Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-25

The attendance on Change WAS not verv
large yesterday Tue sales registered up 10 noon
were 80 saess d5ug. u laL tobacco. go bushels corn
iJ Oaslsi, Osis eJl5 bushels wh-st The New Dr-su.
dispatches SLATED .bat -four was quiet, with small s,I-s
Corn VAS firm aud active, and advanced in price. Wheat
steady. 30 change in oats or bran. sugar very dull
prices too Irregular for quotation. Only small sales Of
% Iases.
The aggregate receipts Of leading articles yesterday
were as follows. % aae.s beans. 90 casks and tieree
bacon, 81 sacks corn, . head cattle, "a sacks aud brs
dried fruit a sacks and - brls -four. I03 bales hay. 10
1rIs potatoes DIS sacks wheat.
HoSEs-Tbg past week bias been marked by a uniform
depression tu sii departments OF business, and 10y o.
.utl-r dimluHt-1u iu financial operations both 40 bank
ami on the street. Money was abundant Throughout.
and "aS offered fully a. freely as heretofore on all classes
Of t#yn-lr- securities but capitalists manifested an nm
"ai-=-s 90 invest 30 tainted or doubtful securities
alH g. ,ur supply OF the former was quite restricted
transactions were for the most part 50 d~iniuutive as not
-J deserve special notice. Rates OF discount ruled ad-
vsrs-t0 money lenders from the opening % ts close of
the week, snd prime city mortgage names could have
been placed at any time ut 2i2 q &iR per cent peral-
s.e @ maturity The scarcity oil local change bills
still proves a serious Inconvenience in business circles
some IF the banks have done a good part ln cutting
TAaT - issues and throwing half a million Il low de-
nominations upon tie market, but these have been read
lily absorbed by spectators, who have withdrew them
from circulation with the hope OF ultimate specie redemp-
lion. and even the bills put forth BY the city lanouhing
90 nearly tIreetuurhs Of a million Of dollars) have b-en
placed under lock, and are now held at a considerable
premium while sIIuUii4ters are still the only rspraseu-
ratl9ls u money TO be found in the various channels OF
trade despite the foundations daily hurled against
them and the efforts Of grand juHes and other official
podi's for their total suppression The supply Of both
gold aaa silver CON is gradually increasing. bu5 The de-
mani Tor the precious metals shows no Improvement
whatever, aud in the absence " actual sales we are
again constrained 70 omit quotations.
The Nsw Orleans Crescent same dztys reports
The mtiuati0n thrown out that our banks which are
now issuing small notes should make them redeemabie I'm
Cont dsrlte CURRENCY, meets with favor Some sug-es
uuns are made that 30 would be adv sable FOR al The
oanss o. stamp their issues payable i'm currency. There
Is great diversity Of opinion on this point. Ih4 banks
are te>ir'us OF retiring their circulation. and will give
their porte tellle- either In full or in part. 20 all c.aI4-
ants Tor circulation and deposits There Us no axclan-.
Llfsr- and We may say IL IL ended for the time. I1 ul-
current money We DO not learu Of any TRANSACTIONS.
The br1srr4Duy all shat offered If bank issues OF the
Confederate States. The transactions ia gold aud silver
are tH5 fuulnuilyr 20 command q uoice. Brokers da,e.
fIih one or two exceptions, RETAINED from buying OF s-1-
ing specie.