Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-18

at sli@l525 Cor all grades. and 65@s5c
per cwt in a small way. a carload of red
top sold at SO and S carload OF choice
timothy at the track for Sl5.25; supply
scant.
0ATs-Quict at 859SGc for lots, aud
3Ig40c in a small way.
BRAN-In demand and selling from
first hands at $50 25CG15 so per ton.
APPLES-Firm at S3 O0d4 90 per Dbl
from store, with few choice offering.
POTATOES-Sales on the landing at
81 rs per bible in lots. Seed potatoes are
in light movement at 81 1902 per Dbl;
sweets are $3@4 per Dbl; new Louisiana
Florida So per Dbl,
ONIONSIQuiet at S203.25 per Dbl as
in quality. Few good offering.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 IS per bush
ell; medium, 81 40@l so; small lots, 81 80
az 90. Clay peas, 81 25@l 80 per bushel.
BUTTER-Prairie butter, 1j@lSc per
pound; Western grades are l8@20c II
@l5c for medium other grades, Sole;
cooking and poor stuff unstable; country
butter, 10@12c; creamery, 28@30c.
GREEN PEAS-Lower and selling at
$l.50 per bushel.
EGGS-The market is weak; prices
.9H@llc per dozen.
DRESSED MEATS-Beef 3@4c for
fore and 5@6c for hind quarters. Hogs
4k@5Ac for city, and 4%c for country
dressed.
POULTRY Chickens find ready sale
at from S3@3.75 per doz for good to choice
hens, according to size and quality; ducks
81 70; geese very dull at $203 per dozen :
turkeys Sl00l5 per dozen.
PROVISIONS = Bacon clear sides,
packed, 55s@5%c; clear ribs, 5H@5%c;
shoulders, 4T@4Hc; breakfast bacon, 73s
@8c. Hams, sugar-cured, SA@9Hc. Bulk
meats, loose. clear sides, 5H05.30c clear
ribs, 5H@5.l5; shoulders, 3T@4c. Mess
pork, Sl1@ll so. Market unsettled and
dropping.
LARD-Tierces, 1910; half barrels,
7K@7%c; pals, 7A@7%c; half pals, SA
@SAei country lard, 696Ac.
FRUITS-Bananas offer at 1903 per
bunch. Oranges, 50 0005 90 per box for
Messina, large, and scarce; lemons, S3@3JO
per box; dried fruit slow Mt lH@lMc for
old and 2@2Ac for new; peaches, %
2Hc fof halves and lK@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, 1904 per 100. Peanuts
4c for red; choice white, 512@8Ec. Pecans,
l3@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, Sole; Almonds, Sc; Taragona, l9c
Filberts, sc.
HIDES-Frm; dry flint No. l, l2c
per ID; No. 2, Sc; dry sailed, 9@l0c
green sailed. &c; green, &c; sheep
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax W@22c per ID
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay s.
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal, 26027C
per gallon, and oil cake Sl4 to $l6 per ton.
LIME-$l per Dbl in store; SOC by car
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-aax
2 to ~ lbs, ll@1l%c; hemp, 10Hc; hal
jute, 2 to "a lbs, ll@llAc; baling twine,
re; iron ties. 81 05@2 10 per bundle
Rope, Zoe for iute and l8c for cotton.
C0AL-PitLsburg lump, delivered, 50c
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer
Acc per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot.
well, and 90c for slack. st. Bernhard
coal 35c to boats and 45c to city trade
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 81
per Dbl; coarse, IN sks, ST so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider l8c per gal.
NAILS-$2 25 per key rates.
RICE-Per ID 6Ko for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. l,
and 3, IS, 7@6; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 DO.
MOLASSES-Common to choice, 28@
SIC; syrup do, 100000.
SUGAR-Jobbing, 7A@SMc for yellow
clarified; whites, 5000; choice oper
kettle, 6Ac; prime, eye; fully fair, 6cH'
medium fair, &c.
C0FFEE-Rio, common to fair, 12@
18c; good, 15Hc; prime, l5h@16c; choice
l7@l8c.
LIVE STOCK-Choice corn-fed cat
tie, 5@52sc; fair to choice Texas d,
4@4Hc; other grades, 2H@3Ac; calve
and yearlings, A.50@7. Hogs, S2.75@3
for all grades. Sheep, $l@2 per head 70
inferior and 4@4Hc for butcher grade:
Lambs, S2.75@3.25 each.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules, iron
II TO l6 hands high, range from $40 t
S130 each, according to size and shape
Horses, Sll0@150 for harness to extr
saddle '$S0@100 for good common saddle
and $70@S0 for work do; common t
good plugs, $0@7O each.