Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-20


HAY-Quotations are for common
SOLO per ton; mixed S10910 so prime,
Sli6l2; choice, Sl3 fancy. St4 90; Ar
kansas prairie at So; small orders. 70a85c
per cwt. Good hay scarce and in ready
POTATOES = Quotations are for
table potatoes, in round lots 81 9Oa2 per
Dbl; seed qualities So 05G2 10; in store
81 25@2 So for table, 81 2662 so for seed.
Sweets, 81 76@2 Is per barrel. Market
steadier and several holders refuse TO ae-
eept present prices, expecting to realize
higher.
APPLES Small varieties, 50 90
per Dbl in lots from aatboats; large, 81 %;
in a small way, $225@2 so per Dbl extra
fine large scarce at SS93 90, Stock of
all classes much reduced.
'CABBAGE-LOuisiana, A25@4 5per
crate in lots, and 81 5095 90 in a small
way, according to size Of crates.
IBEANS-In lots 81 40@l IS per bushel,
the latter for choice navyi in small lots
81 75@2.
0NfONS-In lots, 81 5O@2 90 per Dbl
and 81 so in a small way market
poorly supplied except with inferior; sets
are 81 % per bushel for buds; 81 80 for
red, and 81 D@5 90 for white from store.
EGGS-Steadier at 1870 per dozen;
market well supplied. 800 dozen sold
to-day at lie.
POULTRY = Chickens-sales at 50 25
as 90 per dozen, according to size and
quality; dressed do. So; turkeys S7@l3;
receipts, liberal; dressed turkeys, l2c ;
ducks, 81 1908 dozen; geese, 81 50@5.
GAME-Venison, whole, 5@6e; sad
dies, 8@10c; quails, 81 90 per dozen;
squirrels, Shopper dozen; rabbits, S1.25 per
dozen; wild turkeys, 50G75c; ducks,
common, 81; mallards, 50; fresh fish, Sc
for lake. Game scarce. Northern quails
sold Yesterday at 65c. H
DRESSED MEATS-Packing hogs
4c per pound for large and 4Hc for
small; beef 24@So, 5h for fore and hind
quarters.
BUTTER-Demand good for medium
and choice; all grades scarce; Western
table steady at 18020c; medium, l5@17c;
white country, l0@l2kc; common and
cooking, 8@l0c.
PROVISIONS Bacon = shoulders,
4%@4Ac; clear ribs, 5A@5%c; clear
| sides, SIC; breakfast bacon, 7@7Lc
| @7Xc, all packed, Hams, SH@8Ac; de-
mand fair and stock ample. Bulk shout
ders, loose, 3A@4c; long clear, s., O.5@
5Hci clear ribs, 5%@6Hc; clear sides,
5il5@5Hc. Mess pork, $l0.25@10.75i
market firm.
LARD-Tierces, ne; half t%ierces,
7Aci kegs, 7Yci pals, SIC; half pals,
SIC; country, lard, 6H@7c.
FRUITS-0ranges, 81 75@3 so per box
for Messina and 81 80 for Valencia; lem
ons, 50 1904 90 per box. Dried apples,
slow sale, at 2@21zc per lb; peaches "a
@215c, and 12Hc for unpealed.
NUTS-Cocoa, $500 per 100. Peanuts
40 for red; choice white, Ike. Pecans,
18@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-.
souri, 6N@7; Almonds, 9ci Taragona,
19c. Filberts, &c.
HIDES-Dull dry flint No. l l4C
per lb; No. 2, l0@flc; dry sailed, l0@l2c-
green sailed, 6@7c; common, 406c sheen,
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax N922c per ID
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-0il mills pay 81
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal 26@2I
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to $40 per ton.
LIME-$l per Dbl in store; Wc by car
load.
BALING sTUFFs- Bagging-aax
2to2H lbs, 1l@11Mc; hemp, 10Xc; hal
jute, 2 to "a lbs, 11@ll%c; baling twine
he; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle
Rope, 10c for iute and 18c for cotton.
O0AL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 50t
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer
Acc per box for Pittsburg; S5c for Shot
well, and SOC for slack. st. BernnarC
coal 35c to boats and 45c to city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 Al
per Dbl; coarse, in SKIS, 81 so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 18c per gal.
NAILS-S2 rs per keg rates.
RICE-Per ID SIC for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. 1,
and 3, So, 7@6; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
M0LASSES-Common to choice, $50
&c; syrup do, 100000.
!. .~SUGAR-Jobbing, 7HQ7%c for yellow
clarified; whites, 8H@8%c; choice oper
kettle, SIC; prime, 6Nc; fully fair, 5A@
&C., medium fair, 5.05@5Ac.
O0FFEE-Rio, common to fair, 1870
lac; good, l5H@16c; prime, 16H@17c
choice, l7K@lSc.