Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-08
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paying from $3.50 Is a blt bbl fol
wagon loads, the outside price for the
choicest only. New home grown
vegetables have crowded shipments
from the South out Of market, and
cabbage, peas, beans, etc., are nominal.
The leading traffic at present is in the
leading plantation essentials.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers ouote
-four at $5a7 00per Dbl for common TO choice
family, and 81 60a8 25 for patents. Corn
meal stiff & 20 per Dbl from the
mills and 81 30 on orders from store.
FEEDSTUFFS.-Corn, SO to 9Sc for
mixed in lots and in a small way; white
scarce at 95a98c per bu. Oats, 64a67c per
bu. Bran, $40 60a20 per ton for wheat,
and 81 10 per cwt corn bran, 50 per ton
and 5Oa6Oc per cwt. hay in light
movement at $20a23 per ton and 81 1Oa
20 per cwt for Western; prairie, $7as
per ton, and quiet.
ESCULENTS. - Potatoes, So 50a4 OF
per Dbl, loose, from wagons and Toe higher
in shipping order. Cabbage plentiful al
SCAT 90 per 100 head. Stock peas in
light movement at S2a2 so per bu. Onion:
in light demand at 81 50a5 per Dbl.
FRUITS-Apples, 81 25a2 so per Dbl
loose from wagons, and SOC to 81 higher
from store in shipping order. Peaches
25a85c per a bushei box. Lemons So 75a
5 so per box. Oranges, S. 50a7 so per
box. Dried apples and peaches dull and
not moving.
BUTTER AND CHEESE.-The but
ter market is well supplied, with sales
slow; country butter ranges from 12H to
zoe per ID, as per quality; Western, 20a29c.
Cheese, l2Kc for hf and 15al6c per lb for
full cream newly made.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
are in fair demand at ST. 50a3 per doz for
young, as per size, and s 50a3 so per doz
for old; nothing doing in geese or turkeys
and but little in ducks Eggs, 20c per
doz, a few sales being at 21c.
MEATS AND LARD-Bacon shout
ders packed are csc per ID; C. +. do, l22Sa
PIG clear, 12Nal2%c; bulk clear
sides, ll%al2c; loose and packed c.
r. do, ll%allNc; shoulders do, 8Xa9c;
mess pork, 81 per Dbl. Breakfast bacon,
l4Aal5c. Hams, 14Kal6c. Lard, in
~tierces, 1lMal2c; hf bbls, 1lXaI2Kc;
pals, 12Hal3c.
SALT-0hio river salt, 81 40 per Dbl;
carloads, 10c less; Liverpool, 81 35al 90
in sacks for coarse and fine.
HIDES AND WOOL-Dry flint
hides, l5al51Sc per ID for No. /,
ard l2al2Kc for No. 2; dry sailed, l0al2c;
green, 4s5c; green sailed, 5a7c. Tallow.
6Ha7c; beeswax, l8a20c. Wool in demand
BURY 10 to Ice per ID; unwashed clear,
Is to 2Sci choieed washed, 30 to 35c.
TOBACCO-Common 33a3Sc fol
ll-inch plug; choice TO fancy, 40a60c;
twist,35a Acc; navy, 35a80l; smoking, 30s
62c for common to fancy. Market dnll.
RICE-Choice Louisiana, SIC per lb
common to prime, 6Ha7c.
SUNDRIES.-Jelly, 10c per pound
preserves, l2c; pickles, 81 Is to 4 81
FOR half and 81 so to 800 fol
whole bbls cooking oil, 65a65c per gal
vinegar, l2Ha15c per gal.
BUILDING MATERIAL-New bricl
at the yards So 50per NJ; do del, 81 60 ship,
ping brick, S9al0 per NJ; fire brick SO 0a3 81
per 100. Lime. 95ca$1 per 8 bu Dbl
for Alabama, and 85a90c for Tenn il
IN bu bbls. Cement, 81 60al Coo fol
Louisville, $240 for Rosedale and S. 90 fol
Portland; Plaster, 50 90.
LUMBER-Per M SIS for rough, so
for yellow pine flooring; shingles $Sa4 SO
poplar lathing 81 10, cypress do, 81 PEI
thousand.
STARCH AND OANDLES-Starcl
firm at4Hc per lb; full W.T. candles 1914
14c and firm.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES - Mar
ket steady. Yellow C, 8Aa9Hc per ID, a
per quality; W C, 9%a9Ac; granulated
1890; crushed and pulverized 10Nc; Gu
loaf, l0Ac. Molasses, 47a65c per gal.
NAlLS-Unsettled at SO 80 rates, som
dealers asking higher and some lower.
OOFFEE-Market quiet at 91<al5c pc
ID for Rio and 24a26c for Java.
MAOKEREL-Market nominally 20
old, IS to 5 IS for hf bbls Nos. 8, 2 and |
Kits. 81 to / 10 for Nos. 3, 2 and l.
BAGGING ANDTIES--Nominal will
prices ranging from 9Xa10Nc per ID, ant
lac for Irvine; ties, 81 35al 60 per bundle
COAL-Pittsburg per box to river 3
and unsettled; city trade, del, 40
per Dbl; per hid 81 80 to s go Anthra
cite $40 50 per ton. Kentucky coal 30
per Dbl delivered.
HORSES AND MULES-Little do
ing, but range from 800 to $3.50 70
l4X to l6H hands. Horses $125 to $50
each for good and $40 to S75 each 70
plugs.
BUTCHERS STOCK-Cattle rang
as per quality from 81 to 6Ac per pound
grazing cattle n to SIC per pound, Hog
Az to ~. Sheep 81 to s cents gross
and Slal 90 per head for common. Lamb
scarce at So to 4 per head. Cows ant
calves SIS to 95 per head. Yearlings, $
to I each.