Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-15

BEANS-Medium, 81 8O@l 80; choice
navy, 81 so in lots; at retail 81 50@i IS
per bushel with light movement; stock
peas, in carload lots, 81 10; in a small
way, 81 30a1 80 per bushel.
BUTTER-Only good table grades are
in demand; all others drag and are diff
cult to sell; fresh dairy and good West
ern, 16@l7c; creamery, 2@23c; prairie
and good fresh grass, l5dl7c; common
and medium, neglected at Solo per ID.
POTATOES-0ld stock scarce at 50 Is
@3 for peachblows and 81 75@2 for late
russets; new potatoes firm and scarce at
S475@5 per Dbl, with an upward ten
dency.
NEW VEGETABLES-Green peas
opened yesterday ut Sl.l0 loose, and closed
at 75@80c per bushel, the market North
having broken; snap-beans firm at Sl.50
per bushel; squash and c%ucumbers 50G60c
per dozen; onions duh at 1904 per Dbl;
new cabbage 363.25 per crate; sweet po-
tatoes S2.75 per Dbl.
PROVISlONS-Jobbers fill orders as
follows: Bacon shoulders, 49sc; ribs, 5.40c;
clear sides, SIC; sugar-cured hams, 81
@9Hc; breakfast bacon, 7A@8c. Dry
snlk nic1e9 DhVuluois, Ld9t suOlb AiOsi
4.85@490c; clear, 4.95@5. Mess pork,
Sl050@l0.75 per Dbl. The market is
irmer, with a good jobbing demand.
LARD-Tierces, 6A@7c; half barrels,
7%@7he; pals, 7H@7Mc; half pals, SIS
csc; country lard, 6@6Hc.
P0ULTRY-Chickens offer at from
81 50@3 80 per doz for good to choice
hens, according to size and quality; young
chickens, S2@2.75 per dozen, according to
size.
EGGS-Sales of lots at DC in a small
way 91Sc per dozen.
FRUITS-Apples, s. 5O@4 per barrel.
Bananas, $1@2 so per bunch. Oranges,
$466 per box for Messina, large, and
scarce; lemons, 81 50@3 so per box; dried
fruit slow at 1H@lAc for old and 2@2Hc
for new; peaches, 2@2Xc for halves and
lH@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, $3.50 per 100. Peanuts
4c for red; choice white, 5H@6Hc. Pecans,
l3@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, Sole; Almonds, &c; Taragona, l9c,
Filberts, &c.
HIDES-Firm dry flint No. ], 12c
per Id; No. 2, Sc; dry salted, 9@10c;
green salted, &c; green, 4c; sheep
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per ID
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay IS
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal, 26@27C
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to SIG per ton.
LIME-Sl per Dbl in store; 90c by car
load.
BALING sTUFFS- Bagging-aax.
2 to2H lbs, ll@l1Ac; hemp, 10%c; hal
jute, 2 to "a lbs, ll@llAc; baling Irvine,
he; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle
Rope, l0c for jute and l8c for cotton.
C0AL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 50C
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer
Ace per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot.
well, and SOC for slack. st. Bernhard
coal 35c TO boats and 45c to city trade
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 81
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider lSc per gal.
NAILS-$2 IS per keg rates.
RICE-Per Id SIC for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos, l, ;
and 3, S., 7@G; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISINS-Per box. 81 40.
MOLASSES-Common to choice, 25@
&c; syrup do, 40@60c.
COFFEE-Ohoice, 17@18c; prime,
ljH@l6c; good, l4Hc; common, 20
13c.
Jobbing prices: yellow
clerifled, 7%@Shc; whites, SA@9c.
choice open kettle, 6Ac; prime do, ga
&c; fully fair, 6%@GKc; inferior, 81
@6c.
LIVE STOCK Smooth and choice
beeyes range from 3H@4Ac per pounc
gross; rough and in good condition, 2H@
SIC; thin, 1K@2Hc; calves and year.
lings, $3@6 each mich cows, $12@25 pei
head. Choice mutton sheep, 3@4c pei
per pound; common, S1@1 50 per head
lambs, 81 60G3 each. Hogs, 1908 pei
pound shoats, 2H@2Ac. Receipts of cat.
tie liberal and the market is lower
Sheep are in good demand. Small hogs
find ready sale.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules, from
IA to 16 hands high, range from $40 I,
$3.50 each, according to size and shape
Horses, Sll0@150 for harness to extri
saddle; SS0@l00 for good common saddle
and $70@80 for work do; common L
good plugs, $40@70 each.