Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-09

has had the effect 10 strengthen the price Of
produce rs well as grain and feed, while pro-
visions and bulk meats have been in good
supply at about the prices quoted in our last
weekly review until Saturday. when holders
advanced the price Of meats about Hc, but
were willing sellers at the old price. Grocer
les have undergone no marked change. Su-
gars were irmer. but the large receipts per
steamer from the South prevented further
advance. Coffee is quiet and unchanged. In
dry goods. hardware and other similar
branches Of trade. business has been confined
to the filling Of small country orders only.
BR0oMs AND BRooMcoRs-- Common to No. l
house brooms, 81 so TO 90 per dozen broom
corn in request at $40 90 to 80 % per ton.
BUTTER Choice quiet at 80 to S3c, with fair
supply; common TO good, % TO 2Sc.
ging. 251SI TO 2T1lc, with moderateIdemand
Flax, % to &c; Iron Ties, 8 TO &c.
BEAgs-Are quiet at 81 70 to 81 per bushel
for mixed white and navy,
CORN MEAL-Dull; choice kiln dried, " %
from store; So 20 from levee in lots.
CHEEsE-Quiet; Western Reserve, English
and Factory. l519 to lie.
CoFPEE-Quiet and steady; Rio, l6 TO Eco;
Java, "a TO &c.
leyee, sells at So, buyer furnishing sacks;
delivered at mills. $40; notes. to &c per n.
EGGsI,Steady and firm. at S5c, with a fair
demand.
FLOUR-Quiet but steady, with fair request
for medium grades superfne, g 70 p; X,
s. % to 50; Xxx, Sc 25 TO 9 so; XXX and fancy
81 SO to so. Buckwheat -four, 81 so to s.
per barrel
fEEb-Corn is firmer and receipts lighti
55c. Bran is steady at s22 50 10 %. Hay firm
at so to "a, good 10 choice.
FRuITs-Good to choice apples scarce, 81 50tO
per Dbl; common 10 good. W TO 10. Lemons,
ries, $40 to II per Dbl. for cultivated. Oranges.
FisnH& WI to- fish, 81 to per half Dbl Roe
herring, s. to 50; mackerel. No; ], sl2 to
per case, s23 90 to "a % for halves:
GUSNTEs-Good No. ] seconds firm at Is TO
19e; burlaGs, "A to l5c.
GANE-Wild ducks, 81 so to 2 80 per dozen /;
rabbits. 81 50 to 2 50; quails, 81 80 to IS; wild
turkeys, $40 to II; venison. So to z; bear, :
TO lie.
HIDES, TALLow AND FURs--In fair demand
at full prices dry flint, Tito 18c; do. salted,
te green sailed 70 s sSt. Iq ~ y
deer skins. Is to Ice; mink, 40c to 81 coon.
l21S to SOC; beaver, 60 TO 81 so; otter, 81 TO 4.
HoMSY- Demand light Sc to $50 per Dbl.
KRAUT-Quiet at SO to 10 90 per Dbl.
~ TO Ace; saddle, 40 to 43c; brides, s4S to 81
per doE; uppers, 40 TO SOC; calfskins, French,
S45 TO 20; American do, $50 to 3d..
LIVE STocK-Supply moderate; hogs active,
6 TO 7c beef cattle firm, to nc; sheep,
So 90 to 90.
MoLAssEs-Isouisiana 6S to zoe; prime. 70
to 75c; Eastern syrup, zoe 10 81 Is; sorghum.
50 to 75c.
NAiLs-Quiet at 81 Sc o46O.
0Hs--Quiet and steady; coal, q to 29c; lin
seed, raw, 81 10. boiled, 81 Is; lard, 81 q;
ubricating, Zoe; crude cotton seed oil, 81 to
55c; turpentine, 60 to 65c.
PowDER-Rife, per key, So 80; mining, 81 30.
PouLTRY-Scarce, and prices nominal.
PRoDUCE-P0tatoes. quiet at So to Is per
barrel sweet do. ,60c to 81 q per bush. Onions
are steady at 81 90 to 4 so per Dbl. Cabbage, IS
to per 100. Turnips, soc per bushel.
PROvIsI0Ns-Meats of all kinds are beeom-
ing scarce, and are iirmer; mess pork. $40 TO
q; clear bacon sides. IA to l41ze; clear bulk
sides, lGA to lie; clear rib, 1OA 70 1O{c;
shoulders, "a to Sc; breakfast bacon, II to l9c
tierces, 1lh to l2c; kegs, l3 to lS1zc; caddies,
Az TO lbe.
RcE-Rangoon, ia to SIZE; North Carolina.
s to SIC; Louisiana, IA to &c.
SUoAR-Firmer; crushed and powdered,
Is to Ice Louisiana sugars quiet; open kettle,
9 to lie; yellow clarified, 121a to lSc; white
sALT-ouiet; So s. to S65. common to dairy;
SPIRITs-Quiet; highwines, 81 to Soc; proof
spirits 81 to Is; rectfed whisky, 81 to o..
SHoT-Quiet at 81 50 to 70 per sack.
SOAR AND CANDLEs-Candles, light weights,
l3 to 15c full. 10 to zoe. Soap, German, mot
tied, 81 to 9l4c palm. 81 to G54c; chemical
olive, 9 to 91Sc common rosin, 51a to 6%c.
STARCH-Quiet at & to &c per ID.