Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08

f0krs-Saes lof car load lots at 4bc
'perbu, demand fair and prices steady.
Small orders 49@60c per bu.
rHA1-Free movement and fair demand
at easler,prices; common mixed $l8; red
top and mixed $l8 10 $l9 s.; prime, $40 80
TO no choice and fancy $2l to $2l 80 per
ton; small orders 81 10 per cwt; Arkan-
as prairie el2 so per ton, and Coo per
I. POTATOES Holders are firm.
Russets, carly rose and peerless are 81
N@2 %; peachlows ~ 26@2 rs; eastern
rose 81 rs; small orders 25c per Dbl higher;
sweets 81 rs per Dbl from wagons, and
81 50in asmall way. l'fFrfT7
from aatboats $l2to $l4 per 100 head; in a
small way $15 to SIG; Kraut s. so to Sc
for half and 80 70 TO 81 for whole bar
SIS. Onions 81 30 TO 81 rs per Dbl. Beans
weaker 81 60to ~ 2 per bu for medium
and choice white. Lady peas 81 TO S225
per rbui black eyed do 81 Is per bu.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
scarce and in demand, at 50 to SO so per
dor, according to size and order. Turkeys,
Ia fair demand, at SO 70 $l2 per dozen
for live, and l2c to l3c per pound for
dressed; duckai IN demand at S215 TO rs
per dozen; geese scarce and wanted at S. TO
81 per dozen eggs in light supply and
slow sale, at 28c TO 30c per dozen.
BUTTER-Creamery DC to $50; west
ern table and fancy dairy, 20 TO &c;
country, loo 10 20c per pound and plenti-
full butterine, zoe to 2c poor stock slow
TO sell.
CHEESE-Market firm with sales slow;
Y. A, l6c 70 l0c; full cream, 14H TO l5c;
mild fats, Toe to lie per pound; round
GAME-Squirrsls 75c To 81 90 per doz;
rabbits, 81 259l 80 per doz; quail, 81 25 to
81 50per doz;ducks, 81 so to & 50 per doz
for teal and mallard; venison, 4c to SC
whole and 10 TO lie for saddle; Reel
foot lake fish, Sc per pound.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs in good de-
mand, ct &c to SIC for country, and &c to
SIC for city dressed; beef, &c to 4c for
fore, and 5 TO &c for hind quarters; live
hogs 800 to 81 so and in demand.
CUT MEATS-Bulk shoulders, 4Hc Ia
4Nc; clear ribs, SIC TO TIC; clear
sides; TIC to 72sc; pork, per Dbl, S13 go
hams, 9% to l0Nc;breakfast bacon, 9HC
TO lie. Smoked shoulders 5Mc; do ribs
SIC; do clear sides SIC.
LARD-Market firm; %tierces, &c T. 9Lc;
half barrels and kegs, 9Kc pals, 9%c to
l0c; half do 1910 to 10Ke. It
APPLES-Stock liberal and demand
light at 81 90 TO 81 25 per Dbl for round
lots Of sound, and Doc higher in a small
way.
SUNDRY FRUITS-Oranges, S. to So
per Dbl forLouisiana; lemons So soto 4 pei
box; dried apples &c to SIC per Id;
do peaches DC to &c per ID; raisins
81 30 for half and 81 for boxes London
layer; prunes 7c to Sc per ID; currantf
TIC cranberries 81 65 to S. for hlf bbls
and 8to 560for whole bbls. and 81 rs to
for boxes; dried apples 3 to 81c per ID
dried peaches 4 TO DC; ~raisins, 81 Is to 8 q
per box figs 10 TO 1Sc per pound; dates. &
ler ID. .
HIDES-Market quiet. dry flint No.
lie do No. 2 l5c; dry sailed lac; green d.
8 to &c; sailed &c; No. 2 do SC; tallow 5 K
SIC beeswax Zoe per ID.
FURS-Deer skins, 40c; sheep, Csc u
81 % bear, 81 00to 6 90; mink, 25c to Soc
coon, Is 10 Soc for hunter, and Is to 40t
country handled; otter, Soc to So co. bea
yer, SOC to IS 90 wild cat, Is to 25e; fox
40c 10 81 co. muskrat, Toe; 'possum, 8 t
loo wolf, 56c to 81 90 panther, 5Octo 81 90
skunk, 10 10 Zoe rats. 5 to l0c.
MACKEREL-No1, half barrels, "a 50
No. p 50 co. large. No 3, So co. N,
g., So; Kits No I, 75c; No., 65e No 8, 55c
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 55 per car or drs.
load; orders 81 60 sacks 81 80@l 80 70
coarse and fine. Rock salt &c per pound
BUILDING MATERIAL. - Lime
e0@90c per bblfor Alabama and Louisville
and 81 65 for Rosendale. Plaster, 81 Is
Fire brick, 4c; pressed brick, SO pc
thousand.
NAILS-Per key, So 90 rates.
TOBACCO Prices range at Zoe to 90
for several grades oftwist and II inch plug
fancy grades ringing from 65c TO ST &C
cording to brand. Smoking tobacco So t
$50.
MINCE MEAT-Per pound, 800
according to quantity apple butter, "a
Sc per ID.
&UTS-Coeoa S@4c; peanuts 3@4c 70
Tennessee and 6@6c for Virginiai pecan
Sc for Arkansas and l5c for Texas; wal
nVNi lIc1 pFtzu NUS 9WlOVi ulDeIts, ~
aliu0nds, lBc..
BUGAR-Strong and active demand, q
6k TO TIC for Louisiana brown; 81 toSA
for c.; 8% to 9Hc for white, and 10H
lii forigranulated, powdered, crushed an
Gu. Loaf. Molssses firm, at ~ to Doc pc
gallon.
COFFEE-StiE at 1917 to tic for com
mon to choice Rio, and "a TO 26c for Jaws
CATTLE AND SHEEP-Cattle fo
butchering are scarce and good stock ar
firm, strictly choice corn-fed going a
high as 5@6%c gross Texas and natiV
% 4H@4%c; grass fed 2H@4kc fror
! Soueil 10 good, snd IL to &c for poor an
COMMON. Yearlings $4@4 60 per head
milch cows with calves Sl8 70 $40 shee
8Ha5c for good butcher muttoRsi 81 {
ST SO for common; lambs, SIC 10 DC 70
I medium and chnice.