Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-11

81; medium, 81 4O9l 80; small lots 81 50
az 90. Clay peas, 81 25dl so per bushel.
BUTTER-Prairie butter Is arriving
in small quantities aud will command Is
@20c per ID; Western grades are lS@20c;
l2@l5c for medium other grades, SGl2c;
cooking and poor stuff unstable; country
butter, l0Gl2c; creamery, 28G30c.
EGGS-The market is unsettled at 1917
@l5c per dozen, with an upward ten
dency.
DRESSED MEATS-Beef scarce at
4G5c for fore and 7@l0c for hind quar-
tiers. Hogs 415@5Lc for city, and 4c for
country dressed.
POULTRY Chickens found ready
sale last evening at from SSG3.50 per doz
for good 10 choice hens, according to size
andquality; ducks 81 zoos 25; geese very
dull at sos per dozen; turkeys $1,000
per dozen.
PROVISIONS Bacon - clear sides,
packed, 5A@51sc; clear ribs, 6.65@5. Zoe
shoulders, 4Hc; breakfast, 5k@5%c
loose, &c less. Hams, sugar-cured, $50
9Xc. Bulk meats loose, clear sides, 81
@5H; clear ribs, 5.25@5.30; long clear,
5.15@5.20; shoulders, 3%@4c. Mess pork,
Sll@11 80. Demand active.
LARD-Tierces, 7H@7Hc; half barrels,
7%@7Ac; pals, 8@8Hc; half pals, 81
@8Ac; country lard, 6@6Hc.
FRUITS-Fresh arrivals of bananas
offering at S2@3 per bunch. Oranges
SO 5000 Oper box for Messina, large, and
scarce; lemons, $3.50 per box; dried fruit
slow at IH@lAc for old and 2@2Hc fol
new; peaches. 2@2Kc for halves and IL
@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, 81 90 per 100. Pea.
nuts SC for red; choice white, &c. Pecans
l3@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-.
souri, 7K@8ci Almonds, 9ci Taragona
l9c. Filberts, &c.
HIDES-Dull; dry flint No. l, l2c
per lb; No. 2, SCI dry sailed, 9@l0c
green sailed, &c; green, &c; sheer
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax W@22c per ID
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-0il mills pay 81
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal, 26ld27,
per gallon, and oil cake $14 to SLIPPER ton
LIME-$1 per Dbl in store; SOC by ca
EALING sTUFFs- Bagging-aax
2 to ~ lbs, 1l@llAc; hemp, 10Hc; hal
jute, 2 to ~ lbs, ll@l1Hc; baling Irvine
12c; iron ties, 81 05@2 10 per bundle
Rope, 10c for jute and l8c for cotton.
C0AL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, so,
per Dbl; do, slack, 35940c; to steamer
Acc per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
we'll, and SOC for slack. st. Bernnart
coal 35c to boats and 45c to city trade
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 3
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 18c per gal.
NAILS-$2 Is per key rates.
RICE-Per ID SIC for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. !,
and 3, So, 7@G; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISfNS-Per box, 50 40.
MISUNDERSTANDING to choice, go
BIC syrup do, 100000.
~SUGAR-Jobbing, 7A@SAcfo for yello,
clarified; whites, 8h@9c; choice opel
kettle, 6Acj prime, 61lc; fully fair, 6c1G
medium fair, &c.
C0FFEE-Rio, common to fair, 12C
1$ci good, l51lci prime, l5K@l6ci choice
LIVE sTOCKLChoioe corn-fed cat
tie, 4K@5ci fair to choice Texa
do 4@4Hc; other grades, 2X@3%c
calves and yearlings, $5.OO@8.OO. Hog.
2M@3Ac for all grades. Sheep, $l@2 pc
head for inferior and 4@51zc for butche
grades.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules, frot
IA to lG hands high, range from $40
$3.50 each, according to size and shap,
Horses, $ll0@150 for harness to extr
saddle; $80@l0 for good common saddl,
and $70@80 for work do; common {
good plugs. $0n70 each.