Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-25
TELEGRAPHlC MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW EYoRK, February 24.-Cotton decidedly
lower uplands' 23lse sales; 1900 bales;
spring, 81 l2aI IA. Corn, mixed, 539g3c
Rice quiet Coffee steady. Sugar-Cuba, 81
GlO19c. MolSsses quiet; clayed, &c.
Dry Goods Market-The general trade
shows an improved feeling throughout.
Breached brown cottOns are unchanged. The
market is pretty well sold up. Prints are very
irregular, with an offering Of business by
reduction in price. Freeman's prints are
jObbed at $40.
Money Market-The events of Wall street
to-day were the most important since the
opening of the New Year. The 1881 bonds
sold at premium N gold, while the latter
fell to l61s, under enormous sales and news
from Washington that the Senate had passed
a resolution against the further Increase OF
currency, and from London OF further rise
in bonds. Stocks also fell from / to per
cent. The market was for a time on the verge
of panic. The rush to sell was great, and
weak holders were freely slaughtered by
brokers. Governments also fell OF in sym
pathy with gold. The day was altogether
gala one Tor bears. Money is a trifisInore ac-
tive 5G5 on call. Sterling quiet, SsgS1s. Gold
opened ct l75s, declined 70 los and closed at
l65A Clearances, S9,0DeOG0. Carrying rates.
4a7 per cent. Governments lower, but closed
steady. state bonds steady; Old Tennessee,
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, February A-FlOur-Spring ex.
s. 1904 %. Wheat, SO5sc, Corn, 6915c Oats,
935gS94c. RarE, 81 I21aG25 Il Lard, I41Zc.
Bulk shoulders, lOc; rough siGes, IL SHORT
rib m1ddles, ljs4c.
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, February y24.--Tobacco-sales Of
lS7 hhds, Tugs, az 8 5OgI 90; Leaf $50 So Cot
ton duIl, 241S. Grain and Groceries unchanged
Pork, 81 75. Bacon shoulders, PIC; sides, ,I61<
a1c; Bulk shoulders, lI14c; sides, l5Gl514c.
Hams, l93ac. Lard, tierce, l6c. Whisky, "a
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, February 4.-Flour dull;
family, s595 .. Wheat, 81 06gl OS. Corn, IS
g72c. Oats, 52g54c. Rye, S5asSe. Cotton dull
at 21Zc. Whisky, 95c. Pork, 81 50. Bulk
shoqIIdiers, lg54ei "a, sides, l451gI5c. Bacon
i4549Il55&c. Butter 80gS5c. Eggs, 2Jc. Sugar,
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, February "a -Flour-superfine
81 25@4 So Wheat, No. spring, 81 10. Corn,
lG2c better, Oats, 49953c. Whisky, 94c. Sugar
ga MoIasses-Nothing doing. BiIk
shoulders, l154e; loose clear sides, l5c. Bacon
shoulders, H14gl21zc; sides, l6149lTc Hams,
lS9ls55. Lard, l41zgl5c.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, February A.-Flour un-
Gsq69c. Pork. easier, s29 OOgs 25. Sugar
I dull; prime, l2e. Molssses quiet, 77gS0c. COf-
teeLFafr, 54gi3!4ei prime l714g 1aci others
unchanged. Cotton unsettled 14c Logger
| middlings, 221zg2334c sales, 1000 Sterling,
261&. Gold, lB1G. New York sight at par.
| Transactions in sterling, francs and gold
were unusually heavy to-day.
FOREIGN.
LONDON, February A-MarketS unchanged.
| ConsOls closed at 92ss for money and 925z for
account; 5-20s, 80; 1866, 3952 1867, S815; l0-4Os,
| S514.
LIVERPOOL, February 24.-Cotton closed
/ quiet; uplands. uA9I3Sd Orleans, u149
l l5sd; sales to-day, 10000 bales. Corn, 26s Sd.
PARIS, February q. The BOurse is dull at
| 73s 90c. The French Atlantic Telegraph Com
| pany, at its last meeting, declared diVide dend
| Of 1 q per cent. for five months, being from
| the opening OF the line for business, on the
| 18th of August, to January 18th, the date Of
| agreement with the Anglo American Com
/ pany.
| FRANKFORT, February A-Bonds firm at
| 945zG945s.
| HAvRE, February 24-Cotton quiet, l3455
adoat. lS755 on the spot.