Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-03

ing, s. 27K@2 80 per Dbl for dray loads;
small orders, 81 40.
OATS-Sales at 37kc for mixed feed
quantities; small orders, 42c.
BRAN-Quiet at SlS Is per ton for
wheat and 75c per cwt. Corn bran, $40 90
per ton.
HAY-Light local demand; offering
from first hands Of good prime timothy,
slightly mixed, ut SIG per ton; the range
Is from Sl3 to Sl1 for all grades; small
orders S9gOc per cwti prairie hay s.
per ton BY the car load.
POTAT0ES-In moderate demand at
81 % per Dbl, loose, and S2.25@275 in a
small way.
BUTTER-Strictly choice Western.
l2H@15c; creamery, 16@22c; fresh prairie
sells at l2Z@l5c; country, 8@l2c. Mar
ket quiet and sales slow.
EGGS-Sale to-day at lie per dozen;
supply scarce.
CHICKENS-Young chickens are dull.
with small slow TO sell at 81, l %, l 50@
90 per dozen as in size; old 81 00@250
per dozen; a few extra hens selling at
81 70 per dozen. Supply liberal.
PROYISIONS-Bacon shoulders. Axe;
ribs, 5.SO95.85c; clear sides, 6@6, l0c;
sugar-cured hams. l06l1Hc; breakfast
bacon, 7H@8Ac. Dry salt meats-Shoul-
ders, 4Hc; short ribs, 535; clear, SIC.
Mess pork, $ll. The market is quiet with
good demand.
LARD-Tierces ,7A@7Ac; half barrels,
7Sci pals, 1906 half pals, 81; country
lard, &c.
FRUITS-Apples, new, 81 25@2 90 per
Dbl loose. Bananas, demand good at
Sl.5O@3 per bunch. Pineapples, 81 500
3 90 per doz. Oranges, So 50@5 90
perbox for common; fancy, scarce
at So. Lemons, 81 5000 so per box.
Dried fruit slow at 1H@lAc for old and
2@2Ac for new; peaches, 2@2Hc for
halves and 1H@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa $50 950per10O. Peanuts
&c for red; choice white Virginia hand
picked, 7%c. Pecans, 1S@l4c for Texas.
Arkansas and Missouri 5@7c; Almonds
&c; Taragona. 19c. Filberts, &c.
HIDES-Firm; dry flint No. l, l3c
per ID; No. 2, &c. dry sailed, lO@llc;
green salted, &c; green, &c; sheep
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per 10.
Tallow 5@5%c per 10.
COTTON SEED-0il mills pay So
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal. 26a27c
per gallon, and oil cake Sl4 to SIG per ton.
LIME-$l per Dbl in store; 9Oc by car
load.
BALING STUFFS-Flax bagging,
2 to2h lbs, ll@llHe; hemp, 10Hc; hall
jute, 2 to "a lbs, ll@llAc; baling Irvine,
lie; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle.
Rope, l0c for lutte and l8c for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 5Oc
per Dbl; do, slack, 35640c; to steamer,
Acc per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
well, and SOC for slack. st. BERNARD
coal Doc to boats and Acc to city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 50
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
VlNEGAR-Pure cider 1Ss per gal.
NAlLS-S2 Is per keg rates.
RICE-Per ID SIC for South Carolina,
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls. Nos. l. .
and 3, IS, Tat; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, So 40.
MOLASSES-Oommon to choice. 250
&c; syrup do, 100000.
C0FFEE-Choice, l7@l8c; prime.
l5K@l6ci good, lSK@l4Ke; common, Ii
@12Hc.
SUGAR Jobbing prices: Yellow
clerifed, 7A@SHc; whites, SA@9c;
choice open kettle, exc; prime do, 6H@
exc; fully fair, 6A@6%c; inferior, 5A
@6c.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules from
IA to IL hands range from $40 to $50;
large heavy, $3.50; horses $50 to Sl75 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-fed cattle
offer. Grass-fed beeves from good to me-
dunn, 3@3Hc gross; common and fat
COWS and heifers, 2@3c; scalawags
and grazing cattle, 1K@2Kc. Receipts
light; demand limited, and market
weak. Sheep and lambs are in fair de-
mand and good supply at 81 25@2 so per
head for lambs; $1@S for common sheep,
and 2A@3Hc 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
$lO@25 according to grade. Young calves
3@6 per head.