Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-01
General Trade.

The value of meats tends downward,
and present prices are from 30 to 10
per ID below prices three weeks ago
Consumers are using less than hereto
fore, and the decline in feedstufs ia
having its influence toward the cheap.
ening process. There is but little de-
mand at present for stock feed, and
the dullness of general business has
caused large droves of city quadrupeds
to be sent to the country for pastur
ing. hence the volume of traffic in a
retail way is light. The breadstuf
market is easy, with prices inclining
downward. There is but little doing
in vegetables, and chickens are not
brisk; eggs continue firm and fresh
stock command full figures.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers quote
-four at SO rs to SIS per Dbl for COM
mon to good family; IS 80 to Sc 6s for
choice to fancy, do; 81 to IS so for
patents. Cornmeal, 81 05a4 10 per Dbl in
lots, and 81 % in a small way.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn o. to 95c per bu
in lots and at retail; oats As 10 Soc; bran
Sl3 to 10 per ton, and 90c per cwt for
wheat; hay $22 TO % per ton, and 81 10
to l2Sper owt for Western; prairie Sc 90
per ton, and 45 to Soc per cwt.
ESCULENTS = Potatoes. from store
81 rs to SMpe Dbl, as per quality; onions
quiet at 81 so TO 81 70 per Dbl; cabbage
So 25a2 so per crate,
FRUITS-Apples, per Dbl loose, 75ca
81 so as per quality, in shipping order
S2a2 90, Peaches 20 to 35c per box.
Watermelons, SlSa2O per 100. Lemons,
S6a7 so per box. Raisins, $8a4 per box.
CHICKENS AND EGGS.-Chick-
ems are 81 90 to SO % per dozen
for young, and inferior at 81 Is to 81 rs;
old, $SaS. % per doz for choice hens and
81 60a2 Is per doz for mixed. Eggs, Ia
l3c per dpz for fresh.
BUTTER AND CHEESE Good
butter in demand and firm. Tennessee
and Kentucky, flesh, Is to 25o per ID.
Western table and fancy dairy, 22a25c;
creamery, SOC per ID. Cheese, nominal,
at l2Ke'for factory; l5c for cream and tic
per ID for Y. A.
MEATS AND LARD-Quotations are
for bacon shoulders, l0Ealfo per Dbl; do
& ribs, l4%al4Kc; clear, l4kal45so; bulk
shoulders, l0al0Hc; do C T, l8al3Hc; do
clear, 19Mal3%. Mess pork. $23 90 per
bbi. Hams l5Hal6c; breakfast bacon,
l4hal6e. Lard in ties, l2%al2%c; hlf bbls
and kegs, 13al8Nc; pals, l3Nal4e, and
second quality, No less half do, AKA
l41Sc.
SALT-Ohio river salt, 81 40 per Dbl;
carloads, l0c less; Liverpool, 81 'S6al TO
in sacks for coarse and fine.
HIDES AND W0OL-Dry flint
hides, l5Hc per 10 for No. l,
and l2Kc for No. 2 dry sailed, l0al2c;
green, 4a5c; green sailed, 7Lac8. Tallow,
8Ha7c; beeswax, 20a22c. Wool
BURY 10 to Ice per ID; unwashed clear,
Is to 29ci choiced washed, 30 to S5c.
T0BACCO-Common S3aSSc for
11-inch plug; choice to fancy, 40a60c;
twist,S 5a Acc; navy, sba60l; smoking, BOA
SIC for common to fancy. Market dnll.
RICE-Choice Louisiana, SIC per lb;
common 10 prime, 6Ha7c.
MATERIAL-Lime GOA
81 per Dbl for Alabama and s5a9Oc for
Tenn. Cement, 81 70al 70 for Louisville,
and 50 8 for Rosedale, Portland So. Plas-
ter, 81 30. Brick, $4a4 so per 100 for Gre,
and S9al0 80 per N, for hard. Rough
| framing lumber SIS per NJ; dressed, do
$50; yellow pine flooring, $2b; shingles,
SSa46O; lathing, 81 10 for poplar, and 50
for cypress.
.YlNEGAR-Per gal, 1910. Cooking
oil, 62a65e.
SUNDRIEs.-Jelly, lOc per pound;
preserves, l2c; pickles, 81 25 to 4 90
for half and 81 90 TO 800 for
whole bbls; cooking oil, 55a65c per gal;
vinegar, l218al5c per gal.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES-Yellow
c,9hca and scarce; VIC, 9Aa9%c; eastern SUI
gars, SHaSHc; granulated, l0hc; crushed
and %pulverized 10Nc; cut loaf, l0Ac,
MolRsses. nominal.
LUMBER-Per NJ SIS for rough, $25
for yellow pine flooring; shingles $3a4 Coz
poplar lathing 81 70, cypress do, 81 per
thousand.
STARCH AND CANDLES-Starch
Arm at 41fc per Ii; full VT candles
loo and 6rm. Soap 81 to 6hc per ID as
per quality.
NAILS-Per keg, So GO for ten pennies,
and very firm.
COFFEE-Market quiet at 9Nal6Hc
per ID for Rio and 24a26cfo Or Java.
AAOKEREL-Prices drcopy, At N2t