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

with little supply to draw from in 9TH
or markets. New potatoes from the
gulf have begun to appear, and sell at
steep prices. They went as high as
$40 per barrel. We cannot expect
home growth for four weeks yet, and
growers still count on realizing from
SO to 81 per barrel for earliest ship
ments. The berry season is about to
open, a few ripe strawberries coming
in, with more to follow in a few days.
The crop is exceedingly promising,
and potatoes could not look better.
Fresh grass butter is much sought,an
western stock drags on account Of it.
The arrivals SO far are light. Young
chickens are coming in slowly, the
smaller offerings being hard to sell,
while well grown meet quick demand
at full figures. Old chickens are firm,
and sell freely, a dozen coopS going at
S. per dozen this morning, and a coop
of turkeys sold at $21 per dozen. The
market for hay is fat, and prices tend
downward.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Quotations for
-four are for xxx, 81 Is; family, So 90
choice and fancy, SIS so to S. co. patents,
Sc 50@7 90; small orders, 25c higher.
Oornmeal, steady at 81 rs to 81 so per
Dbl for lots on The landing, and 10 TO 15c
higher in a small way.
FEED STUFFS-Corn, easy feeling at
57@69c per bu for round lots, and 6la63c
in a small way. Oats, 45X@46Kc in lots
and 48c at retail. Bran, weak at SIG 90
per ton and Csc to 81 per cwt for
wheat, and Sll 80 pei ton for corn bran,
Hay easy at $24 % to $25 90 per ton
for western, as per quality, and 81 80 TO
ST 40 per cwt at retail; prairie hay, $16 so
per ton; millet, sales ~ rs per bu, with
scant supply and dealers asking 50 so.
Observation-Disclosures not plentiful
81 So to So 90 per Dbl from store;
cucumbers, 9Oc to 81 90 per doz; green
peas 81 80 per bu box; cabbage, 81 80
per crate for sound, and scarce; infe-
rior nominal; beets, So 90 per Dbl;
onions, SO IS to 81 90 for old; white
beans, 81 25to 81 rs per bu; stock
peas, 81 IS to 81 80 per Blu for carloads,
and 25c higher IN n small way.
FRUITS AND NUTS-Few apples
offering, and quotations are "a 90 10 SIS CO
per Dbl for sound; inferior not wanted;
oranges So 80 per box for Sicily,
aud 50 90 for imperial Messina; lemons,
81 rs to So Is per box; off stock
selling lower; strawberries, IS so per
"a pint case; dried apples, 4 to 41Ic per
Id; do peaches 8 to SIC; peanuts, 2X to &c
Tenn. red and Va. white; pecans, S to Sc;
cocoanuts So to So 50per 100 flberts, wal
nuts and almonds, II to l3c yer ID; Brazil
do, 8to 10c.
BUTTER AND CHEESE - Fresh
country and prairie grades, IS to 22c per
Id; inferior, loo; western table, scarce at "
TO 23c; creamery, 81 to 34c; butterine Is
to l9c and slow; cheese, 10c for mild flats;
no other offering.
POULTRY AND EGGS - Young
spring chickens, 81 rs to SO 50 per doz,
as per size, and in demand; old, So co to
Sc 20 per doz, ducks, dull at SO c.; geese
very dull at So per doz; turkeys, few
offer, while the demand is good. Eggs
easy at 1211c per doz; a few selling 19c
higher.
PROVISIONS-Jobbers' cash prices
are rs follows: Bulk shoulders. 6 to 6Ac;
do c ribs, 50 to &c; do clear, 9 to 9Hc;
bacon shoulders, 81 to 6Ac; do C ribs,
9% to 9Mc; do sides, 9X to l0c; breakfast
bacon, 1917 to III; hams, 1917 to 11Ac:
country hams, So to Sc; country C sides,
81 to 9Ac; shoulders, 81 to SIC. Lard,
Tx to lie for ties; 1919 to l2hc for kegs
and hf bbls; IN to l2Hc for pulls;
country do, lie.
WO0L-Dull at S5c per ID. for tub
washed; 20c for unwashed free from burs;
% TO &c for bury and washed; and 10 to
loo for inferior bury.
SUNDRIES-Kraut, hf bbls, S. so to
So; bbls, SO so to $l2; cider, 81 rs to S. for
.hf. and IS so to SO for bbls.
HIDE5-Dull, dry No. l, Ice No, 2
l2c; green salt No. l, &c; Moo. 2, 81; dead
green 5 to &c; tallow, SIC; beeswax 90;
wool very dull at 10 to 35c as per quality;
MACKEREL-No1 l, half barrels; "a 6U.
No. 2, So 90; large, No 8, 50 co. No
3, 3d. kits No l, Toe; No 2, 65c; No 8, Doc.
SALT.--Per Dbl, 81 80 per car or drAy
load; orders 81 55; sacks 81 30@l 80 for
coarse and fine. Rock salt &c per found.
BUILDING MATERIAL. = Lime.
80@85c per bblfor Alabamaan and Louisville
cement, and 81 IS to 81 80 for Rosendale.
Plaster. So rs. Fire brick, So 50.
NAILS-Unsettled at So 10 per- key
rates.
TOBACCO. Quiet, at Zoe to soc for
twist and plug; IS to IS, for smoking,
and 56c to 81 for fancy chewing.
SUGAR-Market stiff. N. Y. brown,
nc; do G, 8 to SIC, do A, 9 to 919c
for standard grades; granulated 10c pow
dered l0%c crushed and powdered l0Hc.
COFFEE-Steady at IL to l5c Der ID for
Rio and "a to rs for Java.
C0AL-TO steamers 40 to 45c per box;
city delivery Coo per $50 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,
and 81 60 to 81 Is for other qualities.
HORSES AND MULES = Good
demand for plantation stosk. Best
dray mules l5al6K hands high, $3.50
to 200; do IA to 10 hands $50 to $l65
Horses, common to good plugs, $50 to $75;
common to good saddle and harness $lle
toS200 each.
LIVE STOCK-Cattle are firm and
higher; good to choice cornfed western
and Texas are AZ to SIC; do common to
fair grass aud cornfed, 81 TO 4Ac; hogs
quiet and nominal at 4 to SIC; sheep in
light offering at 81 to 81 50 per head;
lambs in demand at 81 Is to So 80 per
head, strictly choice going a little higher.
Cows and calves are in fair demand at SIS
to $50 per head, the latter for cho ice se-
lections.
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