Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08

are as follows: XXX, 81 25; family, IS Il
$25; choice S. so; fancy, s. rs to Sc; pat
ents, Sc 30 TO 81 30. Small orders 25C
higher.
~CORNMEAL-In brisk demand, al
81 70 for standard brands Of kiln dried
and home ground, and 81 65 to 81 70 fol
unbolted or not guaranteed. Small orderi
10 to 15c higher.
CORN-Sales at Sc to SIC in lots, and
3 TO &c higher in a small way.
OATS-Easy, at44X to 46c for car load
lots, and AZ to Acc from store.
BRAN-Quiet and tending lower, al
$l1 30 per ton and 97c to 81 per cwt on
orders; feed meal and cotton seed meaI
SIS per ton.
HAY-Scarce and in active demand;
sales Of 925 bales of Ohio river stock al
81 % per ton; other lots sold at from $l9
to so; from store 81 10 to 5 l 20 per cwt;
Ark. prairie wanted at $l4, with none
offering.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and peerless
from first hands s. 35 to 50 % per Dbl,
and 81 90 to 81 rs per Dbl in a small way.
Seed stock in light movement 81 40 to
81 rs per Dbl from store; no demand fol-
round lots. Sweets in active demand at
81 65 to SO 25 per Dbl for carload lots and
for wagonloads Of Tenn. From store
50 80 per Dbl for best grades.
ESOULENTS-Fresh vegetables from
La, are coming into market and meet
ready sale at irregular prices; cabbage
from gulf coast gardens 81 90 to "a 2 per
crate for the best, which arc poor enough;
onions from the west "a rs TO IS % per Dbl;
beans, 81 rs to 81 25 per bu for medium
and choice white; lady peas, 81 rs per bu;
clay do, 81; black-eyed do, 81 rs to 50 rs
per Dbl as per quality.
FRUITS-Apples in fair demand il
sound at 81 25 to So Is per Dbl in lots and
in q small way; off stock lower; oranges,
3 Is to SO so per box for Messina and Pal
ermo; lemons, S. 70 TO 81 25per box; dried
apples in slack movement at So to 4Ac
per ID; peaches, 6 to 7c per lb; cranberries,
"a 90 to So for half and s. to 50 for bbls;
bananas, 81 so to 81 so per bunch.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Cream-
cry butter, 35 to 36c per ID; western dairy,
~ TO Z7c; country, 10 to 20c, as per order;
butterine, dull at Is to 18c good butter
in request, and poor slow to sell. Cheese.
quiet at 15c for Y. A.; IA to l5c for full
cream. and lOK to 11Xc for poorer stock.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
in liberal offering at easier prices, sales
ranging from So TO 81 25 per doz; geese
slow and in light movement at SO SO 10 81
per doz; turkeys, do at $12 to SIG per
doz;ducks, So % to SO rs per dozen; eggs
easy and plentiful al Ia to 15c per doz.
PROVISIONS Dry salt shoulders,
are 6H@6Kc for loose and packed, do
clear ribs, 8M@8%c; clear sides, 8H@
SIC; smoked hams, l0N@l0Ac; break
fast bacon, 10H@llc; bacon shoulders,
6H@6Hc; do clear ribs, 9@9Hc; do clear
sides, 9H@9%c. Lard, in %tierces, 1l@
NE; do half bbls and kegs, 11H@11%c;
do pals, Ike; do hf pals, l2Hc, with
supply light and prices stiff.
NUTS-Tenn. peanuts, dull at 2h@3c
per ID; Va do 4@4Ac c nuts $3.50 per
100 pecans, 5@8c for Ark; almonds and
walnuts 18c: Brazil do, 8 910c. Cocoanuts
So 80 to 81 90 per 100.
HIQES-Weak and in liberal receipts
as follows; dry flint No; l, Ice per ID; No.
2, lSc dry sailed, lie; green, 5to 6ci green
sailed, N to &c; No. 2 do, 7c; tallow 8 To
SIC; beeswax zoe.
MACKEREL-No1, half barrels, 81 so
mo 2, SO 60 large, No 3, So co. Nc
lB, So; kits No l, Toe No 2. Coo; No 8, Doc
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 20 per car OF dray
load; orders 81 55; sacks 81 8O@1 SO. fol
coarse and fine. Rock salt &c per pound
BUILDING MATERIAL. - Lime
80@85c per bblfor Alabamaand Louisville
cement, and 81 IS to 81 80 for Rosendale.
Plaster. 81 70. Fire brick. SO so.
NAILS-Quiet. at So 10 rates.
TOBAOOO.-Qui at 29c to 55c fol
twist and plug S5 to 65c for smoking
and Doc to ST for fancy chewing.
SUGAR-Unsettled and prices strong
Louisiana brown, exc to &c; yellow clari
fed, 81 to 9Hc; white do 9Kc to 9Nc
graduated 10Kci powdered l0Ac crushed
and cut loaf lie.
C0FFEE-Fsir demand; Rio, 1lKal6
per lb and "A to 26c for Java.
C0AL-To steamers 40 to 45c per box
city delivery Coo per 100 lb Dbl for Pitts
burg zoe for camel, aud SIP per ton TO
anthracite.
BALING STUFFS.-Market quiet, a
81 to lie for bsgging, rs in quality
Irvine, Ice per ID; ties, 81 90 for standard
and 81 60 to 81 rs for other qualities.
LIVE STOCK-Butche cattle in ligh
supply, and prices firm at 81 50@5 pc
cwt gross fol good to extra corn fed Texa
and western, and 81 rs to 81 for rough t
medium. Hogs scarce for good, and fai
supply of common. at 3H@4c for the lat
ter, and 81 25@5 so for fair to best. Shee
scarce and wanted, at $2@3 per head 70
common, and 41996Kc per 10 for medium
to choice mutton stock Cows and calve
are active, at $500 to $4,000 per head.
HORSES AND MULES - BrisI
demand for plantation work stoaE
Best dray mules l5al6H hands high, $l5
to 200; do IA to 16 hands $50 to $16t
Horses, common to good plugs, $50 to S7t
common to good saddle and harness Sll
10 S200 each