Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-20

With a fair business doing in all
branches to-day and light receipts oil
produce, prices generally are unchanged.
Apples are steady at 90 to 90 fol
choice and 2 so to so for common
to good Bacon is fairly active at
Sc for clear sides, SIC for clear rib and
SIC for shoulders. Breakfast bacon is
scarce at IL to l2lc. Sugar cured hams
are scarce and firm. Bran is steady al
27 90. Bagging is quiet but steady
Butter is quiet and unchanged Corn
meal is firm at 3 60 delivered. Cab
bages quiet at 10 90 to IL 90. Corn il
quiet and unchanged. Oats are shade
easier, sales being $50 sacks at SOC.
Com is quiet, with sales of lS5 sack.
new shelled at 72c Hay is steady al
% 90 to 80 90 for common to choice
Coffee is firm at the advance quoted pre-
viously. Eggs are dullat 25c, with choice
fresh held at 26c. Onions are easy al
3 90 to 3 rs. Flour is steady, with sales
of $50 barrels xxx at Z Is. Sugar is
in active demand; sales to-day were 30
barrels coffee (A), 20 do. extra (C), and
10 do. (C), at l2sc at the depot. Other
groceries are unchanged. Nails are
quoted firm at 4 60 to 10 from store,
with sales of 200 kegs to the trade yes
terday and to-day at 40. Potatoes,
poultry, chickens, onions and other ar
ticles are unchanged.
From store on orders prices are as follows
BALIsG STUFFs-2 Id. hemp bagging, hand
loom, as in quality, l7129lSc; power loom.
ls1S9lsc: "a lbs. fax, 70 70 lslsc. Iron ties.
Second hand gunnies and burlaps, ll9l6c.
BAcoH-Quieti clear sides, to 95<c; clear
rib. 50 TO SIG; shoulders, SIS to SIC; sugar
cured hams, l7@lSc, as 70 brand; :. breakfast
BEANs-S2 80 to 2 % per bushel.
BRAE-firm at 81 40gl 50 D 100 in store.
BuTTRR-GOod Western. l59lSc: inferior.
dull and nominal; prime. 2O92Sc; strictly
CIBBAoE-Firm at SO OO@12O 90. 431s
CASSpL rs, weight star. Is to l4e; full
CHESS Common. 1lslIc; chedder firm at
ooFFEE-Excited at 22S2lc for Rio and 300
SIC for Java.
CorroEsRED-s9 90 v ton on Ievee.
Corn MRAL-Firm at So 65d3 IS from store.
CoRS-Firm at sl@83c for old shelled on or
ders; new, 7597sc; ear, 65@6711c.
EGGsIAre quiet at 25@26c.
HAY-Steady at 81 5O9l 20 per 100 on orders.
as to quality. AI
FLoUR-Firm; super 60 O0@s so; Y. SO SOC
90; XX,. 81 OOg7 so; Xxx. 81 509s Is;
choice family and fancy, sS 5099 90.
HARDwARE-.Axes, per dozen, $40 so to "a;
shoyels, Ames', Sl4 so; spades. Ames' SIS 50;
rope, ~ 70 2lc; casting, Sc; plows, Avery,
German, IS TO 2Oc; nails per keg, 81 50 to Z go.
LARD-In kegs. llHgll94c; tierces. 1919
l0Hc; caddies, l2lzgl319c.
MoLAssEs-Louisiana, firm 40965c in bar
rels syrups, 60gI5e; Louisiana, new, 50 to IS.
NAILS Steady at 81 so to 4 60 rates.
OArs-Quiet at 5595Sc from store.
0NI0Ns-Quiet at 50 0093 so per barrel
PowDER-Rife per keg, Sc; mining, $40.
PoULTRr-Old chickens firm at 81 2594 IS;
young, So 00g4 90. as to size.
PoTAToEs-Are quiet. with a fair supply at
s. l59S 20 y barrel. Sweet potatoes, 81 Is per
Pow Quiet at siI 5Osl5 90 in large and
small way.
sALr-{S S93 50. y Dbl. 81 1892 90 y sack.
SHoT-Per sack. 50 80 to2s5
SARDTsEs - Quarters per case. s2T to SIS;
soAP-German notified. 70; common, Sc.
STARoH-QuiOt at 81 to &c per 10.
LiQUoRs-Rectifed whisky per gallon, IS to
s6c; Bourbon and Rye, 81 Is to 4 So; Robert
brandies, 81 10 10 80; Highwines. 9S TO &c;
claret wine per case, s. IS to 4 so; port and
sherry per gallon, 81 2 to 2 50; Home bitters
per dozen. s. so 10 $50.