Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-28

city dressed; live hogs dull and plentiful
at 4LN4kc gross.
SUNDR1 FRUITS-Louisiana oranges
- SOTO 6 50 per barrel lemons, a TO 5 Der
box; bananas 81 5g2 50 per bunch, dried
apples 3ctO3Hc per ID; do pesches 8 to &c
per 10; raisins, 81 80 for Inland 81 for bxs
London layerprunes 7 TO Sc per lb;currants
TIC cranberries 81 IS 10 S. for hlf bbls,
and 6to S50for whole bbls. and 81 rs 10
for boxes; dried apples g to 3kc per ID.
dried peaches 4 to 6c raisins, SIS to 8 Is
per box figs 10 to loc per pound; dates. &c
Ler ID.
GAME-Demand active and supply
short at Sl@l 70 per doz; for squirrels,
81 25gl 90 for quails; s. for rabbits &c
per ID for venison whole and 8 to Sc for
saddles; 81 ~ 70 81 80 per doz for ducks.
CUT MEATS-MRrket weak bulk
meats 4&c for shoulders; clear ribs 81 to
SIG do clear sides N to TIC; breakfast
bacon va to lOAc; hams 10 to l0Lc;
mess pork $l4 80 per Dbl.
LARD-Market firm andsupply scarce;
ties 9H to 9hc; hlf bbls and kegs So to
9Nc pals 92t0 l01Sc per 10.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
sell ut 81 to 3 90 per doz for live, and 81 IS
to 3 % for dressed; turkeys IL 10 13c tor
dressed and 50 to u per doz f%orlive; ducks
" 90 to 3 per doz; geese dull al s. to 8
per doz; eggs unsettled at SIC per dozen,
with liberal offerings and buyers shy.
BUTTER-Market steady at Is TO De
for country qualities; IS 20 25c for west
ern and 81 TO 3Sc for creamery; demand
fair for the better classes.
CHEESEASales brisk, but prices are
weak, Y. A. 10 TO. l6c; mild flats 10lS to
llc full ream l5H to 15c per ID; round
lots Il TO nc lower.
HIDES-Market weak dry flint No. l
lSc; do No. 2 l5G dry saltdd lac; green do
9 to 7i sailed 9G No. 2 do &c; tallow 8 to
5HG beeswax zoe per ID.
FURS-Deer skins, 40c; sheep, 25c TO
81 Is; bear, 81 Wto 8 90 mink, 25c to 50c;
coon, 10 to Coo for hunter, and 10 to 40c
country handled; otter, Soc to SO 90; bea-
yer, Doc TO S. co. wild cat, Is to 25c; fox.
4Oc to 81 CO. muskrat, l0c; 'possum, 8 10
l0c; wolf, Soc to 81 co. panther, 50cto 81 co.
skunk. 10 to Zoe; rats, 5 to Zoe.
MAGKEREL-Nol, half barrels, 81 50,
No. 2. 50 go; large, No 3, 50 go Ne
3, $Si kits No l, Toe No z, 65c No 3, Doc.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 90 per csror dray
load; orders 81 GO sacks 81 3U@l so for
coarse and fine. Rock salt &c per pound
BUILDING MATERIAL. - Lime.
10000 per bblfor Alabamaand Louisville,
and 81 IS for Rosendale, Plaster, ~ 10.
Fire brick, 4ci pressed brick, $40 per
thousand.
NAILS-Per keg, So 90 rates.
TOBACCO Prices range at 29c TO 55c
for several grades oftwist and llinch plug;
fancy grades ranging from 55c to ST &C.
eording to brand. Smoking tobacco 35 to
55c.
MINCE MEAT-Per pound, s@9c,
according to quantity apple butter, ia
Sc per 10.
NUT5-Cocoa 3@4c peanuts S@4o for
Tennessee and 596c for Virginia; pecans
Sc for Arkansas and loo for Texas; wal
nuts, lie, Brazil nuts, 9910c; alberts, 12c
almonds, l8c.
SUGAR-Quiet and steady, at 6K to
TIC for Louisiana brown; 81 to sac for
Y. O. SO to 9ho for white, and l0A to
lie for granulated, powdered, crushed and
cut Loaf. Molasses hrmer, at 38 to Soc per
gallon.
COFFEE-Steady at 10 to tic for COM
mon to choice Rio, and "a to 26c for JaVn.
CATTLE AND SHEEP-Cattle con-
tinue in light supply and good stock arc
firm, strictly choice corn-fed going as
high as 6@6%c; gross Texas and native
do 4H@4Ac; gross fed 2AM4Nc from
rongh to good, and IA to &c for poor and
common. Yearlings SAGA 60 per head;
mich cows with calves $l8 to $40 sheep
SHtd5c for good butcher muttons, 81 10
81 % for commons; iumis S. 30 Z %c