Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-09

On News.
There was not a large attendance on Change
ana business was dull The New Orleans dispatches
stated that -four was dull there without change Of
price There were small saIes Of wheat at the same
rates Sugar was in good demand and a further advance
in prices took place. Molasses were dull.
Inc aggregate receipts Of leading articles yesterday
We're as follows Is sacks beans, . kegs butter, 9 cask,
oseon' 5o bales cotton, 1872 sacks corn, 400 bushels coal
Is horses, l9 kegs nails. IS sacks and Is brls potatoes
IA terces rice.
The receipts of cotton in this city last week were 5Ci
oaesi during the season a335 bales, against 3i9,s7l bales
last year to this date. The shipments last week were 81
Daesi for the season 1866 bales against 324,56O bales
last year. The stock on hand is $40 bales. The inter
ruption Of shipments at the river has increased the stock
during the week.
me New Orleans Dc1a Of Friday reports sales Of 500
gales cotton on plantation were sold Yesterday and on
tvooaay az ABOUT previous rates, and s. bales Tor failure
dehvery at 81 for midding. In sugar there is scoutuued
sood demand for the better grades. and the sales embrace
aooul -Vv0 hhds, at liz TO Ia for inferior, . 20 pa for
common to good common. q TO 81 for fair to mlly fair.
: 70 44 Tor prime 70 choice, A. 10 Tor clarified yellow.
ana Of 10 a Tor clarified white. The market for mo.ass
es Is dalL and the sales are confined TO 80 bbls at l3ls
~ OF leFhenung and ibC for rtbUied. Sales Of
nour IH0 bbls in small lots, Gncludng Yesterdays sales
nor reported at Si4 for s~uperine, $3.50 10 SO per bbL
Tor extra Sales of 800 SACKS white ina lots at sIiO. 100
sacks oats sold at Sl35
The New Orleans Crescent of Friday saws:
There were some sales of real estate a rather high
pre- : considering the times and crisis. Buyers have mI
scope Tor investment there are brick stores, splendid
paiaual residences, second-class dwelling houses. good
eot'age residences, vacant lots Of ground, in good l0cal-
ties, suburban lots aud improvements SWAMP lots and
Iots OF ground from one TO two feet under water. appear
70 ma purchasers IN fact, there appears 10 BE- a mutual
feeling Of buying and selling. Ii the currency Of the
country Is doubted, there appear parties willing to receive.
and Ia fact, eager to possess themselves Of 1t in payment
Oh real sFa and rfh. -
ready to part with it. 1t is unnecessary to allude 10 the
movements in and about brokers, in the way of buving
ana selling coin. In steps a man with a thousand dollars
III COIN anu asks what VIII you givet One hundred and
seventy replies the mild looking parsonage behind the
counter Very good is the reply before the process of
counting is gone, in steps a feyeish lo0sing, tmid per
sonage, with a handful Of currency, and inquiries the price
OF gold; rs replies the broker. So the business wacs;
one SELF another buys. We might conclude. from these
daily transactions, that the par OF trade. or rather adiier-
eneT OF one 10 three per cent between currency and coin,
might result about as advantageous as the present discOrl-
ant rates between the standard of currency aud coin
The following we copy from a communication from
WIN, II. Barnes, Of Memphis, published in ths Atlanta
ga Lqtclllgaog
Having received numerous letters ON parties owning
goods here az 20 the advantage o. removing them fr "a
this point to other places for safety, ] can only say. there
is no point where they can be sent and stored except New
Orleans. This will involve an additional expense of
srayage and steamboat freight, etc, and 1 consider if
they are in danger here, they viii not c~ertsinly be bene-
lifted by sending them there. as If the enemy obtain pos
SESSION q tlls pOllt, New Orleans will be no HHfeT I
entertain no fears Of their reaching this point, but of
course will send goods to New Orleans for parties. il So
It viii be necessary, in such case, for money
70 be sent here 20 pay the charges that have accumulated.
ana draysge to boats The average cost and charges
now is about So per barre and q 50 per hnd-which
should be sent in order to move them.
