Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-07-25
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, July 24.-WsIl Street.
Gold is stronger to-day, opening at lllA
and closing at Ilz9ll21s. Loans were
made in the morning at l per cent. fOl
carryiL z; this afternoon, from 1@3 pei
cent. was paid for use. Clesrings, $SS, 900,
600. Governments are dull and steady
5-2Os for May and November advanced y
from the opening prices. The stock mar
ket has been active, with 3 much better
feeling. Prices advanced quickly at every
attempt OF the bears to cover the bulls.
The prediction is TN active and buoyant
market before the close Of the week. The
Northwestern advanced about 2 per cent.
to-day. The market st the close was
strong and higher, when the best prices OF
the day were II sCle. The chief features
were the Pittsburlg, Reading, Ohio and
Mississippi, North western, Lake Shore,
Western Union, and Hannibal aud st.
Joseph. The greatest advance was in the
ve-mentiOned stocks. The rise to-day
was attributed largely to the covering Of
short contracts, as many bears did not
like to remain short Of the market over
the Lake Shore meeting, to be held on
Wednesday next. Money is easy at 2S3
per cent. State bonds srs dull and
without material change. Sterling ex-
change, bankers bills, at 10Z. United
States coupons of 1881, 115k; do 62s, 5-2Os
11416; do 64s, 1879; do 66s, 113sk; do new
6-2Os, II21<; do 81 5.as, 1125s do SIS, II2TS;
do IO-4Os II21<; do currency IS, 113M. Mis-
sOud State bonds, SO; Old Tennessees,
70 /; heW, Tx; Virginia, new, Tx; do
old, 65; North Carolina, old, A; do new,
261z; Canton,771z; West. Q. Telegraph Co.,
81; Quicksilver, u9s; MaripOss, 1O4; do
preferred, 1854; Adams Express Co.,
8O5s; Wells, Fargo q Co.'s Express, 455<
American N. q. Express Company, 52%;
United States Express Company, "a; ;
Pacific Mail, AN; New York Central,
95% New York Central scrip, 91H; Erie,
29; do preferred, b5; Harlem, I255z;
do preferred, I81; Reading, MS;
Michigan Central, 10; PittsburE, Fort
Wayne and Chicago. l1911; Northwestern,
1071z; New Jersey Central, 1854; st. Paul,
5S3S; do preferred, 80; Wabash, 5s51 do
preferred, 80; Fort. Wayne, SO; Terre
Haute, "a; do prefsrred, S.; Chicago
and Alton, 10; do preferred, 12S; Ohio
and Mississippi, 447S; Cleveland, Colum-
bus and Cincinnati, 80; Burlington and
Quincy, 152; Union Paeifc, 275S Central
Pacific bonds, l2O5S; Union Pacific bonds,
81.
Dry GoOds.-The market has been more
active; indeed, business Is good for this
season among the principal jObbers, chief
ly in full packages, and staple eOttOns are
still looking up. Dwight X brown sheet
ings have advanced from 81 to 10c; do, J
from I051 to 10Ac; do, z from IL u to Ike;
Amoskeag u bleached do, from IL to IL nc;
Barnsley, 7-S, do, lOeDl011c; Bedford A
brown sheetings advanced nom to exc;
Conestogs A do, from to SIC; Pepperell
bleached corset jeans advanced from "A TO
141<c, all round. WOolen shRwls were
opened to-day by sonae agents, among
others, Pesse, Dale & Co, whose goods
were eagerly sought after at an advance Of
five Per cent. as follows: NJ. T. fancy long
shawls, 81 70; 72x144 inches, W. T., do,
So 70; 675Ixl35 inches, Y. T., fSncy, S. 75;
6Sx126 inches, do, checks, IS 20; do,
drsbs, IS 1904 Is: brown, "a %; T2x144
inehess extra stripes, sh 80; do, square
do, IS 80.
Cotton-Is in fair demand at lower rates;
2O7<c. Flour dull, and holders
are anxious to sell; sIperfine Western
and State, q zoos 90; common to good
extra, $5 1905 20; good to choice, S. Goa
8 20; white Western extra, 50 zoos 75;
Ohio,extrR, S. 35@6 20; st. Louis, IS 6O@
%. Rye hCur, s. SS(aB so. Cornmeal-
Western, 81 2593 30. Whisky, firm.
Wheat is in fair demand and the market
firm; No. l, spring, 81 Al; No. 2, 81 500
l SS; new and old red and amber, 81 $50
As; white Western, IL 3S9l 50. Rye,
barley and malt quiet. Corn is in fair
demand and the market firm; inferior and
common Western mixed, 64@675<c; good
to choice, 6s@69c; yellow, 7Ot973c; straight
Western mixed, for August, SIC. Oats
are in fair demand, and higher; Western,
6O961c; Ohio, 61GDG bay and hops are
Cod b in fair demand and
the market firm; RIO, ISkg1e. Sugar is
In fair demand and the market nrIn; tAir
to good refining, 91<@95Sc; Cuba. 9SlOc.
Moiasses dull and unchiInged. Rice, S9
$50. Petroleum, crude, 14A@14xc; re-
fined, 25zc. Pork, heavy new mess,
Sf4 20; prime, slz(9lSs prime new mess
Sl3@Is Is; September and October, Sl45kc.