Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-27
General Trade,

The breadstuff market is very dull
meal being in light demand with
prices weak, and flour is in heavy Of.
fering at lower prices, and sales SLOW
to effect. Corn is also fat and ear corr
is in an especially depressed state, I
dozen or more car loads offering will
no buyers At any price. The stock o.
old corn is much reduced, and chiefly
held BY one or two dealers. All kind
are slow to sell. Oats rule steady anC
unchanged, while bran is firm with I
fair inquiry and no receipts for sew.
eral days past. Hay is plentiful and
very dull, especially the poorer class.
es, which are really not wanted, and
medium finds buyers slow. The best
is not overly active. Arkansaw prai.
rio is selling at 8 90 to s 80 per ton
from first hands, the outside figures
for the best 10 dray load lots. This
class OF hay is a favorite with many
consumers, it being preferable to the
poor grades Of Western bay. Potatoes
show somewhat better feeling, but are
no higher. Onions are dull and slow
to sell. Apples rule active for all
desirable offerings, aud sales are ready
at improved prices. Chickens are
very dull, and game likewise, with an
over>supply Of both. Eggs are unset
tied; some selling up to 2Sc, and
others down to 25C. It is doubtless
all in the kind however, those rather
aged going at inside figures. NH
FLOUR AND MEAL Dealers sell
family at "a 50a4 rs per Dbl; choice 10
fancy do, IS LOAD 80 extra do, So 6Oa5 G5;
patents, So 50a7. Cornmeal dull at 81 3Ol
" 50 in lots and 81 45a2 55 at retail,
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn weak at 49a5lC
for shelled new and old In SKIS 43a45c in
car lots for bulk, and nominally 45a4Sc
for ear, the latter being much depressed;
small orders TO 90 dearer. Oats
28a83c per bu as per quality from flrsi
hands, and TO &c higher at retail Brar
Sl4 so per ton and 85a9Oc per cwt; corr
DO, sl8 per ton and S0c per cwt Hay
SlOal6 per ton and 65a90c per cwt fol
Western; Southern prairie, Sass so pei
ton and 9Oc per cWt.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in good de.
mand at 40a48c per bu in SKIS, 30a85c In
bulk and 81 40al 80 per Dbl, for -four bbl
sizes small bbls cheaper, and single bbll
II 70 each. Onions dull at 81 60al 70
per Dbl in lots and 25c higher at retail
Cabbage S7al0 per 100 in lots and l2hC
each at retail. Kraut IS 60a0 80 per bbl
of40 gal and S7ae 90 for 30 cal do; hf Dbl,
= 25a4 S. White beans in demand Al
~ 26aS 70 per bu as per quality and guam.
tity. WI.
FRUITs-Apples are in demand N
81 TOAD Is per Dbl for sound fruit dried
do 5Aa6Hc per ID; dried peaches 4Na51ic.
Lemons, "a 50ab 80 per box. Oranges,
POULTRY, GAME, RTC-ohickens
plentiful and heavy az 81 76a8 0per doz as
per quality; ducla IN demand at S8a8 81
per dos; geese 50 50a4 10; turkeys $7a7 90
per dozi dressed do l2albc per b; dressed
chickens S2a3 per doA, or i0c per ID, ii
fresh, Eggs 26a2so per doz. Quail 81 d
per dozi squirrela 76cas1 per doz prairie
chickens tiai 80 per doE rabbits 81 26a
i 10 per doz; wild ducks 81 5Oa2 90 nor
doz. Reefoot fish from to 7ic per ID.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-6reamerv
butter 28aS0o per lb; fancy 42a45c;medium
dairy IL TO zoe choice do 2Oa22c fancy p
a2lccooking al6c;butterine l6al7ccoun-
try lba2Oci cheese ea9c for fats, 12o fol