Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-05

lnlN II IN part Que 70 speculation and
partially due to aheavyf foreign demand,
largely increased by the recent high
price. 1t is also claimed that the
bulk Of the hog crop of the Northwest
has been shipped to market. Farmers
Of the West have generally sold their
hogs during the past winter at from
81 to $2.15 per cwt., but a resent adj
vance has only caused a limited re-
Spouse on the part of hog r%aisers. The
sale Of cut meats in the Chicago mar
ket for week before last was the larg-
est ever reported, the amount aggre-
eating as follows: Mess pork, 874,Oe0
bbls lard, 383,259 ties; short rib sides,
46,25O,OOO lbs hams, 1,127, 600 lbs F.;
shoulders, 100000. lbs; long and
short clear sides, 10000 boxes. The
aggregate value of these articles
reaches $16,25O,OOO-or a daily aver
age of over 100000.
FLOUR-demand fair, with prices less
strong, as follows: For jobbing lots of
Western, 50 80 per Dbl for X, $ffor Xxx,
81 80 for XXX, "a Is for choice family,
and S5@5 IS for fancy.
CORNMEAL-D Demand better; lots
on the landing, 81; in store, 1920.
CORN Sales yesterday showed a
slight Improvement, a few lots going at
4l%@4c per bushel from first hands;
small orders 45@47c.
OATS-In fair demand. Quotations
are-for light, S0@Slc; heavy mixed and
white Northern, 32@33c; in store, 34@86c.
Seed oats are in good request at 55c for
rust-proof, and 3SG40c for other qualities.
BRAN-Last sales, $l3 per ton for
wheat, $40 for corlt andSll for feed stuff:
small orders 75@80c per cwt.
HAI-Quotations are for common
Sl0@ll per ton; mixed $l1@11 so prime.
Sl2@l3; choice, Sl4; offerings fair and
market steady, sales of several carloads
prime timothy at $13.50614 per ton.
POTATOES-Market droopy. Sales
in dray-lead lots of table potatoes at 81 10
az 10 per Dbl seed qualities 81 3502 so;
in store 50 25@2 35 for table, 81 35d2 for
seed. Sweets, 81 75@2 % per barrel.
CABBAGE-Scarce; medium, $S@l0
per 100 head crates, 81 Is in a jobbing
way; Louisiana cabbage, SOLO per 100
head.
ONIONS-In lots, 81 25@1 50 per Dbl
from store, 81 50gl IS; onion sets, 90c to
81 per bushel.
BEANS-In lots 81 4O@l So per bushel,
the latter for choice navy; in small lots
81 75@2.
APPLES-Small varieties, 81 IS per
Dbl in lots from hatboats; large, 81 8062;
in a small way, - 25@2 50 per Dbl; extra
fine large 50.
FRUfTS-Bananas, s1@2 80 per bunch;
oranges, 81 1901 so per box for Messina
and Valencia; Louisiana, $4.50@6 per Dbl;
lemons, $2@6 per box. Dried apples, slow
sale, at 292%c per ID; peaches 2A@2%c,
and l219c for unpealed.
NUTS-Cocoa, s. 90 per 100. Peanuts
4c for red; choice white, TIC. Pecans,
l3@l4c for Texas. Almonds, &c; Tara
gona, l9c. Filberts, &c.
BUTTER-Dcmand fair for the better
grades; choice Western table, 16@18c per
ID; medium dull at 10@l2Hc; country
white, l0@l2Eci common slow at 6G8c
per ".
EGGS-Reccipts light and prices less
strong at Zoe per dozen.
POULTRY - Chickens-sales at 81 SO
@3 Is per dozen, according to size and
quality; dressed do. So; turkeys S86lC
for live, and l0@12c per ID for dressed
ducks sold at 81 Is per dozen geese $5@6
GAME-Venison, whole, 5@6c; saddle.
S@lOci quails, 70cper doz. and Csc for live,
squirrels, 81 per dozen; rabbits, 81 pei
dozen wild turkeys, 50075c; ducks
common, ST. mallards, 81; fresh fish, 6@7,
per ID.
PROVISI0NS-Market firm, with
good demand bulk shoulders, 3M@3A,
loosei long clear, 4Ac; clear rib, 4%0
4Ac; clear, 4I@5c; mess pork. 50 506
10 80 per Dbl smoked meats, shoulders
41sci clear ribs, 5%c clear sides, $40
6Aci hams, S@819c; breakfast bacon, g.
@7Hc.
LARD-Firm; %tierces, 7@7Ac; hal
bbls, 7H@7Hci kegs, nc; buckets, TIC
half buckets, SIC.
DRESSED Misunderstanding hog
DC per pound for large and SIC for small
beef 8 to &c for fore and hind quarters
HIDES-Steady dry flint No. | IA,
per ID; No. 2, 1O@lic; dry sailed, iO@l2e
green sailed, colo; common 4@Ge sheen
skins, 3@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per n
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills offer s
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal 2GG2
per gallon, and oil cake Sl4 to SIG per ton
LIME-$l per Dbl in store; SOC by ca
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-Aax
2to2A lbs, ll@llAc; hemp, 10Xc; hal
jute, 2 to "a lbs, ll@l1Ac; baling Irvine
l2ci iron ties, g 05@2 Is per bundle
Rope, l0c for jute and 18c for cotton.
COAL-Stock ample. Pittsburg lump
delivered, SOC per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c
to steamer, Acc per box for Pittsburg; 85,
for Shotwell, and SOC for slack. st. Bern
nardeoal 35c to boats and 4jc to city trade
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 4
per Dbl; coarse, in SKIS, 81 so.
YINEGAR-Pure cider 1Sc per gal.
NAILS-S2 25 per keg rates.
RICE-Per ID 6Lc for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. /.
and 8, IS, Too kits, 81 10, 90075c.
! RAlSINS--Per box, 81 40.
MOLASSES-Common TO choice, $50
+, SIC; syrup do, 100000.
/ COFFEE-Rio, common to fair, l36
lSc; good, l8c; prime, tic; choice, 1870.
SUGAR-Louisiana, in hhds, 5N@7Hc
Louisiana clarified, yellow, S@8Hc; d,
white, 9hc; granulatd and crushed, 100
l0Ac; cut loaf and powdered, 1910.
LIVE STOCK-Beef cattle are quoted
at 4@4%c for choice; good medium 90
SIC smooth fat oxen 3@4c rough 26
2%c; thin lh@2c; yearliAgs S4a6 pc
head; mich cows $1,000 each. Hogs il
fair receipt; prices range from 2No to Sc.
the latter for choice. Sheep-market bare
common $l@l 10 per head; choice 415c
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