Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-06
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The Foreign Vintage of Is6s.

The accounts from the French and
Spanish vineyards are in the main fs-
vorahle, and although in some instances
the yield is not so large IS had been an
ticipated, the quality Of the wine will In
most cases make up the deficiency by an
increase Of values. The following are
the latest reports:
&er7y.-The vintage in Spain has at
the last moment proved rather disap-
pointing, the heavy rains coming upon
the ripe fruit will, IL is feared, have the
effect of deteriorating the quality some
what. This is unfortunate, as just before
the gathering, the vines looked every
thing that could be desired. The market
demand is for good, sound, cheap de-
scriptions; the Dwest priced wines are
the scarcest. Quotations: Sound com
mon, &l4 10 els; Cadiz wines, e20 to e25 /;
middling stout, ez6 to G36; fair to good,
e3S TO ESQ; superior to fne old, e54 to
$50; very fine choice el00 to ESQ per
butt Ia bond.
Port.-The Douro vintage has resulted
in excellent quslity, but the great heat
2nd drought has shortened the quality.
Dealers are stated to have made large
purchases of the new wine, and prices
at OpOrto have been we'll maintained,
vintage will take high rank,
French.-The transactions in this msr-
ket are OF . limited nature; neverthe-
less prices are firmly supported, the large
business done at Bordeaux causing hold
ers here to show no disposition to sell ex-
oept at advanced rates. That sound low
to middling Clarets are good value there
is no doubt, from the very fact Of the
Germans buying SO largely at Bordeaux
OF the present vintage.
The gathering for red wines finished
on the Sd ult. the vintage is said to be
less than an ordinary average in quanti-
ty, but OF superior quality. More busi-
ness has been done in this years wines
than probably ever was known so early
in the season; consequently prices are
advancing. The Petites Palus, which
opened at e. los, are now quoted at eS
IS per hid; the BOnnes Cotes, e3 5s, are
now held for "a los. In the Medoc, "a
has been paid for PAlus Macau, and IS to
IS los for Paysans st. EstRphe.
ChdmpGgE5.-The vintage in Cham
pagne terminated about the 24tb uIt,
The produce is good in quality, and in
this respect, and also as TO quantity, is
decidedly above the average Of ordinary
years. The prices have been even higher /
than in the celebrated year 1865 Never |
have champagne houses shown them |
selves so eager to purchase. Such, in |
deed, was the rivalry, that the whole of |
the grapes OF the principal vineyards |
were bought before the gathering; and !
this haste on the part Of the buyers has I
been little to the disadvantage of the |
quality Of some of the wines, for the pro- |
prietOrs, assured of the sale of their |
crops, began to gather several days be- /
fore the maturity OF the grape was COM /
plete. The result of this will be that /
generally the wines of 1868, whilst pre- |
serving high character for delicacy and /
bouquet, will not possess the fuiness and !
richness Of the wines of 1865. The GUAM. /
tity of wine made is very large in spite |
OF this, there Is not now q single eask of /
wine il the hands of the propTietors. In /
less than three days the whole of this 1
yesrs production was sold. Very high /
prices were paid, which must be attribu- /
ted to the eagerness of buyers rather /
than to the wonderful superiority Of the /
wine.
RTGgady.-fhis market has lately ex- 1
hiblted ilrmness-in fact, sellers pretend /
10 slightly higher prices, the reasons for /
which are reports from Charente of q .
greater efficiency in the crop than was 1
one-third of an average |
vintage is reported IS the probable yield. /
This is expected to Influence opening .
prices in an upward degree, which viii 1
. It's turn probably give stability to quo /
.ations for old brandy, but must, or
'ather ought to, limit speculation in new /
piEit, considering the present large stock 4
IN hand. From our advices we should .
,slculate one-hslf 80 be nearer than one /
hird of an average as the probable re-
ult, which would show a very respecta-
be total in actual figures.