Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-22

The demand Tor STOCKS ana DO0Qs Is
only moderate, and the market appears
TO be bare. Eleven thousand dollsrs
Memphis and Charleston Railroad stock
was purchased at a fraction under soc.
Memphis City Bonds are nominally SEQ
5Sc, with no sellers.
City Scrip is steady and no large lots
are upon the market. Dealers buy in
small amounts at 75@76c. Selling at
7S9S0c. Ledger balances are in demand
at 72973c. Selling st 75977c.
County Warrants are some stronger,
but not quotsbly higher. Dealers take
all offered st 1926, and sell to tax pay
ers at sos.
Police Scrip is firm. Buying at 96e.
Selling at Csc.
Mr.. J. J. Powers, County Trustee, has
made his report TO the Board Of County
Commissioners. The report covers the
time between the I4th July, 1865, when
MI. Powers first assumed the duties of the
Office, to December 81, 1868, inclusive.
In that time he received cash, coupons
and County Warrants to the amount Of
S2S8, 942 IS, and cancelled the indebted
ness of the county to the RmOun Of
$235, $50 Is, leaving a balance on hand,
January l, 1869, of 1890 IS, or, in other
words, all the coupons and County War
rants have been surrendered to Barbour
Lewis, President OF the board Of County
Commissioners, and financial agent of
the county, duly cancelled, and, having
been envelOped in strong packages, care
fully sealed, were deposited in the vault
Of the County Clerk. The amount of
Warrants alone taken up in less than
six months by the Trustees was $751;
$50 OF. Interest coupons in same period,
S44, 920 25. The total amount of County
Warrants redeemed from January /
1868, to January ], 1859, was 5000 A
Interest coupons in same time, $751;
903 50. We regret that our space will
not permit us to give the report Of the
Trustee in full. Il contains much that
would interest nj readers and is very
comprehensive in its arrangement.
Monday being q legal holiday in New
York, all Boards have adjourned until
Tuesday next. Gold opened in that mar
ket st 1885 and closed at 1875, carrying
at Z per cent. with money easier at Z per
cent. IN call. Sterling exchange dulI-at
100 for sixty day bills.
Pacific mail declared q dividend to-day
of 3 per cent.
The New York bank statement for the
week is as follows:
Legal Tenders decreased. ~ 81, SS7,OOO
Loans $4,000
Specie 2,5UO,UvO
Deposits 5,565,U0J
The stock market opened firm. 1t
SOC became bearish, and at the close
was steady, with but limited trRnsac-
tons:
Wells & Fargo Ex., =; American Ex.,
ii; Adams Elk, 64s F; q. s. Elk, -;
Merchants Union Elk, IS; Quicksilver,
23A; Canton sol; Pacific Mail, 1929; West
ern Union Telegraph Co., S75 New York
Central, 1888; Erie, to -; Hudson,
1850 f; Reading, 92J Chic. q Alton, 153
preferred, l541 Toledo, w. and F. w,
66i ; preferred at st. Paul, 65l preferred
774; Fl. Wayne, 1909; Ohio q Missis-
sippi, S4B Michigan Central, 128 Mich
igan Southern, 943; Illinois Central,
14l; Cleveland &. Pittsburg, S72; Cleve-
land & Toledo, los Rock Island, 1868 !
Chicago d Northwestern, S24 preferred.
sOi.
Sales Of Tennessee BOnds were reported
As follows: Old, 662 new IS.
Governments opened frmer with a
demand. At the noon call a ma
tsrial advance was reported, with g large
short interes. uncovered: