Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30
GenerRI Trade.

The only cOnsumptiye articles for
which firm feeling prevails, is -four,
wheat and sugar. Neither have adj
vanced any this week, but values are
stiff and the tendency upward for each
The tone Of meats is droopy and
downward; meal rules easy and with
out much spirit, while all kinds Of
feedstuffs areTather slack. But for
demand among levee aud railway
builders for feedstutfs, many local
dealers here would not be earning salt
this season.
FLOUR AND MEAL--Single bbl,
Of -four sell as per quality at 81 to 81 per
Dbl. Cornmeal 81 61 to ~ so.
d FEEDSTUFFS-Corn 68 to &c per
bu in SKIS at wholesale and retail, and 54a
55c in bulk at the track or elevator. Oats
58a54o in lots and b7a58c on orders. Bran
ST 80 per ton and 81 per cwt for wheat;
corn do Sll per ton and Zoe per cwt.
Hay $Sal2 per on, and 7Oa9Oc per cwt.
Prairie hay dull at $5ab 80 per ton and
35a45cper cwt. 9N 4stH NMs
ESCULENTS-Western potat es quiet
81 90a2 80 per bbl; Southern new SSaS %
Der bn. White beans 81 16a2 rs per blu
and very dull; peas 75casi 30 per bu and
nominal .~~s
BUTTER-W Western cooking, 12al6c;
do dairy, l5a22c; creamery, 29a30c; coun-
try butter plentiful at l0al8G; mainly l5a
l7c; choice prairie lSa2Oc. Cheese dull ut
l0alhe. ltag.
4 FRUIT-Dried apples firm and scarce
at Gaze per ID; do peaches dull at 81fa5o
per h. Lemons So 76a3 90 per box.
Oranges So T6a4 per box.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Wel grown
young Sell at $2a3 per doz as per
size, and small 30 go slowly at 81 2tal IL;
old chickens range trQp 5 al 10 per doz
pesse. turkeys ami ducks Sut Of season and
neglected. Eggs, l6a17o per doz.
MEATS AND hARD--Jobbers 81 cash
orders for smoked shoulders packed al
l9la9lc do crs 11SsallNo, do clear la
Il2Ic. mess pork $40 5O92l; hams, l3ial4i
Id bacon, 13lal82, bulk shoulders 8sasic DO
crs lOsalSs. Lard, in tcs, ll9alli; kegs
and hf bbls 1lAal2; pals, t2Rl2N, small
pkgs at the usual advance.
COFFEE-Firm at 9al4c per 10 for
Rio, and 25a26c for Java. =
! SUGAR AND M0LASSES-Per ID
for O 4, 52<h71Ic, as per quality DO y g,
slagleId0 white, S1faS9sci granulated, 9ss
0Nc; pow'd and g Loaf lGalOhc. Molas-
| ses, 32a35c per gallon. MA
BAGGINGA AND TIES-Valges range
from Ease per lb-foF begging; 81 Goal pO
per bundle for ties. s
CANNED GoODs-oysters, l and 2
| ID full VT. 81 65al IS per doc; II VT 66es
/ /, o. pie peaches, 2a3 lb, 81 coal -;
asndsrd do 81 60a2 10; strawberries, 81 30
al 10; corn, 8bcaSii %; string beans, 81 OC
| for 2lb standards. flt 9I
| HIDES AND LEATHER - Dry
alnt hides, l5al6c per 10 toy No. !; l2al3C
for No, 3; dry salted, l0al2c; gEesR Ssltel,
8aTc; RFeen. 4a6c: Tallow, 64a7ic. haeo.
wax 2SaS2e. Wool, 22s24c per ID
Feathers, 86a40c. Harness, oak sole and
/ sxirtinV leather, 36a40c DER 10; hemloch
sole 27sSOc: French calf $4,000 per doz
donaatie. S2laal per do td
CKEREL--H fbbls, IS 80, IS 90 and
l$475 for Nos. /, 2 Snd q kits do %, u
and 76c each. -,
| bUNDklHS--DatL " OVAL ~ pdE WI
Soap, 4a6c per ID. CIDER, 81 90 tor bbli
ana "a OOa4 Is for hf do; pickles
81 O0a7 80 for bbls and "a 2ba4 90 for b
do oatmeal and cracked wheat
! 81 5Oa6 for hf bblG rice, 6A7Hc POI
BUILDING MATERIAL. Mails
50 rs per keg. Lime, 96casl per Dbl
Cement, 81 Goal 10 per Dbl for louisville
/ 81 so for Rosedale, and "a 60e5 for Port
land. Plaster, 81 so. Lumber, yellow
pine flooring, e25; rough framing, Sl4
/ dressed, $50 per M;lsthing, 81 76a2 per NJ
shingles, Sos46O per N,