Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-17

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north begin to market their crops.
Corn holds up quite well, and the de-
mand is good. Chickens and eggs
were scarce to-day. though no advance
in prices are reported. In fact, eggs
closed last evening rather week.
FLOUR-Current quotations are fol
iobbing lots; s. 10 per Dbl for X, 81 Is for
XXX, s. for XXX, IS 50@5 70 for family
and $6a6 % for fancy grades. Small
orders 2jc higher. The present stock is
light and jobbers are shy, especially OF
lower grades, only buying for immediate
wants.
CORNMEAL-Sellin at 81 4O@
2 42H per Dbl from the mills and in lots
from the landing. Small orders g 50@
2 So per Dbl. The supply is fair and
demand liberal.
CORN-The market shows a steady
demand; mixed and yellow feed corn in
lots, Acc; on orders, 47@4Se white, 52Lc
in lots and 55c on orders. No ear corn
offers; salable at Ole.
OATS-Selling in lots at 40@4lc for
Northern grades; on orders, 43@45c.
BRANSQuiet at SlS 75@iS so per
ton for wheat, and 10000 in a small or
der way. Corn bran, $40 so per ton.
HAY-The demand is active, with
prices ranging from SlS@18 so per ton I;
orders, 90c9S1 5 per cwt. Prairie hay
$l1 per ton.
POAT0ES-New from store, So per
Dbl; from wagons, loose, S2@2 so per Dbl.
according to size and quality. Onions
$2.75 per Dbl in lots and So from store:
cabbage S2.5093 per 100 head and S2.75
@3 per crate.
BUTTER-Strictly choice Western,
l2h@l5c; creamery, l8@22c; fresh prairie
sells at l2%@l6c; country, 8@l2c. Mar
ket dull and sales slow.
EGGS-lrregular, with sales yesterday
from l0@l0Ic per dozen. Many arrive
in bad order.
CHICKENS-Old stock dull at sea
2.75 for mixed to choice hens; spring
chickens in good demand at 81 .25d2.75.
according TO size and order.
PROVISI0NS-Jobbers fill orders as
follows: Bacon shoulders, 45sc; ribs,
5Ac; clear sides, &c; sugar-cured hams,
9@l0Hc; breakfast bacon, 7%68c. Dry
salt meats--Shoulders, 41sc; short ribs,
5.2Oc; clear, 5.95c. Mess pork, Sill
The market is strong, with a good job
bling demand.
LARD-Tierces, nc; half barrels,
7ze; pals, Sc; half pals, 81; country
lard, &c.
F~RUITS-Apples, new, 4O@5Oc per
bushel, and $l@l 25per Dbl loose. Oranges,
81 per box for Messina, large, and scarce
lemons, $3@3 80 per box; dried fruit slow
at lH@lAe for old and 2@2Hc for new;
peaches, 2@2he for halves and 1H@2c
for quarters.
NtTS-Cocoa, $50 $50 period. Peanuts
&c for red; choice white Virginia hand
picked, TIC. Pecans, 13@l4c for Texas
Arkansas and Missouri sole; Almond I
DC; Taragona. l9c. Filberts, DC.
HIDES-Firm; dry flint No. /, l9c
per lbi No. 2, Sc; dry sailed, l0@1lc;
green sailed, &c; green, &c; Sheep
skins, 25g75c. Beeswax 20@22c per 10.
Tallow 5@5kc per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay SO
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal, 26A27c
per gallon, and oil cake $14 TO SIG per ton.
LIME-$lp per Dbl in store; SOC by car
BALING STUFFS-Flax bagging.
2 to2H lbs, ll@l1Hc; hemp, lO1Sc; hall
lute, Ito "a lbs, llMllMc; baling twine,
l2c; iron ties. ~ U5@2 l5 per bundle.
Rope, l0c for iute and lSe for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, SOC
per Dbl; do, slack, 36@40c; to steamer,
40c per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
well, and 30c for slack. st. Bernhard
coal 95c to boats and 45c to city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 35
per Dbl; coarse,ln SKIS, 81 so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 1Ss per gal.
NAILS-S2 % per key rates.
RICE-Per ID SIC for South Carolina.
FISH-Mackerel in\hf bbls, Nos. l, .
and Q, s., 7@6; kits, 81 10, 90075c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
MOLASSES-Common to choice, 25@
&c; syrup do, 10000.
C0FFEE-Choice, lT@19c; prime.
l5K@leci good, l8A@I4]9oi common, Ii
RS obbing pricosi Yellow
clerihed, 7A@8Hc; whites, SA@9c;
choice open kettle, 6}lc; prime do, GA
.6Aci fully fair, 6%@G}ac; inferior, 5A
@6c.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules from
Ia To 10 hands range from $40 TO $50;
large heavy, $50; horses $50 to Sl75 for
good to extra saddle and harness stock;
good to common plugs and work horses,
$40 to $50. Business fair, with demand
chiefly for saddle and harness animals.
LIVE STOCKING corn-fcd cattle
offer. Grass-fed beeves from good to me-
dunn, 3@3Hc gross; common and fat
COWS and heifers, 2@3o; scalawags
and grazing cattle, 111@2Hc. Receipts
light; demand limited, and market
weak. Sheep and lambs are in fair de-
maRd and good supply at 81 50@3 per
head Cor lambs; S1@3 for common sheep,
and 2A@3Ac gross for medium to choice
butcher sheep. Hogs, no demand and
market held nominally 2A@4c for rough
to choice light weights. Cows and calves
Sl0@25 according to grade.