Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-13

POIAIOES-c4lcS OF round lots early
rose on the landing yesterday at $l.75 per
Dbl. but sales are reported at $l.40@1m,
and mixed lots al even lower; dealers are
unable to give satisfactory quotations for
seed varieties, the demand for which is
about over. Peach blows and other table
potatoes are quoted at S1.S0@l.M in lots.
and in a small way S1.9002. Sweets are
scarce and quoted at 50 per Dbl.
APPLES3Scarce at &.50@3.75 per Dbl
in a small way. A lot of so bbls, not first
class, sold on the landing yesterday at
CABBAGE-Sales ordered stopped by
the health board.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 65 per bush
ell; medium, 81 40@1 so; small lots. 81 rs
az. Clay peas, 81 25@1 so per bushel.
ONIONS-Scarce and firm at $3@
3 90 per Dbl.
BUTTERSSteady; creamery, 28@30c;
Western table, 18@20c; for choice, l5@
lie; for medium, 10@l2Hc; for country
white 8@l0c.
EGGS = Unsettled; sales yesterday
were all the way from l2H to l5c per doz;
the market indicates weakness.
POULTRY-Chiekens 81 50@3 50 per
dozen, from poor mixed to extra hens;
turkeys scarce at Sl2@l6; dressed To-,
loo; geese, s4@5i ducks, 81 1908.
PROVISIONS Bacon-clear sides,
packed, 5A@5Ac; clear ribs, 5E@5Ac;
shoulders, 4%@4%c; breakfast, 7@7Hc;
loose &c less. Hams, sugar-cured, 8H@
9Lc. Bulk meats, loose, clear sides, SIS
@5.20; clear ribs, 5.05@510; long clear,
5.05@5.l0; shoulders, 3H@4c. Mess pork
S10.25@ll. Demand active.
LARD-Tierces, 7H@71Gc; half barrels.
Ike; kegs, Sc;s pals, 6@8hc; half pals,
SIC; country, lard, 6%07c.
DRESSED MEATS - Beef at &c
for fore, &c for sides and 7@9c for hind
quarters; hogs, DC; city dressed, SIC.
FRUITS-Bananas, jobbing at 81 25
az per bunch; retail, 5 1902 per
bunch; oranges, 81 so per box for
Palermo; Messina, SO CO., and Sc so
for Valencia; lemons, IS per box. Dried
apples, slow sale, at 2@2Ne per III;
peaches 2N@2Hc, and 12Hc for unpealed.
NUTS-Cocoa, $3@3 50 per 100. Pea
nuts DC for red; choice white, &c. Pecans,
l3@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, 7N@Sc; Almonds, Sc; Taragona,
l9c. Filberts, &c.
HIDES-Dull; dry flint No. /, 12c
per Id; No. 2, 10c; dry sailed, I09Ilc;
green sailed, 6@7c; green, &c; sheep
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per lb.
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-0il mills paw 81
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal 28@27
per gallon, and oil cake S14 TO SIG per ton.
L1ME-S1 per Dbl in store; 0Oc by car
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-hax,
2 to2H lbs, ll@llAc; hemp, 1OXc; hall
jute, 2 to ~ lbs, 1l@lAc; baling twine,
he; iron ties, 81 0592 Is per bundle.
Rope, Zoe for iute and 1Sc for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, SOC
per Dbl do, slack, 35@40c; TO steamer,
doc per box for P%ittsburg; Soc for Shot
well, and SOC for slack. st. Bernard
coal 35c to boats and 45c TO city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 As
per Dbl coarse, in SKIS, 81 so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 18c per gal.
NAILS-$2 Is per keg rates.
RICE-Per ID SIC for South Carolina.
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. l, 2
and 8, So, 7@6; kits, 81 10, 90075c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
M0LASSES-Common to choice, 2S6
SIC; syrup do, 100000.
SUGAR-Jobbing, 7M@8Acfor yellow
clarified; whites, 9@9Hc; choice open
kettle, SIC; prime, 615c; fully fair, &c;
medium fair, 5.6@5Hc.
O0FFEE-Rio, common to fair, 12@
19c; good, l615c; prime, 15H@16c; choice,
l7@18c.
LIVE STOCK Fair supply and
good demand. Choice corn-fed cattle,
SA@4Kc; fair to choice Texas
do 3A@4He; other grades, 2H@SHG
calves and yearlings, sos. Hogs,
3M@4Ac for all grades. Sheep, $1@2 per
head for inferior and 4@5Kc for butcher
grades.
HORSES AND MULES = Supply
moderate, with a fair trade reported.
Mules, from IA to 16 hands high,
range from SO to $3.50 each, ac-
cording to size and shape. Horses,
$l10@l50 for harness to extra saddle; $50
@l0O for good common saddle, and 500
so for work do; ommon to good plugs,
$40@70 each.