Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-30

ubmit to a slight Increase in the cost,
owing to the advance in leather and the
opportunities Of workmen who, In most
Instances, have asked for and received
an increase OF wages. The Boston
msrket, says the Reporter, is still lively,
although not quite so active as it was a
few weeks ego. Prices are firm, with q
fair prospect that in the proximste future
thev will be maintained, ifnot advanced,
especially for light goods suitable for
suEnmer wear. The heaviest portion of
the spging orders being already in the
hands Of the manufacturers, the buyers
now are mostly retailers, but they are
purchasing very freely, and the amount
OF the weeks business ia considered very
satisfactory by the jobbing houses
Manufacturers find considerable uln-
Guilty in filing their contracts which
were tsken early in the season. on &C
count of the increasing and assuredIy
unreasonable demands Of the knights OF
st. Crispin, who sesm to regard capital
as the foe instead of the Indispensable
slIv OF labor. We have heard It sisted
bv MANY manufacturers that it viii be
impossible to execute all the orders now
on hand at this side Of the FIRST month OF
summer.
or the Louisiana sugar crop OF last
year and the prospects fer this season, a
private letter says:
The winter here has been extremely mild (or
opeD. a. you say, or soft, as might De saldD
everywhere, it appears rom al &C counts,
With Us ii has been very wet we naYe sen
.-,- r.Ne1. 10. hnr hug-a haEn nllnHrn win ram. !
which nrst impeded cur cane grlndlhg, anu
/ now pr vents our c1n~e-planting. cur planters
have had a hard time with their sugar making
! this wiufer. but the yield has been more imam
com mOnly satisfactory. ] did not expect a
crop Of more Than $1,000 MISUNDERSTANDING
thought these figures eHaggerateG-ouL LLuni
a accounts the yield viii e&cesd lUO,O-V noss-
beads. Never was The cane Known 10 ylelu 50
much. Ihe culture Lnls year VIII De very mOSH
augmented, and preparations are being maze
10 plant a large crop. Al the planters lhat
! made sugar last year are increasing tAeH Cur
ture. aud places that hzd been abandone1 since
the war are now being worked. S1ouId the
weather prove favorable, 1 look for = crop Of
$4,000 to $4,000 hcgsheads, and at prices that
are likely 10 rule next winter-In view Of the
Ievolutiouln ~Iubs-they will be worth double
the number TO US.
There is an active demand for choica
eating APPLES and one in the market.
We quote nominslIy 8 to SO per barrel.
The BUTTER market is fairly supplied.
Choice Western 40 to ass. Good so to
35c. Common 25e.
BEANS are il light supply and prices
steady 81 2 to 50 per bushel for mixed,
3 25 to So so for navy.
The PROVISION market is duh and
prices are weak, with good stocks Of
all kinds Of meats. Mess Pork 80 80
to SSs. Prime Mess % to $50.
Prime Pork S28. Rumps SIS.
JowIs 524. Clear bulk sSides 164
to lie. Ciesr Rib 16k to 1910. Rb
Sides ISL to I6c. Shoulders Is to 13te.
Bacon, clear Sides 174 to l72c. ShOul-
ders I43c. s. c. HAMS, plain, 10 to 1870.
8 @. esnvaesed 20 20 2lc. Lard, in tier
oes, 49, to 1919; kegs %! to 2lc; cad
dies q to 22e. Sales of Bacon n Bulk
Meats in lots on levee were made to day
al J to &c under our quotations.
In CHEESE there is no change. Socks
light and'pricss firm. Factory % to 24c.
E. D. q to 233c. w. R. p TO 23s,
Toe COFFEE market is steady. We
quote Ordinary 10 to 20ci Fair, 20 to
2le; Good, q to 23c; Prime, a to 25c;
Choice, 264 to Csc.
COBNMEAL is only in moderate supply.
Held in lots at 8 50 to SO 80. La a small
way from store S. IS.
The demand is active for all kinds Of
DRIED FRUITS. Dried Apples 9 10 lie;
Peaches IL to lac.
EGGS are abundant and dull at l692Oc.
In FLOUR there is Only a light trade
doing and prices sre weak. We
We quote SuperfiHe 6 to 81; y, Z SO to
IS; Xxx, s &c 30 XXX 50 and Fancy |
brands, 8 50 to Sl2.
GRASS SEEDS are in unchanged. Clover
is scarce at SlI per bushel. Blue Grass
s. 25. Timothy So p. Orchard Grass
81 Is. Herds 81. Millet 50. LuceTne
and White Glover 75c per ID.
The HIDE market IS active and prices
firm. Green 9 to 93c Salt 10 to lie; Dry
SAT-, zoe; Dry Flint, &c; Deer Skins,
grasn, 10 to l6c; dry, 80 20 35o.
In IRON TIES we have no change TO
note. Selling at 6 to 73c as 70 style.
Cape and Alabama LIME held at 2 to
81 25 per barrel. Utics l IS to 81. Louis
vile CsmeGt2 IS t. So.
SUGARS and MoGAssBs frm-tendlng
upwards, with fair stock and demand.
Fair Sugar IA to I4lo; Prime, 153 to I6c
Choice, Is to lie; Yellow Clari-
fed, II to 1Sc; White Clarified, Is to
I9c. HOLAssEs is also doll; Common,
20 TO Use; Choice, so to 90c.
In PkoDUCE there is continued weak
ness to report. Peachblow potatoes sell
in lots st g 90 on levee and ia q retail
say from store at 2 "A to So R1ssets are
in more demand st 2 IS to g; PiBkeys
dull 81 3 20 IS so. Essrly seed potatoes
are not in demand, baniug out OF season.
ONIONS are firm at 81 so per barrel.
There is a fair demand for PoUL-
TRY ard stock light. TaFkeys 20 10 S24
Geese 8 to SO. Ducka6 to So so. Chickens
g to IS SO.
Ia SALT there is no material
change. Large Dairy, in seven
bushel barrels, "a so. Small Dairy,
in 5 bushel berre!s, IS so. Large
Common, il z bushel barrels, 3 80 to
50 50. Small Common, in 5 oushel bar
reIs. 2 50 to s. IS. Tnese are quotations
in lots from iEss hsnGs.
From tie Bluff City Stock Yard we
learn that there IS a fair demand for
LIVE STOCK, with choice Western cat
tie scarce and higher. Hogs aud Sheep
VI 60pA 4hAAA~- a CtAaLb Gfbht HulAx J
poor oDs as well as poor beeves are in
excess ard very dull. We quote Ist class
Western beef cattle at 1853 gross; 81
els5s, 5 20 6s 81 3 to A.; inferior 2 to 30.
Hilch Cows, 80 to 500; Work Oxen, rs
to Sl25 per yoke; Hogs, 6 to Sc gross
Sheep, 3 to 81 per head. The market has
been active for q servicsable character
OF horses and mules for farming purposes,
whilst fine horses have been duh OF sale
only on account Of the great striDgency
Of the money market. The horse and
mule market has been Injured because Of
planters being unable to procure manual
labor according to expectations. Horses
vary in price from so to $3.50. Mules
from 80 to $3.50 per head.
Manufactured ToB ACCOs sre in godo
demand with prices firm. Stocks are
very fsir aud improving.
In WHISKY re have little change TO
note. Prices are weak. Highwiues 92c.
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