Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-01-16
On ,Chnnge-Ru.ins.. News.


There WAS a good attendance on Change
yesterday, and a reference ID. our market report viii
show that sales were very active corn especially went
of freely. The intelligence of the New Orleans market
Of Tuesday, stated that -four c~ontnaed dull oniy small
retail sales, at Irregular rates. Wheat was unchanged
aud very little doing in it Corn improved four cents
Sugar in moderate demand and unchanged Molasses
improved
The aggregate receipts BY railroads and >,eamboats
yesterday were as follows 90 barrels apples, IS pkgs
ale, porter and beer. 243 sacks beans, 70 kegs butter, S
casks bacon, ESQ sack corn, 400 sacks bran, 200 bushels
coal, 70 pkgs. drugs, 81 boxes and 4 ibis eggs, SIS sucks
and 962 bbls. -four II bales hay, 542 head hogs, Is tuns
iron and steel. So bushels rye. I65 Kegs aud 90 bbl.
lard, 1922 bbls. molasses sl0 kegs nails, 80 sacks oats, 4
Hnseed oil, ls9 sacks and 100 bbls. potatoes, "A ts,ces
rice, 1892 hhds. sugar, sl55 sacks salt, hhda tobacco, I
Dbl. tar, 2GO sacks wheat, 81 bbls. whisky.
The freight house of the Charleston railroad depot viii
be opened at one o'clock this afternoon, when freight
viii be received for Georgia aud South Carolina No
other freight viii be received
In New Orleans on Monday there were negotiations
pending for cotton but no sales Six hundred ~hogsheads
sugar sold at about previous rates. common to good com
mon q to q fair to fully fair 3 to % prime to choice
% to Al the demand vas good for tn 1tter qualities.
other qualities much neglected. Two thousand barrels
molasses sold at Il to II and Il to Is. to Ice. for fer
menlng, according to quality. and 20 to d for prime to
choice Also, 100 half barrels at pc per gallon for
prime. Nothing reported in -four or corn Two hun
dred sacks Mississippi oats sold at 81. Bran sold at $3.50
per ewt. Liverpool coarse salt held at sl75.
The New Orleans Bpuuia of Monday says;
CspituI was in great abundance throughout and an
evident anxiety prevailed to secure SAT- and profitable
Investments. Rates of specie indicated a steady decline
throughout the week, and with a rapidly Increasing sup
ply and q steadily recedtng demand, we quote gold coin
at 20 to 30 per cent. premium aud silver at u TO p per
cent premium.
The New Orleans Crescent Of the same day states
As regards the general money and paper market there
capitalists Tb0re is no commercial or factors paper
aaoat, or being offered on the market
The most important feature in moueyed circles today
was tie confirmation Of the ready response OF our banks
to the suggestion of the Confederate government % loan
to the Confederate Treasury Department one miilonof
I dollars. The solicitation would De eqmvaient 10 about
eight per cent. Of tie coin nov IN vaat that IT, our
BANKS have in yapt thirteen and "a half millions Of
specie. Il grieVes us to remark thai there has been some
| fsltering ON the part Of one OF our old banks. We arr
/ not informed how The Canal Bank responded An that is
r-ouired Of this bank Is simply 500 o p0 rata. The
Cifizens Bank has met the solicitation. 50 has the State
Bank. both promptly, aud the seven free banks have ali
r.sna1ded. YEA We are how ia doubt OF two Of the
Old banks We have merely to suggest that there must
be no falterng at this moment.
The New Orleans Bee says that l03s sacks Of coffee
and i0O hbds Of sugar were recently ran through the
blockade The vessel was from Havaaa. aud the msr-
chandise was landed at Savannah. the interruptions Of
communications between Mobile and New Orleane not
a lowing it to be sent from the latter city. Statements in
the louisiana country papers generally speak Of the
rolling season as having been universally favorable. with
no injury to The cane from frost and very good Yield
The Louisiana Baptist says that Prof Thomson / in
BisnyHle parish noting its mineral resources, aud that
sulphur enough to supply the Confederaey can be Oh
tainei there, and salt in abundance Is being made at
Lake Bisteneau the quantity Is only limited by the
want Of uroper machinery. The cotton planters Of
satehitochrs parish have, in public meeting, resolved
that no planter, no matter what may be his force, should
plant or raise more than five bales Of cotton of 5O las
saeh. in 1852, unless the blqeka4e is raised b, ,os the lst