Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-20


delivered, s. As. Small orders 3 so per
Dbl. Stock ample.
CORN-Prices firm al 47c in lots on the
landing; 48649c on orders for mixed and
yellow feed, sith stock ample. White
corn lower, offerings in lots at 50c; from
store 52c per bushel.
OATS-Steady at 4094lc for cash lots,
and 42@43c on orders.
BRAN-Market weak and declining
for wheat bran last sales SIS 70 per ton,
but quoted at Sl2 to-day. Small orders
I5@S5c per cwt. Corn bran, $40 50 per
ton.
HA1-Less active, with prices ranging
from $l4al7 per ton for mixed red-top
and timothy and clear timothy. A car
load of prairie offered ut $40 90 on yester-
day. Small orders FOR all grades, 85c@Sl
per cwt.
POTATOES-Shipping season draw
ing toa close. Dealers to-day pay 81 Is
az % per Dbl measure from wagons;
from store, packed, 81 75@3. Onions,
- 70 per bushel from store. and 81 so in
lots for Southern.
BUTTER-Strictly choice Western,
l2H@l5c; creamery, 18@22c fresh prairie
sells at l24@l5c; country, S@l2c. Mar
ket quiet and sales slow.
EGGS-Fresh command Zoe per dozen,
while many in poor condition are hard to
sell at S@9c.
.CHICkENS-Heavy receipts last eve
hing weakened the market. 1t was no
ticed that more poultry came in yesterday
than has been seen in a week. Young
chickens sold ut from $l.25@2.50, per doz-
en-, according to size and order; old 81 25@
$50, a few extra hens going at 81 IS per
dozen.
PROVISI0NS-Jobbers fill orders as
follows: Bacon shoulders. 45sc; ribs, SIC;
clear sides, 6@6-l0c; sugar-cured hams.
9H0llc; breakfast bacon, 7H@8Ac. Dry
salt meats-Shoulders, 4Hci short ribs,
5.3Oc; clear, SIC. Mess pork, $ll.
The market is strong, with a good lob
bing demand and upward tendency.
LARD-Tierces 7H@7hc; half barrels,
79sci pals, &c; half pals, 81; country
lard. &c.
FRUITS-Apples, new, 4O@50c per
bushel, and 81 25@l 50per Dbl loose. Peas,
81 per bushel from wagons. Oranges,
Sc per box for Messina, large, and scarce /:
lemons, $3@3 80 per box; dried fruit slow
at lk@lAc for old and 2@2Nc for new;
peaches, 2@2Xc for halves and IHG2c
for quarters.
NUTS-Oocoa $50 $50 per10 Peanuts
&c for red: choice white Virginia hand
picked, 715c. Pecans, 13@l4c for Texas.
Arkansas and Missouri Sole; Almonds
&c; Taragona. 19c. Filberts, DC.
HIDES-Firm; dry flint No. L, 49,
per Id; No. 2, &c; dry sailed, l0@1lc;
green sailed, &c; green, SC; sheep
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax M@22c per b.
Tallow 5@5%c per 10.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills paw So
per ton: cotton seed oil nominal, 26d27c
per gallon, and oil cake $l4 to $l6 per ton.
LIME-$l per Dbl in store; 00c by car
load.
BALING STUFFS-Flax bagging,
2 to ~ lbs, ll@llHc; hemp. l0lSc; hail
jute, 2 to ~ lbs, ll@11%c; baling Irvine.
lie; iron ties, 81 05@2 10 per bundle.
Rope, l0c for lutte and l8c for cotton.
OOAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, Soc
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer.
4Oc per box for Pittsburg; 35c for Shot
welk and 30c for slack. st. Bernard
coal 35c to boats and 45c TO city trade.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 50
per bbl coarse, IN SKIS, 81 so.
YINEGAR-Pure cider 1Se per gal.
NAILS-S2 Is per key rates.
RIOE-Per ID SIC for South Carolina.
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls. Nos. l, ,
and 3, SO, 7@6 kits, 81 1O, 9O@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
MOLASSES-Common to choice, 256
BIC; syrup do, 100000.
C0FFEE-Choice, 17@l8c; prime,
15M@l6c; good, lSH@l4Kc; common, Ii
@l2Hc.
SUGAR Jobbing prices: Yellow
clerifed, 7A@8Ac; whites, SH@9e,
choice open kettle, CSC; prime do, GKM
6Aoi fully fair, 6%@6Kc; inferior, 81
acc.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules from
IA to IL hands range from $40 to $3.50;
large heavy, $50; horses $50 to S175 for
good to extra saddle and harness stock
good to common plugs and work horses,
$40 to $50. Business fair, with demand
chiefly for saddle and harness animals.
LIVE STOCKING corn-fcd cattle
offer. Grass-fed beeves from good to me-
dunn, 3@3%c gross; common and fat
and heifers, 2@3c; scalawags
and grazing cattle, 1H@2Hc. Receipts
light demand limited, and market
weak. Sheep and lambs are in fair de-
lmald and good supply at 81 5093 per
head for lambs; Sl@3 for common sheep,
and 2A@3Ho gross for medium to choice
butcher sheep, Hogs, no demand and
market held nominally 2A@4c for rough
to choice light weights. Cows and calves
SlO92) according to grade.