Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-29

here within the past week, and the
crop prospects are cheering. Corn
grows beautifully, and good stands Of
cotton are up on plantations all over
the country. The steamer Colorado,
from St. Louis, and the Shinkle, from
the Ohio, arrived early this morning,
bringing slim additions of 1000 bbls.
-four, 800 bbls. meal, 40 bbls apples,
GA SKIS corn, 100 SKIS bran, % SKIS oats,
and 80 bales hay.
FL0UR-A fair jobbing demand, and
a slightly improved feeling is observed.
Quotations are as follows: X, vi Xxx, "a 70
ga 6GXXX, $5@52 %; family, 50 10 choice,
Sc; fancy, s. Is; patent, $7gI % all for
round lots; orders 25c higher.
CORN-Some 1900 SKIS sold yesterday
and to-day, maiRly at 4Sc for white; u
couple of lots in second sacks selling u to
Nc less; receipts this morning per steamer
Colorado, 6S4 SKIS. Ear corn is quoted at
49050c; orders for shelled, 52@53c.
CORNMEAL-Lots on the landing,
50 Is per Dbl; from store, in dray loads,
81 80. Market quiet, with receipts to-day
| Of 800 bbls.
OATS-Dull at soc for carload lots and
AZ to 45c per bushel ma small way or
ders 42@45c per bushel.
BRAN-In demand and scarce at $50
20 per ton, for wheat and 81 per cwt; corr
do. dull at 50 per ton.
H~AY-Movement light and sales slow
at $15 for red top and SIT 90 to $l9 pei
ton for choice timothy; small orders SIC
l 10 per cwt; Arkansas praitie, $40 6O pc
ton.
POTATOES-Old stock slow sale at 10,
per Dbl on landing for peachblows AM
81 Is from store; new, slow sale at ~ 900
8 per bblin lots, the latter for the best.
ESCULENTS-String beans 81 pc
bushel box for old stock cabbag
Sc per crate; new onions Il
light movement at SO 50@4 pc
Dbl, according to quality. Beans 81 Is Il
81 so for medium white to choice navy
black-eyed peas 81 per bushel.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chicken
scarce at 81 Is to 81 30 per doz 70
young and old; turkeys dull at $40 to 81.
geese do. at 1904; ducks 1903 so per dol
Eggs 12c per dozen and in good demand
BUTTER-Prces weak; creamery
32@35c per ID; western table, 2O@20
country, 10 to zoe; butterine, 10000.
CHEESE-Quiet; factory llH@l2
, Y. A. 15c.
FRUITS-Apples in light movemeI
I at $4 to IS per Dbl; dried do. TX to Sc p'
II; peaches do, 7K@Sc; oranges 81 tOI
. 5 so per box for Palermo and Messin
' lemons So 75a5 per box. Bananas 81
to 81 so per bunch.
PROVISIONS--Fair jobbing deman'
with ample stock. Dry salt shoulders, 4
< @4Hc; ribs do. 65sc; clear do. 6Ac; bacC
shoulders, &c; clear ribs, 7.l0c; clear sid'
7A@7%;breakfas bacon, &c; S. c. han
canvassed, 9k@10 plain, 9@9A; jowls 4
mess pork, $l1 80 per Dbl; country shot
kers, 4Ac; do. sides, 7c; do. hams, ~
Lard, 7M@7Ac for t%ierces; &c for half bl
and kegs, and 81 for pals; country 1
4 6H@6Ac.
SUGAR-Market steady; fully fair,op
IS kettle, Sc prime do SIC; choice, do
n yellow clarified, 9@9Kc off whites, ~
!, 9%c; hard, 10h@l1c.
C0FFEE-Fair to choice 14K to
/ according TO quality.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. L. 10; No.
15c; dry salt do, 15c; green, No. 2, ~
: do sailed, 7@8c; market steady tallC
w 6@6c; beeswax, zoe.
W LEATHER-0ak sole, 8S@40c he
)f lock, 28@82c; harness, 36@38c skirt
h. 85@87c; French calf, $4,000 per doz
domestic calf, $20@90 per dozen.
Id TOBACCO Per ID 42H@60c.
)fl SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 10 per car or d
!, load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 S0@l 90
u, course and fine. Rock salt &c per poun
BAGGING-A arket quiet; on ord
fax, 9Hc per yard; jute, l0K@llG
h0 81 1903 per bundlei Irvine, l2c
pound.
LIVE STOCK-Cattle supply !
} good butcher qualities in demand
2A to &c gross, the latter for the best.
J ferior Il to ~; calves $5@S each; C
4 and calves $l9@95; hogs in light me
0 ment at 3H@4A gross; sheep 4@6
: good and 81 50@2 per head for inferior