Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-28

complained ofin some quarters, bust
ness is as active as usual at the present
season.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Quotations for
round lots of flour are XXX.
"a rs; family, choice and fancy,
S. 00G6 co. patents, So 81 TO 81 0Q small
orders, 25c higher. Cornmeal in light
supply at 50 90 per Dbl and l0c higher
on small orders.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn is firm at 81 to
58c for mixed and yellow, and
no white offering; ear do, SOC.
Small orders are filled at 81 to 63c per bu,
Oats scarce and firm at AZ to 48c in lots.
and Soc in a small way. Bran weak at
$l4 so per ton, and IS to 90c per cwt for
wheat, and $ll per ton for corn. Hay
fiat at Sl8@19 so per ton forchoice timothy;
small orders 81 10 to 81 rs per cwt; no
movement in prairie hay. In millet the
movement is Stacking of. Jobbers sell ut
81 Is to ~ 40 per bu.
ESOULENTS- New potatoes rule at
s. 90 to S. per Dbl; new onions, S. so to
SO per Dbl; green peas, 81 per bu; cucum-
bers and squash, rs to Acc per doz; cab
bage, 81 per dozen; snap beans, 81 so
per bu box. Stock peas droopy, with no
demand for round lots; at retail 81 60 to
81 IS per hu
POULTRY AND EGGS-Good fry
ing chickens are 81 and 81 so per doz;
small, 81 so to 81 70; old, 50 90 to 81 90.
Ducks, turkeys and geese not in season.
Eggs scarce, at IA to l6c per doz.
BUTTER - Market rules easier {;
country, II to l5c per bl for ordinary,
and Is to Zoe for good to choice yellow,
and up to &c for strictly choice prairie;
western, ~ to 2Sc; creamery, 32c; butter
inc slow at Ia to tic.
PROVISIONS Market quiet, with
fair demand. Bulk shoulders 6H to &C;
c ribs 81 to SIC; do sides, So to Sc;
smoked shoulders 81 to 7c; C ribs 9% to
9Ac; C sides 81 to l0c, all for cash, loose
and packed; country shoulders &c; do c
sides 9Ac; do hams, 10 to l0%c, western
hams llH to llHc; breakfast bacon 1919
to lie. Lard, III to llAc for ties, llTc
for hf bbls and kegs, l2hc for 20 ID pals,
1910 for 10 ID do. No movement IN
country lard.
FRUITS AND NUTS-StrawberNes
81 80 to 81 per "a quart case for sound,
and 75c to 81 for receipts in poor order.
Raspberries 81 70 per "a quart case.
Oranges SO co to So so per small box,
and IS 50a6 90 for large size OF Sicily.
Lemons, So 70 to 81 % per box for small
and large. Bananas, 81 so to So so per
bunch; dried apples dull 4 to 4Hc per
ID; do peaches 6to SIC; peanuts; dull at
~ to &c for Tenn. red and Va. white;
pecans, 5 to Sc; cocoanuts steadier at So
to SO so per l0G flberts, walnuts and
almonds, II to lSc per ID; Brazil do, 8
to 10c.
HIDES--Prices firm; dry flint Mol Ice;
No ll@l2c; green salt No. l,8c; No.2, 81;
dead green 5 to &c; tallow, SIC; beeswax
20G wool very dull at 10 to S5c as per
quality.
MGOKEREL-Nol, half barrels. SO rs.
No. 2, So so; large, No g., So co.
kits No l, TIC; No z, 66c; No 8, Soc.
SALT.-Per Dbl. 81 Is per car or dray
load; orders 81 80; sacks 81 80@l 80 for
coarse and fine. Rock salt &c per round.
BUILDING MATERIAL. - Lime.
80@85c per bblfo Alabamaan Louisville
cement, and 81 IS to 81 80 for Rosendale.
Plaster, $276 Fire brick, So so.
NAILS-Weak at SO 10 per key
TOBACCO Quiet, at 8Oc to 55c for
twist and plug; 20 to 55e for smoking,
and 55c to 81 for fancy chewing.
SUGAR-Market strong and tendency
upward. N. Y. brown, 7Ac;do @, 8 to SIC;
standard A, l0c off A 9Hc TO 9Ac
graduated, 10Kc; powdered, 10Kc;
crushed and cut loaf, 1910. Molasses
quiet at "a to 45c per gal.
COFFEE-Quiet at 10A to loo per ID for
Rio and "a to 26 for Java.
BALING STUFFS.-Market quiet, at
9 to lie for bagging, as in quality;
Irvine, Ice per ID; ties, 81 90 for standard
and 81 go to 81 rs for other qualities.
RICE-Demand fair at 5 to 6 per ID
for medium qualities.
LIVE ST0CK-Butcher cattle easy,
and in fair supply. Corn fed,
Texas and native So to IS per cwt
gross; rough to smooth grass
fed 50 to 81; thin and common
81 70 to 50 25. Cows and calves SIS to
$780, yearlings 81 to Sc; common to good
grazing stock 81 so to So per cwt; sheep
and lambs firm and IN ready demand at
81 so to So so per head for lambs and 81 %
70 81 20 for ehppn