Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-17
MARKETS.
GBY ELEGR HI

New York.
NEW YORK, May l6.-Ashes quiet at 5s7e fOI
pots and pearls.
Flour dun and heavy and lOc lower; sales
| 500 barrels at 81 SOGSj for superfine: State
| IS l095 so; common TO choice do 81 S095 10;
super western IS lOas5 90; extra do, IS lOg
| 40; round hoop Ohio, IS 4596 Is; trade
| brands Southern flour. dull; sales of $50 bar
| rels at S6a6 IS for common 10 fair extra,
| steady; sales of 200 barrels al 81 5Od5 IS.
| COrnmeal quiet.
Grain-Wheat dull and slightly in buyers
favor; sales Of s., 900 bushels at 81 O2GI 20 for
| No. spring. Corn dull and heavy at 81 O6G
| y for new mixed western, 81 IA for western
| yellow, and 81 Is Tor old mixed western AHiye
| quiet. Barley dull. Barley malt dull. Qss
| shade nrmer; sales Of 200 bushels at 66ssJ
| 6Sc for western.
Provisions-Pork irmer; sales of 800 bbls at
| 50 SlG2y 70 for mess S2 O0G3 50 for prime;
| SO 50g8 25 for prime mess. Beef steady sales
of 200 bbls at llal5c for new plain mess; l614 "a
| l63Fc for new extra mess Tlerce beef steady
sales of 800 tierees at s2598 Tor prime mess
| and $50 for India mess. Beef hams quiet; sales
/ l2O b6ls at sS9Sl Cut meats firm; sales OF
/ 200 pkgs at l2dl2s4c for shoulders: I69l7c for
hams; middles are quiet but firm. Lard is
quiet; sales of $50 tierces at l51zal69I61sc for
steam; l654Gl7c for kettle rendered.
Butter hrmer at l4SSOc for western and 2O9
/ 35c for State.
Cheese quiet at s9ls]sc for common to
prime.
Cotton heavy and lower; sales 500 bales at
4 2S3sc for middling uplands.
SJearine quiet; sales of $1,000 pounds at l69
/ l634c. TallOw dull; sales of $1,000 lbs at go
| gfc. Grease dull; sales of 5000 lbs at SIG
Whisky irmer; sales of 800 b0ls at 81 10.
Petroleum steady at l574c Tor crude and 2714c
1 for standard white.
WALL STREET, pm-Mouey easy; call
loans 10 5; prime discounts to :; exchange
/ drmer; 60-day bills 1897.
Gold strong at Il4s4; rates 49, and 45
| Governments strong and closed the highest
/ Of the day. The supply OF bonds on the mar
/ ket is unusually light Union Pacific 4lg4l5< (;
/ income S63sdSo13; land grant 76d7Sll, lSt
mortgage S5aS51s; Central 931< $685.. south
erns rrmer in south and North Carolinas
and Missouri's; the balance steady. Ten
nessee 6s ex-coupons, BO54g6l3; new do 5654 Ia
| So =: Louisiana 6s eX-cOupOns, 751ad771E; new,
la1ga 7sVs Is; 'sSba s s. ,6 6g5iSSisf2
Railway speculation was quite animated
and during the afternoon higher prices were
made in the entire list New York Central
and Reading touched the highest point of the
season. The leading features Ofthe market
were Rock Island, Northwestern, New York
Central, Reading, Ohio and Mississippi. The
immediate cause OF the rise was report from
Washington that "A new tax bill was intro
duced which relieved railroads rom the tax
on gross ceceipts. Miscellaneous, dull. Ex-
press, dull but steady.
Cotton heavy and lower; sales 400 bales at
2219c for low middlings and 231ze lor niddling
uplands.
ST. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, May l6.-Flour firm and Un-
changed.
Wheat-medium grades easier. Corn easier
at s5e9Sl 10. Oats steady at 62964c. Rye firTn
at S}aS4c.
Whisky dull.
Provisions very active and higher: Pork
S30G3O =. Bacon higher; shoulders held at
'31zc; clear sides sold at l7s{c. Lard steady at
9e31 &c for tierce, and lSc for keg.
Cincinnati.
CISCISNATI, May lB-Provisions firm and
active. Mess pOrk-sales Of 100 bbls at $50.
Lard firmer AT l6l4e, and closed quiet. Meats
active, with slight advance; sales of bulk
shoulders at lie; rib sides l5c; clear rib l51Sc;
clear sides l61sc; total l80 0Oe lbs. Bacon firm
sales OF 80 hhdS shoulders at Egl8Lc; clear
rib 1910; clear sides l714c. SngaI-eured hams
1870.
Flour quiet; sales of 4lO bbls at 81 65g4 go
Wheat inactive, but held at 81 lOal I3 for
red: sales of white lbs bushels; total bOO bush
els. Rye dull at 97@9Sc. Corn very active;
sales OF 80 600 bushels of ear at 81 o. on SPOT; :;
ZOO bushels at 5996lc; choice Is held al blg62e.
Cotton 214c for mtddlings.
Whisky, 81 Wdl "; held at 81 W. ;
Bagging, 61Se. Hay dull at l59lSe. Hemp
advanced TO II S2,9l 50 per ton.
Sugars steady. Coffee active at ls92}1 &c for
Rio.
louisville.
LOUISVILLE. May 70 i6-Bagging firm with 8
good speculative demand; round lots, &c.
Cotton inactive, with downward tsnden-
'Flour-Good local demand; stock ample;
Grain-COrn, less active and lower; choice.
81 209l ~. Wheat, nominal at 81 Oial % for
red and white. Rye firm at 81. Oats firm at
zoe. Barley, sOc weak from store.
Groceries quiet bat drm; RIO coffee, 221zc
Prime n. o. sugar, l2c. Prime n. y. molasses
7Oe.
Hay quiet and weak; stock large; choice
from store SiS 50. 81