Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-21
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New Yerk.
NEW York, August 2O.-Cotton, sales 724
bales; middling uplands, 1896. Flour, loo
lower; IS 3596 90 for superfine western and
State; choice white western, s5 9097 20.
81 I5@l 20; winter red and amber western, 81 50
al 40. Corn, S5&S9c. Mess pork, S& so.
Dry Goods-Distant buyers are ayatltng
themselves of the low rates OF Western
freights, and are shipping heavy goods to a
fair extent, especially low-priced fabrics.
Augusta sheetings, i2c; Bedford +, S1zgSAe;
4Oc; Cabat B, bleached, l99l414c; Pepperell 6-4
do, Z71Sc; Waltham 6-4 bleached sheetings,
25c; do e-4 SOC; do 81, S5ci do l04, 4oc; Easton
SOC; Star checks No. LII are offered as low
as l61ze; white IS LII brings l6c, and 2 Ii
l4e; Gamers glazed cambrics are oT reduced 70 to
imported soft finish spool cotton soc; Will
mantle do, 75c, and Green & Daniels en-
Ameled cord 40c.
Wall Street.
Money and Stocks-Wall street wcs fever
ish at the opening this morning under war
advices, but afterward became dur until
late In the afternoon, when cxtravaganI re
ports were circulated of the Prussia advance
to the walls of Paris and great disasters 20 the
French army. Gold opened at Q65z, but fell
TO 1l59S. On the reception Of the war news 1t
subsequently, became nrmer, at ll554; de-
clined to iI45<: recovered to lis, and closed at
Ii45zGll5. Carrying rates l92 per cent, The
money market has ruled easy but steady; "a
per cent on call. The bank statement is un-
favorable, showing heavy loss on deposits
and the reserve Iessened S2,6SS 238. Loans,
S15,772 932-decTease, S2S74 esz specie, SO. .7SS-
567-decrease. sas SEQ; deposits s205 5Sl ,Sls-de-
crease, 9643,l76; legal tenders, 1855, ,20 de
crease, l.622y76. Sterling exchange dull at
~. gold. CleRrances, $5.587 900. State bonds
dull; Tennessees sos. Governments steady,
though not very active State securities, no
change since last evening; Gold very weak
Money 46l5. Exchange, long, 81; short, 105Z.
Stocks very dull and little change; Toledo
and Wabash, ~ do pssferred, e; 6,c Fort r
and Mississippi, S33s; Western Union Tele
graph. 341S; Pacific Mail, SS1A; Adams Ex-
press, So; Wells, lssI; american, 421S; New
Harlem, ls1z;. Reading, 9551; Michigan Cen
trail, llsi Southern, 9l; Illinois Central, 1864
sdc prsferred, S.; Rock Island ss MI..
waukee and st. Paul, 69ss-do preferred, 761<.
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. August 2n-FIour duh; Su.
perfne, IS Is Xxx $3.50; xxx Sc Is. Corn.
yellow scarce and In demand for Cuba, at 81:
mixed s5c (; white, s099Zfc. Oats, st. Louis
Bacon isaisSi<e E Hans sS assS 81 ESrk: i,sS 81
tieree and packers, H1zc; refined, i7s<c: KEY,
lsS WGstsasEy Gass6yy OTfefSs1 81 81 o. Coffee, prime 0
bales; Igood ordinsry, i41<@l15<c; low mid
ding. l81zgl7c; middling, h55ci receipts, &c
Il
Cincinnati.
CIECINNATI, August O.-FIour Sc onag ~
Wheat, 81 l5@l 20 for red winter; white 81 S0a
l 40. Corn, 75@S0o. Data, 40@48c for new oid
60@5sc. Rye, s0@S2c- harley, 81 lO@I IS
| Whisky S2@eae. Mess pork dull and nomi-
| nal SB 30. Bulk meats, l39l5c. Bacon. Is5Ze
for shoulders; l7c for sides; l7szc for cleal
sides. HAMS susar-eured. 2492akc Lard
i5s4c. Butter, as@S0c. Eggs, 1897c.
LeaIsvIIIs.
LoUIsvrLE, August 2s.-Baggtng 291<@s0c
/ Cotton, middlings, 1sc Flour, s. IS. Wheat
/ 81 20. Corn CSC Oats. 47e. Rye 85c Pro.
visions iirmer. Mess pork $50. Lard, nc. Ba
con, A2f@l71s@lS3kc. Bulk meats, IS1<gls5kg
| l71zc. Hams, sugar cured, 22@a4e. Whisky
| 9S@9lc Tobacco, sales n hhds at 81 5Oae X
| for trash TO good lugs; sl4 90 for medium
/ bright wrappers.
st. Lenls.
sF. LoUrs, August 20.-Tobacco steady. a
full prices. Cotton nominal BaRElng m
| changed. Flour unchanged. Wheat 2a2
lower q le@l IS for No. 2 red faIl; No.
white. 75e. Data, ss@42c. Barley, si@i OS. Rye
p6c. Highwines eic. Provisions dun. Mes