Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-04
General Trade.

A stiff feeling is noted in meats
while feed stufS are moving freely al
steady figures. Business was restricted
by bad weather yesterday, but the
skies are clear to-day and considerable
activity prevails in jobbing circles.
FLOUR AND MEAL.-The flour
market is quiet jobbers quoting as
follows on orders Common to good iami-
ly, $4 60 to 80 per Dbl; choice to fancy
Sc rs to Z 70; patents, SO rs to S75. Corn
meal in brisk demand Mt 81 90 per Dbl IN
drayload or round lots, and l0c higher on
small orders
FEEDSTUFFS.-Corn II to 78c per bu
in lots for mixed and 80 to $50 for white;
small orders, to &c higher oats quiet at
b3a54c in lots, and 8 to &c higher in a
small way, rust proof retailing at 80 to
82c per bW bran firm and scarce at $24
per ton, and 81 80 per cwt for wheat, and
$l8 per ton for corn bran; hay, SIG TO
$40 80 per ton and 81 10al 70 per cwt for
Western, with an easy feeling; Southern
prairie firm at Sill to Is per ton and 55c
per cwt, with none offering except from
store.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are stiff and
in demand for seed varieties, and dull
and droopy for table classes; p. BIS weak
at So 10 to 20 per Dbl in lots; Jackson
whites, So rs; peerless, SO 30; rutsets,
So 55a3 65; late western rose, So 35a3 40;
Eastern do, SO 65a3 70; small orders, % to
Soc higher; sweets So 75a4 90 per Dbl;
cabbage So 25a6 per crate, the latter for
choice La; kraut drag and almost UNI
quotable, hf bbls going at SO Is to 4 &C
and whoes at IS 5Oal0; beans So to 3 6.
per bu for white medium; peas ~ % to
2 70 per bu; celery scarce at Coo per bunch
FRUITS.-Apples in lots are SO 80 tC
4 30 per Dbl and at retail "a 81 to so; dried
apples are easy at to SIC per ID in 8
large and small way; dried peaches very
slow at 3]4a4c per qrs and &c for hfs in
lots, and l TO &c higher in small way
lemons S4a4 90 per box; oranges 50 Goa
per box; raisins So to so per box; ban.
anas ST 80 to 2 per bunch.
POULTRY AND EGGS.-Chicken!
are scarce and range from SO TO 8 rs per
do2; dressed do 8al0c per ID; live turkey
so to Ia; dressed II to l3c per ID; gees
dull at $3a3 rs per doz; ducks seas 80 PEE
doz. Eggs irregular, at 70 to &c per doz
with a droopy feeling.
GAME.-The market is poorly sup
piled. Quail are 81 25al SO per doz
rabbits, 81 so per doz; ducks, 81 to
turkeys Soc eachi squirrels 75ca$l per doz
venison 4 to &c per ID whole, and to 10
for saddles.
BUTTER AND CH EESE.- Dreamer,
butter jobbing at 45a47c; second qualit!
38 to Ace; Western grades "A to S2C
common cooking, u to loo; country, II t.
l8c; butterine, or limitation butter /
to 19c; cheese, OK tol4c for flats to cream
and l4al6c for Y A.
PROFESSIONALISM meats in actv
demand and tending up; shoulders, Ga
! 6Hc per ID; do c. r, 9Ma9Bc; do clear, l
al0%c; hams, 1870; breakfast bacon, l2]
al25sc; mess pork, $40 per Dbl; lard, II
for tierce' 1910 for kegs and hf bbls, an
l2Aal9c for pals.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES-Marke
quiet, with jobbers quoting as follows
w c 9ha9Kc, y c8Aa9hc;seconds do ~
SIC; 0 X 7AaSc; hards 10sllc. Molas
SEES 50a65c per gal.
HIDES AND WOOL-Dry fir
l5a16c per ID for No. !, and l2a13c fo
No. q dry sailed, lOaiSc; green, 5a6,
green sailed, 7a8c. Tallow, 6Ka7,
beeswax, l8a20c. Wool, tub-washed, 25f
Doc per ID; do unwashed, l5a25c; bury
l0a25c Coon skins 10 to 50c each; min
do 20a40o each. Skunk sheep and fox 10
zoe; deer 95a45c, 'possum 5al0c; wolf an
panther 60caSl, beaver and bear 50ca$
BAGGING AND TIES-Baggin
quiet. On orders 91ial0Ac as in qualit,