Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-28
The following is S comparative daily


The weather was clear and delightful
Business, though the movement would
not eompsrs with the activity OF lest
week. was very fair. Orders were not
large bat quite numerous. There are but
few chan IS In the market. Merchants
and dealers are firm ct questions. In
speaking Of provisions the s.. Louis Rs
publican remarks: Like an army hav
ing In view some grand demonstration
but undecided as 70 the most effective
line of seton, the provision trade during
the weak has been quiet yet IL hss shown
an undsrcurrsnt OF hrmness that has
scarcely been p~sTosptible 81 any previous
period of the season. The "buA" Interest,
which il evidently increasing, is about
satisfied tbst prices are lower than they
should 5s-msEsUYing the value of proYi-
sions By thst Of any ether article of food
aud evidently have IN prospect some
early hut 81 not dem0natrstiVe sctiOn,
with q view to shaking of the depress-
ing ind fences of the "besFs" which has
hung IKE an incubus sround b trade,
and Il q not improbable that something
may be accomplished within the incom-
ing month. Ga The other hand the
''bsars'' contend that the trade is beyond
the power Of bsing galvanized, that there
were TOO many hogs and necessarily there
IL too much msst, and that as last year
the market has entered upon its spring
ana summsr dizziness and viii continue
To decline as ths DAYS lebgth6n, " Sd
not pretend to dscide between the con-
dieting opiniOus.y yet We may be permitted
10 remark that the enormous shipmsntes
the unprecedented consumption, and the
Nelstive Chszpness inviting consumption,
ats not precisely the BEST anteosdsnts 70 q
dsclsQs, even If they do not present . for
tifespicu from which q sally could be
made to the discontinue If not the over
throw OF 8 party having no Organization,
and relying more upon what IL had done
than upon what Il is nov wiling to do.
The movements Of provisions this year ss
compared with last ear, p their intro
ducIiou into new countries are 90 great as
"a dfssmies any fear Of the future ifthey do
not point directly 70 material increase ia
their volume; bat II the market is un-
aided left to itsslf. the upward movement
may not snsue until present holders may
nave Dsrted with their stocks and those
most deeply interested In the trade desire
no benefit from Il
Broom Oorn-rhe demand was light snd
quoted 81 S5o19o.
B~utter-Ihs supply Is greater than the
6emsnd. Choices Is quoted ct 25G28c;
Zine. 20e; common 70 fair, i2H9lSo.
pa0afuR-Tns movement In bsgRing
- Gehf. We quote: Hemp and Tax,
s-Ib. i7cs ~ 10, Isc; iron ties 5G5xei
battling tWine, 10.
CottonE8Sd, Egc-Ab miua We 4uOses
0ottonsssdi Ia demand ct I'll PER ton. OILS
~sor 1efned, e0e for crude. $50. Oil CAKE
&c. Meal, sc.
0ornmsa-Rseeipts were moderate,
w,th . AR order demand. Sales were
ms6s On the leFee st = A85@oj on ofosrs'
es SO00 SIS.
FzSs-Recsipts were large and prices
1oWsT. Sslss we're inside for large boxes,
1sal7e; small, $50.
GroSsdss-Ordsrs wsIe fair while the
1ocaI demand vas light. We quote;
Gbesss-ebsddsr, l6Xe; English dairy,
1oaQoe Nails ars 6rm ~ 5 25g5 g
49,. soda. 6Ls for keg, AID us
zor box. M0lzssas-plansstons a. A
case: svrups, f997oes Louisiana sugar
Srsn FetEis. sXa11Ho; yellow olari'
49, f@K4I1s<es white olaFidad, 12A
11a..hard rs6ned white, IsH&lszc; soft
Sssre5 13ai8Ko. CSrolins Elcs-primS
49, 1910. Starch, 695Hc per pound
0efsei a stssdy s. ~quotsaozs' hios ZIG