Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-09
only a local demand, however, for the
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main articles Of trade
FIOUR-Supply moderate With seant
receipts during the week. Prics in Job
hing lots are for Western, IN lots, So so per
Dbl for !, 81 for Xxx, 81 Mfor Xxx, Afor
choice family, and $5@5 rs for fancy.
| CORN-Selling on orders from store at
1850 per bushel. Stock fair.
C0RNMEALRSearce and irregular at
q 2@2 Is per Dbl.
0ATS-A small lot sold yesterday at
&c per owt; heavy are S2@SSci small or
dcrE S8ta40c. -
BhAE-Scarce and Arm, light sales
from store at sl7 per ton; orders filled at
$50 per cwt.
HAY-Selling 10 lots from fatboats at
3l2S$lb per ton; strictly choice would
command higher rates. Prairie hay last
sold at " 10 TO 20 80 per ton at retail IS
COCO per cwt.
P0TATOES-Market stiff at 81 20 to
~ IS per bbl in lots and 81 25 to 81 so per
bblin small way. Stock in store and on
natboez 10000 bbls; sweets 81 loose and
q % from store. Several round lota sold
from tlatboats at prices given.
APPLES-Light movement; sales
from h~at-boats, 81 60@2 per Dbl according
% size and quality at retail, % 25@2 50
TUREIPs-Dull, at Tbc per Dbl; pars-
nips, 81 per Dbl; horse radish, S. 5000
BEANs-In lots 81 409l 60 per bushel,
tho latter for choice navy in small lots
81 T5a2.
1oNIONs-slow, at 81 25@1 IS per Dbl
In lots, and 81 5091 IS in a small way.
CABBAGE-Fair, jobbing demand at
G@9 per 100 head from store; crates, So IS
al.
FRUITs-oranges; IS per barrel
lemons, "a 50 per box dried apples,
slow sale, at 2@3c per hi peaches, 2@8c,
and 12He for unpealed.
BUTTER-The better grades alone find
demand, medium and poor stuff being
neglected. Choice Western in lots, 16@lSc
pSrb for best; medium, l2K@l5o; COM
mon, sole; creamery, 27@28c; country
butter, l00l2Hc.
EGGs-Irroguiar at 22@28c per dozen.
POULTRY-Scarce and higher for
chickens, prices ranging from 81 DC to
50 per dozen, according to quality
dressed, do, 81 50@2 IS; turkeys dull
at $9@ll per dozen dressed l2@14c per
ID ducks 81 50 per dozen; geese AG5.
GAME-Venison, whole, 4@5e; sad
dies, 6@6c; quails, 81 per dozen; squir-
rels, 81 per dozen; rabbits, 75c per
dozen; Wild turkeys, 50@75c; ducks.
common, 81; mallards, 81; fresh fish, Az
@5c per ID.
HIDES-Steady dry flint No. | lac
per ID; No. 2, 10@11c; dry sailed, l0@l2c-
green sailed, colo; common, 4@6c; sheep.
skins, A@T5c. Beeswax 20022c per ID
Tallow &c per ID.
NUTS-Cocoa, $5@5 50perl0O. Peanuts
40 for red; choice white, Be. PecAns, 6@6Lsc
for Arkansas; l0@15c forTexas. Almonds
9ci Taragona, 19c. Filberts, &c.
LIME-$1 per Dbl in store 90c by cal
load,
COTTON SEED-Nominal; last quo.
%tations were 81 per ton; cotton seed
oil nominal 26@27 per gallon, and oil
cake $l4 to SIG per ton.
DRESSED MEATS-Hogs for pack.
ing, 3H@4c per pound for large and Az
for city dressed and shoats. Bee.
steady at &c fer fore and Sc for hind quar-,
ters.
Professionalism bulk shout
ders, loose, 2Hc per cwt; long clear, do.
20 cOi clear rlDi $oaWo W clear, % "
@S 95. Mess pork, $S@8 30 per Dbl
Smoked meats, packed, 81 for shoulders
4Hc for clear ribs, Axe for clear
sides. HAMS, 7@7Ac. Breakfast bacon
6H@6He.
SALT-dray-load lots delivered a
81 rs per Dbl. Supply s3ant.
BALlNG sTUFFS- Bagging-aax
toy lbs, l1@llAc; hemp, 10I5c; hal
jnte, 2 to 2h lbs, 11@11Ac; baling twiae
10 iron ties, 81. 05@2 l5 per bundle.
LARD-Steady; fierce, &c; half bbls
6Hci kegs, exc; buckets, 7@7Hci hal
uckets, 71S@7%c.
COAL-Stock ample. Pittsburg lump
delivered, Doc per Dbl; do, slack, S5040c
to steamer, 40c per box for Pittsburg; So
for Shotweh, and 30c for slack. st. Bern
nardcoal 36e TO boats and 4bn 10 city trade