Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-24

quiet. The st. Louis steamer arrived
during the forenoon with a scant pro-
duce and grain list, A few lots Of
corn in all $40 sacks; only so barrels
of meal and a light list Of other stuff
comprised the total. The market is
nearly bare Of meal to-day and prices
have advanced to $3.50 for lots, if
there were any lots offering. Meats
are very quiet, upper country markets
being r~eportedIdull at 1920 to $40
for bulk shoulders $3.50 to 1919 for
clear rib and 1866 to 1856 for clear
sides. The New Orleans market
quotes prices at $4.4O@$4.5O for
shoulders, $6.75 to s6.S7 for rib sides
and ST. to $7.25 for clear sides; cof-
fee is dull and lower sugar in de-
mand and molasses firm. The -four
market here and all over the country
is dull with a downward tendency.
FL0URAMarket heavy as follows: X.
s. per Dbl; Xxx, SIS 25@5 So xxx, $500
70; family and choice, S. 50@6 IS; fancy,
S7i per Dbl. Orders 25c higher.
CORNMEAL=Highe and v~ervscarce.
Sales yesterday at 81 1902 As per Dbl;
to-day So 80 per Dbl; orders 81 so per Dbl.
CORN-Receipts to-day $50 SKIS; market
steady. Sales from, first hands, Of lots at
Ole for yellow and 52c for white; demand
good; orders 56957c per bushel.
OATS-Quiet and in light movement;
last round lots sold at 49c, seed oats 50 10
Doc for white and black.
BRAN-Weak at $13 per ton in lots
and 10000 On orders; corn bran Sll@
II 50per ton; feed meal $l4.
HAY-Dull and slow to sell at $l7 to
S22 30 per ton and 81 l0@1 20 per cwt, for
mixed and clear timothy; prairie hay
Sl0@l0 so per ton and Toe per cwt.
POTATOES-Stock light and prices
steady; peachblows and late russets
81 25@l 8 5per Dbl in lots; seed stock in
good demand at 81 55@1 IS for early rus
sets and peerless and 81 10 to $225 for
early rose; small orders 25c higher; New
York and Michigan rose 81 50@3 per
Dbl; sweets 81 per Dbl in a small way.
ESCULENTS - Cabbage 81 7563 %
per crate, for Louisiana; Western. not
quotable; turnips dull, 75c per Dbl; beans
dull at 81 30@1 GO per bushel, the latter
or navy; blackeyed peas 81 rs per bushel;
lady peas $2Q2 90 pei bushel; onions 81 70
go 70 per Dbl; onion sets $6@6 so per
Dbl for roots, and "a 50@5 for tops.
FRUIT-Sound apples in fair demand at
" 10 to 4 per Dbl, according to size and
order; inferior cheaper; oranges $7@9 per
Dol, and "a 5O@5 per box for Louisiana;
dried apples 1905; peaches &c.
EGGS-Sales to-day at 12@l2Kc per
dozen for fresh and 10 to lie for old stock.
POULTR1-ln good demand. Chick
ems selling at 81 1904 per dozen
turkeys scarce with sales at $80l1 per
dozen; ducks firm at SO Is per dozen;
geese dull at S494 so per dozen.
BUTTER-Quiet at 15@18c for country,
2@25c for western, and 85c for creamery.
FRESH MEATS = Hogs, 506c per
pound, the latter for city dressed;
beef dull at 2 to. &c for fore and hind
quarters.
SUNDRIES-Pigs,feet per keg, 81 656
81 rs half bbls, So 70; bbls, 81; u kraut,
So 90 per half bbl., and Sc 90 for bbls,
Horse radish, S6@6 so per Dbl. Apple
butter l0c per lbi peach do, lie.
LIVE STOCK-Demand light at 2%6
&c per cwt according to grade for grass
fed to c|holcecornfed Western; calves and
yearlings, $4@6; COWS and calves, $lS@90;
hogs, 4@4Hc; sheep very scarce at 81 60
az for common and 1894 for other quail
tiles.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 Is per car or dray
load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 30@1 60 for
course and fine. Rock salt &c per pound.
BAGGING-A arket quiet; on orders
fax, 9hc per yard; jute, lie; ties;
~ l5@2 80 per bundle; grip tie, 81,
Irvine, l2c per pound.
PROFESSIONALISM clear sides are
7@7hc; clear ribs 6%@7c; shoulders
41@45sc;breakfas bacon is 9@9Hc. Hams,
LARD-Tierces, &c. half barrels, SIC;
kegs, 8%c; pails,9ci half pals, 9Hc. Coun-
try lard, TIC.
S~UGAR-Common, 5@6Kc; fair to
fully fair, 7@7Mc; prime to choice, 7%@
SHG yellow clarified, SH@9c; hard, liz
@llXc.
CoFFEE-0rdinary, 15A@i6Hc fair
TO choice, 10000.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., 20 No. 2.
lie; dry salt do, l6@16Kc; green, 7c
do sailed, 9H@l0c; market less firm; tai.
low, 6@6c; beeswax, 2lc.
LEATHER-Oak sole, 38@40c; hem.
lock, 28@92c; harness, 36@38c; skirting
S5@37c; French calf, $4,000 per dozen
domestic calf, $4,000 per dozen.
TOBACCO-Per ID 42H@6Oc.