Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-16

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GENERAL MARKET.
The following quotations are for orders
from store and small lots in a iobbing way:
APPLEs-Medinm TO choice. 50 75@5M o..
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-Per Dbl. 5 5O@9 so.
BRAN-Steady; wheat, s24 OO@25 90 y ton
BAooN~Clear sides. l2H@ll9Sc; clear rib
Sides. llA@l2c; shoulders, SA@9c; hams,
sugar-cured. l39l4c: breakfast bacon, 12%@
lSHc;, mess pork; $40 SO9A so p Dbl; Bulk
shoulders, 7H9724c; clear rib sides. l04gllc;
NBEANg--s2 1922 60.
BUTTER-Common. 23@25c; choice, 90@35c,
BAILING STUFFS AND TIES-Bagging, 2
and % lbs, l39lEc; on orders, R9lc higher.
Baling Irvine, 149l5c: iron ties, 6@7hc.
BUILDING MATERIALS-In store prices
are: Cement, Louisville, 50 80; Rosendale, a
y Dbl, 2 409-; hair, 2 1892 so o 40-lb bale;
bale; plaster. Michigan, 3 so; New York,
4 90; lime, per Dbl, l 40.
C0W-PEAS-S2 4092 60.
COC0ANUTS-Per 100, 6 so.
C0FFEE-Rio q ID, common to choice. %
Csc; Java and Laguayra, 3@26c.
CANDLES-Star, o Id, l6@l7c.
CHICKENS-0ld, IS 5OG5 co.; choice hens.
COAL oL-S gallon, l7slSc; special rates
CORE-Yeilow shelled. SS@s4c; ear in Sacks
S4@S5e; white, S6@8Sc.
OORN-MEAL Kiln-dried. full weights.
90 s. to 8 90.
COTT0N-TIES-sc . ID.
COTTON YARNS-No. 600, 12gl2Hc; No.
500, 14@14zhe; No. 400, 16@l6Kc.
CABBAGES-s7 OO@7 80 v per crate; New
Orleans, new, $40 y crate.
CHEESE-New Factory, l6h@l7c; English
dairy. 1T@l7hc; rates irregular.
CHESTNUTS-By the barrel. 2 90 per bush.
C0TT0N-SEED-S9 90 y ton on landing;
80 so delivered.
CELERY-Per dozen, 5O@75c.
CRANBERRlES-Per barrel, II 50al2 90.
COTT0N-SEED 0IL-Crude, at 4l@43c; yell
low, %955c; oil-meal, S25 q ton.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples 5hg6hc; peaches.
DRUGS-Opium, IS so; Quinine, q
ounce ;morphine,6 2 "a ounce; camphor, 5T%c
per pound; chloroform. l 500 pound: castor
oil, 25c q pound; borax. Csc u pound: blue
mass, in Jars. l 10 . pound; calomel. ] 30 "a
pound; indigo, 75@sl 50 a pound; a%sifoeti-
dar, 55c g pound ~tartaric acid, Csc; ~sulphuric
acid, Sc q pound; alcohol. % a gallon;
DGCkS-Quiet at SO OO@3 So.
EGGS l791Sc a dozen: nominal.
FlSH-Mackerel No. ], bbls, Il Wgl4 50;
half-barrels, Z O0g7 50; kits, 5Ogl 70; mess,
kits, 2 25@2 50 No: 2, barrels, y OO@l2 50;
half-barrels, 6 ISg7 0; kit, 1851 IS; No. 9,
625; kits, / l5@1 20. White fish, No. i, half
barrels, 7OOgT so; family, 4 50@5 OO. Cod, in
tOxes, per ID, 6g7c; homeless, SC. Herring,
smoked, SOC; roe h~errings, %half-barrels, 4 COG
4 50.
FLOUR-Super and extra, 81 5O@5 Is; fam
lily and fancy brands. s5 5Os7 50 Sbbl; info
rior, "a 50@5.
FisH-Dried cod. extra large. drains, $40:
GAME = Ducks, 81 50 to 3 90 per dozen
prairie chickens. $50 to 3 50 per dozen; quails,
3 90 TO 2 IS per dozen; v%enison, 8 to &c per ID,
GRITS-s6 90 @6 Is q Dbl.
GEESE-Steady at 81 5095 90.
GR0CERIES-SugGr, crushed, powdered
and granulated u 10 in barrel, l1h@l2c; soft
refined yellow and white in barrels, 9HgllAc
brown and yellow in hhds, lOgllAc. Molasses
Louisiana, new, in barrels, 50965c; sugar
| house syrupsn nominal. Salt, domestic, by thu
carload, 81 1902 Is B2SO-lbbbl. Rice, 999hc
'GLASSE6xs@7x9, IS rs; 7xlO@sxlO, So rs
9xll@l0xl3, Z %; llxl4@l2xl7. 8; l2xlS@l6x20
SO IS; 14x22Sl6x2, $40. To the trade a dis
count Of so y cent.
