Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10
General Trade.

vailed throughout the past week,
prices generally being satisfactory
Large additions to our stocks arrived
by several steamers from the Ohio
and st. Louis. Freights from the
latter point r 15c per cwt and 30c
per Dbl. Prices during the week have
varied but little. Hay is some lower,
corn about the same, -four steady, oats
are in active demand at full prices,
poultry finds ready sale, eggs have
tumbled and meats are again higher,
with an unsettled feeling.
FLOUR-In fair movement; western
in jobbing lots SO 50 per Dbl for X, 81
for Xxx, A 80 for xxx, "a rs for choice
family, and S. 1906 for fancy. Single
bbls 25c higher.
CORNMEAL-In round lots on the
landing, 81 50; dray loads, 50; from mills,
50; in a small way, 50 25 per Dbl.
CORN-Market stiff, at 41%042%c fol-
round lots on the landing; from store, As
@47c per bushel. Several dealers are out
of stock.
: BRAN-Seles at $13 25@l3 so per ton
for wheat bran. Feed stuff. Sill per
ton; corn bran, SO; small orders 60@80c
per cwt.
OATS-Prices range for carload lots at
3l@35c per bushel; several car loads OF
light oats have brought the inside figure;
from store on orders, 34936c; seed oats in
good demand, at 38@40c for white, BOA
45c for black and 55 for red rust proof.
HAY-Quotations are for common
S9@l0 per ton; mixed Sl0@l0 90 prime,
$ll@l2; choice, S13. Sales have been free
during the past week, at $l1@l2 per ton
for Ohio river mixed and clear timothy.
A car load of choice small bales sold al
$l3 IS; Arkansas prairieat 50; small orders,
70@75c per cwt.
POTATOES - Quotations are for
table potatoes, in round lots S2@2 Is per
Dbl; seed qualities 81 25@2 so; in sore
81 25@2 95 for table, 81 25@2 50 for seed.
Sweets, 81 75@2 25 per barrel. Market
weak.
APPLES Small varieties, 81 95@2
per Dbl in lots from flatboats; large, 81 rs;
in a small way, 81 25@2 so per Dbl; extra
fine large, very scarce at So. The stock
is reduced and choice are scarce.
CABBAGE-Louisiana, 81 per crate in
lots, and 81 so in a small way; supply
equals demand SO so per 100 head.
ONIONS-In lots, 81 2501 so per Dbl
from store, 81 50@1 IS; onion sets, SOC to
81 per bushel.
BEANS-In lots 81 4O@l 65 per bushel,
the latter for choice navy; in small lots
81 75@2.
EGGS-Unsettled and Hover; alot of 600
doz sold at 1870, most dealears held at
2Oc, a decline of 10per dozen inside of two
days Supply better, and lower figures
are expected; offering freely to-day at Ice,
POULTRY - Chickens-sales at 50 25
@3 70 per dozen, according to size and
quality; dressed do. So; turkeys $40;
receipts, liberal dressed turkeys, l2a13c
ducks, 81 75@3 dozen; geese, 81 SOFAS.
GAME-Venison, whole, 5a6e; sad
dies, 8@l0c; quails, 81 90 per dozen ;
squirrels, 81 per dozen; rabbits, 81 25 per
dozen; wild turkeys, 5O@75c; ducks.
common, 81; mallards, 81; fresh fish, Sc
for lake. Game has been scarce for several
days.
DRESSED Misunderstanding hogs
SIC per pound for large and 4@5c for small
beef 2zgg6c for fore and hind quarters.
BUTTER-Demand good for medium
and choice; all grades scarce; Western
table higher at 18@20c; medium, 15@17e;
white country, 10@l2%c; common and
cooking, 8@l0c.
PROVISI0NS-Market firm, with a
good demand bulk shoulders, sic loose;
long clear, 42sc; clear rib, 4%c; clear, sc;
mess pork, $40 so per Dbl; smoked meats
shoulders, 4%c; clear ribs, 5%65Ac;
clear sides, 5000; hams, 8@8Nc; break
fast bacon, 6K@7Hc.
LARD-Firm; %tierces, 7@7Hc; half
bbls, 7H@7Hc kegs, Ike; buckets, Sc;
half buckets, SIC; country, 6H@7.
FRUITS-Bananas, Sl@2 so per bunch;
oranges, $S@9 so per box for Messina and
81 80 for Valencia; lemons, 81 per box.
Dried apples, slow sale, at 2@21e per ID;
peaches 2H@2Hc, and l2Hc for unpealed.
NUTS-Cocoa, S. 90 per 100. Peanuts
4e for red; choice white, TIC. Pecans,
l3@l4c for Texas. Almonds, Sc; Tara
gona, 19c. Filberts, DC.
HIDES-Steady; dry flint No. l 14c
per 10; No. z, 109llc; dry sailed, 10@l2c-
green sailed, 6@7c; common, 4@6c; sheep.
skins, 25@I5c. BeeswaX 0@22c per ID.
Tallow &c per III.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills offer 81
per ton; cotton seed OIL nominal 26a27
per gallon, and oil cake $14 to SIG per ton.
LlME-$l per Dbl in store; 00c by car
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bapgipe-aax.
2 to ~ lbs, 1l@11Ac; hemp. fOIc; half
jute, 2 to 2h lbs, 11@l1Nc: balinc tvina
l2c; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle
Rope, lQc for jute and lSc for cotton.
OOAL--Pittsburg lump, delivered, SOC
per bbli do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer,
Acc per box for P~ittsburg; 35c for Shot
well, and Boo for slack. st. Bernhard
coal Doc to boats and 45c to city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 As
per bblj coarse, in SKIS, 81 so.
INEGAR-Pure cider 18c per gal.
NAILS-S2 % per keg rates.
RlOE-Per ID 6Ac for South Carolina.
FlSH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. /, 9
and 3, s., 7tG6; kits, 81 10, 9O@T5c.
RAISINS-Per box, 50 40.
MISUNDERSTANDING to choice. 286
57c; syrup do, 100000.
COFFEE-Rio, common to fair, 1870
1885, good, lBe prime, lie; choice, lS1fc.
SUGAR-Louisiana, in hhds, 5&@7%c
Louisiana clarified, yellow, 808%e; do
white, 9hc; granulatd and crushed, l0@
l0Kc; cut loaf and powdered, 10Hc.
LIVE STOCK-Beef cattle are quoted
at 4@4Hc for choice; good medium 3@
SIC smooth fat oxen 3@4c; rough pa
2Hc thin lA@2c; yearlihgs $4G6 per
head; mileh COWS $1,000 each. Hogs in
light receipt; prices range at 3@3%c.,
the latter for choice. Sheep-common
Sl@l Is per head; choice 4Hc.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
Arkansas City, Illinois. .................. p.m
Frinr's Point, COahoma ................, pm