Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-25

BRAN-Quiet at $3.50 for wheat sli
for corn, and Sll for chopped feed small
orders 60@SOc per ewt
OATS-In lots, 31@S3c; from store on
orders, 34@36c; seed oats in good demand.
at 35@40c for white, 3S@45c for black and
55c for red rust proof One car load
mixed sold at Sci receipts per Belle st.
Louis $50 sacks.
HAY-Quotations are for common
$9@10 per ton; mixed $l0@l0 so prime,
$1l@l2; choice, $l3; fancy, $l4 80; Ar
kansas prairie at So; small orders, 70GS5c
per cwt. Market slightly better, with
good qualities in fair request. Sale Of 26l
bales choice Kentucky at Sl2 per ton.
POTATOES = Quotations are for
table potatoes, in round lots 81 9O62 per
Dbl; seed qualities 81 6@2 10; in store
50 20G2 % for table, 81 25@2 so for seed.
Sweets, 81 75@2 25 per barrel. Market
firm and holders asking higher.
APPLES Small varieties, 81 Is
per Dbl in lots from Hatboats; largo, 81 so
in a small way, 81 25@2 so per Dbl; extra
fine large scarce at 1903 so, Stock
much reduced.
CABBAGE-Louisiana, s. 50G4 per
crate in lots, and S4@5 so in a small
way according TO size of crates.
BEANS-In lots 81 40Gl 65 per bushel,
the latter for choice navy; in small lots
81 1902.
0N1ONS-In lots, 81 5O@2 90 per Dbl
and 81 so in a small way; market
poorly supplied except with inferior; sets
are 81 25 per bushel for buds; 50 so for
red, and 81 1908 90 for white from store.
BUTTER-Demand good for medium
and choice; all grades scarce; Western
table steady at 10000; medium, 15@l7c;
white country, lO@l2Hc; common and
cooking, S@l0c.
EGGS-Plentiful and slow sale at 100
l0Hc per dozen. Market weak.
POULTRY - Chickens-sales at 81 so
@3 rs per dozen, according to size and
quality; dressed do. SO O0@3 %, turkeys,
S9@l5; receipts, liberal; dressed turkeys,
lS@l6c; ducks, 50 75g9 dozen; geese,
4 6O@6i all classes of poultry in good
demand.
PROVISIONS - Bacon - shoulders.
4Ac; clear ribs, &c; clear sides, exc;
breakfast bacon, 7A@7Kc, all packed.
Hams, 8H@9e; demand fair and stock
ample. Bulk shoulders, loose, &c; long
clear, 5Hc; clear ribs, SIC; clear
sides, SIC. Mess pork, $40 5O@ll;
market firm.
L~ARD-Tierces, 795c; half tierces,
7Ac; kegs, 7He; pals, SIC; half pals,
SIC; country, lard, 6%@7c. :
GAME-Venison, whole, 5@6c; sad
dies, 8@l0ci quails, 81 90 per dozen /;
squirrels, s Shopper dozen; rabbits, $1.25 per
dozen; wild turkeys, 50075c; ducks.
common, 81; mallards, 81; fresh fish. Sc
for lake. Game scarce.
DRESSED MEATS-Packing hogs
&c per pound for large and sc for
small; beef2H@9c for fore, and 5@6Lc
for hind quarters.
FRUITS Bananas in jobbing lots
Sl.6OG2 per bunch; retail, S2@2.50 per
bunch; oranges, 81 90 per box for
Palermo; Messina, SO so, and 81 so for
Valencia; lemons, 50 75@4 90 per box.
Dried apples, slow sale, at 2@21Ie per ID;
peaches 2h@219c, and l2Hc for unpealed,
NUTS-Cocoa, S. 90 per 100. Peanuts
&c for red; choice white, TIC. Pecans,
l3@14c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, 6h@7; Almonds, &c; T%aragona,
l9c. Filberts, &c.
HIDES-Dull; dry flint No. l l4c
per ID; No. 2, 10G11c; dry sailed, 10aI2e-
green sailed, colo; common, 466c; sheep.
skins, 25075c. Beeswax O@22c per b.
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills nav 81
per ton; cotton seed oil nominal 26627
per gallon, and oil cake Sl4 to SIS per ton.
LIME-$l per Dbl in store; SOC by car
load.
BALING STUFFS- Bagging-aax.
2 to2H lbs, 1l@1lMc; hemp, 10Lc; hall
jute, 2 to 2H lbs, 11@l1Mc; baling Irvine,
lie; iron ties, 81 05@2 Is per bundle.
Rope, l0c for jute and 1Sc for cotton.
COAL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, Soc
per Dbl do, slack, 35940c; to steamer,
doc per box for Pittsburgi 35c for Shot
well, and Boz for slack. st. Bernard
coal Doc to boats and 45c to city trade.
The stock of Pittsburg coal is running
low and prospects to replenish are slim;
prices are therefore firm. All other
grades are in ample supply.
SALT-Pcr dray-load from store, 81 As
per Dbl; coarse, in SKIS, 81 so.
WIN EGAR-Pure cider 18c per gal,
NAILS-$2 25 per key rates.
RIOE-Per ID &c for South Carolina.
FlSH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. |, 2
and 3, IS, 796; kits, 81 10, 90075c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
MOLASSES-Common TO choice, 2S@
Sic; syrup do, 100000.
.SUGAR-Jobbing, 7E@7Ac for yellow
clarified; whites, 8%@S%c; choice open
kettle, SIC; prime, &c; fully fair, 5M@
&c; medium fair, 5.05@5Hc.
COFFEE-Rio, common to fair, 1870
l4ci good, l5H@16c; prime, l6H@l7c;
choice, 17X@18c. :
LIVE STOCK Light receipts and
good stock demand. Choice corn+fed
cattle, 3A@4Kc; fair to choice
Texas do 3K@4Hc; other grades, ~
@3Hc; calves and yearlings, $5@8. Hogs,
2A@4c for all grades and scarce. Sheep
Sl@2 per head for inferior and 4@5c for
butcher grades.