Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-16
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orders came in quite literally by the
packets. Prices are much the same a
yesterday. The receipts to-day per river
and rail were as follows: Ale, . barrels.
bagging, 100 pieces; bran, 202 sacks; boots
and shoes. 265 cases: bacon, IA casks, q
tierces and 5 boxes; crackers, 200 boxes
corn, 25s sacks; meal, 70 barrels; cotton
warns. 80 bales; cattle, 4 head; candles
100 boxes; chickens, "A coops; dry goods,
% cases; drugs, . packages; eggs, 2
I boxes; flour lls7 barrels; hay, a bales.
liquors, u packages; lumber, 35 NJ; oats.
q sacks; Oakum, 10 bales; shot, 81 kegs.
soap, % boxes; tobacco, Y boxes; tin, 3
boxes; assorted merchandise, 3s~4packages
There is no change in FRUITS. All
kinds are duh and nominal.
The supply of BUTTER is equal to the
demand. Choice Western, Is to soc
Common duh.
The stock of Provisions is rather light,
but the demand is in a small jobbing way,
Mess Pork is selling at SIS Is to S35 80,
though lots now arriving cannot be laid
down on our levee at less than So 50.
By the single barrel S35 70 to SIG are the
prevailing rates. Prime Mess, $50 80 to
$50; Rump, S29 to $50; Jowls, S25 50 to
S26; Clear sides, 20 to 2O1kc; shoulders,
1917 to l6lzc. The lot of country sides al
luded to yesterday were sold at lac, and
shoulders lac; Sugar Cured Hams % to
25c; n sale of 20 tierces was reported az
23%e. Breakfast Bacon 20 to De for
Plain and Canvassed. Lard in tierces
1917 to 2OJzc; kegs 21lI to DE caddies 22}z
to 2Sc.
The stock of COFFEE is ample and prices
firm. Inferior to choice Rio 10 to 25ei
Java IS to 3sc.
The PRonUCE market is duh. Potatoes
retail from store at - per barrel and in
lots 81 so to l %. Onions dull at - per
bushel or s. q to 3 90 per barrel.
The FLOUR market is well supplied, and
prices are steady. We quote Low Supers,
s. to s. 80; Good Supers, - 75 to So; X,
Sc 25 to IS 80; NX, 81 to s. 50; Xxx and
Fancy, S to so 80.
The MEAL market IS stiIl unsettled.
Thirty-fve barrels of fresh on levee sold
al 3 50, but the mills supply the trade at
= 40 in lots. Kindred, 81 g. to s..
EaGs are scarce and firm at 2Oc.
In FEED the transactions to-day were
light. 4 small lot OF corn sold last even
ing on levee at s2lzc, but holders gene
rally ask Sc. Selling at zoe from store.
Oats are irmer; % to soc are the levee
prices to-day for new; soc was refused for
a lot. A consignment Of about 500 sacks
Of bran was offered at SIG on leree. Hay
is Irregular new, $50 to s22i old, S2l to
SO.
The HIDE market is quiet. We quote:
Green, 9 to 91zc; green salt, 10 to lOzc;
dry salt, Il to 17Kc; dry flint, 2ie.
The demand for LIME is improving and
prices steady. Alabama s. to ~; Utica
81 75to2. cape 81 s. to , %. Ohio river
81 40 10 l 80.
There is a fair supply of POULTRY on
hand, Young chickens range from 50 90.
to 8 3. old s. = to ..
The demand for RICE is moderate
and stock ample. We quote Louisiana
and Carolina at Q to Zoe per pound.
The stock of SUGARS and MoLASsEs is
ample for the demand. Louisiana l2E
to 15kc; yellyw clarified Is to I6lzc; white
clarified I6K to I7c; A, 1917 to lie; hards
~ to lsa,
TAR in kegs s. . to 5 30 per dozen.
In SALT there has been no mate
rial change. We quote: Large dairy
(seven busheI barrelsj 81 90 to 4 20: small
6eirv (fYe busbel bsrrelsj 8 50 to 8 70;
large common (seven bushel bbls.j s. 80
to 8 50; small common Is bushel bbls,)
81 so to 2 IS.
There is a fair demand for manufactured
ToBAcCQ ana stock gooe.
The demand is wholly local for LIVE
STOCK. Western are held at 3 TO &c
gross; Texas So to % per head. Sheep
scarce at 81 TO per head, Hogs dull at
~ to Sc gross,
The demand for WHEAT is fully
mp to the receipts and prices are
firm. We quote 30. ! white 81 IS to
l 40; No. l red 81 20 to ! a5i No. >, 81 20
to l p. Rejected, 75c to 81 10.
II WHIsKT there is no change. High
wines are scarce at 81 Os to 81 10.
The demand forBAGGING isgood for this
early stage in the season. We quote
nominally as follows: Greenleaf, p to
26ei Heavy Flax q to 25ci Heavy Ken
tuoky g to 2Gc; Todd's Light 10 70 2Qe.
The demand for CoTToN YARNS is light
and prices firm. No 400, p to 24c; No.
500, Ole; No. COO, Ice; No. 200, lie.
IRON tbs are nominal at 7 to Stzc.