Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-29
General Trade.

The tone Of the general market ex-
hibits little variation to-day. Meats
are unchanged though some classes of
cut qualities are a little frmer at the
leading northwestern packing points,
Mess pork and lard closed at Chicago
last night at precisely the same figures
as ruled at the close of last week. In
this market corn meal is dull and
droopy, with scant inquiry at. 50 40
per Dbl Tor lots. A round lot Of
nearly 600 SKIS bran sold at sl3 per ton,
a considerable reduction from pre-
vious quotations, Corn in SKIS offers
by the car load at47c per bu, a cent
below previous selling figures. Oats
are quiet at about $50 for good Texas
red and 36c for choice. Western hay
is getting scarce, though only best quail
tiles are inquired for. Other articles
are about the same as at last report.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers sell
single bbls of -four at 81 80 to 81 90 as
per quality, and cornmeal at ~ 50a2 55
per Dbl on order H.... I..r
FEEDSTUFFS.- Corn easy at 4Sc per
bu in SKIS and for car lots Of 1helled, and
44c in bulk; orders 53a65c. Oats 38a40c in
a small way. Branper cwt Soc for wheat
corn do 81 per ton and SOC per owt
Hay $40 to l6 per ton and scarce for
western jobbing at 65a9Oc per cwt; prairie
nominal at Scat per ton, and 4OabOc per
cwt.
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS-Po-
tatoes 81 25al 60per Dbl from the store and
75c per Dbl loose from wagons. Onions
slow at 81 to 2 rs per bbl,t latter for red
in single bbls Cabbage $Sal0 per 100
for choice and So so per crate
for st. Louis; old peas 50caSl00 per blu
ana nominal beans 81 25a2 rs per
Blu and nominal. Apples per Dbl 50cSl Is
as per quality, loose, and 50a75c Hight
er at retail; dried apples 8 to &c per 10, do
peaches dull at 8Ha4Kc; lemons seas 80
per box. No oranges offer. Watermel-
ons $12 to l8 per 100.
BUTTER AND CHEESE Orders are
filed at l2alsc per ID for cooking qualities
and Is to zoe for northern dairy; cream
cry rs and &c; country l6alSc as pdr
quality. Cheese SalOc per ID for factory
and l3c for full cream. ...eas.t I
POULTRY AND Chickens
range from ~ 90 to 90 per doz for young
and 81 so and 3 80 for old; ducks SSaS 81;
nothing doing in turkeys; young geese
81 60a6 per doz. Eggs firm at l9o per
doz. u.L l.su .to.H NJ I
MEATS AND LARD-Jobbers quote
Hams firm at l4al51c per ID as per quail
ity; b bacon, l2lal2Sc; dry sailed should
ers, 69sa6lc; do $, & 90a7c; smoked,
shoulders, 7as7Hc; crs, 79sa6ac; clear do
8la8%c; Mess Pork, $l4 90 per ID; Lard,
in ties, 8sa85c; hlf bbls and kegs, S5a9se;
pals, 99sa95sc. For round lots cash
prices may obtain concessions on the
foregoing figures, J.
C0FFEE-Dull at 9a14c per ID for Rio
ane 25a26c for Java. l.as.l1 I
SUGAR AND M0LASSES--Per 10
Jor o k 61Ea71S as per quality; doy c, So
a8ssc; do white, 8Sa9c; coffee A, &c,
granulated, 9sa9ic; pow'd and loaf, 10le;
Molasses, 32a48c per gal
OhW0AANQ Nh ~ Il lAAl9 v hlNta lhllkN
from l0alllc per ID for bagging; 81 S5al 40
per bdle for ties. ~
HIDES AND LEATHER--Ma Market
very dull. Dry flint hides
15ai6c per ID for No /; l2a13c for
No 3 dry sailed, l0al2lc; green salted,
Case; green, 6a6c. Tallow, 6ia7lc. Bees
wax, 25a27c Wool, 22a24c. Feathers,
S5a4Oc. Harness. oak sole and skirting
leather, 36a4Oc per ID; hemlock sole, pa
8Oc; French CAT $40a60 per doz; domestic
$24a40 per doz. tlL-.
MA0kEREL-New in hf bbls, So 40
TOR No /; So for No 2 $4 10 for No 3 large
and 81 80 for medium; in kits SO, 80 and
10 for Nos l, 2and 3. iil.
SUNDRIES--Salt 81 SO per Dbl. Soap
81fa6c perlb. Cider, 81 90 fer bbls and
"a 00a4 IS for hf do rice, bNa7Hc
BUILDING MATER1ALe-Nsils,
IS 90 per keg. Lime, 9bcaSl per bhl
Cement, 81 Goal 10 per Dbl for Louisville
81 80 for Rosedale, and "a 60a6 for Port.
land. Plaster, 81 80. Lumber, yellow
pine flooring, S26; rough framing $l4