Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-17

in demand, while ducks are in light
movement, and turkeys or geese are in
no demand. Coffee is dull; sugar is
quiet, with high grades a little lower.
Iron ofall kinds is weak, nails being
reduced to 50 25rates, a decline of75c
from prices Of ten days ago. The hide
market is quoted unsettled, but prices
are the same. Wool is lower, but in
active movement. Receipts here
during the week have been 1900 bbls
-four, $500 bbls meal, $500 sacks corn,
1900 sacks oats, $50 sacks bran, 300
bbls Louisiana potatoes, no northern;
and light consignments Of Arkansas
prairie hay. Receipts yesterday and
this morning embrace 1900 bbls meal,
$50 bbls -four, and 1900 sacks corn.
FLOUR-Choice and family are alone
in demand, low grades being stag
nant. Prices steady. Round lot quo
tations are as follows: X, "a per Dbl;
Xxx, 81 25@5; XXX, s. 25@5 So fancy,
s. 1906 patent, S7@7 Is; orders 25 to
SOC higher.
CORNMEAL- Prices better and
tone stronger at 81 1892 20 forl lots on
this landing and 10 to zoe higher in a small
way.
CORN-Holders firm at $4,000 for
lots and 80 to 52c for carloads and small
orders. Ear 50c in lots.
BRAN-In demand at Sl8 70 TO $40
per tom orders 81 05 for wheat; corr bran
50 per ton.
0~ATS-Feeling firm at 4O@4lc for car
load and landing lots, and 44@45c in a
small way.
HAY-Low and medium grades in
active and slow to sell; choice In fair re-
quest; quotations are $l5@16 per ton for red
top, and SIT TO $l8 80 for clear western
timothy; orders $l@l 10 per cwt; Arkansas
prairie, SO per ton at the track.
POTAT0ES-New Louisiana on the
landing dull at $292 %; jobbers retail at
50 25@2 so per Dbl; old stock in no de-
mand. Sweets 75c to 81 % per Dbl.
ESOULENTS-Cabbage scarce at$4 50
as 80 per crate; onions So to 81 per Dbl;
beans 81 % to 81 GO per bushel for white
medium to navy; peas 81 per bushel; snap
beans 81 SOTO 81 per "a bushel boxes.
FRUITS-Strawberrie in lots 81 20 to
So per "A quart crate; oranges Sc 50@7
per box for Palermo and Messina, ac-
cording to size and order; lemons So SO
@5 per box.
POULTRY AND EGGS Young
chickens in request at 81 so to s4 per doz,
according to size; old hens SO 80 to 81;
mixed 81 so to So; ducks 50 25 to 81 rs
per doz; turkeys very dull; geese ditto.
Eggs in good demand at l1@11Hc per
dozen.
BUTTER-All grades are weak and
slow to sell. Country ranges from
u to Zoe per pound, the latter for
choice Arkansas prairie; western Is to 24c;
creamery, 26928c; butterine l1@l8c.
PROVISIONS-Bacon shoulders, SIC;
clear ribs do, nc; clear sides Tic;
breakfast bacon, 8%G9c; sugar cured hams
9H@l0c bulk shoulders, 4H64ze; clear
ribs, 6%c; clearsides, 6A@7c. Lard, TIC for
%tierces; ~ for kegs and half bbls, and Sc
for pals. Country lard, SIC, and country
meats a to nc under above prices.
LIVE STOOK-Cattle supply light;
EOOu DulCloT QudliJlts III OcBlduu az
~ to sc gross, the latter for the best. In
ferior X to 219c; calves S4@S each; cows
and calves $l9G35; hogs in light move
ment at Q to AZ c gross; sheep 4@5c for
good and 81 5092 per head for inferior.
Market scantily supplied.
W00L-Tub-washed, 40@45c per b,
unwashed, 20028c; unwashed and bury
from 10 to l0Lc per cwt less.
SUGAR-Market quiet; fully fair, open
kettle, Sc; prime do sac; choice, do 81;
yellow clarified, 9@9Kc; off whites, 9K@
95c; hard, l0X@11c.
OOFFEE-Fair to choice 14H to l8c
according to quality.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., Is; No. 2,
l6c; dry salt do, l5c; green, No. 2, PIC;
do sailed, 1886 market unsettled; tallow,
5@5Hc; beeswax, Zoe.
LEATHER-Oak sole, 3S@40c; hem
lock, 28@32c; harness, 36@96c; skirting,
35@37c; French calf, $4,000 per dozen;
domestic calf, $20030 per dozen.
TOBACCO Per ID 42H@60c.
SALT.-Per Dbl. 81 rs per a or draw
load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 90@1 go for
course and fine. Rock salt &c per pound.
BAGGING-A arket quiet; on orders,
flax, &c per yard; iute, 10K@l1G ties
81 1903 per bundles twine, l2c per
mound