Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-27

place at Cairo, as the river is also reported
closed at Paducah. There is no sign Of a
thsw for a few days to con at least. No
receipts of produce by river and but little
by rail reduces stocks day by day, and
confines sales to aatboats and storekeepers.
No round lots Of any kind changed hands
yesterday, or this forenoon, except meal
at the landing for $40 per Dbl. Dealers
are offering corn 'to arrive" at SC to &c per
bushel above last round lot sales.
CORN-Market firm with a speculative
feeling, and small dealers with scant sup
plies. Sales this forenoon Of 81 SKIS at 46c,
and 100 seks at Ale on the landing, from
Madrid Bend per steamer Ruth. Small
orders from stores 50c per bushel.
CORNMEAL-Sales during past two
days Of 800 bbls on landing at 81, S2.05 and
$2.lG the market is firm at the latter fig
ure, and littleremains in first hands. From
store $2.l5@2.25 per Dbl.
OATS-Supply scant; light Ohio river,
2o15i heavy Northern, none, last sales
3l@32c; in a small way 37@36c wheat
straw S. per ton; sheaf oats $14 per ton.
ssPrices TO jobbers, as fol-
lows: Western, in lots, 50 50per Dbl for X, "a
for Xxx, 81 80 for XXX, 81 for choice
family, and $5@5 rs for fancy.
BRAN-All grades are firm; last sales
Of wheat and shipstuf, $13 80 per ton;
orr bran, $l3 per ton; in a small way,
10000 per cwt.
HAY-Market firm with light stocks
in first hands, and good inquiry among
dealers. Quotations are as follows; Com
men $40 good mixed SHOP, for prime
1908, choice $l3@14 fancy SIS. No
prairie hay o 7ering last sales 81 90 per
ton. Hay at retail 0@S0c per cwt.
POTATOES-Market firm at 81 90
per Dbl for good stock in lots,
and 81 in dray loads; from store, $2@2 25
per Dbl; sweets, 81 loose and 81 25@1 90
per Dbl in shipping order.
APPLES-Unchanged in price; sound,
81 1902 per Dbl in lots, and 1902 rs in a
small way.
TURNIPS-Dull, at 75c per Dbl; pars-
nips, g per Dbl; horse radish, IS 5O@e
BEANS-In lots 81 5O@l Is per bushel,
the latter for choice navy; in small lots
81 75@2.
CABBAGE-Selling at sos per 1OC
head, as in quality, and So 50@3 rs pei
crate for trimmed, also 81 for choice.
FRUITS-Oranges; $5@6 so per Dbl
lemons, IS per box; dried apples
slow sale, at 2@3c per ID; peaches, 2@3c
and l2Hc for unpealed.
BUTTER Market steady; prices a,
follows: Choice Western in lots, 16@18C
perb for best; medium, 12K@l5o; com.
mon, 9@11c; creamery, 27@28c; country
butter, 1O@l2kc; poor grades are neg.
lected.
EGGS-Prices are 19c per dozen il
round lots, and 20@21c in a small way.
POULTRY-Chlekens in good supplya
81 1902 % per dozen; choice hens goin,
to 81 80; dressed, 81 5062 70 per dozen
Turkeys sell freely, if good, at $9@12 pc
dozen, a few extra going a dollar or twl
higher; dressed do, 126l3%c per lb
Ducks, 81 25@2 so. Geese %@5i dresse,
do, 81.
GAME-Venison, whole, 4@5c; sad
dies, 6@8c; quails, 81 IS per dozen; SOUR
rels, 81 10per dozen; rabbits, 81 50@1 76pe
dozen; wild turkeys, 50@75c; duck
common, 81; mallards, 81; fresh fish, AZ
abe per ID.
DRESSED MEATS-Hegs are sellin
freely at 3H@4c per pound for large an
4%@5c for neatly dressed shoats. Bee
steady at &c for fore and sc for hind quar-
tiers.
PR0VISIONS-Meats are quiet wit
ample stocks and a fair jobbing dc
mand at the following quotation;
bulk shoulders, loose, 81 90@3 per cwt
long clear, do, SO S5@3 80; clear ri
SO 90@3 95; clear, $4@4 05. Mess porl
S. 25@8 so perbbl. Smoked meats. pacl
ed, 81 for shoulders, 46@4hc for cle'
ribs, 415@4%c for clear sides. HAMS, 7.
@7Ae. Breakfast bacon, 62s@6Hc.
SUNDRIES-Cider, S898 80 per bI
and S. per half Dbl. Cranberries, SIX
7 25 per Dbl. Horse radish, IS 5000 pt
Dbl. Mince meat, 5000 per ID. App
butter, 7c per ID. Bologna sausage, &c pc
ID. Pigs feet, 81 rs per keg; $9@S so fC
half bbls and 81 for bbls
LARD-Firm; ~tierce, 6H@6%c; ha
bbls, 6Aei kegs, Y@7c buckets, 71st
nc; half buckets, 7%@7Mc.
HlDES-Steadyi dry flint No. l L
per ID; No. 2, 10@l1c; dry sailed, 10@12,
, green sailed, 6@7c; common, 4G6c sheer
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per !
Tallow &c per lb.
NUTS-Cocoa, but few in market; Sc
: ling in store at SO per 100. Peanuts, 4c +
red; choice white, Sc. Pecans, 6@615c f
Arkansas; 10@15c for Texas. Almond
&c; Taragona, 19c. Filberts, &c.
LIME-Sl per Dbl in store; 90c by C
load.
: COTTON SEED Nominal, the d
mand having ceased; last quotations 81 p
ton.
: SALT-s1 45per Dbl delivered for Oh
I river.
BALING STUFFS- B~agging-ha
, 2 TO "a lbs, 11@11Ac; hemp, 10Hc; hl
d jute, 2to III lbs, 11@11Ac; baling twin
: l2ci iron ties, 81 05@2 10 per bundle.