Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-13
GENERAL MARKET.

As this market Is governed more or less by
those higher up the river. we give to-day thu
quotations Of leading articles from the Cairo
Bulletin Of Wednesday as follows: Bran IL
active demand at s20@22. Flour, the demant
increasiSg &; no advance In price; good super
IS 50. White wheat. So 25; y, Sc; XX. ST;
! XXX, 81 25; xxx, IS so. Hay. choice
scarce; active demand fer all that arrivesi
mixed, sl6; choice timothy, $40; prime timo-
thy, SIT !; choice mixed. s1s gilt edge. S2l.
Corn unchanged; bulk white, on track, 3@
size !. mixed. SS@35c; yellow. SIC; in sacks.
white. AGO ise; bulk. 26c; sacked, 32@S3c.
Corn-meal firm; S. D., 81 so; X. D., So 400
2 50; Evening Star" 400 bbls. 81 5O@2 60.
Butter. choice roll, 22925. Eggs. fresh, soc;
good supply old, dull, zoe. Poultry dull; live
chickens. s2@z 80; dressed turkeys, lO@l4c.
When the rates of freight is considered, il
will be seen from our appended quotations
that there is very little margin in the above
named articles sold here. We quote as fol-
lows: ,t u iHs
APPLEs-steady at s. OO94 50, as to quail
BUTTER Choice held at 2s9SOc; fair to
prime, 20@22c; common. l2@l5c.
BAGGING-kanges from l39l41Sc for light
BkAN.firm at s2l OO@25 90.
BAC0N-No clear sides or shoulders in mar
ket; sugar-cured hams. l414gl5c; breakfast
1BEINS@0aiet: s. 25a2 70 a busbel.
CHICKENS-Mixed and full grown. So 0O@
3 50. Dressed. 50 O0g4 90 D. dozen.
CANDLES-Firm. Light and full weight,
CHEESE-Firm and scarce; factory, $50
16llc; English dairy, l9glg1ae.
COTTON -SEED-Firm at $40 o ton. +.
C0FFEE-Steady. Common Rio. 10000 !;
fair 70 prime. 2O1SS23c; Laguyra. 22g5c; ia
CABBAGEs-Prices firm at IS 90 for choice
CoRN-MEAL-Firm at sS 9O@S Is on the
CRANBERRIEs-DuIl at SlO@l2 90 u Dbl.
C0RN-Firm at 55@56c fer yellow and
white. shelled.
DRIED APPLES = Quiet at 514@7c v n;
DTcKsgball at 50 5O@S so Fdou. dressed;
EGGS Firm at 3SC999c. and scarce.
FLOUR n FIRM and unchanged. Low
grades, s50096 20 medium. s. 509S 50; fam
lily and fancy. 50 00@lO 50.
GEESE-Sales at S597 90 D dozen for live.
GUNNIES-Second-h hand burlaps, Ice; new,
HAY-Choiee scarce at sS2@33; common to
| to prime, S2}Cg2i; Arkansas prairie, $40. From
store, III 40Sl % q lUU IDS. I"ff..I.
| KRAUT-Quiet at SO 4 Dbl,
| LEM0NS-Steady at 81 509S.
LIME--Firm at 81 50@l 20.
LARD-Dull; tierce refined, SEC; keg
| do, 914@-c; pail, 91z@lOc, leyee and store
prices.
LIVE ST0CK-Beef cattle, choice, 5J51%c;
medium to good. 2@41zc gross hogs, 41z@4s4;
| sheep, firm, 59512c.
M0LAssES-firm; good to prime Louisi-
ana. 5S@6Oc t
NAILS--Steady at Sc Is rates.
0RANGES-Actiye fresh Louisiana, IS COG
| 50 II Dbl.
0NI0Ns-steady at 50 1904 90, levee and
| store.
OATs-Firm at iS@44c for mixed and choice
white.
TURKEYS-Dull at sIO@l5 y dozen for
live and l6@lSc f3lb for dressed. i...
PORK = Dry sailed clear sides. 7@714c
clear rib. 6A@7c; shoulders, 41a@5c; hamss,
| 9%d934c; mess pork. S16 u Dbl.
| P0TAT0ES-Firm; in shipping order, 81 70
| as 90; in store, SO 2593 IS.
| sUGAR-Firm; We quote: coffee A, 1254c;
extra @, 12Gl212c; crushed and powdered, l4c |;
new Louisiana white clarified, l21ze.
| SALT-S2 1898 Is q Dbl, domestic and dairy.
| STRAW-Scarce and in demand.
TIES-Are firm; $685. the inside price for
lots of not less than 500 bundles. Id Is