Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-21


Baum to watch the delivery Of the
few hundred bales she brought. The
only article indicating weakness i,
meal, and this is because Of excessive
receipts during the past few days.
FLOUR-Moves freely, receipts being
large and demand fair, with lower and
medium grades in good request. Western
is quoted as follows: X, So IS; Xxx,
"a 26i XXX, "a zoos; fancy, s. 500
CORNMEAL-Manifests weakness
sales in lots on landing at $40; mills
charge S2.15.
CORN-Firm and in demand at 446
45c for lots small orders 48@50c.
OATS-Firm and in good demand At
3593Sc a lot Of 100 sacks heavy North
ern sold at the latter figure, and so sacks
at Bic; orders, 88@40c
BRAN-Sales light and receipts scant;
last lots brought Sl5 per ton; corn bran,
$40 3 per ton; small orders SOC.
HA1-Scarce and all grades are in de-
mand prices range from 81 to SIS per
ton, according 70 quality; Arkansas
prairie hay So and firm; small orders 7OG
85c per ewt.
APPLES-Sales of lots on landing nj
1885 per Dbl for sound stock and So 5f for
lotslightly off; from store, $2.75@360 mar
ket shows a slight decline.
POTATOES-SmalI orders from store
u 1902 10, according to quality; sweets
in demand at $2.50@2.75 loose and $Sfrom
store.
0NIONS-Scarce and inquired for at
So per Dbl for sound.
BEANS-Ohoice navy, 81 65 per bush
ell medium, 81 40@l so; small lots, 81 rs
az. Clay peas, 81 25@l 80 per busbel.
BUTTER-Inactive; choice Western
table, 1920; medium, l5@17c; other
grades, 8@l2s; cooking and poor stuff un-
salablei country butter, l0@12c; cream
cry, 28@30c.
EGGS-Firm at 14@l5c.
POULTRY-Chickens in good supply
at 81 25@3 25, according to size and dual
ityi ducks dull at 81 10; geese very dull
at $3@4 per dozen; turkeys in geod do
mand at l0@l5c per ID; dressed chickens
sold at So per dozen.
PROVISIONS - Bacon-clear sides.
packed, 6N@5%c; clear ribs, 5%@5X:
shoulders, 4%ci breakfast, 7@7%c
loose &c less. Hams, sugar-eured, S@.
9%c. Bulk meats, loose, clear sides. 81
@5.30; cfear ribs, 5.l5@5.20; long clear.
6.l6@5.O; shoulders, 3X@4c. Mess pork
$l0.25@ll. Demand active.
LARD-Tierces, 7A@7Lc; half barrels
7M@7Ac; pals, 8L@8Hc; half pals. 81
@8Ac; country lard, 6a61%c.
DRESSED MEATS Beef at 2Ha2e
for fore, DC for sides and 5@6c for hind
quarters ! hogs, 4ci city dressed, &c.
FkuITS-Oranges, 81 50@3 per box
for Messinal large and small; lemons, S9
per box; dried fruit in brisk demand at
lH@lAc for old and 2@2kc for new;
peaches, 2@2kc for halves and IH@2c
for quarters. All good fruit finds ready
buyers.
NUTs-Cocoa, 1908 50 per 100. Pea
nuts Sc for red; choice white, SIC. Pecans.
lS@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, 7M@Sci Almonds, &c; Taragona,
l9c. Filberts, Sc.
HIDES-Dull; dry flint No. !, 12c
per Id; No. 2, &c; dry sailed, 9@lOc;
green salted, &c; green, &c; sheen
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per ID.
Tallow &c per lb. =
COTTON SEED-Oil mills paw 81
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal 26627
per gallon, and oil cake $14 to SIG per ton.
LIME-$l per Dbl in store; 90c by car
load.
BALING STUFFS- Baeging-Aax.
2to2K lbs, 1l@11Ac; hemp, f0Zc; hall
jute, 2 to ~ lbs, 11@11%c; baling twine
he; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle
Rope, 10c for jute and lSc for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, Soc
per Dbl do. slack, S5@40c; to steamer,
4Oc per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
well, and 300 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 so.
YlNEGAR-Pure cider 18c per gal.
NAlLS-$2 % per keg rates.
RICE-Per lb SIC for South Carolina.
FlSH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. l, Q
and 3, So, 7@6; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RA1SINS-Per box, 81 40.
M0LASSES-Common to choice. 28M
BIC; syrup do, 10000.
SUGAR-Jobbing, 7A6SHc for yellow
clarified; whites, 9@9Hc; choice omen
kettle, 6Aci prime, 6Kc; fully fair, &c
medium fair, 5.05@5hc.
C0FFEE-Rio, common to fair. 126
l9ci good, l5Hci prime, l5K@l6c; choice,
l7@l8c.
LIVE ST0CK-Ohoice corn-fed cattle,
3A@4Kc; fair to ! choice Texas
do SH@4Kci other grades, 2H@3Hc
calves and yearlings, $5@S. Hogs,
8A@4hc for all grades. Sheep, $1@2 per
head for inferior and 4@5Hc for butcher
grades.
HORSES AND MULES Supply
moderate, with a fair trade reported.
Mules, from IA to lG hands high.
range from $40 to $3.50 each, ac-
eording to size and shape. Horses.
$ll0@150 for harness to extra saddle; $50
@lOO for good common saddle, and S70@
81 for work dol common to good plugs,
$40@70 each. ..f