Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-31
FINANCE AND TRADE.

FINANCIAL AFFAIRS were without
any variation yesterday. Exchange was as
basore at 81. discount for Fall River, Bos-
ton. Providence and other eastern cities for
siobt bills. 4; on New Orleans =. The selling
rqte on an points IS par. Gold was unchanged,
broKers paying loaGioaz. aeeo riding 10 the
Quantity, the larger the lot the bigger the
,,-lca. Nothing doing IN stocks OF bonds. We
round a broker who has taxes TO pay for
clients on various pieces Of property, al q los
10 comprehend his county tex bill. The
county tax was put down Al twenty, /" but
only RI teen was allowed 10 be paid in scrip,
the other nve being demanded in cash, be-
cause O.. one-fourth OF the whole was for the
poor house. Why, then, was not ''cOunty"
Pat down al fifteen aud hve, not at twenty, as
the twenty is not one whole bat consists OF
Two partse There was sale, al 81 ofso0 shares
Of Raleigh railroad stock having the endorse
ment OF Shelby county. The sales was neces-
sarily medc 81 the time stated, or, u Is de-
clared. a higher sum could be got, as holders
Of the bonds expect 10 have judicial deci-
sion In q few Gays That Will MAKE those ponds
equal 10 county scrip.
THE COTTON MARKET yesterday did
not turn out 20 be all that had been antici-
pated from the irmness in the various mar
kets Of the day before, but II ssowed a slrong-
er feeling than had been exhibit on any
previous DAY OF the week. New York on
thursday showed signs OF Iecuperation, but
yesterday 10 was dull again a, the same price,
fiAze win sales OF Z579 bales. New dreams was
active and finn al ia'4c, with sales 81 ~
bafas IfVerplol was unchan ed at I'D. End
700 bales sales. IN our market there was
axaiu "a good inquiry, but TIE oueflnSs Were
limited. many tables being covered. especla1ls
OF favorite cottans; the market closed "a lth
considerable nrmncss. sale, - reported BY
those par iciuatilg, were ~ iodus = repacheu
cotton, lSci ordinary l5c; low 5 5niooA ts' 80
ike. ana 1870; mldqnng, i.54es ~ - So
gooI 10 ddling, lac, and l41sc. Inc COTTON eN-
change quotations remained unGltered, As
follows.
sl~aI ~ az
GOOD ordinary --. '--- '------'-1s 9.
Aow iltadlng ------'---''----'-'--- lei
g tfhI1UE us
IS'd "a
,fgee market was frm with q good demand
OF riugs light; sales, 800 bales OF which ex-
rarJers look 80 bales.
COTTON STATEMENT.
st,-r- seutenber l. Is.f......-....-.. jSsl
Raceived since last ststemOnt..-- 2i5g
Received previously - oa'i-' '''eoi
shipped since last statement ..... Sis 7l,7l5
shipped previously ---..---..--..-...sS,As5 f'1l'
stock at noon this dsy-..-.......-..... 2iso
-lus fsr this week....-..-.........- u,
f-cus far last k......-..-,.-... 81
1900 - mem her I'D b, 81
Wrmphis and Charleston raj .'l..i --.-.---. -
A-ts>i~-Ipp and tennessee raj odd -
\ 3, \, q - = n I, I'M. Is ms n =
M-np,'Is and Ldrtle Rock railnoad-.--.-.- -
I.,'-5l.isd ger waEons and ot -er sources 80
ENPOKTs- -
rhus lsr this NyeeC-.---.--...-.-.- ,t.s
frhus far last week aAt9
since sc .Iemner lst--..---------- ~. |
sf-rn ohls and Charleston railroad ----- 4sS. |
Wi-sf-St1ni ana Tennessee rallroac-------- " |
i. q y. Is. = X.
Steamers 20, 20