Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-27

Store prices on each are unchanged.
Hay is quiet at $40 to $2l for good to
choice. Oats are firm at 65 to Gee, with
light offerings. Corn meal is firm, and
the supply about equal to the demand;
sales this morning were 100 barrels at
50 rs. Butter is dull at II to 2lc in a
large way. Eggs are irregular; sales
were 10 boxes fresh at l3c, and Is boxes
choice fresh at lac; also, 81 barrels part
ly damaged at lie. New potatoes are
coming from the interior, and are bought
by dealers at So; old are dull-some 20
barrels were sold on the levee this morn
ing at 81 25.
From store on orders prices are as follows
BAGaIN0--Is quiet at 2O@23c, with very light
ui BsAss Navy. 81 7b@2 90; white mixed.
B1ooS-Quiet; clear sides. g,l@lOc; shout
ders, 7ttsss5II5c; bulk sides, clear, Sz4gs 70
BRAN-Firm at 81 30@l IS D 100 in store.
BUTTER-Good Western, 10@l5c; inferior,
dull and nominal; new grass, lSS2zc.
COTTOysEED-S9 90 D ton on leyee.
Corn MEAL-Firm at So Is on levee. and - %
CoRN-Steady at 74@75c. with a fair supply.
EGGs-Dull, with fair supply at l2gl4c.
HAY-Quiet at S18 00gA 90. as to quality.
FLoUR-Firm at Sc 50@9 25 for super to fancy.
LIRD-In kegs, i2Sl21Sc; tierces. ll@l11zc;
caddies, H@15c.
MoLAssEs-lL Louisiana. firm $4,000 in bar
rels; syrups. 40@75c.
store.
PoULTRY-0ld chickens quiet at 81 5O@5 SOL;
new, 81 1906 90, as 10 size.
POTAToRs-New are in better supply at So 80
"A 25 ~ barrel; old, dull at So 10 u barrel ;
sweet, So 1904 0Ofl barrel; cabbage, scarce at
S21 OOg29 90; new onions, 81 50g5 90.
PoRK-Mess, sl7 T5@lS . in large and small
way.
SUGkR-Quiet; Louisiana frmer. 89l2c for
common to fair, l2gl4c for yellow and white
clarified refined, crushed and powdered 1910
l454c; Coffee. A. and G. l3@l3'4c.
MONEY
matters are working easy and without
the slightest indications of closeness or
stringency. The banks report but little
desirable paper offering, and quote rates
to depositors at 10 to he. In the out
side market rates are firm at to | J per
cent. per month, and there is more capt.
tai seeking investment than paper seek
ing discount, so that instead of our wor-
thy curb-stone brokers having to inquire
for money, they busy themselves in hunt
ing up those who have notes to offer, and
in this way manage to make comfort
able living.
The gold market is quiet, with light
offerings; the best rates offered by deal
ers to-day is Ill, and selling rates are
lll4 to llls. The premium in New
York is steady at llls.
The market for local securities is
quiet, with little or nothing Transporting
in the way of transactions. Bank of
Tennessee money is in active demand at
&c to tic, and would be sold at 70 to soc
if dealers had any 70 dispose of. City
bonds are quiet. The new currency
issue is quoted at sc to SIC buying and
selling, and the gold issue at 60 to Gle.
Railroad stocks are quiet and unchanged.
Memphis and Charleston is quoted at sc
to SIC buying and selling. Mississippi
and Tennessee is offered at 25c, but can
not find purchasers at over Zoe. Missis-
sippi warrants are dull at s24 to 95c.
Exchange is quiet; buying rates are
par ON cotton bills and &c premium on
Eastern bank checks; selling rates are
firm at &c premium on Eastern and par
on Southern points.
COTTON.
Sales yesterday were $50 bales, the
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