Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-01

for Messina. Oranges $40 for Florida ant
Slz b0 Tor Louisiana. Bananas $la2 PEI
bunch. a car load Of 800 punches Arriv.
, Cd yesterday in fine order direct from
Kuatan in the caribbean Sea. Malaga
grapes jobbing at 81 for kegs and 81 80 foi
hf bbls; raisins 50 25a8 so per box.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Buttel
quiet and quoted rs follows: creamery
coa5ici Western table 24ca26c; fancy dai
ry Z9a3Oci country butter l2cal8c, as pc.
quality butterine 20a22c per ID. Cheese
lOHallHc for flats, and l2Nal5c for hall
cream, cream and Y. A.
: POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickeni
very fiat at 81 60a2 60 per doz
dressed do 6a9c per ID and 81 60as
per doz; turkeys 81 to $40 perdoz and l0S
to lie per lbi ducks 81 6Oa2 Is per doz
geese $3a3 SO per doz; eggs scarce and
firm at 26a30c per doz.
FRESH MEAT-Dressed hogs are
quoted at base per lb; beef plentiful and
slow at - TO 3 for fore and So too for hind
quarters. Spare ribs 7asc per l5 back
bones 6a6c; feet Csc per doz.
MEATS AND LARD-Market firm
as follows from jobbers for cash: Dry
sailed shoulders 6Ta7c per ID; do c r ga
CSC; do c S 9Ka7Mc; breakfast bacon
l2Aal3Lc; no bacon offering. Lard 1IX
al2c in ties; 12Hal2Ac In kegs and hf bbis.
12Hal2Hc for pals, and 13c for hi nails
GAME-Squirrels, 81 % per dozen;rab-
bits, 81 76a2 per dozen; quails, 81 so ducks
81 25al % for gray, and S2a2 % for NAL
lard; wild turkeys, 50af6c;venison, 4a5c per
ID for whole and 6a7c for saddles; Reelfoot
hsh, 6a0c per lb; buffalo and cat, | &c ner
ID. P
MAOKEREL-Jobbers sell kits at 90c.
85e and T5c for Nos. l, 2 and 3, and half
bbls from 81 TO 81 80, as per quality.
HIDES AND W0OL-Market easy;
dry flint hides MOL, l6al6Hc ;No.2,l 3al311o
d'ysalted, l0al0c; green, 6a7c green sailed,
Iaahc. Tallow, 6ha7c; beeswax, l8a2Oc.
Wool tub-washed, 25a35c per ID; do I'M.
washed, l5a25c; bury, 10a25c.
BAGGING AND TIES-Bagpine
quiet. On orders 9Ka10Kc as in quality;
lutte, 9HalONc; tNine l4c per bundle;
ties, 81 35al go per bundle.
NAILS-Firm at So 80 rates.
SUGAR AND M0LASSES-Supar.
quotations are 8ha6%c for v. G.;
5Ba9%c for white clarified; 81 for of
A, l0Acfor granulated, and 1lallNc for
powdered crushed and cut loaf. Molas-
ses weak at 40a60c per gallon.
COFFEE-Weak at l0Ha16c for Rio
and 24a26c for Java.
SALT-Steady at 81 35a1 65 per sack
for coarse and fine Liverpool, and 81 65a
| go for Ohio river.
CANNED OODS-Strawberries etc,
81 3Sa l 90 per doz. cans; peaches, 81 20
for 2 ID and 81 75a2 70 for Bib cans; toma-
toes, 81 l6al 80 for 2 and 3 ID a
TOBACCO-Common plug, 33a3Sc for
ll-lnch plug choice TO fancy, 40a65c;
twist, 35a45ci navy, 35a60L; smoking, goa
SIC for common to fancy.
BUILDING MISUNDERSTANDING
cement, 81 Zoe per Dbl; Rosedale, 81 So
Portland, 81 50a6; Plaster, 81 70. Ala
lime in large bbls, 98casl; Tenn
do in "a bu bbls, SOC. Brick, $40 and
$40 so per M fire do, 4 and Axe each.
SUNDRIES-Peanuts jobbing at 6s7e
for Tenn. red and white. and SIC per ID
for Vas pecans, Ease for Ark, 12c for
Texas and l7c for large La ~cocoanuts,
6a6Hc; cider So for half and 50 for bbls. Of
Mo, vinegar; l2< to Ice per gal; minee
meat SIC per ID in hf bbls and 9a9cH in
pals grits and hominy5 rs toll 50per Dbl.
COTTON SEED-Per ton sll loose
from wagons and sl2 to $l3 in SKIS at the
crude oil AZ to 45c per g.; refined
do. 65 to Coo; cake S24 TO 25 per
ION; do. meal S23a25.
STARCH AND CANDLES-Starch
irm at4Hc per ID; full W.T. candles Axe
and firm.
C0AL-Pittsburg per box to river 65c;
trade, del, 60c per Dbl; per hid "a so
5 So Anthracite $40 so per ton.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules are
quoted from $125 to S225 each for IA
l6H hands. Horses, $l25 to 800 for
$40 to $225 for saddle, and
40 . $75 for plugs.
BUTCHER STOOK-Good cattle are
n light offering, while thin and medium
ire plentiful. Prices of the latter are
while good meet ready demand.
Prices range from ~ to4Lcfor smooth fat
o strictlyichoice, and II to 2Hc for poor
thin to rough in good condition. |
fearlings $3a5 each. Cows and calves
'l5aS5. Hogs 5 to &c as per condition
md firm, with light supply. Sheep 3 to
nc per ID for the best, but slack demand.I
common Zoe to 81 each. Lambs 81 60a9
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