flooring, $25; shingles,
sSa46G lathing, 81 rs for poplar, and 81
for cypress.
VtNEGAR-Per gal, 12Hc. Cooking
oil, 82a65c.
SUNDRIES.-Jelly, Zoe per pound;
preserves, l2c; pickles, "a rs to 45C
for half and 81 80 TO 800 fol
whole bbls.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES-YelloW
c,9Hc and scarce VIC, 9Ka9%G eastern su.
gars, 8Ka6Hc; graduated, l0c; crushed
and pulverized 1910; cut loaf 1910
Molasses. nominal.
LUMBER-Per M $16 for rough, $2j
for yellow pine flooring; shingles $3a4 90
poplar lathing 81 rs, cypress do, ~ PEI
thousand.
STARCH AND CANDLES-Starcl
Arm at 4Hc per ID; full W.T. candle
l6c and firm. Soap 81 to 6hc per lb a
per quality.
NAILS-Per keg, 50 90 for tenponnies
and very hEm.
C0FFEE-Market quiet at 9Nal6h'
per ID for Rio and 24a26o for Java.
MACKEREL-Prices dreopy, OF $42
for No. 8 large, in hf bbls, and 9Oc for NJ
lin kits.
BAGGING AND TIES-Jobber,
prices, 9R94c per ID, for fax, an
bHAl0c fer jute, as per quality twin'
; l4c per ID,