Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13


ders 50 so per Oh. The supply is fair and
demand active.
CORS-Receipts for the past week a.
9as sacks. Market slightly unsettled, with
a steady demand; mixed and yellow feed
corn in lOts, Acc; on order, 47@4Sc; white
firm at 5Sc in lots and SOC on orders. No
ear corn offers; salable at sic.
OATS-Selling in lots at Ale for North
ern grades; on orders, 43@45c.
BRAN-Quiet at Sl3 1908 50 per
ton for wheat, and 10000 in a small or
der way. Corn bran, $40 90 per ton.
HAY-Little offering, and S15 per ton
bid for prime timothy. The demand is
active, with prices ranging from $l3@
Is 90 per ton orders, 90c0Sl 05 per cwt.
Prairie hay Sll per ton.
POATOES-Old stock out of season :
new from store, $3.75@3.90 per Dbl; from
wagons, loose, S2.5063.50 per Dbl, accord
ing to size and quality. Onions S2.75 per
Dbl in lots and 50 from store; cabbage
$4,000 per 100 head and S2.75@3 per
crate.
BUTTER-Strictly choice Western,
l29@l5c; creamery, l8@22c; fresh prairie
sells at l2E9l5c; country, S9l2c. Mar
htb QNll anu suites SLOW.
EGGS-Irregular, with sales yesterday
from lOgl2Hc per dozen, the principal
transactions being at lie.
CHlCKENS-Old stock dull at SEA
275 for mixed to choice hens; spring
chickens in good demand ut 81. Is,
according to size and order.
PR0VISI0NS-Jobbers fill orders as
follows; Bacon shoulders, 4%c; ribs,
52sc; clear sides, 5Ac; sugar-cured hams,
oAt@919c; breakfast bacon, 7H@Sc. Dry
salt meats-Shoulders, 4c; short ribs, Bose;
clear, 6.20c. Mess pork, $40 60@l0 70.
The market is quiet, with a good job
bing demand.
LARD-Tierces, 6%@7c; half barrels.
79@7kc; pals, 7A@8cj half pals, 81
@6Hci country lard, &c.
FRUITS-Apples, new, 40@50c per
bushel, and Sl@l 25per Dbl loose. Oranges.
%95 80 per box for Messina, large.
and scarce; lemons, 50 75@3 so Der
box; driedfruit slow ut lH@lAc for old
and 2@2l4c for new; peaches. 2@2Le for
halves and lH@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, $3@ 350perl00 Peanuts
&c for red; choice white Virginia hand
picked, nc. Pecans, Isolde for Texas.
Arkansas and Missouri sole; Almonds,
Sc; Taragona. Zoe. Filberts, Sc.
HlDES-Firm; dry flint No. |, l8c
per 10; No. 2, &c; dry sailed, l0@llc:
green sailed, &c; green, &c; sheep
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax A@22c per Id.
Tallow 6@54c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills nav So
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal, 26627c
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to SIG per ton.
LlME-$l per Dbl in store; 9Oc by car
load.
BALING STUFFS-Flax bageing.
2to2A lbs, ll@ll%c; hemp, lO1Sc; hall
jute, 2 TO N lbs, lI@llAc; baling Irvine
lie; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle.
Rope, l0c for lutte and l8c for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 60c
per bbli do, slack, 95@40c; to steamer.
4Oc per box for P%ittsburg; 35c for Shot
well, and 30c for slack. st. Bernhard
coal Doc TO boats and 45c to city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 IS
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
INEGAR-Pure cider lSs per gal.
NAILS-$2 % per keg rates.
RECIPE Id SIC for South Carolina
FlSH-Mackerel in hf bbls. Nos, /, 2
and ., -, lot kits, 81 10, 90@76c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
MOLASSES-Oommon TO choice. 2sG,
BIC; syrup do, 100000.
.COFFEE-Choice, l7@l8c; prime.
l5K@l6c; good, lSK@l4Hci common, Ii
@l2Kc.
-Jobbing prices: Yellow
cleriied, 7A@8Ac; whites, S2M9c.
choice open kettle, 6Ac; prime do. 6k@
6Ac; fully fair, 6%@6Kc; inferior, 81
@6c.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules from
IA to Is hands range from $40 to $40;
large heavy, $50; horses $50 to S175 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 beeyes from good to me-
dunn, 3H@4c gross; common and fat
COWS and heifers, 2@3c; scalawags
and grazing cattle, 1H@2%c. Receipfs
liberal; demand active, and market
strong. Sheep and lambs are in fair de-
mand and good supply at 81 SOFAS per
head for lambs; Sl@8 for common sheen.
and 2A@SKc 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
SlO921 according to grade.