Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-02


Receipts of Western produce are light to-
day and business in the general market con-
fined principally to light jobbing and filling
country orders. In prices VIC have but few
changes to note. Apples are dull at 81 to 2 50.
Baling stufs are quiet. Bagging is more
steady. with sales of $50 pieces to-day at ba-
sis of 20Hc for "a pound Kentucky. Ties are
unchanged. Bacon is scarce and holders firm
at SIC for clear sides; shoulders are held at
So to &c, and are scarce. Hams are steady
and unchanged. Lard il shade frmer I'M
der a slight improvement in the demand, and
is held at 1910 for key. Bran is steadyat $40.
Corn meal is offered at SO % delivered, with
sales at that price. Corn is firm. with sales of
IT'S sacks white shelled at621zc. Coffee firm.
Flour steady. with moderate inquiry. Hay
is quiet at sl7 50 to s26 for inferior to choice.
Onions are quiet at 50 Is. Oats sold at SOC in
small lots. Potatoes are dull, with an excess
sive supply of st. Louis peachblows at 50 70 to
30, and no Western russets offering. Pork is
steady at S13 to 10 Is. Sugars are weak, but
prices unchanged. Chickens are dull. Eggs
are scarce and higher; sales of single boxes
were made at % to BE. and are now held at
From store on orders prices are as follows:
BAGGISe - Is steady at 1s1I@21c for hemp,
jute and fax Ia to "a lbs. baling Irvine, 100
l7c; second. hand gunnies and burlaps, 149l6c.
BEANS = Navy. 81 50Gl s.; white mixed.
81 Is.
BAooN-steady; clear sides. SIC; clear rib.
re; shoulders, 6497c; sugar cured hams,
l2149l7c, as to brand; breakfast bacon. 1910
l2c1z, plain and canvased.
BRAS-Quiet at 81 009l 10 q 100 in store.
BUTTER-Good Western, 15@lSc; inferior,
dull and nominal; choice, 2O@22c.
CABBAGE-Quiet at 81 00@1000.
CANDLES Light weight star, lie; full
CHREsE-Ohio and New York dull at 1O@11c;
shedder quiet at l49l5c.
COFPEE-tirm but quiet at 2O92O1zc for Rio
and 291493lc for Java.
COTToEsEED-S9 90 u ton on levee.
Corn MEAL-Firm at So 1903 20 from store.
and So 10 from mill.
EGGs-Are steady at 24g25c for choice fresh.
HAYIFirm at 81 4O@l SO per 100 on orders, as
to quality.
FLouR-!9Quiet inferior, "a 50; super, IS;
choice and fancy. 81 5O99 90.
HARDwARE-;Axes, per dozen, $40 50 to IA;
shovels, Ames', Sl4 50; spades, Ames', SIS SO;
rope, ~ to 2lc; casting, Sc; plows, Avery,
each, 81; iron per n, &c; cast steel 20 to 25c;
German, Is to 20c nails per keg, 81 50 to 4 60.
IRON TIEs-514g5s4c.
LARD-In kegs, 11@l2c: tierces. 1O11@1O54c;
caddies, 13al4c.
LIoUoRs- Rectified whisky per gallon, IS to
95c; Bourbon and Rye. 81 25 to 4 so; Robert
son county, 81 25 to Is: American gin and
brandies, 81 10 to 2 so; Highwines. SO to Ole;
claret wine per case, So IS to 4 so; port and
sherry per gallon, 81 Is to so; Home bitters
per dozen, So so to 7 so.
MoLAssEs-L Louisiana, firm 35@65c in bar
rels; syrups, 60G75c.
NAILS Steady at 81 so rates.
0ATs-Firm at 54956c from store.
0NIoNs-Steady at So SO per barrel.
PowDER-Rife per key. S. so; mining. 81 so.
POULTRY-Old chickens dull at 81 50G4 so;
young, SO 00g4 90. as to size.
PoTAToEs--Are dull. with liberal supply
at So 0093 % q barrel.
PoRK : Quiet at siS 25@1S rs in large and
small way.
SALT-S2 1893 25 q Dbl. 81 75@2 90 "a sack.
SUGAR-Firm; Louisiana steady, 1O19G1215c
for common to fair, 1254@13554c for yellow and
white clarified; refined, crushed and pow
dered, l41s@l414c; Coffee. A, y and G. l3149
l4Ac.
SHOT-Per sack, 81 60 to 2S5.
SARDINEs-Quarters per case. $40 to q.
SOAP-German notified. &c; common, sc.
STARCH Quiet at AZ to sac per n.