Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28

rain they would soon begin to tecede,
The extent and eject Of this vet spell
will be watched with anxiety. The
markets are but little changed from
last report, the dampness checking
trade materially. A continually in
creasing demand is noted for corn,
meat and cornmeal. Many anticipate
an active movement Of Aeas at an early
day. A heavy trade is expected in
breadstuffs at all points in the South
during the ensuing spring and sum-
mer, while meats will also be needed
in large quantities.
FLOUR AND MEAL.-7Jobbers quote
prices as follows on orders: Common
to good, 81 60 to Is per Dbl; family To
fancy Sc rs to rs; patents IS 25 to 8 75
Cornmeal SO 80 to per Dbl, IN drayload
lots, and 10c higher in small way.
FEEDSTUFFS.-Oorn II to SIC per
bu as to quality and quantity; oats slow
at 81 to 68c in lots and at retail; hay $l6a
q per ton, and 81 l0al 20 per cwt fol
Western, and $8a9 per ton also 50a60c per
cwt for Southern prairie.
ESOU LENTS.-Potatoes range from
$Sa4 % per Dbl in large and small way
as per quality; onions quiet at 81 70 To
Is per bbl turnips dull at 81 25 Der
hh1 in q email nav. trorf a d-ae 60 * a .
4 Is for hf and 80 TO 10 for bbls cab
bage IS so to 4 so per crate for common to
good La; beans, 50 10 TO 3 rs per bu; peas
81 rs to 2 % per bu.
FRUITS.-Apples 81 so to 5 so per
Dbl; dried do, 6 to &c per ID; dried peaches,
A to &c per lb lemons So 50a4 so per box;
oranges $9al0 per Dbl for Jamaica and
s. 90 per case for Valencia; raisins, IS to
3 90 per box, as per quality
POULTRY AND EGGS.-Chickens
81 SO 10 rs per doz, as per quality; tur-
keys, 50 to Is per doz, and IL to l4c
per ID, the latter for dressed; geese, $3a
3 Is per doz; ducks, s3a3 90 per doz.
Eggs varying at q to 28c per doz..
BUTTER AND CHEESE.-Creamery
butter 38 TO 47c per ID, as per quality;
Western "a to 30c; country 121E TO lSc as
per quality; common cooking, II to l5c;
butterine or imitation butter Is to l9e.
Cheese, 81 to l011c for fats; 1917 to lac
for cream, and Ia to 15c for Y. A.
GAME,-Squirrels Sec to 81 per doz, as
per condition; quail 81 25a1 so per doz,
rabbits, 81 25a1 so per doz; turkeys, Soc
each; ducks, 81 to per doz; venson, 4 to
&c per ID whole and to l0c for saddles.
PROVISIONS. = Meats ave scarce
and firm. Cash sales are as fol-
lows; Bulk shoulders, 6Na65sc per
ID; do r, 9Aa9%c; do clear, l0a10Sc;
hams, l215c; breakfast bacon, 12kal25kc;
mess pork; $40 per Dbl Lard, l2c in
tres, l2Kc in kegs ard hf bbls, and l2%a
1Sc in pals.
SUGAR AND INCONSISTENCIES
steady, with jobbers quoting as follows:
w c 914a91c, y 8Aa9Ac;second do TIA
SIC; 0 X 7Ha8c; hards 10allc Molas-
ses 60a65c per gal.
HIDES AND WOOL-Dry flint
l5al6c per lb for No. /, and l2al3c for
No. 2 dry sailed, l0al3c; green, 5a6c;
green sailed, 7a8c. Tallow, 6Xa7c;
beeswax, lsa20c. Wool, tub-washed, ,25a-
35c per ID; do unwashed, l5a25c; bury,
10a25e Coon skins Is to 5Cc each; mink
do 20a40c each. Skunk sheep and fox l5a
Toe deer 35a45c, 'possum 6al0c; wolf and
panther 5ocaSl, beaver and bear 50caS4
BAGGING AND TIES-Bagging
quiet, On orders 91Ia1014c as in quality;
lutte, 9Hal0Nc; Irvine l4c per bundle
ties, 81 85al 60 per bundle.
NAlLS-Firm at So IS rates
COFFEE-Steady at 91fal5c for Rio
and 24a26c for Java.
SALT-Steady at 81 S5a1 65 per saoE
for coarse and fine Liverpool, and 81 55i
| GO for Ohio river.
CANNED GOODS Strawberries, etc.
81 IS per doz. cans; peaches, 81 q
for 2 ID and 81 76a2 rs for ID cans; toma
toes. 81 15al 80 for 2 and 3 ID cans.
T0BACC0-Common 33a38c fo
1l-inch plug; choice to fancy, 4Oa60c
twist, S5al5c; navy, 35a60,; smoking, 30
&c for common to fancy.
| BUILDING MATERIAL-Louisvill
cement, 81 75c per Dbl; Rosedale, 81 90
Portland, 81 60a6; Plaster, 81 so. Ala
lime in large bbls, 95ca!l Tenn
do in 2M bu bbls, S5a90c. Brick, 50 ant
| $40 30 per M fire do, and Axe each.
SUNDRIES-Peanuts jobbing at CAT
for Tenn. red and white, and SIC per Il
for Va; pecans, Ease for Ark lie 70
Texas and l6c for large La; cocoanuts
6a6Hc; cider 50 for half and 50 for bbls. o
Mo-, vinegar; l2% to Ice per gal; mine
meat SIC per lb 10 hf bbls and 9a91Ic il
pals; grits and hominy S. rs to 8 50per Dbl
COTTON SEEQ-Per ton Sl2 90 loos
from wagons and 5l2 to Sl3 in SKIS at tn
landing; crude oil AZ to doc per 81 refine,
do. 90 TO Coo; cake $24 TO Is pc
ton; do. meal $23a25.
STARCH AND CANDLES-Star
firm az Axe per lbi full W.T. candles AN
and firm; and 10 box lots lower.
| COAL-Pittsburg per box to river a
to 45c and unsettled; city trade, del, GO
per Dbl; per hid ~ 80 to &c; Anthra
cite $40 81 per ton.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules ar
quoted from 500 to $225 each for |.
10 1871 hands. Horses, 1925 to 800 70
driving $40 to S225 for saddle, ant
$40 q $75 for plugs.
LIVE ST0OK.-Heavy rains ant
high water have checked receipts and GU
market is nearly bare of all classes o
stock. Good grass and range or corn fet
cattle are in demand and find ready sal
at ~ to &c per lb gross; poor and medium
do / x to ~. Sheep in moderate de
mand and scarce at ~ to &c for choic
mutton qualities, and no demand 70
poor. Hogs in very light offering ant
firm at to 619c gross for all classes.