Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28

ONIONS-1n lots, 81 a@2 90 per Dbl
and - 80 in a small way; sets are 81 %
per bushel for buds; 81 90 for red, and
3 75d3 90 for white from store.
BUTTER Demand good for choice
table grades; medium, slow sale and
poor stuff much neglected; Western
table steady at lS@20ci medium, l5@l7c;
white country, lO@l2Hc; common and
cooking, S@l0c.
EGGS - Less abundant, with prices
irmer at ll@l2H per dozen.
POULTRY -Chickens-sales at 81 90
as 70 per dozen, according 10 size and
quality; dressed do. SO O0G3 %; turkeys,
S@l5; receipts, liberal; dressed turkeys,
l3c@l5; ducks, 81 1908 dozen; geese,
81 5O@6i all classes Of poultry in good
demand.
PROVISIONS Bacon - shoulders,
Axe; clear ribs, &c; clear sides, 6Hc;
breakfast bacon, 7H@7Kc, all packed.
Hams, SHG9c; demand fair and stock
ample. Bulk shoulders, loose, 4@4Lc long
clear, 5.3Oc; clear ribs, 59Sc; clear
sides, SIC. Mess pork, $40 50@11;
market firm.
LARD-Tierces, 7Hc; half barrels,
Sci kegs, SIC; pals, 8h@8%c; half pals,
SIC; country, lard, exc.
GAME-Venison, whole, 5@6e; sad
dies, 8@l0c; quails, 81 25 per dozen ;
squirrels, Sl.25per dozen; rabbits, $1.25 per
dozen; wild turkeys, 50@75c; ducks,
common, 81; mallards, 81; fresh fish, 6@7c
for lake. Game scarce.
DRESSED Misunderstanding hegs 3k
@4c per pound for large and 4fl@5c for
SMALL beef 2E@3c for fore, and 6H68c
for hind quarters.
FRUITS-Bananas are PLENTIFUL job
bling at 81 25@2 per bunch; retail, $2@
2 80 per bunch; oranges, 50 so per box
for Palermo; Messina, SO so, and 81 so
for Valencia; lemons, 50 1904 90 per
box, Dried apples, slow sale, at 2@214e
per lbj peaches 2H@2Hc, and l2hsc for
unpealed.
NUTS-Cocoa, IS 60 per 100. Peanuts
DC for red; choice white, TIC. Pecans,
l3@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, 6H@7; Almonds, Sc; Taragona,
lac. Filberts, sc.
HIDES-Dull; dry flint No. l lac
per lb; No. 2, 10@1lc; dry sailed, 10@l2c :
green sailed, 6@7c; common, 4@6c; sheep.
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax M@22c per b.
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills nav 81
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal 26@27
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to SIG per ton.
LIME-$l per Dbl in store; 9Oc by car
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-Aax,
2 to2H lbs, 11@1lAc; hemp, 1OKc; hall
jute, 2 to "a lbs, 11@11Ac; baling Irvine,
12c; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle.
Rope, 10c for jute and 18c for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, SOC
per Dbl; do, slack, 85@I6c; to steamer,
4Oc per box for Pittsburg; 85c for Shot
well, and 30c for slack. st. BERNARD
coal 95c to boats and 45c to city trade
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 45
per Dbl; coarse, in SKIS, 81 so.
WIN EGAR-Pure cider 16c per gal.
NAILS-S2 Is per key rates.
RICE-Per lb SIC for South Carolina
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. /, :
and 8, So, 76G; kits, 81 10, 00@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 50 40.
M0LASSES-Common to choice. 2SG
SIC; syrup do, 100000.
SUGAR-Jobbing, 7H@7Acfor yellow
clarified; whites, 8H@8Mc; choice oper
Kettle, 6Mc; prime, GHe; fully fair, SKA
&c; medium fair, 5.05@5Lc.
C0FFEE-Rio, common to fair, 1870
l4ci good, 15H@l6c; prime, l6H@l7c.
choice, 17H@18c.
LIVE STOCK Light receipts and
good stock demand. Choice c%orn-fed
cattle, 3A@4Kci fair to choice
Texas do 3A@4Hc; other grades, "a
@3Hc calves and y%earlings, SOS. Hogs
2A@4c for all grades and scarce. Sheep,
$l@2 per head for inferior and 4@5c fol
butcher grades.