Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-23
General Trade.

A better feeling rules for corn, and
the movement southwark has Stacked
off to q small volume. Indeed, the
shipping Of cOrn has turned the Other
way, over 10000 SKIS having gone from
the vicinity Of New Madrid to Cairo
and st. Louis within few days past
and a single consignment by the
steamer Centennial, now under way
Tor St, Louis, is 5000 SKIS. Oats are
quiet, and the supply is ample, with Q
barge load now under way from Cairo
for this market: this ia in addition Il
the barge with 10000 bushels now al
our landing. In bran and hay the
feeling is quiet. Cornmeal and -four
exhibit nothing new. The meat mar
ketrules unsatisfactory and downward.
Sales two days ago were at 11Ic per ID
and 8tc for dry sailed rib sides aud
shoulders; yesterday they were freely
disposed Of at 10 per ID less for both
qualities. Smoked meats are very
scarce and about out Of stock. The
poultry market is irregular, only
chickens Of full growth being wanted;
small are slow to sell at any price.
Turkeys r also in over supply, and
offer at much lower figures, while eggs
are weak and inclining toward cheap.
ness.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers quote
choice TO fancy flour in single barrels at
S5a5 so, and patents, Sc 76a7 % per Dbl;
family, 81 60a4 IS, and lower grades nom
inally %a4 25i cornmeal, easy at $3.50
in lots and $500 in a small way.
FEEDSTUFFS - Corn, 65c for dry
shelled in lots, ear corn 81 and S..
per bu; small orders 2 to &c higher.
Oats Al to Acc in lots and at RETAIL bran
per ton Sl5 90, and per cwt 90c; Corn
bran $l5 per ton hay per ten $l4 TO sic,
and per cwt &a9Oc for prime and choice;
prairie hay scarce at 81 90 per ton and
Acc per cwt.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. easy al
$l.35 to Sl.b in lots at the track OF
landing as per quality, and So to 81 % al
retail; sweetsin a small way, $3.50 per
Dbl measure, onions, 81 81 to so rs per Dbl,
rs per quality and quantity; cabbage, 7a8C
per head; tqrpips, 81 per Dbl; medium
beans 81 76from store, green peas, 81 S5a2
per bu; celery, Cooper dozen lunches.
FRUITS-Apples SO to 81 30 per Dbl,
as per quality; dried do 4 to &c as per
ID; cranberries 81 per bushel box and
$l3aS16 per Dbl; ~raisins, S8a4 per box.
BUTTER AND OHEESE-Country
buttar per ID 2Sa2se; cooking qualitie.
lsa20c; medium TO choice Western 25a3Oc;
creamery S9alOc, Cheese lOal6c per ID
POULTRY AND EGGs-Choice fat
hens, $4a425 peFdoz; large pullets, S375
medium and poor slow at low prices;
turkeys, 50 10 81 per doz, as per size;
dressed, 14al6eper ID; ducks, 81 50a4;
geese, S4a5; eggs 27a2gc per doz.
GAME-Squlrrels, s l.60 per doz; quail,
81 60aS1 70 do; duoks,Sl 50aSl. 10 for small,
and $3.50 for for mallards.
MEATS AND LARD-Jobbers quote
dry salt clear rib pork ut llallBc. Shout
ders, 7saSo; hams, 165al6c; breakfast
bacon, l6c; market about bare Of other
species. Lqrd in tcs, 2l2al2c; hf bbls
and kegs, l2al2KG pals, l2Hal2HG hi
do, l3Kal3c.
BAGGING AND FIES-Irop tics,
81 80 per bundle for pieced and 81 55ql 20
for standard, Irvine, l2c per ID. Bag
ging, 7laGle perl ID for fax, juto and hemp.
SUGAR AND M0LASSES-Sugar,
6ia7lc per ID for La. brown; v. O 7lasc;
W. c, 8la9c; granulated glci cut loaf, bow
dered and pulyerized l0iai0Ac. Molasses
as per quality, S2a60c per gal, the latter
for strictly choice.
SERDS-Seed wheat, 81 10a1 25 per
bu; rust proof oats, Toe; barley, 81 l5al %;
blue grass, 81 COX rye, 85a90c; orchard do,
81 76ai 90; herd Do, 81 lg timothy, 50 90,
clover seed, s. 56a6 90,
COFFEE-Per ID, 9al4le for Bio, and
2ia26c for Java.
NACKEREL-Hfbbls IS 70, 81 75and