Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-16

POTATOES-Market quiet for all
seed stock, at 81 90 TO 50 65 for peach
blows; 81 70 for peerless, and up to So for
eastern rose; small orders 25c higher;
sweets, SO per Dbl from stsre.
ESCULENTS-Onions scarce at y TO
S. so per Dbl; cabbage, s. 90 to So SO per
crate for louisiana kraut scarce at s. 80 to
So for half and 50 to Sll for barrels tur-
nips, 81 70 per Dbl and 81 70 do for ruta-
baga; white beans, 81 30 to 81 Is per
busheI, for medium to choice; blackeyed
peas, 81 % to 81 70 per bushel; lady peas,
81 rs to 81 % per bushel.
FRUITS-Apples, 81 to So per Dbl; dried
apples, 81 TO &c per pound; peaches, AZ
to SC, and 15c for peeled; Louisiana
oranges, o Palermo, SO to SO 80 per
box; lemons, 81 so to 81 rs per box; dates,
7 TO &c per pound; ~raisins, 81 80 to SO per
box; cranberries, SO for boxes; $5 for half
barrels, apd 81 80 to SO for barrels.
BUTTER AND CHEESE - Quiet
creamery butter, SO to BIC; western, 20 to
28c; country, II to Doc; the latter for
choice, for which the demand is good;
poor qualities slow TO sell. Cheese-Y. A.,
Is to 16c; full cream, 15c; mild
fats, IL to 12c; round lots, q TO &c less.
POULTRY AND EGGS = Chickens
scarce, at 50 % to 81 90 per dozen,
as in size and quality; turkeys 50 to $l4
per dozen for live, and IA TO l5c per lt
for dressed; ducks, So to SO so per DOZEN
geese, $4 50@$6 per DOZEN the latter fol
fat dressed. Eggs selling at l6c per
dozen.
GAME-Squirrels, 81 per doz; rabbits,
81 so to 81 15i quail 81 70 pei
dozen; ducks, 81 rs to 81 so per dozen;
vension, 6 to &c per pound for whole, and
10 to 12c for saddles.
FRESH MEATS-Dressed hogs 5@6XC
per ID for country and city dressed; beef
&c to 4c for fore, and &c to &c for hind
NEAT AND LARD Cut meat,
strong; bulk shoulders on or
ders by jobbers, 81 TO 6Mci do
clear ribs 8H@8Nc; do. clear sides sac
89sc; pork, SIS so per Dbl; breakfast bacon
9H to l0c; hams,9T to 10Tc; bacon,6Hc fol
shoulders; 8A@9c for ribs and sides
Lard, in tierces l0%@l0hc; do. half bbll
andkegs, l0Ac; pals and half do, lOh@
lie.
SUNDRIES-Pigs' feet weak at 81 81
to 81 80 per keg; SO 70 10 81 for half bbls
and 81 SO 10 SO for bbls; apple butter, Y
to &c; mince meat, 81 to *. cider, "a u
to So for half, and IS so and So for bbls
grits, So 80 to SO IS per Dbl; hominy, So Il
10 "a; macaroni, 81 70 to SO 10 per box
the latter for the best Italian.
COAL-To steamers 40 to 45e per box
city delivery Zoe per 100 ID Dbl for Pitts
burg; SOC for camel, and $l2 per ton TO
anthracite.
NUTS-Peanuts dull at 3@3Kc for rec
and 4@4Kc for white. Cocoanuts So 500
4 90 per 100. Pecans 8@l5 for Arkansas
Louisianaua and large Texas. AlmonC
and walnuts l6c. Brazil do. 8@10c'
HIDES-Dull and droopy; dry flint l6
No. 2 l3c; dry sailed 1870; green saltet
Sc; No. 2 do 6Hc; green 5@6c; tallow s (
SIC; beeswax zoe per ID.
FURS-Deer skins, 40c; sheep, 25c (
81 %; bear, 81 00to 6 co. mink, BIC to 60C
coon, 10 to Coo for hunter, and 10 to 40
country handled; otter, Soc TO So co. ben
yer, SOC to So co. wild cat, Is to 25c; 70,
40c to 81 co. muskrat, l0ci postum, 5 7
10c; wolf, Soc to 81 co. panther, 5Octo 81 U
skunk, 10 to zoe; rats, 5 to Toe.
MACKEREL-Nol /, half barrels, "a 81
No. 2, So 60; large, No 3, 50 CO. N
9, SO; kits No l, Zoe; No 2, Csc; No 3, Do,
sALT.-Per bbl, 81 SO per car or dra
load; orders 81 60 sscks 81 S0@l 90 e
coarse and fine. Rock salt &c per poun,
, BUILDING MATERIAL. = Linn
90@9Oc per Dbl for Alabamaand Louisvill
and 81 IS for Rosendale, Plaster, So 7
Fire brick, DC; pressed brick, $40 p'
g thousand.
= NAILS-Per key, SO 90 rates.
TOBACCO.-Price range at 29c TO d
for several grades oftwist and II inch plu
fancy grades ranging from Doc to 81 q
: cording to brand. Smoking tobacco 30
55e.
= SUGAR - Ruling steady; Louisial
: brown 6Ac to &c; yellow clarified 81.
. SIC; whitedo Sc TO 9Hc; granulated lOh
' powdered l02c; crushed and cut 10
Y lie.
y OOFFEE-Quiet, Rio, 1I1zc to l
per ID and "A to 26c for Java.
LIVE STOCK.-Cattle in fair su
It ply at 4 to 415c for good to choi
Il native and Texas corn fed.
few arrivals Of the latter are
ported all of medium quality, and sold
3 to &c. Other grades range from 3
&c and N TO 2Mc for common to chol
grass fed; yearlings, 81 90 to $6 90 !
- head; mich COWS, $l5 90 to $40 90 ca,
Hogs are in demand and scarce at AZ
SIC, and 81 to &c for shoats. Sheep
- active with few offerings at Az to &c
O. medium to choice lambs and full grow
- ond II IN ~ g. 90 npr hcod for comm,