Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-07


came in last evening, and several
dealers were well stocked to-day, with
prices tending lower. Eggs are easier
and in freer Offering than has been
experienced tor a week or more. No
turkeys have offered for several days,
and geese are exceedingly scarce,
though the demand ia also limited
FLOUR-Prices steady, with slacken-
ed demand. Quotations for round lots are
as follows: xxx, 81 q; family, S. 10 526;
choice and fancy, S. 80 TO S.: patents,
SO 50to 81 80. Small orders 25c higher.
CORNMEAL-Unsettled, with sales OF
fresh iro'u the mills and on the landing
Of kiln dried ut 81 rs, and fresh bolted
western at " 70 per Dbl; jobbeTs charge
81 85 per Dbl.
C0RN-Quiet and quoted at So to SIC
per bu from first hands jobbers charge
81 to 6Oc.
OATS Several car loads sold at44H to
4 C for western white and mixed; jobbers
quote orders at Al to t0c.
BRAN-0f ring to arrive at ST. so per
t II for wheat, with jobbers filling orders
at 97c to 81 per cwt; chopped corn, 81 25
TO 81 81 per cwt; corn bran dull at SlS
per ton; feed meal and cotton seed meal,
Sl8 per ton.
HAY Scant arrivals and very little in
market with an active demand and strong
IN tone at $40 to So 30 per ton for western
stock; jobbers cha ge 81 Is to 81 20 per
cwt; Ark prairie in demand WITH none Of
fering. but quoted at $l4 per ton.
POTATOES-Seed stock is sold by job
bers in a small way at 81 % to 81 70
per Dbl as p r quality. with demand light
Table varieties are held stiff, at 81 90
to y 10 from st re, and sales OF lots at - 96
TO So so. No demand for round lots Of
seed stock; sweets are in active jobbing re-
quest at SO per Dbl for Fla. yams, and
SO so for yellow Manson and Tennessee.
Latter from wagons loose, SO per Dbl,
measured.
ESCULENTS-La. cabbage, scarce and
firm at "a 90 to 81 rs per crate; turnips,
81 70 to S $50 ner Dbl as per quality;
onions, unsettled, at "a 10 to So 20 per Dbl
as per condition; beans, 81 rs TO 81 % per
bu.; lady peas, 81 rs per bu; black-eyed
do, 50 Toto 81 25.
FRUlTS-Sound apples are scarce and
firm, at 81 rs to 81 % per Dbl in lots; small
orders, 81 80 to 3 25 per Dbl; oraT ges, SO so
for Messina and Palermo repacked lem
ons, So rs to 81 per box; dried apples, 81
to &c per ID, vith demand Stacking of;
peaches, 6 to &c; cranberries, S. for half
and SO for bbls.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Cream-
cry butter, 35 to 36c per ID; western dairy,
p to Nc; country, 10 to 20c, as per order;
butterlne, duh at Is to 18c; good butter
in request, and poor slow to sell. Cheese,
quiet at l5c for Y. A; IA to 15c for full
cream, and l0H to l1Xc for poorer stock.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
in more liberal offering, at SO to 81 rs per
doz with active sales at $4 in round lots;
geese slow and scent supply at "a per doz;
turkeys, none; last sales, $l2 to SIG per
doz; ducks, So so to SO IS per dozen; eggs,
easy and in liberal supply at 14c in lots
and l5c in small packages.
PROVISIONS Dry salt shoulders,
are 5h@5Kc for loo'e and packed, do
clear ribs, 8H@8%c; clear sides, $40
SIC; smoked hams, l0AtG10Ac break
fast bacon, 10H@1lc bacon shoulders,
6H@6Ac; do clear ribs, 9@9Hc; do clear
sides, 9A@94e. Lard, in %tierces, l1@
He do half bbls and kegs, llK@ll%c;
do pals, llNc; do hf pals, l2Ac, with
supply light and prices stiff.
NUTS-Tenn. peanuts, dull at 2H@3c
per ID Va, do 4@4Hc; c nuts $3.50 per
100 pecans, 5M Sc for Ark: almonds and
walnuts lSc; Brazil do, 8@10c.
HInEG-Wnolr az 1RZ ~ ITO for
dry flint; lac No.2 do; l3Kc for dry sailed;
&c for green do; 6Nc for No. 2, and &c for
green; tallow 6G5Hc beeswax Zoe per ID.
MAOKEREL-Nol, half barrels, "a 81,
No. 2, SO go; large. No 3, SO co. No
3, SO; kits No l, Toe; No 2, Goo; No 8, 65c.
SALT.-Per hhl ST 80 per car or dray
load; orders 81 90; sacks 81 300l 80 for
coarse and fine. Rock salt &c per pound.
BUILDING MATERIAL. Lime.
80@85c per bblfo Alabamaand Louisville
cement, and 81 s. to 81 80 for Rosendale.
Plaster. 81 10 Fire brick 50 20.
N~AILS-Quiet at So 10 rates.
TOBACCO Quiet, at 29c to Doc for
twist and plug 80 to 55, for smoking,
and b5c to 81 for 'sncy chewing.
SUGAR-Unsettled and prices strong;
Louisiana brown, SIC to &c; yellow clari-
fed, 81 to 9Ac; white do 9Hc to 9Ac:
graduated l0NG powdered 1910 crushed
ard cut loaf lie.
C0FFEE-Fair demand?Rio, 1l1lal6
per ID and "a to 26c for Java.
C0AL-To steamers 40 to Acc per box;
city delivery Coo per 100 ID Dbl for Pitts
burg Zoe for camel, and S12 per ton for
anthracite.
BALING STUFFS-Market quiet, al
81 to lie for bagging, as in quality;
Irvine, Ice per l.; ties, 81 90 for standard
and 81 so to 81 rs for other qualities.
LIVE STOCK-Active demand foi
good butcher cattle, and prices
are strong with scant supply. Medium
to choice native and Texas corr fed
are 405c gross; rough to smooth fit
stock 3@416c; grass fed, 2S@3e; poor and
common, lK@2c. Hogs scarce and
in demand at 4X@5kc for medium to
choice, and 4G4Hc for shoats. Sheep
firm with scant supply at 4K@6Kc for
medium to choice, and 81 .50a2.O per
head on poor; lambs, 4H@6Kc per ID
Cows and calves $500 to $4,000 year
lings, A0n96 90 each.
HORSES AND MULES = Brisk
demand for plantation work stock.
Best dray mules l5al6k hands high, $50
to 200 dc IA to 16 hands $50 to $l65.
Horses, common TO good plugs, $50 to $75;
common to good saddle and harness Sll5
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