Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-17
General Trade.

evening before last was very refresh.
ing to parched vegetation in this
vicinity. Business circles are quiet,
with liberal receipts of all leading
commodities. Corn is in a very de-
moralized condition, and under heavy
receipts with no buyers the market is
wholly nominal. Nearly 5000 SKIS ar.
rived within the present week. Corns
meal is also droopy, and offerings to
arrive are free at $2.45 per Dbl. Flour
maintains its value and receipts are
liberal, with the demand good for the
better grades, but no request what
ever for poorer classes. Oats are in
ample supply, and the feeling is weak.
Hay is quiet and unchanged, while
bran offers to arrive at somewhat
cheaper figures than ruling quotations.
Shipments Of potatoes, apples and
watermelons are now coming here
from Missouri. The value of pota
toes, apples and onions are easy and
incline downward. There is very lit.
tie more than a local demand for
either at present. Chickens show a
somewhat improved tone, the offerings
being less abundant, but prices are
not much higher. Eggs are very un.
settled, some dealers selling freely as
low as l3c, while for small pkgs Of
fresh as high as lao, and occasionally
15c is obtained. .
FLOUR AND MEAL-Dealers sell
family flour in single bbls at "a SO to 4 rs.
choice to fancy do IS to 6 co; patents So rs
az; cornmeal 50 E0a2 60, per Dbl.
FEEDSTUFFS-Shelled corn in sk150
able for round lots and higher on small
orders; in bulk for carload 4Sc; car in SKIS
49c, for bulk 45c, the market being heavy
for all classes. Oats in lots 33a36c for
choice and 29a34c for poorer classes; small
orders S8a4Oc; bran Sl4 per ton and 80a90c
for wheat and 81 per ton also SOC per cwt
for corn bran; hay pl0al0 50 per ton and
65a9bc per cwt for western as per quality;
prairie S6a7 per ton and 40a50c per cwt.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., per Dbl
III l5al rs from store; onions weak and ir-
regular at 81 rs to co as per quality and
quantity; cabbage per hundred $40 for
choice Chicago; beans nominally 81 25a
70 per bui peas 5OcaSl0O per bu and
dull a ~
FRUITS-Apples loose per Dbl Coca
81 rs as per quality; packed for single bbls
81 26a2 70; dried apples 6-to &c perth, d.
peaches dull at 3ha4%c; melons $l2 to Is
per 100 for Missouri Bartlett pears SO per
Dui peaches 25c per q bu box; lemons Sea
80 per box. No oranges offer.
BUTTER AND CHEE9 E-The supply
of all classes of butter is liberal and the
tone easy; orders are filed at l2altc per
ID for cooking qualities and l6 to zoe fol
northern dairy; creamery rs and &c;
country l5alSc as per quality. No move.
ment worth noting in cheese.
POULTRY AND EGGS--Chicken
range from 81 30 to rs per doz for young
snd 81 SO and 3 so for old; ducks 81 6Oa3
nothing doing in turkeys or geese. Egg:
plentiful, weak and irregular at l3al5c pei
doz.
MEATS AND LARD--Jobbers quote
Hams firm at l4kal5lc per ID as per quail
ity; b bacon, l21al23c; dry sailed should.
ers, 6la69c; do c r S, 7%a79sc; smoked
shoulders, 7Aa7le; c r s, SaStc; clear do
8Ha8lc; Mess Pork, $l3 rs per Id; Lard
in ties, 8Aa9Hc; hlf bbls and kegs, 9sa9sc
pals, 99sa9sc. Round lots are cheaper
and the entire list of meats is weak anC
Arlining downward,
C0FFEE-Dull at 9a14c per ID for Ric
ane 25a26c for Java.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES-Per Il
Ior o k 6ha7 Nc as per quality; doy C, 81
aS5sc; do white, SSa9c; coffee A, DC
granulated, 9sa9sc; pow'd and c loaf, lOte
Molasses, S2a48c per gal.
BAGGING AND TIES-Values rang
from l0alllc per lbfor bagging; 81 85al Al
per bdle for ties.
HIDES AND LEATHER-Dry Fin
hides, lbal6c per ID for No l; l2al3c TO
No2 dry sailed, l0al2lc; green sailed
5a9c; green, 5a6c. Tallow, 64a7le. Bees
wax, 2ja27c. Wool, 22a24c. Feathers
35a40c. Herness, oak sole and skirtinj
leather, S6a4Oc per ID; hemlock sole, ri
S0c French cal, $40a60 per dozi domesti
S24a40 per doz.
i MAGKEREL--New in hf bbls, IS A
tor No |; 50 for No 2 "a 10 for No 8 larg
and "a 50 for medium: in kits 90, 80 an,
as for Nos l, and 3.
4 SUNDRIES-Salt 81 IS per Dbl. SOAP
,1Ia6c per ID. CIDER, VI 90 for bbls an,
81 OOa4 rs for hf do rice, bAa7h
BUILDING MATERIAL Mails
50 90 per keg. Lime, 96caSl per bbl
Cement, 81 Goal rs per Dbl for Louisville
81 80 for Rosedale, and "a 6Oa6 for Port
land, Plaster, 81 SO. Lumber yelio'
pine flooring, S25; rough framing, $l'
lressed, $50 per Mlathing, 81 7bS2 per N
shingles, $8aAb 80 per M.
U0TT0NSEED, OIL, ETC--Sound co
ton seed at river landing $l6 per toni soc
meal, ST. Goals so per toni oil cak