Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-31

within the next W
Atau Ieaeipg and especially the Pro-
duciBg poins o! ths west, says 2 81
ia adcW3or OF the 25lh, provlsions
-ss6 been active, under decided speeuia-
i've Influences, ard steadily advanced In
prices Until Thursday, when the markets
were brought to q pause, and unless in
the articles Of smoked meats, which
we're scarcely obtslnaDle, il was easier to
buy than to sell. Since then, compare
tive qulstness has prevailed, and the
general markets have been somewhat II
rtgplar, though In oUF own the appre-
hen on Of the disturbances Of navigation
kby ice Eas stimulated the anxiety To
ship, aud thus preserved frslness OF the
part Of holders, who, in many Instances,
have been enabled 70 obtain continued
advances in pFieas. Toe question q sup
/ ply-Of the extent Of the hog s~iaaghieF-
is sill an oveu enc, yet IL 10 apparent SO
far IS the business Of the ssaecnt up 70
the prsgeatNme, IS indicative Of the gem
eral resuIf. that the calculations Ct the
/ ran are f,und 70 be erroneous, and that
/ Instead o. there 5sing more hogs o Of
heavier weights, IS was generally con-
eeded, the number viii be smaller and
the weight less satisfactory. From the
interior country packing poiots-espe-
oisily in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and
KansRs-there is nothing definite as TO
the business done; but the general in
! preston, derived from personal inter-
views with the correspondents ef pack
ers, is that there ia very little doing in
the country, and the supplies thence viii
fall far short OF the average receipts from
these productive districts. At the larger
pIscss-th0ss from which information is
almost hourly received ove the wires
there is less doing than was expected.
IlnCinuatl, L0ufEFil!e o A2i5 place ~
eregately, will about cone up to the
packing of last year, in number but
Chicago promises TO fall considerably be
hind. AS these places command West
ern trade-Ofsring, by jheir enterprise,
increased facilities sud ample means, de-
cided advantages to droy ers over any In
terror point-and as they DO not come up
TO the packing Of last season, the conf
denee Of - short crop +" men is strength
ened, and the disposition TO buy On spec
uIation, more particularly for deliveries
reaching from February 70 April, when
money is expected 80 De plentiful and
the rat Of interest cheap, is daily giving
evidence OF increased strength, and with
In the present week such purchases have
been Of repeated occurrences. This HIS
been especially the case st Chicago,
where the packing has been larger than
az any other R0a3t, and The field OF up-
cations mere iaviliag because OF the
readiness with which packers dispose
r their products, and C1 the policy
SPECTATORS to turn over their
adventures as frequently as ri
profit is offered. T1e packing a.
this place has 3eca Interrupted By the
recurrence Of Christmas, and the recess
for the hoIiday, out is reported as 49,
ass against POS, SIS last year. AID IS, 1856
for a corresponding date Il the gear pre-
ceding. The prices for the present week
have ruled from s4@99o Tor fair 10 good,
9S993c for choice, and l0c gross lor
extra but at the close packers are not
disposed TO give over S4e for the best.
The prices last year were 6@96s1, Closing
at 61e, and for 3 corresponding period Of
the year preceding, 6396sc. Mess pork
has ruled pretty steadily a. s27 60@2S on
the spot, and SO 80 for esrly, IL S27 SO
for later country deliveries, the prices
being determined by the rate Of freight
from the point Of delivery. Wi5hia these
figures, particularly for forward delivery,
transactions hsve been repeated and in
distances 5009l000 bbi. lots. III.
O. pork hss been il good demand f5r
present delivery, and hS5 been repeated
~ sold at S26 5g926 IS ahd even 81, but
at toe close is q1otaJie al S26 53928 IS.
IN other barrel PORK there has been moth
ing OF consequence reported.
All dealers in tobacco would 90 we'll to
remember that alter tomorrow under
the amended internal revenue laws all
smoking and 6ne.cut chewing tobacco
and snUT on hand must be put up in
packages AMI stamped as follows:
Fine-cut chewing tobacco 10 packages
containing Cne-half enc, two, four, eight,
and sixteen ounces, or ia wooden pack
ages containing ten, twenty, forty, and
sixty pounds each. All snuff in PACK
ages containing one, Two, four, eight, ard
ounces, or III bladGsrs not exceed
ING Ten pON1oE eaCt, HrNu Jars 4OL eX-
twenty poU rs.
The rates OF stamps are az follows On
BIZ dne-cut chewing tUDaccO, thiTty-two
,snts per pound Oh 81 smoking tobacco
made exclusively OF stems, or with ali
he stems in and so sold, and oil scraps
1r swespiDgs, sixteen cents per pound;
sll other kinds, thirty-twO cents per
pound. On all kinds of snuff, thirty
cents Ter pouEd.
All tobacco Ond snuT Of the above
descriptions On band Oh the fret dsy Of
January next shall be taken and deemed
IS having been manufactured since the
passage Of this act, ana shall not be sold
)r offered for sale unless put up il pack
,ges and stamped as provided in this
sct. All persons, whether cigar and
dealers, groceTs, Keepers Of res
i~aurants, or ia any other business, viii !
required TO purchase these stan ps, and
iHiS them to the packages. The penalty A.,
or failure to comply with these pro-
will be cOnhscRtion OF all such
obaoeo, when found, and a hne OF not
ess than $500, and imprisonment OF moi
ess Than six months.
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