HORSRRADISHES-Per barrel, 500.
H0MINY-B barrel. IS 0O@5 IS.
HAYS ton, prairie, Sl4 009l7 90; mixed
S2 OO95 90; timothy, SIS 00g26 90.
HARDWARE, ETC.-Bar iron, a ID, "a
4%c. Boiler plates, government stamped
4Zo; charcoal boiler No. l, SIC; ire bed iron
No, 10 TO IA. 696Ho; charcoal bed, SIC; shee
iron, No. % TO q; 7Tci sheet iron. No. % t
"a, 7Ac; charcoal, No. % to n, 9Hc; pillow
slabs, &c; steel slabs, 10hc; pillow wings, 60
SIC; horseshoe iron. 5000; holloware cast
ings, 6@5kc; spring steel, IThe; cast steel
225zc; axes, v dozen, Egl6; boiler riyets. I
HIDES, ETC.-Dry deerskin. SO@s6c; shsoj
pelts, l OOgl so: flint hides, lSglsei dry sailed
fsc; green sailed. $40; green, 9@l2c.
RRAUT-New in store, 5 1863 50 per barre
and 5 so per half barrel.
LEMONS-S7 00g7 so a box.
LIVE STOCK Quiet; beef cattle. 2h@3c
good, 4h@5c; choice, 5h@6c. Cows and calve
dull at S25 00945 90. Sheep, 6%@7c. Hogs
T%a9c-all gross weights. Mules, Sll09l40
Horses. s6O@lOO; choice, sl2O@l6O. Oxen. IS
EARD-Tiorccs, lr4@lfHci kegs, l4ASl6c
MATCHES. BLEACHING, ETo.-we quote
Matches n gross, 300 in box. Z so; parlor. I
gross, 8O0d8 50; Dixon's stove polish, I
gross, 8; MasOn's backing. v gross. 4@5
NEAT FREsH-Beef, forequarters. $685.
headquarters, 6s6c. Sheep by the carcass
SNisAILs-ss 5000 20 kes.
NAVAL ST0kES-Resin. D Dbl; virgin
5 90; pale. s; No. L. 4 u.s. No. 2, 4 90. pitch,
Dbl, s so; tar, % Dbl, ! 80; half bbl. 4 81
Manila rope, v lb, lS@l8Mc; bisal. l69l6Hc
tarred rope, l5o tar marlin, Csc; spun yarn
25c; oakum, y bale, navy. B, American nAVy
OATS-Choice, 7O@72o n bushel.
ONIONS-S5 coos 50 y Dbl.
POTAT0ES-Aocording TO size and quality
8 O0@3 rs y Dbl.
PxINTS@Linseed oil. 81 o.; boiled. / %
turpentine, 4Sc; Japan dryer, / TO- putty
bulk. 40; bladders, &c; varnish, coach, 3 *
copal, No. /, l rs; fre-proof paint, dry, 3hc
Venetian red, dry, Cooksen's, So; yollo'
ochre, dry, &c; white lead, l0H9ll%c.
PICKLES-New. per barrel. 10 90; half-bai
PiGsFEET-Per keE. 2 50.
TINNRRs, sTQoKSIin plate. 70. lOIl.
" box. IA TO-. Hx20, l6iIQt l2xl2 80; Il
roofing, Is; TX, l0x14. III TX. Il 20; II; IS
ri, GN87c; do, charcoal, 1896 do, galvar
Ted, 1IG15c: Russia iron, 24o; imitation d.
ITO; sheet zinc, l3c; iron wire, 9gl6c; soldiel
8@25c; lead. 10c; copper pits, SSc; metallic
TURKEYS-ln fair demand at SIS 0O920 O
VINEGAR-9ood TO choice, H91Oc, an
common, 14o per gallon.
WHISKY-Proof. per gallon, as In age an
quality, 81 25@T 90.
WHEAT-Seed Varieties selling at u bO
| Wy6BoeIDp%lNSHpS' WILLOW wARE-Bucksts.
"A dozen, brass-bound, cedar, z ana 2 hoop
s9@lO; painted, 2 40; tubs painted neSts
5, I 25G4 so; No, ], 10 60i No. z, Y no. 81
ohurns, pine, Is TO % inches. 1910; oeda
iron-bound, Ig17oi cedar, brass-bound, ~
20, well buckets, 5@7; washboards, wood, ~
sine, 2 40; ax-handles, 7b92 90; measure
uostB Of B, Ia 70,