Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-10

Z Ithe quotations below are as fun as the amount
OF business win allow US 10 obtain. oats sold
as 3432c az the beginning Of the week and
have since sold as high as 35S57c. This has
not been an advance, however; the lower
priced oats had among them occasionally bags
rhat were nasty, and This injured the price
IOfthe lots. The higher priced oats were sound.
Inc position o. oats rs not strong; late
kilograms report them nrmer than they had
been in New York and New Orleans, and
steady IN Louisville and Cincinnati, but in 1t.
Louis they were quiet, and in Chicago had de
is the demand, on Monday last 1t was selling
az SIG, Il has reeuperated 70 some extent and
sales have been made at SIC % and even SI7;
The latest quotation will be found in the table
below. HGgfs especially heavy; there is no
callIor a oale except 20 lne CITY ana suburbs
some strictly choice would seel well but or
none Of II comes 70 hand.
Flour and Meal.
For medium and superior qualities of -four
there is a Steady demand, lower grades have
Little chanceo OF nndin customers in this mar
lkeL. Prices are steady 9th occasional "shad-
ing" to effect sales. CorGmedL, but a little
while ago 50 active in demand and 50 stiff in
price, has altogether lost It's position. The de
mand for IL has fallen TO a low ebb and the
price remaines low, though q change IN rates
I from -. Louis has strengthened II and an
SATURDAY.; We give the latestquotadonsbelow
1 This advance in freights has also stifeued
the pric Of -four and some other articles.
Dry Goods, Boots and shoes, Etc.
Our dry goods merchants to-day report that
q rnHlr business la-L week was the largest LnEN
ever knew in the hrst week in September.
! There are Arms that are already selling at the
rate OF from $500 TO 5000 per week. The in
crease IS in all the current departments Of the
business. Our table OF prices below has been
carefully corrected and country dealers will
learn from it what inducements Memphis has
to offer. The wholesale dealers in boots and
shoes, like those in dry goods, report the fall
trade fully begun, and the last a. the best
weeks trade they ever knew In the hrst week
in September. In paints glass and OF
building material, including sash, doors and
lumber, the demand has increased and
IA lively business is doing. Timers stock
is also In brisk demand, and in coal and other
oils a brisk business is doing. In canned
goods we advance quotations. on most ar
ticleS. Groceries are active, with few changes
in prices. Cheese we quote higher. Liquors
are improving in demand; rates unchanged.
BdifHg SUITS are irreguleri we give he rates
prevalent a the principal houses. HqrdWdre
is stin advancing; iron bar is &c higher;
nails are steady at thelast advance, 1928
Freights.
Freights are in a transition state, n quota
tons are liable 70 change any day; we give
below The authorized rates, as they stand at
this moment. The st. Louis river rates,
y vii be observed, have advanced
eraf OF The 7th has the following: ~Fiour
was dull ana unchanged. with a better de-
mand for low grades and q firm market for
choice. On wheat there was q very duh mar
lket, and prices were unsettled, with about
three cents per bUshel difference in views be-
tween buyer and seller On winter, and spring
dun and slow at quotations. Corn was also
very dull, but quota0ly unchanged. Oats were
inn; demand for choice and mixed white.
Provisions Gre dull, with "a downward ten
dency. There is something very curious in
the aspectOf the provision market. Nester-
day live hogs as viii be seen by reference to
the sales Of live hogs in this department,
| brought from &c to5l<c per pound gross weight,
while bacon clear sides were sold at lie. We
ask the packers OF this city to scan these
prices, and tell US, If they can, with the bacon
! market largely OyersOld, as II is at present for
September how they can avoid the
greatly advance before the fifteenth Of
Tie present month. There are orders in
the market 50 we are Informed, for English
meats for January. We warn our dealers
/ against the seductive appearance OF these or
/ ders. 1t f. said that the hog crop Of 1877 is
/ larger than that OF 1871, and this had better be
leeptitRs TRUTH" The Chicago fatenOceGn Of
I the TN reports: a fair degree Of activity
/ prices were weak and averaged lower. The
/ advices from Liverpool indicated a set
Of markets, with more favorable weather for
the crops. New York reports were decidedly
| unfavOrable for holders, and aided greatly in
producing the decHnein prices submitted to
here Flour was in better request, but sales
I orally held above the views Of buyers. Corn
was in moderate demand, but the continued
70 depress the market, and prices de-
clined hG34c, and closed weak. Oats
followed the other leading grains ia
sympathy, and sellers were forced 10 accept
reductions Of about one cent in order to dis
pose of their offerings. Provisions quiet and
l dull. Mess pork was dull at the decline in
prices noted yesterday. Lard quiet, but
hrmly held at unchanged prices" The Chi
cagO Tribune says: The glut Of grain Is now
more threatening than ever. Since the col
| lapse Of the wheat corner there has been a
/ rather active buying Of wheat Tor shipment,
on direct orders from Canada and New York
But since lyon dropped ouE there has been al
most no regular demand for corn fOrshipment,
and the proprtetors of the elevators have been
obliged in self-defense 70 buy up. corn re-
! nnfufgH The Leather RoTOTreT saws OF the New
I York market: Business among the wholesale
houses who have aSouthern and Southwestern
trade has been very brisk the past week. buy
| ers from these sections having been here in
full force and making liberal purchases. Al
though the season is some two weeks later
than usual, there Is a ta1r prospect that the
aggregate VIII amount 70 fully that Of last
year, from the activity at present displayed
Prices Of boots and shoes remain steady al
ton OF heavy boots and brogans, which are
not so nrm-"
Produce, etc.
