Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-26
General Trade.

line Vaiue OF meats which have
ruled varying and downward all of the
past week closed heavy at all leading
markets last evening. At many
points Of supply prices are ! to 4C
per ID cheaper than a week ago. In
Chicago the decline has been 10 to zoe
per cwt, while at Cincinnati, St. Louis
and New Orleans the decline has been
as above noted, from ! TO to per Id.
Breadstuffs are without material
change. Wheat has fallen 2 to 30 per
bushel during the week, but -four is
mainly without fuctuation. Cornmeal
is little cheaper, but corn and oats
are about the same, while bran is
droopy. and hay continues to rule
dead dull. The butter trade is slack,
with the supply liberal and tone weak
Whisky is 70 per gallon cheaper than
week ago, and sugar has advanced
4 to &c per ID on some grades. Coffee
is wholly unchanged. A speculative
movement occurred few days since
at the East, and for a day or so there
were large sales at t to 10 advance.
but the market afterwards dropped
back to its cid quiet and steady posi-
ton. In poultry the only inquiry is
for vnll grown spring; small young are
plentiful, sloW to sell and cheap, while
old mixed and even old hens are in
decreased demand at lover prices.
Eggs have been scarce and firm for
several days at Is to l6c per dozen.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Single bbls
of -four range in value as per quality at
"a to 81 and oornmeal vt 81 70a2 So the
latter In small way, and the inside fig
ures for dray load lots.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn 90 to &c per
hu at wholesale and retail. Oats, 68a5Sc
in lots and in a small way Bran per ton
ST. so and per cwt $lal 05 for wheat;
corn do Sl4 per ton and 75c per cwt.
Hay, very dull at $8al2 per ion, and 70a
SOC per cwt for western; prairie $5a5 so
per ton apd S5a40c per cwt.
ESCULENTS-Old potat es dull at
81 S0a2 y per bbl, and 6Oa76c per bu
new t9a9 Is per Dbl. Cabbage, not offer
ing, ggap beans 75al 90 per S-pccll box.
Oucumbers and squash 70 to 40c per dog
1reen peas 25c' par bushel measure.
White beans dqli at ~ 26g2 70 per bu.
Cow and other peas very dull at TocaSl 30
per hn as per quality
BUTTER-WesterH cooking, l2al5c;
do dairy, l5a22c; creamery, 29a90c; copn-
try butter plentiful at l0alSc; mainly 15a
lie; choice prairie lSa2Oo. Cheese dull vi
l0al6c.
FRUIT-Dried apples firm and scarce
at Case per ID; do peaches dull at 3Ha5c
per ID. Lemons So 75aS 80 per box
Oranges 50 75a4 per box.
POULTRY AND EGGS-The de-
mand is chiSiV for well grown spring
chickens, which sep N $2a2 50 per doz a.
peer per d 5sS o 8Rnb eSS2 q9 s50og % S SSpt s
{; and EoGsteFs, $2a2 90. Eggs, I5alBc pet
doz. No movement n ducks, geese q
turkeys. ,rADn at !,
orders for smoked sn- ~'iders paekea 3, y
9a9sc do crs ll%all5sc, Clear ~
l2bc mess pork $40 75a2l; hams, 10 ia
bacon, l3ial3s; bulk shoulders 8Iaslc do
crs l03alS5. Lard, in ties, ll3alia; kegs
and hf bbls ll%al2; pals, 12al2h, small
plSgs at the usual advance.
COFFEE-Firm at 0al4c per ID for
Rio, and 2ja26c for Java.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES-Per bl
for k, 6NS71Ic, as per quality; do Y c,
Sla8ic;do white, S1fa89Sc; graduated, 9ba
9Nc; pow'd and c loaf, l0taI0hc. Molas-
ses, 32a35c per gallon. F..
BAGGING AND TIES-Values range
|g1om 7a9c per ID for baggingi 81 S5al 30
Der bundle for ties.
CANNED G0ODS-0ysters, and 2
ID full VT, 81 Goal 70 per doz; II VT Coca
81 90; pie peaches, 2aS ID, 81 GOAL Is;
standard do 81 50a2 To- strawberries, 81 80
al 90. corn, S5casl Is; string beans, 81 OC
for 2 ID standards.
HIDES AND LEATHER - Dry
tlint hides, l5al6c per ID for No / and lSC
for No. 2 dry sailed, l0al2c; green saltel
6a7ci green, Sale. Tallow, 0HS7c, Bees.