Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-10

New Orleans to q great extent, but they
have found that this Is g better market,
and that they can select from a. large
stocks here as anywhere IN the week.
COT1ON-There was rather "A better
feeling in the market to-day than yes
bFlsy, bet no p~eTeeptible change in
prices. Holders are not disposed 70 sell
for less than SOC, and buyers do not show
any disposition to meet their views. N
sequence, the days sales did not foot
up largely Receipts for the day, li16
bales exports, 2S6 bales. We do not
change our quotations :
Fcod ordinary n as
.ow = SO
-frtcr Middttpg
md M~iddInz4
The Merchants Exchange Prices Cur
rent Of to-day makes the following est
mates OF cotton now Gu haud at this poino
MEmeHIs csTroS srArE4sNT-
stock on hand S Pr II a es- l0saI
Zee wed hi week--.------ 99I
Z ueIVeI previously $. I-l66,9S2
x5orted pleyou y.-.-- 8, 6a-lHgl5
s oek on naad Fearu ~ s 24s
A correspondent of the Charleston
Nstps says of cotton /:
The writer is no scribe-would that
he had the power Of Junius' pen 10 WELD
against those hearUess enemies Of the
land We love'-the inveIerate cotton
pIaoters. God knows that the most Of
our people have gOrshipped cotton for
wears, and that We felt that cOtQo could
Ii 6yht cur battles without his assistance
What was the re-uiL2 He has seen 1T
- ~. rr. f.~-fLl- and ~. r...-r.
UH- Ugu toe baud OF tle Al
miEity has hardly been lifted from
~ N. aye hs ptHg back Z" ihr
~idol-plttOu thou-auds OF ouT fsfm-rs
are e u4Ing hDw maHy hands they eau
~ % plant cotton, bow many dollars
vii that c ton bring, aud how many
u're7 uf land they can plant heXt yrsrlE
sol @ d Their slaughtered s0h= are 10 o.
<ptt-ii tnrir Outraged wives, daughters
at.i -= efs are forgotten they ride over
he a>ues Of their de>,IAle homes 10
is-te 10 wurship king cotton, not e.
u.m5f ring ulat She very eha.ns That
on bind Il country weFe forged by
-ut,Cn. CAttou iuIiJ Up the east. then
me snndYest, WHICH Ib tim built up
he uortav est-G high, in tune, rvettrd
1Tt sharkes-for If Ne bad % contend
only Witbb die miidle ans eastern -tAtr-
"a o4I stFuSsis fur freedom, We would
nave had 40 var. Ne made cotton to
aus Yankee Trash ta bay western corn,
NJ aud mules hee1is~-ly destroying
our bpmestesds hy a mosJ baFbarUu-
system Of agriculture and EbIIe sal
around us wno nays Ussl buytug UuF
eaton are comparatively rich, aud their
lEBds imprOvIGg ia quality aud price,
bHr 81 GU fields are htieOus sRd barren
wastepA mouumenus Of q peoples f0ily.n
The article is too lengthy w our col
umns, but the writer eagtiuDs our people
against putting tHsir d-epsudsuee in the
cotton crop, aud advises that more at
ltentioa be paid 10 cereals, etc.
Eighteen thousand prairie chickens
we're shipped from Cedar Rapids, iowa,
to Liverpool, England, last week, and on
( ThursdsY lssI six t0us were shipped east
from Dies Moines, Iowa,
Il is ascertaiRed that the business Of
the French empire is transacted by q
auch smaller number OF officials tbaU
either the United States or Great Britain
employs. At the ~begiHuiug or the year
( tfley COUNTED the number of officials
I employed in the several government de-
apartments AZ Paris, and the aggregate is
astOnishingly small, considering the
vide extent Of then duHes d the mul-
tplieitY Of impsrigl supervision over
every day atfairS Of the people, The
whole number is only SI56, divided ~
follows: Ministry Of state, II of justice
and public worship, l64 foreign affairs,
lOl interior, 40 huaDcsS, 1907 war,
579 navy and Colonial, 239 pHolie in
I stfuotion, 10 agriculture, cOmmercs
aud public works, pa; aud fine arts and
| the household Of the emperor, y.
