Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-09
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YnRK.

moderate transactions. The stock market
has been strong and excited, with largely
increased business, and speculation seems
to have commenced without the big bulls,
who are absent, but this activity will
probably bring them back, when q very
active and buoyant market IL looked for,
az short interest Is very large and the
prospects of the country so hatIertng that
the bulls will not sell except at material
advance, The bulls claim that this IL but
the beginning Of an upward move, and
that soon there will be the most active
bull market there has been for q long
time. The most active stocks have been
the Western Union, Lake Shore, Union
Pacific, Reading. New York Central and
Scrip, The Improvement in the Western
Union is due to the report of TIE mana
gers Of the company, who have reduced
the capital stock nom forty-one 70 thirty
two millions by the purchase Of stock
with the surplus earnings. The Union
Pacific advanced on the favorable state
ments afioas In regard to the present and
prospective earnings Of the company.
The market closed strong. Money Is in
great excess at 2 to 2H per cent, and
large amounts were carried over which
eould not be loaned. In Southern bonds
Tennessees, Missouris and new South
Carolinss active; remainder OF the list
dull. Sterling exchange, bankers bills,
90. u. s. coupons Sis, III; do. 62s, 5-20s,
114sz; do, 64s, ia; do 65s, 1141<; do new
5-20s, 1l2Iz; do SIS, BIOS, 1l35s; do 6Ss,
I135<; 1O-40s, 1I35S; do currency IS, 1141S
Missouri State bonds, 955s tennessee, old,
70; do new, 751s; Virginia, new, y; do old
64Z; North Carolina, old, A; do new, 20;
Canton, 7s1<: Western q. Telegraph Co.,
6OS; Quicksilver, ll11I; MaripOsa, 1881;
do preferred, 100; Adsms' Ex. Co., 82zs
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express, 40; Ameri-
can Union Express 90 ,5526; United States
Ex. Co., 55; Pacific Mail, 43L; New
York Central, I2014: New York Central
scrip, 945S; Erie, 30; do preferred, s.;
Harlem, 1261<; do preferred, $50; Reading,
ll41s; Michigan Central, l2o; Pitttsburg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago, ll5A; North
western, 703[; do preferred, 9lA; Rock
Island, 1885; New Jersey Central, 1851;
st. Paul, 6lA; do preferred, 81; Wabash,
63h; do preferred, 50; Fort Wayne, 90;
Terre Hsute, 51 do preferred, 5751;
Chicago and Alton, ia; do preferred,
lbs; Ohio and Mississippi, 45H; Oleve-
land, Columbus and Cincinnati, 81; Bur-
lington and Quincy, l3S; Union Pacific,
s15s; Central Pacific bonds, I2O1S; Union
Pacific bonds, S75S.
Dry GoOds-There Is no change of i'm
portsnce to notice in this department OF
trade; business on the whole is inactive,
yet the prices for all staple fabrics are
steady and firm. Nsumkeag satteens ad-
vsnced to 16c; Indian Head heavy brown
sheetings, I4c; Amoskesg and Atlanta A,
1SHc; Pacific extra and Stark A, l3e;
Augusta, lac; Broadway, Ike; Agswam
F, lie; Laeonis o, IKE; AmOskesg
brown drills, 14fG141zc; bleach-d, 15c; do
coIset Jeans, 13Hc; brown denims, 25c;
Boston. 221<c; Columbia A, 221<c; Blue,
24c; Hills Semper ldem bleaehed muslin,
I6c; Hope, 14e; Ellerton W s, 14c; Greene
G, lie; Lonsdsls, lie; Mssonville, I75<G;
x fra 10
Lyman J cambries, q 5l(922c; dark prints
best, Il; delaines, zoe; reps, 20c; Man
chester and Hamilton, 2612c; paper cam
Drics, 121fO for plain, and 1910 for high
Cotton in fair demsnd, but at lower
rates, 1890. Flour dull and in buyers
favor; superfne Western and State, S4 80
as 90; common to good extra, 81 2O95 55;
ern extra, S6@6 IS; Ohio extras, s. 80
96 25; st. Louis, IS 50@e 90. Rye -four
and cornmesl quiet, and nothing doing.
Whisky nominal 94e. Grain-Wheat In
fair demand and prices higher; spring No.
2, 81 26@l 81, tile latter figure for choice;
No. l, 81 IS; re( and amber, 81 S5(9l 40.
Coffee in fair demand and firm; Rio, 1871
916c. Sugar firm and in fair demand;
fair to good refined, 95z997se; Porto Rico
and Cuba, l0@lIhe. Molasses dull and
unchanged. Rice. SG9c. Pork dull and
unchanged; new mess, S13 so; prime, 81
GIL %. Beef dull; mess, $89l2.
CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, August s.-COtton dull
and lower, 1e6191tc. Flour steady and
in moderate demand; family, s. 1895 so.
