Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-07
General Trade.

The leading articles of supply are
mainly in droopy and inactive condi
ton. Business is slack in all lines,
and but little demand prevails! The
wheat moving traffic of the northwest
is growing, and steamers are carrying
the new crop to market freely from
along the shores between Cairo and
st. Louis as we'll as from tho lower
Ohio upward. The value of wheat
has decliued Sc per bushel the present
week, and as a consequence -four is
droopy, though not quotably lower in
this market. Cornmeal is quoted firm
with slightly improved demand.
Corn continues in scsnt supply. In
deed the market is wholly bare and
mills have ceased grinding for lack of
it. Oats are easy and incline toward
lower prices. Meats rule very irregu-
lar and tend downward. In markets
Of supply lard has fallen 20 to 22c per
cwt; mess pork, 5Gc per Dbl; dry
sailed meats, Is to Zoe per owt, and
bacon / to &c per ID, all within the
present week. Dealers here give
varying quotations, but nearly every
one with any stock will be willing to
accept below figures reported rather
than lesa Q chance to trade. In fact,
liberal concessions are to be obtained
for anything like round lots, Our
potato shipping traffic has dropped to
very small dimensions, and but Doc
per Dbl measure is now paid by ship
pers. With figures down to this low
point growers are Indifferent about
digging and conveying to market. The
supply of chickens offering is over
abundant, and prices are cheap for all
classes except strictly choice young
and fat old hens. Eggs are without
essential change, fresh being in de-
mand at full prices.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Family -four
FROM common to fancy is $4 90 to 90 per
Dbl and ailA patents 50 15a7 90; Corn
cOl unsettled AZ W 5Os2 80 per Dbl;
FEEDSTUFFS--OorR scarce with nc
lots offering; sales from store Between
dealers, Csc per bushsl fol
drv shelled in SKIS, and 60e Oh
orders: oats weak at 42a44c per gu in lots
and 6io in q retail way; bran scarce anc
yalued ut IA 50el5 per ton, and SOa9OC
Der cwt; corn bran SllalS per tom hay
dull at SO to $1T per tor for W Western, and
s5 per ton for Southern prairie.
! VEGETABLES AND FRTiTS-
Potatoes from wagons per Dbl measure
\ Zoe: in shipping order, 81 26al 6O pei
Iii; cabbage s3a4 per 100 heSd, and ~ 81
| per crate; onions S2a2 Is per bbl loose, ere
- 76aS packed, the latter for single bbls
ga noos and beans Romjpal; fresh apple
Y5 c Pi'S so Ner Dbl meassase a3 Pe.s q =
higher nacted. 'eh0ns AlNt ~, ~ y
mex n1sn0r bo Sesu' ora, ~~Ss sia5 @ R%
box for California. Ga. wate.' ulg s6aS ge,
per 100, and La. cantaloupes " w. "
| doz.
BUTTER-CoOking butter 12al5c per
ID; medium and fancy dairy l6 to 22e
creamery 25a27c; country 10 to 20c per ID
CHICKENS AND EGGS-0ld hem
in demand at SO 50a4 per doz; mixeC
and ROSTERS dull at $2a3; young chicken
in oversupply and a few strictly choic'
sell at 50 75a3 per DEE, while small drag a
lSla2 and good are slow at " 25a2 90
Eggs range from l0al2c as per quality
1.-THE latter for strictly cheice in small
MEATS AND LARD-All classe
weak and irregular. Dealers gil cssl
orders as follows. Bulk shoulders, 7l12s
per Id; do or S, 8ssaSAc; clear 9a9l
smoked shoulders, 8HaSh; do crs, 9%a9l
do clear, 9Hal0; moss pork, SIT % pc
hbl hams, l2al2Kc per ID; b bacon, l2AC
Lard in tics, l0lal0Nc; kegs and half ibis
lOAal0Nc; pals, lOhalOAi half do, 4
higher -
COFFEE-Dull at 9al4c per 10 70
Rio, and 26a26c for Java
SUGAR AND M0LASSES-Per
for o k, 61{A71ic, As per quality do y.
siaslci Dc white, sNa9ci coffee, A, 94Vl