Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-04

meal was 81 IS per barrel at the same
lime, while wheat ranged from 81 Is
to 81 40 per bushel. During the pre-
vious year wheat in this market ranged
from 80 to 50 80 per bushel through
out the season. Receipts here during
the week just closed include 5000 bar.
rels -four, several CIR loads being from
Middle Tennessee, 1000 barrels corn
meOl, $50 sacks oats, $50 sacks bran,
200 bales Western hay, and several car
loads Southern do; also $50 barrels
Northern potatoes.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobben quote
-four at las per barrel for common to
good family. s. 2'a6 90 Tor choice to fancy
CO, and SC 75a7 50 for patents. Cornmeal
droopY aad irregular, So 80 PEI b5l to
arrive, and $3 65a3 10 per BIB on o ders.
FEEDSTUFFS-Coln very quiet with
little doing, AID no arrivals worthy of
note during the week. Dealers quote at
89aSGc per busbel. but prices are nom
nal, Ps ia the West va.ues are 17alOc per
Blu below the figures given. Oats are
jobbing at48aS0c per bu. Last round lot
went off at 45c, bot Ike corn, the valued IF
oa,s is running down fas., D ices in tbe
West are down 20 figures of two yeats
ago. Bran is easy al S1Gel3 so per ton,
and at retail S5c per cSt. Hay rules dull,
Sl9al7 so per ton for Western clover,
mixe1 hay 10 choice timo,iy. Retailers
charge Slai 10 pc cvt. Southern prairie
SoaG so per too end 40at6c per cwt. Cot
tonseed meal reta' ;, g. 81 2j2I 80 per cwt.
ESOULENTS-POtatOes pre- joobing ut
81 35a2 so per Dbl. for aolr-berrel si.e5.
0nions are So 0Ca2 70 Der bbl, as per size
of b5ls. Western cabbage, g per 10
head.
FRUITS-Eome-raiscd fat 7EcaS1 %
Western apples, 81 75a3 Is from store;
dried do IA liberal offering end Light in
quiry, 5..5c per ID. Peaches in no de-
maud. Lemons stt915 50 per boy, and
easy, with decrsced requests. Raisins, S3a
"a per box.
CHICKENS AND EGGS-The offer
ings of chickens are more liberal, and are
ample for the demand, prices ruling from
500 10 So IS per doz, for young, accord
ing to size; old hens, SO so TO 50 90 per
do7. During the week chickens were
sold up to 81 50 per doz for extra, and in
time of extreme scarcity; young ducks
- 50a3 90 pee doz. Nothing doingin geese
and turkeys. Eggs easy and lower at 19a
zoe per doz, and have sold at PC during
the week.
BUTTER AED CHEESE-Western
butter is higher. Creamery, 30a32c per
ID; Western table, 22a2ic; fancy dairy,
24a26c; Westen cooking, 18a20c: country
butter varies from 18aZ2c, the inter for
choice sweet. Cheese. 9tal2lc per ID.
MEATS AND LARD-Dry salt c s
are lA,al41c per ID; C r, l4tal4sc; shoul-
ders, 10lal0sc. Bacon G S, leal6Ic; c =,
l5la15sc; shoulders, l1lal1sc. Breakfast
bacon, 14sal5{c, Hams, l%5al53c, Meas
pork, Se35 so per Dbl, Meats are very
firm, with quotations irregular. Lard,
l2salGc for tcs, l3alSic for kegs and l31a
144c for pals.
HIDES AND WOOL Dry flint
hides, No. /, l6c No. ., be; dry sailed,
Liable; green salted, 6laSlc; green 5aGc.
Tallow, i4a3c. Beeswax, 23a2lD; market
firm and active Wool, 25a85c for clean
washed, lSa23c for unwashed, aud lQa20c
for borrv.
TOBACCO-Choice to fancy, 4Oa6Oc;
twist, 35a45c; navy, 35af0c; common IL
inch, 33a2Sc; smoking, 3Ua52c.
RICE-Per ID, 6aaolc, as per quality.
VINEGAR-Per gal, 1910. Oil for
cooking, 62a65c.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES-Yc c, Ole
peg ID; W c, 9sa93c; Eastern sugars, Sa9c;
graduated, l0c; crushed, pllyerized and
cut loaf. 10lc. Molassas, nominal.
COFFEE-Per ID, 9-l4lc for Rio, and
24e26c fer Java.
MACKEREL-Per hf Dbl, for Nos,
SO 75aA; for No. 2; No. ], IS so; per kit,
SOC for No. l; S5c No. 2; IS No. 8.
Market Etif.
NAILS-Scarce and firm, at SO S5a4pe
BAGGING AND TIES - Jobbers'
prices, 9a9sp per ID, iof flax, and Sial0p
for jqte, as per Qual "; tYine, lac per ID,
SEEDS NUTS AND SUNDRIES,-
Clover seeds IS 76a6 CD per bui herd grass,
81 0'a1 10, orchard, do 81 70al 75i seed
wheat, 81 l0al %; do barley, 81 l0al 20, do
rye, S;a95c. Peanuts dull at 84aSc for
Tennessee, and 9al1c for Virginia. Mac
%careni, 81 per box for domestic, and So 70
"A co for Italian. Hominy and g IFS, S. 80
per hhl. Cracked wheat and oatmeal,
81 ;1a5 co per bf Dbl. Cooking oil, 6Sa
Zoe per gal. Vinegar, l2la2Oe per gal.
Cider, Sl60a4 IS for hf and S8aS 80 for
wbole bbls. Pickles, s4Q0a4 30 for hf and
81 COaS 90 for whole bbls; all from jobbers.
BUILDING MATEhIAL-Lime, 95c
asi per Dbl for Alabamo and S5a9Oc fol
Tennessee. Cement, 81 50 Per Dbl for
Louisville, and 81 40'flr i sedAle; Port
land. IS. PlasSer, 81 80. Beck, sla4 e
per 100 for FIRE, and $9alO 90 per NJ,
for hard, Rough framing lumber Sl5 pei
NJ; dressed, do $780, yellow p'pe flooring,
S25; shingles, S9a4 81 la.hing, 81 70 f0l
poplar, aud ~ for cypress,
COAL-Pltsburg per box TO river 35I
and unsettled; Guy t,ade delivered, 400
per Dbl; per MID "A 50a5 so; Anthracite
$40 80 per ton, Kentucky coal, Doc per BIB
delivered,
LIVE sTOCK-Beef cattle in goot
demand with light receipts and tendency
upward. Prices range from Sa4c3 pei
ID gross for medium to choice, extre com
handing l3c; other classes HAZE. Sheep
8a4c per 10. Lambs S2a3 90 per head
Mich COWS, Sl0a80 perhead. Yearlings
$la7 each. Hogs, no agreement