Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-19

been in active shipping demand, and
prices have auctuated some, opening
firm at SO to 3 %, declining to 81 so to
2 rs, and again advancing to 81 rs to
3 so per barrel loose from wagon.
Onions are dull at 81 rs to S.. Cabbage
in abundant supply at $40 to $l2 per
100. Liquors, soap, starch, salt etc.,
are quiet and unchanged.
From store on orders prices are as follows
BAGGIEG-Is nominal at 20@2Sc.
BEANS = Navy. 81 5O@l Is; white mixed.
BAcos-DuIl; clear sides, 91z@9szc; clear
| rib. 9@91%c; shoulders, 7H971ac; bulk sides,
clear, ,S114@S1zc shoulders. 74@71zc; sugar
BsIs@Firm Il 81 SO@1 40 =. 100 in store.
| BUTTER--Good Western. lOgl5c; inferior,
dull and nominal; choice, 2l@22c.
| CoTToYsRED-S9 90 y ton on levee.
Corn MEAL-Firm at So 20 on levee, and
CoRs-Quiet at 7Ss74c. with fair supply.
EGGs-Steady. with good supply at l6Sl7c.
FLornDn az - q U sSsS 8 Or - To fancy.
LAnD-Ip kegs. l2Hsl211c; tierces. ll14@
llzsc; caddies, l4Sl5c.
0ATs-Quiet at 66967c from store:
PoULTRY-0ld chickens firm at 50 50@6 So;
new, So 5O95 90. as to size.
| PoTAToEs-New are in fair supply at 81 90
. barrel; old, dull at 81 4092 so y barrel;
| sweet. 50 1904 0O d barrel; cabbage, steady at
| sl0 OO9lo %; new onions, quiet at 81 5000 W.
PoRK-Mess, SIG 5O9l7 90 in large and small
way.
SALT-s2 2j@2 IS y bbl.; 81 coal IS q sack.
| SUGAR-Quiet; Louisiana firm. 91z9l2i4c for
common to fair, l2h9l31zc for yellow and
white claritied;, refined. crushed and pow
dered. 141z@14s4c; Coffee. A. and c. 1514@
1916.
Sales on Change to-day were 100 sacks
bran at $25 so, l2l do. white corn at 69c,
25 do. mixed at Csc, l3l do. do. at Csc,
and % barrels meal at So 20. At the
close prices were shade easier but not
lower. Choice white corn was held at
Tic and yellow mixed at zoe.
MONEY
The money market has been compa-
ratively quiet during the week, and is
without material change. The demand
for accommodations has not been press
ing, though an improvement is noticed
over that of the previous week. First
class paper is discounted at the banks at
10 per cent. for short-date notes and ii
to lie for those having over sixty days
to run. In the open market money is
obtained with greater difficulty than was
noted at our last weekly review, as high
as 3 per cent. per month having been
paid for miscellaneous paper and II to 2
per cent. for that Endorsed by responsible
parties. The exchange market has been
somewhat irregular, with large street Of
ferings at 81 so premium per $1,000, and
closing with light offerings and light
demand. During the week accommoda-
ton transactions were reported between
banks at 81 to rs per $1,000, and on
Saturday rates again advanced to 81 So
Cotton bills are bought at par and East
ern checks at &c premium. Selling rates
remain steady at ic premium on New
York and Eastern cities and &c discount
to par on New Orleans.
Gold has fuctuated but little during
the week, and rates have not materially
changed; dealers buy at lll4 for ship
ping lots and sell at New York quota
tons.
Local securities are more active, and
in certain classes prices are higher.
County warrants are in demand at Tic,
and are sold by dealers to-day at soc for
lot of $1,000; ice was offered to-day by
dealer. Bank of Tennessee money is
scarce and dealers to-day are offering IS
to Sec; selling rates to Taxpayers are
90c. Past-due coupons are quoted at
IS to ice buying and selling. City bonds
are firm at 56A to 57lc for the currency,
and 60 to Gle for the gold issue. Mem
phis and Charleston railroad shares are
steady at 36l to 374c. Memphis and
Little Rock is quoted at 10 to Zoe; Mem
phis and Ohio, 10 to l9Jc; Mississippi
and Tennessee is in demand at zoe, but
held at 45e, WEIGH is above the views Of
buyers. Arkansas Levee Is, new, are
nominally 30 to 35c.
COTTON.
On Saturday New York closed firm
aud higher and Liverpool strong with
on advoncinO tendenov To-day the |