Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-01
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BALfNG STuFFs AND TIEs-paFrlns.
lbs. according to quality. -al0he; % lbs,
-Nl0xc;, baling tWiRe. to l2ci IrOn ties. :
BUILDING MATERIALs-In store prices
are: Cement. Louisville. 81 3, y bbls Rose
dale. D Dbl. % IS; hair, Z 2a2 IS 3 80
- bale; plaster. Miehigan. 3 0i New YeEk,
So 90 70 5 60 per 1909; brick. : to II per 1908.
CANDLES Boxes. full weight, lShal4c;
half box. full weight. IA to 141<c; quarter box.
full weight, l4% to l5c per 10.
C0RFEk-Ordinary. 10 to 16xo; fair. II to
m1Sc; SEQ. y tolSh; primo. lstols'S; eheice'
CHICKENS Mixed. 2S to AIS; choice
hens. 8 90 to 8 so.
COAk OIL-R gallon. l7o.
C0RN-Mixed. 81 to $50; white. 81 to 5Se;
c6EE;MEAL = KiIn-driOd. full weights.
COTTON YARNS-No. COO. l2GI2he; No.
100, 1l&l4fc; No. 400. 16@l6he.
0ABkAGES-New, per 100. SIS OSgl7 90.
~CHEKSE-llhr.
C0TTON-SEED-Sl2 90 y ton.
C0TT0N-SERD 0IL-Crude, 4c per gallon;
CR0Uf-Psr barrel. IS 0O9S Is; half-bar-
rols, "a 80, as to quality.
DRU9S- OPIUM. IS IS to 6 90: quiRine,
IS So y ounce; morphine, al 90 u ounce:
eanpbor. S6g4Oc per pound; chlorotorm, 20
4 pound; castor oil. 100 y pound; borax, lSo
q pound; blue-mass.. IN lars. tic = Pouud;
ealomel, 500 q pound; Indigo, Sc@sl 10 y
pauns; asafsotida, 25c Fnound ~tartsric acid.
81 $3.50; ~lulphuric acid. " to Sc ' pound, al
cohol. ? 80 = eallan; iodide pots 81. 3 50@36 60,
DRIED FRUIT Apples. G5f; peaches.
E9Gs- e% 10 l0s dozen.
FISH-Maokerel, bGlf-barrels. No /. $50
s IS; h~alf-barrels No. 2. 6 2596 II; half
barrels No. 3. - &c 90; kits No. l. ! 559l s.;
kits, No. q. Is tol 40; kits No. 8. IL to Is.
extra. 1875 to $50: treble extra. rs x to 6 40:
choice family. Sc % to Is; fancy. $3.50 to6T5
GLASS-6xs q l0xl5. IS rs; uxI4sl6Iz4.
t72'; lSs22@2 xSJ, " Is. To the trade > dis.
count Nf 60 y cent.
GAME-Rabbits. 2 60 per DOZEN; quails. 70
per dozen; v~enison. &c for whole and l09llo
( saddles; ducks. 225925 so per dozen: SPUR
rels, J 2, per dozen; pheasants. S 90; fsh, Ga
l215e per ID: wild geese, 500 per dozen; wild
du Ks. l 1902 so.
HIDES. EI0.-Dry desrskln. l5a1s,: sheep
pelts, 25c@sl 90; flint hides, 1895; Or
sSlted, R9l3o; green sailed. 796; green. 5
HORSES AND MULES-Horses, good com
mon, 4 10 8 years, SS5 "a, 10; good saddle, Us
to $50; good d living. l + to les; common plug
pillow. 6 to s.. aged hokes, IS to IS. Mules. IA
TO AZ hands. 4 to s years, $40 to IS; l4H to Is,
4 to 6 years, s. to lis; Is to l5k, 4 to 8 years.
lis to 25;l5h to JIG, 4 to 6 years, i2> to 40;
aged plug mules, 65 to rs. Mules in fair sup
lly ara COED demand; horses rather scarce
and in pOor demand.
Hay Choice Western, l6 to II; srairie. 800
to 9 90: mixed. s13 o. to IA 90.
HARDWARE Bar iron, 20; cast steel best.
IS; hollowWare castings. SIC; ares, best han
dies. 81 nails, 81 60 for nd; grind stone.
$50; anvils, best, &c; solid box vises, l5o:
Burdin's horse shoes, 5 70; m~ule-shoes. s 90:
Ames' shovels. Ne ,. 70 90; wheelbarroHs.
50; rope, MANILA, 1874 to lis4c; rope sisal.
drice. with regular discount to the trade.
LARD -Tierces. 4 to Sc; half barrels 81 to
SIC; kegs, S. to sac; pals, 2Olbs, 81 TO SIC;
pals, 10 lbs. 9 to &c.
l,RMONs-y5 90 as sos BOZ.
