Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-04
TRADE.

displayed upon Front, Union and Sther
strAats to-day, that BUSINESS had already
=, in for the season. Drays were going
to ard fro; sidewalks were crowded nth
Dcyes, barrels. crates and evely enac'+v-
able kind OF pa kages seemeat5 W. G@2!s-
ing removaltc steamer CT depot, md u
such quantities as would irCica-e this .
enc gf. i -attEs Eery best aaY rsr some
weeks baea-. The impression mas pre-
vailed all along that business would set
IN early this year, but we do no think
the most sanguine Of Our merchants ez-
pec,ed to DO anything like the trade now
doing.
Those Of citizens who take an in
terest in the movement Of cheap labor
held at a meeting at the Chamber of Com
merce last night. A report Of the pro
ceefipgs viii &c found elsewhere,
The FRUIT market IS improving in
price. Choice Apples are in demand at
81 50 to . per barrel, loose. Pears are
scarce; five barrels sold yesterday at 50
per barrel.
There is some choice Western BUTTER
in market at 2s to 3Oc, but the demand is
rather light.
We have no chang p R-te "a fReTis-
.C@s. Mess Pork IS firm at S35 to 30 30.
Prime Mess $50 to 81 30. Jowls SD 50 to
q 90. Clear Bacon Sides are steady at
1888 to zoe. though one dealer quoted at
IgHc by the cask. Shoulders l5% to l6c.
Seventhousand pounds countrysides yeE3
sold at Ice. :. C. Hams % to 25c.
Breakfast Bacon % to sc for Plain and
Canvassed. Lard in tierces 20 to Die; kegs
% to 22lzc; caddies 22h to 23c.
There is a steady demand for e8FFEE
and prices are arm, IRferioE to choice
Rio, 10 to 26c; Java, SO to $50,
There is some PRODUCE coming In, but
prices are declining. Potatoes are duh
at 81 50 to l rs per barrel, loose. Onions
are abundant and dull; selling at 50 per
barrel from store.
There is little CoRNMEAL in market;
| 81 barrels fresh ~ levee sold at 81 40, and
a lot coming by boat from Dyersburg ls
held at 81 80; kilndried, s. g t. q IT.
lltg
An effort to force EGGs up to-day was
only partially successful. We quote at
l2L to l4c.
The FLOUR market is firm but hard to
quote. as usual. In the absence of a Hour
inspector the brands coming TO this mar
| ket are as various as and almost equal to
the number of barrels. We quote low
supers - 70 70 s s. coed super 50 so to
! C 90; y IS % to = IS; Xxx 81 to s; XXX
and fancy family s. 50 to 10 50.
The FEED market is again unsettled.
There is 40 Corn on leTee, A small let
/ Of u SACKS held there sold at 600, hut in
store prices ranged from 81 to l O5. Oats
/ are dull. Old are selling in store at Toe,
while new are held at Csc. 4 lot of the
! latter. slightly damp, was offered at soc.
/ Bran SIS TO 20 from levee and store. Hay
SIS.
Very few HIDES are coming to market.
Green, 9 to 9]zc; green salt, 10 to l0Ec;
dry salt, Il to l7Zc; dry lint, &c.
In LINE there Is material change. Ala
bama, S2to 2 %: Utica, 81 70 to l so; Cape,
q 20 TO ! so; Ohio river, 81 40 to l so.
The demand for SUGARS and MoLAssEs
remains steady and prices are tending up
wards. We quote Louisia2a I2H to l51zc
yellow clarified l6 to lG}ze; white clarified
i6H to I7ci A, 1871 to 17ci hards ~ to
1sc.
There is a fair supply Of PQVkTRF oH
hand and prices are steady. Young
chickens % so to 3 so; old 81 to 4 so.
The stock Of SALT is good and prices
steady. Large dairy tseven bushel bar
rels) 81 50 to 4 70; small dairy give bushel
barrels) So so to3 IS; large common (seven
bushel bbls.) 50 30 to 3 50; small common
Is bushel bbls,) 81 so to 2 IS.
In TOBACCO there is no change to ncte.
All manufactured goods ale in Iair ae-
mand and stocks moderate.
WHEAT in slowly. There is az
active demand from millers at ) to y
per bushel.
WHISKY is up another cent to-day
Highwines 81 10 TO ] II. Proof FaQtiheq
81 18L to- o.
We quote BAGGISG nominally as fol
lows: Greenleaf, % to 26ei Heavy FlaR
% to 24c; Heavy kentucky "a to 25c
Todd's Light 10 TO zoe,
The demand for OOTToN YARNS is light
and prices firm. No 400, p 10 24c; No
500. Gle; No. coo, l9ci No. TOO, I7c.
IRON TIES are entirely nominal at ~ K
SIZE.