Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-28

to-day or yesterday by commission
dealers. Trade to-day was chiefly
confined to a store order business,
which is heavy and in every respect
satisfactory, the volume indicating a
lucrative spring movement in all
lines.
FLOUR-Market is we'll sustained. with
a good jobbing demand for family and
lower gradeJ. Prices to j0bbers are:
For x, s. per Dbl; Xxx, S. 25@5 so;
Xxx, IS 6@5 70; family S6@6 25;
choice, Sc 25@6 so fancy, Sc 1906 IS;
patent. S7@7 25. Orders 25c higher.
CORNMEAL-Sales from first hand at
2 45; dray loads S247@2 90 small orders
81 60 per Dbl.
CORN-Round lots sell at 49H@5Oc;
sound orders CSC.
OATS-Quiet with less strength at 400
Acc per bushel for lots, to 1850 in asmall
way.
BRAN-Quiet with good demand at sl4
90 per ton for wheat and SOC per cwt; corn
bran weak at 50 90 per ton, and 60c. per
cwt.
HAY-Western in fair request and light
Offering at $l7@22 per ton as in quality;
orders 81 1901 20 per cwt.; Arkansas
prairie SO 60@l0 per ton by the carload
and 60c. per cwt.
POTATOES-Market firm and stock
light, all being held by jobbers
%peachblows 81 80 in lots; early russets
81 so; Jackson whites 81 10; early rose
81 75@l 90j peerless 81 5001 So; New
York rose 81 15@2 20; orders 25c. higher;
sweets 81 25@25O for yellow yams and
81 75@2 for red.
ESCULENTS-A few Louisiana cab
bage offered at So so per crate
beans active and wanted at 81 IS
al 80 for western navy and 81 GOO
l 70 for other species; black-eyed peas in
demand ut 81 so per bushel lady peas 81
az so; onions scarce and wanted at 500
$50 per Dbl. onion sets "a 50@5 per
bushel for tops and $6@6 so for bottoms.
APPLES-In good demand at 81 50@5
per Dbl.
EGGS-Market weak at l1K@l2c per
dozen.
POULTRY-Chickens in good request
$3.50 to 1916 per dozen, according to quail
ity turkeys scarce at $40 to SIS per doz.,
and 12c. per pound for dressed.
GAME-Scarce, quails, 81 50per doz;
squirrels 81 Is per doz; yenison DC whole
and 8@8Kc for saddles.
BUTTER-All grades scarce and in
request good country l5G20c; western
dairy 2O@2Sc; extra do. 2S@20c creamery
80 to SIC; cooking 10 to 15c.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs, 4@4Xc for
country dressed; city do. 5Hc; beef dull
at z to &c for fore and headquarters.
SOUTHERN FRUITS-0ranges scarce
So per box for Valencia; $4 50 per
box for Palermo and Messina; lemons at
$606 so per box for Messina and Palermo.
PR0VISIONS-Market quiet; bulk
clear sides are jobbinga at 7@71sc; clear ribs
6A@6H, and shoulders at 4%04Ac;
breakfast bacon 9@0Hc per pound. Hams
9H@l0c.
LARD-Tierces, Sc; half barrels, $50
SIC; kegs, SIC; pals. sac; half pals,
9Ac. Country lard, 7@7Hc.
SUGAR-Common, 6@6Hc; fair to
fully fair, 7@7Ac prime to choice, 7%@
SIC; yellow clarified, $1,000; hard, liz
@l1Xc.
OOFFEE-Fair to choice l4% to Zoe
according to quality.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., Is; No. g,
l5c; dry salt do, l5c; green, No. ,, 12Hc;
do sailed, 7@8c; market dull; tallow,
5@6c; beeswax, 2lc.
LEATHER-0ak sole, 38@40c; hem
lock, 28@32c; harness, 36aS8c; skirting,
35@37c; French calf, $4,000 per dozen;
domestic calf, $4,000 per dozen.
TOBACC0--P ID 42X@60c.
SUNDRIE S-Pigs feet, per keg, 81 65@
81 rs half bbls, So 70; bbE, 81; sauer kraut
dull, 50 90 per half bbl, and S. 90 for bbls
Horse radish, $6@6 so per Dbl. Apple
butter Toe per ID; peach do, he.
LIVE STOCK-Good butcher cattle
are in demand with stock very scant
Prices are "a to 4kc per ID. for gras,
and corn fed Western cows and calve:
SIS to $50 per head; hogs at 81
to 4Ac; sheep 81 to 81 50 per head fol
common and 5 to SIC per Id. for gooC
butcher mutton.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 rs per car or dray
load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 30@l GO TO
course and fine. Rock salt 2. per pound.
BAGGING-N arket quiet; on order
fax, 9Ac per yard; iute, l0H@llc; ties
81 75@3 per bundle; grip tie, 81
Irvine, l2c per pound.