APPLE5-Fhe stock is light and FIRM.
Good winter sell at S. to s. per barrel.
Receipts, SIS barrels,
! RUrTBR-Choiee hnds ready sale, as
the market is not well stocked. Roll and
tub, So to SIC. For common there Is but
light demaud-seliing at % 70 soc, Re
ceipts. 4e tubs ant Is kegs.
BRAN-Fhe markst IS rot well sup
aiied selling a. $40 per ton. Receipts,
300 sacks.
BAGGING-The stock on hand Is not
very large and the demand is light.
Prices are wesk at Is To soc for both
Kentucky asd India, Receipts, 2rolls.
C0RS-Receipts are becoming better,
and prices are weak at s. to SIC on
ievee frnm store at from 2 to Sc per
bushei higher. Receipts, 1887 sacks.
/ COFFEE-rhere IS q good demand
f0rel kinds, aud prices are steady. Rio,
% ta 2Se Lagusyrs, a5 20 S5c Java, IS
| 70 45c. Receipts, y sacks.
1 CHEESE-fhe demand continues good,
with fair receipts. English dairy, 20 to
! Gle factory, Is TO l9c western reserve,
4 IS to lie. Receipts, Isl boxes.
CORNMEAL-A good demand exists
for fresh ground, and prices are nrm
I Sales on ievee at "a so to s. from
! store, SIS 70 S. 50. There is 40 quotable
4 difference between fresh groFEd&nd kiln
dried. Receipts, ZIG barrels.
Eggs Receipts continue light With a
| .o,ti demand. and prices nrm. Fresh
packed 35 to S7lo. Receipts, 40 pkEs.
FLO JR-fhe market IS We'll supplied.
There is a good local demand for due
I brands, with fsiF shipping trade doing N
I eonm0ner grades. Priees are hrm and
I hard to quote q curateiy. Common, 81
it0S9; superine SO 70 sll; Y, Sll 70
So 81; Xxx, XXX, and all fancy brands
{ # "a SIS 10 ST. pr barrel. Receipts,
2l67 barrels aBd 50 sackz
1 NHE-Wild meats ~ al kinds are
( plentiful, except vrni>On and prices vary
( daay. Bear N At, IS 70 zoe; yenison- Zoe
wild turkies. each, q 10 81 81; ducks, =
per d8zeu; prairie Chickens = per
D .zsr squirrels, 3 pr dozen; q,riis'
= per DUN; WIZ geese, 50 per dozen
I rais1ii- - az shizsn.
ia a-A4tfF - = tsu ma NNhlatu VI
/ prinL. waish sells on ievss a. So 10 S35
Icomnsu, SIS t. $50 Receipts. 476 bales.
HIDES-fheTe j. a good denIsud at
: 90 81 TOR green green salted. 81 to Sc ;
hint, II ~ l2!c; salt flint, l4i to lee.
Receipts, la
IRjN FlES-IGs demsnd has almost
ceased Setting at u 10 he per ID.
LAan-rhefe IS not > large stock on
hand. Prices are firm at 10 TO lac ia
~rferces; aud IS 70 Is ia kegs. Receipts,
$40 kegs | barrel, s tierees.
NOLASSES-FheFe Is a fair stock 0a
hand prices fism Fair togp10. S5 90 CSC:
choice, 81 toSl ca svrgps, 81 1910 81 80.
Eeeaspts. - barrels, l2j BALI barreg.
MACK EREL-ihere Il onfy a light
I stock on h snJl Prices ARE steady al SOS
10 s28 for No 1; S23 70 S2i Tor No ISL
for No 3. Hail barrels glsi ats IS pg1-
p0rticH,
OAPS-Bns receipts are light, ami
lpsfces advanced We quote on levee at
90 to csc. Receipts, 1873 sacks.
u oNI0SS-Tas stock ls rapidly dipin-