Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07

from there dewn. The heavy rainfall
on the two first days Of the week,
reaching nearly four inches, had the
effect to check cotton shipments to
and from this market, and also reduc-
ed produce imports to a few light con-
signments. Several lots of hay arriv-
ed; also a little corn and oats, while
-four and meal is also in moderate vol
ume. The resumption of navigation
from st. Louis south has been of ad-
vantage to merchants, though the
water depth from st. Louis to Cairo is
still less than six feet.
FLOUR-Market quiet. Quotations
are for X, IS per Dbl; Xxx, IS 25@5 90;
Xxx, S. 5O@5 70; family, Sc So choice,
So 5O@6 75i fancy, 81; per Dbl. Orders 26c
higher.
C0RNMEAL-Sales slow, with mill
holding at g 40 for fresh ground; orders
$3.50 other meal offers at 81 35@2 81.
CORN-Market strong; lots of shelled
sell at 52Hci ear SIC; orders 55@57c.
OATS-Sales hard to effect at Acc for
sacked in lots; orders 53055c.
BRAN-Light movement. Offering to
arrive at $780, orders S0@85c. Corn
bran Sl1 90. Cotton-seed meal at the
mills SIC per ton.
HAY-Supply light with good demand;
prices are Sl8@23 50 per ton; orders
81 l0@125 per cwt; prairie hay $11 so per
ton and 75c per cwt. Straw $13 per ton.
ESCULENTS = Potatoes, slow to sell;
peachblows from first hands 81 so per Dbl,
and Sl.75 in a small way. Cabbage So per
crate and sac per 1U0 head; Louisiana
cabbage So per crate. Turnips 75c per
Dbl. Onions scarce at "a 50@5 per Dbl.
Beans 81 60 per bushel in lots for navy
and 81 30 for medium. Black-eyed peas
81 % per bushel.
EGGS-Weak at l5c per dozen.
POULTRY-Dull, chickens 81 SOFA
2b for young and old; turkeys 5000
per dozen and l0c per ID for dressed;
geese, "a So ducks, 81 75@3.25.
BUTTER-Market weak with moder-
ate demand; country butter l5@20c per
pound; dairy and Western table, 22@25c;
butterine, 26c; creamery, 35c.
FlSH-Reelfoot lake fsh8c per pound;
catfish 4c.
GAME-Venison, whole, 4H@5c; sad
dies, SC; squirrels, 81 25 per dozen: rab-
bits, 81 75tG2; wild ducks 81 so az 25
according to quality; turkeys 75c each.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs, dressed, AZ
@6c per pound; latter for city dressed:
beet, dull at 2@3c for fore quarters
495c for hind quarters; mutton, 4@6(
for dressed.
FRUIT-Apples in light movement al
1904 so per Dbl for good stock. Orange;
scarce at "a 50@7 so per Dbl for second
and first grades; lemons scarce at S. 81
per box; eranberries, in bbls s.; hal
barrels, "a 70; dried apples 8H@9c; peache.
&c, with good demand.
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, perkeg, 50 Is
half bbls, $4 %; bbls, SO so; sauer kraut
81 90 per half bbl., and 81 30 for bbls
Horse radish, $6@6 so per Dbl. Appl,
butter Zoe per lbi peach do, l2c; crab cider
$l2 per Dbl.
SUGAR-Common, 5@6]lc; fair t.
fully fair, 7@7Ac; prime to choice, 75s@
SIC; yellow clarified, $4,000; hard, liz
11Xc.
C0FFEE-Ordinary, 15H@l6Kc; fai
to choice, 19@20c.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., 90 No. 2
TIC; dry salt do, 16@161c; green, 7c
do sailed, 9%@l0c; market very firm, will
an upward tendency; tallow, 5@6c; bees
wax, 21c.
LEATHER-0ak sole, 38@4Oc; hem
lock, 28@32c; harness, 36038c; skirtine
95@37c; French calf, $40@60 per dozen
domestic calf, $20@30 per dozen.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 70 per car or dra,
load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 90@l 60 70
course and fine.
!, T0BAOO0-Per lb 42H@60c.
COTTON SEED-Per ton. SO.
LIVE STOCK-Cattle for butcher,
use in good demand. Grass fed are 81 l
@9 Is per cwt; cornfed Western, 4K@5C
calves and yearlings, $4@6; COWS an
calves, $lS@3G hogs, 4Hc; sheep, yer.
scarce at 81 50@2 for common and $50
for other qualities.
BAGGING-A arket steady on order
fax, 9Nc per yard; jute, lie; tie.
~ l5@2 so per bundle; grip tie, s,
Irvine, lie per pound.
| PROFESSIONALISM clear sides al
TIC; clear ribs &c; shoulders AZ,
breakfast bacon is 9@9Ac. Hams, 10C
3 10Hc.
kegs, 8Aci pals, Sc; half pals, 9Hc.