Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-05-19

probably be due in some degree to the present
high price of. gold, which has been at Is
within couple Of weeks. and Is now at 20. A
more important cause, most likely. is unfavor-
able news respecting the present crop. There
have been further aud more serious crevasses
with their consequent 0yerfiows bad seed has
been extensively s0wn the weather has been
too cold for the health of the young cotton
plant. and the continued rains has permitted
weeds to grow extensively among the plants
and more than all receipts are decidedly. though
not rapidly. falling off. All these things taken
influence is felt in New York earlier than in
Liverpool. The following is review OF the
market day by day:
FRIDAY. Very quiet; buyers and sellers 2
cents apart, In New York cotton was dull
and nominal and middlings scarce -3}g &c."
In our market middings were 2S@29c. SATUR-
DAY. The New York advices were better
g Gold IA; cotton in better demand and prices
firm at 35c." This improved the market, more
business was done, buyers readily paying 30c
for lniddlings. MiddIings 2993Oc. MONDAY.
Liverpool dates to the Sd reported a decline Of
cotton WAC dull and nominal, steamers news
caused buyers TO withdraw; gold 3y5s cotton
3i@35c." This prevented any activity in our
York cotton was dull and nOminalt-3iSS5
gold 49," Holders would not take less than
zoe for lists Of middling, and the amount of
business done was small. Middlings B929c.
ported !, "a decline. and dull market middling
uplands l311d. which wac Id under the quota
tions reported on Monday. The New York
noon dispatch, however reported: Cotton in
active demand at full prices-35c gold .3O1s."
This was over q cent advance. Cotton went up
to 30c. and the best days business since Satur~
day was done. Middlings 29930c. THURSDAY.
There was again passable amount of business
done at the same prices as on Wednesday. The
New OTk dispatches were even more favora-
bic: Cotton in good demand. prices tending
upward; 36@37c:D, Another cent advance. In
tainty of peace, and the deranged condition Of
the money markets Of Europe-especially in
Frankfort and in London-these advances in
New York are very strange.
Ordinary, s3g2t Midi ing . z g g
Low Middiing 2T@5s Good Middiing- $50 81
RECEIPTs-The Receipts for week ending
May II. by river. 30 bales against us bales last
week. Shipments. 1893 bales, against 1885 bales
last week; Stock on hand April. goth. 2l,7i5
bales, against n, l67 bales March 3lst
GENERAL MARKET.
Memphis during the last week, has shared in
the universal dullness, but there have been
days when some movement was visible. Flour
is still very irregular in the lower qualities.
Eggs are scarce and higher. First-ciass kiln
dried corn meal meets with a pretty ready sale.
Feed has been quiet and generally. Dropping
Provisions have shown some animation andare
very firm. Tobacco has been quiet.
BUTTER-No demand for common good is
a trihe lower; but some holders stand out for
SOC for first quality yellow.
CHEESE-Some demand for new Western
Reserve; old, unsaleable.
P0ULTRY-Scarcelya anything doing; quota
CORN MEAL-Commou. unsaleable; tho
rough good kiln dried in fair demand. Some
parties in, illinois are iraudulently marking
plain meal, " Kiln dried Caution In buying
low priced kiln dried is advisable.
EGGS-As we write, eggs are Scarce and sell
TIE. with a fair demand
FEED-Mostly quiet throughout the week.
Hay is stagnant, and prices lower and dropping.
Corn rose above last weeks quotations. but at
present is dull at the same figures. OF bran and
shipstua we hear nothing, Oats are but
FIsH@We lightly reduce the price Of kits.
FB0UR-The lower qualities are still pressed
on the market, ard rates are what the buyer
and seller agree upon. Our, quotations, are
altogether nominal; XXX and fancy are firm.
HARDWARE-A moderate business doing.
We make little change in quotations OF boat
spikes, castings and bar iron.
0ILSUstfhgg1Nant inseed &c higher cod .od
demand. We slightly advance quotations on
clear sides and shoulders.
WHISKY-Common is little higher:
yfTDBACC0-The past week has been less ac-
tive; prices without change.
SUGAR-In moderate demand. Best LOuisi-
ana brown we quote at lic' magnolia at
COTTON sEED-The season is getting late
and prices are not so frm-70g75c.
D0MESTICS-i-4 in moderate demand at
25CdsGc.
YARN-Buta moderate demand, 600, &c
800 Soc
STOCK The following are sales made during
the week at j. Burke & Co.'s Southern and
Western stockyard, Chelsea Cattle g head
weighing 64J0 gross. l4c nett; 2 head 1880, lie
lsI<c nett; head 1850, 1896 nett l head $50,
1870 nett; II head II ,425 l3c nett head $50,
lslzc nett 2head 2120, lSl9c nett; head 800.
Ie nett hsag l5 S e si ne'f Ia be seag 1t "a
l3zc nett Sheep-l00 head at Sc gross. Hogs
Dull at &c.