Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17


FLOUR-ouotations for round lots
Is follows: XXX, s. 76 iamilys
s. %, choice $ SO. fancy. IS 50 to 8 %;
patents, s. 50to 8 70. Small orders 25c
higher.
CORNMEAL-Firm and tending up
ward, at - So 70 s. 10 per barrel, with
scant offerings.
CORN-Strong, with sales Of car loads
Ct the track In bulk at SIC, and shelled at
67c.
HAY-Liberal sales at Sl7a20 per ton,
according TO quality, thetone beingstrong
and upward. Strictly choice would bring
$2l psrton. Arkansas prairie wanted atsll
50 per toni per cwt 50c for prairie, and 81 0S
to ! 10 per cwt. for northern stock on
small orders.
POTATOES-Jobbing demand active
with prices firm at 81 TOTO 100 per Dbl fol
lots from first hands, the latter Tor best
grades. Small orders 81 on e
23 per BARREL sweets, 81 so per barrel
from store. A round lot Of Ohio river
potatoes sold at Csc per bushel.
APPLES-Priees steady at 81 s. t.
s2 % for round lots on the land.
ing. and from store at S226 to 70.
ESCULENTS-Onions firm aud scarce
at 81 50 to 50 so per Dbl; cabbage IS to s.
per 100 head, aud So so to 50 70 per crate;
kraut s. 80 for half and S. Is to IS 80 fol
whole bbls; beans 81 50S2 rs per busheli
peas 81 30 to 81 so per bushel; celery 50C
TO Coo per bunch.
PR0VISIONS-Baco shoulders scarce
at csc; do clear ribs scarce at SIC;
hams plentiful at l0c@l04c; break.
fast bacon l0H9l0AG bulk shout
ders 5Lc; do clear ribs, TIC;
do long clear, 7%c; do clear sides,
S@SNc;pork SIS so per Dbl; market droopy;
lard firm; tierces SAG9c; half barrels and
kegs 9ci pals 9%c half pals 9SsG coun-
try lard Sc.
P0ULTRY-Chicken are in fair sup
ply at So Is per dozen for choice hens;other
chickens, 81 so to ~ 70 per dozen; turkeys
s. to $40 per dozen, and l2Hc per III
dressed; geese 81 so to s. so DER dozen II
full feathered; plucked drag at So 80;
ducks 81 so to 81 IS per dozen.
EGGS-Scarce and firm at 2lG2Se per
dozen.
FRUITS AND NUTS-Oranges, 81 0C
to "a 50per Dbl for Louisiana lemons, 81 NJ
TO S. per box for Malaga and S. to SIS &C
for Messina Malag- grapes "A so for 20
pound kegs and 81 90 to IS 90 for bar
rels; bananas 81 so TO 81 $50 for medium
and scarce; c~ranberries 81 rs for halls and
s. 90 for bbls; Catawba grapes getting
scarce at 49, to 81 per 10 It's; cocanuts 81
per 100 peanuts 3H@4c for Tennessee; 6(aI
for Virginia; round lots a little less; chest
nuts slow at 5 70 % 10 per bushel in
lots. Pecans &c for Arkansas and l5c FOL
Texas
DRIED FRUIT-Market weaker al
81 to 81 per pound for apples and 4 t.
DC for peaches.
BUTTER-Creamery, S2a95c per ID
western table zoe to DC; butterine 20,a
&c; country l5c TO 20c per ID, with small
neatly packed packages at 25c. All gooC
butter finds quick sale and is in demand
poor stuff SLOW.
CHEESE-Market steady, at l6 MI,
for Y. Al full cream, loo; mild fats, Ia
l2Ke.
BAGGiNG-Market rules firm n
follows: Flax, 10Hc; mixed, l0Ac
jute, Ito llkc; twinc, l51zc. Ties, 81 II
per bundle.
HIDEo-Strong feeling with price
as follows: Dry flint, NJ. |, l8c; do
No. 2, lie; dry saltcd lac; green Il
green sulted SIC to 915c; tallow SIC to &c
beeswax Zoe.
LIVE STOCK.-Cattle are firm. anC
arrivals scant, with no receipts of corr
fed; prices for good to choice grass fed
3G4Hc, with an upward tendency; fair l.
medium, ~ to SIC; poor to common
lktG2c. Hogs offer in fair quantities a
4@5c, the latter for 2OO Founders. Sheep
few offer; medium 10 choice, firm ut 3a
DC; commOa. 81 coal so per hea; lam
in good demand with scant offerings a
81 l415c. Cows with calves, SIS to SO
each; yearlings 81 TO IS per head.
COFFEE-St ady at l21sc ll5cf for RiC
& ,od common to prime Java 24c to CSC.
SUGAR-Receipts Of new La. libora
and the market is weak. One
kettle, La. SIC to SIC for fair to prim,
white, clarified, 9hc Y. O. SH@8A'
%granulated, l0%c; powderei, lOhc; Gu
Loaf, lie. Molasses, 28c to Doc for commo
10 choice La.
MACKEREL-No1. halfbarrels, 81 81
No. 2, SO 60; large, No 3, rs CO. N
8, So; kits No l, Toe; No 2, G5c; No 3, So
LEATHER-Uak sole, 3eg4Uc; neu
lock, 10000; harness, 38@3Sc; skirtin,
S6@57cj French calf, 10000 per dosei
domestic calf, $4,000 per dozen.
SALT.--Per Dbl, 81 40 por car or dra
load; orders 81 so sacks 81 30@l 80 e
| coarse and fine. Rock salt Dc per pount
BUILDING MATERIAL. - Linn
80@90c per Dbl for Alabamaand Louisvill
and 81 IS for Rosendale. Plaster, 81 7
Fire brick, 4ci pressed brick, $40 p,
thousand.
NAILS-Per keg, So 90 rates.
TOBACCO Prices range at 29c to 4.
for several grades oftwist and II incl plu
fancy grades ranging from 55c TO 81 a
cording to brand.
SHINGLES-From first hands, 81
@S2 so per NJ for cypress shaved m
hearts.
MINCE MEAT Per pound, sac
according to quantity apple butter, q
Sc per ID.
FRESH MEATS-Beef, per h., 2H
SIC; hogs, b@7c per cwt.
GAME-Yenison whole, 4c to 5c,do sa
dies, 10c; squirrels, 81 % per dozen; qua
| 25 per dozen; ducks 81 5000 80 per dc