Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-16
SeneraI Trade.

Meats have gone down with a run
during the past FIVE days. At Chicago
mess pork is 800 per Dbl below last
Mondays opening.prices, and sides are
Coo to Zoe per cwt cheaper, while lard
has dropped 27lc per cwt. At Cincin-
natl smoked meats have fallen / to Ac
per lb. and at New Orleans from / to
10 per ID. Here prices are unsettled
and droopy, and at all points valves
are inclining toward lower figures.
Prices have a. good way to 60, however,
before they touch the ruling figures Of
70 and 80. Potatoes, like meats, are
Unsettled, and a further decline is an
nounced, Shippers nov pay but $l.25
to l.SO per Dbl measure. J. While
nearly every item Of oonsump~
tive trade is unsettled, and no conf
dence is felt in the future Of values.
Very little variation has occurred for
several days. save in the articles above
noted. The ehsuges, however, while
not vide, have all bsen IN buyers IA
vOr, aud the movement in fesi and
meats is light. Flour is in fair dc.
mand for the upper or best family
grades, but low qualitieS are dead dull,
and cornmesl is in very light demand
with values both here and at New
Orleans the same ~ 81 the opening of
the week.
FLOUR AND MEAL-The demand
for -four is mainly for best grades, which
range in price from s. to $6 rs per Dbl for
family classes and ~ to 81 25 for patents.
Corn msai dbl at So 60a2 70 per Dbl.
FEEDSTIFFT- Corn slow ut 55ca60e
per bu for shelled IL sks end 48a55c for
ear; Oats, 4Sa55c per bu and dgll; Bran,
$l3a'4 per ton and SOC per cwt for. WiieSL,
and Sl3 per ton; also 7bc per cwt for corn;
Hay quiet at S9al7 per ton and s0a90c per
ewt for Western nothing doing in prairie.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., packed per
bbA 50 for carload lots at the track,
and So 25a2 70 for single bbls; from wagons
81 25al 50 per Dbl measure, Cabbage, per
crate SO and per 100 head II 50S5 90, Sweet
potatoes, 81 75a2 per bbG Egg plants, Coz
per doz loose.
FRUITS-Green apples, per Dbl meas
ure sacaSl so per Dbl, and SOC higher
packeii Dried do Base per 10; Dried
peaches, eKs bg Lemons, 81 76aS 50 per
box; Oranges. IS y pSF box for California
and 81 76a5 50 iof Sicily.
BUTTER-Market dull at 12a2Tc per
10 FOR Western, the latter for best cream
cry; country, plentiful at l0alSc per ID;
n0thiag doing in cheese. a
CHICKENS AND EGGS-Young
chickens of good size soil al 81 25a2 IS per
doz, and small at 81 50al 10, old. ~ 5ua
8 q, the latter for choice hens; Eggs dull
at 13al4c per doz.
MEATS AND LARD--Jobbers an cash
orders for smoked shoulders packed Mt
8sa9c do crs 1lallhc. do clear liza
lie; mess pork Sl9al9 so; hams, l3ial44;
b bacon, l8L0 bplk shoulders 8aSkc do
crs l0lal0l, Lard, IN tee, HALF; kegs
and hf bbls IL 1SallA u; pals, lISal2 small
pkgs at the usual advance.
C0FFEE-Dull at 9al4c per ID for
Rio. sna Eja26c for Java.
SUGAR AND M0LASSES-Per ID
for 0 k, 61k7Hc, IS per quality; do v c,
slassc; do white, Ss{a9e; agAee, A, 9a0sc;
granulRted, qsa9%c; pow'd aid Q loef,
fOHo Molssses, 82a86c per gallon.
BAGGING AND TIES-Values range
from 7a9c per ID fop bsggingi 81 S5al 30
per humble for ties. 1lif tupgHtt
HIDES AND LEATHER - Dry
flint hides, l6el6o per ID for No. /; l7alSc
for No. 2; dry salted, l0al2c green sailed,
Gale; green. 4A0e. TAllow, 65fs7le. Bees
wax, 28A82c Wool. 22s24c pen ID.
Feathers, 86adOc. Harness, oak sole aud
skirting leather, 86a4Oc per ID; hemlock
sole, 27aS0c; French cali, NOaG0 per dox:
domestic. $24a40 per do