Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-19

liberal receipts, over oOOO bbls having
arrived during the week. No decline
has been established, however. Corn,
meal is in light demand, and but 3OC
bbls have arrived, local mills now sup
plying the wants Of the market. Corr
is a little higher in the West, buthere
a small decline is observed Receipts
for the week sun up 1000 SKIS, mainly
for miller's use. Oats are weak, with
receipts Of 1000 SKIS. Hay has ruled
steady, with receipts of 1850 bales
Cut meats continue very irregular,
with prices to to ic per pound below
those ruling a week ago, and a differ
ence Of 25c to 65c per cwt between the
various supply markets for the same
qualities. Lard is tc to /. per pound
higher. Rice has advanced 10 to IL
per pound. Whisky is up to the high
est point it has touched heretofore,
and is lc per gallon above last week.
Coffee and sugar all wholly unchanged.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers' prices
for -four are SIS 10 TO Sc 70 for single and
double X; 81 % and So 2 for family
choice and fancy, and So rs to 50 % for
patents. COrnmeal is slow at So 90 for
lots and Zoe higher on small orders.
! FEED STUFFS-Corn in fair demand
at SIC per bu for mixed in lots and
Soc in a small way. Oats held at SIC
per bu by the carload and 55c in Il small
way for northern mixed. Bran qniet at
S25 so to S2G 90 per ton and 81 S5 to 81 40
per cwt for wheat and Sl8 per ton for
corn bran; seed meal, 81 Is per cwt. Hay,
Sl7 to $2l for western timothy in lots and
81 10 10 81 10 per cwt in a small way;
prairie hay, $1l 80 to $l2 per ton and 65to
Coo per cwt.
ESOULENTS-Potatoe are 50 rs to
So Is us per quality; from store, SO
to So 50perbbli sweets 81 per bu and "a So
to IS per Dbl Cabbage SIG
to $40 per 100 head. Onions
dull at So 76 per Dbl for red and 81 for white
in lots, and 26c higher in small way. To-
matoes, ~ 60per Blu, beans. none in mar
ket, but quoted at 50 IS to SO per bu in
lots and 25c higher in a small way; dried
green peas, 81 IS to$2 per bui Kraut, none
In market.
FRUITS Apples selling at 81 25 to
~ Is per Dbl for medium; fancy 3 to 4c
at retail Is to 60e per Dbl more
Fresh peaches, so to 75c per box; dried dc
jobbing at ~ TO SIC; apples the same
oranges, none offer; lemons. $40 to IL pei
box; bananas, 81 so to 81 so per bunch.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chicken.
are 81 so to 80 25 per doz, as TO size anC
condition; ducks, 81 70 to So perdoz. Egg,
scarce and unsettled; sales chiefly are lit
&c.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Fine grade
of butter are scarce and firm
quotations are, for creamery, 35c per ID
western table 24c; fancy dairy, 20 to 29c
fresh country, 20 TO 25c; common, Is L
Ice; butterine, zoe; cheese, 13H to Ice pei
ID for part skim and cream.
PR0VISIONS-Irregular. Cash or.
ders are as follows: Bulk shoulders, 81
to sac; do clear ribs, III TO llssc; d.
sides, ll% to Ike. Bacon shoulders
OK to 9%c, do c ribs, l2%@l2%c
do c sides, 1875 to 12Ac. Mess pork
S2l so. Breakfast bacon, none. Hams
1917 TO 14c. Lard unsettled o
10 TO 1870. Half bbls and kegs, 1880
Pals, 1871 to lac; hf do, 14Ho.
SUNDRIES-Vinegar II 10 l6c pei
gal; peanuts Az to SC for Tenn an,
I to SIC for Va. and firm. Cider IS co 0
S. 25 per Inf. and so 90 to $40 50 per Dbl t,
Mo. Grits and hominy 50 25 to 50 so pc
ebs. Seed rye 81 40 per b1i do whea
81 % TO 81 90; orchard do 81 co. herds d,
COTTON SEED-Per ton $40 70 Sll
cotton seed oil crude &c to S8e per gal; d,
refined Acc to 48c; seed cake $22 GO Il
S23 so per ton; do meal S22 so.
HIDES-Market steady; dry flint No.
l6c; No. 2l3c; green salt No. |
SIC Nc. 2, 6Hi tsllow, SIC beeswax
WoOL-Unwashed bury 10 10 l5c pc
pound, Clear do 10 to 26c per lbi tuI
washed do Is to 35c.
NAILS-Firm and scarce at 70 10 +
So 10 PEI key rates. Round lots slight.
less.
SUGAR-Market firm. N. Y. brown
81 to8Hc; do C,8% to 9Hc; standard A
10k; of A 9Kc ,granulated 1895, powdere
lie; crushed and cut loaf, 1ikc. Nc
+ lasses firm at 38 to acc per gal.
C0FFEE-Firm at III to l0Hc Ter
} for Rio and "a 10 20 for Java.
BALING STUFFS.-Market firm, q
9A to l1Hc for bagging, rs in quality
Irvine, 15c per ID; ties, 81 65 for standard
2 and 81 40 to 81 30 for other q~ualitie
/, CANNED G00DS-Tomatoes 81 l
per dozen for 2 ID cans; 81 90 for 8 Id
5 Peaches 81 Is to 81 90 for 2, and $1~75
So rs for IS; strawberries and blackberriC
81 As for 2 ID n
, BUILDING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Q and Tennessee lime Doc to 81 for large Dbl
Louisville cement 81 IS; Rosedalo 81 81
; Portland 81 80 TO- IS; Plaster Of Par
81 co. brick $40 to $40 30 per 1000 fir
do 4 TO 4hc each.
MACKEREL.-Fres stock rs 70
c lows: Kits, No. /, Zoe; No.
: Csc; No. 3, 55c. Half bbls. N,
/, So 10; do No. 2 and No. 3 large, SO 2
0 SALT-From store, 81 GO to 81 65 pt
: sack for fine and 81 40 for coarse Live
: pool. Ohio river, 81 As and 81 So.
. STARCH-Firm at 4Izc per ID. Can
Q dies 14Hc and firm for full weight.
C0AL-To steamers, per box, Doc t,
Pittsburg same, city delivery, Coo per bt
per hid for shipment, 81 so for slac
IS 90 for st. Bernard, IS 80 for Plttsbur
anthracite, per ton, $40 60; st. Rernar
) per carload, 50c per Dbl.
RICE-Per ID. I to sac, as per qualit
LIVE STOCK-Receipts of cattle ha'
been free during the week, and pc,
n grades are lower. Choice beeves are By
4 and 4c gross fat COWS, heifers and oxe
&c and 9Kc; fair and medium do. 2hc al
2Kc; common TO rough in good ordt
n IL and ~; COWS and calves, Sl2 to 5
each. yearlings, So to IS. Sheep al
{ limbs in good demand, at SIC and 4c
It medium 70 choice mutton, and 81 to So.
per head for lambs; common sheep, 81 al
; sl.50 per head; Hogs in light moyemoI
n at 4c TO &c, as per quality.
HORSES AND MULES = Sadd
horses, $125 10 $225 each, as per qualit
y plugs, S40to S76. Heavy dray mules, 81
10 $225 for II TO 1871 hands.
Cotton.