Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-23
General Trade,

The markets are active for nearly
all articles of feed and produce. Few
lots of any merchantable articles has
offered but to find ready buyers at
good prices. Corn is stiff and in de.
mand. Hay is climbing upward, while
meats are in request though at easier
prices.
FL0UR-Market steady. Medium and
low grades most wanted. Quotations fol
Western grades in jobbing lots, 1915 fol-
\, $4.25 for XX, $4,75 for xxx, $5.25@
5.75 for family and S6@6.50 for fancy.
CORNMEAL-Demand fair, at S2.17H
for round lots and 81 20 in a small way.
Several hundred bbls sold yesterday at
these figures.
CORN-Sales in round lots at 46c for
shelled and 47@50c in a small way. De-
mand active and market strong. A round
lot of bulk corn sold at 42H@4Sc.
HAY-Demand brisk and prices higher,
at Sl4@l6 for mixed clover and timothy
and clear timothy, and G5@85c per cwt
in a small way. The market Is poorly
supplied. :
6ATs-Quiet at 84@S6c for lots, and
37@40c in a small way.
BRAN-In demand and selling from
first hands at $15 25@15 so per ton.
APPLES-Firm and scarce at SO GOA
LOO per Dbl from store, with few choice
offering.
P0TATOES-Seed potatoes move in a
limited way at 81 1902 per Dbl; new
Louisiana and Florida. S. 50@6 per Dbl.
A lot Of Western peachblows sold yester-
day on the landing at So S. per Dbl and
SOC per bushel in sack; sweets sold from
first hands at 50 25per Dbl from store SO.
ONI0NS-Quiet at $2@25 so per Dbl as
in quality. Few good offering. New
from Louisiana sell at SIS per Dbl.
NEW VEGETABLES-Green peas
selling at 81 25@l so per bushel. Snap
beans 81 1908 per bushel. Beets, $4@6
per Dbl. Cucumbers, 81 per doz.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 65 per bush
el medium, 81 40@1 so; small lots. 81 so
a. 90. Clay peas, 81 25@1 so per bushel.
F, BUTTER-Prairie butter, 15@lSc per
pound Western grades are 23@24c for
dairy; l8920c for good table; l2@15c for
medium; other grades, S@l2c; cooking
and poor stuff unstable; country butter.
10@12c; creamery, 28@S0c.
PR0VISIONS-Jobbers fiji orders as
follows; Bacon shoulders, 4%@4Hc; ribs.
5 40@5H; clear sides, 5H@5 60; sugar.
cured hams, SH@9Hc; breakfast bacon,
7A@7Mc. Dry salt meats-Shoulders,
3A@4c; short ribs, 5@5H; clear, 5.15@
81. Mess pork, $40 75@11 % per Dbl
LARD-Tierces, T@7c half barrels,
7A@7Kc; pals, 7A@7Tc; half pals, 81
@S2sc; country lard, 6@6He.
P0ULTRY-Chicken fndreadysa sale at
from 81 75@3.75 per doz for good to choice
hens, according to size and quality; ducks
g rs; geese very dull at $2G3 per dozen:
turkeys Sl0@15 per dozen.
EGGS-The market is quiet; prices
10@llc per dozen.
FRUITS-Bananas offer ut $263 per
bunch. Oranges, SO 00@5 90 per box for
Messina, large, and scarce; lemons, S3@3.50
per box; dried fruit slow at lH@1Ac for
old and 2@2Ac for new; peaches, "a
211c for halves and lH@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, $3@4 per 100. Peanuts
4c for red; choice white, 5H@8Hc. Pecans,
13@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, 5@7ci Almonds, Sci Taragona, 19c.
Filberts, sc.
HIDES-Firm; dry flint No. 1. 12c
per ID; No. 2, Sc; dry sailed, 9@l0c;
green sailed, &c; green, 4c; sheep
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 2O@22c per ID.
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay So
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal. 26G27c
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to SIG per ton.
LIME-Sl per Dbl in store; 90c by car
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-hax,
2 on lbs, ll@llAcj hemp, 10Ic; half
jute, 2 to "a lbs, ll@llAc; baling Irvine,
he; iron ties. 81 05@2 is per bundle.
Rope, 10c for iute and 18c for cotton.
C0AL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, Soc
per bbli do. slack, 35@4Oci to steamer,
Acc per box for P%ittsburg; S5c for Shot
well, and 30c for slack. st. Bernard
coal 35c to boats and 45c to city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 IS
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 90.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 1Sc per gal.
NAILS-S2 25 per keg rates.
RICE-Per ID SIC for South Carolina.
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. l., 2
and g, S., Tat; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISlAs-Per box, 50 40.
M0LASSES-Common to choice, 28@
SIC; syrup do, 100000
C0FFEE-Ri0, common, l1G@13c;
fair, l4@l4Ho; good. 15l@5kc; prime,
l5X@l6e; choice, 17H@lSc; fancy yell
low, l9@2lcj Laguara, l6@lSci Java,
25@2Sc.
SUGAR-Common New Orleans. 81
@Gc; good, 6h@6Hcj prime, 6H@6Mc;
choice, TOTO; clarified, 7%@719ci
yellow cleriaed, $685.; whites, $1,000;
crushed cut loaf and powdered, 9A@9Xc;
coffee sugars, 7@8Ac.
LIVE STOCK Smooth and choice
beeves range froE 3k@5c per pound
gross rough and in good condition, 40
3Hc; thin, l1s@2hc; calves and year
lings. $f@6 each; mich cows, S12@25 per
head. Choice mutton sheep, 412@5c per
per pound; common, Sl@l 80 per head;
lambs, ~ 50@3 each. Hogs, 2H@SA per
pound shoats, 2h@2Ae. Receipts Of cat
tie light. Medium or low grades are in
demand, with mont on hand. Choice
Texas are selling high, with go head in
the market. Hogs are plentiful for a two
weeks supply. No sheep offering to-day,
md shippers may rely on full prices.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules, from
II to is kggde high, range from $40 TO
$3.50 each, according 70 size and shape.
Horses, $1l0@l50 Hof hsgnass to extra
saddle; $S0@lM for good common saddle,
and $1O@8O for work do; common TO
good bags, $40@70 each.
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