Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-13

report an excited market for meats.
lard, sugar and molasses, while coffee
rules higher The low and medium
grades Of hay are very scarce, and arc
quoted strong. Bran is in the same
condition, and corn bran sells freely
from the mills at SIG per ton. Hold
ers of potatoes are very firm, and have
advanced their asking figures. Flour
is wholly unchanged, while meal i,
unsettled. Poultry is scarce and in
demand. Eggs meet slow sale, but
prices hold up to fancy figures.
FLOUR Stocks moderate. Sales
from first hands are for XXX "a 90 fami.
ly $50 to S. So choice S. so to IS 76
fancy SO TO So So patents,S7 TO 81 90 small
orders, 25c per Dbl higher.
CORN MEAL-Dealers quote dray
lots at $3.50 to 2 10 per barrel, and irregu-
lar, with a small advance asked for small
orders.
CORN-Prices Of choice mixed and
white are quoted at SO to 54c per bushel,
chiefly the latter car load lots, in bulk on
the track, 48Hc small orders from store,
Csc.
OATS-Easy, with sales in round lots
at Al TO 45c per bushel; small orders, 48
to 50c.
BRAN-Searce and firm, at ST. 50 per
ton for round lots from first hands, and
81 per cwt in small way for wheat; corn
bran in request at SIG per ton.
HAY-Market firm, with a brisk de-
mand for low and medium classes, which
are scarce; the better grades are more
plentiful and meet less ready demand;
common red top, mixed and prime tim
othy are quoted at $l8 TO 20 per ton;
choice and fancy, $40 90 to 81 50; small
orders, 81 10 per cwt; Arkansas prairie in
no movement.
POTATOES-Market stiff, with sales
of peachblows at 81 20 to 2 35 per bushel
from first hands, and holders asking from
$685. to 2 so for peerless, early rose, rus
sets and peachblows; eastern rose scarce,
and held at So per bushel small orders
pc higher.
SWEET POTATOES 49, Firm and
scarce, at ~ loose from wagons, and 81 80
per barrel from store.
ESCULENTS-Cabbage in lots from
latboats, Sl2 per 100 head; from store,
$14 to Is per 100 head; Louisiana, very
dull, at S4 10 4 so per crate; kraut, lower
and selling at So too per half, and SO to IL
for barrel, wholesale and retail; onions,
s. so to 4.75 per bushel; beans, 81 90 to
2 % per busheL lady peas, 81 to u; black
eyed peas. 81 70 per bushel.
POULTRY AND EGGS Chickens
scarce and in active demand, at 81 80 to
$50 per dozen, according to quail y; tur-
keys, 50 to II per dozen, and IA to 14Kc
per pound for dressed; ducks, in demand
ut 81 70 TO S2b per dozen; geese, "a to G
per dozen, according to quality; eggs, UNI
settled and slow at 70 to zoe per dozen.
BUTTER-Creamery, 81 to 38c; west
ern, 20 to 2GG country, II to zoe per
pound, and plentiful; butterine, 10 to 2lc
per pound.
CHEESE-Market firm with sales slow;
Y. A, l5c to lGc; full cream, l4H to 15c;
mild fats, l0c to lie per pound; round
lots &c TO nc less.
GAME-SQuirrels 81 90 per dozen;
rabbits, 81 25@l so per doz; quail, 81 90 to
81 rs per doz;ducks, 81 so to 81 so per do7
for teal and mallard; venison, 4c to e
whole and 10 to lie for saddle; Reel
foot lake fish, Sc per pound.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs in active
movement, at to &c per pound; beef, 3 ia
DC for fore. and s to &c for hind quarters;
live hogs, S4to415c gross, and in demand
CUT MEATS-Shoulders, Al to 45sc;
clear ribs, Ito 7Tc; clear sides, 81 10 &c
nc; mess pork, Sl3 80 per barrel; hams
90 to 9Ac; breakfast bacon, 81; smoked
shoulders, 4%c do clear ribs. SIC; do clear
sides, S2sc. Market unsettled and quota.
tions irregular.
LARD-Firm; t%ierces, % to 9Hc; hall
barrels and kegs, 93sc; buckets, 9A tc
l015c,
APPLES Light movement with fair
stocks, at 81 rs to 22l per barrel for lots,
| and 81 Is to 800 in q small way.
SUNDRYF RUITS-Oranges, So to 81
per bbl forLouisiana; lemons SO soto 4 pei
box; dried apples &c to SIC per lbf
do pesches tc to &c per Id; raisins.
81 so for half and 81 for boxes London
layer; prunes 7c to &c per ID; currants
nc; cranberrics "a IS to S. for hlf bbls,
and 6to 960for whole bbls. and 50 IS to
for boxes; dried apples 3 to SIC per ID
dried peaches 4 to &c; raisins, 81 IS to 8 Is
per box figs 10 to lSc per pound dates, &c
per ID,
HIDES-Market quiet dry flint No.
l7c do No.. 2 l5c dry sailed l4c; green DE-
6 TO 7c; sailed 9G No. 2 do Sc; tallow 5 tc
51Sc; beeswax 2Oc per ID.
FURS-Deer skins, doe; sheep, 25c 10
81 %; bear, 81 90 to co. mink, 25c to Soc;
coon, 10 to 60c for hunter, and Is TO 40c
country handled; otter, SOC to Sc co.; bea-
yer, 50c to s. 90 wild cat, 10 to 25c; fox,
40c to 81 co. mu,krat, 10c; 'possum, 5 to
lOc; wolf, 50c to 81 co panther, 5Octo 81 90;
skunk, 10 to Zoe; rats, 5 TO Zoe.
MACKEREL-No1, halfbarrels, 81 SO,
No. 2, So co. large, No 8, SO co. Nc
| 8, SO; kits No /, Toe No 2, 65c; No 3, 55c,
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 So per car or dray
load; orders 81 60 sacks 81 30@l so fol
coarse and 6pe. Rock salt &c per pound
| BUILDING MATERIAL. = Lime.
SGtQ90c per bblfor Alabama and Louisville
and ST O. for Rosendale, Plaster, 81 IS
Fire brick, 4oj pressed brick, $40 pei
thousand.
NAILS-Per keg, So 90 rates.
TOBACCO Prices range at 29c to Doc
IOt &N6Ihl BIhubs VI tMlsb anu II luSH pug
fancy grades ranging from 55c to 81 &C.
cording to brand. Smoking tobacco 50 to
55e.
MINCE MEAT-Per pound, s@9c,
&C 3ording to quantity apple butter, 7@
Sc per ID.
RDTG-Cocoa 3@4c peanuts 3@4c fol
Tcupessee and 5@6c for Virginia; pecans
Sc for Arkansas aad l5c for Texas; wal
nu is, Tic, Brazil nuts, 90iOG Glberts, he;
aluonds, l8c.
SUGAR-Market unsettled and higher
at II to SC for Louisiana brown; 9c fol
| of white: 9To for granulated; lC24o fol
powdered and 95Sc for crushed. Molasses
hrm, at Al to Acc per gallon.
COFFEE-Ruling strong, al l2k to III
per ID for RIO, and "a to 26c for Jaya.
CATTLE AND SHEEP-Cattle foi
b~utchering are scarce and good stock arr
firm, strictly choice %corn-fed going ~
high as 5@5%c gross Texas and nativ,
do 4H@4AG grass fed 2A@414c from
roagh TO good, and IL to &c for poor anC
common. Yearlings $4@4 GO per head
/ inilch COWS with cdlges SIC 10 $40 sheer
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