Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-08
General rrade.

Business was quite active among
Wholesale and retail dealers yesterday.
In the general line of groceries orders
were numerous, and animation pre-
vailed among dealers. Produce and
feed men had their hands full clearing
away lots from the landing that came
in during the early morning hours.
Prices indicate light variations. Meal
and corn were steady or a little frmer,
meats are higher, hay weak, eggs de-
moralized, poultry in good request,
salt more plentiful and lower, and
other articles generally steady.
FB0UR-Demand fair, with iobbine
lots Of Western, So so per Dbl for X, 81
for Xxx, $3.50 for xxx, "a 70 for choice
family, and S. 5066 for fancy.
CORNMEAL-Sales of lots on the
store, 81 O5.
CORN-Market firm. About GOO sacks
IN three or four lots sold on the landing
yesterday at from 4lH@42Hc. Holders
45@47c.
BRAN-Sales at $ls 25 per ton for $50
sacks market steady. Feed stuff, $l1 per
tom corn bran, $40; small orders 60@5Oc
per cwt.
0ATS-Receipts yesterday, 1900 sacks,
mostly on orders and went to store on ar
rival. Demand good for all classes, espec-
tally seed varieties. Quotations are--for
light, 3O@3lc; heavy mixed and white
Northern, 32@SSc; in store, 34@36c, Seed
oats, SOC for rust-proof, and 38@@45c for
other varieties.
HAY-Quotations are for common
S9@l0 per ton; mixed $l0@10 So prime,
Sll@l2; choice, sl3; offerings fair and
market weak; dealers being fairly sup
piled in a small way at 75@80c per cwt;
prairie hay, So per ton; millett, 81.
POTATOES = Quotations are for
table potatoes, $2G2 10 per Dbl; seed
qualities 81 25@2 so; in store 81 2562 IS
for table, 81 25@2 so for seed. Sweets. 81
75@2 % per barrel. Market unsettled
and weak.
APPLES-Small varieties, 81 Is per
Dbl in lots from Aatboats; large, 81 SOAP;
in a small way, 81 25@2 50 per Dbl; extra
fine large, very scarce at 50. The stock
is reduced and choice are scarce.
OABBAGE-Louisiana, 81 per crate in
lots, and 81 so in a small way; supply
equals demand Sl2 so per 100 head.
ONIONS-ln lots, 81 25@1 so per Dbl;
from store, 81 5091 Is; onion sets, 90c to
81 per bushel.
BEANS-In lots 81 40@l 65 per bushel.
the latter for choice navy; in small lots
81 1902.
EGGS-Prices tumbled with a rush
yesterday; sales in the morning were at
2Sc, then DC, and before moor 25c; after
that dealers didn't know what they were
worth receipts we're liberal.
BUTTER-Demand good for medium
and choice; all grades scarce; Western
table higher at l892Oc; medium, 15@l7c;
white country, lO9l2Hci common and
! eeeking. 9M1Qc.
POULTRY - Chickens-sales at 81 25
@9 per dozen, according to size and
quality; dressed do. 50; turkeys Sl0@
ID; receipts yesterday, liberal; dressed
turkeys, l2@l3c; ducks, - 1908 per
dozen; geese, S4 50@5.
GAME-Venison, whole, 5@6c; sad
dies, S@l0c; quails, 81 90 per dozen !;
squirrels, 81 per dozen; rabbits, 81 Is per
dozen; wild turkeys, 50@75c; ducks.
common, 81; mallards, 81; fresh fish, &c
for lake. Game has been scarce for several
days.
DRESSED Misunderstanding hogs
SIC per pound for large and 4@5e for small
beef 3@7c for fore and hind quarters.
PROVISIONS-Market firm, with a
good demand; bulk shoulders, Sic loose;
long clear, 4Ac; clear rib, 4%c; clear, Sc;
mess pork. $40 so per Dbl; smoked meats
shoulders, 4kc; clear ribs, 5%@5Ac
clear sides, $500; hams, S@8Hc; break
fast bacon, 6H@7Hc.
LARD-Firm; t%ierces, 7@7Ac; half
bbls, 7H@719c kegs, 7Ac; buckets, Sc;
half buckets, SIC. .
FRUITS-Bananas S1@2 so per bunch;
oranges, S393 90 per box for Messina and
81 so for Valencia; lemons, 81 per box.
Dried apples, slow sale, at 2@21e per Ib;
peaches 2H@2Hc, and 12IIc for unpealed.
NUTS-Cocoa, S. 90 per 100. Peanuts
4c for red; choice white, ne. Pecans,
l3@l4c for Texas. Almonds, &c; Tara
COMA, 19c. Filberts, sc.
HIDES-Steady; dry flint No. l 14c
per ID; No. 2, 1O@lic; dry sailed, iO@l2c :
green sailed, 6@7c; common. 4@8c; sheen.
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per 10.
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills offer 81
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal 26a27
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to $40 per ton.
LIME-Sl per Dbl in store; 9Oc by car
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-Hax.
2to2h lbs, ll@l1Ac; hemp, 10Lc; half
jute, 2 to "a lbs, ll@llAc; baling Irvine,
he; iron ties, 81 05@2 10 per bundle.
Rope, l0c for jute and 1Sc for cotton.
OOAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, Soc
per Dbl; do, slack, 35G40c; to steamer,
Acc per box for Pittsburg; Csc for Shot
well, and S0c for slack. st. Bernard
coal 35c to boats and 45c to city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 As
per Dbl; coarse, in SKIS, 81 so.
YINEGAR-Pure cider l8c per gal.
NAILS-S2 % per key rates.
RICE-Per ID SIC for South Carolina.
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. /, 2
and 8, So, 7@6; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
KAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
MOLASSES-Common to choice, 28@
57c syrup do, 100000.
COFFEE-Rio, common to fair, 136
l8c good, Ice prime, tic; choice, lSLc, (
SUGAR-Louisiana in hhds, 5%@7Xc;
Louisiana clarified, yellow, 80SHc; do
white, 9Ho; granulatd and crushed, 106
1910; cut loaf and powdered, l0L5c.
LIVE STOOk-Boef cattle are quoted
at 4@41Ec for choice; good medium ga
SIC; smooth fat oxen S@4c; rough %.
219c thin lA@2G yearlings S4d6 per
head; mich cows $1,000 each. Hogs in
light receipt; prices range at 3@S1Sc.,
the latter for choice. Sheep-common
$l@1 Is per head choice 411c.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.