Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-28

49, 1860 aNA~SAHy AOpOAbo AC6oAuluk
the conditioned the maturing wheat
crop in the area east of the Mississippi
and between the Ohio aud the lake
region, is the main cause Of the up,
ward movement Adyices regarding
the prospects Of the wheat crop have
not been encourasingat any time dur.
ing the spring season, but this failed
to stimulate the value Of the cereal, or
of -four, until within few days past
Now the -four market is very firm
with an upward tendency, and receipts
here last week we're 600 barrels.
COrnmeal is little cheaper and the
feeling is in buyers favor. + Total re-
ceipts here for the week we're $50 bbls
and local mills have been supplying
the limited demand byrunning about
half time. OF corn 1850 SKIS have been
received, and values are about as be
fore. The same MAJ, be said Of oats,
and 1852 SKIS arrived during the week.
The moyementin bran is light, the
week. receipts being 1926 SKIS, and the
tone is easy. Hay is very dull except
for strictly choice Western. timothy,
and the weeks receipts include 1900
bales of all classes. Potatoes are
droopy and lower both for old and new
growth, and the weeks receipts
include 400 bbls. Active prep
arations are making for the shipment
North Of the new crop Of this vicinity
The prospect is, very favorable, and
the digging will commence in about
two weeks. A few have already been
sent in for retailing but they are too
small to be considered merchantable
or quotableg d Vegetables from the
South have been coming here
freely, but home growth are now offer
ing, and have about driven ship. |
ments out Of market, Green peas are !
still purchased for shipment North, |
but prices have dropped to 25c per /
bushel measure. In cut meats the re- |
ceipts for the week include eight car
loads, and prices in Chicago are 10 to !
Zoe per cwt cheaper than week ago,
while at other points the decline ,
varies between ! to 10, Lard is also !
10 to Zoe per cwt lower, An increased
number Of hogs has been packed at
all points in the Northwest during
the week, and the total movement is |
but little short Of that for last year
during the same time. The total
packings for the week we're 100000
hogs, and 5000 less than last year for
the same time, while the total since
the first Of March is 100000 hogs less
than last year for the same period.
Hogs are quoted 10 to loo per cwt
lower than last week and zoe per cwt
cheaper than last year at the same
date. Beef cattle in Western mar.
kets are 90 to Zoe per cwt cheaper
than year ago, and sheep Soc per
cwt cheaper. lin the South, however,
a decided advance over last year has
occurred in stock cattle, and vast
herds of dry COWS have been bought
up to be driven out to Texas ranches
for breeding or fattening purposes,
prices ranging from so to 100 per cent
above last years values. A shade
higher quotations rule for some
classes of sugar, but molasses is
WHOLLY unchanged, Coffee is quiet
and unch .nged, and rice ditto.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Dealers sell
-four on orders at Slab % per Dbl for COM
mon to good family; S. 50a6 for choice to
fancy do and SO 25a7 for patents. Corn
meal ~ 70 per Dbl by the drayload and
81 80 in small way.
| FEEDSTUFFS-Cor SO to &c per
bu in SKIS at wholesale and retail; and 54a
Doc in bulk at the track or elevator. Oats
b3a54c in lots and b7a5Sc ON orders. Bran
$l7 so per ton and 81 per cwt for wheat;
corn do Sl4 per ton and Zoe per cwt.
Hay $8al2 per on, and 70a90c per cwt.
Prairie hay dull at $5a5 so per ton and
35a45c per cwt.
ESCU LENTS-W Western potat es quiet
81 90a2 90 per bbl; Southern new $8a3 25
per bu; sweets quiet at 81 Goal 70 per Dbl
loose and 25a50c higher in small way.
Cabbage, none offering, but quoted at "a
per crate; snap beans 75aSl per S-peck
box; cucumbers and squash 25a40e per
doz green peas pc per bu measure; white
beans 81 2oa2 10 per bu and very dull;
peas 75ca$l so per bu and nominal. AT
| NewOrleans large stock of COW peas has
been stored for lack of buyers and prices !
range from 75caSl 10 per bu, the htter for
the best clay qualities. ~
II BUTTEk-Western cooking, 12al5c;
do dairy, l5a22c; creamery, 29a30c: coun
try butter plentiful at l0alSc; mainly l5a J
| l7e; choice prairie lSa2Oc, Cheese dull ut
! l0albc.
FRUIT-Dried apples firm and scarce
ct Case per ID; do peaches dull at 3Xa5c !
per ID. Lemons 81 75a3 so per box.
Oranges 50 TOAD per box. ii "a
P0UITRYiAND EGGS--The supply
OF small spring chickens is liberal and
sales slow, while old and mixed hens are
slack and values are lower. The inquiry
Is now chiefly confined to well grown
young, which sell at f2aS per doz as per
size, and small do go Slowly at 81 25al 70;
old chickens range from $Sa4 10 per doz;
gesse, turkeys and ducks out of season and
neglected. Eggs scarce and firm at lea
nc per doz, with sales dpingthe week as
| high MS l8c - IfA. Ea III tstt.
GEAFSANDh ARD-lJobbers an cash
orders for smoked shoulders packed at
Daa9tc doors 1156allAc, do clear Ia
l2bo; mess pork $50 50a2l; hams, 13lal4;
b bacon, l8lalSA bulk shoulders 8saslc do
prs l0salSa Lard. in ties, ll1allS; kegs
and hf bbls 1lNal2 pals, l2al2h, small
pkgs at the usual advance. iN5iDj lo
| COFFEE-Firm at 9al4c per ID for
Rio, and 25a26e for Java. pI H
| SUGAR AND MOLASSES-Per ID
for 0 k, 6SA71fc, IS per quality; do yc,