Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-16

The general market is quiet to-day,
though somewhat frmer for some articles
of produce. In grain there is an active
speculative demand for shipment to New
Orleans. with fair prospect Of net
gain of SOC per sack on the shipments
Of corn. Several of our dealers have
interested themselves, and are busy to-
day purchasing at 65 to &c, at which
prices some 1900 sacks have been sold
since our last report. Oats are in good
supply at so to SIC. Sales of hay were
made at 1927 for prime. Apples are steady
at SO so to Sc. Butter is in fair supply
at 90 to &c for prime TO choice. Cheese
is in fair supply at l24 to l5lc for Yves
tern Reserve and ehedder. Eggs are
in limited supply at 80 to 40c. Live
poultry is in fair request and the supply
liberal. Ducks are 81 per DOZEN chick
ems, SO to so; geese, 81 70 to 50; tur-
keys, Sl4 to $24 Begging quiet; 10 to Is
2 and u pounds, choice brands. Lem
ons are firm at 81 so to IS per box, and
oranges firm at SIG per barrel. Flour is
6rmer at Sc to so for super to fancy.
Corn meal is in light supply, and is sold
at So so delivered from the depot.
Provisions are steady, with very lit
tie bacon on the market, and fair
stock of bulk meats. Bacon clear
sides are held at TO Ste; no clear
rib or shoulders offering bulk clear
sides, 7c; 30 boxes shoulders sold at 54c;
new sugar-cured hams are sold at l34 TO
l45c; dressed hogs sell at to &c. Lard
is quiet at 81 to l02c for fierce and key.
Beef is sold at 3 to &c for forequarters
and 6 to 7c for headquarters. Potatoes
are steady at SO 10 to 20. Onions are
steady at So to 3 %. Groceries are quiet
with fair receipts of sugar and molas
SEES. and a frmer feeling in those ar
| ticles. Coffee and other articles are
unchanged Nails are steady at 81 AZ
10 4 so. Cottonseed is firm at $40 pei
ton on the levee. Freight rates from
Cairo south were advanced to-day.
From store on orders prices are as follows
BAIrSe sruFFs-2 and ~ ID. bagging. as il
quality, l61<@l7c. Iron ties, as in pattern
8 10 SIC. Baling twine, Is 10 lie. Second
hand gunniss, and bgrlapsi ll9l5c.
BRAN-Quiet at 81 409l 50 D 100 in store.
BuTTER-Good Western, l6alSo: inferior
l2<glsc prime. 2O92Sc; strictly choice, 26e
Zc, and scarce. .
CANDLEs-Light weight star, lS to l4c; full
"e CsHEFssisESCommon. 1Sgl4c; chedder firm a
. l691To. Factory. IS to Ice. 49,
CoFFEE-Firm at eg2ic for Rio and SOl
fc,frossErD-slO 90 v ton on levee.
: CoRg MRsi-Eiism az So 5593 10 from store
CORx-Easy at70 to 7Sc for shelled on orders
EGGs-Are firm at AZ TO 4ss.
HAY-Steady at 81 509l 20 per 100 on orders
HARpwIRE-Axes, per dozen, SO 50 70 y
shovels, Ames'. sl460; spades. Ames 80 ~
each. 81; iron Per n. 4sc; cast steel; % to sc
German, Is to Dc; nails per keg, q ~ 70 o.
FLOuE.Firm super, 50 2 . TX "a - - ~ a
! 10; *, 90 70 %; A % 6eii q al ~ 70 "
( Iiorors-Rectifed whisky per gallon, %
z OK T. Rourbon and Rye, 81 3 70 80; Robert
: son county. 81 Is 70 2 .; American gin an
= brsndies, 81 10 to 50; hlghvine:s, = % sie
s srgv T pel FSioS. 81 8 to 50; Home bitter
ner dozen. So so to %. d,
M MOI o fy'11ssKs-Louisiana. old. firm S0960c I
= barrels; syrups, 45975o; Louisiana, new 3
3 'N1ns-Quiet at 81 40 to 50 rstas.
ri 1lITs-Ouiet at 55d59c from store.
u 0SToNs-Easy at s. % per barrel.
, PowDER-Rife per keg, 50; mining q ~.
III RnNLLHI-lNlthtuH - - ~
, 81 % to 90. Turkeys, SIS OO9@ 90. Duck
I, 81 90 to %. ,-,-.
II PoTaroEs-Are quiet. with q far supply
, S. 25a3 40 y barrel. Sweet potatoes y " %
PRovrsioSs-Baeon per ID, clear sides,
Q SIC; clear rib sides, e sh9ulders, & ne.
e suear-cured hams. IA 70 DC; oreakiast oacoi
gigtolOc. Mess beef per Dbl, 50 g. Mes POT
per bbl, sl5 Pigs feet per keg, s. = % Z ,
PORK, clear sides per 10. - % 80 shoqlderl
Z = 10 a. Fresh pork, 5 70 sc. Fresh bee
: foreauarters, to g.; headquarters, % +.
Fresh mutton, 6 TO e. Lard. uerces, ~
Toe; kegs. l0l 70 lie.
RicT-steady; Caroline, sc tierce. and s
Y 70 sc barreled. -, 4,
sHoT-Per sack. e. &c . s..
L SoaP-aerman mottlcd, Ic; common, Sc.
a skRDIxKs - Quarters per case. 81 70 -
y srSRcH-ouiet ats to 55<c per D.
d SUeAR-Louisiana, open kettle, - % III
M yellow clarified, II 70 l2o; white qlarl 2.
s choice, ll5< % l2,{ci bard refined white, y,