Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-05
GeneraI Trade.


produce make a quiet market and little
beyonda small jobbing demand has ruled
since last report Corn is scarce and in
demand with no round lots offering, and
dealers pay 5Sc per bu for 100 sack lots Of
shelled, while the last carload Of bulb
corn to arrive, some three days since, sold
al 49c. Oats are quiet and steady with nc
lots at the track or landing, but sales from
the elevator are at 80 and SIC per bu for
Western mixed qualities. Bran is wanted
at$ SIG perton and last sales Of carloads
were at SIG 50 per ton. Hay is weak, with
more sellers than buyers, and several car
loadsof prime mixed have sold within the
past few days at $40 30 per ton with some
transactions at lower figures. A frmer
feeling rules for prairie hay and
"a carload sold at $3.50 per
ton. The meat market continues unset
tied with efforts to advance figures, but
small cash orders can be filed readily at
quotations given below, though in some
cases higher figures are charged. The
supplyis ample and the tone is not 80
strong as on yesterday. Potatoes bare
quoted firm, but the demand is not heavy
and dealers pay 81 25 per Dbl loose, while
they sell home raised for 81 70. Western
are 81 so per ll-peck Dbl in lots. Cabbage
is in over-supply and some dealers have
been making krout oftheir extra receipts.
Onions meet fair inquiry and the tone Il
steady. Apples are scarce and in good
demand, especially for sound qualities,
The poultry market has ruled steady
throughout the past week, all good quail
ties meeting ready sale at full prices,
and the tone to-day is Arm for the best
Eggs are also firm with good demand for
all arrivals.
FLO6R AND MEAL-The -four
market Is steady with fair demand and
liberal offerings, low grades not moving
Family -four 10 single bile "a 5Oa5 70 fol
grades ranging from good to choice, and
fancy patents 70 6Oa7 per Dbl Cornmeal
Inactive and irregular at 81 45a2 80 per
Dbl, from the mills and 81 60 in a small
way. "a .oNn" ,EN T.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn, between deal
ers, 63e per bu in SKIS, and in bulk 49e;
from store 55a5Sc oats quiet at 3Sa40c In q
small WY; bran scarce at 00a95e; hay 65s
SOC per cwt for Western; prairie do 4Oa4St
percwt
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from store
81 65al16 per Dbl onions range from 81 L
" so per Dbl rs per quality; sweet pota.
toes 81 10 per Dbl for yellow Jerseys anc
R2s25 for yellow yams. Cabbage veal
and plentiful at S8al2 per 100 head.
FRUlTS-Apples are in good demand
at S2a2 so per Dbl on arrival for N Y P's
Roman Beauties and other sound qualities
while fancy wonld command up to So q
ifslricuy choice. Single bhls sell at $40
AZ 0per bblSdsies apples 6Ha7c as pei
quality do peaches 4a6c. Gran
harries 81 per Dbl, Lemons per boz
81 so in lots, and t5a5 so in a small way
Oranges S7a7 80 per Dbl
POULTRY AND EGGS-The de
maud in chickens and all Glasses Of poul
try is steady and prlces 10y favorable offer
ings are firm. Choice old hens SO sos Il
per doz old mixed 81 besS young 81 b0a,
Cor small, and from 81 2ja3 80 for desira
Die sizes. Eggs rule firm ut 2Oc per d Z
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Cookinl
butter l2al5c per 10; diary 1Sa24c ~
medium to fancy; creamery 28a83c. but
terine l5al7c; country butter l5a20c
cheese plentiful; fat factory sal0c; h
cream llal2G full do l4G round lot
lower.
MEATS AND LARD-Cash order
for meats are as follows Dry sallei
shoulders 6&a5 &c per 10; doc s69Sa6kc
smoked shoulders 6Na6Hc; do crs 7SEi
INC; do clear 7sSa794c, Mess pork Si
per Dbl. Hams scarce ut l6al5ke Break
fast bacon i }4h3Nc. bard IN e
sHaSJfc; Ahlf bbls and kegs 8 Na8s<c; pail
s9<a9G hf pals Nc higher. Round lots o
both, lard and meats may be obtaine,
az less than foregoing quotation,
Country clear sides, smoked 10 DE
ID loose; do hams, lao; do shoulders
6Nc for canyassed, aud Ole for plain
do lard in buckets, Sc per H.
q UOFFEE-Tehding tp Al 10A13ic pe
I 10 for Rio and 22ss27o i0f Java
. SUGARtAND lM0hASS E3-Per I
for Q k 796aSHo rs per quality; doy G, s.
6u96c; do 4 white, .oko; coffee A, D,
graduated. 9ia9ic; pow'd and c loaf, l0lC
s mol ass :. a9SPsso per gal Sorghum, IS
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