Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-29

oNIONS-New from Louisiana sell at
$3.50.
NEW VEGETABLES-Grecn peas
selling at 81 2591 80 per bushel. Snap
beans 81 75@2 so per bushel. Beets, SlG6
per Dbl. Cucumbers, 81 per doz.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 IS per bush
ell; medium, 81 40@1 so; small lots, 81 so
az 90. CLAY a 81 25a1 so per bushel.
BUTTER-Prairie butter, 15@l8c per
pound; Western grades are 23@24c for
medium; other grades, 8@l2S cooking
and poor stuff drag; country butter, 100
l2c; creamery, 26@Sc.
PROVISIONS,Jobbers fill orders as
follows: Bacon shoulders, 4%@4Lc; ribs,
5 40; clear sides, 81; sugar-cured hams,
SN@9Ac; breakfast bacon, 7H@7Ac
Dry salt meats-Shoulders, 8Ac; short
ribs, 5; clear, 5H. Mess pork, $40 500
IL 90 per Dbl.
LARD-Tierces 6A@6Ic; half barrels
7N@79sc; pals, 7Ac; half pals, 81
@8SSci country lard, 6@6Hc.
P~OULTRY-Chickens are scarce al
from 81 1908 50per doz for good to choic,
hens, accordingly size and quality; duck
81 rs; geese very dull at S293 per dozen.
turkeys $l0@l5 per dozen.
EGGS-The market is firm; priceI
lie per dozen for round lots and in asmal
way. Supply scarce.
FRUITS-Bananas plentiful at $1@2.6
per bunch. Oranges, Si@5.50 per box fol
Messina, large, and scarce; lemons, S3@3.5C
per box; dried fruit slow at 1H@lAc fol
old and 2@2Ac for new; peaches, "a
2Hc for halves and 1H@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Coeoa, $500 per 100. Peanut
&c for red; choice white, 5%@G%c. Pecans
13@14c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, sole; Almonds, Sc; Taragona, l9c
Filberts, sc.
HIDES-Firm; dry flint No. l, IL
per lb; No. 2, Sc; dry sailed, 9@1Oc
green sailed. &c; green, &c; sheer
Skins, 25@75c. Beeswax N@22c per il
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay s
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal, 26927
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to SIG per ton
LIME-Sl per Dbl in store; SOC by ca
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-hax
2 to- ~ lbs, 11@l1Ac; hemp, 10Xc; hal
jute, 2 to "a lbs, 1l@l1Mc; baling Irvine
he; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle
Rope, 10c for jute and 18c for cotton.
C0AL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 50
per Dbl; do, slack, 85@40c; to steamer
Acc per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
we'll, and SOC for slack. st. Bernnar,
coal Soc to boats and 45c to city trade
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 8
per Dbl; coarse, I n SKIS, 81 so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 1Sc per gal.
NAILS-$2 % per keg rates.
RIOE-Per ID 6hc for South Caroline
~FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. l,
and 3, So, 7@6; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
MOLASSES-Common to choice, $50
SIC; syrup do, 100000.
COFFEE-Choice, 17@1Sc; prime
15K@l6c; good, l419c; common, l2C
l3c.
SUGAR obbing prices: Yello,
elerifed, 7A@8hci whites, SAg9c
choice open kettle, 6Ac; prime do, 6HC
exc fully fair, 6%@6Kci inferior, 81
@6c.
LIVE STOCK Smooth and choic
beeyes range from 3H@5c per poun
gross; rough and in good condition, IN
SIC; thin, 1%@2Hc; calves and veal
lings, 4@6 each; mich cows, S12@25 DC
head. Choice mutton sheep, 4%@5c pc
per pound; common, $l@l so per head
lambs, g 50@3 each. Hogs, 2T@3% pc
pound; shoats, 2%@2Ac. Receipts of cal
tie light. Hogs are plentiful. Few shee
offering.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules, fro,
IA to 16 hands high, range from $40
$50 each, according to size and shap
Horses, .$110@150 for harness to ext
saddle; $S0@l00 for good common saddl
and $7O@S0 for work do; common
good plugs, S40@70 each.