Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-29
General Trade.

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The -four markets Of the country
continue to incline downward, while
traffic is slow because of the generally
prevalent opinion that prices must
continue to recede. Corn meal is very
quiet with a light and daily decreas
ing demand. Corn is easy and in lib.
eral supply. Oats are unsettled.
Prairie hay is very dull, and Western
in light movement, while bran is get.
ting cheaper day by day. The present
volume Of trade is light in all con,
sumptive articles, and not much in
crease is expected until values become
settled, Indications point to increased
activity in dry goods and general MGR.
chandise, however. Already numer,
Gus orders are in the hands of whole
sale dealers, to be filed next month
and the month after.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Order prices
for flour are So Is to SEQ per Dbl for
common to good family So 25 to Sc 80 for
choice to fancy, do; 81 rs to So so for
patents. Cornmeal quiet at IA 10 per Dbl
in lots. and 81 25 on small orders.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn SO to Csc per bu
from first hand and SO to CSC on orders
oats irregular at 81 to 58c in lots and b8
to62c at retail; bran $l3 per ton TO arrive,
and Is on thespot also 90c percwt for wheat
corn do 80 to 85c per cwt; cottonseed meal
81 Is per cwt; Western hay $50 to % per
ton, and 81 70 to 2iper cwt; Southern
prairie dull at 81 to 7 50 per ton, and As to
Soc per cwt.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES weak. and
Western offer freely at 81 so per Dbl. from
store 81 rs to 3 co. sweets iobbing
at SO 90 per bu onions 81 per Dbl loose
and 80 SOAP Is from store cabbage 50 50aS
per crate for Western. Tomatoes slow
at 40a50c per bu.
FRUITS-Apples, 50caSl 50 per Dbl
measure, fancy going at 81, from store 75c
higher. Peaches 10 to Doc per box
Watermelons, $lsa20 per 100. Lemons.
SCAT 30 per box. Raisins, SAL per box
CHICKENS AND EGGS.-Chick-
ems are 81 90 to So % per dogSn
for young, and inferior at 81 rs to 81 rs.
old, $3aS p per doz for choice hens and
81 b0a2 IS per doz for mixed. Eggs. ia
l2Hc per doz for fresh, and 9aIlc for
stale.
BUTTER AND CHEEsE.-Good
butter in demand and firm. Tennessee
and Kentucky, flesh, 10 to 25e per ID.
Western table and fancy dairy, 22a25e;
creamery, 80c per ID. Cheese, nominal,
at l2Hc for factory; l5c for cream and tic
per ID for Y. A.
MEATS AND LARD-Quotations are
for bacon shoulders, llal1%c per Dbl: do
c ribs, l4hal4Hc clear, l4Kal4%G bulk
shoulders, l0al0%G do c r, l3a13Hc; do
clear, lS9salS%: Mess pork, $23 so per
Dbl. Hams l5La16c; breakfast bacon.
l4Hal6c. Lard in ties, l2%al2%G hlf bbls
and kegs, l3al3Ac pals, 1SHal4c, and
second quality, hc less half do, 14Aa
l4Kc.
SALT-Ohio river salt, 81 90 per bhl.
carloads, loo less Liverpool, 81 S5ai g.
in sacks for coarse and fine.
HIDES AND WOOL-Dry flint
hides, 1910 per ID for No. /
and 1870 for No. 2 dry sailed, l0a12o,
green, 4a5c green sailed, 71Sae8. ,Tallow'
bkaTc; beeswax, 20a22c. Woolo
BURY 10 to Ice per ID; unwashed clear.
l8 to 28c; choiced washed, 80 to Csc. T.
TOBACOO-Oommon 83aS8c for
l1-inch plug; choice TO fancy, 40a6Oc;
|kWist, 35a 45G, navy, 35a60I; smoking, 90a
SIC Cor common to fancy. Market dull.
RIcE-Choice Louisiana, SIC per ID;
common 70 prime, 6Ha7c.
BUILDING ATEBIAL-Lime 95a
81 per Dbl for Alabama and s5a90c for
Tenn. Cement, 81 70a1 70 for Louisville.
and So 80 for Rosedaleo Portland S.. Plas-
ter, 81 so. Brick, $9a4 30 per 100 for fre,
and S9al0 30 per M, for bard. Rough
framing lumber SIS per N; dressed, do
$50 yellow pine flooring, $26 shingles,
saa4bG lathing, 81 10 for poplar and $2
for cypress.
.V1NEGAR-Psr gal, l2Kc, Cooking
oil, 02a66c. ?
! sVNDRIEs-JeIIy, 100 per pound