Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14

oats, AOUU SACKS, Dfani ON bdChsi ndyi
5000 bales; potatoes, AGO barrels; aud
apples about 1000 barrels. All met
ready sale If in good order A barge
from Cairo with 1900 sacks Of corn,
800 sacks of oats, 300 sacks OF bran
and 600 bales Of hay is looked for to-
day. A part of this cargo has been
sold to arrive.
FLOUR-Better classes steady with an
active demand and light stocks. Quota
tions for round lots are for xxx, "a %;
family, choice and fancy, 50 to 80; patents,
So so to 81; small orders 25c higher.
CORNMEAL-Demand active atS2 70
to 81 70 per Dbl from the mills and on the
landing for lots; small orders lOc higher.
C0kN-Firm and scarce at 64c for ear,
Doc to 66c for sound shelled, and unsettled
figures for damp or off stock small orders
&c to &c per bushel higher.
0ATS-Steady demand and movement,
with sales at 45c to Acc for mixed and
white; black seed, Acc to 47c, all for lots;
small orders &c to &c per bushel higher.
BRAN-Arrivals scant and demand
limited at $l8 per ton for wheat, and 81
per cwt; feed meal, SIS %; cotton seed
meal, Sl8; corn bran dull at $l3.
HAY-Receipts moderate, with a de-
mand fully equal to it. Sales at $lS to
So so, according to quality, for western,
the latter for small bales; per cwt, 81 % to
81 10; Arkansaw prairie dull at $lS per
ton; Illinois prairie, $l6 per ton.
POTATOES-Tone quiet at 81 80 to
| 81 IS for table varieties and seed stock;
small orders Is to 25c higher; sweets
scarce at SO 25 to "a per Dbl; southern,
50 65 to 81 rs per car load, and 25c higher
in a small way.
ESCULENTS-Cabbage from Louisi-
ana, SO to "a Is per crate, the latter for the
best; Kraut, scarce at IS 60to$626 for half
and $40 to $l1 for whole bbls. Onions
| scarce and firm, ut IS % TO IS TO per
Dbl. Beans 81 80 to 81 10 per bushel for
unhand picked and hand picked white
medium; lady peas, 81 Is to 81 so per
busheli black-eyed peas, 81 10 to 81 % per
bushel.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Cream-
ery, So to 86c; western, % to CSC; country,
10 to 2Oc, according TO quality and fresh
ness; butterine, 10 to 2lc; poor grades
slow, and choice in active request. Cheese,
firm; Y. A., 16 to lie; full cream, &c.,
mild flats, II to l9c.
SUNDRIES-Pigs' feet weak at 81 80
to 81 80 per keg; SO rs to $4 for half bbls,
and 81 so TO So for bbls; apple butter, ~
to Sc; mince meat, 81 to &c; cider, 81 rs
to S5 for half, and So 80 and SO for bbls
grits, So so to SO Is per Dbl; hominy, SO 7G
to "a; macaroni, 81 10 to 50 10 per box,
the latter for the best Italian.
FRUIT-Apples, 81 25a2 IS per BIB
for lots from first hands, 25a5Oc higher II
a small way. Oranges, 1905 per boz
: fol Sicily and So per Dbl for Cuban
Lemons, SO 50a3 rs per boxl Dried mp
pies, 4a4Hc per ID; peaches. 6a6}1c and IA,
for peeled. Cranberries, s. for half bbls
SO for bbls. Bananas, 81 6Oa2 90 pc
bunch.
POULTRY AND EGGS - Eggs ar
= in ample supply, with prices easy at a
per dozen; a few going at a shade lowe
figures Chickens are easy, at S2 B
To 50 70 for young and SO 90 to "a 0
for mixed choice hens; dressed 50 8
! to So 70 per DOZEN turkeys, $9@l5 pc
dozen; ducks 1898 % per Dozen Gees
t $4@5 per dozen.
] Professionalism are scarce, an
: all cut qualities are unsettled. Prices al
s strong and tend upward in, wester
o supply markets, and values here al
very firm. Dry salt shoulders ~
G quoted at 5K@52sc; do, rib side
a 8%@8%c; do. clear sides 0AaoHc; baco
'cl shoulders 6Aa6%c; dosrib sides, 9h@9as
do. clear sides 81 to 9Ac; hams, lOAt
IS lOHc; breakfast bacon, l0HalOHci me
a pork, SIG per Dbl Lard, t]iercesi II,
g half bbls and kegs, 1lA@llHc pail
1t Ike; country lard, l0@lOhc.
lO NUTS-Tennessee peanuts dull at 2
" @3Lc per ID; Virginia, 4@4Hc; Coco
n nuts, dull at So 50@4 90 per 100. Pecan
70 5@8c for Arkansas, and l5c for large Lou
siana and Texas. Almonds and walnut
i l8c. Brazil do. 8@l0c.
Is HIDES-Firm, at Tic for dry flint
v lac for No. 2 do; 1870 for dry .salte
&c for green do; SIC for No. 2, and &c I
e. green; tallow 5@5Kc; beeswax zoe per
an MKCKEREL-No1, half barrels, "a {
y No. 2, So 90; large, No 8, So 60 !
i'd 8 So; kits No !, Zoe; No q 65o; No 3, 81
al SALT.--Per Dbl, 81 60 per car or dr.
load: orders 81 90 sacks 81 S0@l 90 !
NJ coarse and fine. Rock salt &c per poun
" BUILDING MATERIAL. - Lin
- 9O085c per bblfor Alabama and Louisvi
Cement, and 81 so for Rosendale, Plast'
So rs. Fire brick, So so.
ne NAILE-Quiet, lt So % rates.
TOBAOC0--Q Quiet, at 29c to Doc
d, twist and plug 80 to 65e for smokir
We and 55c to 81 for fancy chewing.
SUGAR-Firm for best grades; LOU
NC ana byown 6Mcto Sc; yellow clarified "a
he 8}<c; whited0 DC TO 9Hc; g%ranulated lO1
"a powdered 1ONci crushed and cut Il
lie.
ng COFFEE-Weak; Rio, 1lXc TO
Of per Id and "A to 26c for Java.
LIVE ST0CK-Supply OF bctcl
r. cattle very light, with scant arrivals {
ill ticipated, and prices tend upward at "a
20 Ia $500 gross for choice TO extra, -
u 81 80 for medium and good, $3.50 to "a
ne for common TO fair, and $3.50 to "
,le for thin. light and inferior; Iearlin
"a to $500 per head. Mich COWS a
ew calves, $l6 to 5000 each. Hogs sea-
and in active demand at full prices
" good. and slow sale for poor qualities
S. To- $500 per cwt for good to best butt
we or selection, ssand 81 to $500 Tor rough
common; sheep in ample supply and 81
sale at AZ to6o for fair to choice mutt
stock and $l.25 TO 500 per head for p
10 madigm; lambs 4 70 &C..
bv i-NAL-TO cleaners 40 to soc per ,
dolivo;v Coz peP 1870 b Dbl for ~
ITS Guy us 7 ! soS and sl2 per ton
le anthracite. .,,io.
he BALING STUFFS.-Market I"
a. 81 to lie for bagging, as in quail
W Irvine, Ice per ID; ties, 81 90 for standa
he and 81 60 TO 81 rs for other qualities.
L. RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
all BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.