Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-09
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FL0UR AND MEA1-Tbe nrIoe 4
flo r is firm with a steady job6ing de
mand. Low grades sell in a small way
at " 75a4 70 per Dbl; family at from 81 SO
40 90, choice and fancy do at IS 25aG 90.
patents at S. 25a7 %. Cornmeal. from
mills, unsettled at 81 65a2 70. and in A
small way ut 81 76a2S5.
FEEDSTUFFS-Oorn 5ia5So per bl
in SKIS for shelled, and 4Sa5lc in bulk; I'm
shuck 48c, all in lots; small orders 3 10 Be-
higher oats 48a52c for feed qualities al
wholesale and retail; black do 52ab5c. rusi
proof Zoe at retail; hay Sl1 00al50O per
ton and e5s95 per cwt; bran 81 90 per ton
and 45c per cwt.
LENTS-Potatoes sell nj 50 25a
2 80 for p. BIS; 81 so for Hoosiers: 81 % for
Tuscoes; 81 75a2 s. for russetts, peerless
and early rose, all in lots table potatoes
at retail 81 so, and seed do at SO so per
Dbl; sweets 81 76a2 25; onions 81 50a8 I'D
per Dbl; cabbage 81 50a4 90 per crate as
per quality and quantity: celery scarce at
Doc per bunch beans 81 45a2 50 per bu for
white; 81 65a2 70 for medium. and ~ rs
for navy; in lots at the track; ut retail Is
to zoe higher; kraut in lots dull at 81 rs
for hf and "a 90 for whole bbls; retailers
charge rs 10 6Oc per pkge higher peas
81 25a2 60 per bu with light movement;
onions 81 00aS 90 per Dbl as per quality.
FRUIT-Apples have arrived in scant
quantities recently and old stocks are pref
ty we'll worked off. Prices range from
81 50a4 70 per Dbl as per quality; dried do
6a7c and firm with brisk demand; peache.
dull at 50 b0a4 so; lemons g 75aS 50 per
box; oranges 81 75a3 50 for Messina and
So 80 per case for Valencia.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-The butter
market is easy with an over supply OF
country offering; the latter sells in a small
way at l2al6c as per quality; the latter for
extra western cooking l6alSc; medium
dairy 2Oa22c; fancy 25c; creamery 3sa40c;
butterine l7a20c. Cheese is easy Mt 9hc
for first quality; l4Kc for full cream, and
l5al6c for Y. A.. round lots of both but
ter and cheese can be purchased at from
Il to Nc less.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chiokens Of
good quality in demand ut SO O0a4 rs per
doz, and inferior go slow at 81 25a2 Is;
turkeys in light movement at $l2 Goals Oh
per doz for live and lSa20e per ID for
dressed; 8, csc 81 00a8 90 per doz as per
quality, the latter for fat dressed; ducks
~ 5Oa4 % per dozi eggs unsettled at Ola
23c per doz
GAME-All classes, If in good order.
meet ready sale; ducks are 81 75a2 90 per
doz for small, and 81 50a3 90 for teal and
mallard; venison scarce at Zoe per ID for
whole; rabbits 81 75a2 rs, the latter for
large swamp; quail 81 75a2 co per doz;
Reelfoot fish 6aSc per ID. and higher for
strictly choice.
MEATS AND LARD-Retailers sell
for cash at SIC for clear rib pork and &c
for loose shoulders; packed &c higher;
mess pork $40 50 per Dbl breakfast bacon
and hams l2Aal3c; time orders are higher
and car load lots can be purchased below
figures quoted Home packed shoulders
at the track in lots go at So IS per cwt;
clear rib at 9Kc; pork hams at 10Xc. Lard
is jobbing for cash at IL HallAc for tierces.
llAal2c for kegs and hf bbls, and the
usual advance for pals, Inf do and tins.
BAGGlNG AND TIES-Iron ties,
81 IS per bundle for pieced and 81 55al &C
for standard. Irvine, l2c per ID. Bag.
ging, Table per ID for fax, jute and hemp.
SUGAR AND M0LASSES - Good
common q X sugar, 5la57Ie; fully fair,
6a6Hci prime, 6Ha6%c; ~. c. 6Ha7Ac;
off white, SaSsc; white 8ha9c; granu-
lated, 9Aci powdered and cut loaf, lOHc
Molasses, 20 to 52c, us per quality.
C0FFEE-Per ID, 9al4Ac for Rio, and
2ia26c for Java.
SEEDS-Barley, per bu, 81; blue
grass, 81 50; rye, T0aS0c; orchard do,
81 50al 60; herd do 90caSl timothy,
81 25 clover seed, So O0aS rs, oats, 6Oa86c
per bu; millet, 81 40a1 so per bu onion
sets. IS 00a5 90 and SO so for TOP.
HIDES AND LEATHER = The
hide market is firm. Dry flint hides,
l5al6c per ID for No. l, and he for
No. 2 dry sailed, l0al2c; green sailed.
aa8 &c; green, 5a7c. Tallow, 6Ha7c. Bees
wax, 22a24c. Wool, 22a24c pei ID.
Feathers, 35a40c. Deer skins, 30aS0c; har-
ness. oak sole and skirting leather, 36a40c
per ID; hemlock sole, 27a30c; French calf,
$40a60 per doz; domestic $24a40 per do
SUNDRIES-Pigs' feet, ~ for kegs,
81 for hf bbls, and 81 80 for bbls at re-
tail, and rs TO 50c per pckge cheaper
in lots. Mlnce meat, 8h911c per ID;
cider, SSaS 90 for bbls and 81 rs for Inf do;
pickles, SSa8 50 for bbls and S4 76a5 for hi
do oatmeal and cracked wheat,
"a 50a5 for hf bbls rice, 7a1hc per
ID; brooms, 81 TOAD per doz, and broom
corn 3 to &c per II, as per quality.
NATURALIZATION, IS 70, "a Is and
81 80 for Nos. !, 2 and 8; kits do, 95, So
and SOC each.
BUILDING MATERIAL. Brick
80 50al0 per NJ for soft and hard, and "A
&c each for FIRE Nails, SO 65 per keg'
Lime, 95ca$l per Dbl. Cement 81 Goal Is
per Dbl for Louisville; ~ 80 for Rosedale,
and 81 50a5 for Portland. Plaster, 81 81
Lumber, yellow pine flooring, S25 rough
framing, VA; dressed, $50 per NJ; lathing,
81 75a2 per M; shingles, Sad so per NJ.
COTTON SEED, OIL, ETC. Cotton
seed at river ldg $40 per ton; at mills, $ll;
seed meal easy, $lSal8 80 per ton; oil cake,
S2l; oil, 3S1la99I1c for crude; 48c for re-
fined and 5Oc per gal for cooking oil, all
{. o. b.
LIVE ST0CK-Good beef cattle range
from 3Aa5Hc and demand good with
light receipts and few offering; other
CLASSES 15a3c. Sheep in active request for
mutton qualities at 4a51 NC gross and 81 Goa
Il so per head for common. Mich
cows with calves $2Oa40 each; yearlings,
seas. Mules from IA to 15H hands high