Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-07

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easy At 81 66@2 90 per Dbl in lots, and l0
higher on small orderE.
CORN-Market dull with sales Of lots
AZ 6Sc for shelled and ear small orders
56966c per bushel.
OATS-Sales Of car load lots at 45c
per bu, demand fair and prices steady
Small orders l9@bOc per bu.
HAY--Free movement and fair demand
at easier prices; common mixed $1S: rcd
top and mixed $l8 to $40 81; prime, $40 81
to SO choice and fancy SCI to $2l so Del
ton; small orders 81 10 per cwt; Arkan.
sas prairie $l2 80 per ton, and 65c per
cwt.
POTATOES Holders ask higher
Russets, early rose and peerless are 81
20@2 Is; peachlows 81 26@2 IS; eastern
rose 81 10; small orders 26c per Dbl higher;
sweets 81 10 per Dbl from wagons, and
81 90 in a small way.
ESCULENTS Cabbage in lots
from iatboats Sl2to $l4 per 100 head; in 8
small way $l6 10 SIG; Kraut S. so to 81
for half and SO 70 10 81 for whole bar
rels. Onions 81 so to "a rs per Dbl. Beans
weaker, 81 60to 81 25 per bu for medium
and choice white. Lady peas 81 to 1926
per bui black eyed do 81 10 per bu.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
scarce and in demand, at 81 to SO so per
doz, according TO size and order. Turkeys,
in fair demand, at 50 10 $l2 per dozen
for live, and l2c 20 13c per pound for
dressed; ducks in demand at So rs 10 3M
per dozen; geese scarce and wanted at IS TO
81 per dozen eggs in better supply and
slow sale, at &c TO 30c per dozen.
BUTTER-Creamery BIC TO 3Sc; west
ern table and fancy dairy, 20 to 26c;
country, 15c to 20c per pound and plenti-
full; butterine, zoe to 2Sci poor stock slow
to sell.
CHEESE-Market firm with sales slow;
Y. A., l5c to lGo; full cream, 14H to l5c;
mild flats, lOc to lie per pound round
lots &c TO Nc less.
GAME-Squirrels 75c to 81 90 per doz;
rabbits, 81 so per doz; quail, 81 % to 81 SO
per dozen; ducks, 81 soto 81 so per dozen
for teal and mallard; venison, &c 10 Sc
whole and 10 to lie for saddle; Reel
foot lake fish, Sc per pound.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs in good de-
mand, at DC TO SIC for country, and &c 10
exc for city dressed; beef, &c to &c fol-
fore, and 8 to 7c for hind quarters; live
hogs 800 TO 81 80 and in demand.
CUT MEATS-Bulk shoulders, 4hc to
Axe; clear ribs, SIC to TIC; clear
sides; re to nc; pork, per Dbl, $l4;
hams, 81 to l0Ncbreakfast bacon, 9Kc
to lie.
LARD-Market firm; t%ierces, &c to 0Nc;
half barrels and kegs, 9Kc; pals, 9Ac to
l0c; half do 10Hc TO 10Lc.
APPLES-StOck liberal and demand
light at 81 60 to S22 per Dbl for round
lots Of sound, and Soc higher in a small
way.
SUNDRY FRUITS-0ranges, IS to Sc
per Dbl forLouisiana; lemons So soto 4 per
box; dried apples &c to SIC per ID;
do peaches &c to &c per Id; raisins,
81 50 for half and 81 for boxes London
layer; prunes &c TO &c per lb; currants
Ike; cranberries 81 65 TO IS for hlf bbls,
and 8to $50 for whole bbls, and 81 70 to 9
for boxes; dried apples 3 to SIC per ID.
dried peaches 4 TO &c; r%aisins, 81 10 to 8 rs
per box figs 10 TO l8c per pound; dates, &c
per ID.
HIDES-Market quiet; dry flint No. |
lie; do No. 2 l5c; dry sslted l4c; green do
6 to 7c; sailed 9G No. 2 do SC; tallow 5 10
SIC; beeswax 20c per ID.
FURS-Deer skins, 40c; sheep, 25c 10
81 rs; bear, 81 0Ot 6 co. mink, 25c to Soc;
coon, ID to Coo for hunter, and 10 to 40c
country handled; otter, 50c to Sc co. bea-
yer, Soc to SIS co. wild cat, Is to 25c; fox,
40c to 81 CO. mu,krat, l0c; 'possum, 5 tc
l0c; wolf, 50c to 81 co. panther, 50cto 81 90
skunk, 10 to Toe; rats, 3 to 10c.
MACKEREL-No1, half barrels, 81 30
No. 2, So 80; large, No g.. SO CO. Nc
3, SO; kits No /, Toe; No 2, 65c; No 3, 55c
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 IS per car or dray
load; orders 81 60 sacks 81 30@l 80 fol
coarse and fine. Rock salt &c per pound
BUILDING MATERIAL. = Lime
10000 per bblfor Alabamsand Louisville
and 81 s. for Rosendale, Plaster, 81 rs
Fire brick, 4ci pressed brick, $40 per
thousand.
NAILS-Per key, So 90 rates.
TOBACCO Prices range at 29c 10 55c
for several grades oftwist and 11inch plug
fancy grades ranging from 65c 10 81 &C
cording to brand. Smoking tobacco IS K
559.
MINCE MEAT-Per pound, 8@9c
&C ,ording to quantity apple butter, "a
&c per ID.
&UTS-Cocoa S@4c peanuts S@4c fol
Tennessee and 5@6c for Virginia; pecanl
&c for Arkansas and l5c for Texas; wal
nuts, Tic, Brazil nuts, 9@l0c ilberts, l2c
ahnonds, l8c.
SUGAR-Strong and active demand, a
81 to Ike for Louisiana brown; 81 TO 8At
for Y G.; so to 9Kc for white, and 10H t
lie for %granulated, powdered, crushed anC
cut LOAF. Molasses firm, at 40 to Soc pei
gallon.
COFFEE-Stif, at 12H to lie for com.
mon to choice Rio, and "a to 26c for Java
CATTLE AND SHEEP-Cattle con.
tinue in light supply and good stock arr
firm, strictly choice oorn-fed going a
high as 5@5%c gross; Texas and native
do 4K@4Ac; grass fed 2H@4Hc from
rough to good, and IL to &c for poor anC
common. Yearlings $4@4 60 per head
milch COWS with calves $l8 to $40 SHEEP
3L05c for good butcher muttons; 81 &