Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-01


POTATOES-In moderate demand at
s2@226 per Dbl loose, and s2.75@S25 in
a small way.
BUTTEK-Strictly choice Western,
l2H@l5c creamery, 1929; fresh prairie
sells At l21z@l6c; country, S@l2c. Mar
ket quiet and sales slow.
EGGS-Sales to-day at 10K, ll@l2c
per dozen; supply scarce.
CHICKENS-Young chickens are dull.
with small slow TO sell at 81, l Is, 1000
200 per dozen as In size; old 81 O062.5O
per dozen; a few extra hens selling al
y % per dozen. Supply liberal.
PROV1SIONS-Bacon shoulders, 4%c;
ribs, 6.S0@5.85c; clear sides, 606, 10c;
sugar-cured hams. 10@llHc; breakfast
bacon. 7K@SAc. Dry salt meats-Shoul-
der, 4Hc; short ribs, 5.35; clear, SIC.
Mess pork, Sll. The market is quiet with
good demand.
LARD-Tierces ,7H@7Ac; half barrels,
IKE; pals, 1906 half pals, 81; country
lard, &c.
FRUITS-Apples, new, 40@50c per
bushel, and 81 25@20 per Dbl loose. Ba-
nanas, demand good at 81 .5003 per bunch.
Pineapples 81 50@3 90 per doz. Oranges,
SO 50@5 90 per box for common; fancy
scarce at Sc. Lemons, 81 5000 so per box.
Dried fruit slow at lK@lAc for old and
2@2Ac for new; peaches, 2@2Hc for
halves and 1h@2c for quarters.
NUIS-Cocoa, $50 350perl 100. Peanuts
&c for red; choice white Virginia hand
picked, TIC. Pecans, l3@14c for Texas.
Arkansas and Missouri Sole; Almonds
&c; Taragona. l9c. Filberts, DC.
HIDES-Firm; dry flint No. l, l8c
per ID; No. 2, DC; dry sailed, 10@llc;
green sailed, &c; green, sc; sheep
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per 10.
Tallow 5@5Hc per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills nav IS
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal, 26a27e
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to $l6 per ton.
LlME-$l per Dbl in store; 90c by car
load.
BALING STUFFS-Flax bagging,
2 to2A lbs, 11@llAc; hemp, 10Hc; halt
jute, 2 to "a lbs, 1l@l1Ac; baling Irvine.
12c; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle.
Rope, Toe for lutte and l8c for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered. Soc
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer,
4Oc per box for P~ittsburg; S5c for Shot
well, and 90c for slack. st. BERNARD
coal 35c to boats and 45c to city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 50
per bib; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 1875 per gal.
NAILS-S2 Is per keg rates.
RICE-Per Id SIC for South Carolina,
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. |, 2
and 3, SO, 7@6; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 50 40.
MOLASSES-Common to choice. 286
SIC; syrup do, 100000.
OOFFEE-Ohoice, 17@l8c; prime,
l5X9l6c; good, lSK@l411ci common, II
@l2Hc.
SUGAR Jobbing prices: Yellow
clerifed, 7A@8Hc; whites, SA@9c;
choice open kettle, exc; prime do, 61<a
6Mci fully fair, 6S@6Hc; inferior, 5A
@6c.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules from
IA to ID hands range from $40 to $50;
large heavy, $3.50; horses $50 to $l75 for
good to extra saddle and harness stock
good to common plugs and work horses,
$40 to $50. Business fair, with demand
chiefly for saddle and harness animals.
LIVE STOCKING corn-fcd cattle
offer. Grass-fed beeyes from good to me-
dunn, 9@3kc gross; common and fat
cows and heifers, 2@3c; scalawags
and grazing cattle, 1H@2Hc. Receipts
light; demand limited, and market
weak. Sheep and lambs are in fair de-
mand and good supply at 81 25@2 50 per
head for lambs; $1@3 for common sheep,
and 2M@3%c gross for medium to choice
butcher sheep, Hogs, no demand and
market held nominally 2A@4c for rough
to choice light weights. Cows and calves
Scoops according to grade. Young calves
3@6 per head.