Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-23

1915 to 81. Flour continues droopy
and unsettled; sugar quiet and IN
changed, and coffee dull. Eggs show
slight improvement, while chickens
turkeys and other poultry are in good
demand. An improved request is
noted for corn, to satisfy an interior
demand.
FLOUR-Market dull and droOpy
as follows: X, SIS per Dbl; Xxx, S25@5 so;
Xxx, S. 50@5 Is; family and choice,
20 5O@6 To- fancy, 81; per Dbl. Orders 25c
higher.
CORNMEAL-Market firm with an
upward tendency sales ofOhio river stock
at 81 35; Western and fresh ground at 81 As
in dray load and round lots; small orders
$250@2 60 per Dbl.
CORN-Receipts light and market
firm. Sales from, first hands. Of lots at
sic for yellow and SIC for white; demand
good; orders 56@57c per bushel.
OATS-Firm and in light moyoment.
last round lots sold at 49c' seed oats SO TO
SOC for white and black.
BRAN-Weak Fat $l3 per ton in lots
and I0g6Oc on orders; corn bran $l1@
II 80 per ton; feed meal STA.
HAYDN and slow to sell at $l7 to
SZ2 90 per ton and 81 l0@1 20 per cwt, for
mixed and clear timothy; prairie hay
$1,000 so per ton and Toe per cwt.
POTATOES-Stock light and prices
unsettled; %peachblows and late russets
81 25@l So per Dbl in lots; seed stock in
good demand at 81 65@1 IS for early rus
sets and peerless and 81 10 to 81 25 for
early rose; small orders Doc higher; New
York and Michigan rose 81 50@3 per
bbli sweets 81 per Dbl in a small way.
ESOULENTS- Cabbage 81 75@3 26
per crate, for Louisiana; Western, not
q%uotable; turnips dull, 75c per Dbl; beans
dull at 81 30@1 60 per bushel, the latter
or navy blackeyed peas ST Is per bushel;
onions "a 75@5 25 per Dbl; onion sets 81
per Dbl.
FRUIT-Sound apples in fair demand at
81 70 to 1 per Dbl, according to size and
order; inferior cheaper; oranges $7@s per
Dbl, and 81 50@5 per box for Louisiana;
dried apples 7K@9c; peaches &c.
EGGS-Sales to-day at l2%@l3c per
dozen for fresh and 10 to lie for old stock.
POULTRY-In fair demand. Chick
ems selling at 81 SOFAS SO per dozen
turkeys scarce with sales at $86ll per
dozen; ducks firm at 50 % per dozen;
geese dull at $4@4 so per dozen.
BUTTER-Quiet at l5@lSc for country,
22@25c for western, and 35c for creamery.
FRESH MEATS = Hogs, 5@6c per
pound, the latter for city dressed;
beef dull at 2 to Sc for fore and hind
quarters.
SUNDRIES-Pigs;;feet perkeg, 81 $50
81 rs half bbls, SO rs; bbls, 81; sauer kraut,
t3 DO per half Dbl, and So 90 for bbls.
Horse radish, $6@6 so per Dbl. Apple
butter l0c per ID; peach do, lie.
LIVE ST0CK-Demand light at 2%@
&c per cwt according to grade for grass
fed to choice cornfed Western; calves and
yearlings, S4@6; COWS and calves, $l8@3O;
hogs, 4@4Ac; sheep very scarce at 81 so
az for common and 1904 for other quail
tiles.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 IS per car or dray
load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 30@l 60 for
course and fine. Rock salt % per pound.
BAGGING-N arket quiet; on orders
fax, 9Hc per yard; jute, lie; ties,
" l5@2 80 per bundle; grip tie, So;
Irvine, 12c per pound.
PROFESSIONALISM clear sides are
7@71c; clear ribs 6T@7c; shoulders
4A@4BG breakfast bacon is 9@9Ac Hams,
l0@l0Xc.
LARD-Tierces, &c; half barrels. SIC;
kegs, SIC; pails,9c; half pals, 9Hc. Coun-
try lard, Tic.
SUGAR-Common, 5@61c; fair to
fully fair, 7@7Ac; prime to choice, 100
8Aci yellow clarified, 5000; hard, liz
Ollie.
C0FFEE-Ordinary, 15A@16Nc fair
to choice, 10000.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., 90 No. q,
l7c; dry salt do, l6@l6Xc; green, &c;
do sailed, 9h@10c; market less firm; tai
low, 5@6c; beeswax, 21c!s
LEATHER-0ak sole, 38@40c; hem
lock, 28@32c; harness, 36@3Sc; skirting,
35@S7ci French calf, $4,000 per dozen;
domestic calf, $20@30 per dozen.
TOBACO0-Per ID 42H@6Oc.