Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-25

prices as soon as 1T became known.
The hard winter kept many hog rails
ers from driving to market. 1t is ex-
pected that the summer packing will
be heavy, and that cheap ice will IA
c~ilitate the business. A dull market
is noted in hides. Our trade this sea-
SON has been unusually large, the severe
winter killing an unusual number of
stock, while the traffic was legitimate
ly increased aside from this fact. The
bulk Of the fallen hides has been for
warded,an a better grade now arrives,
though business is dropping. Freights
from st. Louis have fallen 24c per
cwt., aud now stand at Is cents. The
river is unusually high, but is not
likely to swell more for the present.
1t came to a stand at Cairo last We'd
nesday, and since then has declined
there 10 inches. Here the water level
is even with the rise of March the LIST
this year, and within Is inches of the
high water of April 23d of last year.
1t is already over low places, and back
water from the swamps is doing con-
siderable harm, but prospects are that
it will not go much, if any, higher, even
when the heavy volume now coming
from above st. Louis begins to reach
us. The Ohio and all of its afluents
are falling rapidly, and no heavy rains
prevailed during the past week over
the water shed drained by those
streams.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Market for
-four rules quiet with prices easy; round
lot prices are: XXX, S 25; family, 500
625; choice, So sc; fancy, IS 75@6; patents,
Sc 50@7 co. small orders, PIC higher
Cornmeal easy at 81 10 to 81 70 in lots.
and 10c higher on orders.
FEED STUFFS- Corn, firm and
ready demand at 60 to Gle per bu for
sound stock; orders GO to Csc; OATS in fair
supply at 45 to 46c in los, and Al 10
49c on orders; bran firm SIT so TO S18
per ton; hay, market bare of western with
last sales at $25 to 1927 per tor; small or
ders 81 35@l 40 per cwt; millet hay $50
per ton; prairie hay scarce and wanted at
SIG 30 per ton.
ESCULENTS-Potatoe held firm at
81 75for pbs, and 10 to loo higher in .
small way other table qualities 81 Is TO
S265 with stocks light. Sweets scarce but
feeling unsettled prices ranging from 500
to So DO as per kind and condition. South
ern cabbage in brisk demand for sound
stock, which is scarce at IS to Sc per crate.
inferior slow and abundant ut So TO s..
White beans ST rs to 81 40 per bu; stock
and other peas So 10 to 81 Is per bu.
FRUITS AND NUTS-Apples scarce
and worth So 70 TO 81 so for sound stock;
poor fruit lover; oranges S. so per box for
imperial Messina; no other o%flerino;
lemons SO 25 10 So 80 per box; bananas
81 80 to SO 90 per bunch, dried apples
dull at3H to &c; do peaches 6 TO 7c straw
berries IS 90 per "a pint case; raisins
So 50@4 per box; dates Z TO Sc; figs II to
16c; peanuts, dull at 2H@Gc for Tenn
and 4@6c; for Va; pecans, 8 to 14c as per
quality; cocoanuss S5.E004 Der 100.
BUTTER AND CHEESE - Market
Lower for all classes; fresh country is be-
ginning to arrive, and meets fair sale if in
good order; prices rule a. follows: cram
cry, SO 10 S4c; western 20 to 24c; fresh
country 10 to Zoe; good COOLING l5c; bus-
terine dull at IS to 19c; cheese duu at
10H for mild flats, 15c for Y. A and fail
cream.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Cbicrens
firmer aud better demand at So 80 TO 81
per doz, as per quality; young spring not
yet offering, but expected this week; ducks
dull at 80 to So so per doz; geese very dull
at S3to $3 90; turkeys non Eggs steady
at u to 12Ac per doz.
PROVISI0NS-On orders for cash,
bacon shoulders are 6H to &c per lb; do c
ribs 9% to 9Ac; do C sides 81 to To-;
breakfast bacon, lie; mess pork, $t8 10
@19 per Dbl; country shoulders, 6H; do
clear sides, 9Xc, hams, 8 10 9Mc; country
lard, lie in lots, western lard Tx to l2c
for tcs; 11%c for kegs and bf bbls; l2Ac
for 20 lbpails; 12%c for 10 10 do.
SUNDRIES-Kraut, hf bbls, S. 50 TO
So; bbls, 50 SO to $l2; cider, 81 rs to IS for
hf, and So so to so for bbls.
HIDES-Weak, dry No. l, Ice No, 2
12c; green salt No. l, &c, No. 2 81; dead
green 5 to &c; tallow SIC, beeswax 20;
wool very dull at 10 TO 35c as per quality.
MACKEREL-No1, half barrels, "a 81,
No. 2, SO go; large, No 3, $50 co. No
8, So; kits No l, Zoe; No 2, Csc; No 8, Doc.
SALT.-Per Dbl, ST. 80 por car or dray
load; orders 81 55; sacks 81 30@l so for
coarse ard fno. Rock salt &c per found.
BUILDING MATERIAL. - Lime
8O@85c per Dbl for A abamaand Louisville
cement, and 81 IS to 81 80 for Resemble.
Plaster, So 70. Fire brick, SO 80.
NAILS-Unsettled at So 10 pc: key
rates.
TOBAOCO.-Quiet, at 29c to 55c for
twist and plug; 35 to 65e for smoking,
and 55c to ST for fancy chewing.
SUGAR-Market stiff. N. Y. brown,
INC; do O, s to SIC, do A, 8 to 9Ec
for standard grades; graduated 10c pow
dered 102sc crushed and powdered lO19c.
COFFEE-Steady at IL to 15c per ID for
Rio and "a to 26 for Java.
COAL OTL-Per gallon 1Sc an advance
from lie within present week.
COAL-To steamers 40 to Acc per box;
city delivery 60c per $50 ID Dbl for Pitts
burg; Zoe for camel, and $l2 per ton for
anthracite.
BALING STUFFS.-Market quiet, Mt
81 to lie for bagging, as in quality;
Irvine, Ice per ID; ties, 81 90 for standard,
and 81 60 to 81 70 for other qualities.
HORSES AND MULES - Good
demand for plantation stosk. Best
dray mules 15al6K hands high, $50
to go do IA to 16 hands $50 TO $l65
Horses, common to good plugs, $50 to $75;
common to good saddle and harness Sll5
to$200 each.
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