Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-06

MARKETS.
IBY TELEGRAPH.I
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, January 5--Cotton quiet and
weak; middling uplands, l31sc. flour uru
and demand fair; supernne western, y 90
65. Wheat dull and shade lower; red am
Der, 81 46Gl 49. Corn dull and unchangedi
yellow, 7SGS0c. WHISKY, 92982Hc. Coffee
firm and demand fair; Rio, l3Gl6c, duty paid.
sugar steady, with moderate demand; Cuba,
954glOc. MOlasses steady, with moderate de-
mand; New Orleans, 6297Ge. Rice dull ano
Dry Goods-A Few leading jobbing houses
are commencing 20 lay in their stock OF sta
pie fabrics, which are low, and 1ot likely TO
shrink in value, preparatory to the opening
of the early spring trade, but otherwise the
market Is OmparAtiYely quiet In prices no
alteration is observed as yet. Heavy brown
sheeungs, popular brands, with brown drills,
keep selling slowly at l2ISc, and few extra
brands Of the former bring l3C. White light
s4eetngs can be bought IS low as ll1zc; prints
move slowly a. lgz9llc for best makes.
Glasgow ginghams, l4c; Lancaster do, l5c;
ALnOskeag Canton iauuels, ZU,Gi9c, for letters
A and 3; hamilton Xxx do, PIC; Nashua a,
l31zc; HalOWell cOlOred jeans, ll1zc; tlark's
spool cotton, soc, and Amoskesg stripes, 70
g2lc.
NEW YORK, January 5.-Gold dull and
stea y at IlO1z9lt5s. Loans were made at
10 7 per cent. Clearances, 81, ,O0U0JO. Govern
ment securities opened steady, but alter sec
Ond call declined about &c; AOsed quiet at
decline. Stocks have been dull and heavy,
end business was on limited scale; closing
rates, com pared with the opening, show Z de-
cline Of H9%c. The Alabama ana Chatta-
hOOEN hdllIOhQ company, OF tue STATE OF Al
ALBANIA. have suspended payment of the
January interest on their first mortgage
bonds, on which the state Of Alabama is in
dorser. The amount OF these bonds is about
s4OO0.OGO The Governor of Alabama teIe-
graphed the State agent here, Mr.. Henry
Ileeves, that the obligations of the state, in
dorsed on the bonds, Will be responded to as
soon as the Legislature, which cOnveues on
the 18TH, can make necessary provision
therefor. Rumors were current yesterday OF
the suspension Of the eminent commission
Gordon. "
well founded. Tne suspension is attributed
to large losses on cotton, and embsrrsssments
arising nom operations in Southern railroad
property. No suspension for a long time has
caused 80 much surprise. The suspension OF
H0rswelI, Kinsley & French, ana also holden
q Bullock, dry goods merchants OF Boston,
was announced this morning. II is further
rumOred that large firm in the sugar trade
at Boston has failed. These continued BOs-
ton failures have caused an uneasy feeling In
financial circles. Money quite active early in
the day, at per cent. gold, but before the
close Of banking hours Il was easy at : per
cent. state securities dull and heavy old
Iennessees, 65ci new do, 6Z14c. Sterling eX-
change, iO9.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEAss, January 5-Flour irmer; su-
perhne, S. 6214; Xxx, s. So Xxx, 50 Corn low
ct; yellow, 20; white, g. Hay firmer; prime,
SO; choice. S809Sl. Bacon, clear sides, l3c;
hams, I992lc. Sugar weak; fair, 75z975zc;
prime to strictly prime. 82z9lOci white, llA9
I254c; others unchanged Cotton quiet;
sales, 740O bales; good ordinary, lSHgl312c;
low mfddlings, l854al4o; middIings, lAzG
l455c; receipts, i03lS bales; exports to Liver
pool, l2,069 bales; stocks. ~, ,5l6 bales. 5ter-
ling 20 sight, Is dis. Gold llO1a-
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, January 5-Bsgging qulet at
s5a25. Cotton dull; middliFgs, 1876. Flour
quiet; extra family, S5 .. Grain very dull
Groceries hrm and demand good. Hogs quiet
at 614G654c, Tor medium and choice: receipts
continue very hghti total killed, S3,I7A
Provisions drm, and demand good, Mess
pork. $50 Bacon l015@ll149l2ci bulk, 714gl0
9lO&c. Lard, l2c. " Wht-ky, 81 Tobacco
hrmer and unchanged; sales to-day very
CINCINNATI.
CNCISEATI, January 5.-CottoD duh and
unchanged; middlings lie. Flour. demand
fair and prices advanced, at S. 60g5 Is. Wheat
scarce ana firm ut 81 lBQl Is Corn steady,
with moderate demand, at 5}d54c. Oats IA
firm, asking SIS .. Lard demand light and
holders firm, with small sales at IlGllLc for
steam and kettle. Bulk meats-fall prices
asked, but not in demand; shoulders &c; sides
9AgH4c loose, and &c higher for fully cured.
BacOn-Only a limited iObbing demand at l09
llGllEc packed. Hogs demand good at fun
prices 90 4O4b 90. Green meats quiet and
weak; shoulders 6hG65sc; sides Sis9S55c; hams
I0A9l14c Whisky 57c,
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, January 5.-FlOur firm and de-
mand fair; extra winter 81 75a5. Wheat-de-
manu fair and prices advanced; No. red fall
81 sol 80 Corn closed dun and lower; mixed
4AG4654c Oats 59a4Uc RyeS2c. " hisky sec
Provisions quiet, with only limited jObbing
demands mess pork SI9 Bulk meats 654@99
81 ]agl0Sl14c. Bacon nominal Lard lie nOgs
lower at s. sOg6 30. Cattle unchanged.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. January 5-Flour extra spring.
quiet and unchanged. Wheat, No. . quiet and
weak and lc lower, closing at 81 lOGl l012, and
this afternoon easier at 81 Og34al 0yIs. Corn,
No. 2, 58c lower, closed duh at 43lIc, and un-
changed this afternoon.
NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE. January 5.-Cottoa steady: low
middlings, 1916. Bulk meats active; clear
Sides lO4c; clear ribbed, I014o; shoulders, ne
Lard, l25ac. Rump pork, SIS. BacOn-coun-
try sides and hams, l3EGl4c; sugar-Cured
hams l71Sc. Corn, Csc. oats, SOC. Wheat, SOC
@el. Flour, 81 5O96.
MOBILE.
MOBILE, January 5-Cotton firm; mid
dHngs, l4Ac.
CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, January 5.-Cotton quiet; mid
dlings, 1890.
GALVESTON.
GALvEsToN, January 5-Cotton dun and
nominal; middlings, 1870,
SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH, January 5-Cotton in moderate
mtddltngs, 1870. Net receipts, 1888 |
bales; exports; to Great Britain, 1878 bales;
coastwise, lO26 bales. Sales, 1900 bales; stock,
FOREIGN.
LIVERPOOL, January -Cotton-tendency
sLasl<d; sales, To- 900 bales. Corn, 8Is Cd.
LONDON, January $3.50 pm COnsOls, |
BPS; 5-4s 1862 opened at S95s, and declined to |
39E; 1855, $685. declined to S}1 1857, SIS; l040s