Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-16

Tho wholesale trade was moderately
active yesterday, the demand for near
ly all classes Of feed being in excess
of the supply. Corn, hay, oats and
bran are in especial request. Bread
stuffs exhibit weakness in prices
though the demand is good. Wheat
has been declining in Northern mar
kets, hence -four sales are at slightly
lower figures, though there appears to
be no Stacking off in the consumptive
request. Trade continues active in
all branches.
FLOUR-Slightly off; medium and
and lower grades are in most request
Jobbers prices are as follows: Western X.
50 Is; XA, 81 rs; fancy, s. 50G6 %.
CORNMEAL-The market shows less
strength. Round lots sell from the land
ing at SIS and S2.25 on small orders; the
mills sell at 500 for dray-loads.
CORN-Sales in round lots at 45c for
shelled and 47950c in a small way.
HAH-Market firm and all grades in
active request. Sales Of mixed red-top at
SlS 80 per ton; prime at $l4 and choice
timothy at Sl5i small orders 65@85c per
cwt.
BRAN-In demand and selling from
first hands at SIS 250l5 so per ton.
APPLES-Firm at 81 0094 90 per Dbl
from store, with no choice offering.
P0TATOES-Sales on the landing at
50 25 per bile in lots for $50 bbls peach
blows. Seed potatoes are in light request
at 81 50@2 per Dbl sweets are S3@4 per
Dbl.
0NIONS-Quiet at s2@S.25 per Dbl as
in quality. No good offering.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 IS per bush
ell; medium, 81 40@1 so; small lots, 81 50
a. 90. Clay peas, 81 25@lej0 per bushel.
BUTTER-Prairie butter is arriving
in small quantities and will command Is
@lSc per ID; Western grades are 18@20c;
l29l6c for medium other grades, 8@l2c;
cooking and poor stuff unstable; country
butter, 10@l2c; creamery, 2S@30c.
EGGS-The market is lower; prices
l00llc per dozen.
DRESSED MEATS-Beef 364c for
fore and 5Q6c for hind quarters. Hogs
4l3@5Hc for city, and 4Hc for country
dressed.
POULTRY-C Chickens find ready sale
at from $3@3.75 per doz for good to choice
hens, according to size and quality; ducks
81 20; geese very dull at S203 per dozen;
turkeys $1O@l5 per dozen.
PROVISIONS - Bacon clear sides,
packed, 6Ac; clear ribs, .60c;
shoulders, 419ci breakfast bacon, 79s@8c.
Hams, sugar-cured, 8A@9Hc. Bulk meats
loose, clear sides, 51+@59sc; clear ribs,
5.l5@5.2Oj long clear, 5,l5@5.2O; shoul-
ders, ,3B@4c. Mess pork, Sll@l1 50. De-
mand active.
LARD-Tierces, 7@7%c; half barrels,
7%@7Ac; pals, 7%@8Lc; half pals, 81
oslo; country lard, G@6Hc.
FRUITS-Bananas offer at S2@S per
bunch. Oranges, So 50@5 90 per box for
Messina, large, and scarce; lemons, $3.50
per box; dried fruit slow Mt 1X@1Ac for
old and 2@2Ac for new; peaches. IA
&c for halves and 1H@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, 81 % per 100. Pea
nuts &c for red; choice white, 6%c. Pecans,
l3@14c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, 7H@Sc; Almonds, Sc; Taragona,
l9c. Filberts, sc.
HIDES-Dull; dry flint No. l, l2c
per ID; No. 2, Sc; dry sailed, 9@l0c;
green sailed, &c; green, &c; sheep
skins, ISOLDE. Beeswax 20@22c per ID.
Tallow &c per lb.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills paw SO
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal, 26a27c
per gallon, and oil cake $14 to SIG per ton.
LIME-$l per Dbl in store; 9Oc by car
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-hax,
2 on lbs, ll@llAc; hemp, 10Xc; hall
jute, 2 to "a lbs, ll@llMc; baling Irvine,
l2c; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle.
Rope, 10c for jute and 18c for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, Soc
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; TO steamer,
l0c per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
well, and 30c for slack. st. Bernard
coal 35c TO boats and 45c to city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 IS
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
INEGAR-Purc cider 18c per gal.
NAILS-S2 Is per keg rates.
RIOE-Per Id &c for South Carolina.
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. /, .
and 8, 50, TAG; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, So 40.
MOLASSES-COmmon to choice, 28@
SIC; syrup do, 100000.
SUGAR-Jobbing, 7A@SNcfo for yellow
clarified; whites, SH@9c; choice open
kettle, exc prime, 6Hc; fully fair, 6cH!
medium fair, &c.
COFFEE-Rio, common to fair, 120
1885, good, l5Kci prime, l5K@16c; choice,
l7QlSc.
LIVE sT0CK-Choice corn-fed cat
tie, 4H@5c; fair to choice Texas
do 4@iAc; other grades, 2H@3Ac;
calves and yearlings, %.00@8.OO. Hogs,
2l6@24c for all grades. Sheep. Sl62 Der
head for inferior and 4@5Hc for butcher
grades.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules, from
IA to IL hands high, range from $40 to
$50 each, according TO size and shape.
Horses, Sll00lO for harness to extra
saddle; S80@l0 forgood common saddle,
and $I0@S0 for work do; common to
good plugs, $+0@70 each.