Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-06

that the vacuum has been pretty
well filed. In fact it is generally
understood that the surplus Of this
country already forwarded has nearly
if not wholly satisfied the foreign de-
mand caused by short harvests.
FL0UR-The movement is light, the
demand and running chiefly on low and
medium. Quotations are for y. So per
bbl;XX, So 25@5 so XXX, So 5095 70;
family, Sc 50i choice, So 5000 Is; fancy,
81; perh5l. Orders 5c higher.
CORNMEAL-Sales slow, with mill
holding at g 40 for fresh ground; orders
$3.50, mher meal offers at 81 $500 o..
CORN-Market strong lots of shelled
sell at 52Lc; ear 51c; orders 55G57c.
OATS-Sales hard 20 effect at Acc for
sacked in lots; in bulk per car load at the
track 33Lc is said TO be the figures at
which sales have been made; orders
53@55c.
BRAN-Light movement, Offering to
arrive at $780, orders S0@85c.
HAY-Supply light with good demand;
prices are SlS@28 80 per ton; orders
81 lO@l25p per cwt; prairie hay Sll so per
ton and Zoe per cwt. Straw S13 per ton.
ESCULENTS - Potatoes, slow to sell,
%peaehblows from first hands 81 so per Dbl,
and Sl.75 in a small way. Cabbage So 5G@4
per crate and 6@8per 100 head. Turnips
Toe per Dbl. Onions scarce at "a 5095
per Dbl. Beans 81 IS per bushel in lots
for navy and 81 IS for medium. Black
eyed peas 81 Is per lushel.
EGGS-Weak at l5c per dozen.
P0ULTRY-Dull, chickens 81 500
2 rs for young and old; turkeys SOLO
per dozen and 9@10c per ID for dressed;
geese. "a so ducks, 81 75@3.25.
BUTTER-Market weak with moder-
ate demand; country butter 10000 per
pound; dairy and Western table, 2@25c;
butterine, 26c; creamery, Doc.
FISH-Reelfoot lake fishSc per pound;
catfish 4c.
GAME-Venison, whole, 4H@5c; sad
dies, Sc; squirrels, 81 rs per dozen; rab-
bits, 81 75e2; wild ducks 81 so az Is.
according to quality; turkeys Zoe each.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs, dressed, ga
5Hc per pound; latter for city dressed;
beef, dull at 2@3c for fore quarters;
4@5e for hind quarters; mutton, 4@6c
for dressed.
FRUIT-Apples in light movement at
S3@4 80 per Dbl for good stock. Oranges
carce at "a 50@7 so per Dbl for second
ana first grades; lemons scarce at IS so
per box cranberries, in bbls SIS; half
barrels. 81 rs; driedapples 8k@9c; peaches
&c, with good demand.
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, perl key, 81 10;
half bbls, - rs; bblg, SIS So sauer kraut,
81 20 per half Dbl, and 81 80 for .bbls.
Horse radish, SCOT so per Dbl. Apple
butter l9i per ID; peach do, l2ci crab cider
S~UGAR-Conmon, 5@6Kc; fair To
fully fair, 797Mc; prime TO choice, 7%@
.8hci yellow clarified, 8%@9c hard, III
llHc.
COFFEE-Ordinary, 15H@164c fair
to choice, 10000.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., 20 No. .,
l7HG dry salt do, l6@lGlG green, 7c;
do salted, 9R@l0c; market very firm, with
an upward tendency; tallow, 5@6c; bees
wax, 2lc.
LEATHER-Oak sole, 38@40c; hem
lock, 2S@32c; harness, 36@3Sc; skirting.
S5@S7c; French calf, S400G0 per dozen;
domestic cali, $2O0S0 per dozen.
20 ti Dul, Pl 80 ptI tuI Ut bld1
load; orders 81 So sacks 81 30@1 60 for
course and fine.
T0BAOCO-Per ID 42H@60e.
COTTON SEED-Per ton. 50.
LIVE STOCK-Cattl for butchers
use in good demand. Grass fed are 81 10
@43 % per cwt; Texas, 1908 rs; cornfed
Western, 4c; calves and yearlings, Slot
cows and calves, S1S@30; hogs, 4hc;
sheep, very scare at 81 5092 for common
and 1904 for other qualities.
BAGGING-A arket steady; on order;
fax, 9hc per yard; jute, lie; ties
81 l5@2 so per bundle; grip tie, 81
Irvine, he per pound.
PROFESSIONALISM clear sides are
7Lc; clear ribs 7c shoulders 4Ac
breakfast bacon is 9@9Ac. Hams, 100
10I1c.
LARD-Tierces, Sc; half barrels, SIC
kegs, size; pals, &c; half pals, 9%c.