Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-19


FLOUR-Priccs arm. Medium aud
low grades have moved rather freely.
Quotations for Western grades IN iohbing
lots, S5.75 for x. a.25 for AA, A15 for
XXX, $5.25d5.75 for family and S69650
for fancy.
CORNMEAL-Dcmaud fair. at S2.l7
az 20 for round lots and s. % in u small
way.
C0RN-Sales in round lots at 45c for
shelled and 47@5Oc in a small way. De-
mand active.
HAY-Demana active and prices firm
at S1l@1525 for all grades, and 65@Sjc
per cwt in a small way.
OATS-Quiei at S5@36c for lots, and
37@40c in a small way.
BRAN-In demand and selling from
first hands at SIS 25@15 so per ton.
APPLES-Firm at 50 0094 90 per Dbl
from store, with few choice offering. A
small lot of sound sold at 1926 on the
landing.
POTATOES-Sales on the landing at
50 40 per Dbl in lots for peachblows. Seed
potatoes are in light movement at 81 40
az per Dbl; sweets are $3G4 per Dbl;
new Louisiana Florida So per Dbl.
ONl0NS-Quiet at S29S,26 per Dbl as
in quality. Few good offering. New
from Louisiana sell at 81 per Dbl.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 65 per bush
ell; medium, 81 40@l so; small lots, 81 so
o. 90. Clay peas, 81 25@l so per bushel.
BUTTER-Prhirie butter, l5@l8c per
pound; Western grades are 1920 IL
@l5c for medium; other grades, S@l2ci
cooking and poor stuff unstable; country
butter, 10@12c; creamery, 28930c.
GREEN PEAS-Lower and selling at
$50 per bushel. Snap beans "a per
bushel.
POULTRY Chickens find ready sale
at from $3@S.75 per doz for good to choice
hens, aecordingto size and quality; ducks
~ 70; geese very dull at S293 per dozen I:
turkeys $l0Gl5 per dozen.
EGGS-The market is BETTER prices
l0Gl2c per dozen.
DRESSED MEATS-Beef 3@4c for
fore and 5@6c for hind quarters. Hogs
4k@5kc for city, and 419c for country
dressed.
PROVISIONS Bacon - clear sides,
packed, 55s@62sc; clear ribs, 5L@5Ac;
shoulders, 4H@41zc; breakfast bacon, ~
@8c. Hams, sugNr-cured, 8A@9hc. Bulk
meats, loose. clear sides, 5H@530c clear
ribs, 5H@5.15; shoulders, 3A@4o. Mess
pork, $1l@ll SO. Market unsettled and
dropping. UlI
LARD-Tierces, 1910; half barrels,
7K@7%c; pals, 1A@7Tc; half pals, 81
@8Ac; country lard, 6@GHc.
FRUITS-Bananas offer at $203 per
bunch. Oranges, So 00@5 90 per box for
Messina, large, and scarce; lemons, $3@3.5C
per box; dried fruit slow at 1H@lAc for
old and 2@2hc for new; peaches, %
.2Lc for halves and1H@2 for quarters.
NUTS-Oocoa, s3@4 per 100. Peanuts
&c for red; choice white, 5l@615c. Peeans,
l3@14c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, Sole; Almonds, &c. Taragona, l9c
Filberts, &c.
HIDES-Frm; dry flint No. !, 12c
per lbi No. 2, SC; dry sailed, 9@l0c
green salted. &c; green, 4c; sheep
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 2O922c per 10.
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay IS
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal, 26@27c
per gallon, and oil cake $14 to $l6 per ton.
LIME-Sl per Dbl in stores 9Oc by car
load.
BALING STUFFS-B agging-aax,
2 to ~ lbs, 1l@l1Ac; hemp, 10Kc; hall
jute, 2 to "a lbs, 11@11Ac; baling Irvine,
12c; iron ties. 81 05@2 Is per bundle.
Rope, Zoe for iute and Ice for cotton.
O0AL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, SOC
per Dbl; do, slack, 95@40c Ito steamer,
Acc per box for Pittsburg; Doc for Shot
well, and Doe for slack. st. Bernhard
coal 35c to boats and 45c to city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 So
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 18c per gal.
NAILS-$22 5 per keg rates.
RICE-Per ID SIC for South Carolina.
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. /, 2
and 3, So, 7@6; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
MOLASSES-Common to choice, 2S@
37c syrup do, 10000.
SUGAR-Jobbing, 7A@SAcfor yellow
clarified; whites, 5000; choice open
kettle, 6Ac; prime, 6Hc; fully fair, 6cH:
medium fair, &c.
OOFFEE-Rio, common TO fair, I2@
13c; good, l5Hci prime, l5K@l6c; choice
17@t8c.
LIVE STOCK-Choice corn-fed cat.
tie, O@0%oi lair 10 choice Texas dc
4@4No; other grades, 2H@3Ac; calve,
and yearlings, A.50@7. Hogs, s2.75@S
for all grades. Sheep, $1@2 per head .foi
inferior and 4@4Hc for butcher grades
Lambs, $275@3.25 each.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules, from
IA to 16 hands high, range from $40 t.
$50 each, according TO size and shape
Vorsae Sl10mi50 for harness To extrs
saddle; $3n@l00 for good common saddle
and ST0G80 for work do; common tC
plups. S40(a7O each.