Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-22
General Trade.

The volume OF business in bread
and feedstufs, as we'll as provisions
is moderate and prices are without
material variation, except in the line
of meats, which rule dull and droopy,
The new potato crop continues to
attract attention, and the recent
timely rains have been very beneficial
to the large crop growing in this
vicinity. New potatoes are selling al
Cincinnati at 81 80 to q per Dbl; early
rose of fair quality going at 50 80, aud
sales for delivery in July are at 81 G.
per Dbl. Green peas in the same
market are quoted at 81 10 per bushel
and strawberries at from 81 70 to 80 e
per q at case.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Single bbls of
flour are sold by dealers at from S4l6 rs
per quality for common to choice family,
and patents range from So 50I7. Corn
meal 81 75a2 IS per Dbl and quiet.
FEEDSTUFFS-Sales of corn by the
carload in bulk at 5519c per blu. Quota
tions range from 55a6)c per bu in lots and
Mt retail Oats, t4at9o per bu. Bran
ST. go per ton and $la1 c. per cwt for
wheat; corn do 81 per ton and 75e pei
cwt. Hay, $Sa12 per ton, and SOa9oc per
cwt for WESTERN prairie dull at IS per ton
and 35a40c per cwt.
VEGETABLES-Potat;es, 81 80a2 &c
per Dbl for we tern; new S3a4 per Dbl.
La. onions $4a4 IS per Dbl. Cabbage
scarce and in demand at "a per crate foI
fresh. Snap beans S1al rs per 3-pcck box.
Cucumbers 50a60c per doz. Green peas
60c per bushel measure. White beans dull
at " 25a2 70 per bu Cow and other pess
very dull at 73caSl 80 per bu as per quail
ity,
RUTTER-Western cooking, 12al5c;
do dairy, l6922c; creamery. 3la3 &c; coun-
try butter plentiful At 10alSc; mainly l5a
l7c choice prairie lSa2SO, Cheese dull ut
10alhc.
FRUIT-Dried apples firm and scarce
at 6asc per ID; do peaches dull at S19a5e
per ID. Lannon's 81 75a3 90 per box.
Oranges So TOAD per box.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens,
s5a5 Is per doz for choice hens and So s.
al so for ROSTERS, and mixed chickens
young 81 75a8 so as per size. No move
ment in ducks, geese or turkeys. Egg
lac per doz.
MEATS AND LARD--Jobbers FIJI cash
orders for smoked shoulders packed at
9Ac do cr.s l19sallAc. do clear 12Ha
1870; mess pork $40 75a2l; hams, 133al44i
b bacon, l4t; bulk shoulders SHa89Sc do
ors l0Isait. Lard, in ties, ll1all2; kegs
and hf bbIs ll%al2; pals, l2al2lz, small
pkgs at the usual advance.
O0FFEE-Firm at 9al4c per Id fol
Rie, and 2ja26c for Java.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES-Per !
for o k, 6NR7Hc, as per quality; do yc
S4a8ic;do white, 8iSaS2sc; granllated, so
9Hc; pow'd and c loaf l0taI0hc. Molas.
ses, 32a35e per gellon.
BAGGING AND TIES-Values RAM :
from 7a9c per ID for bagging; 81 35al I,
per bundle for ties.
CANNED G0ODS-Oysters, and
ID full VT, 81 Goal 70 por doz; 1t VT Goes
81 90; pie peaches, 2a8 ID, 81 Coal -
standard DO 81 60a2 &c, strawberries, 81 CO
Al go corn, s6casl q; string beans, 81 O
or lb standards.
hides AND LEATHER - Dry
lint hIdss, l6al6c per ID for No. l, and l3'
for 10. 2; dry sailed, l0al2c; green sailed
6a7c; green, 6aYc, TalloW, 6Ha7c. Bees
wax, 22a24c. Wool, 22a24c per ID
Feathers, 85a40c. Deer skins, 2baS6e; har
ness. oak sole and GkiFtipg leather, 36a40t
per ID; hemlock sole, 27a90c; French calf
$40a60 per doz; domestic. $24a40 per de
NATURALIZATION, IS 80, IS 00anC
81 rs for Nos. l, 2 and 8; kits do, 90, &
and 76c each.
4StEDRIEs-salt 81 5Oal 60 per Dbl
Sou, 4a6c per ~ Cider, " so tor Dbl
AZ 0Oa7 80 70. bbls and 81 25S4 6Qffor h
do; oatmeal and cracked wheat
81 5Oa5 for hf bbls rice, 7al 40 PEI
ID; brooms, 81 TOAD per doz, anu broom
corn TO 7c per ID, as per quality II II
bbls. 81 60a SKIS, 81 So, s..
BUILDING MATERIAL, = Brick
50 6Oal0 per N for soft and hard, and 81,
4c each Tor fire. Nails, So Is per kes
Lime, 96cafl per Dbl. Cement, 81 Goal u
per Dbl for Louisville; ~ 30 for Rosedale
and $4 50a6 for Portland. Plaster, 81 30
Lumber, yellow pine flooring, S25; rough
framing $l4; dressed, $50 per M; lathing
81 75a2 per Nj shingles, $Sa4 so per M.
COTTON SEED, OIL, ETO.-CottoI
seed q river ldg $40 per ton; at mills, sll
seed meal, S17 Goals 80 per ton; oil cake
S2l; oil, 45s46e TOR crude; SIC for re
aned and 4Sc per gkl for cooking oil:
LIVE STOCK-Choiee 70 medium
beef cattle are from 6Hc down 70 b
per ID gross; other classes | 11Sa4Ae,. as pc
quality; yearlings, seas each; mich cow
$2Oa46 per head sheep 4a6c pei, ID, 70