Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-14

weak and tends downward, and sales are
reported as low as 81 756l 90 per barrel
in lots on the landing.
APPLES-Small varieties, 81 9562
per Dbl in lots from aatb0ats; large, s. %;
in a small way, 81 25@2 80 per Dbl; extra
fine large scarce at S@3 so
CABBAGE-LOuisiana, 81 80 per crate
in lots, and IS in a small way.
BEANS-In lots 81 40@1 IS per bushel,
the latter for choice navyi in small lots
81 75@2. m
0NIONS-In lots, 81 25@l so per Dbl;
from store, 81 5O@l 75i onion sets, sOc to
81 per bushel.
EGGS-Plcntiful and still dropping in
price; sales at 10c per dozen.
POULTRY Chickens-sales at 81 25
as % per dozen, according to size and
quality; dressed do. ST. turkeys Soil
receipts, liberal; dressed turkeys, he
ducks, s. 759S dozen; geese, 81 50@5.
GAME-Venison, whole, 5@6c; sad
dies, 8@l0c; qnails, 81 90 per dozen ;
squirrels, 81. 00per dozen; rabbits, 81 90 per
dozen; wild turkeys, 50@75c; ducks,
common, 81; mallards, 81; fresh fish, SC
for lake. Game scarce.
DRESSED Misunderstanding hegs
8kc per pound for large and 4a4Ac for
small; beef 2H@5c for fore and hind quar-
tiers.
BUTTER-Demand good for medium
and choice; all grades scarce; Western
table higher at l8@20c; medium, l5@l7c;
white country, lO@l2Ac; common and
cooking, S@10c,
PR0VISIONS-Prices higher; bacon,
shoulders, 4ss@494c; clear ribs, 5M@5Hc;
clear sides, 5H@6c; breakfast bacon, 81
@7Hc, all packed. Hams, S@8Ac; de-
mand fair and stock ample. Bulk shout
ders, loose, SN@4c; long clear, 3, 0.5@
SIC; clear ribs, 5H@5Ac; clear sides,
5.20@5hc. Mess pork. S10.75; market
unsettled and tending upward.
LARD-Tierces, 7@7Ac; half %tierces
TIC; kegs, TIC; pals, SIC; half pals
S3sc; country, loose, 6%@7c.
FRUITS-Bananas STOP 50per bunch.
oranges, $S@3 so per box for Messina and
81 30 for Valencia; lemons, "a per box
Dried apples, slow sale, at 2@2He per ID.
peaches 2A@2Hc, and l2Lc for unpealed
NUTS-Cocoa, S. 90 per 100. Peanuts
4c for red; choice white, INC. Pecans
13@14c for Texas. Almonds, &c; Tara.
gona, l9c. Filberts, sc.
Enthusiastically dry flint No. l l4c
per ID; No. 2, 10@l1c; dry sailed, 10@l2c,
green sailed, colo; common, 4@6c; sheep
skins, 25@T5c. Beeswax 20@22e per ID
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-0il mills pay S
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal 26@2'
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to SIG per ton
LIME-Sl per Dbl in store; 90c by ca
load.
BALING sTUFFS- Bagging-lax
2 to2A lbs, ll@llAc; hemp, 10Hc; hal
jute, 2 to "a lbs, ll@llAc; baling Irvine
he; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle
Rope, 10c for jute and 1Sc for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, so
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer
Acc per box for Pittsburg; Soc for Shot
well, and 30c for slack. St. Bernnar,
coal 35c to boats and 45c to city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 A
per Dbl; coarse, in SKIS, 81 so.
YINEGAR-Pure cider 18c per gal.
NAILS-$2 % per keg rates.
RICE-Per 10 &C for South Carolins
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. |,
and 3, s., 7@6; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
M0LASSES-Common to choice, $50
DC; syrup do, 4O096Oc.
SUGAR-Jobbing, 7K@7Ac for yellov
clarified whites, SH@SAci choice ope
kettle, 6Mc; prime, 6Ac; fully fair, $40
&c; medium fair, 5.05@5Hc.
COFFEE-Rio, common to fair, 1870
l4ci good, l5K@l6ci prime, l6H@l7C
choice, 1715@1sc.
LIVE STOCK-Beef cattle are quote
at 4@4Hc for choice; good medium 90
3Ac; smooth fat oxen 3@4c rough q
2Kc; thin 1H@2c; yearliAgs $4@6 pc
head; mich cows $l2@30 each. Hogs i
light receipt; prices range at S@3%C
the latter for choice. Sheep-commo
$l@l 10 per head; choice 415c.