Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-04
General Trade.

Business rather quiet. Meats and
lard are a little irmer, with good de-
mani. The quotations aud general
tone OF the markets are given below.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Dealers fill
orders for -four at 90 50 to 8 per Dbl for
common TO fancy family, and 81 OOa7 Is
for patents. Supply ample and demand
light. Cornmeal dull at 81 55a2 60 per
Dbl.
FEEDSTUFFS.-Corn 4Sc for shelled
in SKIS Mt the track, or landing and the
anne for ear. corn; in bulk per carload
Acc. Oats in lots S6a37c per bu for choice
mixed, and SSa40c in a small way. In
ferior lower. Bran Sl3al3 so per ton and
S5a9Oc per cwt corn do III per ton and
SOC per cwt, Hay quiet at $40 to l6 per
ton as per quality and 65a9 c per cwt
prairie do inactive at SCAT 80 per ton,
and 40a DC per cwt.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. loose from
wagons 75aSl per Dbl measure. as per
quality, and from store 81 2jal 90 per Dbl.
Onions t200a2 so per Dbl in lots and in a
small way as per quality. Cabbage per
100 head 9alO, and per crate 81 75a3 %;
beans ana peas no movement.
FRUITS-Apples 81 2jal so per Dbl
from first hands, and from store St7ba2 rs
as per quality; dried apples 8 to &c per ID,
melons - to 70 per 100; dried peaches 4a5c
per lbi lemons 81 per box. Bananas 81 50
AZ 80 per bunch
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Cooking
butter 2al,c per ID; medium TO fancy
dairy l6 TO 22ci creamery 2sand 2Sc;
butterine l5al7c; country butter l6a2Oc.
Cheese sal0c per ID for factory and l3c
for Y. A.
POULTRY AND EGGS-old chick
ems range from ~ 81 ~ 3 90 per doz as per
quality; young 81 80 and Z for small, and
p 60a3 70 fr large and choice qualities.
Eggs irregular and more plentiful at lsa
20 per doz.
MEATS AND LARD-The line of
meats are firmer and quotations rule I'M
settled. Dry sailed shoulders, 6a6A;o do
C r 3, 6Aa7o; smoked qualities lie per ID
higher. Hams l4al6ic, b bacon, l2la12ic
Mess Pork Sl4 90 per Dbl Lard in ties,
SAa9c; kegs and hlf bbls, 9a9Hc; pals,
9%a99sc. Small pkgs at the usual adj
vance.
C0FFEE-Dull at 9alqc per ID for Rio
ane %a26c for Java.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES-Per ID
for o k l9sas &C as per quality; do y c, 9A
a8ssci do white, 9ho; coffee A, %,
graduated, 9aa9sc, pow'd and loaf, l0tS
Molasses, 30a88c per gal.
BAGGING AND TIES-Values range
from l0alllc per lbfor baggingi 81 S5al IS
per bdle for ties.
HIDES AND LEATHER-Market
very duh, Dry flint hides
lbal6c per ID for No /; i2alSc for
No dry salted, 10al2lc; green sailed.
Case; green, 5a6c. Tallow, 6Ia7lc. Bees
wax, 25a27c. Wool, 22a24e. Feathers,
86a40c. Harness. oak sole and skirting
leather, 36a40c per ID; hemlock sole. "a
Soc French cat, S10aGO per doz; domestic
S24a40 per doz.
MACKEREL-New in hf bbls, IS 90
TOR No Il % for No2 81 10 for No 8 large
and " 90 for mediums; in kits 90, So and
10 for Nos l, 2 and 3.
SUNDRIES-Salt 81 SO per Dbl. Scan
3ha6c per ID. CIDER, VI so for bbls and
"a 0Qa4 10 for ht do rico, 6Aa7LSe
per ID.
BUILDING MATERIAL -Nailt
70 90 per keg. Lime, 96caf1 per BIZ
Cement, 81 Coal 70 per Dbl for LouisyilIa
" 80 for Rosedale, and "a 6Oa5 for Port
land. Plaster, 81 so. Lumber, yellow
pine flooring, SIS; rough framing, SlA
dressed, S30per N;lathing, 81 76a2 per M
shingles, S3a4 so per M.
C0TT0NSEED, OIL, ETC--Sounleot-
toh seed Al river landing SIG per ton; seed
meal, ST. 50ale@ per ton; oil eako.
S2l; oil, 80a86c for crude; 42ab4c fer 10
fined Hs per quality.
LIVEST0OK-Choic eefcattle;ssarce
do medium 4a4kc per ID gross; ether
classes lha4Ao, rs per quality; yearlngs
S8a0 each; milch cows S2Oa3G per head,
sheep 3ialgc per ID, for good mutton quail
tiles, and Slal so per head foe poor