Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-26
General Trade.

A little sitter feeling is noted for
flour, though the demand is slack and
prices are no higher, while low classes
are not moving. In cornmeal the feel
ing is also stronger, except for fresh
ground and not kiln dried, of which
buyers are shy, because Of danger of
souring. The demand for meal is
very light, and is but little more than
local. Oats are scarce and firm, with
no excessive demand, and bran is
strong, with 40 offerings from first
hands. Sales between dealers are
reported as high as $40 30 per ton.
The liberal receipts of the lower
classes of hay keeps the market very
much depressed, and sales are difficult
to effect except at a sacrifice. Indeed
transactions are slow at any figure.
There is no demand whatever for lots
of Western potatoes of seed classes.
A few bbls sell from store at from
STE to 81 % per Dbl. P Bs in lots
offer freely at 60 and 65c per blu, with
few takers. New from Louisiana
have dropped to about S. so per Dbl,
or 81 25a1 so per 3 peck box from first
hands. The only inquiry for poultry
is for chickens, and young spring have
come in so freely that small sizes work
of slowly at 81 5Oto So 90, while those
of larger growth go as high as 81 90
and are taken more readily, The
season for geese, turkeys and ducks is
over, Eggs are unsettled, and sales
are noted at liable per doz, though
the latter is an extreme figure,
FLOUR AND MEAL-Dealers sell
single bbls of flour from So 75a6 90 per Dbl
rs per grade, ranging from common to
ch6iae flmily, and S6 25a7 GO per Dbl for
patents. Cornmeal 81 50a2 So per bbl.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn in SKIS shelled
from first hands 53a54c with lighter offer
ings and stocks less abundant; in bulk, 90
a5lo, ear corn 60a5lc, and in small way
3e5c higher for shellad and. ear. Oats
sta at 52a55o per bu. Bran $40 50 per
ton and 81 per cwt; corn bran Sl8al3 90
per ton, and 70a80c per cwt. Hay, S9a
IA so per ton, and S0a90o per ewt; for
western prairie, Sal 25 per ton, and Asa
SOC per cwt.
ESCULENTT-P Potatoes nominal at
81 65a2 % per Dbl for western, and in
SKIS, b0a6bc per bu; new La. s. so
per Dbl, and 81 25a1 80 for 3-peck
box; sweets, 81 75a2 per Dbl; onions,
81 75a2 % per Dbl for sound unsprouted;
cabbage, S3a4 90 per crate; beans, " 25a
q rs Der Blu; peas, T5oaSl rs per bu,
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Butter un-
settled at l2a20c per lbfop Western and
sOa85c for creamery country do, 1925
per lb. Cheese, 9Hal6c per ID, as pei
1FRIJITs-Apples, 81 5Oa4 80 pei
Dbl. As per soundness; dried do, 5l8a7C
per lb do posches, dull AT S1sa5c lemons
81 50a8 90 per per box oranges, SSaS d
/ 4
POULTRY AND EGGS-OhIokenl
range from So 5Oa5 80 per doz, % pei
quality; young spring, " Goa I % pc
! doz, as per size;geese nominal Of - 6Oa4 .
per doz; ducks, S4s4 80; turkeys, Sl2alI
per doz. Eggs, 13al5c per doz.
MEATS AND LARD Dealers prieo
for cash are for bulk S, llallhc per ID
| or s,l0Nal05Sc, shoulders, 7}5aSci hams
4 i8al89<e; b bacon, l8RleHe clear RIB ba
con, 12all%c, moss pork, SN %. Tim
orders for thirty days or longer laqg
/ from I6akc higher. Lard IN ties, ll%'
Hike; hf bbls and kegs, l2Aal25to; small
or pkgs higher,
6OFFEE-Firm Of 9al5c per lb 70
Rio, and 25a26c for Java.
| SUGAR AND M0LASSES-Per !
for k, 6xs71Sc, IS per quality doy'