Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-05

and Sl8 per ton; corn bran dull at $13 per
ton; feed meal $16 per ton.
HAY-Scarce and in demand at $40 TO
81 90 per ton for western red top, mixed
and clear timothy; store orders 81 06 10
81 10 per cwt. Arkansas prairie dull at
$13 TO $l3 so per ton and 76c per cwt.f
POTATOES-Market active IN iobbing
circles for seed varieties, though round
lots are slower TO sell. Quotations for
ty for peachblows 81 60G2 IS for western
and eastern rose; 50 90 for PEERLESS; 81 coo
2 66 for russets; 81 so for Jackson whites;
small orders are 10 TO Csc higher.
ESCULENTS - Cabbage in fair
supply at 81 % 10 81 76per crate for choice
Louisiana, and 81 so to 81 for stale stock;
Kraut, scarce at s. 90 TO SO Is for half
and $40 to 81 for whole bbls. Onions
scarce and firm, at S. rs to S. rs per
Dbl. Beans 81 80 to 81 10 per bushel for
unhand picked and hand picked white
medium; lady peas, 81 25 to 81 so per
bushel; black-eyed peas, 81 10 to 81 25 per
bushel.
APPLES-Firm and scarce with A
ready demand for sound stock at 81 90 to
81 rs per Dbl; strictly choice would COM
mand 50; store prices Is to SOC higher.
OTHER FRUITS-0ranges So O0@35 SO
per box for Messina and Palermo; lemons
SO 25@350 per box; bananas $t25 to 81 so
per bunch; Cranberries SO for boxes and S.
for half bbls; $7to So for bis; raisins 81 so
to So so per box for layers.
POULTRY AND EGGS = Chickens
in liberal supply; young spring 81 so
mixed and choice hens So TO SO 10 perdoz;
dressed do, SO 80 to A 90 per dozen;
turkeys $40 to SIS per doz for live
and Ii to l3c per ID for dressed; ducks
So 80 per dozen; geese $496 per dozen.
Eggs firm at lac per dozen.
GAME-Nesrly out of season and
scarce; quail, 81 per doz; rabbits, 81 70;
snipe, 81 so woodcock. 81 40; ducks,
81 bOtO2 so v~enison, 8 10 &c for whole,
and 10 to lie for saddles. Reelfoot fish,
8@l0c per ID.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Cream-
cry, S5 to 36c; western, % to 28c; country,
10 to 2Oc, according to quality and fresh
ness; butterine, 10 to &c; poor grades
slow, and choice in active request. Cheese,
firm; y A., l6 to Tic; full cream, Ice;
mild fats, u to l3c.
SUNDRIES-Pigs' feet weak at 81 80
to 81 80 per keg; So rs to 81 for half bbls,
and 81 90 10 IS for bbls apple butter, ~
to &c; mince meat, 8K to Sc; cider, 81 rs
to SIS for half, and So so and 50 for bbls;
grits, So 90 to So 70 per Dbl; hominy, SO 70
to $4; macaroni, 81 rs to SO 70 per box,
the latter for the best Italian.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs scarce at Ga
exc per ID; beef, &c to &c for fore, and sc
to e for headquarters. Sheep, 5 to &c
perlb.
PROVISIONS AND LARD-Market
quiet and stock light, with an easier tone.
Jobbers quote bulk shoulders at 5Ha
sac, do. clear ribs 8haSAc; do. clear sides,
89sa8hc breakfast bacon, 10al0Hc; hams,
l0Ac pork, $l5.50al6 90 per Dbl. Ba-
con in light movement shoulders 6% to
SIC do. clear ribs, 9a9Hc; clear sides,
9Aa92. Lard, tierces 10K@10Ac; half
bbls and kegs, l0A@l1c, pals l1@1IHc;
country lard, 10@10Hc.
NUTS-Tennessee peanuts dull at ~
@3Hcper ID; Virginia, 4@4Hc; Cocoa
nuts, dull at So 50@4 90 per 100. Pecans,
Sc for Arkansas, and loo for large Louisi-
ana and Texas. Almonds and walnuts,
l8c. Brazil do. 89l0c.
HIDES-Firm, at 1870 for dry flint
l3c for No. 2 do; 1870 for dry sailed;
&c for green do; SIC for No. 2, and &c for
green; tallow 6@6hc; beeswax 20c per ID.
FURS-Deer skins, 40c; sheep, 25c 10
81 25; bear, 81 90 to co. mink, 25c to 50c;
coon, 10 to 60c for hunter, and 10 to 40c
country handled; otter, 50c to So 90; bea-
yer, Soc to S. co. wild cat, 10 to 25c; fox,
Acc to 81 co. mu.krat. 10c; 'possum, s TO
10c wolf, Soc to 81 co. panther, 5Octo 81 co.
skunk, 10 to Toe; rats, B to 10c.
MACKEREL-Nol half barrels, "a 90,
No. 2, So 60 large, No 8, 50 60 No
8, SO; kits No /, Toe; No 2. 65G No 8, Soc.
SALT.--Per Dbl, 81 80 per car OF dray
load; orders 81 90 sacks 81 SO0l 90 for
coarse and fine. Rock salt &c per pound.
BUILDING MATERIAL. - Lime,
00@85c per bblfor Alabama and Louisville
cement, and 81 80 for Rosendale. Plaster,
81 rs. Fire brick, So so.
NAILS-Quiet, at 81 25 rates.
TOBACCO Quiet, at 29c to 55c for
twist and plug; So to 55c for smoking,
and 65c to 81 for fancy chewing.
SUGAR-Flrm for best grades Louisi-
ana brown 6Acto &c; yellow clarified 81 to
SIC; whitedo &c TO 9Kc; granulated l0Hc;
powdered lOAc; crushed and cut loaf
t1o
CoFFEE-Weak; Rio, 1lAc to Ice
per ID and "a to 26c for Java.
LIVE STOCK. - Cattle higher, and
firm for all good butcher grades. Re-
ceipts light and sale quick at &c TO DO on
foot, the latter for choice. Hogs scarce
and firm at So 90 TO So GO. Sheep in better
supply, at 81 rs to So 90 per h ad for
poor to common; 8 to &c for good, and 60c
to 81 per head lower for sheared, Cows
and calves, SIS to $40 90 per head; year
lings, 81 90 to So 90 each.
O0AL-To steamers 40 to 45c per box;
city delivery Coo per 1870 ID Dbl for Pitts
burg; zoe for camel, and $l2 per ton for
anthracite
BALING STUFFS.-Market quiet, at
81 to lie for bagging, as in quality
Irvine, Ice per ID; ties, 81 90 for standard,
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