Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-27
COMMERCIAL.


We begin another weeki In gloom AMI stigma
tion-al the brightness, the buoyaacy OF Liv-
erpool. and the excitement in New York had
impaired. IS gone-a heavy fall In Gold has
neutraized the advance which has not brought
any practical benefit ON Thursday last some
business was doing at siaS2 cents for Nnddllng.
Then came the buoyancy and excitement news,
ON which holders asked "a ~cents-buyers de-
INJURED up TO saturday night The difference
remained. Sunday morning brought news Of
Gold being down 10 2Ts; Monday or Cotton
nominal AZ 80 cents and Gold 2j3s. Thus Cotton
Is just where il was before the European news
arrived, and that news gave us no practical adj
vance, but Il did stop the business that was
going on before it arrived. To prevent and adj
vancsinto a loss Is a way or doing bnsinessthat
will not much advance our interests or elevate
our zane for business acuteness. The heavy
change in Gold deransed everything I'm tie Cot
lton market, and we have only stagnation, aud
the following sales to report p bales Good Or
l binary at De q bales repaeked al 2sc l5l
bales Low Middling at SOC 81 bales AT SIC, 81
at &c, Middling at 35e, strict Mjddiingi 32
at S5c, Good Middling.
The New York Cotton Report or Cornwall 4
Zereaa, March IS, says "Under The lnhuence
Of the downward tendency in Gold, prices have
ruled lower than at any time since The 10Th of
Z ADNHAr ANAls " NNh ahAAaAAAAna NkAA IA RAt maj 49,
for 80 cents, with Gold ar la. Cotton follows
Gold very closely, and the rates Of Exchange
and the advices from Liverpool regulated the
prices in our market. Offers are made to sell for
April delivery at Al cents for Middling up
lands
There was no Improvement yesterday-dull-
ness was everywhere-even Bulk Pork, which
was very active last week, was quiet. RGmors.
often absurd, and perhaps sometimes mali
cious. and certainly always miscellaneous, were
prevalent respecting the standing and credit Of
commercial houses. This kind OF detraction
and calumny is dangerous 20 the propagation as
well as 10 those who may be ruined by il.
bankruptcies bring panic, and when that comes
who is safe from being engulfed9 Those who
want to see neither bankruptcy nor panic,
should avoid repeating these Tumors, and nom
what is a bad. perhaps worse, asking In stores
and at street corners If IL is true thai 80 and so
have gone to protest. Let those who kno,g
nothing sag nothing; Jet ulose whose business
interests require information ask il privately
and from responsible persons. H
FEFD-Generaly quiet-some demand for
Computes very firm at S09S5c; White scarce.
sales OF $50 sacks at SJc - sacks at S2'sc; 800
! sacks at Soc. Hay without change or activity
sales OF AZ. bales, prime, at SIC p bales at s&
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF 100 sacks at s. cents.
COTTON -sEED-Ofering at 1880 cents lots
can be had at the lower rate.
FLOUR-Irregular and weak-plenty OF the
lower grades on The market medium grades
rather scarce. fancy tolerably firm. Sales OF 70
barrels At 50 3.
BUTTER-some Butter has arrived and is
taken eagerly at the advance-prices very firm
and looking up. Sales Of 1000 pounds, prime
roll, at 30 cents.
EGGs-In plenty, with a good demand prices
lower, sales being more on the inside figure
sales Of Is barrels at ~ cents.
BACON-Prces for most articles weak-con-
cesslons offered when sales can De procured
sales Of II casks Clear sides at lSc.
BULK PORK-There were little or no signs Of
last week s activity-ra1es unchanged
CORNAIEAL-This article appears to have
81 retired 10 private life" For the first daySor
two weeks we heard little or nothing OF it yes
terday.
MESS PORK-sot much ~doing-some sales
made below quotations.
Imports.
MEMPHIS. March 27.-Imporis, as copied yes
terday from the books OF the Merchants Elk
change, were as follows:
Ale and Beer, $50 pkgs, Hog, a.
Apples, 81 bbE. Lumber. 1890 feel,
Bacon, . cks. 10 hhds. MolasSes, 80 bbls,
Boots and Shoes, 81 c.. oats, H2l SKIS.
Bran. Disks, Paper. l5e bds.
Butter. p bbls. Pork, 10 bblS.
Candles, 100 bXs, Potatoes, n2bbls,
Cattle. a head, sheep, 70.
Coffee. SKIS, Snun, 10 b
Corn. 2s22 SKIS. SOAP 2l bSs,
Eggs, 30 bbls. 3} bys, Sugar, l6 bbls, hhds-
Flour. s8 bhig, Vehicles, x
Hav. loo bales. Whisky, y bhls.
New Orleans Cotton Market.
The New Orleans Pfcql7lHe Of the I'D says:
The market exhibited a better feeling az the
nupniugt this despite the fnrther decline
In prices at New York Yesterday as announced
by telegraph. offerings were unusually Aghlian
the demand, which was moderately active atan
early hour. soon became general, and resulted
In sales Of SOB bales, at steadily enhancing
prices. The dininutiUn Of tie supply was ow-
ing TO the fact that a large number OF factors
had covered Bp their samples on wednesday
evening and refused TO entertain Overtures
on the basis Of previous ruling rates, while
those which remained open 10 inspection we're
held at materially higher prices, and uansac-
tious show an adganes of fniy lc per pound on
the ruling figures Of yesterday. The sales Tor
the day have been magnined Nv rumor 10 an
almost indefinite extent, but we have received
the actual report from every buyer VINO paruc-
ipated I'm the movement and he aggregateis as
stated above. The operations, as divided
among buyers were in the blowing viz: 1850
bales. 100. go. 500, 500, 400, $50, 80, 100, 100. 70, bS, /
50 and 50 bales. As the market has assumed
greater steadiness toward The close OF business
This evening. we aFs enabled % furnish approx
mating quotations, ShlGh Will be found 10
rule as follows. wiz Ordinary, a0G3c, Good
Ordinary, 85a96c Low Middling, 57asi and
MIddling, Os4le.
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
stock on hand Sept. list s5-bales......- S3,29
Received since yesteraay- ---.L,2
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