The Louisville Journal of March 81 reports. The
nominal selling rate for gold remains at 3 DER cent pra-
num- but the demand has been greatly lesseusd. and an
early decline may be expected. The bankers are buving
gold at ~ premium Eastern exchange is not wanted.
fnR EaHmU nnHa hahn L. zmwan -H ~ T.
70 p per cent discount Our bankers discount Missouri
notes as follows Bank Of St Louis % Der cent discount.
Union Bank % Farmers l6: Western Is; all other
banks 3 per cent discount Demand treasury
notes are regarded with much favor as par funds. BY
the construction of the recent act OF Congress relating
to treasury notes, the Indiana banks have announced
their policy 10 Use them in the redemption of their ont /
standing issues.
ALcoHoL-we quote 20 per cont at 29c. and 90 per
at BE per gallon, and the market dull
APPLES, POTATOES, ETC-Light sales of apples at =
10 - per Dbl Sales Of potatoes at IS to zoe. per Dbl.
Market well supplied with onions at 50 TO 6Oc- per bbi.
BEANs-We quote navy beaus from store OF 3 to !
g. -. Sales Of common white beans at 60c. to 81 SO.
BUTTER AND CHEEsE-Sales Of good Western butter
l2t2 to loo Cheese is firm, and we quote w. r at
o Zee and Hamburg Sc.
BAGGING AND RoPE-Some d-isposii0u To onersfa in /
long neglected staples, but no sales yet reported.
CoAL-Good supply. Salesof the best Pittsburg by
he soat load at "a to Sc retailing at lie.
COTTON COTTON YARNs. ETC.-No cotton In the mar l
Net. Yarns firm at 10, Il, and lSc. for the different nma- !
Sheetings are firm at old rates and we quote Can |
lelton and q. W. at lSRc. Tor the former and lsc. for
he latter. Sales Of cotton batting at SIC, and Irvine at
sc.
DRIED FRUIT-Saeso Of peaches at 81 70 to - from
irst hands, and OF apples at IS to 81.
FLOUR AND GRAIN-F1our is firm. the sales have been
United ut SA2 70 S525. Wheat arrives freely and s.Hs |
At g to 9Oe for red and prime white. Sales Of corn II
q to 2sc, and Of oats at = 10 SOC. Barley IS to soc. Rye |
GRocERIE@Sugar, molasses, and coffee are lower.
Of yellow sugar in barrels AT lOk to lie. and of re-
lined at y 10 l2l8e. Light sales Of molasses ar 43c, and
Jc for barrels and half barTes Pretty liberal sales OF
coffee At 20lz 10 2Ic.
HAY-Stesdy at SI4 per ton for prime timothy. 1t II
that the government is paying a slight ad-
rance upon that figure.
HIDEs AND LEATHER-We quote green hides at ~
% Sc, and dry ~ 10 to ll3e There j. an increased de-
maud for leather at the following quotations Harness
. to 25c. bride % ack) 30 to Sic. bride Qair) 36 10 3sc, |
skin 9 TO Toe, upperleAther p to 33c. calf (city) IL !
% Die.
HEMP-The weather is uufavorsble for business Sales
Vt prime Kentucky At SIS per tn- Missouri Is held at !
20 to $50 per tun, as TO quality.
IRON AND NAILs-SaleS Of pig iron at S2j 90 81 Der !
with a small stock on the MARKET Stone-cuaI bar
ron % 10 Be per ID, and charcoal ga 70 &c. other sizes
% same tariff Of prices. Prices firm, and tending up.
Nails are selling at TO 3 for ten penny, and CORES
ponding rates for other sizes. Prices firm, with an up
ward t=adAnsv Stock in hr-. h-1d- ulplt.
FROyISIGNs-fraur confined mainly to purchases for
-he army. There wa d sale on "Wednesday Of 245 bbIs
pork az SIP per Dbl, and light sales have been made
since near that figure. We quote bacon shoulders at ga
4lac. clear sides ai 612e, ard prime lard at 1lse.
POWDER AND LEAD-Searee. Light sales af rife
powder at $50 to 50 per keg. Sales Of lead at 6c.