Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-27

soa for wheat, and IL IS per cws seed
meal, 81 10 per cwt corn bras, Sis pef ton
loose at the mills. Hay, el6 to 20 per ton
for Western, and 81 to ! 10 per owt;
Southern prairie, 76c per cwt.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are firm for
all grades, and seed qualities are in brisk
jobbing movement, while prices on some
classes show an advance. Round lot fig.
ures are 50 rs per Dbl for p. BIS and
jackson whites or Tuscoes; Scotch potatoes
are jobbing at So 90 per Dbl, and small
orders Of seed stock run from SO so to 4
per Dbl; sweet potatoes, So 25a4 per Dbl.
Onions 81 75a3 rs per Dbl. Turnips, 81 Is
per Dbl. Cabbage, IS 90 to 8 per crate, as
per quality. Beans, So 50a4 per bu for
white medium. Kraut fiat at 81 75a5 for
hf and So to IL for whole bbls from job
bers. Peas, $2a2 so per bu, as per quality.
Celery, Coo per bunch.
FRUITS. = Green apples scarce al
So 60a5 so per Dbl in lots, and al
retail the movement being light; dried
do easy at 6Ea6Hc per ID; peache:
dull at 3Ka4c per ID for lots, snd
in a small way 1c higher Gran.
berries, $l2 per Dbl; oranges s. to 8 Is pei
box for Palermo and Messina. and So 81
for imperial; lemons 81 50a4 30 per box
bananas 81 to 2 so per bunch; raisins So tC
8 SO per box.
POULTRY AND EGGS.-Chickens
81 60aS rs per doz, as per'qualityi turkeys
SO to II per doz for live, and 10 to l3c pei
ID for dressed; geese dull at $SaS so pei
doz; ducks 81 rs to 3 so per doz. Egg
2Sa25c per doz and slow, with more lib.
eral offerings.
BUTTER ANDCHEESE.-Creamer
butter 3S to 48c per ID, the latter fol
giltedge; Western, "a to 26c; fancy dairy
28a80c; Western cooking, l8a20c; KY and
Tenn, 18a20c; common, 12al6c; country
l5al8c; butterine, 18al9c. Cheese, 9Xs
loo per ID, as per quality,
PROFESSIONALISM meats rule a:
follows for cash: Shoulders, 6Aa7Hc per lb
r l0al0Tci clear, l0Aal02sc; bacon moi
moving; breakfast bacon, l3al3%c
hams, 12Xal2Ac; mess pork, $40 50 pei
| Dbl; lard, in %tierces, 11%al2c; hf bbls and
kegs, 12Hc; pals, 1873 to 1870; dressed
hogs, 6 to Sc per ID; do beef, 4 to &c fol
hind and 2 to &c for fore quarters.
SEEDS German millet, So per bu.
timothy, $Sa3 25; Hungarian, 81 Is; blue
grass, 81 25; orchard, 81 90 red top and
herds grass, 81 To- clover, S. 75a6i onion set;
81 50a8; broom corn, $l50a200 per ton.
brooms, 81 70 to 4 per doz as per quality,
SUGAR AND M0LASSES-Market
quiet, with jobbers quoting as follows
| W C 9Ka9Mc, y c8Aa9Hc;seconds do 7Hs
SIC 0 X 7Ka8c; hsrds 9hsllc. Molas-
ses 46a76c per gal:
HIDES AND WOOL-Dry fin
l5al6c per lb for No. l, and 12a13c FOL
No. 2; dry sailed, l0al2c; green, 5a6c
green sailed, 6a7c. Tallow, 6a7c
beeswaz, 18a20c. Wool, tub-washed, 25a.
35c per ID; do unwashed, l5a25c; bury
10a26c. Coon skins Is to Soc each; mink
do 20a40c each. Skunk sheep and fox los
Toe; deer 25a35c, 'possum 6al0c; wolf anC
panther 50caS1, beaver and bear 60ca$4
BAGGING AND TIES-Bagging
quiet. On orders 9Kal0Nc as in quality
jute, 9Hal0Hc; Irvine lac per bundle
ties, 81 35al go per bundle.
NATIS-Firm at SO 60 rates.
C0FFEE-Quiet at 9Hal5c for Rio
and 24a26c for Java.
SALT-Steady at 81 S5a1 60 per saeh
for coarse and fine Liverpool, and 81 65s
l 60 for Ohio river.
CANNED 00DS-Strawberries, etc.
81 IS per doz. cans; peaches, 81 q
for 2 ID and 81 76a2 Is for 8 Id cans; toma
toes. 81 15al 50 for 2 and 8 ID cans.
T0BACC0-Common 33a9Sc 70,
ll-inch plug; choice to fancy, 40s60c
twist, 35a46c; navy, 35a60t; smoking, 30
SIC for common to fancy.
BUILDING MATERIAL-Louisvill
cement, 81 Toe per Dbl; Rosedale, 81 90
Portland, 81 50a5; Plaster, 81 so. Ala
lime in large bbls, 95caSl; Tenn
do in 2z bu bills, 85a90c. Brick, SO an,
$40 80 per M fire do, 4 and 4Kc each.
SUNDRIES-Peanuts jobbing at 615
TIC tor Tenn. red and white, and lie per |
for Va pecans, 7a8c for Ark, 12c 70
Texas and Ice for large La ~cocoanut'
SIC; cider s. for half and 50 for bbls. @
Mo, vinegar; l2X to Ice per gal; mine
meat SIC per ID in hf bbls and 9a9Hc il
pals; grits and hominy S. Is to 8 80 per BIB
RICE-6K to 7c for common and Y
for prime La Carolina s to 9Hc per ID.
STARCH AND OANDLES-Starc.
firm a. 411c per lb; full W.T. candles 14H
and firm; 8 and 10 box lots lower.
COAL-Pittsburg per box to river 4
TO 40c and unsettled; city trade, del, 6O
per bbl.; per hid "a so to 8 90 Anthra
cite $40 so per ton.
LIVE STOCK-Receipts of cattle ar
very Highland but few offer with an activ
demand ruling for all good butcher quail
tiles at SIC for s'nooth fat to &c 70
choice, and Ia to SIC for common t
good rough. Sheep are in demand for goo,
mutton qualities, at 81 to SIC gross ant
Slal 80 per head for common. Lamb
S2aS 80 per head. Cows and calves, 81
to IS per head. Yearlings, 81 to 81 pc
head. Hogs active at Al to Sc per lb, 70
common to choice corn fed.
HORSES AND MULES-Suppl,
moderate and feeling quiet. Horses rang,
from 81 Is to 200 each forgood driving o
saddle, and $40 to $75 for plugs. Mule
500 to l75 each for Az to i6 hands, an,
up to $500 for large extra.