Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-14

Tor oO,OOO new barrels at 35c per barrel,
and 10000 or more of other barrels
are known to have been disposed Of,
while large number of old barrels
will be used. TIE river here has
fallen over seven feet during the week,
and at Cairo it has declined upwards
of thirteen feet. After over two
weeks without rain refreshing and
soaking shower measuring 1t inches
fell over this section last Wednesday
and Thursday refreshing all classes
Of vegetation and doing much for the
young potato crop, which had began
to thirst badly.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Dealers ill
orders for flour at s4a8 per Dbl, as per
quality, ranging from common to choice
family, and Sc 60a7 for patents. Corn
meal in single bbls, 81 75a2 IS.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn per bu in SKIS
57a58c for dry shelled for grinding uses
and 64a65c in bulk Small orders 3a A.
higher. Oats 54a5sc per bu. Bran Der
ton for wheat, $l8 50al9, and
$lal 10 per cwt in small wev,
corn do, Sl4al6 per ton, and 75c per cwt
Hay, at retail, 70a80c per cwt for Western
or sSal0 per ton, and 40a45c for Southern
prairie.
ESOULENTS-Potatces, 81 75a2 rs
per bbl as per quality and quantity, and
55a70c per blu in SKIS for old; new La.
So per Dbl, with light movement. a
home growth are beginning to come in.
New La onions, $ia4 so per Dbl. Cabbage
S3a4 per crate. Snap beans, 75casI SO Der
bu; white beans, 81 25a2 rs per bu and
dull peas, 75caSl 81 per bu, as per quail
ity.
BITTER AND CHEESE-C Cottage
butter l5a22c per ID, as per quality, mainly
Is to l8c; Western dairy, l5a18c; fancy
do, lSa20c; creamery, 3la35c; cooking, Ia
l5c. Cheese l0al6e for factory aud full
cream. with little doing.
FRUITS-Dried apples scarce and in
demand, at 7a9c per ID, as per quality;
dried peaches dull, at 3habXc per 10.
Lemons, $3a4 per box; oranges, $Sa4 per
box.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Old hens,
81 75a5 Is per doz; mixed, $4a4 so;
roosters, $3a3 Is; young spring, Slal so
for small and S2a8 90 for well grown.
Ducks, 80 60a4. No movement in geese
or turkeys. Eggs irregular but firm and
scarce at l4al5c per doz, the latter small
pkgs of choice fresh.
MEATS AND LARD - Sales for
cash are for smoked shoulders
8%agc ner III. g r 11aa111.
clear 12al2s; dry sailed shoulders, 814a
81 s, l1all1s; hams, l3Aal4 b bacon,
l3t time orders higher Lard, in ties.
1lZal2; hf bbls and kegs, 12a12ll;
pals, l24al211, small pkgs higher
COFFEE-Firm at 9ai4c per ID for
Rio, and 25a26c for Java.
SUGAR AND M0LASSES-Per ID
for o k, 5Ah71fc, as per quality; do Y c,
84a81Cdo white, 8Hs89sc; graduated, 9Ba
9Hci pow'd and loaf l04aI0Kc. Molas-
ses, 32aS5c per gallon.
BAGGING AND TIES-Values range
from 7a9c per lb for bagging 81 35al so
per bundle for ties.
CANNED GOODS-Oysters, and Q
ID full VT. 81 Goal 70 per doz; 1t VT Coca
81 co. pie peaches, 2a3 ID, 81 GOAL Is;
standard do 81 50a2 To- strawberries, 81 IS
al 50; corn, 85csH 25; string beans, 81 90
for ID standards.
HIDES AND LEATHER = Dry
flint hides, 15a16c per ID for No. l, and lSc
for No. 2; dry sailed, l0al2c; green sailed,
6a7c; green, 6a7c Tallow, 6Hs7c. Bees
wax, 22a24c. Wool, 22a24c per ID.
Feathers, 35a40c. Deer skins, 25a35c; har-
ness, oak sole and skirting leather, 36a40c
per ID; hemlock sole, 27a30c; French calf,
s40a60 per doz; domestic. S24a40 per do
MAOKEREL-Hfbbls, IS 80, IS O0and
"a rs for Nos. l, 2 and 8; kits do, 95, go
and 75c each.
SUNDRIES-Salt 81 5Oai 60 per bbl
Soap, 4a6c per h. Cider, 81 80 Tor bbls
and "a OOa4 rs for hf do; pickles.
ST. OOa7 so for bbls and 81 25a4 so for hi
do; oatmeal and cracked wheat,
81 5Oa5 for ht bbls; rice, 7alhc per
lb; brooms, 81 TOAD per doz, and broom
corn to &c per h, as per quality 1t in
hbls, 81 Goa, SKIS, 81 Co.
BUILDING MATERIAL. Brick
SO 5Osl0 per M for soft and hard, and 3Ia
&c each for fire. Nails, 50 rs per key
Lime, 95ca$1 per Dbl. Cement, 81 Goal rs
per Dbl for Louisville; 81 so for Rosedale
and 81 50a6 for Portland. Plaster, 81 SO.
Lumber, yellow pine flooring, SIS; rough
framing, $l4; dressed, $50 per M; lathing,
81 75a2 per M; shingles, SSa460 per NJ.
COTTON SEED, OIL, ETC.-Cotton
seed at river ldg $40 per ton; at mills, 81;
seed meal, ST. Goals 80 per ton; oil cake,
S2l; oil, 45a48c for crude; SIC for re-
fined and 48c per gal for cooking oil.
LIVE ST0CK-Choice to medium
beef cattle are from SIC down In hc
per ID gross; other classes l 1fa4Nc, as per
quality; yearlings, seas each; mich cows
S20a40i per head; sheep 4a6c per ID, for
good mutton qualities, and $lal so per
head for poor; hogs 5a61Sc per ID; mules
at $65 to $llO each; horses at $65 to $50
each,