Wheat scarce and firm at 81 1O91 Is. Corn
quiet and unchanged at 5l@52c. Rye In
fair demand and higher at 6s970c. Oats
heavy; receipts depressing the market;
but not lower; mixed 30G35c. Barley
quiet and unchanged; fall, s09S0c. Gro
oeries unchsnged, excepting refined sugar,
which is one cent lower. Linseed oil dull
and unsettled and lower at S6QSSc. Lard
oil dull and nominal st 72(&75c; petroleum
is in good demand at full prices. Butter
quiet and unchanged. Cheese quiet and
dropping at 81 COOL So. Provisions-POrk
dull and unsettled; sales at Sl2 25. Lard
dull and unsettled; new steam nominal
at 82<c; old kettle, 9491sc. Bulk meats
dull and lower at SC; sides, sc. Bacon
dull and holders anxious to sell; sales of
shoulders at 61sc; sides, 754c for clear, de-
livered September; clear rib offered at
nc on the spot, but no buyers. Hogs
quiet and unchanged. Cattle dull and
nominal. Whisky steady and In moder-
ate demand as SOC.
LOUISVILLE.
LoUIsvILLE, August S.-TObsecO active
and firm; sales of 136 hhds; lugs, S8 5O97;
low to medium leaf, s. 15@13. Cotton
dull and lower at 1910. Flour dull and
unchanged; extra family, s. IS. Wheat
steady and in fair demand; sales OF choice
from store at 81 909l 30. Corn quiet, but
steady; shelled, Csc. Oats. new are sell
ing from store at 42e. Rye quiet at 75c.
In provisions there iE nothing doing be-
yond light order demand. Mess pork
is quoted at SIS in round lots. Bacon
shoulders, 671e; clear rib sides, Sc; clear
do, SIC, in round lots packed. Lard, 100
NE. Hams firm 81 l49l5o. Whisky
dull S9c.
CHICAGO, August s.-Flour very quiet.
WheSt-NO. spring opened firm and
excited, but closed quiet at u 0591 O6A
cssh, and 81 Ol1s91 OSzse for August, and
closed at inside price; this afternoon
heavy at 81 OO1I for August. Corn-No.
mixed H9Ae lower, closing dull at 4SA
G44c cash; this afternoon heavy at 43D
4316c for August. Osts-No. 2 active and
lower, closing at 301Sc. Rye-No. easier
at 54@55c. BSrley-No. 2 spring opened
firm, but closed duh at 81 10 for Septem-
tember and 631zc cash. HighWines are
steady and firm at sec. Mess pork, S12 80
ola S7]6 for September. Lard, SIC cash.
Hogs steady at 81 35@4 75. Cattle mod
erately active at 1906.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, August s.-Cotton dull and |
nominal at 19c. Flour dull and un-
changed; superfne winter, S4Q4 80; extra, |
81 6118(14 IS; XXX, S565 25. Wheat dull |
and slow; No. 8 red, In elevator, 81 II@ |
81 u; sample lots Of No. 2 red winter, |
81 2Ot0I 2I. Corn dull and unchanged; |
in bulk, mixed, on track, 421lc; do. sacked, |
SOC, Oats duh and dropping; in bulk, |
mixed, on track, S3c; do. sacked, S71Sc. !
Rye dull at SIC on track, 569Ssc sacked.
Whisky duh and unsettled; small lots at |
CSC, but can be bought lower. Tobacco |
stesdy, Hemp and bagging unchanged. |
Pork closed dull and lower at S13 Is. /
Bacon dull; jobbing and order lots of /
shoulders at 63Se; clear rib sides, Sc; clear /
sides, S<6STc. Lard dull; order lots OF /
choice kettle refined at 9A@10c. Hogs /
quiet at s. S564 25. Cattle dull and /
lower at 50 5O@4 s5 for native.
NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, August 7.-Cotton dull; |
sales, 125 bales; good ordinary, 1900 |
1890; low middhng, 17A@l7Ae; receipts,
15S; exports, none; stock, 4z,74l. Flour
dropping at 81 1906; Xxx, IS 25(96 so;
xxx, $6 1901 %. Corn dull and lower,
&C. white, zoe; yellow, 69c. Oats in fair /
demand; new, 4s(952c. Bran dull. Pork /
dull and nominal at sl4 70. Bacon droop-
ing at TIC; ribs, Sc; sides, e1sc. Lard ir-
tierce, 1011910zc. All others
Sterling, 239s. Gold, l125<.
TITUSVLLLE.
TITUsvILLE, Pa, August s-The Courier
reports the petroleum market as follows: /
road. 500 bbls.; on the spot,
40; do. 1000; do. AT; do. 1000; do, THUS
vile pipe, 4S5; do. 500; do, Church run,
40; do. 1000; do. 440; petroleum centre,
$50; gravity, 465; do. 500; do. As; do. 40. /
PITTSBURG.
PITrsBURG, August s.-Crude petro-
Ieum duh, but hrmer; spot for August, !
l25<e; sellers all the year, 1880; buyers /
ali the year, l25; refined very dull but |
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