ADpgss, Potatoes and Onions offer nothing for
/ special remark; prices are quite unchanged
and the present demand is not active. In this,
/ however, a change is possible. The drought
L which is proving 50 mischievOus TO cotton is
no less so to vegetables. They nave almost
ceased to grow In the gardens and farms
around us, aud we appear likely 70 became
wholly dependent on importations nom the
West. A few good potatoes are still shipping;
for rugssts IN good condition 81 is paid, for
loose. Cd6bdges are In increased demand at
- NAAA1H 80 N
s. 51a5 per crate; we now quote Sat. The
experiment of sending them loose appears 70
be discontinued; If the outer leaves could be
preserved by tying them down, this mode Of
/ transporting cabbages would answer very well
and be economical, some attempt has been
made % get up a speculative demand for
onions at the inside price, g Is, hat II appears
70 have come TO nothing. the demand not
being very active at present. Eggs have been
very scarce the last few days, and quoted up
10 Sc: on saturday, owing % the non-arrlVal
Of the boat from above N4Sc was o3talned
for the few on hand. Chickens have become
very strong and are in active demand at 25g
soc better than we quoted a week ago, as WILL
beseen BY referring 10 the table Delos. 090d'
out change, demand steady. No ducks, geese
or turkeys Offering or inquired for.
Provisions.
Bacon Is on the anxious seat; after an up
ward flight OF no common extent IL has begun
10 fall again, but how far IL VIII go, or whether
10 will again go up does not seem to be very
well understood. "COrners" are talked about,
and corners are very slippery things, Especial
~ bacon corners in warm weather. The tele-
graph reports Il duh in Chicago and st. Louis.
Hams and Breagda Bacon remain firm. Mess
Pork is unchanged, with very little inquiry.
( Lard Is unchanged and nrm-
Quotations for Feed are for round Tets on The
landing unless Otherwise expressed.
BRAN-Asking 81, N6 30 offered.
~BAoOS-Clcar sides, H7s9lle; clear rib, l0H
choice brands, i78Ise eakf6stb bacon, he.
BUILDERs' MISUNDERSTANDING cement,
RRs ose 6SSgT1sl' 3 3 80 ~ 8 7oi P5gTle5 as PaFiS b5 q q;
friedrich, 5g6 p 100; common brick, SSal0
e 100, a. the yards. Alabama lime, by the
BALTSG srUFFs-Bagging, ? and "a lbs, Is
/ 0lGc: iron ties 6dSkc, the former price for lots
Of not less than 800 bundles baling twine, a
BUTrER-Common dull at I28l5c, and choice
Western dairy in good supply at A9zSc.
BEEswAX-292e . pound.
CoTToNsEED Ero-Afmms we quote: Cot
/ tonseed in demand az SO . ton.
CANNED GOODS, ETc.-Prees per dozen are
As follows: Peaches, 81 @GG Si tomatoes,
/ 81 IS: strawberries, s.; raspberrtes, 2Gi black
berries, s2d2 .; pineappaes So cherries, E9
.; extra yesterday &pATasl tsinon sugar
! nound 81 25G2 IS. condensed milk, per case,
30 50ai8. Brandy cherries, g so; brandy
peaches s. 592 IS. sardines' % % for guar
cslSDIss@f1sht and fun weights y D
c4EEsE-FaOtOry, lssls7le; English dairy,
CoRx-sale Of 2s sacks yellow at sc and
5sc, 10 sacks yellow al sc, - SACKS "h'e al
60c.
CABBAGK-Less active at Si95 So
O~oREMEAL-No demand; Offering ~ y W.
COFFEE-He quote at l98Ac Tor no, A1z9
EGGs-Scarce at 254Z7c.
FB~oUR-Double extra, s. 1911; treble extra
SCI Is; family, $; fancy, Sst0 80; sale OF
FIsH~White ash, S5oSs 5 half Dbl; kits,
81 3; smoked herring, ma0c 2 box; new
81 68l emo large bhIA so S0aif; half h5ls,
g 9 Kits 4&9f 80. Quotations for mack
FRUIT-AppIes. sat 90 for common 10
choice. Lemons dull at 81 50.
GsooERfEs-Soda, &c for keg, and &c for box.
starch, fzH5 Is h. German sozp. gL0R7lLc.
Rice, sHa91ac, AS in quality. Brown and vel
low sugartn hhds l09I2c; soft refined white,
2dl2Sci powdered, I8Sc. Hard refined
" White crushed and granulated, I31Salss<c.
GLAss-Sxl0, $3.50; l0xl2, s.; l6xl4. 81 so.
EXlS, S.; leK2, A discount Of I5a28 per
cent. 10 boXes and over, S0935pe cent. Pitts