Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-10-26
General Market.
[wKoLEsALE PRICES. ]


CORN-The market rules dull, with a small
local trade doing: shelled white and yellow
rule at 81 1881 Is; ear roc u bushel.
0ATS-Firm, at 72c on leyee. and 75c in store.
Only local trade doing.
MHEAT-Is in fair demand at 50 2092 80
for choica white. and ST 65 81 rs for spring.
FLUUR-Ihe market yesterday was firm.
with prices steady; sunertne. vs. - %; y, IS
75d9; Xxx. Sll 50a12 90; xxx, $l3 t0ol4 co;
fancy brands. ga 0gGl5 90,
PROVISI0NS-Dul with a fair supply on
the market; prices dropping mess pork dull.
$3.50 O.; prime, So; rump, S2Oa2l 20; sides,
50 aI9%c; clear ribbed sides. Is lB19c; shoul-
ders. l5@l5Ac;, breakfast bacon. ls@l9e;
plain canvassed hams, 22@24c sugar cured,
26 ei7c. Lard firm, with fair demand; keg
leaf 1896; tierce, IA a14l9c, I
C0FFEE-Steady, with a. fair iobbing trade
doing prices are firm and tending upward;
Rio, "a a &c Lasuyra, 80 800; Java, 38 Ale.
MuLASSES-M Market inactive; New Orleans
so zoe; sorghum, So 75c: syrups. 95c 81 10.
SUGAR Scarce and stiff: crushed and pow
dered, 10 zoe; coffee sugars, 1871 lSzsc.
RYE SEED-Dul; selling at 81 % al 10 q
CHICKENS-In fair demand, with light re-
ceipts selling at So SO for young, and old So SO.
EGGS-Are scarce and in request selling at
q soc u dozen.
HAY-Steady. with a fair trade doing sell
ing at S25 az So ton for timothy in store.
BUTTER-ChOicey yellow is in fair demand,
with little on TIVE market; selling at 4Oc; in
APPLES-Dull; selling at "a 500 p barrel.
POTAT0ES-Are firm, with light receipts.
Choice rule at So 0le5 50 81 barrel;
0NIoNs-.Dull AZ SS@3 20, per Dbl.
RICE-Quiet at 1l@l4c ID.
SALT-Steady at So 50@3 IS 2 Dbl.
TALL0W-In detr an 1 at &c q n.
TAR Quiet at SO q dozen kegs.
OHEEsE-Quiet: Western Reserve, 16Ize;
factory, 1s@l9c
BEESWAX-In demand at SOC.
ROPE Dull; 10lJl2c.
BAGGING-Duil; Kentucky machine. 26@
BRAN~Nominsl. at Ss5@S7 Q ton on levee;
CEMENT Quiet at $l@5 p Dbl.
PAINTS, OILS, ETC.-rne market is mac
tive. We quote white lead, as TO quality, l2@
Ice; American zinc, 9@l0c; French zinc, 800
l6c linseed oil, 81 6Oi turPentine, 81 10;
dryers, Ice; putty, T2@Sc.
dREAsE-Quiet at 5000 v pound for ship
HiDEs-Iu fair demand; flint, 1sc; salted,
1Oal01<c green, S9slzc.
TURPENTINE-D Dull at Csc q gallon,
CANDLES-Duil at Zoe for light weights.
WOQL-In fair deplsnd; unwashed, I5923c;
WHISKY-Market steady and quiet, with a
small trade doing. Sales Of common at 81 4O9
2 so: Bourbon. 1906.
TOBACC0--Q A fine, stock is on hand
natural leaf at 81 Goal 40; fancy Virginia,
new work, Slg1 Is foe bright, pounds, $l@1
10: medium do, pounds, 759s0c; common
bright, pounds, S60975c; fino fancy smoking,
75c@s1 so.
GUNPOWDER-Inactive and nominal at SO
p keg 81 50 z half keg; 50 25 q quarter keg.
LEATHER-Quiet and steady. Oak sole,
46@550c; hemlock, 4O@43c; harness, sS942c;
skirting, 45@4sc; uppers, y dozen. s35 so;
French calf S60972; American calf, s42@H.
FISH-Quiet, with fair jobbing trade doing.
North Carolina white shad, half barrel. IS so;
family Roe hcsrings. half barrel, IS 50; cut
behring's. p barrel, Sl3; mackerel, No. ! .
barrel: $lT92l; 2 half barrel, s9@ll; q kit,
go 50d3 No p barrel, S2l y half barrel,
81: u kit. so 10; No. 3, 2 half barrel, $40 y
kit, 50 5000 90; white fish, q half barrel, S7@e
dried cod n pound, GSc.