Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-20


for the ehici food essentials. Flour
is wholly unchanged, With Z moderate
jobbing demand. Cornmeal remains
quiet at the same as at last report
Corn is meeting good inquiry atsteadI
figures, and good grinding corn is 10
request. Oats. bran and hay are
wholly unchanged, the latter being
dull for Western qualities, while
Soulhernprairie is advancing, and is
now quoted at IS 80 to 50 per ton 10
ear or broken lots. Oranges have ad,
vanced to $40 per Dbl and upward
The game traffic exhibits improved
feeling at better figures, and increased
demand prevails. Chickens are no
higher, though sales are free for all
good classes. Turkeys, geese and
ducka are ali in active demand, aud
dressed turkeys aud chickens are in
brisk request. Eggs are plenti'
ful and weak, and no higher prices are
anticipated during the holiday season,
unless shipments cease, The stock
here now is believed to be sufficient to
supply the demand TO the end Of the
month, without tue addition Of snoth-
er egg, and various commission mer-
chants count their supply on hand all
the way between 200 aud 1000 dozen
FLOUR AND MEAL-Dealers sell
sin gle bbls Of -four as follows common
So TO SO 90, cool do, 50 70 to "a %; family
"a 50a5; choice do, 50 Is; fancy So 80; pat
ents $50 20 10 81, Us per brand. Cornmeal
81 35a2 40 in lots and 81 60in asmall way.
FEEDSTUFFS-Corn, 52a53c for shell
led in SKIS and 5Ga5Sc at retail; in bulk, IS
a49c; 40c In ear and 46a47c for ear
sacked. Oats, 3la39c in car lots as per
quality and SSa40c from store Bran,
tl5 50al6 90 per ton, and 90c per
cwt from store. Hay, S9al5 per
ton for western and dull, and 65a90c per
cwt from store southern prairie IS 30 per
ten and 45a50c per cwt at retail.
ESCULENTS-ROund lots Of potatoes
900 to 500 Dbl lots in large sized bbls sell
at 81 50 for hoosier and 81 40 for peerless;
q good feeling prevails for 7 and other
seed varieties; loose per bu IN lots 97a42ci
in small way potatoes are 81 20 pei
bbl; onions slow at 81 50a1 rs per
bill; cabbage 50 % to SIS 90 per 100
head, Kraut Sia4 so for hf aud S7a9
90 for whole bbls, White beans, 81 25s
2 IS per bu and quiet, Celery, 25a5Oc per
bunch.
FRUGTs-Apples 50 OOa5CO per Dbl,
as per quality; dried, base per ID;
dried peaches dull 4AA5Xc Oranges,
SO 5Oal0 per bbl. Lemons, 50 50a5 per
box.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-COoking
butterl2altc per ID; medium dairy 1910
zoe; choice do 20a22c; fancy 22a2tc;
creamery 2Sa33c; fancy 37a4lc; butterine
l5al7ci country l5a25c. Cheese, fats,
Base; hf cream, l2ci full cream, l3JGal4c
Y A 14l1al5c
POULTRY, EGGS AND GAME
Chickens 81 50a3 60 per doz as per quail
ity. Eggs, 23a25 per doz; geese, 81 Goa
8 90 per doz; ducks So 90; turkeys $l0a
Bl5 per doz, and 12al6c per ID for dressed;
venisOn 5a7c for whole, and l0al2c for
saddles; squirrelsS 81 00cal Is per doz; quail
81 GOAL so per dozducks 81 50a2 50 per doz;
rabbits 81 26al so per dozi Reefoot 6sh Case
per lb.
are quoted as follows; ID s sides
7la7Ac per lb do T 75aTH; do
shoulders 6a6Nc. Hams l3kalGc,
as per quality; bacon 9lal0c; smoked
clear ribbed sides scarce al SIC in a small
way. Mess pork SIS per Dbl, with little
doing Lard in tcs, Sla9c; in hf bbls
and kegs 9a9lc; pals, 9,a9lc; half do lc
higher.
UOFFEE-Quiet at 9al4c per pound
for Rio and 22a27c FOR Java
SUGAR AND M0LASSES = De-
mand active, and prices easy, O X 5Xa
6Ac per ID; seconds 6Ka7Hc; yc, 7ssc;
white 796a7Ac; graduated, SHaSic;
pow'd and cut loaf 9Hc. Molasses, pa
DC per gal as per quality. Sorghum, SOa
Doc per gal.
HIDES AND WooL-Dry flint hides
are 10 to. l6c, per ID; dry
sailed l0al24, green 6a6c, do salted Ga
Ike tallow 81; beeswax 25a3lc; wool Ia
&c as per quality.
BAqGING ANDTIES-Prices range
from gsSallc per lbfor bagging; 81 S5al 40
per bdle for ties.
SEEDSTUFFS-Herds grass 65c per
bushel; orchard grass, 81 IS; timothy,
81 IS; blue grass, VI so; clover, So 75aG;
winter grazing oats, Coo; and wheat 81 25a
l 80 as per quality.
MAOKEREL-New in hf bbls, s. so
torNo liza rs for No 2;s4 70 for No largo
and 81 25a4 so for medium; in kits 80, IS
and go FOR Nos l, 2 and 3. White fish,
s. TOAD Is. also 81 70 for family in hf bbls
and 65ci kits.
SUNDRIES-Salt 81 s5al 40 per Dbl
Hominy, grits and pearl meal in single bbls
1915 Soap, 8Xa6c per ID Cider, 81 80 for
bbls and "a 00ad 60 for hf do;rice, 57Ia7 1Ec
per ID. Honey, l21lc per lb.
vinegar, 12al2K for wine and cider do.
Boulogna sausage 8 to l0c per ID; pol do,
Toto l2Kc.
COTTON SEED, OIL, ETC--Cotton
seed $i2 per ton; seed meal, BlS 81
per ton; crude cotton seed oil, 2Sa29c per
gal for old and 30aS2c for new; refined
summer, 4la46c; winter do, 45a55c.
BUILDING MATERIAL. - Nails
2 70 rates. Lime in bulk 75c per Dbl
measure; Tenn. do SOC per bbl Ala. do
95aSl per Dbl. Cement, 81 90 per Dbl fol
LOUISVILLE ~ so for Rosodale, and 81 60aJ
for Portland. Plaster, 81 90. Lumber, yell
low pine flooring, SIS; rough framing
sl4al5; dressed, S30per VI; lsthing, 81
per M; shingles, s3a4 so per M. Hair 5s
6s per ID. Fire brick 4a5c.
CATTLE, SHEEP, ETC-Butchers
cattle 2Ka5c per ID gross, as per quality
common lNa2c Cows and calves $20a40
yearlings S. TO 8. Hogs 4 10 SIC gross
as per quality. Sheep 81 90 to l 81
per head for common and 81 to Ale fol
medium 10 choice Lambs 81 50a3 10 pei
head for medium and &c per ID gros
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