Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-25
General Trade.

The leading topic in business cir
Giles is the varying and general ten
dency downward Of meats, and indeed
all classes of provisions. Mess pork
in Chicago has dropped to within
a few cents of the lowest figures
reached during the great break
when several heavy operators
failed some weeks back, and values
compared with week age fer goods On
the spot at the leading points of sup
ply are Is to Zoe per Dbl cheaper on
mess pork, 10 to 25c per cwt lower on
dry sailed and smoked meats, and
from z to Zoo lower on lard. But
little change is noted in grain or
bresdstufs. Corn in this market is
plentiful and slow to sell. Meal like
wise, and the | movement in all
classes of supplies, except bagging and
iron ties, las been very slack for sew
eral days past. Eggs are firm and
scarce at l8c per doz. Chickens sell
we'll if of desirable qualities at from
81 to SO so per doz.
FLOUR AND MEAL.-Single bbls
of -four are sold by dealers at "a 50 to
Sc 90 for family classes, and So 10 and 81
for patents Cornmeal, 81 40a2 40 in lots,
and 10c higher in a small way. n i
FEEDSTUFFS.A40rder for corn are
filled at b6a68c ppr bu in a small way.
and 48a50o in lots for shelled Oats are
firm at S6a37c for choice in lots, and
38a40c in small way. Bran $l4 per
ton and 85a90c per cwt for wheat, and
81 per ton also e0c per cwt for corn do.
Hay quiet at $40 to SIG 90 per ton and
65a90c per cwt for Western; prairie
$6a6 so per ton and 45a50c percwt. ~ r
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS-Po-
tatoes, in single bbls, 81 25a1 so, loose from
wagons Toe per Dbl; onions easy at
81 70 to 276 per Dbl; old peas 5OcaSl 90
per hu ana nominal; beans 81 25a2 70
per Blu and nominal Cabbage $8al0 per
100 for Chicago, and 81 81 per crate
for St. Louis, Apples per Dbl 6Oc$i rs
as per quality, loose, and 60a76c high
er at retail; dried apples 5 to &c per h. do
peaches dull at 3Ha4Kc; lemons $6a6 so
per box. No oranges offer. ,.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-0rder are
filed at l2albc per ID for cooking qualities
and l6 to Zoe for northern dairy; cream
cry rs and &c; country l5al8c as per
quality. No movement worth noting in
cheese. lGH tr.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
range from 81 90 TO 3 % per doz for young
and 81 so and $50 for old; ducks $Sa3 90;
nothing doing in turkeys; young geese SIS
per doz. Eggs scarce at 16cper doz.
MEATS AND LARD-Jobbers quote
Hams firm at l4al6lc per lb as per dual.
ity; b bacon, l2ial29e; dry sailed should
ers, 64a6ssc; do G s, 71Sa79Sc smoked
shoulders, 7Na7ac ors 8%aS4c; clear do.
9ia8Ssc; Mess Pork, $14 90 per ID; Lard,
in ties, 9a91<c; hlf bbls and kegs, 9la9lc:
pals, 9ia996c. Round lots cheaper.
C0FFEE--Dull at 9al4c per ID for Rio
ane 25a26c for Java. ~
SUGAR AND M0LASSES-Per ID
JOr k 61ka71tc as per quality; doy c, e1<
a85sc; do white, Ssa9c; coffee A, Sc,
granulated, 9aa9sc; pow'd and loaf l0lc;
Molasses, 32a4Sc per gal. %. 91
, BAGGING AND TIES-Values range
from l0allic per ID for bagging; 81 S5Al AZ
per bdle for ties. Y it .tl .ni7I I'D
HIDES AND LEATHER-Dry flint
hides, l5al6e per ID for No j; 12aiSc for
No2 dry sailed, l0al2lc; green sailed,
Case; green, 5a6c Tallow, 6ia7ic. Bees
wax, 25a27c. Wool, 22a24c. Feathers,
35a4ec. Harness, oak sole and skirting
leather, 86a40c per lib; henlleck sole, ga
o0c French cat, S4oa60 per doz; domestic
S24a40 per doz. q NJ ..r '''l
4 MAOKEREL--New in hf bbls, IS 4C
for No l. 50 for No 2 %76 for No 8largc