Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-16
MARKET.

The morning boat from above was late in
reaching the landing to-day, which was an
annoyance 10 our feed dealers. and especially
TO those who wanted the produce upon her
for the afternoon saturday market. Before
The -. Louis bOst,rwhich brings 20 large an
amount Of material for consumption 10 this
point, arrives at our landing. she stays from
one to three hours discharging freight for the
Little Rock railroad, OF the opposite side Of
the river. When She arrives early, this pro-
duces no Inconvenience, but when low water
or other causes have detained her, 20 the per
sons ON this side having p~erishable articles on
board, ne delay ofthe boat, while IN full sight
81 the city, Is trying indeed. Can nothing be
done, while low water causes delay, 10 remedy
this evil, which Often-Ou Saturdays eSpe-
~cially-causes loss TO our dealers2 Corn was
quiet; 100 sacks. yellow. in burlaps. sold at
&C, and $50 sacks OF mixed, in secondhand
sacks. at SIC: in warehouse. Sc for yellow and
&C for white were asked, with no important
transactions. The Chicago Tribune Of Thurs
day reports: Corn was more active, and
quite strong, advancing &c per Dushel under
an improved demand from both shippers and
shorts, besides a fair amount OF buying on the
part Of parties who bought To hold IN antici-
patton of lower lake freights, which they are
determined shall prevail" The st. Louis Re
publican Of Friday states; "COrn was In better
demand and strong in price; choice mixed
and yellow were preferred; white and white
mixed were quiet" The kilograms reported
New York dull and lower, New orleans dun,
Cincinnati steady, LOUISVILLE quiet Chicago
firm with a fair demand, -. Louis a shade
higher. These kilograms put corn In "a more
favorable position than IL has been occupying,
but VITA Us the absence OF n country demand
rObs the corn market Of all spirit. Oats were
perfectly quiet, buyers having generally filled
an their want yesterday, and rates remain
unchanged: &c was offered for a lot and re-
fused. The -. Louis RepUbttcQH OF the 18TH
reports oats firm and higher there Tor good
grades; low grades duii. In chicago, the
Tribune says oats are in better demand but
less actiye,as offerings were Jew, which caused
a slight advance in prices. The telegraph re
ports oats active and nrmer In New York,
steady in Cincinnati and Chicago qulel IN
Louisville, "a shade higher IN 81 louis, Inc
position Of oats Is evidently mueh hrhlel man
u was sometime ago. bTUH was Nittout
movement IN our market, ana quoted nfn NJ
81. Hay was quiet, with some inquiry Tor
strictly choice. The Chicago Tribune reports
il dull and a shade lower. CornHleGt Is Sill in
a transition state; sale are made al = o. bul
most dealers refuse that price and insist on
= di We give the latest quotations below.
Flour excited attention from the upward ten
dency Il Is manlfesting. We were questioned
To-day respecting our stateinentin yesterday 5
paper OF the poalhon OF The hour market, As
not being in conformity with private tele-
grams received by some Of our dealers Of an
advance Of 25c I'm st. Louis. our statement
was a simple display OF reports in public tele-
grams, published that morning, and Of ex-
sracts from papers entitled 20 credit. Any
dispatch thet stated an advance Of &c Oc-
CURED ia the ~. Louis -four market on Fri
day, deviatel from the truth. The telegram
published In the APPEAL this morning gives
the true stale OF the case; II says: "Flour drm
a few lots sold AT l0dl5c higher" "a position
Of -four has evidently improved every whore:
New York telegram quotes "nOur higher.
more doing New Orleans. snGur scarce and
&#@ MNAA
hrmer;' Chicago, "hour scarce and firm at
full p~rices-Wheaf active and higher Louis
willie, 'hour %aculNe;' Cincinnati, 'nour-de-
mand light but holders finn" In our market
il is difficult 10 decide upon quotations. IN
this great commercial ciFF We have no recOg-
nized grades Of -four, q fact not very natter-
ing 10 our mercantile arrangements. II our
business people would make The Chamber OF
mme an active institution, the tnspec-
Hon and gradingO Of flour would not be beneath
the attention OF that body. Our quotations
OF -four below are as good rs we can get, after
dfligent efforts, but they are not worth the
paper they occupy, in any absolute sense;
fhev merely show the relative values Of the
Medium and upper qualities; the lower grades
are too irregular for even approximatiVe quo
ration. Eg0s were not very firm; they rarely
are. in Memphis, when the rate Is over &c.
CdfeEeps were weak and unchanged a few
good sized young Ducks were selling Al 81
b7f1soeFa are higher and ~scarcer, loose, for ship
ming, are not arriving; sl4l 3 Is offered for
fhem. in shipping order iSthe general price
fhfs morning. Cabbage was in liberal arrival
and lower. Iron Ties are irneguiar; we
mad ouof,sl 10 usal S4gec Thursday lasi, bat
ne ind TO-DAY 80 lbs ouiside hgure with
most dealers. while 10 the trade tnefe are par
lies Offering still al $685.. ftdchcs were
arriving in plenty sad raies were below those