Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-02

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to &c per busbel below same prices
quoted last week. No cornmeal has
arrived during the week, and prices
are 8 to lOc per Dbl cheaper. Local
mills supply the limited demand.
Oats have arrived freely. over 1900
SKIS coming in, and prices are lower
with sales slow, and the tone droopy,
Prices in the West are &c per bushel
below last week. Hay is
nominally unchanged and the weeks
receipts foot up $50 bales, New South
ern prairie is expected to arrive with
10 few days, but prices are too low to
induce shipments. The demand for
all classes of feedstuff is extremely
limited, and were it not for the local
railway building force in this vicinity
our dealers would have dull time Of
it. A large working force on the
Kansas railway near the st. Francis
crossing and an equally large crowd
down on the road hence to New Or
leans, south of the city, several levee
building squads farther down. and
smaller detachments on other railway
enterprises, together with a rather
large crowd up at the Plum Point
works for account of the Government,
all go toward keeping up fair vol
ume of trade during the summer
season. In meats the market
shows further sharp decline, and
values are now from "a to 31c per ID
cheaper than they were six weeks ago
in all northern markets, while mess
pork has declined So rs per Dbl and
lard 50 30 per cwt. The fall during
the past week has been to &c per lb
on meat, Goo to 81 % per Dbl on pork,
aud 10 on lard. The consump.
tive demand here and all over the
South is extremely light, and It'll prom
Uses to remain SO. Mess pork in Chi
cago is 6Oc per Dbl below week ago,
and lard is 45c per cwt cheaper.
Wheat is from 3 to &c per bushel be
low last week in all markets north Of
the Ohio river, and -four has been in
a droopy condition all of the week.
The total receipts here far the week
foot up 1865 bbls. The receipts of
butcher cattle here are reported
moderate, and good grades are scarce,
with prices firm. Mich COWS are
dull and sheep and lambs are in liberal
supply.
! FLOUR AND MEAL-Family -four
from common to fancy is 81 80 to 90 per
Dbl and dull; patents s. 75a7 90. Corn
meal inactive and weak at 81 50a2 60 per
Dbl.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn scarce and firm
at 541zc per bnshel for round lots of she'll
ed in SKIS, and to &c per bushel higher in
a small way. In bulk per carload 49a50c,
ear do 48 to SOC Oats plentiful and weak
at 42hc per bushel in lots and Soc in q
small way Bran scarce at $13 per ton and
75a80c at retail, hay quiet at S9al7 per ton
and 66a8Sc per cwt for western and S. to
also 35a40c for southern prairie.
i VEGETABLES AND FRUITS-Po-
tatoes are 75c to 85c per Dbl measure, and
81 25al so in shipping order; cabbage $9a4
per 100 head. and So 90 per crate:
old peas and beans nominal; new apples
81 to 81 so per Dbl measure and SOC per
Dbl higher packed; lemons firm at 50 50a4
per box oranges S1a5 per
box for California; dried APP
piles 5 to &c per ID; peaches dull at 9la5c
per ID.
notwithstanding butter 12al5c per
ID; medium and fancy dairy 16 to &c;
creamery 25a27c; country 10 to l8c per ID,
the latter for sweet. The feeling is slight
| ly improved, especially for good table
butter. ~ !.
CHICKENS AND EGGS-Old hens
are $3aS 80 per doz, the latter for choice;
mixed do So; roosters ~ to $50 young
chickens 81 so to 25 per doz, as per size,
only extra large bringing outside prices.
Eggs unsettled at 9al1c per doz.
/ lEh1D AN ~ AhhD - QuUllliOua
irregular. Dealers fill orders as follows:
Bulk shoulders, 7ia79Sc per ID; do crs
9a9H; smoked shoulders, 8Ka82s; do c
s, 91zsl0 do clear, 10Hal0%; mess
pork SIT 90 per Dbl; hams, l3al4c per ID;
: b bacon, lSalS4c, Lard in ties, l0al0tc;
kegs and half bbls, l0hal0Ao; pals, 10&a
IL; half do, &c higher
C0FFEE-Dull at 9al4c per ID for
Rio, and 26a26c for Java.
SUGAR AND M0LASSES-Pe ID
for k, 61fS7kc, as per quality; do y c,
84aSsc; do white, 8Na9c; coffee, A, 9a9sc;
granulated, 9sa9Ao pow'd and loaf,
I0kc. Molasses, S2a35c per gallon.
: BAGGING AND TIES-Values range
from Sale per ID for bagging; 81 35al 90
| per bundle for ties.
HIDES AND LEATHER = Dry
lint hides, l6a16cper lb for No. /; 12alSC
for No 2; dry sailed, l0sl2c; green sailed,
6s7c; green, 4a60 Tallow. 6Ha7Ic. Bees
; wsH, 25a28c. Wool, 22s24c per ID.
E Feathers, 8A4Qc. Harness, oak sole and
skirting leather, Saa4Qc per ID; hemlock
sole, 27a30c; French calf, &0a60 per doz;
domestic. $24a40 per do
MAOKEREL--New in hf bbls, IS 40
for No. i; s. 90 for No. p "a 10 for No. 3
! Urge and 81 30 for medium. In kits So,
50 and 7tc for Nos. /, 2 and 3.
SUNDRIES-Salt 81 80 per Dbl. Soap,
I SIa6c per ID. Cider, 81 90 for bbls and
I 81 OOa4 rs for hf do rice, bNa7Hc
I Building MATERIAL. Mails,
1 s. 70 psr kes. Lime, 96ca$l per Dbl,
Cement, 81 Goal 10 per bbl fgF L9gisYillei
: 81 50 for Rosedale, and "a 50a5 fSr Port
! land. Plaster, 81 Lumber yellow
pine flooring, SIS; rough framing, $l4
dresses, S20per N;lathing, 81 75a2per M
t shingles, $Saf 80 psr NJ.
COTTON SEED, OIL, ETC. Cotton
seed at river landing SIC per toni seed
!, meal, $l7 50s1850 per ton; oil cake
[ S2l; oil, 30aS5c for crude; 45a54c for re-
kned IS per quality.
? LIVE STQOK-Choice beef cattle &C.
0 do medium 4Gbc pr III gFossi other
, classes ltIa49lc, As per quality; yegrlings
~NSS saelB mich ebws '$20aSO; pei head