Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-10

slightly in excess Of last season. TIL
falling off in receipts is quite heavy a
charleston, Savannah and other At
lantic ports.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Buyers ar,
shy OF round lots of flour, values beini
easier. Jobbers quote as follows
a, VI 75a5 %; Xxx, So 0aG Is; xxx
% 60aI 90 family. choice and fancy
81 25aS rs; patents, 50 75a9 90. Cornmea.
dull, at So 70a3 80per Dbl.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn easier and il
buyers favor, at SIC per bu for lots; anC
85aS7c in a small way; car o SOC
Oats in carload lots 66c, by drayload OF
on orders. 57a58c, with market unsettled
Bran weak at S23 00a2400 per ton, and
y 30al 80 per cwt. Hay steady at Sl8a
70 90 per ton for Western clover and
timothy mixed, and S2la22 for clear
timothy per cwt 81 15al 20 Southern
prairie SlI 90 per ton and 65a70c per cwt,
ESCULENTS-Potatoes in round lots,
So 25a3 80 for sound early and New York
rose; small orders, $365as rs per Dbl;
Cabbage in sound order, $l4 O0ai6 90 per
100 head; poor stuff lower. Krout 81 Goa
s 90 for hf, and $l3al5 for bbls; Onions
SO 26a4 90 per Dbl as in quality. Beans
scarce and firm atS3 50a4 00p per Blu for white
medium, and 81 00a2 rs per Blu for dried
green peas. Celery plentiful at 40aGOc
per bunch for sound, with stale lower.
FRUITS-Green apples 81 50a4 50 per
Dbl for sound,a 5 per quality and condition,
poor stock going in lots at 81 00a2 so,
dried do, Z 10 &c per ID; eyaporated 14c;
green Peaches, Is to Toe per I'D bu, dried
ditto IN to Sc per ID, Cranberries 81 Goa
8 90 per Dbl for cultivated medium.
Lemons, 50 so per box for Malaga and
$40 90 for Messina. Oranges, 50 90 per
box for Jamaica.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
at 81 75a3 5 per doz for mixed ROSTERS,
young and old hens. Ducks in good
request at 81 75a 800 per doz. TURKEYS
very dull at Sc 00a8 90 per doz. Geese
ditto at So 00a3 so per doz. Eggs less firm,
at 1Sal9c per doz. .
PR0VlSIONS-Jobbers quote values
weak as follows; Bulk shoulders SIC per
ID loose and 8%c packed; do. C r 1917 to
lie do. c s liz to Ike; bacon shout
ders 9% TO 9Ac; do. C = liz to Ike;
do. c S 12A to 1880; breakfast
bacon IA to l419c; S C hams l42c; dried
beef loo; mess pork per Dbl $2l: lard
in ties l2Hc; kegs and hf bbls 13Ac
ten ID tins l4Hc; ivelb do. l45Sc; 3 Id do.
i4Zc.
BUTTER AND OHEESE-Creamery
SOC per ID; Western table and fancy dairy
24a32c; fresh country l8a25c; butterine zoe.
Cheese l4al8c; the latter for Y. A..
HIDES AND WO0L-Dry flint hides
Ice for No. | and l3c for No. 2; green
salt, &c to SIC for No. |, and
Z to Sc for green; dry sailed, 10 TO lie;
quoted at 7@7Hc; beeswax,
20c; wool, tub-washed, 25 to 36c; unwashed,
ID to pc do. bury, 10 to l5c; do. clear,
10 to 23c.
NAILS-Prices firm at So 90 per key
SUGAR AND MOLASSES-Quota.
ton for jobbeing orders are Brown, 81 to
Dc per ID; Y @, 92S to loo;
A, l0Kc; off A, lOHc; granu-
lated. lie; powdered, crushed and cut
loaf, IL to llHc; molasses scarce, firm and
demand at 40 to Doc per gall for common
10 choice.
COFFEE-The market is quiet. job
bers quote at 1OL to 15Ac per ID for Rio.
and "a IA 26c for Java.
SALT-Liverpool in SKIS, 81 35 and
81 Go, for coarse and fine; Ohio river,
81 DO per Dbl in lots and 81 80 at retail.
BALlNG STUFFS Market quiet,
with light movement. Prices range from
~ to l0Ac for bagging; Irvine, Ia; ties,
81 30 to 81 60 per bundle, the latter for
standard; pieced, SOC.
ANNEDGO0DS-Tomatoes 81 20 TO
81 90 per doz for 2 and 3 ID a n peaches,
IL Go to 81 50 do for Nos l and y straw
berries, blackberries, etc, 81 rs to 81 80.
TOBACCO-Eleven inch common plug,
. and 3Sc per ID; choice and fancy. 40 10
iie; twist, 80 and 47c; navy, SO and o0c;
.moking, 30 to 52c for common, choice
md fancy in all sized pkgs.
BUILDING MATERIAL-Tenn. and
Ala. lime in large bnls, 81 40and 81 So ce-
nent, 81 IS for Louisville, 80 so for Rose
lale, and "a 80 and s. for Portland; plas
So IS; brick, $40 and $40 90 per NJ
ire do. 4 and 4hc each.
SUNDRIES-Peanuts 8 ito &c for Tenn.
md IL to SIC per 10. for Va; cidbr IS to
/, % for hi. and 80 to 10 so for ebls. of
Mo, vinegar; 1871 TO Ice per gall; or d
md hominy s. Is to 3 90 per Dbl; see;
we 81 40 per bu.; do. wheat 81 80 to 2 GO;
81 40 blue grass 81 25 to / 20
orchard, do. s2 On.
COTTON SEED-Per ton $40 to II;
rude oil 81 to 3Sc per g. refined do. 46 to
&c cake S22 to % 80 per ton; do. meal
so.
STARCH AND CANDLES-Starch
at 4Hc per lb; full W.T. candles l5Le
md firm.
COAL-Pit sburg per box to river roc;
'ity trade, del, Coo per Dbl; per hid "a so
8 SO Anthracite $40 50 per ton; st.
Bernard by the Dbl Soc for carload lots.
LIVE ST0CK-Good butcher cattle
ire scarce, in light receipt.
md higher with prices at 3 to 4o
gross for fat cows, hiefers, smooth oxens
md medium to choice grass cattle, grow
ng stock IL to 2c. Cows and calves $40
Is; yearlings 50 co to SO so. Sheep in
supply at 3 to 4c for medium and
,hoice, and 81 90 to 81 81 per head on
common. Lambs 81 90 to So 50 per head.
Hogs in good demand ut 4 to &c.
HORSES AND MULES-Prices of
range from 1925 to S225 each for IA
1917 hands. Horses, $125 to 500 for
$40 to S225 for saddle, and $40
$75 for plugs.