Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-04

firm with sales Of 271 sacks at $40. Hay IL "
good supply and ranges from S18 to s26. as Il
quality. Provisions were some irmor durinl
the week. with an advance Of Il to 10 in ba-
con and 25 to SOC in pork; to-day, however,
the tendency of prices is downward with sales
Of loose clear sides at Sc and packed at SIC.
Orders are filed at SIC. Shoulders are held
at 81 to 70. Sugar-cured hams are steady al
IL to lie, plain and canvassed, as to brand.
Lard is moderately active at 10 TO 1910 for
fierce and key. Mess pork is sold at sl2 70 TO
sl3. Sugars are weak and prices tending
downward, but as yet no actual decline has
taken place. The prospect of large crop
this year has depressing effect upon Eastern
markets, but as the stock here is compare
lively light II is not probable that any reduc-
ton of importance will be made for some
time. Molasses is quiet and without change.
Butter is quiet at IS to &c for common to
prime. Bagging is more active and sales
during the week have been large. at prices
ranging from lS14 to 2019c for jute, hemp and
fax. as TO quality and weight. Sales to-day
are 200 pieces. Cabbage are steady at 81 to
$40. Cheese in fair demand to-day at 10 to lac
for common to choice. Coffee is firm and I'M
changed. Corn meal is quiet at SO from levee.
Eggs are firm at % to &c. Flour is quiet with
sales to-day Of four car loads Of super to
fancy at SIS to s.. Iron ties are steady at card
prices. Onions are quiet at So IS. Potatoes
dull at 50 s. TO So for st. Louis peachblows
and Western russets at the leyee and depot.
Chickens are in good supply at So Is to IS for
young and old. There seems to be lively
competition existing between the different
powder manufactures, and prices here as
well as elsewhere have been reduced from So
to IS so for keg. So p to So for half and 81 80
to 81 70 for quarter key. Soap, starch, etc.,
quiet and unchanged.
From store on orders prices are as follows:
BAGGISG - Is steady at 1S1z92lc for hemp,
jute and hax Ia to "a lbs. baling twine, 800
lfci SECOND, nand gunnles and burlaps. l49l6c.
=, BEANS : Navy, 81 5Ogl 60; white mixed.
BAcoY-Easier; clear sides, 81 to $40;
clear rib. IA TO nc; shoulders. 54@7c sugar
cured hams. l2zsgl7c, as to brand breakfast
BACON; lOzSS2c, plain AIM and I'd calnyqsed
BUTTER-Good Western. 15@lSc; inferior,
dull and nominal; choice, 20@22c.
CABBAGE-Quieta at 81 009l0 90.
CANDLES . Light weight star, 12c; full
CHEEsE-0hio and New York lO@1lc; she'd
der quiet at l4gl5c.
CoEEEEzFirm but quiet at 2O@2O14c for Rio
and 291493lc for Java.
C0TTOHsEED-S9 90 u ton on levee.
Corn MEAL-Firm at So 1903 20 from store,
and So l5 from mill.
CoRE-Firm at 66@6sc for shelled on orders.
EGGs-Are steady at 2ig25c for choice fresh.
HAYUFirm Isl 4O9l so per 100 on orders. as
FLoUR-Quiet; inferior, 81 so; super, IS;
medium, 80 5Og6 so; extra family, So 1901 90 ;
choice and fancy, 81 50g9 90.
HAEDwAREIAxes, per dozen. $40 50 70 u;
| shovels, Ames', Sl4 so; spades, Ames', SIS so;
rope, y to 2le; casting, Sc; plows, Avery,
each, Si iron per n, 41zc cast steel, 20 TO 25c ;
German, IS to zoe; nails per key. 81 50 to 60.
IIRO-In kegs. nsi2c; tierces. lO,l@lC4c;
| caddies, 13@l4c.
LIQuoRs-Rectifed whisky per gallon, 65 to
CSC; Bourbon and Rye. 81 Is to 4 SO; Robert
son county. 81 Is TO 2 3; American gin and
brandies, 81 10 to so; Highwines. SO to 9ic :
sherry per gallon, 81 Is to 2 so; Home bitters
| per dozen, So so to so. rg.l.u
MoLAssEs-Louisiana, firm 35965c in bar
| rels; syrups, 60gT5c.
NAMs-Steady at 81 so rates.
0ATs-Firm at 54@56c from store.
| ONIoSs-Steady at So SO per barrel.
PowDER-Rile per keg, So; mining, "a Is.
PoULIRY-Old chickens dull at 81 50@5 90 ;
young. 50 OO94 90. as to size.
PoTAToEs-Are dull. with liberal supply
at So 0O93 Is D barrel. N
Pork Quiet at sl3 25@1S.50 in large and
small way.
SALr-S2 1898 25 y Dbl. 81 1902 60 a sack.
| SUGAR Quiet; Louisiana, 101z9I21zc for
common TO fair, 12549l314c for yellow and
white clarified; refined, crushed and pow
dered, 141S@l454c; Coffee. A. b and @. 13149
| 14hc.
| SHoT-Per sack, so 60 to 2S5.
SARDINEs-Quarters per case, $40 to q.
| SoAP-German notified. &c; common, sc.
| STARoH-Quiet at ~ to sac per b.