Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-24

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to pay So per bu for damp stock.
pras Il scasos Aad Arm, Wills hay
mssw ready dsmand A. full hrafss.
Meal Is Arm and -four active for all
grades, the lower classes having come
into lively request within the past few
days. The supply is scarce. Pota-
toes and apples are quite weak. The
order or jobbing demand is brisk,
but first dealers are shy and purchase
at lower prices. Several hundred
barrels of seed potatoes, held over too
late at New Orleans, were sent here a
few days ago, and sold for a song,
being in poor order. The amount re-
allied covered freight and a little over
but not much. The poultry trade is
active, chickens selling up to A.25 for
best, and dressed went off quick at 81
per dozen. An advance is claimed on
sugars, while coffee is weak and
droopy. Meats are quiet and un-
changed, the demand being brisk.
The barge Of feed, noted yesterday, is
hardly expected before the close Of the
present week. Meantime second
dealers are nearly out of stock. The
weather continues propitious, and
farmers are putting in their crops
with great energy.
FL0UR-Job lots sell as follows: xxx,
81 % per Dbl; family, S. to s. 25; choice,
So go fancy, S. 70 to SO; patents, So so.
to So 90 to 7 so; small orders 25c higher.
CORN hEAL-Demand brisk at 81 so
per Dbl for fresh ground and kiln dried;
fresh and unbolted, 81 70 per Dbl; small
orders l0c higher.
CORN n Scarce and firm for all
classes, with sales at 68c per bushel; II a
small way eOc.
OATS-NOne offer except in second
hands; prices quoted are 47 to 48c per bu;
small orders 3 to SC higher; seed season
about ended
BRAN-Last sale several days ago was
at SIS so per bu for wheat; per cwt,
81 10 81 %; corn bran, dull at Sl2 TO
$13 per ton.
HAY-Active,wit steady sale for all
western stock at $40 per ton for nearly
straight red top, and up to 81 50 for
choice timothy; small orders 81 05 to
81 10 per cwt; Illinois prairie dull at
81 90 to SD 90 per ton; Arkansas prairie
slow at $l2 80 to SlS 20 per ton.
POTATOES-Weak at 81 to 50 % per
barrel for Jackson whites; peerless, peach
blows, russets and eastern rose, 81 % to
81 So small orders % per Dbl higher round
lot sales dull and tending down; orders
still good and second dealers submit TO no
decline, Sweets in active demand at 81 65
to 81 % per Dbl, as per quality, and rs to
60c higher in a smsll way.
ESOULENTS-Oabbage q drag at ~ TO
s. per crate for Louisiana, the latter for
fresh in good order. Kraut 50 50 for
half and Sl2 so for barrels Onions S. Is to
S. so per Dbl. Beans 81 80 to 81 10 per bu
for unhand picked and hand picked white
medium; lady peas, 81 % to 81 50 per
bushel; black-eyed peas, 81 10 to 81 % per
bushel.
FRUIT-Sound apples scarce at s. so
per Dbl in lots, and AL grades slow at 81 80
to 70 per Dbl from store in a small
way. Oranges, SO 25a3 rs per box.
for Sicily. Lemons, SO 25a3 70 per box.
Dried apples, 4Ha4Mc per ID; peaches. 6a7c
and l4c for peeled, C%ranberries, So for
half bbls, 50 for bbls. Bananas, 81 Boa
2 so per bunch.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Oream-
cry, SO to &c; western, % to 28c; country,
10 to Doc, according to quality and fresh
ness; butterine, 10 to 2lG poor grades
slow; choice very scarce and in active re-
quest. Cheese, firm; Y. A, l6 to lie; full
cream. Ice: mild flats, IL 10 l2c.
SUN DRlES-Ninegar, pure white, lSci
cider vinegar, lac per gal; apple butter, ~
to &c. mince meat, 81 to &c; cider, "a rs
10 S. for half, and So 80 and SO for bbls;
grits, SO so to So 70 per Dbl; hominy, So 70
10 81; macaroni, 81 Is TO So 70 peP box,
the latter for the best Italian.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
are active at 81 so TO 81 90 pei. doz, ac-
cording to size and order; ducks, SO so to
4 90 per doz; turkeys. $40 to $l6 per doz;
geese, none offers, with prices at "a 10 So
per doz; dressed chickens, 81 per doz; dc
turkeys, l5c per ID. Eggs firm and sales
ready at Is to Ice per doz.
PROVlSIONS-Marke rules steady,
with 8 brisk jobbing demand. Dry
salt shoulders, 57S@5%c; clear ribs, 500
SIC; clear sides, 8 sa8M {; sugar cured hams,
9Hal0c In lots, l0MalO&o in q small way
breakfast bacon, l0Nal0HG smoked ioles
&c in lots. Bacon in light movement
shoulders, 62Sa6hc; clear ribs, 9a9Hc
clear, 9Ha9&c. Lard, strong al
ilsllHc for %tierces, 1l1Sc for kegs and
half bbis, and l2c for buckets; country do,
l0al0Hc.
NUTS-Tennessee peanuts dull at ~
@Sc per ID; Virginia, 4@4HS Cocoa.
nuts, dull at So 5094 COPPER 100. Pecans
b@9c for Arkansas, and l6c for large Loui-
siana Rnd Texas. Almonds and walnuts
l8c. Brazil do. 8@l0c.
HIDES-VePy slow, vt lie ardry flint.
lac for No. 2 do; 1870 for dry salted
&c for green do; 6Ifc for Ne. 2, and &c fol-
green; tallow 5951<c; beeswax zoe per ID
IL MACKEREL-Nol half barrels, "a 81
= No. 2, 70 go large, No 3, So co. Nc
g., So; kits Mol, 7Sc; No 2, 65G No 3, 65c
EALT.-Per Dbl, 81 80 per car or drsy
loRd; orders 81 60 sacks 81 809l 80 fol
cosrse and fine. Rock salt 20 per pound
BUILDING MATERIAL. = Lime
l9Oa86c per Dbl for At4bema and Louisyillt
= cement, and 81 90 for R0sandSle Plaster
81 rs. Fire brick, SO 30.
N~AILS-Quiet. at SO Is rates.
TOBACCO-- Quiet, at 29c to Soc fol
, twist and plug SO to 652 for smoking
, and sc to ST for fancy chewing.
/, SUGAR-Firm for best grades; Louisi
ana brown 6Ect1 Gs yellow clarified 81 t
SIC; whitedo &c 10 8kc; graduated lOHc
powdered l01c; crushed aRd cut loa
lie.
COFFEE - Dull; Rio, llNe 10 10
per ID and "A to 26c for Java.
COAL-To steamers40 to 45c per box
iSky delivery Coo per 100 lb Dbl for Pitts
burg i0c for camel, and $l2 per ton fo
. anthracite
BALING STBFFs.-MqFket quiet, a
81 to lie for bRgging, as ~ duality
i Irvine, Ice per II; ties, 500 for standard
and 81 60 to 81 rs for other qualities,
Z LIVE STOCK-Butcher cattle II