Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-06
small ordsr. sse per Dbl higher swest.


small orders Ssc per Dbl higher sweets
firm at 81 30 per Dbl from store.
E6CULENTS-Onions in lots from
higher. Cabbage oker freely viii
Louisiana dull az $500 per crate; choice
Ohio river stock, SIS to SIG per 100 head.
Beans less firm at 81 81 to So 25 per bil
for medium, white and navy. Peas 81 To
- Is per bu; Kraut S. Is to So far hall
and 50 rs TO $11 for barrels.
POULTRY ANDEGGS-Live poultry
Of all classes is scarce and higher. The
best hens bring SO so per doz. and other
classes firm at 81 to SO. Turkeys, so 90
10 $l2 90 per dozen and 1917 70 lac
per pound for dressed; ducks, 81 70 10
3 Is per dozen; geese, active at IS 90 TO Z %
per dozen; eggs, easier, with larger Of
ferings at rs to 3Oc per dozen, and buyers
shy.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs, 5 to sac for
country, land 6@6Hc for city dressed; live
hogs gross, 800 to 4 60 per cwt; beef, 2to
3cfor fore, and 3 to DC for hind quarters.
GAME-Supply light but prices firm,
at Zoe to$l 90 per dozen for squirrels; 81 60
to 2 90 for rabbits, 81 Is 10 200 for quail,
81 so to 2 so for ducks, A TO &c per pound
for whole v%enison, and 10 to lie for sad
dies; Reelfoot fish, &c per pound.
CUT MEATS-Bulk shoulders, Az to
5%c packed; clear ribs, 6T to &c; clear
sides; to TIC; smoked hams, 9A to 10Ac;
breakfast bacon, 81 TO 10Ac.
LARD-Tierces, &c. half barrels and
kegs, sac; pals, 81 to 10Hc.
BUTTER-Prices steady, except for
country, which is plentiful and slow to
sell; creamery, 81 TO 38c; western table
and fancy dairy, 20 to 2Sc; country, IL to
20c, according to quality; butterine, 20 TO
dc; do rolls, u TO &c.
CHEESE-Steady with fair demand;
Y. A, 10 to Ice round lots e to &c
lower.
APPLEs-In light movement and
quiet, at 81 go to Z& per barrel for
round lots of sound, and 5 to Soc higher
in a small way; stock ample and only
choice finds buyers.
SUNDRY FRUITS-Louisiana oranges
$550to 6 per barrel; lemons So so to 4 per
box; bananas 81 5@2 50 per bunch, dried
apples &c to3Lc per ID; do peaches 6 to &c
per ID; ~raisins, 81 so for Inland 81 for bxs
London layer;prunes 7 to Sc per lb;currants
TIC; cranberries 81 65 TO S. for hlf bbls,
and 8to $50 for whole bbls. and ~ rs TO 3
for boxes; dried apples to SIC per h,
dried peaches 4 TO &c; raisins, 81 70 to 3 B
per box; figs Is to lSc per pound; dates, &c
per ID.
HIDES-Market quiet dry flint No. |
l7c do No. 2 l5c; dry sailed l4c; green do
6 to 7c; sailed &c; No. 2 do Sc; tallow 8 "a
6Lc; beeswaX 20c per ID.
FURS-Deer skins, 40c; sheep, 25c 10
81 rs; bear, 81 00to co. mink, 25c to Soc
coon, 10 to Coo for hunter, and 10 TO 40C
country handled; otter, Soc to Sc 90; bea-
yer, SOC to s. 90; wild cat, Is TO 25c; fox,
40c to 81 90 muskrat, 10c; 'possum, 5 tC
l0c; wolf, Soc to 81 co. panther, 50cto 81 90
skunk, 10 TO Zoe; rats, 8 to Zoe.
MAOKEREL-Nol, halfbarrels, 81 80
No. 2, So 60; large, No 3, So co. NJ
Q, So; kits No l., Toe No z, Csc; Nc 3, 55c
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 So per car or draJ
load; orders 81 60 sacks 81 30@l 80 fol
coarse and fine. Rock salt &c per pound
BUILDING MATERIAL. - Lime
10000 per Dbl for Alabama and Louisville
and 81 65 for R~oaendale. Plaster, So rs
Fire brick, 4c; pressed brick, $40 PEI
thousand.
NAILS-Per key, SO 90 rates.
TOBACCO Prices range at 29c to 5jI
for several grades oftwist and IL inch plug
fancy grades ranging from 55c to 81 &C
ccrding to brand. Smoking Tobacco 35 t
65}.
MINCE MEAT-Per pound, $3.50
&C aording to quantity apple butter, 7@
Sc per ID.
t. unessee and 606c for Virginia; pecan
81 for Arkansas and l5c for Teyasj wal
MT is, Tic, Brazil nuts, 9@10ci flberts, l2c
a luonds, 18c.
RICE-The circular of Dan. Talmadg
Sons Il Co., dated Charleston, 5. G, Janu
airy Sd, reports a firm feeling in rice, tn
falling off in receipts causing planters t
be rather indifferent about accepting quo
t%ations, which are claimed to be beloy
cost of production. They quote fair, 80
SIC; good, 5%@5Kci prime, 5ss@5AC
choice, 5B@6c; fancy, 6H@6Nc
BUGAK-Strong and active demand 2
6% to 7LSc for Louisiana brown; 81 10 81
for Y. c.; So to 9Hc for white, and10H I
lie for g~ranulated, powdered, crushed an,
cut LOAF. Molasses firm, at 40 to SOC pc
gallon.
COFFEE-Stif, at 12X to lie for com
mon to choice Rio, and a to 26c for Java
CATTLE AND SHEEP-Cattle con
tinue in light supply and good stock ar
firm, strictly choice corn-fed going a
high as 5@5Mc gross; Texas and nativ
do 4H@4Ac; grass fed 2H@4Hc iron
rough to good, and IL to &c for poor an,
common. Yearlings $4@4 60 per head
mich cows with calves $18 TO $40; sheeI
Sh@5c for good butcher muttonsi 81 t