Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-09

OATS-Easy, a t44X to 45c for car load
lots, and AZ TO 49c FROM store.
BRAN-Quiet and tending lower, al
SIT so per ton and 97c TO 81 per cwt on
orders; feed meal and cotton seed mea
$l8 per ton.
HAY-Scarce and in active demand
Ut $l9 to $22 90 per ton for western quail
ties aud 81 Is to 81 20 per cwt; from store
Ark. prairie wanted at S14, with nont
offering.
MISUNDERSTANDING and peerless
from first hands So 35 to 81 as per Dbl
and 81 80 to 81 rs per Dbl in a small way
Seed stock in light movement 81 40 tC
~ 10 per Dbl from store; no demand fol
round lots. Sweets in active demand al
81 65 to SO % per Dbl for carload lots and
for wagonloads of Tenn. From store
So so per Dbl for best grades.
ESCULENTS-Fresh vegetables from
La. are coming into market and meet
ready sale at irregular prices; cabbage
from gulf coast gardens 81 90 to $425 per
crate for the best, which arc poor enough;
onions from the west $476 to IS % per Dbl
beans, 81 rs to 81 25 per bu for medium
and choice white; lady peas, 81 Is por bu;
clay do, 81; black-eyed do, 81 10 to 50 %
per Dbl as per quality.
FRUITS-Apples in fair demand il
sound at 81 Is to SO rs per Dbl in lots and
in asmall way; off stock lower; oranges,
3 25 to SO so per box for Messina and Pal
ermo; lemons, So rs to 81 25per box; dried
apples in slack movement at3M to 4Ac
per ID; peaches, 6to 7c per ID; %cranberries,
"a 90 to So for half and So TO SO for bbls;
bananas, 81 so to 81 90 per bunch.
BUTTER AND OHEESE-Cream-
cry butter, 80 TO 36c per lb; western dairy,
y to 27c; country, 10 to 20c, as per order;
butterine, dull at Is to l8c; good butter
in request, and poor slow to sell. Cheese,
quiet at loo for Y. A; IA to l5c for full
cream. and l0X TO 1IXc for poorer stock.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
are eplentiful and prices are easier,
sales being at So 90 to 81 90 per doz for
mixed and best hens; geese slow and in
light movement at So 80 10 81 per doz;
turkeys, do at $l2 90 to SIC 90 per doz;
ducks, So % to SO rs per dozen; eggs
irmer and less plentiful al 15c per doz.
PROVISIONS Dry salt shoulders,
are 5H@5Hc for loose and packed. do
clear ribs, 8%@8Hc; clear sides, $40
SIC; smoked hams, 10H@10%c; break
fast bacon, lOK@Ilc; bacon shoulders,
6N@625ci do clear ribs, 9%@9HG do clear
sides, 9%@9Hc. Mess pork SIT so per
Dbl. Lard, in %tierces, 11@l1Nc; do half
bbls and kegs, 1lH@1l%c; do pals,
llAci do Inf pals, PIC, with supply
light and prices stiff.
NUTS-Tenn. peanuts, dull at 2%@3c
per ID Va, do 4@412c; c nuts $3.50 per
100 pecans, 5@8c for Ark; almonds and
walnuts 18c; Brazil do, 8@10c. Cocoanuts
So 80 to 81 90 per 100.
HIDES-Weak and in liberal receipts
as follows: dry flint No; l, Ice per lb; No.
2, 18c dry sailed, l2c; green, 5to &c; green
sailed, ~ to Sc; No. 2 do, 7c; .allow 5 to
SIC; beeswax Zoe.
MAOKEREL-No1, half barrels, 81 so,
No. 2, So 60; large, No 3, SO co. No
8, So; kits No l, Toe; No 2, Csc; No 3, Doc.
SALT.-Per bbl, 81 60 per car or dray
load; orders 81 56: sacks 81 S0@l 80 foI
coarse and fine. Rock sslt &c per pound.
BUILDING MATERIAL. - Lime
80@85c per bblfor al and Louisville
cement, and 81 IS to 81 30 for Rosendale.
Plaster. 81 Is. Fire brick. IS so.
NAILS-Quiet. at So 10 rates.
TOBACCO Quiet, at 29c 10 65c fol
twist and plug; SO to Doc for smoking.
and Csc to 81 for fancy chewing.
SOGAR-Unsettled and prices strong
Louisiana brown, 6Mc to &c; yellow clari.
fled, 81 to 9Hc; white do 9Hc to 9Ac
granulated 1915; powdered 10%c crushed
and cut loaf lie.
COFFEE-Fair demand; Rio, 1lXa16
per lb and "a to 26c for Java.
C0AL-To steamers 40 to 46c per box
city delivery 60c per $50 ID Dbl for Pitts
burg; zoe for camel, aud Sl2 per ton fol
anthracite.
BALING STUFFS.-Market quiet. al
81 to lie for bagging, as in quality
Irvine, Ice per II; ties, 81 90 for standard
and 81 60 to 81 rs for other qualities.
LIVEST0OK-Butcher cattle in ligh.
supply, and prices firm at "a 5095 PEE
cwt gross fol good to extra corn fed Texa.
and western. and 50 IS to s. for rough t,
medium. Hogs scarce for good, and faii
supply of common, at 3Ha4c for the lat
ter, and "a 25@5 so for fair to best. Sheer
scarce and wanted, at $2@3 per head 70,
common, and 4H@5Hc per ID for medium
to choice mutton stock Cows and calve
are active, at $500 to $4,000 per head.
HORSES AND MULES - Brisl
demand for plantation work stosk
Best dray mules 15alGH hands high, $l5l
to 200; do ii to 16 hands $50 TO $l65
Horses, common to good plugs, $50 to $75
common to good saddle and harness Sill
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