Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-26
General Trade.

After the holiday and total sus-
pension Of all traffic for twenty-four
hours all over the country, business
opened quiet to-day, and is not ex-
peOted to be very brisk during the
remainder Of the present week. In
deed, general stacking of is antici.
pated, though fair spring trade is
promised, as this section Of country
is in good financial condition, and a
feeling Of confidence prevails 10 the
ugbranches.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Dealers quote
siRgle bbls OF -four at 81 G5a5 Is per Dbl
for medium 10 choice family; So bOa5 rs
for fancy 10 extra do, and Sc 25a6 10 for
patents. Cornmeal 81 85a2 40 In lots and
l0c higher in a small way.
FKEQSTUFFS-Corn in car lots Ola
5Sc pct pu sacked, 45a46c in bulk shelled
and 45a46c for ear; also Acc for the latter
In bulk. Small orders sacked 65a59c.
Oats as per quality 84a8bc sacked, and 9Oa
Sic In bulk for car lets and 37a4Oc in A
small way. Bran SIS 80 per ton and S5a
gOc per cwt. Hay Sl0al5 per ton and Goa
sOc per cwt Southern prairie IS 50a9 per
ton and Soc per cwt.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in single
bbls u Coal IS. Onions dull at 81 50a2.
Cabbage at retail Sl2alb per 100 and in
lots - 60al0. Kraut S3a4 so for hf and
" oValO for whole bbls. Beans $2a2 80
per bu and dull.
FRUITS-Apples in single bbls 50 so
ab as per quality; dried do dull at 5a7c as
per quality and quantity; dopeaches AKA
6l6c and dull. Oranges $sa9 per Dbl and
SiAa 90 per hf Dbl box. Cranberries $l4a
u per Dbl. Lemons IS 6Oa5 per box
Bananas 81 50a2 30 per bunch. Raisins
BUTTER AND CHEESE-CookinR
butter l2al6o per ID; Western dairy IS TO
25c; creamery 2al0o; country l2a25c
butterine l6al7c. Cheese, sal6c as per
quality.
GAME-Venison, whole, 6a7c per ID;
saddles, l0al2c Quail and squirrels 75c
per doz rabbits rs per doz wild
ducks 81 60a2 so per doz, me latter for
mallardi Reefoot hsh Case per ID.
lPOULTRY = Chickens nominally
81 50aS co. turkeys dressed l0al2c per 10,
and all very duh, with an over supply OF
game, poultry and eggs. Geese So per
doz for live and seas for dressed. Ducks
% so per doz. Eggs DC per doz. p
MkATS AND LARDGCash orders
are flled rs follows Dry sailed clear
sides 7sa7Hc per ID; do or 7ia7N;
do shoulders 6a6lSc smoked SIC.
Hams l3al6C b bacon 9ialOc, Mess
pork SIS per Dbl. Lard in tcs, 9a9lc;
In hi bbls and kegs 9la9lo; pals, 9ia9gc;
and tho usual advance for small pkgs.
COFFkk-Quiet al 9al4c per pound
for Rio and 22a27c for Java.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES-OK blSa
09lc per ID; seconds 6ifa7hc; c, 7skc;
white 7tsa7Xc; granulated, 0ka8io;
powd and cut loaf, 9kc. Molasses, 25a
S2c per gal IS erquality. Sorghum, SOu
HIDES AND yooL-Dry flnt hide
are 10 10 Ice, per ID; dry
sailed l0a12l green 6a0c, do salted G.
Ne; tallow 81 beeswAx 26aSie; wool Ia
sc a. per quality. a..I
BAGGING NDTIEs-Prices range
from 996allc per lbfor baggingi " S6al "
per bdlo for ties.
SEEDSTUFFS- Herds grass Coo per
bushel; orchard grass, 81 IS, timothy,
81 70; blue grass VI 90 clover, 50 76a6;
winter grazing oats co., and wheat 81 Goa
! 80 as per quality.
MAOKEREL-Now IN hf bbls, So sc
forNo l;i4 rs for No 2S4 70 for No 5 large
and 81 2ba4 20 for medium; IN kits 80, "a
and 90 for Nosl, and 3. White ash,
IS 7ba4 3. also 81 Is for family in hfbbli
and Csc in kits aEI.H
SUNDRIES-Pig's feet In kegs f2a2 %
hf bbls fia450, bbls IS 25R906. Pickle
IS 75ai 20 for hf and STAT 80 for Who'll.
bbls. Cider a 26ai 30 for hf, and S7as fol
whole bbls. Salt 81 86a1 40 pOr Dbl
hominy,griu and pearl meal in single Dbl