Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-12

here last evening to strengthen weak
places near Delta and Friar's Point, a
hundred miles or SO south of here.
Our market in the wholesale line OK.
hibits weakness in all articles except
corn, -four and poultry. Receipts
since last report are moderate. TIE
jobbing trade loses noneof its activity
and an active spring business is
counted on. We have had a draggy
cotton market for two days past, and
round lots of feed, aside from corn, are
also slow to dispose Of.
FLOUR.-Fair demand for medium
grades and prices unchanged. Quota
tons range as follows: X, SIS;
XXX, IS 2@5 So XXX, IS 5O@
5 rs; family, $66625; choice, $625@6 so;
fancy, So 60@675i patent brands, $7@7 40.
Orders 25c higher.
CORN MEAL-Markei droopy, with
sales from first hands at 81 32G2 So per
Dbl; small orders zoo higher.
CORN-Market steady. with n good de-
mand at 50@5lc; orders 53@54c.
BRAN-Oiierings liberal at SIS per ton,
with few bidders at that figure; small or
dcrs 6@65c; corn bran &per ton and 60c
per cwt.
OATS-Quiet at 4S@46c according to
quality, and 4Sc to Soc on orders.
HAY-Market weak, with a fair supply
at SIT to $2l per ton, the latter for bright
clear timothy; orders 81 1091 Is per cwt;
prairie hay $40 per ton and 60 per cwt.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are scarce
and in good demand at 81 COOL IS per Dbl
forround lots, and 20c higher in a small
way. The movement in seed varieties is
Stacking off. Store prices for Jackson
whites are 81 90; russets, 81 70; peerless,
81 90 early rose, 81 15@2 Is; New York
rose, 81 80.
ESCULHNTS-Yellow vans S2@2 %
per Dbl measure loose from wagons and
g 25 to 2 SO in shipping order; cabbage
from Louisiana offers in trashy condition;
selling at 81 IS to S. 50 per crate, the lat
ter for choice; onions scarce at Sc per Dbl.
BEANS-Supply light, and worth 81 %
MSl % in lots; black eyed peas, 81 50per
bushel, and firm.
BUTTER-Demand active, supply
scarce, and all grades wanted; good coun-
try ranges from l8@22c, cooking 10018c;
western l8@30c; creamery, S9@40c; but
terine pc.
EGGS-Supply liberal, at 11@l2c
per dozen.
APPLES-scant supply, at IS 5O@4 50
per Dbl.
POULTRY - Chickens scarce with
prices ranging from 50 70 to 81 25
per dozen, according to quality. Turkeys
range from Sll to SIS per dozen; dressed
turkeys l4(9l6c per Ia; geese SO per dozen;
ducks SS63 so per dozen.
FRESH MEATS-HoRs, Sc for
country dressed; city do. 6h@6c; beef
dull at 2 to SC for fore and hindquar-
tiers.
SOUTHERN FRUITS-Oranges IS so
@5 50 per box for Palermo and Mes
sina; and lemons $500 per box.
GAME-Quails scarce ut 81 60 per
dozen; venison at &c. per ID. for saddles;
squirrels at 81 so per dozen; scant re-
ceipts.
PR0VISIONS-Market quiet for all
grades with a good jobbing demand, order
prices being for bulk shoulders 4H@45sc;
clear ribs do. 6M@6%, clear do. &c; huns
5. G. 9H@l0kc; a few fancy going at lie
and uneanvassed at &c; breakfast bacon
8H@8Ac.
LARD-Tierces, 7MG8c; half barrels,
Bic kegs, &c; pals. 8%@sMc half pals
9Nc. Country lard, 7@7Mc.
SUGAK-Oommon, 5G6XG fair TO
fully fair, 7@7Ac; prime to choice. 7%@
SIC yellow clarified, 1000 hard, liz
@l1Xc.
COFFEE-Fair to choice AK 10 l9c
according to quality.
HIDES-Dry Aint, No. l., 18; No. q,
l5c; dry salt do. 15c; green, No. ., 12kc;
do sailed, 7@Sc; market steady; tallow,
5G6c: heeswax, dc.
LEATHER-Oak sole, 3s@4Oc; hem
lock, 2SG32G harness, 36G36c; skirting,
35@3T,; French calf, 10000 per dozen;
domestic call, $4,000 per dozen.
TOBACCO Per ID 42X@60c.
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, per key, 81 65a
81 IS half bbls, So rs; bbls, 81; sauer ktaut,
dull, IS 90 per half hbl, and So % for bbls.
Horse rsdish. $s@6 so per Dbl. Apple
butter loo per ID; peach do. 12c.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 Is per car or dray
load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 30@l 60 for
course and fine. Rock salt q per pound.
BAGGING-A arket quiet; on orders
fax, 9Kn per yard; iute, l0X@l1G ties.
81 75@S per bundle; grip tie, 81,
Irvine, l2c per pound.
LIVE SrOCK-Light receipts Of
butcher cattle, and a good demand pre-
walls ut ~ TO 4Hc. gross, as in quality;
COWS and calves $l5@$S0 per head; hogs
scarce and firm at 3H@4Hc. per ID; sheep
plentiful, and slow sale at 5000; COM
mon 81 50@$2 00per head.