Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-25
TRADE.

A heavy rain fell to-day-the first for
many weeks, and the parched earth re-
iolceth. It's value to the cotton crop is be-
vond computation, but it is too late to do
the corn any benefit. From almost all
sections ofthe country the news comes to
US of drought and failure Of corn, The
tobacco crop of Kentucky and Virginia
has suffered heavily for want of rain.
Business is only .mOderately active, and
receipts per river and rail are light as fol-
lows: Ale, 81 pkgs; crackers, 10 bbls;
corn, If6 sacks; chickens, 10 coops, cab
bage, 9 crates; eggs, 3 pkgs; -four s47
bbls; groceries, p pkgs; onions. 5 bbls;
potatoes, 10 bbls; white lead 200 Kegs;
grease, 5 bbls; saddlery, u bales.
Prices are the same as Yesterday, though
Corn is firmer. Holders to-day ask sscto
qOc in store 500 sacks choice white is of
fered at the inside quotation. Oats are
sCaFee and firm at 6Oc to Csc in store. Hay
on levee is held at SIS to 8 20 as to quail
ity. Bran firm: Is9 sacks sold last even
ing on levee at sl7 per ton. Meats are
steady mess pork 50 70 So 90 by dray
load, though by single barrel $50 is asked;
clear bacon sides are iohhipgs at 20 to 2nke,
though in round lots they can be bought
a. IaHc; clear rib 1914 to 1871; country
clear sides l9c TO 1870; shoulders 1910 to
I7c; country shoulders l4kc to I5e. Lard
is firm at zoe to 2OE in tiercas. and 22c to
2z in kegs. Sugar and Molas.ss and
Coffee are ,,,.l and unchanged. Chick
ems are scarce al 50 to S for young and
old. Butter steady at 2sc to Bic for choice
Western. Eggs are more plentiful, and
selling at 80 to 25e. Flour is quiet, with
demand mostly ina small way. Produce
is dull. Potatoes 81 20 to 50 per barrel.
Onions scarce at S3 neT barrel. Apples are
ia fair local demandiat 50 to s. per barrel.
Baggingi is firm; Py Ky. 2lf 23Ilc to 241ze;
Greenleaf 251zc to 26c; light homemade
". f5c to 1sc. All other things are un-
changed
qfthe Boston shoe market, the Leather
Reporter says:
Daily andextensive shipments continue
to be made to the Middle, Southern and
Western States, while New England Gus
LQl4E4H are mere III NOAA1ANAC40 bAC ADAt1 ~
ing in their supplies far the fall. Heavy
boots, hrogans and shoes have nat been
so much IN demand since the date OF our
last weekly report, as gentlemen's ladies'
aud children's calf and Kip
shoes. OF the latter sales have
been numerous, and they seem
likely TO continue so for some
time to come, as orders are fast pOUTtug
in to an extent WhiGA, %. laF rs we can
Fndna HhE Erwnlu in the markell 1l In9nA-
quGte to meet. The Western and South
ern trade in these lines of goods IS sensi-
blv increasing and as New England is not
vet half supplied, the call tor more will,
doubtless, be responded to hy HaeUfas-
tpre-s, WAC, Ia ala probability, VIII sue
coed il obtaining higher prices than those
BOW ruling. The market has fully sus-
tanned itself during the past week and
prices, generally, seem to be in
the ascendant as materials are
costly and labor Is higher than at this
period last wear. Recent concessions
made on mems boots and thick shoes are
checked BY the probable cost Of replacing
should late orders demand il, and stock
of reliable qualities of such now in hand
is firmly held at our quotations. Manu-
actUrer do not seem disposed to make
up goods in advance, and in filling exist
ing orders they have to pay higher wages
TO the workmen than heretofore.
Ofthe New York dry goods market the
same paper says: Trade is improving, and
there has been more business done during
the past week than for the week proceed
ing, This activity is in a large measure
iaqHCed py the very low rate OF fFe4ghtt0
the West now ruling, and it + Thought
that business will fall off when the freight
tariff goes up again. There is not that
frmness in the market for domestic goods
previously felt, but prices are nominally
the same, although the market rules more
in BUYERS favor: o. go A.i-