Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-10

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good inquiry for choice timothy, which
continuesscarce.A carload Of Southern
prairie arrived and sold last Friday ct
81 per ton. 1t was the first shipment
received here for several weeks. No
potatoes or apples have arrived during
the week except a few wagon loads Of
home grown and quotations are higher
with a good jobbing demand for both.
Onions are very quiet with q supply
equal to the demand. Butter and
cheese are wholly unchanged and
sugar, molasses and rice present no
new features. There has been an active
demand for chickens of good quality
all through the week and choice old.
hens sold up TO "a per dozen though
but few commanded so high a figure,
As before remarked however all good
offerings we're readily taken, Eggs
have been scarce, especially fresh and
desirable, and the market was nearly
bare Saturday evening. Sales for good
are at Zoe per dozen, while some in-
ferior and stale going at l6 to Ito.
Meats have Auctuated somewhat and
mainly in favor Of buyers. The re-
eeipts here during the week we're 10
car loads in bulk and liberal arrivals
Of packed classes.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers quote
flour Mt "a 90 to G per Dbl as per quality
for family brands and So 75a7 for pat
ents. Cornmeal 81 40 IN lots and 81 50 in
a small way.
FEEDSrUFFS.- Corn, scarce and in
demand at 49a50c per bu in lots for shelled
in SKIS; in a small way 6a58c; bulk corn
in carloads 48c; ear do In sks 49a49c in
bulk acc. Oats 37a38c per bu for round
in lots and 40a42c In a small way. Bran
firm at fl5 90 per ton and 90c per cwt
Hay quiet, for low and medium grades, at
10 to 10 per ton, and choice timothy In
demand at SIG 10 II per ton; per cwt
65a95c; Southern prairie 81 90 per ton,
and 4Oab0c per cwt.
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
Fresh apples are scarce with no receipts,
and are quoted at S2a3 per Dbl as per
quality; dried apples 8 10 &c per ID; dried
peaches 4a5Xc per ID. Potatoes scarce
and firm $lai 10 per Dbl measure from
wagons, land 81 Goal roper Dbl from store.
Onions 81 7ba2 so per Dbl as per quantity
and quality, and quiet. Cabbage sSal0
per 100 head for Chicaao; melons Sl2 per
100 for Missouri.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-The sup
ply OF butter is moderate. Cooking quail
ties l2altc medium dairy 10 to l8c; fancy
20 TO &c; creamery 28a2Sc; country butt
ter l6a20c. Cheese 6al0c for factory; l3c
for full cream, and lSal4c for Y, A..
POULTRY AND EGGS-chickens
range from So 90 to 4 90 per doz for old
and 81 75to 8 70 for young as per freshness
and size, Ducks S3aS so per doz. Geese
"a 50ab on per doz. No demand for tur-
Keys. Eggs firm at l7a20c per doz, as per
quality outside figures for fresh in smell
HEATS AND LARD-Jobbers quote
dry sailed shoulders at 6a6lSc per 10; do
ors, 6Jsa7c; smoked shoulders, 7a7Hc; do
or s, 75sa7Zc; clear, 6aSAc. Mess pork
Sl3 70 per Dbl. Hams, 14al54c per ID;
b bacon, l2lal2Ac. Lard in ties, 6%a8Hc;
hlf bbls, SBa9Hci pals, 9Ha9%ci hf DO
Nc higher,
C0FFEE-Dull at 9a13Ic per Id for Rio
ane 22a27c for Java.
SUGAR AND M0LAsSES-Per ID
for o k T%aSkc as per quality doy c, 81
aS5sc; do white, 9kc; coffee A, Sc,
%granulated. 9ia93c; pow'd and c loaf, l0Ic;
Molasses, 30a38c per gal.
BAGGING ANDTIES-Values range
from 9sallic per bfor baggingi 81 85sl 40
HIDES AND LEATHER-Markot
very dull. Dry flint hides
l6al6c per ID fer No /; l2a18c for
No2 dry saltedi l0al2c; green sailed,
6a8c; green, 5a6o. TAllow, 7a7lc. Bees
wax, 28aSOc. Wool, 22a24c. Feathers,
35a40c. Harness. oak sole and skirting
leather, 36a40c per ID; hemlock sole, ga
S0c; French cat, S40a60 per dozi domestic
S24R40 per doz.
MA0KEREL-New in hf bbls, s. sc
TOR No l; IS for No 9 "a IS for No 8 large
and 81 80 for medium; in kits 95, IS and
65 for Nos /, land 3.
SUNDRIES-SAlt 81 30a1 GO per Dbl
Soap, 3Hs6c per ID. CIDER, 81 80 for Dbl
and 81 0Oa4 Is for hf do; rice, .6&a7kt
per ID.
BUILDING MATERIAL Mails
50 90 per kpg. Lime, 95caSl per Dbl
Cement, 81 Goal rs per Dbl for Louisville
81 80 for Rosedalo, and 81 60ab for Port
land. Plaster, 81 80. Lumber, yellow
pine flooring, S25; rough framing, sl4
dressed, f30per N;lAthing, 81 75a2 per N
| shingles, $3a4 90 per M. -
C0TT0NSEED, OIL, ETC--Sound cot
ton seed at river landing SIG per ton; seer
meal, ST. 50al9 so per ton; oil cake
S21; oil, 80a36c for crude; 42a54c for 70
fined as per quality.
LIVE ST0CK-Light receipts Of cat
tie have caused an advance during th'
past week and the market is nearly bar
Of desirable qualities. Grass fed butche'
grades range from &c gross to 4hc 70
medium TO choice, while common are ~
to 2Hc. Mich cows are dull at Sl5a3I
each and yearlings S5aS. Sheep are il
iscant supply at 81 TO &c for butcher
classes and Slal so psr head for grazing
Lambs, " 50a3 per head for medium am
5a5lc per 10 for choice. Hogs, 4a6c 70
common to choice corn fed. Mules, S12
to 225 as per size, range from l44 TO l
hands. Horses, $40 to 20 each for Texa
and soto $50 each for plugs and commor
saddle and harness 10 extra do.