Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-13

General Trade.
The cold weather, with light re-
ceipts during the past few days has
stiffened prices Of several articles,
including oornmeal, hay, apples, eggs,
poultry and game. The Ohio river
steamer Parker yesterday brought
scant additions to the produce and
feed stock, including692 bbls potatoes,
1873 bbls apples, 254 do meal, Sc sacks
do and about $50 bbls -four; also 1000
head loose cabbage and a little hay;
a ready market is to be met for all
stuff brought in.
FLOUR-Market steady with a fair
demand. Quotations are for x. $5@5 25
per Dbl; Xxx, So SOFAS rs; xxx, IS 75@
0; family, So 50@6 IS; choice, So 7507;
fancy, S7Q7 % per Dbl. Orders 25e higher.
OORNMEAL-Market firm and high
err lots 81 S0@23 IS per Dbl orders 81 50
per Dbl.
CORN-Lots held at 48@48Hc for
mixed white and yellow; ear soc; mar
ket quiet; small orders Soc.
BRAN-Quiet at $13 % per ton; corn
bran sll %; small orders 8O@85c per ewt.
OATS-Scarce and in fair demand ut
48c in lots; orders 55c per bushel.
HAY-Scarce and firm at $l7@22 per
ton according to quality. Demand ac-
tive; orders $l@1& per cwti prairie hay
$40 per ton.
ESCULENTS-Potatoes abundant at
the following prices; Peerless, rnssets and
Jackson whites in lots at the landing are
quoted at 81 80 to 81 40, while p~eachb1ows
are 81 so to 81 go per Dbl; orders
81 65@p75 per Dbl. Cabbage 81 so to
SO 70 per crate with better supply; per 100
head loose $6@8. Turnips 75c per Dbl.
Beans 81 65 per bushel in lots for navy
and 81 30 for medium. Black-eyed peas
81 % per bushel.
FRUIT-Apples scarce and in active
demand at $4@4 so per Dbl in lots and 25c
higher in a retail way. Oranges in good
demand at So to $ per Dbl for sound, many
come in bad order. Lemons S. to Sc per
box; crsnberries, in bbls 90; half barrels,
81 75i dried apples $1,000; peaches SC,
with good demand.
BUTTER-Dairy and Western table,
2692oc per pound; choice, 28@30c; COM
mon scarce; creamery, 38940 butterine,2 6
@28c. Market firm. Country butter II
to 25c as in quality.
EGGS-Demand active at 21c in lots
and 22c in a small way.
| POULTRY-Chickens per dozen. 50
@3, 25 as in size and quality; dressed
" go turkeys, at soil per dozen +;
dressed turkeys, l2Kc per lb; geese dull
at SO 1904 per dozen; ducks, 81 60@2 10
per dozen.
.GAMR-Venison, whole, &c; sad
dies, &C. ReelfOOt lake fish, 6@7%c
in lots; squirrels, 81 90 per dozen; qusils,
81 25 per dozen; rabbits, 81 co. wild
ducks $lQl 80 per dozen for mixed and
81 for mallard.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs, dressed, 4H@
&c per pound; latter for city dressed;
beef, very dull at 204c for fore quarters;
4@6c for hind quarters mutton, 4@6c
for dressed.
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, perkeg, 50 10;
half bbls, 81 25; bblG, So So sauer kraut,
81 90 per half bbl. and So 80 for bbls,
Horse radish, $6@6 80 per Dbl.
SUGAR-Jobbing at 8, 10, 11@11h
hard, liz.
COFFBE-0rdinary, 15H@16Hc; fair
to choice, 10000.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., 20; No. 9,
TIC; dry salt do, 16@l6Hc; green, 7c;
do sailed, 9@9Hc; market very firm, with
an upward tendency; tallow, 5@5He; bees-
wax, 21c.
LEATHER-0ak sole, 36@3Sc; hem
lock, 27@39c; harness, 92@36c; skirting,
S5@37c; French calf, s40@6O per dozen;
domestic calf, S20@S0 per dozen.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 90@2 per car or dray
load; sacks 81 40al 80.
,T0BACC0-Per lb $4,000.
COTTON SEED-Per ton. SO.
LIVE STOOK-Cattle in light supply.
especially good stock, with prices
firm. Grass fed are 50 1908 % pei
cwt; Texas, 1908 rs; cornfed Western
SO 25@3 75;calves and yearlings,$4 each
cows and calves, $lS@30; hogs, SO 25@
4 Is; sheep, 81 50@2 for common and $50
4 for other qualities.
BAGGING-h arket steady; on orders
1ax, 9Ac per yard; jute, lie; ties
81 l5@2 so per bundlei grip tie, 81
Irvine, lie per pound.
PR0VISI0NS-The market is quiet
Bulk clear sides packed are 7A@7%c
clear ribs do 7H@7Hc shoulders 4Bc, al
loose no bacon offering except breakfas
which is 9@9Ac. Hams, 9H@l1c.
LARD-Tierces, &c. half barrels, SIC
kegs, SIC; pals, SCI half pals, 9Kc.