Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-07

disturbed over the prospect Of %realiz-
ing iguress so much below their antiei-
pations of a few weeks back. The
yield hereabouts is expected to be
large, A good crop is also reported to
the north of us, and liberal shipments
will commence from Upton county to
st. Louis within the present week.
Receipts of corn here during the past
three days sun up 5000 SKIS the demand
being active and prices ruling firm.
Meal during the same time came in
to the extent of $500 bbls, and values
are stiff. Oats are firm with receipts
Of 400 SKIS since the week opened.
The sugar market is quoted stiff with
an upward tendency, latest reports
from New Orleans announcing stocks
very short and only sufficient to supply
the local demand. Meats are in good
consumptive demand, with no material
change.
FLOUR AND MEAL-The better
classes of -four are in good demand and
firm while poorer grades are nominal
round lots of Xxx, A25 per Dbl; family,
choice and fancy, So 00g6 %; patents,
SIS 1901 rs; jobbers charge 25e higher.
Oornmeal in active request at So Is per
Dbl in lots and l0c higher in a small way.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn firm and in de-
mand at 50 10 Coo per bu for yellow and
mixed and 81 to &c for white; iobbing at
8 to &c per blu higher, Oats firm at 40.
per bu in lots, and jobbing at 81 to 53c.
Bran quiet at $l4 90 per ton, and so to
05c per cwt for wheat, and Sl1 per ton for
corn bran. Hay weak and slow at SIT to
Sl9 90 per ton for western, as in quality.
and 81 10 to 81 25per cwt; no prairie offer
ing
ESCULENTS-New potatoes 81 so to.
50 90 per Dbl measure for home growth
and 1926 TO SO 90 in a small way; stock
peas, 81 rs to 50 % per bu from store with
only moderate local request; new onions.
s. to So per bbli cabbage, 81 to "a so per
crate.
POULTRY AND EGGS Chickens
are y 90 to SO % per doz for old, and
u bO to " 81 for young. Ducks dull at 81
90 per doz. Nodemand for geeseor tur-
eys. Eggs easy at 10 TO lac per doz.
BUTTER-Quiet at 10 to zoe per ID for
fresh grass country, IL to loo for common
cooking; western, table and dairy. II to
pc creamery, 26 to 2Sci butterine, l6 to
lie.
MEATS AND LARD-Bacon; shout
ders jobbing for cash 6A to 6Ic; do c
ribs ~ to 9Tc; do sides 10 TO 10Lc;
hams II to llKc; breakfast bacon lie;
country hams 10 to l0Ae; do sides 91lc;
do shoulders 6A to 7C bulk shoulders So
6Hc; do c ribs 8M to SIC; do sides 8 to
CSC; mess pork t18 so per Dbl. Lard.
ll9s to 11%c for ties, 11Ac kegs and hf
bbls and " to l2Hc for pals.
FRUITS AND NUTS---Lemons
range Fl ION 81 so to So so per box. Oranges
81 soto IS for imperial and Messinain lots,
and Soc higher in a small way; Palermo
fruit not wanted. Bananas 81 90 to 2 so per
bunch; dried apples dull 4 to 4Hc per
l6i do peaches 8 TO 6Hc; peanuts, dull at
"a to &c for Tenn. red and Va. white;
pecans, 5 to 8ci c%ocoanuts steadier at So
to 81 90 per 100 flberts, walnuts and
almonds, II to l8c per ID; Brazil do, 8
to l0c.
HlDES--Prices firm; dry flint No. l
l6H;NO2 l3c; green salt No. 1,8c No., 6L;
dead green B TO &c; tallow, SIC: beeswax
20S wool very dull at 10 to Soc as per
quality.
BUILDING MATERIAL. Lime.
8O@8bc per bblfor Alabamaan and Louisville
cement, and 81 81 to 81 80 for Rosendale.
Plaster, 81 % Fire brick, SO so.
NAlLS-Weak at SO 10 per key
rates,