Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-22

day brought light consignmcnts Of
hay, and, indeed, very little else than
corn, -four aud meal. The latter is
slightly of, while -four holds firm
without any active movement. Hay
is strong and tends upward. Potatoes
came down from the West in small
lots, a demand having sprung up along
the Ohio for Eastern shipment. Our
consumers are looking forward to the
new crop to supply local wants. Meats
exhibit less droopiness to-day, though
the market is weak and prices unset
tied.
FLOUR-Market quiet. Medium and
low grades most wanted. Quotations for
Western grades in jobbing lots, S3.7J for
Y, 4.25 for Xxx, &.75 for xxx, $3.50
6.75 for family and S696.50 for fancy.
CORNMEAL-Demand fair, at S2.16L
@2l7H for round lots and 81 20in a.small
way.
CORN-Sales in round lots at 45K@46c
for shelled and 47@50c in n small way.
Demand active and market strong.
hAY-Demand brisk and prices strong
at S12@16 for all grades, and 65@85c per
cwt in a small way. The market is poorly
supplied.
0ATS-Quiet at S4@S6c for lots, and
31940c in a small way.
BRAN-In demand and selling from
first hands at SIS 25@l5 80 per ton.
APPLES-Firm and scarce at SO GOA
100 per Dbl from store, with few choice
offering.
POTATOES-A lot Of peachblows in
sacks sold on the landing this morning ut
90c per bushel; a few in bbls had bids of
81 55, which was declined. The supply
is scant and demand active, with prices
advancing. AT New Orleans ~peachblows
are quoted at 81 per Dbl seed potatoes
move in a limited way at 81 40@2per Dbl ;
new Louisiana and Florida. S. SOFAS per
Dbl; sweets, SO 50@4 per Dbl.
ONIONS-Quiet at $2@3.25 per Dbl as
in quality. Few good offering. New
from Louisiana sell ut IS per Dbl,
NEW VEGETABLES-Green peas
lower and selling at 81 .25@ so per bushel.
Snap beans 81 1908 per bushel. Beets.
$406 per Dbl. Cucumbers, 81 per doz.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 65 per bush
el; medium, 81 40@1 so; small lots, 81 SO
az 90. Clay peas, 81 25@1 so per bushel.
BUTTER-Prairie butter, l5@l8c per
pound; Western grades are lS@2Oc u
@l5c for medium; other grades, 8@l2c;
cooking and poor stuff unstable; country
butter, logic; creamery, 28@30c.
PROVISIONS-Jobbers fill orders as
follows: Bacon shoulders, Az @4Hc; ribs,
5K@5%c; clear sides, 5%@5Ac; sugar.
cured hams, 8K@9Hc; breakfast bacon,
7A@7Ac. Dry salt meats-Shoulders,
3A@4c; short ribs, 5@5H; clear, 5.l5@
81. Mess pork, $40 75@l1 % per Dbl.
LARD-Tierces, 7@7%c; half barrels,
7H@7%c; pals, 7A@7%c; half pals, 81
@8Ac; country lard, 6@6Hc.
POULTRY-Chicken find ready sale at
from 81 75@8.75 per doz for good to choice
hens, according to size and quality; ducks
" 70; geese very dull at 5000 per dOzenS
turkeys $l0Gl5 per dozen. l0
EGGS-The market is quiet; prices
l09llc per dozen.
FRUITS-Bananas offer at $203 per
bunch. Oranges, So 00@5 90 per box for
Messina, large, and scarce; lemons, $3@3.50
per box; dried fruit slow at 1H@lAc for
old and 2@2Ac for new peaches, 20
219c for halves and 1H@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, 1904 per 100. Peanuts
10 for red; choice white, 516@6Hc. Pecans,
l3@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, Sole; Almonds, Sci Taragona, l9e.
Filberts, &c.
HIDES-Firm dry flint No. l, 12c
per ID; No. 2, Sci dry sailed, 9@10c;
green sailed, &c; green, 4c; sheep
skins, 25@76c. Beeswax 20922c per ID.
Tallow &c per lb.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay So
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal, 26627c
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 TO $16 per ton .
LIME-$l per Dbl in store; 9Oc by car
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-fax,
2to2H lbs, 11@llAc; hemp, 10Tc; hall
jute, 2 TO ~ lbs, ll@llAc; baling Irvine,
l2c; iron ties. 81 05@2 Is per bundle.
Rope, 10c for jute and 1Sc for cotton.
OOAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 50c
per Dbl; do, slack, 85@40c; to steamer,
Acc per box for Pittsburg; 35e for Shot
well, and 30c for slack. st. Bernard
coal Soc to boats and 45c to city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 So
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
YINEGAR-Pure cider 18c per gal.
NAILS-$2 Is per key rates.
RIOE-Per ID &c for South Carolina.
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. l, 2
and 8, So, Tot; kits, 81 10, 90@75e.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
MOLASSES-Common to choice, 28@
SIC; syrup do, 100000.
C0FFEE-Rio, common, llk@13c;
fair, l4@l4%c; good, l51@5He; prime,
l5H@l6c; choice, 17X@18c; fancy yell
low, l9@2lc; Laguara, l6@lsci Java,
25@28c.
SUGAR-Common New Orleans. 5A
@6c; good, 6H@6Hc; prime, 6K@GAc;
choice, 7@7Aci clarified, 7%@7kc;
yellow cleFiAed, $685.; whites, SH@9c;
crushed cut loaf and powdered, 9h@9%c;
coffee sugars, 7@8Ao'
LIVE STOOK-Choioe oorn-fed cat
tie, 5@5Ac; fair TO choice Texas do
4@4Lc; other grades, 2H@SAc; calves
and yearlings, $4.50@7. Hogs, S275@3.
for al grades. Sheep, Sl@2 per head for
inferior and 4@4He for butcher grades.
Lambs, $2.50@3 each.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules, from
Il to 16 hands high, range from $40 to
$3.50 each, according to size and shape.
Horses, Sll09l60 for harness to extra
saddle; $S0@10 for good common saddle,
and $70@80 for work do; common to
good plugs, $4,000 each.