Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-24

orders. Bacon clear sides are quiet,
with slight improvement in the tone OF
the market at 81 to l0c; casks were
sold to-day from store at the latter rate.
Bulk meats are dull and nominal. Flour
is firm, with the recent advance fully
maintained. Groceries are steady and
unchanged. Sugars are a shade firmer
but quiet. Produce is in light receipt
and prices generally unchanged. Butter
is held at % to 24c for strictly choice
new. and 10 to l5c for old. Eggs are
dull at l3c. New potatoes are coming
in more freely, and are worth So so to
81 per barrel, according to quality; old
I.pefchblows are quiet at SO to 3 10. Corn
meal is firm and in active demand at
SO 80 on the levee.
From store on orders prices are as follows:
BAGGIsG-Is quiet at 2l@23c, with very light
BEANS : Navy. 81 1902 90; white mixed.
BXcoS-ouiet; clear sides, gA@10c; shoul-
shoulders. &c; sugar cured hams, 141S@l61Sc
BRAN-Firm at 81 35@1 20 . 100 in store.
BUTrER-Good Western, 1OglSc; inferior,
dull and nominal; new grass, 23g24c.
CoTToSsERD SO 90 u ton on levee.
Com MEAL-Firm at 50 Is on levee, and 81
Consistently at 73974c. with fair supply.
EGGs-Dull with fair supply Mt l3gi4c.
HAY-Quiet at sls OO@24 90. as to quality.
FLoUR-Firm at SO 5O@9 Is for super to fancy.
IReN TIEs-5@6c.
LIRD-In kegs. i2@l21zc; tierces. 1l@ll1ci
MoLGssEs- Louisiana. 45@7Oc in barrels;
syrups. 40g75c.
01Ts-Firm at 65@66c on levee, 67@6sc from
store.
PoULTRY-Old chickens dull at 81 OO@4 so;
new, SO 50@5 90, as 10 size.
PoTATOEs--N New Southern, scarce at 81 OOg
4 so D barrel; old. quiet at 50 IS o barrel !;
sweet, 81 55@4 OO8 barrel cabbage, scarce Mt
| S27 00g29 90; new onions, "a 50@55 90.
PoRK-Mess, SIT 75@ls 8 in small way.
SALT-s2 25652 IS q Dbl. 81 6O@1 IS a sack.
| SUGAR-Quiet: Louisiana. 8@l2c for com
mon to fair, l29l4c. for yellow and, white
clarified refined, crushed and powdered, JAG
| l454e; Coffee, A, B and @. 13gl354c.
MONEY.
The leading topic Of conversation in
financial circles to-day was the sudden
disappearance from the market of all
purchasers of Mississippi and Tennessee
railway shares, causing decline of
nearly fifty per cent in that class of Sc
curities. Various rumors are in circu-
lation regarding the cause of the with
drawal of both the " McCombs and
city" cliques. One is, that a compro-
mise has been effected between the con-
tending parties; and another, that Nc
Combs, having become identified with a
certain large combination in the North,
needs the support of our city to accom-
plish certain measures he has in view,
and that he will now do as much for as
he previously has done against the city.
At all events the stock is offered upon
the market to-day and cannot be sold
for over 25c. Memphis and Charleston
is in demand at 36c, and cannot be
found at less than 3GIc. Bank of Ten
nessee money is scarce and in demand
at 75c by dealers-78 to 79c is the selling
| rule. NOuulg NhEIuuts arc hihi hSbhpiu
at 724 to 73c, and are sold to taxpayers
at 75c. City bonds are firm at sc to SIC
buying and selling for the new currency
and GO to Gle for the gold issue. The
money market has undergone no change
worthy of mention Depositors and
customers are supplied with funds at II
to II per cent. by the banks and in the
open market rates are to ! per cent
Exchange is in moderate supply anC
the demand small. Buying rates are
par on cotton bills and par to ] premium
on Eastern bank exchange. New Or
leans bills are dull at J discount buying
and par selling. Eastern exchange is
selling at premium and is firm.
Gold is steady at lllf buying and
Ing selling, About $4,000 was taken
by one dealer this morning at the inside
price.
COTTON.
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