Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-17


CORN-Over SOD sks sold at pd50c for
mixed white, yellow and car mar
ket firm With fair demand; ANAL orders
55c.
BRAN-Quiet at $l4 per ton for wheat
feed meal Sl4 %; corn bran Sll 2s small
orders 8O@S5c per cwt. +.
OATS-Demand light at 46c IN lot,
orders Doc per bushel.
HAY-Soarce and firm at sl7@22 per
ton according TO quality. Demand ac-
tive; orders Sol % per ewt; prairie hay
Sl2 per ton.
observation-disclosures abundant at
the following prices: Peerless, russets and
Jackson whites in lots at the landing are
quoted mt 81 30 TO 81 40, pcachblows in
lots 81 90 per Dbl; orders 81 65@1 IS per
Dbl. Cabbage - 90 to 50 Is per crate
per 100 head loose $6G8. Turnips 75c
per Dbl. Onions scarce at "a 50@5 per Dbl.
Beans 81 65 per bushel in lots for navy
and 81 50 for medium. Black-eyed peas
81 Is per bushel.
FRUIT-Apples scarce and in good
demand at S4g4 90 per Dbl in lots and 25c
higher in a retail way. Oranges in good
demand at $685. so per Dbl for sound.
Lemons So TO IS per box; eranberries, in
bbls So; half barrels. 81 IS; dried apples
SEg9e; peaches Sc, with good demand.
BUTTER-Dairy and Western table,
26@28c per pound; choice, 28@30c COM
mon scarce; creamery, 3SG40 butterine %
@2Sc. Market firm. Country butter II
to 25c IS in quality.
EGGS-Demand active at 2lc in lots
and pc in a small way. :.
POULTRY-Chickens, per dozen, 81
@3, so as in size and quality: dressed
81 90 turkeys, at $9@l2 per dozen ;
dressed turkeys, l2@l3c per ID; geese dull
at SS 5OG4 per DOZEN ducks, 81 50@S 90
per dozen.
GAME-Venison, whole, 4G5c; sad
dies, Sc; Reelfoot lake fish, 6@7Hc
in lots; squirrels, 75c per dozen; auails.
81 90 per dozen; rabbits, 81 So wild
ducks $l@l so per dozen for mixed and
81 for mallard.
FRESH M~EATS-Hogs, dressed. 4J<6
&c per pound; latter for city dressed;
beet, dull at 2@4c for fore quarters;
Toto for hind quarters; mutton, 4(g6c
for dressed.
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, perkeg, 50 10;
half bbls, 81 IS; bbls, So So sauer kraut.
"a 90 per half hbl, and ST 80 for bbls.
Horse radish, $G@6 50 per Dbl.
SUGAR-Jobbing at 8, 10, 1l@llKi
hard, liz.
COFFEE E-Ordinary 15A@l6Xo; fair
TO choice, l9@20c.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., 90 Nc. 3.
l7%q dry salt do l6@16Hc; green, 7c;
do sailed, 9H@l0c; market very firm, with
an upward tendency; tallow, 5@6c; bees
wax. DC.
LEATHER-0ak sole, 38640c; hem.
lock, 28@32c; harness, 36@38c skirtinp
So@Slc; French calf, S40@60 per dozen;
domestic cali, $4,000 per dozea.
SALT;-Per Dbl, 81 1902 per car or dray
load; sacks 81 40a1 so. .
T0BACCO-Per ID 42k@6Oc.
COTTON SEED-Per ton. So.
LIVE STOCK-Cattle in light supply
especially good stock, with prices
firm. Grass fed are 81 1903 % pei
cwt; Texas, S393 Is; cornfed Western
50 25G37 5;calyes and yearlings,A@ each:
cows and calves, $1,000; hogs, 4G5c.
sheep, 81 50@2 for common. and $8@
1 for other qualities.
BAGGLNG-h arket steady; on order.
aax, 9hc per yard; jute, lie; ties
~ l5@2 80 per bundle; grip tic, 81
Irvine, l2c per pound.
PROVISI0NS-The market is ouiet
Bulk clear sides packed are 7k@7Hc
clear ribs do Ic; shoulders 45s@4Ac'
no bacon offering except breakfast which
is 9@9l4e. Hams, 9H@l0Hc.
LARD-Tierces, Sc; half barrels, SIC,
key, SIC; pals, &c; half pals, 911c.