Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-08

sacks oats to arrive at 63c, 266 sacks
mixed corn, new gunnies, at ne; also,
rs bales hay at $2l. Flour is quiet and
unchanged; 80 barrels family sold late
yesterday at 81 IS. Corn meal is quiet,
with sales Of so barrels Kindred from
the landing at So Is, and so fresh do at
SO. Produce is 6rmer. New potatoes
are bought at So to 3 rs barrel measure
for shipment, and are sold at So 10 to
"a. New onions are quiet at s. to5 rs.
Cabbage are worth sl5 to 500. Butter
is quiet and unchanged. Eggs are
steady at l3 to lac. Poultry is firm at
50 to 81 for young and s. to So for old
chickens, as to size New apples come
in slowly, and are bought at 81 to ! so
per bushel. A consignment of l60 boxes
peaches arrived from Mississippi to-day
and are selling at 81 so per box or Sc
per bushel. Oranges are worth 81 per
box, and lemons 81 70, lt4f sQWf8
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From store on orders prices are as follows
BAoeIxG-Is quiet at 2O@2sc, with very light
BEANS = Navy. 81 1902 90; white mixed.
81 so. uY'f t. .lN 4 -
9Izc; shoulders, 71l99fzc; bulk sides, clear.
s1{gs1I shoulders. nc; sugar cured hams
BRAS~Firm at 81 sO@l 40 y 100 in store.
BUTfER-Good Western, 1O@l5c; inferior,
m n . M w
TO choice. .ti lft nHi ~"
CorroNsERD SO 90 y ton on levee.
CoRN MEAL-Quiet at 50 Is on levee. and
s. 1903 80 from store. 3It0 Jt.
CORN-Quiet at 75@76c. with a fair supply.
EGGs-Steady. with good supply at l49l5c.
HAY--Quiet at So 00g2i 90. as TO quality.
FLouR-Quiet at Sc 5O@9 Is for super to fancy.
IRON TIRs--5g6c. -lltn aiif.'l ~ &
LARD--In kegs. i2sl21Ec; tierces. 1l@ll1Ec;
caddies, 14gl6c. .tlrH NH
MoLAssEs-Louisiana firm l5@7Oc in bar
rels; syrups, 40@75c.
| 0ATs--Quiot at 66aGTc from store.
POULTRY--Old chickens firm at So 0096 so;
new, 50 coos 90, as 20 size.
PoTAT0Es-New arc In fair supply at 81 90
| u barrel; old, dull at So Coz 50 "a barrel !;
sweet So 1904 90 u barrel; cabbage, scarce at
s25 OOG3O 90; new onions, firm at IS OOg6 so.
PoRK-Mess. sl7 OO@l7 50 in large and small
saLr-s2 25@2 IS . Dbl; 81 6 al IS y sack.
SUGAR9 q L9 9gIsIa F He iST
white clarified; refined, crushed and pow
dered. l41S@l4s4c; Coffee, A. u and q. l54@
1916. 1rt M
The arrival in the city yesterday Of the
confidential agent Of the MeCombs
ring" caused some talk in financial cir
cles and various speculations as to
whether the campaign viii again be
resumed in the purchase Of Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad stock. This is
definitely settled. The agent" left on
the early train to-day, but before doing
so deposited his orders to buy with
different parties. The city clique are
also in the market, and as they have re-
ceived some accessions of numbers as
well as in capital, the war may yet be an
Expensive one TO the McCombs " fac
ton, Buying rates to-day are 10 to zoe
by both sides, but may go to SOC before
the week closes. We would advise all
those holding the stock to establish their
selling rate at that figure, or higher, at
once.
The money market is unchanged.
Rates of discount at the banks are 10 to
II per cent. In the open market to
3 per cent. per month is charged, ac-
cording to the class Of paper offering.
Exchange is in better demand, and is
making but slowly. Accommodation
transactions, amounting to $40, 600, are
reported between banks today at 81 90
premium per $1,000. Cotton bills are
bought at par and Eastern bank checks
at &c premium. Selling rates are steady
at ic premium. aHn aiih
Gold is in fair demand by dealers at
lll4 to llls; purchases to-day were
$500; selling rates are firm at ll2l.
| Local stocks and securities are gen
orally unchanged County warrants are
bought at 70 to 73lc and sold at 75c
Bank Of Tennessee money is bought a
s3c and sold at s5c. Memphis 6s ar,
bought at 56c for the currency and Coz
for the gold issue; selling rates are 81
and Gle respectively. Memphis and
Charleston railroad shares are bought al
Sec and sold at Bic.
COTTON
Sales yesterday were 1000, the market
closing quiet. To-day still further de.
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