Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-08

the yield has been shortened by the
drought. Our receipts the past week
include 300 bbls -four, 1900 bblS meal,
100 Is corn, 1926 SKIS oats, $50 SKIS
bran and 600 bales hay.
FLOURAND MEAL-Theh -four trade
is moderately active, with prices well sus-
tanned, Jobbers sell as follows; Xxx and
xxx "a 3 and 81 rs per Dbl; family
choice and fancy s. so 70 So 70; patents,
81 25Ito IS 26per Dbl. Cornmeal, unsettled
at So and SO 05 in lots and l0c higher in a
small way.
FEED STUFFS-Cor firm at CSC per
bushel in lots and to &c higher in small
way. Oats, firm ut Soc per busuel per car
load and 81 and 63c on orders. Bran,
scarce, with last sales at SIS so per ton;
per cwt SOC. Hay in light movement, at
$l5 to SIT so per ton and SOC and 81 per
cwt. Southern prairie, So so per ton.
ESCU LENTS-Potatoes firm at - IS
and SO per Dbl for Western and home
growth. Onions. IS % and So 80 per Dbl
from store for Western. Cabbage, scarce and
wanted at IS 80 and Sc per crate for West
ern. Tomatoes 25c per I'd bushel crate.
FRUITS-Applea 81 rs TO 81 90 per
Dbl for home growth as in quality and 81
higher for Western. Peaches, 90 to Toe
per sd box pears, 81 Is to " per bushel;
grapes, 60c per 1Sd bushel box. Lemons,
weak at Sc so to ST por box; oranges 81
and So per box.
POULTRY AND Chickens
rule dull for small at 81 rs and 81 rs per
dozen; large size are in ready demand at
81 to 81 70 per dozen; full grown are as
high as So for choice young ducks, 81 so
and So rs per dozen. Eggs have been un.
settled all the week, reaching as high as
l5c per dozen, but have declined and rule
at l3c for Tennessee fresh and 10 and lie
for Western or stale shipments.
BUTTER-Market firm. Creamery
30c per lb; western table Zoe; fancy dairy
% to zoe; carefully handled sweet butter
bringing full prices; cooking butter l2c to
l6c; butterine 18c and dull.
PROVISIONS-Jo bbers' sells for cash
as follows; Dry salt shoulders, 7hD79sc
per Id; do clear ribs, 9S4@95sc; do clear
sides. 10 to 1896 Bacon shoulders, 7A
@72sc; bacon clear ribs, l0A@l0Hc; do
Sides ll@llhc; Breakfast bacon, II to
l21Tc. Hams, IL 1z@l3c15. Mess pork SIS
per Dbl Lard, in tierces; llA@l1Hc; hall
Dbl and kegs, Ike; pals l2Ac; hf. do,
1870.
HlDEs-Market quiet; dry flint No.
l6ci No. Else; green salt No. !,
SHc; No. 2, Ga; tallow, SIC; beeswax,
zoe.
WOOL-Unwashed bury 10 TO l5c per
pound, Clear do 10 to 26c per h.; tub
washed do Is to 35c.
NAILS-Steadya at SO 90 pc. keg rates
Round lots slightly less.
SUGAR-MarBet quiet. n Y. brown
7A to SIC; do @, so to 9Hc; standard A, Il
to 1913; of A l0c, granulated lie, powdered
llho; crushed and cut loaf, llhc. Mo.
lasses quiet at 80 to 45c per gal.
C0FFEE-Firm at 101l to loo per lb fol
Rio and "a TO 20 for Java.
BALING STUFFS.-Market quiet, al
10 to 11l9c for bagging, as in quality
twine, l6c per 10; ties, 81 65 for standard
and 81 40 TO 81 Is for other qualities
RICE-Demand fair at 8 to 6 per Il
for medium qualities.
BUILDING MATERIAL-Tennes
see lime So to SOC per Dbl; Alabama DE-
95 to 81; Louisville cement 81 70 to 81 rs
Rosedale 81 to 81 10, Portland IS; Plastic
of Paris 81 90 Brick $40 so per 1000 TO
hard and 50 for soft; Fire do 81 to d
each.
| MACKEREL.-New stock Ms fol
ows KITS, No. l, Zoe; No. 2
| &c. No. 3, 55c. Half bbls. No
| l, So rs; do No. and No large, SO q
| SALT-From store, 81 60 to 81 IS pc
sack for fine and 81 40 for coarse Liver
pool Ohio river, 81 so.
| STARCH-Firm at SIC per ID. Can
dies Ike and firm for full weight.
LIVE STOCK = Choice butcher cat
tie are scarce, while poor are plentiful
aud weak. Fair. medium and choie
grass fed, including heifers, are 80
to 4cper lb grazing stock, ~ to 25l
and in poor demand Sheep are quoted .
81 to 81 so per head for common and t
J SIC per ID for medium to choice. Lamt
are 81 90 to 81 co per head. Mich COW
with young calves, per head, $40 to $3t
yearlings, "a 90 to $500 each.