Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-26

selling at 81 25@1 80 pc bushel. SNAP
beans 81 75d2 so per bushel. Beets, AGt
per Dbl. Cucumbers, 81 per doz.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 65 per bush
81; medium, 81 40@1 so; small lots, 81 SC
az 90. Clay peas, 81 25@1 50 per bushel
BUTTER-Prairie butter, l5GlSc per
pound; Western grades are 23@24c fol
dairy 1920 for good table, l2@l5c fol
medium; other grades, S@l2G cooking
and poor stuff drag; country butter, l0@
l2c; creamery, 26@2Sc. The sale Of but.
terine, or imitation butter, is knocking
the legitimate butter market sky-high, ex.
cept for good grades.
PROV1SI0NS-obbers fill orders a.
follows; Bacon shoulders, 4%@4Hc; ribs,
8 40; clear sides, OF; sugar-cured hams
.8N@9Hc; breakfast bacon, 7H@7Mc
Dry salt meats-Shoulders, SIC; short
ribs, 5; clear, 81. Mess pork, $40 50@
II 90 per Dbl.
LARD-Tierces, 6A@6Tc; half barrels
7h@7%e; pals, 7Ac; half pals, 81
@SKc; country lard, 6@6Lc.
POULTRY-Chickens are. scarce al
from 81 1898 50per doz for good to choic,
hens, according TO size and quality; ducki
~ ~ kCt1t NCA1 0AAA ~ fANJO UNl uOLIil
turkeys $l0@l5 per dozen.
EGGS-The market is quiet; price
l0@llKc per dozen for round lots and il
a small way.
FRUITS-Bananas plentiful at $l@2.5(
per bunch. Oranges, $3@5 per box fol
Messina, large, and scarce; lemons, $3@3.5
per box; dried fruit slow at lK@lAc fol
old and 2@2hc for new; peaches, "a
&c for halves and lX@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Coeoa, $3@4 per 100. Peanuts
4e for red; choice white, 5H@6kc. Pecans
l3@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, sole; Almonds, 9ci Taragona, l9c
Filberts, &c.
HIDES-Firm; dry flint No. l, III
per ID; No. 2, Sc; dry sailed, 9@l0c
green sailed, &c; green, 4c; sheeI
skins, 25@75c, Beeswax 2O@22c per ID
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay s.
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal, 26@27c
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to SIG per ton
LIME-$1 per Dbl in store; 90c by ca
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-fax
2 to ~ lbs, 11@l1Ac; hemp, l0Lc; hal
jute, 2 to 2K lbs, 1l@llAc; baling Irvine
12c; iron ties, So 05@2 10 per bundle
Rope, Toe for jute and l8c for cotton.
C0AL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, so,
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer
Acc per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
we'll, and 30c for slack. st. BernnarC
coal 35c to boats and 45e to city trade
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 81
per Dbl; coarse, In SKIS, 81 so.
NIL A ID D., asI.- TO-
NAILS-$2 Is per keg rates.
RICE-Per ID SIC for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. ], .
and 8, So, 7@6; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
M0LASSES-Common to choice, 28@
37c; syrup do, 100000.
COFFEE-Choice, 17@l8c; prime
l54@l6ci good, l4Kc; common, 10
l3c.
SUGAR Jobbing prices: yellow
cleriRed, 7A@8Ac; whites, SA@9c
choice open kettle, 6Ac; prime do, GH@
exc; fully fair, 6%@6Kc; inferior, 81
@6c.
LIVE STOCK Smooth and choice
beeves range from 3h@5c per pound
gross; rough and in good condition, 2H@
I3%ci thin, l%@2Ac; calves and year
lings, $4@6 each; mich cows, S12@25 pei
head. Choice mutton sheep, 4H@5c pei
per pound; common, S1@1 so per head
lambs, 81 60@3 each. Hogs, 2X@3A pei
pound shoats, 2%@2Ac. Receipts of cat
tie light. Hogs TT plentiful. Few sheel
offering to-day.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules. fron
IA to IS hands high, range from $40 t
$3.50 each, according to size and shape
Horses, S1l0@l50 for harness to extri
saddle; $80@l00 for good common saddle
and ST0@80 for work do; common Il
good plugs, S4O970 each.