Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-15

sissippi above Cairo, but the Cumber-
land aud Tennessee are both streams
from which much is to be feared, as it
is from those sources that many floods
have in the past covered the valley
Rwlands of the lower Mississippi. As
yet the extent of the food OF It's prob
able duration is pure guess work. As
long as rainy weather continues, that
long will the prospect appear dis
%couraging. Our markets have
shown fair activity all of the past
week despite the almost impossible
state of the country roads and diff
Guilty Of wagoning supplies. Flour is
steady and unchanged, except a de-
cline Of 10 to Is cents per Dbl on the
upper grades. Corn has shown activ-
ity, and all offerings find willing buy.
ers, if sound and merchantable.
Corn meal is weak and lower. Oats
are also a little off. Hay is a dollar a
ton lower. Sugar is steady, and prices
exhibit no change the same Of coffee
while molasses is quoted a shade
irmer, and rice is the same. All
classes Of cut meats are about Bc. per
pound lower than last week. Butter is
scarce and wanted at higher prices
poultry and eggs sell freely, the latter
being a little cheaper /; apples are
lower SO are seed potatoes, while
table grades are firm and higher.
The steamer Andy Baum, from the
Ohio yesterday, brought $50 bbls of.
potatoes; also 1874 sacks Of corn, 152
bbls ofmeat and 45 do of onions, and
only 81 bales Of hay. She had no oats
and the produce list was rather light.
Other arribals are expected to-day.
FLOUR. - Market steady with fair
demand for low and medium. Quota
XXX IKE S. 5"' sS5 I 80 'V XXX, 6 5SS
5 rs; family, $60625; choice, $62506 so;
fancy, Sc 60@675; patent brands, $7@7 40.
Orders 25c higher.
CORN MEAL-Supply liberal and
prices droopy, lots offering at 50 30@2
80 per Dbl, the stump tail article being
quoted at $2.25; orders 20c higher.
CORN-Firm with an active demand
at 50@5lc, in round lots, and on orders
6@55c per bushel.
OATS-Demand light; sales at 43Hc per
bushel by the carload; tho range Of prices
is from AZ to Acc in lots and 48@50c on
orders.
HAY-Demand moderate, with sales of
clear timothy at $40 so, also some at S2l.
and again at $21 so; mixed and other
grades $l7 to $40 per ton, and 81 10@$l 20
per cwt at retail prairie hay $40 per
ton and Gjc. per cwt.
POTATOES-Sales Of peachblows at
l60@1 60 per Dbl in lots. The demand for
seed stock is Stacking Cd, and prices quo
ted for lots range from Sl.25 to $3.50 per
bbbl for %russets, peerless and early rOse,
and 25c higher in a small way.
ESCULENTS-Yellow yam potatoes
sell in lots at 81 and slightly higher at re-
tail; cabbage from Louisiana 81 80 to S.
per crate.
BEANS-Supply light, and worth $125
@s1 % in lots; black eyed peas, 81 0per
bushel, and firm.
BUTTER-Demand active, supply
scarce, and all grades wanted; good coun-
try ranges from l8@22c, cooking 10@l8c;
western l6@30c; creamery, $4,000; but
terine pc.
EGGs-supply liberal, at l09llc
per dozen.
APPLEs-slow, at IS 5O@4 80 per
per Dbl.
POULTRY - Chickens scarce with
prices ranging from ~ IS TO $400
per dozen, according to quality. Turkeys
range from Sll to SIS per dozen; dressed
turkeys l4gl5c per 10; geese So per dozen;
ducks S3@8 so per dozen.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs, &c for
country dressed; city do. 5X@6c; beef
dull at ? TO &c for lore and hindquar-
tors.
SOUTHERN FRUITS-0ranges IS so
as 80 per box for Palermo and Mes
sina; and lemons $5@6 per box for Mes
sina and Palermo.
GAME-Quails scarce at 81 so per
dozen; vcnison at &c. per ID. for saddles;
squirrels at 81 so per dozen; scant re-
ceipts.
PROVISIONS-Markot firm for all
grades with a good jobbing demand, order
prices being for bulk shoulders 4M@4%c;
clear ribs do. 6N@6%, clear do. Tex hams
S. G. 9H@l0kc; a few fancy going at lie
and uncanVassed at &c; breakfast bacon
8H@SAc.
LARD-Tierces, 7%@8c half barrels,
SIC kegs, SIC; pals, 8%@6Mc; half pals
9kc. Country lard, 7@7Hc.
SUGAR-Uommon, 6g619c; fair "a
fully fair, 7@7AG prime to choice, 7%@
SIC yellow clarified, 8H@9ci hard, liz
Ollie.
C0FFEE-Fair to choice AZ to l0C
according TO quality.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., Is; Nc. 2.
l5c; dry salt do, loo, green, No. 2, l2Hc;
do sailed, 7@8c; market steady; tallow
5@6c; beeswax, 2lc.
LEATHER-0ak sole, 38@40c; hem.
lock, 28032c harness, 36438c; skirting
35@37c; French calf, $4,000 per dozen.
domestic calf, $4,000 per dozen.
TOBACCO. Per ID 42H@60c.
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, perkeg, 81 65@
81 70 half bbls, So Is; bbls, 81; sauer kraut
dull, $3.50 per half Dbl, and Sc 90 for bbls
Horse radish, 1906 so per Dbl. Apple
butter 10c per ID; peach do, l2c.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 70 per car or dray
load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 30@l 90 fol
course and fine. Rock salt &c per pound.
BAGGING-k arket quiet; on ORDER
fax, 9Ke per yard jute, 10X@l1c; ties
81 1908 per bundle; grip tie, 81
Irvine, 12c per pound.
LIVE ST0CK-Light receipts O
butcher cattle, and a good demand pre-
walls at "a to 4kc. gross, as in quality
} cows and calves $l5QS30 per head; hog
scarce and firm at SK@4Ac. per ID; sheer
plentiful, and slow sale at 4K@5o.i com
; mon 81 50@S2 90 per head.
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