Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-18
MARKETS.
IBY TELEaR RAPH.I
New York.


NEW YORK, August F.-Cotton, sales I2lG
bales; middling uplands, l94c. Flour So
lOc better; % 40g575 for super western and
s. 1907 SO. Whisky Arm al &c. Wheat Ia2c
better 81 lSGl Is for No spring; 81 40aI AZ
for winter red and amber western. Corn 81
GsSc Tor new mixed. Coffee quiet. Sugar
steady; sales 60O hhds AT SQg l0c for Cuba. Mo-
lasses nominal Rice quiet
Dry Goods-As yet the market continues
quiet and especially for the most KINDS OF
sGaple cotton, but prices are nevertheless
without much alteration, except Whinenton
A stripes, which were reduced rom 20 to
IKE; do, IS from l6 10 l516c, ana do, {. from
"a to 1916. Cotton bags were more active
we quote: Ontario A, 40c; 3, 46c and q SIC.
for Mol.
Exports for the week, s., ,2Ss ,74s, including
Hour, 4b,6H barrels; wheat, SO ,O59 bushels
corn, "a, ,4OS bushels; pork, 1917 barrels; beef
3 barrels.
Money-The money market in the morning
was qulet and easy, but later in the day IL
was IN good demand; STOCK brokers' rates on
call, TO per cent. Railway shares which 4
few days ago were loaning fiat cannot be
loaned at better than 4 10 per cent Ac.
counts from the Atlsutic and other principal
cities, generally state that money is more
active and dsarer than here Little is doing
in the discount line, nOfuinal rates for prime
paper7 10 per cent 1he currency balance
an the treasury according 20 Washington dis
patches, amounts 10 50, ,95o, ,240 a decrease OF
nearly twelve millions as compared with the
last statement, the explanation thereof is
said to be either the uest tuetion OF eleven
luli1lOnS VI EuulilaJ6u currency or the trans
fer of currency TO the pension fund; coin
balance, SlO ,Yo7 ,902 of which S33 CD fOO Is in
gold certificates. Sterling dull at VI. Gold
quiet Dut opened rather sJrOng on the report
of a French victory, but later IN the day IL de-
clined In prieei opened at lT7% and touched
lII4i closed al III 4gll75s under the firmness
OF BONDS In London carrying rates 5 per
cent. 70 fiat. Clearanees $4,000 00j; export.
Sl46, Coz The Treasurer sold s., l,OOO0JO In GOLD
at llTglH l-lO09lH 4-I00 Governments are
strong and higher under purchases by leading
German bankers. New Tennessee's 8,sS; ola,
go. suo treasury balance, gold, SIS, ,6il, 1872
currency, slS,7Il,4SS. 4 =
Foreign.
LONDON, August H.-Consols for money,
9las; account, Si14. american securities steady;
6Z's, 6l2; sos, 81; 67's, 50; lO-sOs, SO. AT
Frankfort bonds opened buOyant at ". Stocks
steady.
LIVERPOOL, August I7.-Cotton buoyant
middling uplands, S549S7sd; orleans ydg1sd
sales, 100 bales. CaniornIa white wheat, IOs
3D.. red western No sold at Is lodges i'd;
winter, ss lOd. Western hour, 24s 6dg2 21s; corn
No mixed, 3Os; Oats, IS I'd. Barley, 5s
Lsa,syIlIs.
LoUIsvILLK, August I7.-Bagging 2gIzd3Oc
Cotton unchanged, mlddltng lsc. Flour, ex-
ira family, % To- Wheat. al -osl 30. Oats 4Oc.
Corn, 81 W. bye SSe. Provisions dull Mess
pork $50 Bacon, l454@b549ls54c; Bulk meats.
i354 lo1saI1ze. Lard, 11c. Hams, sugar
sales I5S hhds at 4559054c for frosted and
trash TO lugs; u950c Ior good Leaf 10 medium
bright wrappers; - e996 70 for common to
good leaf
St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, August l7.-Tobacco unchanged.
Cotton, middling l71zc. Bagging steady. Flour
dun and unchanged. Wheat n %. red fall TO
choice, 81 24gI 81. Corn, yellow SUgS3. Oats
4Sg4S1zc. Rye, 7OG75c. Barley, S2%c. Whisky
&c Pork, 500 Bacon l412; clcear rib, I71Sg
I75zc; Clear, T715c. Lard, lB14Sl51zc.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, August H.-Flour Is unchanged.
Wheat, 2I2%c higher; No. 2 sold at g5eg6c.
Corn 2y2Lsc higher; 7les721ac Tor No. 2. Oats,
5+9lc higher, SS549S9c. hye I9zc higher, 7&1Sc
I0r NO 2 barley, 81 G9l Us. HighW1nes, yZc
tor iron bound. Provisions dull.
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, August H-FIour dull; su-
perfine, So %; double, 50 0O; treble, Sc z5.
Corn lower; mixed 9Uc; white 95c. Oats, 52a
b5c. Bran, y752c. day, S %. Pork, s3l %. Ba-
Lard, Jlerces, llS4ci kes, Is1zc. sugar, prime,
lSc. Molasses, oOeS75c. whisky, S2%c(gSI Us.
Coffee inactiye; prime, HzQgl71&c. cotton
steady; sales ltUJ bales; middlIngs, I714gI71%;
receipts, l33 bales; no exports. STERLING, 80.
Gold, nosz; sight q premium.
GIaCiaHztI.
CINcINNArI, August H.-Flour unchanged
at s. 2596 50; extra, S5 1895 w. Wheat No.
higher; winter red, No. and l, at 81 205l %.
Corn, Us7Sc. Oats, old, 50S65c; new, 40,a45c.
Rye, 769o0c. Barley, 81 OOegl 10. Cotton, l5a
lS14c Tor middling. Tobacco, l73 hhds., 81 a0ag
o ~ Whisky, sjog94c. Provisions dull. mess
pork, SIS 81. Lard. l514Gl6c. Bunk meats,
shoulders, l3e; sides. 5c. Bacon, l414@7eg nc
Hams, Az9z5c. Eggs, BIC. Butter, 25Qg30c.