Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-31
General Trade.

The leading theme in trade circles
is the new potato crop now nearly
ready to dig, land which will commence
moving freely within a few days. The
growth is in capital condition, and
the yield promises to be exceedingly
heavy. 1t is calculated that over a
hundred thousand barrels will 20 out
of this county of Shelby, and as many
as $1,000 barrels more from the imme~
date vicinity. Several struggling
loads have come in this week, and
sales are SO far at 50 5Oa3 per barrel,
purchasers taking mainly for the
home retailing, as they
are too green to ship
North with safety. Snap
beans are moving freely from here to
northern cities, and Zoe per busheI
measure is paid by shippers. Aside
from a stiff feeling for -four, general
weakness rules In all lines Of bread
Stuffs and feed. Cornmcal 10 easy and
corn quiet with no rushing demand
Oats are plentiful and lower, sales Of
car load lots Of mixed being at 5lac
per bushel. Bran is quiet and lower.
No improvement is noted in the value
of hay; meats are easy, and a shade
cheaper. The old potato trade is
slack, and buyers are looking for the
new crop. Eggs are easier and poul-
try is not active forany species except
we'll grown young, which are
selling at good prices, and find ready
takers. An over supply of butter
offers, aud sOgntry grades are es-
pecially plentiful, wht!e sales are dull
and values lower.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Single bbls
of -four sell as per quality at 81 to 81 per
Dbl. Cornmesl 50 IS TO ~ 50.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn IS to 62c per
bu in SKIS ut wholesale and retail, and 54a
csc in bulk at the track or elevator. Oats
.blla52o in lots and 66a56c on orders. Bran
Sl7 90 per ton and 81 per cwt for wheat;
corn do Sli per ton and Toe per cwt.
HGg SSal2 per ION, and 70a9Oc per cwt.
Prairie key dull at $5a5 90 per ton and
35a45c per cwt
ESCULENTS-Ey estern potat ;es quiet
81 7tA2 q per bbl and 65g75c per bu;
Southern new. ~ 50a3 90 per By. White
beans ~ 26R2 70 per bu and very dull;
peas 75caSi 50 pei Nv and nominal.
BUTTER-Westerp cooking, l2a15c;
do dairy, l5a22c; creamery, 29aSQ7; cOun.
try butter plentiful ~ l0alSc maiply l5a
lie choice prairie 1920, Cheese dull NJ
l2lc for factory.
FRUIT-Dred apples firm and scarce
at Case per lb; do peaches dull at 8ka6C
Der ID. Lemons So 75a3 50 per box
Oranges 81 TOAD per box, A few straw.
berries have arrived and sold at S2a2 q
per "a qt crate, ooa
POULTRY AND EGGS-Well grown
young sell at S2aS per- doz as pei
size, aud small do 90 slowly az s. 26al 10
old chickens range from 81 b0a4 26per doz
pesse turkeys sRd ducks out Of season anC
neglected. riggs, lesl5o par doz.
MEATS AND LARD-=d obbers jill casf
orders for smoked shoulders packed a
Babe do crs llKall &c, do clear IN
ll%c; mess pork $40 50a2l; hams, lSial4i
b bacon, l3lal8S,, bulk shoulders SsaSsc dc
oFs l0aal0a. Lard, ..!ntcs, lltaliti keg
and Rf Ibis llHal1A; pa;..s, ~ SINAI
okgs Z e 4 ne !: E, 4St4fl advance; =, =
TOFFEE@ocFlrp ~ aal4c per Id TO
Rio. and 25a26c for Jaws
SUGAR AND M0LASSES-Ber Il
for o k, 5K671fc, as per quality; do c
Sla8Ic.do white, 8ha8sSc; graduated, 81
&c; pow'd end loaf 101aI01Se. Molas
| ses. 32a35c per gallon.
BAGGING AND TIES-Values rang
from 7a9c per ID for baggine, 81 85al D
P0Ot OWNED GOODS-Oysters, l and
lin full VT, 81 65a1 10 per doz; II VT o6c
Al o. pie peaches, 2a3 ID, 81 GOAL u
standard do 81 60a2 "; siTewberries, 81 5
al SO: corn, S5caS1 %; string keens, 81 0
sor Ia standards. srir,l,Eie
HIDES AND LEATHER = DR.
| Amt hide, 15al6c per lis for No !; 12alS
| for No. 2; dry salted, loalzci green saltet
saTc. green, lace. Tallow, 6lfA7sc, Ree'
way 2Sss2c. Wool, 2a24c per y
Feathers, S5a40e, Harness, oak sole an
skirtinR leather, 86a40ciRag ID; hemloc
sole, 23aSOc; French CALI, saoaD Der do
domestic. S24a40 per do lH.gl
| MACKEREL--Hfbblsi $3.50, IS % an
"a rs for Nos. /, 2 and B kits do, %,
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