Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-23
General Trade.

The entire line Of food essentials
continue to decline with the single
exception of chickens. Sparse arriv-
ais for the past week has caused an
active demand at better figures for all
desirable classes, and only small or
inferior are slow to sell. Flour has
declined from 10 to 15c per Dbl in the
west, during the present week, and
the same reduction has occurred here,
Corn meal is cheaper with dull market;
wheat has declined since the opening
on Monday 8 to &c per bushel at lead
ing markets of the northwest. Corn
is to &c per bushel lower, oats are
dull and 40 lower. Meats continue to
rule irregular and prices vary widely,
the tone like everything else be-
ing downward. On some GLASSES
the reduction the past week has been
10 per lb, while all cut qualities are
lower. Lard has Auctuated widely,
but is about the same as a week ago
Mess pork is Zoe cheaper. The potato
trade shows a decided Stacking off
in volume. Planters appear indiS-
posed to accept present low offerings.
Specializing shippers have all lost
money, some big lot of it, and the
rainy weather with muddy fields has
checked digging, even though growers
were willing to cell pt the ruling low
prices. Not more than Olerfourth the
crop has yet gone forward from this
vicinity.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Dealers sell
single bbls of -four for 81 GO to So for fam
lily classes ranging up to choioa fancy,
patents Is ID to 81. C0rnmeal So 55a2 70
per Dbl and dull.
FEEDSTUFFT-Corn depressed at 81
to 53c per Blu for round lots Of shelled In
SKIS and Al t, Acc in bulk; ear 48 to 52c in
SKIS, and 47c in bulk; small orders to Sc
higher. Oats 45a46c per bu from first
hands and 3 10 sc higher ina small way.
Bran SlS per tonA4d 10 to 90c per cwt,
in small way for wheat; o9gp bran $ll
per ton. Hay dull at S9al7 per ton and
b5a90c per ewt; prairie nominal at S5a&
per ton; arrival OF naW crop of the latter
! are expected in a few days.
VEGETABLES Potatoes loose from
wagons Slal Is per Dbl; packed 81 rs to
81, sweet potatoes, 81 15a2 per Dbl. and
nominal. Onions, - per Dbl in shipping
order. Cabbage 81 lGiioo per 100 head.
Egg plants, 6Oc per doz loose. liked peas
and white beans are nominal, with no te-
mand and liberal stocks on the market,
and half 9 dozen or more of carloads
have recently been sant 10 other points,
hoping to find q demand at soma price,
Warehouses OF New Oreass are reported
full and an oversupply has been on hand
there for two months past.
FRUITS-Green apples, per Dbl meas
ure $lal 70 per Dbl from wagons, and SOC
higher in shipping order Dried do firm
AZ bA9c per Id; Dried peaches dull 3Ha4kc
nar Ii. Lemons 3aS SO per box; Oranges,
b 75aS 90 ps7 box for California and 81 70
as50 for Sicily.
BUTTEREPooT qualities are plentiful
but good table classes are scarce,Spd meet
ready buyers. Quotations are for country
lOal5c per ID; no prairie oferripgi West
ern cooking 12al5e per lb medium dairy,
l6alSc; fancy dc, 2la22e; cgsaalery 25a21c;
nothing doing in cheese.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Good chick
ems in demand at 81 25a3 80 per doz for
medium 10 well grown young, and 81 50a2
for small sizes; old mtged and choice hens
- 50a4 90 per doz. Nothing doing in
ducks, geese or turkRs. Eggs duh at
l0al2c per doz, the latter for choice IL
small pkgs.
/ ( MEATS AND LARD = Quotations
irregular. Dealers FIJI orders as follows:
Bulk shoulders, 7Aa7Ssc per ID; do s
glSa9ss; smoked shoulders, S9sa8 y; de c
;, l0lal05s; do clear, lOAal0H; mess