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

The price of cured meats has ad-
vanced in this market within the past
week 1 to &c per ID, and during the
past four weeks the advance ranged
from ! to &c per ID on cut qualities,
while mess pork is 81 per Dbl higher.
Lard is to lc per ID above a week
ago. The tendency continues upward
and very unsettled. Corn is in de>
mand, especially for grinding uses.
Cornmeal is firm, with increased
movement. Oats are scarce and stiff.
Bran is quiet, with little movement,
the receipts for the past week all
going into store for retailers use, and
hay rules fat, with liberal stocks of
common and medium classes Large
receipts Of prairie hay with no de-
maud has caused dozen or more of
carloads to be stored to await pur-
chasers, as offerings as low as 1925
per ton failed TO find a buyer. Eggs
are stiff at irregular prices, while
chickens are steady except for very
small spring species, which sell down
to 81 and Sl.25 per doz.
FLOUR AND MEAL-The demand
for flour is wholly for family grades.
ranging from good to choice, at prices
varying as to quality, from 81 70 to 90
per Dbl, and patents at Sc 80 to Z CO. The
stocks are ample, receipts being over
10000 bbls during the past two weeks.
Oornmeal is firm at 81 20 per Dbl from
mills, and So 75a2 so from store in single
| bbls
| E FEEDSTUFFS-Shelled corn in SKIS is
I57ka58e pet bu, and scarce for round lots;
10 bulk 54a55c; ear zoe in SKIS and sic in
balk; small orders to &c higher. Oats,
| In moderate movement at SIC per bu from
store. Bran, between dealers, $40 per ton,
and in small way VI GOAL 10 per cwt for
wheat; corn do Slaal5 per ton and Zoe per
cwt. Hay, dead dull except for strictly
choice timothy. A very good article of
Western hay may be purchased as low as
$40 per ton; small orders for Western sell
at 70 to SOC per cwt. Prairie very dull at
So 50a6 90 per ton and 40aA5c per cwt.
YEGETABLES-The feeling in West
erp potatoes exhibits improvement, and
while no round lots at landing or elevator
have been sold for some time, transactions
between dealers have occurred at from
| 81 75to200per Dol. Orders for single
bbls range from So to 2 q per Dbl Other
classes of old potatoes are not moving,
New La are S5a6 per bbl. La. onions
$4a4 80 per Dbl and scarce; others not
| offering; cabbage S3a4 per crate, as per
quality; snap beans 75c to 81 so per 3-pecli
! box, the latter for round beams white
| Deans 81 25a2 IS per bu and dull; peas
slow ut 75c 70 81 % per bushel.
| FRUITS-Drled apples are scarce and
4 higheF prices ranging from Case per ID;
rs Ter quality; peaches dull al 81&a5c per
liz oranges IS to So per boy; lemons SSa4
ner box; raisins $Sa4 per box.
RITTER AND CHEESE.-CountFy
butter plentiful at l6alSc per ID; prairie
batter 2Oa95o and scarce; western l5to Zoe
creamery 23aS0e; cheese in light move
ment AZ 10 to loo per ID.
POULTRY. AND EG9S,--Qhick-
ems range from 81 to per doz for young
| doz: mixed "a so ROSTERS SO 70 3 p; ducki
SO 50a4 90; per doz; nothing dolegln tur'
keys or geese. Eggs selling at "a 70 lh'
per doz, the latter for choice tre'h II
small pkgs. a, =,
! MEATS AND LARD--The whole
list of meats rule irregular and tend up
ward. Sales for cash are for smoked
shoulders S76a9c per Id; RS llsalls
clear; 12al2h; dry sailed shoulders, SAi
81; 8, 11allls; hams, l9Nal4; b bacon
lS4; time orders higher Lard in tcs
llAal2; Inf bbls and kegs, l2al2h
pals, 124al2h, small pkgs higher.
C0FFEE-Firm at 9albc per 10 70
Rio, and 2,a26c for Java,