Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-15
COTTON ~HTATEHESr,
TRADE.

The general markets were quite active to-da-
and almost every house In the city had a full
quste Of country buyers. Stocks are light snd
prices hrm- While the hog packing seasoz
will probably be late In opening THIS ssaEon a
some points, Chicago IL seems has determined
TO take advantages Of the pre- ent high prices o
mestL The Tribune Of Saturday says:
The pork packing season will open in fhiI
c4y Today not in fuli blast, as when all JON
In = claiborne flourish of trum pets. bat Quleuy
- 10 y ere by stealth. The M preston has been
general that The season would open much later
tails ear than usual, en- acc 3uuI ofthe reported
fact that there IA a dearth of fsIed hogs in The
country. TINS IS denied, however, Oy many
dealers IN hogs, some Of wnom fthe dealerE z OF
the hogs al4ege that the imUresslon above al
lGde1 70 mas been 1osteTed by Interested parties
for The purpose o keeping down prices. There
- no reason to suppose that packing wild be-
core general for soS e weeks 10 CONF, bat IL is
GER in that two EOuses a. least viii m
by Monday morslpg sDthe furthezi, they hsy-
ing OOCghs ABOUT nne=n hundred hos to-day
a. .hs Uufon 40 K yards
The quality OF tRe hogs now IN market is
mucn DstteT than at the corr spending period
last year, aud those who are v Il posted c al
that there wa be a good cop, At leasL n nam-
bers 10 BGat ot4ast yeas, ana pros kbly consld-
srsbly in res, though the shipments 20 daIe
are about $1,000 more ihsL - TIE corre.pJnd-
ing period LAst year. Bat prices taare much
higher than Is war u ed by ths increaSs on
weight, bang fuzzy "a > per hundred more
than n October last. This fact, IL Is thought.
VIII prevent tns buyiDgo hogs IN large quxn.
rites for packing tin the pr &C Is reduced, but
against this II mus, be remembered That meas
pOEE ranges ION so45 - higher than twelve
months ago, and that stocks are very light:
bu 4 meat, too, are icing rapidly reduced. and
will not, prooAoly suffer serious competition,
a the better quality o, hogs viii enable PACK,
en- ~ put up q much larger proportion on naes
pork than EsstseasOa.
WITH the present railing prizes. there a sttpn-
ulus euCuEn 70 makea portion Of Gus Operators
-eonJneace, though, Of course, with the rfsk OF
los IN case hogs " lGmblep % the price, OF last
ssssUn, which, 10 view OF the pro nissd charao.
ter Of the supply, is more tnan probable 9.
APPIEs-Good eating AppIsj Are IN so.
mSn1 At Sis45 30 scr barrel. "
Navy s. 5Oas per buEheI.
RRAN-None on levee. Held in a retail uav
EAGGTSG-Demand rather light. Todd's. II
@Ie7ssi hsntneky iaI weight. E1fS&c In.
stock with gooi demaP a.
choice Eeld al 4sSIe good western ,alaI TOT
BACON-s,oc9 very SIGHT and prirss 'Ss1Se.
lSsls1Se; shoulders ls9l4hs, - 70 anonrI az
CHEEsE-Good stock. W. mas.
d. Is19lsc; factory, lsxaaLes X
OORk-NO TecsiptG 65sert
Sc IN thnek' oc; old shtlied. somfSsi y
coRNMEAL-we quote a. 4.
single barrel rom store. 3 oW oy
CATTLE-hsrket irTegsler and stock fair
CHICKENS Duu, and pTics~ -.
ular- Selling a. IS 70 q per dozen HFes-
E6G-ssoek fair and puces steady. Sell
fRUn-DEes spples in demand at 7@so;
FLoGR-MsrEet is dull. superape. Sc ,a
family, eli 50Jl3.
HAf-Sood Timothy from store s2Is2s, with
Iitfie IN market
HAMs-Couniry sngar-cured cauysssed M
@Is<e; city do @92lci plain canvassed, I'd
AUEs-Receipts light. Dry flint, 2a2ac.
salt, r@lsc. green salt. l0allc; green. saec 1
iRONI1Es- GOOd demand. Held At sIaSLe
L1RD-very drm kegs 2la28c tiercss Ria
Pike; cans 2a22hgc Only q very small Eup
aud activs demand
LIME-Cape and Alsosma, q SoG2. Eureka.
MSS PORK Full weight regulsr brands
Arm al 49, H@32s prime mes, 2Sa& 50; rump
~ .ESgRS-Fair stock. Susarhouse, o5ea
n: Porto Ron. s59s5e; syrups, Bcasi
harKEREL-New Bits NO ], ~ 0sS; No. .
a q 2 IS Nc, 3, O. B920
SS-Prfce Ktsady; rates, sos IS
n~HTS-Lfht Etock, Hs.d in store e eseToc.