Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-28

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APPLES-Ih : small way s2@s per
biol. Supply fair.
POTATOES-Supply light; Peach
blows in lots, 81 Is per Dbl; table potatoes
81 7562 %, and the same for seed varie-
tics from storei sweets 81 1898 Is per
Dbl.
ONI0NS-Scarce and inquired for at
$3@360 per Dbl for sound.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 IS per bush
ell; medium, 81 40@1 so; small lots, 81 80
al So Clay peas, 81 25@1 so per bushel.
BUTTER-Inactive choice Western
table, lSc; medium, 12@15c; other
grades, S@12s; cooking and poor stuff un-
salablei country butter, lO@l2ci cream
cry, 2S@30c.
EGGS-Lower at IIK@lSc per dozen.
POULTRY Chickens are easy at
81 2593 rs, according to size and quail
ity; ducks duh at g IS; geese very dull
at 1904 per dozen; turkeys in good de-
mand at l0@l5c per ID, and $l0@l6 per
dozen.
PROVISIONS = Bacon = clear sides,
packed, 5Ac; clear ribs, 55sc; shoulders,
4%c; breakfast, 7@77sc loose, Ac less.
Hams, sugar-cured, 8@5Xc. Bulk meats
loose, clear sides, 5H@5.30; clear ribs,
5.15@5.20; long clear, 6.l5@5.N; shout
ders, S%@4c. Mess pork SlO.25@ll.
Demand active.
LARD-Tierces 7N@7Ac; half barrels,
.7%@7Ac; pals, 8@81sc; half pals, 81
@SAc; country lard, 6@6Hc.
DRESSED MEATS = Beef at 3@3hc
for fore, 4c for sides and 5@7c for hind
quarters; hogs, city dressed, Sc.
FRUITS-Oranges, $3@3 50per box for
Messina, large and small; lemons, $3@3 so
per box; dried fruit in demand at liza
iAc for old and 2@2kc for new; peaches,
2@2ISc for halves and for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, 1908 so per 100. Pea
nuts sc for red; choice white, &c. Pecans,
13@14c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, 7H@8c; Almonds, &c; Taragona,
19c. Filberts, &c.
HIDES-Dull; dry flint No. l, l2c
per lbi No. 2, SCI dry sailed, 9@10c;
green salted, &c; green, 4c; sheep
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax W@22c per 10.
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay IS
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal, 26@27c
Der gallon, andOil cake $14 to SIG per ton.
LTME-$l per Dbl in store; 9ec by car
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-aax,
2to2N lbs, ll@llAc; hemp, lOHc; hall
jute, 2 to ~ lbs, ll@l1Aci baling twine,
he; iron ties, 81 O5@2 Is per bundle.
Rope, 10c for jute and l8c for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 50c
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer,
Acc per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
well, and 30c for slack. st. Bernard
coal S5c to boats and 45c to city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 80
per Dbl; coarse, in SKIS, 81 so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 18c per gal.
NAILS-$2 % per keg rates.
RIOE-Per ID SIC for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. /,
and 3, So, 7@6; kits, 81 10, 90@T5c.
I RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
MISUNDERSTANDING to choice, 28@
SIC; syrup do, 100000.
SUGAR-Jobbing, 7A@SNcf for yellow
clarified; whites, 9@9Hc; choice open
kettle, 6Ac; prime, 6Hc; fully fair, &c
medium fair, 6.05@5Hc.
C0FFEE-Rio, common to fair, la
18c; good, 15Kci prime, 15K@l6ci choice
LIVE SToCK-Choice corn-fed cattle
do 3%@4Hci other grades, 2H@9Kc
calves and yearlings, $5@S. Hogs
2A@35Sc for all grades. Sheep, $l@2 pei
head for inferior and 4@5Hc for butcher
HORSES AND MULES - Supply
moderate, with a fair trade reported
Mules, from IA to 16 hands high
range from $40 to $3.50 each, &C
cording to size and shape. Horses
$110@150 for harness to extra saddle; $St
@100 for good common saddle, and 500
80 for work doi common to good plugs
$40@70 each.