Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-25


The leading feature Of the whole.
sale market to-day is the fact that
about $500 sacks of shellcd and cal
corn is offered, the same having ar.
rived by the steamer Kirgie Lee yes,
terday. A lot Of zoo sacks offered al
50c, but other dealers held firm at Q
little above this figure, though the
feeling seemed to be rather droopy,
Meal is lower; -four steady with aslight
advance in upper country markets
Meats are steady. Potatoes arrive in
small lots, and russets and peachblows
are firm other grades not moving
from first hands. Prairie hay draggy
and slow, a dozen carloads or such O
matter having broken prices. The
weather is windy, and blustery south
erly breezes, with heavy clouds, indi-
cate a rain storm, to be followed by
cooler temperature. Our jobbing
trade is quite brisk in all lines.
FLOUR-Rather stiff without change Of
quotations. family and lower grades being
chiefyin request. Round lots sell rs fol.
lows; For x, S. per biol; XXX. IS 25@5 so;
Xxx, S. 50@5 70; family $6G6 Is
choice, $625@6 So fancy, Sc 75@6 So
patent. Sl@7 %. Orders'25c higher.
lCORNMEAL-Weak and in good sup.
plyat $247@20pe per Dbl in lots, on landing
~ 6Oin dray loads from the mil, anc
81 60 on orders.
CORN-Liberal offerings, with holder,
asking 50c for lots. Sales yesterday ,
shade under, and some as high as 5lc
Receipts per steamer Virgie Lee, 223,
sacks, mainly from points below Cairo
the high water causing shippers to haster
it forward. Small orders 55c per bushel
OATS-Stock liberal and market auie
at 44@45c. for car loads; from store SOC.
BRAN-Quiet and quoted ut $14 so pei
ton for wheat in lots and 75@80c per cwt.
corn bran $ll per ton and Coo. per cwt
HA1-lng good request, Western offer
ing in light quantities; Arkansas prairi,
weaker at $40, with sales a shad,
under. Prices of Western rang,
from slS@2S per ton and 81 100.
IS percwt.
P0TATOES--Few offer from frs
hands; sales o%fpeachblows and russetts OF
the landinga a 81 50per Dbl; the demant
for seed stock is growing less daily
Prices are for jackson whites 81 05@l i
per Dbl, peerless 81 So; early rose 81 75@
z CO. New York rose 81 10, all in lot.
jobbing prices 26c per Dbl higher.
ESOULENTS-Cabbage IS 50 We
crate, for Louisiana; beans sell at 81 40G
| 10 per bushel, the latter for navy
black-eyed peas 81 25 per busheI
lady peas S292 50per bushel;onions low
er at S. p per bbl; onion sets 81 506
per bushel for tops and $6(GG 50 for root.
APPLES-Scarce; jobbing at 1904 5
for choice and So 60G4 for other grade,
EGGS--Markct weak with fair dc
mand Mt l1H@12c per dozen.
POULTRY-Chickens in demand o
- 50 to 1915 per dozen, the latter for al
hens; dressed SS Is per dozen; turkey
S9to Sl3 per dozen, and l2Nc per ID 70
dressed.
POULTRY-Chickens $3.50 to SO IS pc
dozen for live, turkeys 50 to S13 per doz
dressed l2c.; ducks So rs per doz; gees
81 so per dozen.
GAME--Little offering. yenison Who'll
DC; saddles 8@SHc; squirrels $16l Y
birds 81 Is per doz.
BUTTER-Good grades are scarce an,
IN demand; country is worth lj@lS,
Western 22@2jc; creamery 35cQ37.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs, 4M4I$c 70
country dressed; beef dull at 2 to Sc lu
fore and headquarters.
SOUTHERN FRUITS-Oranges scare
$40 per box for Valencia; s. 50(14 so DC
box for Palermo and Messina: lemons q
$691 per box for Messina and Palerm,
PROYISIONS-Marke quiet; tul
clear sides are jobbing at 7c; clear rit
exc and shoulders at 44M4%I
breakfast bacon 9@9Ac per pound. Han
9H@10c.
! LARD-Tiorces, Sc; half barrels, s3Sc
8Kc; kegs, Sac pals, SIC; half pail
9Ac. Country lard, 7@7Ac.
SUGAR-C0mmon, 5GG6%c; fair {
fully fair, 7@7Ac; prime to choice, 7%C
sac; yellow clarified, Sh@9ci hard, IL
Ollie.
C0FFEE-Tair to choice Az to 10
according to quality.
HIDE5-Dry Amt, No. l., 18; No. 2
Ice; dry salt do, 19c; green, &c; do saIte,
DC; market weak and tending lower Ia
low, 6@Gc; beeswax, dc.
LEATHER-Oak sole, 38040c; hen
lock, 2SQS2G harness, 36@3Sc; skirtin;
S5@S7ci French calf, $4,000 per dozel
domestic calf, S20@30 per dozen.
TOBACCO Per ID 4215@60c.
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, perkeg, 81 65C
81 % half bbls, So SO; bbls, 81; sauer krau
dull, So 90 per half Dbl, and $500 for Dbl
Horse radish, $6@6 so per Dbl. App
butter l0c per lh peach do, he.
LIVE ST0CK-Good butcher cattl
are in demand with stock very c a
Prices are ~ to 4%c per ID. for gra,
and corn fed Western cows and calvC
SIS to $50 per head; hogs at 81
to 4j4G sheep 81 10 81 90 per head fC
common and 5 to one per ID. for goo
|, butcher mutton.
SALT.-Pcr Dbl, 81 Upper a or dra
load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 30@l 90 fc
course and fine. Rock salt q per pound
|. BAGGING--A arket quiet; on order
fax, 9hc per yard; lutte, l0K@llc tie
81 75a3 per bundle; grip tie, S
Irvine. 12c per pound.
RICE-The market for rice is reporte
dull with prices barely steady, by Da
Tsimage & Sons, and the trade being full
stocked, ba,tar rates are not expected fC
seine time to oGIaei nos until the sprin
demand opens, ct least, Prices to dealer
; in lots a:e given nj 6M@64O f0r flir, G.
@6hc for good, 8Sd6Ac for prime, II
TAc for choiceand 11gc for fancy.