Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-07

brsadstufis are now very quiet. Val.
ues in the main are lower than quota.
tons reported a week ago. A
good demand has sprung up for wheat
in this market, buyers showinga ready
desire to take all second grade at Soc
per bushel. The market is also good
for potatoes, though the shipping
demand is nearly over. Apple ship
pers have also about closed for the
season. The Ohio river has shoaled
to three feet and boats move in that
stream with difficulty Heavy rain
storms on the upper Missouri and
Mississippi has flushed both of those
streams and given good water for the
heaviest boats from st. Louis south.
FLOUR-Current quotations are for
iobbing lots: So rs per Dbl for X, 81 Is for
Xxx, s. for XXX, S. SOFAS rs for fam
lily and S6@6 % for fancy grades. Small
orders 25c higher. Market quiet with
light demand.
C0RN-In carload lots, 47k@4sg in
a small way, SOC; offering in lots to arrive
at 44H@45c for mixed and feed grades.
CORNMEAL-Weak sales from the
mills at 81 80 per Dbl; several hundred
bbls Ohio river meal sold at the landing
Saturday at 81 80 per Dbl.
OATS-Sales at 37Hc for mixed feed
grades; small orders, 42c.
BRAN-Quiet at $l3 90 per ton for
wheat and Toe per cwt. Corn bran, $40 90
per ton.
HAY-Quiet and selling slowly from
hatboat at Sl5 per ton for good mixed
the range of prices is from S13 to SIG sc
per ton: small orders 85c; prairie hay s.
per ton.
POTAT0ES-Loose from wagons 81 sc
per Dbl measure; from store S2.25@2.5(
per Dbl.
BUTTER-Strictly choice Western.
12H@15c; creamery, 1929; fresh prairie
sells at l2%@l5c; country, Sole. Mar
ket quiet and sales slow.
EGGS-Receipts fair; sales at l0c pei
dozen.
CHICKENS-Young chickens are dull
with small slow to sell at 81, 1 IS, | 50G
200 per dozen as in size; old 81 0002.5(
per dozen; a few extra hens selling a,
y 70 per dozen. Supply liberal.
PR0VISIONS-Bacon shoulders. &c
ribs, 5.S0@5.85c; clear sides, 696, 10c
sugar-cured hams, l0@llHc; breakasr
bacon, 7H@8hc, Dry salt meats-Shoul
ders, 4Ac; short ribs, 5:35; clear, SIC
Mess pork, Sl1. The market is quiet will
good demand.
LARD-Tierces 7H@7Ac; half barrels
7%ci pals, 7B@8ci half pals, 81 %country
lard, &c.
FRUITS-Apples, new, 5Oc@$1 90 pc
Dbl loose. Bananas, demand good a
$l.50@3 per bunch. P%ineapples, 81 500
3 90 per doz. Oranges, SO per box
Lemons, 81, 1904 90 per box. Drie,
fruit slow at 1K@1Ac for old an,
2@2Ac for new; peaches, 2@2Xc 70
halves and 1H@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Cocoa, $50 $50 per100. Peanut
&c for red; choice white Virginia hant
picked, Tic. Pecans, l3@l4c for Texa:
Arkansas and Missouri sole; Almonds
&c; Taragona. l9c. Filberts, sc.
HIDES-Firm; dry flint No. !, 10
per ID; No. 2, Sci dry sailed, l0@1lc
green sailed, &c; green, DC; shec
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per II
Tallow 5G5Hc per 10.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay S
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal. 26@27
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to SIG per tor
i. LIME-Sl per Dbl in store 9Oc by ca
load.
BALING STUFFS-Flax bagglns
2 to2N lbs, l1@l1Ac; hemp, l0&c; hs.
lutte, 2 to "a lbs, ll@llMc; baling twin,
lie; iron ties. 81 06@2 Is per bundle
Rope, 10c for lutte and l8c for cotton.
C0AL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, 90
| per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; TO steame.
Acc per box for Pittsburg; Csc for Sho,
well, and SOC for slack. St. Bernnar
cosl S5c TO boats and 45c to city trad,
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81
per Dbl; coarse, N SKIS, 81 so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider lSs per gal.
NAILS-$2 25 per keg rates.
, RICE-Per ID SIC for South CAROLYN
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos, l.,
! and 8, IS, Tot; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAISINS-Per box. ~ 40.
MOLASSEs-Common to choice, 2st
&c; syrup do, 100000.
: C0FFEE-Choiee. l7@l8c; pFim.
l5K@l6ci good, lSH@l41Sci common,
@l2Kc.
|, SUGAR Jobbing prices: Yello
clerifed, 7A@SAc; whites, SA@9
choice open kettle. exc; prime do, 6Ht
6%c; fully fair, 62s@6Aci inferior, o.
l IS8c,
AGRSES AND MULES-Mules fro
J IA TO 10 hands range from $40 to SlSt
: large heavy, $3.50; Esrses $50 to SITS {,
: good to extra saddle and harness ,stocl
good to common plugs and work horse
$40 to $50. Business faiT, With demar
-, chiefly for saddle and harness animals,
-. LIVE ST0CK-Grass-fed beeves fro
I good to medium, 3@3Lc gross; comma
and fat COWS and heifers, 2@8c; scalawa,
and grazing cattle, lH@2Ho, Reeeip
, light; demand limited, and mark
weak. Sheep and lambs are in fair d
r mand and good supply at 81 25@2 rs p
, head for lambs; Sl@3 for common shee
and 2%@34e gross for medium to choil
q butcher sheep. Hogs, no demand an
market held nominally 2AQ4c for roul
to choice light weights. Cows and aalY
d Sl0@25 according to grade. Young caly
q SAG per head.