Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-11


made up the leading items efincoming
receipts yesterday. The demand for
each is active, and may be expect
ed to continue throughout the present
month, OF until roasting ears are hard
enough to use, Our potato shippers
are hard at work. News from the up
country markets are highly encourag-
ing. Prices in Cincinnati are given
at 81 zoos per barrel, and at st. Louis
at 50 5O@4 so, according to size and
packing order. Dealers here will have
their hands full for the next three
weeks.
FLOUR-Local and jobbing demand
fair; prices easy; 50 1904 per Dbl for X,45C
for Xxx, So for Xxx, IS 5006 for family
and Sc 25@6 50 for fancy grades. Stock
moderate.
CORNMEAL-D Demand active, with
prices firm at 81 47LG2 so per Dbl in lots,
and 50 55@2 GO in a small way. A few
hundred bbls sold yesterday at 81 AK.
CORN-Supply liberal with prices
mixed are 47@4Sc, and 60c on orders
white in the ear salable at 5lc; white
shelled in lots 53c and 55c in a small way.
OATS Scarce, with sales at Ala
42c for good feed grades; small orders, As
@45c.
BRAN-Quiet at $ls 1908 80 per
ton for wheat, and 10000 in a small or.
der way. Corn bran, $40 so per ton.
HAY-Scarce. The range of prices i.
$l3@18 so per ton in a small way 10000
Prairie hay S1l per ton.
POTATOES-Old stock out of market
new stock in active demand at S30$3 n
per Dbl packed, and az 25@$2 70 per Dbl
measured loose from wagons,
BEANS-Medium, 81 3061 SO; choice
navy, 81 60 in lotsi at retail 81 GOAL rs
per bushel stock peas, in lots, 81 10, and
81 30@1 40 per bushel in a small way.
BUTTER-Strietly choice Western,
14@l6c; creamery, 20@22c; fresh prairie
sells at 13@l5c; country, 8@l2c. Mar
ket heavy and sales slow.
PR0VISIONS-Jobbers fill orders as
follows; Bacon shoulders, 4%c; ribs,
SIC; clear sides, SIC; su~gar-cured hams
I8A69Kc; breakfast bacon 7l<6Sc. Dry
salt meats-Shoulders, 4c; saort ribs, 5.O5c
clear, 5.20c. Mess pork, $40 60@l0 rs
The market is quiet, with a good job.
bing demand.
LARD-Tierces, 6%@7c; half barrels
7%@7Hc; pals, 7A@8c; half pals, 81
@SHc: country lard, &c.
POULTRY-Chickens dull at from
S2@2 IS per doz for good to choic,
hens, aecordingt to size and quality; young
chickens, 81 25@2 70 per dozen, according
to size, with the market weak. Turkeys
and geese meet no demand. Ducks, 81 pei
dozen.
EGGS-Market less firm at 12H@l8,
per dozen. Supply fair.
FRUITS-Apples, new, 40050c PEE
bushel, and Sl@l 25per Dbl loose. Oranges
$4@5 80 per box for Messina, large
and scarce; lemons, 50 1908 so pc
box; driedfruit slow at 1K@1Ac for ole
and 2@2Hc for new; peaches, 2@2Hc fol
halves and lH@2c for quarters.
NUTS-Oocoa, $50 $50 perlC0. Peanut
&c for red; choice white Virginia hanC
picked, Tie. Pecans, l3@l4c for Texas
Arkansas and Missouri Sole; Almonds
Sc; Taragona l9c. Filberts, DC.
HIDE6-Firm dry flint No. /. 10
per lb; No. 2, Sc; dry sailed, 10@llc
green sailed, &c; green, Sci sheer
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax N@22c per Ii
Tallow 5@5%c per 10.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay s.
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal, 26(27
per gallon, and oil cake $14 to $l6 per ton
LIME-Sl per Dbl in store; 90c by ca
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-aax
2 TO ~ lbs, 1l@llAc; hemp, l01Sc; hal
jute, 2 TO "a lbs, lI@llAc; baling Irvine
he; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle
Rope, Zoe for iute and 1Sc for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, so
per Dbl; do, slack, 35M40c: to steamer
40c per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
well, and SOC for slack. st. Bernnar,
coal S5c TO boats and 45c to city trade
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 B
per Dbl; coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
VINEGAR-Pure cider 1Ss per gal.
NAlLS-$2 D per key rates.
RIOE-Per ID 6lc for South Carolina
FlSH-Mackerel in hf bbls. Nos. l..
and 3, SIS, Tat; kits, 81 10, 90@75c.
RAlSINS-Per box, 81 40.
MOLASSES-Common to choice, ESQ
SIC; syrup do, 40@60c.
COFFEE-Choice, 17@l8c; prime
l5H@l6c; good, l3&@l4hc; common, !
| @l21lc.
S~UGAR Jobbing prices: yellow
clerifed, 7A@8Hci whites, SAG9c
choice open kettle, csc; prime do, 6IG
6Mc; fully fair, 6%@6Kc; inferior, 52
@6c.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules from
II to l6 hands range from $40 to Sl30
large heavy, $50; horses $50 to Sl75 70
good to extra saddle and harness stock
good to common plugs and work horse;
$40 to $50. Business fair, with demanl
chiefly for saddle and harness animals.
LIVE STOCK-No corn-fed cattl
offer. Grass-fed beeves from good to me
dunn, 9h@4cg gross common and fat COW
and heifers, 293c; scalawags and grazinl
cattle, lH@2Hc. Receipts for the pas
week liberal; demand active, and marke
strong. Sheep and lambs are in fair de
mand and good supply at 81 50@3 pc
head for lambs; $l@3 for common shee,
and 2A@3%c gross for medium to choic
butcher sheep. Hogs, no demand an,
market held nominally 2A@4c for roug
to choice light weights. Cows and calvC
SlOg25 according to grade.