Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-04

The crop Of this important cereal IN the Southern
country generally for the year 1862 partial failure
owing the dry unfavorabs character the weather
during the early part Of the season, which prevented
good stands and otherwise ipedsd the prospects Of the
growing crop The yield, therefore, being light, the de
dcency necessarily made up from the northwestern
States where under more favorable circumstances al
abundant crop produced; hence We md that the
amount of Corn received this city during the year and
disposed OF by merchants exceeds by far the opera
tious OF any previous year history. The mars,
opened on the Arss OF September with comparatively
light stock on hand supplies having been pretty generally
exhausted BY the active demand experienced during the
two preceding months and low In the upper Mis-
ssipp having il great part of usual source Of
.upply The Gales Of the early part Of the month
chiefly from svee and at 559sos per busho for yellow
and Mixed and 6O3621Sc for white The market
tinusd steady until the latter part Of the month"; when
stocks having been reduced to very low point prices
advanced 2L3, and the month closed firm the receipt,
having comprised 1920 bags. The market for October
open.d active and buoysnt, with liberal reospts
and by the close OF the first week further advance Of
case per bushe hsd been established, lots Of Yellow
aud Mixed commanding 6O965c ana Prime White 671H9
7Oc The market remained in this condition with only
light fuotuaon until about the 25th, when with i'm
owed navigation and heavy, receipts, holders yielded
Yellow aud Mixed and 64865c for white TIE business
Of the month chiefly for ths supply Of regions in
North Alabsm, Georgia and the CaroInss, which had
hithertJ looked to ct her markets. Months rtcsips
% os3 bags.
There change Of consequences In the market
until the latter part Of Novemb T, say the 10th, whsn
the crop beginning arrive very freely, and with
large stocks of the old in dealers hands prices began
a tba 2 tn 10
tcn to this the country demand less active and the
market for the month closed dull at 5749GOc for Yeo
and Mixed and 6OG621c for White Old CROP. The new
crop was neglected and dragged heavily at 525z955c.
Months receipts .221 bags.
Prizes, continued to tend downward and by the close Of
the first week in December further reduction to ss@
soc and from 55 to 571zc, and subsequently,, the fol
lowing week. to 5214a55c for Yellow, Mixed and White
was submitted 60 by hoders-'Ee rece pts having been
largely in excess If the demand No further change oc
CURED and the market for the month closed dull 10
above, with receipts Of ,7s1 bags.
During the fret half of nuary the market was quiet
but before the close Of the third week. under the nusue
political lively demand sprang up and prices
rallied to the extent of 23o per bushs which was
maintained until the clOss-socks in the meantime having
been materially reduced, while the receipts had alen
1883 bags This spur in the market, added TO fine
stage Of water in all the upper rivers induced heavy hip
ments to this point during tho ss vo weeks Of Februa
ry, by which time ts last referred to had been
lost the demand m0mentariy checked and the market
pretty well glutted Affairs moved along in this wise until
the Close Of the month"; when with moderate inquiry and
ample stocks, quoted yellow and mixed j5c and white
Sc March opened with good demand, but, with serious
imPediments totransportaton eastward by railroad owing
to an immense press through freight nponhe Memphis
and Charleston and Mobile and ohOrOads, which in great
measure prevented the usual local recommendation The
receipts too opened brskly and IS the sequel proved
were BY far the largest Of suy similar psTod Of the season.