Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-02

>. TRADE
There wss no essential charge il the
general market. Rscsipts were light.
None by the rfver. Railroads. are crowded
to their full capacity. the result Of which
hss been TO advance the rates on freights.
Flour, meal, etc from Cincinnati, e0c per
barrel. Other classes in proportion. See
rates below. This, Of course, has bad the
tendency 70 advance prices. Receipts are
likely 20 be Light for several days, as We
hear nothing favorable from above; how
ever, the weather has moderated, which
Il one favorable feature.
In corn there were no receipts. Parties
receiving yesterday Wers holding stiff sc
T0c, but made no sale. Sales were made
by others as low as-62Zc for inferior
gunnjes, and at 64e, with enc sale
Of 500 sacks ct CSC. Dealers report
IS to zoe as 60 quality and condition,
Stocks in store are light. Stocks in con-
signees' hands ara liberal, but holding at
zoe, with some at this limit. Supplies are
likely to run low before navigation opens,
which viii not be ssrlier than next Sun
day. Steamers are not likely TO arrive
from Cairo before the first of next
week In oats there WAS some movement
on orders at SOC. Dealers are asking 50 20
$50 Hay wss stiff, but no important
movement, holders asking $40 for prime.
Bran-None on the market, and selling
out Of store, 81 so.
Strictly choics butter Is sesFcs, selling
readily at 2S@24ci other qualities, from
Hk922e.
Eggs were in lighter supply and sitter,
selling st 25&2So.
The provision market was firm, deslars
holding stiff st X 70 Ike for clear sides.
and Indifferent at the inside fZure. Ths
light weight which was largely On ths
market lsEt week mas b5eu worked of.
le6ving merchants free 20 realize full
I 49, .,-ak h--E-- .,Tz e. -
10000 pounds Of clear sides 81 z zoe. This
meat cannot be sold for less han 7Kc,
which figure viii be the inside price bs
fore the close Of the week. Tie demand
Is fair, but b advance has zIiRhtIy
chscked the activs demsnd We had last
week and the early part OF this. The ad-
vance We DO not regard 81 wholly perms-
nent, as Cincinnati is from 4 to Hc shove
Chicago and st. Louis, merely, in oar
opinion, Scsuse the Cincinnati market
is more accessible TO the southern trade,
owing to the suspension of navigation
and the crowded state Of rsilCOsds leading
South. This may or may not be the case,
bad taken advantage of ths Eitussion, and
that as soon As navigation opens, meats
VIII drop. Mess pork Is tsHding up-
ward, but we make no Chsnga in
quotations. Sales we're made s. tbs
lsvss st $l4 90. We quote; Mess
pork, Sl4 5OGI5; In baeon-uIear-sIdes,
SIC; shoulders at 7b97zc aid scarce;
clear nib, few in the market at
zZc, with but IitBle demand. Blk
clear sides, KG7Kc; shoulders, $1,000;
clear rib 7Mc. Breakfast bacon. quoted
st I0o. sugar cured hams, I3L@ 4c /
Dressed hogs are In light supply Wits
8 good demand; Memphis dressed, TIC; !
country, 7@7Kc, owing 70 condition.
Dressed beet, 7l6c; EuttOn. 9Nl0c, and in |
HaUunn IarA-rTnrra QAIn1NLua maa- I
l0L9ilc; caddies, 11z@l2Zc2 PAL, D0 |
llHc, Some merchants ars sekidg even 1
figures for lard, and viii probably realize
il before the close OF the week.
The demand for broom-ccrn vas light
The best bid 3 holder was able to get on s
lot of fair was 4c per pound.
Owing TO the difficulty Of ~transports-
ton and the advance In frsights, -four has
advanced fully 25e per barrel. The sd-
van Of treights Is zoe psr barrel, Stocks
are light, and should the demand increase /
on the present light stock, prices VIII fur
Their advance. There Is -four of extra
fancy bland selling ss high as $40 so. We
quote: SuPers, So 5e96 IS; extras, 50 75@
z 70; good family, 81 50GS so; fancy, IS IS
99 so.
The dsmsnd for cornmssl was fair.
Holders were asking s. so. Receipts were
lisht.
