Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-24

B~EANS-Medium, 81 3091 50; choice
navy. 81 so in lots; at retail 81 60Gl 70
per bushel with light movement; stock
peas, in carload lots, 81 10; In a small
WAY. 81 30G1 so per bushel.
BUTTER-Frcsh grass or choiee table
Slone in demand other classes slow.
Strictly choice Western, l6@l7e; cream
cry, 2@2Sc; fresh prairie sells at loo
lie; country, l2@l5c.
POTATOES-Old peachblows are
scarce and in light movement last sales
in lots at 81 so per Dbl in a small way,
$S@3 20; new potatoes from first hands
are 81 1908 per Dbl, a marked decline
owing to liberal receipts and reduced de-
mand. Home gardens are beginning to
send partial supplies for the local de-
mand.
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
firm at 81 per bushel; squash and
cucumbers 4Oc per dozen; onions dull
at S3@3 25 per Dbl; new cabbage $4@425
per crate.
PROVISIONS-Jobbers fill orders as
follows: Bacon shoulders, .4Hc; ribs,
SIC; clear sides, 5%c; sugar-cured hams.
8%d91Sc; breakfast bacon, 7h08c. Dry
salt meats-Shoulders, 4c; short ribs, 5.05c;
clear, soc. Mess pork, $40 60@l0 70.
The market is steady, with q good jobbing
demand.
LARD-Tierces. 6T@7c; half barrels,
7%@7Kc; pals, 7H@7%c; half pals, 81
@89sc; country lard, &c.
P0ULTRY-Chickens offer at from
50 50G3.25 per doz for good to choice
hens, according to size and quality; young
chickens, $l.5o@2 10 per dozen, according
to size.
EGGS-Market steadier at &c per doz.
FRUITS-Bananas, 81 50@3 80 per
bunch. Apples. %G4 so per barrel.
Oranges, S595 so per box for Messina,
large, and scarce; lemons, So 50@3 so per
box; driedfruit slow ut l15@lAc for old
and 2@2Hc for new; peaches, 2@2Ec for
halves and l%@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Coeoa, 50 1904 per l00. Peanuts
4c for red; choice white, 5H@6Xc. Pecans,
13@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, 5@7c; Almonds, Sci Taragona, Ice.
Filberts, &c. wH
HIDES-Firm dry flint No. i, lie
per ID; No. 2, &c; dry sailed, 9@l0c;
green sailed, &c; green, 4c; sheep
skins, 25@75c Beeswax 20@22c per ID.
Tallow.6c per ID.
COTTON SEED-0il mills pay IS
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal, 26@27c
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to $l6 per ton.
LIME-$l per Dbl in store; 90c by car
DAD.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-Aax,
2 to ~ lbs, 11@llAc; hemp, 10I5c; halt
jute, 2 to ~ lbs, ll@llAc; baling Irvine,
12c; iron ties, 81 05@2 10 per bundle.
Rope, l0c for iute and lSc for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 60c
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer,
Acc per box for Pittsburg; S5e for Shot
we'll, and 30c for slack. st. BERNARD
coal 35c to boats and 45c to city trade
SALT--Per dray-load from store, 81 80
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 1Sc per gal.
NAILS-$2 % per keg rates.
RIOE-Per ID 6Lc for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. l,
and 8, So, Tot; kits, 81 10, 9J@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
M0LASSES-Oommon to choice, 26@
sc; syrup do, 100000.
OOFFEE-Choice, l7@18c; prime,
l5K@l6c; good, l8H@l4Hci common, Il
SUGAR-Jobbing prices; Yellow
clerifed, 7A@SHc; whites, 8A@9c.
choice open kettle, CSC; prime do, 6K@
6Aci fully fair, 67s@6Hc; inferior, 81
@6c.
LIVE STOCK Smooth and choic,
beeves range from 4@5c per pound
gross rough and in good condition, 2H@
4c; thin, lH@2Ac; calves and year.
lings, 5000 each; mich cows, $12@25 pei
head. Choice mutton sheep, 3@4Ac pei
per pound; common, Sl@l so per head
lambs, 81 50@3 each. Hogs, 2L@4 pei
pound shoats, 2H@2Ac. Sheep are il
good demand. Small hogs find ready
sale.
HORSES AND M~ULES-Mules, from
IA to 16 hands high, range from $40 {,
$l30 each, According to size and shane
Horses, S1l0@l50 for harness to ext,
saddle; SSO@l00 for good common saddle
and $70@80 for work do; common I,
seed plugs, $40@70 each.