Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-31


bling trade will be heard Of. There is
an increasing demand for corn, and all
classes of feed is selling freely, seed
oats and potatoes being especially ac-
tive. An advance i noted in South
ern fruits, lemons aud oranges being
scarce and in demand. There are but
few apples of any kind in the market,
and prices are going up. Dried fruit
has been high all the season. Chick
ems are in active demand, with the
stock slim. There is no change of
Importance to note in eggs.
FLOUR-Sales slow except in a Job
bing way; demand mainly for family
ard low grades. Quotations for round
lots are for X, IS per Dbl; Xxx. IS 25@
$50 Xxx, IS 50C95 rs; family $6G6 Is;
choice, So 25@6 so fancy, Sc 75G6 IS;
patent. 81 25@7 50. Orders 25c higher.
CORN MEAL-Sales of round lots, and
dray-loads from mill at 50 60 inferior, -
4O0g2 40; small orders 50 60.
CORN-Prices firm at 53c per
bushel; small orders 55@56; offerings scant
with receipts to-day of but 1870 sacks.
BRAN-Sales of lots at $l4 for wheat;
IL so.
OATS-Sclling in lots at Ace for light
and Soc for heavy Western; seed oats $40
0Sc in lots; retail prices 5S955c per bushel
for all grades.
HAY-In fair request at $40 so for Ar
kansas prairie; other qualities $l7 t o$22 per
ton in lots; retailing at ,T5c to 81 20 per
cwt. .
POTAT0ES-In liberal movement;
peachblows in round lots 81 27H@1 30 per
Dbl; and 81 35@1 40 for late russets early
russets 81 5O9l S.; peerless 81 50@1 IS;
early rose S2@2 20 New York do 81 20@
%; small orders 25c higher.
APPLES-Sounds scarce and few Of any
kind offer good stock would find ready
sale at 50 soto 81 per Dbl.
SOUTHERN FRUITS - Oranges
scarce at $40 per Dbl. for Louisiana and
IS per box for Messina; lemons firm at
81 SO per box; cocoanuts IS per hundred.
SCULENTS- Cabbage$3 75@S450per
crate, for Louisiana; turnips dull, 75cpr Dbl;
beansdull at 81 30@1 Copper bushel the latter
or navy; blackeyed peas 81 rs per bushel;
lady peas $2@2 50per bushel; onions low
or at $4@4 so per Dbl; onion sets $6@6 so
per Dbl for roots, and 81 50@5 for tops.
EGGS-Steady and in fair movement
at l2@12%c per dozen.
POULTRY-Ohickens are scarce and
in good demand at 81 so TO So rs per
dozen as in size and quality, turkeys
at $89ll per dozen; ducks firm at SO 25
per DOZEN geese dull at $4@4 so per
dozen.
BUTTER-Quiet at 15@18c for country,
22M25c 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.
PROFESSIONALISM clear sides are
jobbing at 7H@7Ac; clear ribs 6X@7c;
shoulders 434c; breakfast bacon is9@9Nc.
Hams l0@l0Xe.
LARD-Tierces, 8T@sHc half barrels,
8K@5Nc kegs, 85se; pals, &c; half pals,
PIC. Country lard, TIC.
SUGAR-Common, 6@6Xc fair to
fully fair, 7@7Ac; prime to choice, 7%@
SIC; yellow clarified, $4,000 hard, liz
C0FFEE-0rdinary, 15A@l611c; fair
to choice, 19@20c.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., 49, No. g.,
lGc; dry salt do, l9c; green, &c; do sailed,
Sc; market lower tallow, 6@6c; beeswax,
dc.
LEATHER-0ak sole, S8@40c; hem
lock, 28@32c; harness, 36G3Sc; skirting,
S5@37c; French calf, $4,000 per dozen;
domestic calf, $20@30 per dozen.
TOBACC0-Per ID 42H@60c.
SUNDRIES-Pigs,feet per keg, 81 65@
81 IS half bbls, So rs; bbls, 81; sauer kraut,
dull, SO 90 per half Dbl, and Sc 90 for bbls.
Horse radish, $6@6 so per Dbl. Apple
butter 10c per lb; peach do, 12c.
LIVE STOCK-Butcher cattle in light
supply at 2H@4Hc per cwt according to
grade for grass fed to,choice corn-fed West
ern; calves and yearlings, $4@6; cows and
calves, $1,000; hogs, scarce and ready
sale at 4@4Hc, gross; sheep very scarce at
81 50@2 for common and 1904 for choice
qualities.
SALr.-Per Dbl, 81 IS per car or dray
load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 3001 60 for
course and fine. Rock salt &c per pound.
BAGGING-A arket quiet; on orders
flax, 9Hc per yard jute, lie; ties;
81 l5@2 80 per bundle; grip tie, 81,
Irvine, l2c per pound.