Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-29


MISUNDERSTANDING P. BIS are
10 demand at 81 40 to - so in
lots; while Jackson whites, peer.
less, Z. r., russets and other seed varieties
are - 10 81 10 per Dbl in lots; small orders
are held at 81 81 TO 80 rs per bbL sweets
are in active demand at 50 so to So IS per
Dbl in q small way, and SO 10 10 25 loose
from wagons; mid. Tenn. stock PEI 'nr
load. 81 50 To 81 90 per Dbl.
FRUITS-ApOies, 81 rs 10 80 per Dbl
as per quality and order; oranges, Sc rs
to So so per box for Sicily; lemons
50 % TO SO rs per box; bananas 81 50
70 ; 200 per bunch, as per size and order.
Dried apples Na4Hc per ID; peaches. 6a7c
and l4c for peeled. Cranberries, 50 for
half bbls, 50 for bbls.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Crcam-
cry, 35 TO 36c western, % to 27c country,
10 to Zoe, according to quality and fresh
ness butterine, Is to 18ci poor grades
slow; choice very scarce and in active re-
quest. Cheese, firm; Y. A., l5H 10 Ice full
cream, II to l5c: mild fits, II to llHc.
ESCULENTS-Cabbage, fresh from
La, 81 90 per crate; poor order,
81 so to 49, turnips, 81 to $225 Der Dbl for
rutabaga; kraut, So SO for hf and Sl2 50 for
bbls; onions. IS TO s. Is per Dbl; beans,
81 70 to 81 Is per bu.; lady peas, 81 rs per
bu; black-eyed do, 50 l0t TO 81 25.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickans
in demand mt $3.50 TO 81 % per dozen for
live, and 50 so to 81 for dressed; turkeys
$40 TO SIS per dozen for live and l5c per
ID for dressed; geese scarce at 81 TO IS per
dozen; ducks firm at 50 90 to 81 per dozen;
eggs easier ats.13 TO lac per dozen.
PRUVISIONS-Market rules quiet,
with an active jobbing demand. Dry
salt shoulders, 5%@5Hc; clear ribs, $40
SIC; clear sides, 8&a8Ac; sugar cured hams,
|9Hal0c in lots, l0Hal0%c in a small way;
breakfast bacon, l0Ma10Hc; smoked joles.
&c in lots. Bacon in light movement;
shoulders, 69Sa6Hc clear ribs, 9a9tsc;
clear, 9Aa9%c. Lard, strong at
l1allHc for %tierces, 11Hc for kegs and
half bbls, and l2c for buckets country do,
l0al01so.
NUTS-Tenn. peanuts, dull at 2K@3c
per ID Va, do 4@4hc; c nuts $3.50 per
100; pecans, 6d8c for Ark: almonds and
walnuts 18c; Brazil do, 8@10c.
HIDES-Very slow, at lie for dry flint;
l4c for No. 2 do; 1910 for dry sailed;
" AOi BIocu uui O/9C AOI NO. q, anu DC lOI
green tallow 6@5Kc; beeswax zoe per ID.
MAOKEREL-No1, half barrels, "a 81,
No. 2, So co. large, No 3, SO co. No
3, So; kits No l, Toe; No 2, Coo No 8, Doc.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 90 per car or drsy
load; orders 81 go sacks 81 S0@l 80 for
coarse and fine. Rock salt &c per pound.
BUILDING MATERIAL. - Lime.
80@85c per bblfor Alabamaa and Louisville
cement, and 81 so for ROsendale, Plaster,
81 10. Fire brick. So 80.
NAILS-Quiet. at So rs rates.
Quiet, at 29c to 55c for
twist and plug; IS TO 65e for smoking,
and 65c to ST for fancy chewing.
SUGAR-Firm for best grades; Louisi.
ana brown 6Acto &c; yellow clarified 81 ~
SIC; whitedo Sc to 9kc; g~ranulated 10Aci
powdered l0Ac; crushed and cut loaf
lie.
COFFEE = Dull Rio, 1lKc TO To-
per ID and "a to 26o for Java.
COAL-To steamers 40 to 45c per box;
city delivery Coo per 100 lb Dbl for Pitts
burg Zoe for camel, and sl2 per ton for
anthracite
BALING STUFFS.-Market quiet, at
81 to lie for bRgging, as in quality
LMllt, lOC DtT lpt blNa, ~ w lOT bkHlludIu
and 81 GO to 81 rs for other qualities.
LIVE STOCK-Moderate arrivals Of
butcher cattle are reported and prices
are well sustained as follows; Medium
to choice native and Texas corn fed
are 3A@5c gross; rough to smooth fit
stock 3@4Xc; grass fed, 2H@3c; poor and
common, lH@2c. Hogs firm with
scant offerings at 4E@bHp for melium to
choice, and 4@4kc for shoats. Sheep
firm with poor supply at 4H@5Nc for
medium to choice, and $1.50@2.M per
head on poor lambs, 4H@5Hc per ID
Cows and calves $500 10 $4,000 year.
lings. S40OG60 90 each.
HORSES AND MULES-Trode brisk
especially for plantation work sto.k.
Best dray mules l5al6H hands high, $50
10 900; do IA to Is bands $50 to $l65.
HORSES, common to good plugs, $50 to $75;
common TO good saddle and harness Sll5
to 800 each.
RICE-The receipts Of Carolina rice at
Charleston for the present season and to
the 18th inst, was 1904 ties; II decreas OF
II ,284 ties compared with last year at the
ssma time. In their circular ofthat date,
| Dan Talmage Il Son say: This will be
couRterbalancSd in tho final summing up
Of the crop by an eAc0ss in Louisiana,
yet the exports from the latter point have
80 far exceeded greatly that Of former
years, audcareful observers are of opinion
that Tho supply now remaining at the
two principal ports of export is about the
same as last year, equal data" The same
firm quotes the market steady, with the
trade buying freely at 4H@5H for com.
mon to fair: 5A@6% for good TO primo,
and 6I06M for choice to fancy.