Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-31
MARKETS.
GBY GRAPHJ
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, May 30.-Dry Goods active
! There is but little business to-day, as it is
kept by many as a holiday in cOmmen ora
/ ton OF the decoration Of soldiers graves gem
| orally. The market for all staple cotton and
wOOlen fabrics is firm and bcoyant Red
Bank and Quidnuuc bleaChed muslins are
Amoskesg brown and b!eached denims fell
! of lc and now sell at 2ic. Prices otherwise
! without important changes,
NEW YORK, May S0.-Flour quiet and un-
changed So 1896 35; shipping grades extra.
| Wheat quiet at an advance; red aud amber
] 81 67Gl 81. Corn quiet; mixed Western 7O9
| 545zc. Whisky steady at 925Sc. Coffee dull and
nemlnali Rio l513gl51Sc sugar steady and
| IN moderate demand; Cuba 9gg5zc Molasses
! duu} Cuba and MuscOvadO 42c Rice 5<991{c.
WALL STREET.
NEW YORK. May S0-Gold quiet and strong
lll3zgllts. Governments steady, with a limited
| business. stocks opened wesk, New York
/ Central selling down 10 Ss56 but cliques soon
rallied prices. The market was becoming
/ quite active when the board adjourned out OF
respect 10 the Union dead. Indications are
that the market will be strong and higher
tomorrow. Money is easy At 3d4 per cent.
There was no second call for Southern sGEuri-
| ties, out the entire list was steady.
COTTON.
NEW YORK, Nay 8O.-Cotton steady and In
moderate demand middling uplsnds 175sc.
NEW YORK, May 8O.-The New York Cotton
Exchange held its annual meeting to-day.
The annual report states the sales from Sep
| tgm1er 10 to May IS at SO 96S bales, besides
contracts Tor future delivery for lgS7 425 bales,
/ a large portion OF which hes not been official
lylepOTted. Hanover building has been pur-
! chased as the headquarters OF the Exchange.
! A committee was appointed to nominate can
| dates for officers for the ensuing year,
ST. LOUIS.
/ ST. LOUIS. May Gl-Flour dull and very lit.
/ Tie doiugl extra fall s. S0G6 70. Wheat dull
| and unchanged; No. spring Chicago 81 80
| ! 26; No. 2 red fall, by sample, 81 a7al CO. Corn
| dull and shade lower-4s95O%c for mixed
/ on track, sec for sacked. Oals declined to soc
! IN bulk, aud Jbe sacked. Barley dun at 81 for
choice spring. Rye declined TO SjGS5c. Whisky
! SOC. Mess pork dull at sl6 25 loose dry sRltsd
/ clear sides offered freely and without buyers.
/ Bacon extremely dull and round lots offered
| at concessions without buyers; jObbing and
order lots sold at "a 7, 9, 14@914C; hams, SUE
| gar cured and canvassed, l5lac Lard-ChOice
kettle and refined iobbing lU%glEIc. Hogs
/ duh st 50 1904 o. Cattle dun and lower
| 81 1904 80 for good choice.
CHICAGO.
| CHICAGO, May O.-Flour-extra spring ouIet
and firm at s. jOGG p. Wheat-No. spring
| quiet and firm and 5ac higher, closing steady
EJ 81 =; this afternoon Uull at 81 2t7s8l ~.
/ COrn-NO. mixed nrmer, closing at 52c; this
I afternoon dun at 52gjLlsr Oats No. 2 L63Ec
! lOWeF1 closing nTm al 4e1sc Rye-NO. quiet
and steady at S3gS314c. Barley No. . spring
| dull al 6Jg7Oc. Hlghwines SSgSS1Sc Pro-
visions dull, mess pork closing at SIS l2SG
/ 10 p casa aud seller June. Lard closed at lOc
! cash. Dry sRlted meats quiet and unchanged.
/ Bogs active but easier at 50 S0G4 %. Cattle
CINCINNATI.
| CINCINNATI May 3O.-Cotton-speculativ
/ demand higher; midd1ngs l61I9l65zc, the lat
] ter asked, Flour dull and dropping; family
/ So 1896 80. Wheat dull and dropping; No.
! red fell to 81 43. Corn dull and dropping at
| 53c Rye quiet at 81 OOGl O5. Oats steady at
| 5285jc. Eggs declined 70 l5c. Butter ad-
! vanced for Western Reserve to 20922c Cheese
and nominal; SIS asked. Lard duh and m
| changed; lOc asked Bulk meats in fair de-
mand but at lower rates. sales 100000 pounds
shoulders at 515c; clear rib nc. Bacon dull
and dropping az 65S, 81, and 71Sc, with sales.
| Hogs dull and dropping at SO su94 TO- Cattle
loweE-$5s5 per ewt gEp9sis sheep duh and
/ but holders firm at S75S9S5c.
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, May 9O.-Cotton armer and held
higher; middling l6c, Flour fairly active and
nrm; extra family IS 90. Wheat scarce but
at CSC for shelled. Oats in limited demand;
prime &c. Provisions very dull and lower;
mess pork SIS bacon Z, 81, aud &c; bulk
l2c for kegs, Hams-sugar-cured l45zc; plain
l35zc. whisky quiet raw SI9SSc, L al tobac-
co firm and active; sales 1876 hhds at 81 TO
&c for common to good lugs; 65z9l65zc for low
TO good leaf, and 20 to 403Sc Tor medium to
/ bright wrapper.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, May SO.-Flour dun and
dropping; superhne S6 l29z; Xxx 50 so; Xxx
78c. Oats easier at 64Ig65c. Bacon dull at
l65zc; no sales. Sugar hrmer; fair lO9l01Tc;
prime ll1zc; all others unchanged. Bank
sterling 235s sight q premium; gold III.
Cotton active and higher; sales aS09 bales;
good ordinary, l45s gl456c; low middling, l51S
9l6c; mlddling, l65Sci receipts 2O7l bales no
exports.
NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, May SO.-Colton active; low
middling, 1870. Bacon clear sides, lO1zc;
shoulders, 71zc; sugar-cured hams, packed,
l51lo. Lard he Corn zoe. Oats zoe, Flour
IS 2GS %.
CHARLESTON.
CHARLEsroE, May 80-Cotton frmer; mid
ding, l61I6l6Jzc; net receipts "a bales; sales
1000 bales; stock 9665 bales.
MOBILE.
MOBILE. May 3O-Cotton quiet but steady;
middling l8o; net receipts l8 bales sales
20 bales stock 20 332 bales.
FOREIGN.
LONDON, May 80, 4:S0 p.m.-ConsOls, 982s.
u 5 bonds Of 1852, 905k; do old Sos, sO1z; do
'67s, 925s; do lO-4Os 50.
LOSDeN, May 30, 4;SO pm.-sugsr S6s 6d9s7s
on spot.
LIVERPOOL, May 0-Cotton-middling up
lands, 73sdi middling Orleans, 71sd. wheat
California l2s I'd. COrn-NO. 2 mixed 33s.