Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-24

Among the cargo is $40 bbls meal, selling
at e 10 per Dbl 20 bales hay, for which
the demand is good So sacks oats, 50 bbls
apples and sundry lots Of dressed hogs,
poultry, etc. A lot Of 1000 lbs dressed
turkeys sold at 1870 per h on arrival.
CORNMEAL-Sales, to arrive yester-
day, at 81 10 per Dbl. Supply scant and
demand good, though mainly local.
FLOUR-Market quiet and prices
firm. with ample stocks and sellers
willing. as follows: Western, in lots,
So so per Dbl for X, 81 for Xxx, "a 80.
for Xxx, 81 for choice family, and $50.
8 70 for fancy.
CORN-Scarce and in request at 41H@.
40 for shelled. Small orders 48@50c per
bushel.
BRAN-An grades are firm; sales Of
100 sacks wheat bran yesterday at $l3 90
per ton; shipstuif, $l3 80 per ton; corn
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. Sales of 2 carloads choice timo-
thy yesterday at SIS per ton. All
grades are quoted higher as follows; Com
men $40 good mixed $11@12, for prime
l2@l3, choice $l3@l4 fancy SIS. No
prairie hay offering; last sales ST so per
ton. Hay at retail 70@S0c per cwt.
P0TATOES-Market firm and holders
stiff in their askings, though 81 80
per Dbl is the best realized for round lots,
and & for dray loads of peachblows and
-,,.,otn. e., -4ora tOL1O Ok nor hbl
APPLES-Unchanged in price, sound,
81 1902 per Dbl in lots, and S2@2 % in a
small way.
TURNIPS-Dull, at 75c per Dbl; pars.
nips, 81 per Dbl; horse radish, So 6O@t
| per Dbl.
BEANs-In lots 81 5O@1 10 per bushel
the latter for choice navy in small lot'
81 75@2.
OABBAGE-Selling tojobbers in round
lots at $7@9 per 100 head, as il quality
and SO 5093 70 per crate for trimmed
also 81 for choice. The market is activl
and sales brisk.
FRUITs-Oranges; SO 50 per Dbl
lemons, S. per box; dried apples
slow sale, at 2@3c per ID; peaches, Pose
and 1910 for unpealed.
BUTTER Market weak; prices a
follows. Choice Western in lots, 16@l8
perth for best; medium, 12H@l50; com
mon, 9@11c; creamery, 27@28c; country
butter, l0@l2hci poor grades are neg
lected.
EGGS-Prices are dc per dozen il
round lots, and 21@22c in a small way.
POULTRY-Chickens are in good sup
ply and show no advance, prices beinI
, 81 1902 Is per dozen; choice hens goin,
to 81 80; dressed, 50 50@2 rs per dozer
Turkeys sell freely, if good, at $9@l2 pc
dozen, a few extra going dollar or tw
! higher; dressed do, l2@13Hc per lb
Ducks, g 25@2 so. Geese $4@5; dresse
do, "a.
GAME-Venison, whole, 4@5c; sac
!. dies, 6@8c; quails, 81 per DOZEN squii
a rels, 81 per dozen; rabbits, 81 5001 rs pr
dozen; wild turkeys, 50975c; duck
common, 81; maAards, 81; fresh fish, 4.
Y DOC per lb.
i DRESSED MEATS-Hogs are sellin
4 freely at 3%94c per pound for large an
! 4H@5c for neatly dressed shoats. Be
: steady at &c for fore and &c for hind qua
: tiers.
PROFESSIONALISM are easy and
fair demand at the following quotation
> bulk shoulders, loose, 50 9093 per CIV
II long clear, do, So S5@3 90; clear ri
n SO 90@S 90; clear, $404 05. Mess por
50 25@8 80 perbbl. Smoked meats, pae
ed, 81 for shoulders, 42@4Hc for Gle
IL ribs, 4X@4%c for clear sides. Hams, Z
@7Ac. Breakfast bacon, 6%@615c.
,r SUNDRIES-Cider, SS@S 80 per b
and IS per half Dbl. Cranberries, 81
. 7 25 per Dbl. Horse radish, SIS 50@6 p
rs Dbl. Mince meat, $1,000 per ID. Apr
er butter, 7c per Ii. Bologna sausage, 7e p
Il. ID. Pigs feet, 81 % per kegi 1908 90 I
- half bbls and 81 for bbls
~ LARD-Firm; tierce, 6H@6Ac; hi
bbls, 6Ae; kegs, 6I@7c; buckets, ~
TX nc; half buckets, 7%@7Ac.
&c HIDES-Steady; dry flint No. | ]
per ID; No. 2, 10@1lc; dry sailed, l0@ll
green sailed, colo; common, 4@6c; sheC
|; skins, 25@15c. Beeswax 20922c per
! Tallow &c per ID.
NUTS-Cocoa, but few in market; s.
ling in store at Sc per 100. Peanuts, 4c
red; choice white, &c. Peeans, 6@6Ac
Arkansas; 10@15c for Texas. AlmonI
DC; Taragona, 19c. Filberts, SC.
/, LIME-S1 per Dbl in store; 9Oc by
load.
COTTON SEED-$7 per ton.
SALT-$1 45 per Dbl delivered for OF
river.
a. 2 to2H lbs 1l@11Ac; hemp, 10Hc; h
iute, 2 to ~ lbs, 11@11Ac; baling twi
12c iron ties, 50 05@2 10 per bundle.