Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-11
COMMERCIAL.


The market showed some activity yesterday,
holders giving way and selling lists al Sla8lc
for Middling The morning dispatches showed
that war between Austria and Prussia was i'm
minent; the money market was consequently
unfsvorably affected, and Cotton lad declined
Zss4d. The afternoon dispatches quoted Cot
ton in New York at SIC, while Gold was again
lower-Es. Al this disposed holders TO rocede
in their demands, and more business was done
than on any day for two weeks before, but al
lower and Irregular prices. The following sales
were reported to us: 81 bales at Isc, : at l9o, y
at 2Oc and 10 at pc, repacked, mixed and iufe-
rlOr D az 25c, Ordinary Is at 25c, and = az &c,
Good Ordinary q at 2Sc, Is az 2Szc, and "A at
DC, Low Midding loI at 5ge, 81 at alc. and 81
at SIC, Middling % at Sic, - at Sc. and IS at
&-'5c, Strict Middling % at Sc, : at Sac, and
Sc, Good MiJdung.
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GOOD d.naTy--~......- .....--....---. &c az
Low M~iddLng----, ------..------------- . M29
strict Middling S3 asp
GOOD s. al
Nell Bros. New Orleans Cotton Circular Of
April 81 states that the stock Of Cotton in Mo
bile, March 2ith, was s0.7SS bales at Galveston.
same date, l8,C63 bales; New Orleans. same
date, Islls0 bales. IN New Orleans. April 7th.
the stock was 1880 bales. In Mobile the re-
I N'AES nv HtAAtft ARAAAAANA 10 NhLk'A tNlt1aAE
from She Iombigbee AMI railroad The total
receipts were for the week ending March %.
1904 bales gth, u,I7J; 10Th, 55s5: a3d, sos ;
since september lst, 1870 bats. In Galveston,
the receipts since September lt were l25.599.
and at other Texas ports, fascinating a total
Of Uses bales. ON ths 2.th tAe Trinity river |
was reported ia Gai.eston 70 be Using; from
10000 TO 1905 bales we're estimated to be re-
manning there. Boats were starting, and free
receipts expected f0r some time, after which
very light receipts were looked for. Receipts
from time % surrender were expected 10 reach
g total OF 10000 bales, Of which lE350 have
come Al. heee,p,s al 4alsesiot. iu1 i9ar weeks
ending January q, 2s,ils four weeks ending /
February q. l5,S3l and the four weeks ending
March ., 1904 bales. IN New Orleans report
says that the prices at the close OF the week
were about The same as the week before, /" but
as Exchange is 3 per cent. lower, The quotations
in sterling, Ies 1a bosri vita freishts. s,.ow
an advance OF fully assE per pound The re-
ceipts at this port-New 0rlesns-have been |
maintained with wonderful regularity, it 50
happening that Just at the moment when the
main stream was beginning 10 show a reduced
weekly delivery. the hed a4a oss-Lita rivers
became nayisable, and the lsTse quantity OF
Cotton known 20 Be held on their banks, had
the long desired opportunity 10 sees a market
Aslong ago as November the estimated quantity
to come from those rivers was stated at $4,000
bales. II has already exceeded that amount, |
but the quantity now remaining cannot be
great, As the boats are arriving with light car
goes, and report but p small quantity visible.
The tGtai qdaauty 81 Cotton kHo0a b ua.e
boon received 81 al ports from the end or the /
wardowu to helsst mail dates, smountst 10 2,0E,-
00 bales, The stock on hand at the shipping
ports-exclusivs OF Boston, Philadelphia and
MISUNDERSTANDING to $4,000 bales. The total
shipments X f-rs.gn norts since September LIST.
arc % pales,
General Market !
Business was very quiet yesterday, sales In
store being mostly confined to retail business.
The landing was quiet, the arrivslo Of Corn being
small, ana other things being in little demand
CORN-A good demand rates stu SSe0c on
landing, the outside figure being prevalent
sales on landing Of 100 sacks at Sc 100 sacks
at zoo.
oATs-without change and d~rooping-sales
OF $50 sacks, from store, at Soc.
HAF-No change, prices not so frm-sales OF
200 bales atS25.
BRAN-sales Of 50 sacks at go Demand
small.
COTTON SEED-A fair supply on market at
lower and Irregular rates-salss offs sacks atS5e,
CoRNMEAL-Moderat ID demand less pressed
on the market-sales OF > bbls., prime 81. Louis
kiln dried, At "a q.
FLoUR-wehear of no change in the eondl-
ton Of the market-sales Of Is bbls, superhne,
at s. 30,
BULK PORK-sales of casks shoulders at
HHe : casks Rib Sides at l5ci 10 pkgs. Clear
Rib al l5o.
LARD-A moderate business doing-sales OF
p kegs Leaf st Nc.
EGGs-The demand continues good, with a
decreased supply.
SUGAR-Sales 5 bbls., Cofee, atlSc-
CAHDLEs-saios OF ID boxes at &c.
sOAP-Saies of boxes German at l0c.
ToBACCo-sales OF ) boxes, No. 10 Sweets,
at Sc,
SNUFF-Sales OF S boxes At lie.
POTAToES-sales OF s. bbls. Peachblows at
So IS; 3 bbls. Peachblows al 81.
Imports.
MEMPHIS, April u-Imports, as copied yes
terday from the books OF the Merchants Ex-
change. were as follows;
Ale and Beer, 81 pkgs. Cornmeal, % bbls.
Agrl Imprt, ~ pkgs. Eggs, 8 boxes.
Apples, 5 bblS. Hay, 81 bales.
Bacon, I trc. Hogs, IS head.
Cattle, 4 head Horses aud Mules 3 I'D.
Coffee, g sacks, Paper, 2 bdls.
67 sacks. Whisky, 3 bbls.