Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-10

$40 80 for other grades; good Ohie river,
Sl5; prairie hay, $6d7 per ton; small
orders 75@S5c per cwt.
POTATOES-LoOse from wagons 81 80
al 70 per Dbl measure from store s. %
az 80 per Dbl. Cabbage, So per crate.
BUTTER-Strictly choice Western.
Hk@l5c creamery, 18@22c; fresh prairie
sells at l219Nl5c; country, Sole. Mar
ket quiet and sales slow.
EGGS-Reeeipts fair sales at S09c per
dozen according TO freshness.
CHICKENS-Young chickens selling
al 81, ] Is, l 0092 Is per dozen as in size:
old - COOP 70 per dozen. Supply liberal.
PROVlSIONS-Bacon shoulders. 41sc;
ribs, 580@5.S5c; clear sides, GAG, l0c;
sugar-cured hams. lO@l1Kc; breakfast
bacon, 719@Shc. Dry salt meats-Shoul-
ders, 4hc; short ribs, 5:35; clear, 5llc.
Mess pork, 81. The market IS quiet with
good demand.
LARD-Tierces ~ half barrels,
re; pals, 7s@Sc half pals, 81 country
FRUIT-Fresh peaches, if choice, 81 25
per half bushel box. Apples, new, 5Oc@$1
per barrel, loose. Oranges, SO 90 per box.
Lemons, 50 SOFA 90 per box. Dried
fruit slow at lH@lAc for old and
2@2Ac for new; peaches, 2@2Hc for
halves and lH@2c for quarters.
NUTS-CocOa $3@ 35C per 100. Peanuts
&c for red; choice white Virginia hand
picked, TIC. Pecans, l3G14c for Texas.
Arkansas and Missouri 5@7c; Almonds
&c; Taragona. 19c. Filberts, &c.
HIDES-Firm; dry flint No. l, 14c
per ID; No. 2, l0c; dry sailed, lie;
green sailed, 7ci green, &c; sheep
Tallow 5@5Hc per Ii.
COTTON SEED-0il mills pay IS
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal, 26@27c
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 TO SIG per ton.
LIME-S1 per Dbl in store; 00c by cur
load.
BALING STUFFS-Flax bagglng,
2 to ~ lbs, l1@l1%c; hemp, 10Ec; half
jute, 2 to ~ lbs, 1l@llAc; baling Irvine,
he; iron ties. 81 O5@2 Is per bundle.
Rope, 10c for lutte and 18c for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, So
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer.
4Oc per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
well, and 30c for slack. st. Bernard
coal 35o to boats and 45c TO city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 IS
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
YINEGAR-Pure cider lSs per gal.
NAlLS-S2 rs per keg rates.
RICE-Per ID 6Kc for South Carolina,
.FISH-Mackerel in Inf bbls. Nos. l. =
and 3, 50, 7@G kits, 81 10, 900T5c.
RAISINS-Per box, 50 40.
MOLASSES-Common to choice. 25Cd
&c; syrup do, 100000.
T. COFFEE-Choice, I7@l8e; prime.
15K@l6c; good, l8k@l4hc; common, Ii
SUGAR Jobbing prices: Yellow
cleriaed, 7A@8Ac; whites, SA@9c;
open Kettle, SIC; prime do, 6H6
csc; fully fair, 6%@6koi inferior, 81
@6c.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules from
Ia to Id hands range from $40 to $3.50;
large heavy, $3.50; 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 ST0CK-Grass-fed beeves from
good to medium, 3@319c gross; common
and fat COWS and heifers, 2@3c; scalawags
and grazing cattle, lH@2Kc. Receipts
light; demand limited, and market
weak. Sheep and lambs are in fair de-
mand and good supply Mt 81 25@2 Is per
head for lambs; $l@3 for common sheep,
and 2A@313c 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
Sl0@25 according to grade. Young calves
3dG per head.