Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-26
General Trade.

Traffic in all lines is light at present
and the changes in value of leading
consumptive items have been hardly
worthy Of notice. The general tone,
however, is toward cheaper prices,
especially for breadstuffs.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers ouote
flour droopy at 81 90 to S. SO per Dbl for
common TO good family; IS rs to So so for
choice to fancy, and 81 so to So Is for
patents. Cornmeal quiet at 81 10 to "a %
per Dbl.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn in lots, Csc to
CSC per bu on. Oats, 60a67c per bu. Bran,
SlS per ton,and 81 per cwt for wheat;
0ba90c per cwt for corn bran,
and 81 30 per cwt for cotton seed
meal. Western hay $22a24 per ton
and 81 l0al % per cwt; Southern Prairie
t66Oa7 % per ton, and 40c TO 60c per
cwt.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in light move
ment at $2.25a2 so per Dbl measure loose.
and zoe higher in shipping order; new
sweets from the South S425a4 80 per Dbl.
Northern cabbage S3a3 80 per crate.
Onions slow at $2a2 rs per Dbl loose,
and 75c higher at retail.
FRUITS-Apples, per Dbl measure, 5Oa
81 90 as per quality, the latter for fancy,
and 75e higher packed. Pears 81 to IS
per Dbl. Watermelons, Sl8a20 per 100.
Lemons, IS per box. Raisins, S3a4 per
box.
POULTRY AND EGGS.-Chickens.
Sl.60a4.5 per doz as per size. Eggs, I2Hc
per doz.
BUTTER AND CHEESE.AGood
butter in demand and firm. Tennessee
and Kentucky, flesh, 18 to 25c per 10.
Western table and fancy dairy, 22a25c;
creamery, 30c per ID. Cheese, nominal.
at l2Kc for factory; 15c for cream and lie
per ID for Y. A.
MEATS AND LARD-Quotations are
for bacon shoulders, llal1Nc per bbl do
c ribs, l4bal4Ac; clear, l4ka145kc bulk
shoulders, l0al0Mc; do C r, l3al8Lc; do
clear, 13%al3ss. Mess pork, $23 so per
Dbl Hams l6Hal6c; breakfast bacon.
l4ha15c. Lardin ties, l2%al2%c; hlf bbls
and kegs, l3al8Kc pals, l8kai4c, and
second quality, 40 less; half do, l4Aa
l4ho.
SALT-0hio river salt, 81 40 per bbl
carloads, lOc less; Liverpool, 81 36al 70
in sacks for coarse and fine.
HIDES AND W0OL-Dry flint
hides, 1870 per ID for No. /,
and l2Kc for No. q dry sailed, l0a12c
green, 4a5c; green sailed, 5a7c. Tallow,
6Ha7c; beeswax, 20a22c. Wool
BURY 10 to Ice per lb; unwashed clear,
Is TO 23c; choiced washed, 80 to 35c.
TOBACOO-Oommon 33a38c for
ll-inch plug choice to fancy, 40a60c;
twist, 35a 45c; navy, 85a60u; smoking, Goa
SIC for common to fancy. Market dnll.
RlCE-Choice Louisiana, SIC per lb;
common to prime, 6Ha7c.
MATERIAL-Limc 95a
81 per Dbl for Alabama and s5a90c for
Tenn. Cement. 81 70al Is for Louisville,
and 20 80 for Rosedale, Portland $5. Plas-
ter, 81 so. Brick, S4s4 so per 100 for fire,
and S9al0 80 per M, for hard. Rough
framing lumber SIS per NJ; dressed, do
$780, yellow pine flooring, $25: shingles,
sSa4bOi lathing, 81 Is for poplar, and 81
for cypress.
SUNDRIES.-Jelly, 10c per pound;
preserves, l2c; pickles, 81 25 to 4 so
for half and $3.50 to 500 for
whole bbls; cooking oil, 55a65c per gal;
vinegar, l2Nal6c per cal.
LUMBER-Per M SIS for rough. sos
for yellow pine flooring; shingles $8a4 5G
poplar lathing 81 Is, cypress do, 81 per
thousand.
STARCH AND CANDLEs-starch
firm at 4hc per ID; full W.T. candles LA
l5c and firm. Soap 81 to 6hc per ID as
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs = Mar