Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-02-04
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY APPEAL

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There Is more ease In currency to-day,
owing to large receipts by express and
the demand for exchange has SOMEWHAT
increased. Offerings are also large, but
our hanks are better able to meet the
demsnd upon them than during the latter
part Oflast week. There Is no change l
rates
Gold Is again going upwards. II
opened to-day in New York at lag Q
had advanced to I4l4c At noon. There Is
an impression prevailing that 1t Will go
up steadily, and there is some speeula-
tive demand. We quote offerings light.
Brokers buy at 189 to 1899, and sal ct
III 20 I42c.
City Scrip is quiet. The demand Is
mostly from regular dealers, and o. 3
speculative character. A lot was offered
during the day at 4Te, but the selling
rates over the counter remain st 4S
to SOC.
Police Scrip is some easier. The offer
iDgs are larger and demand no hetter
than last week. We quote buying at
50 to S2e. Selling st s. 70 SSc.
County Warrants are dull and nomi-
nal.
Tie exports Of Great Britain have
fallen OF O00, 900 pounds sterling during
last yesr.
The Herald SAYS:
Business seems to have again lost all
confidence in itself, and fcr the month
Of January thus far failures have in
creased from week to week ia rather
dangerous progression. The list for four
weeks ending January 25th exhibits an
aggregate liability of over $1,000. 00), Of
which assets will cover about oue-fouTth.
For the week ending January 3, 1858,
i've failures are reported in New York
city to sighty-two elsewhere in the u
try. or tie principal failures the only
important one was tbs suspension Of L.
c. Hopkins & Co, with liabilities OF
Sl,250,O00, the greater portion Of which
was held in this city. TIE firm offers
twenty-five cents on 3 dollar.
The Liverpool cotton market to-day
wss dull at the opening, and closed quiet
and lower-Up!ands, 10 75di Orlesns,
S to sgd; sales for the day 10. 900 bales.
The New York market opened quiet but
steady 81 previous quotations. At loon
the market was dull but quotations IN
changed; and at the close prices were
lower aud market duIl-NTiddiings, IS to
19{c; Orleans, 195 to zoe; sales 1900
bales. Our market was irregular and
prices declined from to &c on al gTaiss.
Sellers were anxious and buyers lot dis
posed 10 operate, thinking that the bot
tom has not been reached. Many hold
ers, however, are confident that this Is
the last decline, and that within 3 day OF
two prices will Bgsin reset and 20 up
steadily. The market closed heavy and
tending to lower prices.
COTTON sTATE1rEST.
CHAXBER OF C~oxxFRCz,l
ME&PHIS February 8, ISIS !
stock or hand SEPT !, ls57--.. 1850
Received t-4ay - a-ols
Received previously -J7v,7 I74,1-
I75I0l
Exported prsv1ouslyI57,2s - Is SIS
on hsnd and a. prszsss i8 rs
The market wss active to-day aud
prices o. meats still advancing steadily.
Mess Pork is scarce and held at S24 to
p p in lots. There is no Rump or Prime
Mess in market. Clear Bacon Sides,
IS C. l3lc. Shoulders, II to HE. Bulk
: des, y to I2}e. Ciesr Rib Sides, II{ to
IIzc- Rib Sides, II 10 1lac. Bulk Hams. Z
Is. Plain Hams, l5c. Sugar Cured
Hams, l6- TO lie. Breakfast Bacon, IA
10 l5c. COrnmsal is dulL az 81 80 to / 80
d5lrvsrei from landing, and II = from
store. Corn is in large supply aud dull
at So to S5c. Osts, = TO SOC. Bran, SIS
TO 81. Hay, SO to q. LSTd, dsH at lGe
IN tierces lie IN kegs. Flour is 10 small
snd prices are firm Super - to
50; Y. SO to Il Nv, SII 50 to - 50:
NV Sl3 50to Il 80 fancy brands, So 10
Is Clickens dull RtS 90 to ( 50. Egg
30 to So. Turkeys, ST. 10 SIS. IDdiz
Jagglng - 10 24c; machine, 3 TO 25c:
hand, nominal. Choice Western bItter,
S to 40e; good, S. to &c. Western Re
erve cheese, Is 10 Ice; English dairy,
.53 q lie; factory, Is to 164c. Rio cot
&c, . 10 25c; Java, 50 to 4Oe.
dackerel, No. / kits, > 20 to 8 90: No. >,
> Sd 70 , IS No. 3, 3 p to 2 50. Lou.
sisna mOlasses, 60 to zoe il barrels
Potatoes, firm at g 50 to / %
barrel. Ksnswhs salt; s. 25 70
% per barrel; sack, S to 5 p.
Tar, per dozen kegs, 50 10 ? so. J
Y0ol washed, . 10 Zee. Infsrior,
5 . zoe. Sugars, crushed aud powdered,
5 to LSc. Coffee, IO5 10 17lc brown, I2i 4,
o l8c. Tobacco, fancy work natural
ssf, 81 10 81 >; bright pounds fancy, (
] TO 81 > medium, SOC to 81; common, s
D 70 use; smoking. hae and fancy, 81 TO =
] . common, s. 10 75e. Whisky IS
.rm Sc 81 50 10 3 > for common. -
Stock market firm. No. 1 beef cattle !
% -; No. :, 1 to Sic inferior, y to
&c gross. Hogs, gross, 8 TO SIC; dressed, !
TO Zoe. Sheep, Der heal, 81 to s., as to
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