Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-26


per bbl In lots and So rs Il dray load.
A stock Of inferior Is selling a. 80. Ifi
CORN-sales during the past two daJB
reach 300 sacks; all good corn going at
iidi per bushel, with an active de-
mand; small orders, 4S@50c.
0ATS-In moderate inquiry at asa
Sic; small orders 3S@40c
BRAN-Quiet at $l4 per ton for
wheat, 5000 for corn bran, and S0c on
orders.
HAY-Scarce and in active request;
sales at $1l50al4@ per ton for Ohio
river aud s. for Arkansas prairie; small
orders, 0GS5c per cwt.
APPLES-In round lots, 81 40@2 25;
in a small way, 81 6gS %. Market
easy.
POTATOES-Small orders from store,
81 75g2 10, according 10 quality; sweets
in demand at S2.50@2.75 loose and $3@
3 25 from store. Peachblows in lots, 81 10
az 25 per Dbl. Russets, 81 40.
0NIONS-Scarce and inquired for al
$3@3.0 per Dbl for sound.
BEANS-Choice navy, 81 65 per bush
Of medium, 81 409l 80; small lots, 81 rs
az. Clay peas, 81 25@l 90 per bushel.
BUTTER-lnactive; choice Western
table, l8@20ci medium, l59l7c; other
grades, SOILS; cooking and poor stuff un-
salablei country butter, l0Gl2c; cream
cry, 28@30c.
EGGS-Lower at 1910 per dozen.
POULTRY Chickens are easy at
81 25@3 %, according to size and quail
ity; ducks dull at 81 IS; geese very dull
at SS@4 per dozen; turkeys in good de-
mand at 10@l5c per ID, and sl0@1S per
dozen.
PROVISIONS - Bacon = clear sides,
packed, SIC; clear ribs, 5%c; shoulders,
42sc; breakfast, 7@7Ac; loose, 1Et less.
Hams, sugar-cured, 8@9Hc. Bulk meats,
loose, clear sides, 5H@5.30; clear ribs,
5.l5@5.20; long clear, 5.l5@5.3; shout
ders, 5000. Mess pork S10.25@ll.
Demand active.
LARD-Tierces, 71s@TNc; half barrels,
7%@7Ac; pals, 6@8Hc; half pals. 81
@8Ac; country lard, cooke.
DRESSED MEATS- Beef at 2L63c
for fore, sc for sides and 5c for hind
quarters; hogs, Sc; city dressed, 4@4kc,
FRUITS-0ranges, 1894 per box for
Messina, large and small lemons, 1903 90
per box; dried fruit in brisk demand al
1H@1Mc for old and 2@2Kc for new
peaches, 2@219c for halves and 1N@2c
for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, SS@3 30 per 100. Pea
nuts &c for red; choice white, 6Nc. Pecans,
l3@14c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-.
souri, 7G@8c; Almonds, &c; Taragona,
l9e. Filberts, sc.
HIDES-Dull; dry flint No. l, 12c
per ID; No. 2, &c; dry sailed, 9@l0c
green salted, &c; green, 40; sheen
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax D@22c per ID.
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-0il mills pay S
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal, 26@27C
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to SIG per ton.
LIME-Sl per Dbl in store; 9Oc by car
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-fax
2 to2h lbs, ll@11Ac; hemp, 10Ic; hall
jute, 2 to "a lbs, 1l@llAci baling twine,
lie; iron ties, 81 O0@2 10 per bundle
Rope, Zoe for jute and lSc for cotton.
C0AL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 50C
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer,
Ace per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
well, and 30c for slack. st. Bernard
coal 35c to boats and Acc to city trade
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 %
per Dbl; coarse, in SKIS, 81 50.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 18c per gal.
NAILS-S2 Is per keg rates.
RICE-Per ID SIC for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. |, 2
and 3, IS, 7@6 kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
M0LASSES-Common TO choice, 2Sd
SIC; syrup do, 100000.
SUGAR-Jobbing, 7A@8Acfo for yellow
clarified; whites, 9@9Ac; choice open
kettle, 6Mc; prime, 6Hci fully fair, Go
medium fair, 5.6@5Hc.
C0FFEE-Rio, common 10 fair, ia
l3ci good, l5Hci prime, l5h@l6ci choice,
l7Gl8c.
LIVE STOCK-Choieo %corn-fed cattle
3A@4Nc; fair to choice Texas
do SA@4hc; other grades, 2H@3Hc
calves and y~earlings, S5@8. Hogs,
2A@4Hc for all grades. Sheep, SLAP pei
head for inferior and 4@5Xc for butcher
grades.
HORSES AND MULES Supply
moderate, with a fair trade reported
Mules, from Ii TO 16 hands high
range from SO TO $3.50 each, nc.
cording to size aud shape. Horses
Sll0@f50 for harness 10 extra saddle; $8C
@l00 for good common saddle, and $T06
80 for work dos common 10 good plugs
$40@70 each.