LIVE ST0Ck-Choice steers. 4 to Sc; good
steers, 81 20 &c; common. "a 70 &c: yearlings,
5 90 70 500 per head; calves. 4 o. to 6 90 per
head: ssssp. ! 50 70 800 per head lambs, lS
TO 2 50 per head. Hogs, ~ te Sc. gross.
MISS PORK Heavy, $40 29l0 60; rump
M0LASsEs-commsu, = to 2sc; fair, to
zoe; prime. TO Sos; strictly prime, 10 to 4lo;
choice. - to 49,.
MISCELLANEOUS Vinegar, per gallon,
Is TO 25c; Tobacco, per Ii. 43 10 9Jc: Spice. IS;
Pepper. lie; Sardines, SIGH so; Oysters, ] ID,
Sc to 60c, Oysters, 2 lbs. 81 % to / 10; Matches,
s 50 49,: Cotton Rope, - to Tic: G ass
Rope, l. to l21Sc; Powder, kegs, Sc s.; Shot.
~ % to -; Soda. kegs, to &c;
Soda cases. to Sc: new Raisins, s l5to2S.
hAILS-320 70 2 81 3 keg.
NAVAL hICRES-hesln. 3 Dbl; 2 Is to 1 Is;
pitch. y btl, 5 50; tar, y hbl. 6 50; halt Dbl.
5 20: Manila rope. = ID, i6s; Sisal. l2gl4,;
tarred rope, l5c; tar marlin, Ec: spur yarn,
sDei oskum, > bale. navy, s. American nav.
4 9; beat navy. s.
0ATs-MiKsd. = to 4Oc; white. to l2c;
black seed, 10 C.
NIUSs-Nsw per Dbl. go to $50.
1eRhNaES-pes Dbl. 5 50 to Z 81
POIAIukS-Per barrel, 81 10 TO Us.
PAIHTs-Linssed oil. G. to %; boiled, S. 10
6ss: turpeniine. 40 to sc: Japas dryer. IOOS;
Futts. eulk, 81 to ici cladderS, II L 5f; var
nish, coach, j Is 20 3 o.; copal, No. l, ! 50;
fre-proof paint, ory, &c; Venetian red, dry,
Cookson's, SIC; yellow oehre, dry, French, !
&c; white lead, S54eghe; red lead. lie; cot
taEe coloTs, ehql0ko.
PICKLES Per barrel. sSi hAlf-barrsI.
RICE-Ordinsry to choice. 6% to 7Ke.
SUGAR. LOUISIAkA-In hhds. fair, TO
Ic; .fully .air, = 10 TIC: prime, $50;
to SHs: yellow clarified. - to 9;
white, -,S9ze; bsrrelsd, 10 higher.
SUGAR. RRFINED-Rshned A. -a1Oc;
and powdered, : clio: granulEttd,
70 Lei cut loaf. - to l1ko per ID.
sYRUPs-cOEmOn TO fancy $50 to Csc psr
SOAP-Rosiu and Gsrmsp AZ 70 81, psr u;
LattinE's Dixie, ~; Latting's Laundry, 5k;
Latting's German, &c; Latting's Refined Oil,
sTARoH-4o peril
sALT-Cosrss and common fne Sol Is;
dairy in bbls. - 70 2 rs; Liverpool, coarse.
sacks to l %; Liverpool, fRe. sacks. / 40
TIMERS ST00K-rin plato, &c, IO1lI,
. box 10; nc. l4x2o, ~; &c, 12x12, s; IC.
Is to 751; TX. l0xli, $50; TX, fIT2O.
50; TX. AKA, $50; TX. 1sxl2 g75; sheet
boiled. Mes. % ana Il, 4@4k: do, char
coal, tqeZc; do, galvanized, 109Ile: Russia
lrtn, " TO lie; sheet zinc, 80; iron wire, Sc
eop.er pitS. 22s; block tin. Gle.
NHlbk1-Per gallon. 85c to 100.
W00L-For wool delivered in Memphis the
Memphis Cotton and Wool Manufacturing Co, |
az follows: For tub washed. fine, 80 TO "a;
medium, 81 to &c; coarse, u to 28c; dingy and
fOorly washed, 3 to &c per pound Of. I'M
medium, 80 TO DC; light fine, 1St3 %; !
heavy 6ne and coarse, Is TO lie: common,
pound OF.
WOOD AND WILLOW WARE-Two and
three hoopei, painted buckets, 81 IS to 2 &c; !
buckets, Y dozen, brass-beund, cedar, 2 and
Loops Vt99: tubs, painted. nests Of 9, 8 %
3 20; No. !. 8 on; No. 2, 90 to 5 90; No. 3
30 to 100; churns, pine, 10 70 "a inches, Z 90
9s 50; cedar, brssf-bound, Is 0097 90; we'll
bueketss 4 90; waghboards, wOod, ! so; Sino.
s.; ax-bandlss, 25@1 n per dozen.