C-otson-seed, ete.-At mills. we quote:
C~ottonseed in demand at 81 per ton. OILS
-for refined, SOC; for good, 45c. OH cake
There wss no essential change in fruItg.
Apples are in good supply sud steady, st
S. 5096 50 for choice, and 3@4 50 Tor other
qualities. Oranges are scarce, and qaobsd
az sls020 per barrel LsmeDs are Gull, st
s. 60@6 50. Crsn5srriss, strictly choice,
were selling at SO We quoss, rom Sll@
10 Dried sPpies, 70, Dried peaches, 8
98hc.
holders Of potatoes continue firm, net
WithEtzndinz occasionally q considerable
sale Is made under. The demand, owing
TO the cold westher, has been Light on or
ders; 500 barrels Of rQssets changed hands
at S. O2H, 800 barrels Of peachbloWs at 50
and 800 barrels pinkeyes At So. One or
two safes were made 8 shade under these
Early varieties range from "a to 4 rs. In
onions the market is fairly stocked, and
at different prices, from 81 2599 Is
for common to choice, and slow at these
For the latter there is but a light
c~Onsnmptive demknd. 0niOn sets are Ia
moderate demand st 81 25622 so per
The supply is very fair. Hominv
the levee is quoted at 81 1905. Krsnt,
FOR choice, IS selling st Slg0u for null
slzs barrels, and Is for small. In beans
there Wss but 3 light local demand, 1t
6043 25. Csbbsges we're in good sup
ply. and selling at different prices, from
0OQ8 % /,
Live stock is An demand Ct full prices;
from common TO choice, 8H&6c; |,
hogs, 5M45Hc; shsep IN demand st &c
There Is q good demand for hides, and
tive the following IS the quotations.:
Flint, Der ID, I9c; dry saited, l5c; green
eke, and green, 79So. Dry deer
ssn st 800. S~heepskinB, No. l
are worth 81 zach, and common 25c@Sl, Z
The grocery trade was fair on orders,
but few personal buyers were in the mar
zet. In coffee there Is . 6rmsr feeling, 6
md viii probably 90 70 25c for the low
yrsdss. Last week the steamer Erie
srrived In New York from Rio Janeiro ,
With 1900 bags, the largest cargo syer !
st that port. She brings =
be latest sdyices, sad holders in
New York claim that these adVices fur
lish ground for great confidence in the
present rstes. Tit stock, b
loEeYer, In that city Il gradually aug
Denting, (l2l, 600 this Wesk against SO, 600 =
asst, and II buyers continue co hold of, =
{ s thought tina the chances are IN favor
Il lower prices; however, many take an
view Of che case. The general
Of sugar, 10 figures, Is summed
10 as follows: The consumption OF sugar a
n Europe and Americs during the year y
ST. rsacbed1 SIT 900 tons, against ! $4,000 4
ons In 1870, and 1855, 800 tons in 1859. !
These figures show an increase In the :
oDElmptiOn IN 1871 OF 4S,c tons, and In q
$40 over 1853, I70,O 600 tons. This increase :
D the consumption, without q CORES 7
increase In the production, re- :
ults each year In adecrease Of tbs stocks 4
hand, and Is the sus Of tbs present I
Ugh price of the staple. Nails are steady :
S, though We notice Still a few on the \
market at q 20. Cheese is in good de- :
nsDd for Cheddsr, which Is quoted ct I
Molssses plantation, at 400 7
0ci sugar house syrups, 40976e; Lou 7
stans sugar, open kettle, SHGllc; vel 2
oW elarihed, 1OH0uHc; white clari-
H9RZc; hard refined, white, 1874 !
9l4c. Carolina rice-prlms new, 9@9Hc. z
starch, bG0Hc per pound. Coffee Is firm Is !
QUOTATIONS.; Rio, 24@27c, according 70 I
.ushtys Lagusyra. Ah@Hhc. Salt, per 4
lsrpoA ~ 1908 26, As 70 brand; sacked,
IS.
The market vas nearly bare of poultry;
i've chickens selling readily at SS05 sol
,er dozen for comnoE, and S4a5 for
holes. Turkeys were IN light receipts;
However, the demand wss only moderate,
4 Sl5Gl8, Geese and duoks-nons In the 9
nsrket. and IN fair local demand. Dressed z
.hickens sold at % per dozen. Dressed :