Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-20
TINANCIAI. BUsTNEss remAiDed We

] FINANCIAL BUSINESS remained yes
teTday where last week left it, dun. There is
/ liule demand for money, and little would be
got IL there was. The feeling Of distrust that
| was left after The panic OF year ago has been
I revived by the late heavy failures In the east
] Distrust leads 10 accumulation Of money in
I stesd OF lis distribution, ana energy thus finds
4 Itself without means on The one hand, while
| The general apathy neutrauzes ali enterprise
on the other. The general business Of The city
! Is Gull in the extreme, but cotton Is active Al
lower prices. hNchange remains as previous
1 " reported; New York and other eastern cit
1 les discount, sight bids = discount; New
/ Orleans a discount, selling on ali points al
par. The brokers were paying lG+ for gold
] selling al 10, and little doing. Taxpayers are
! bsginniDg 20 inquire for county scrip, which
uCw quotes higher. the broker Offering - and
selling at s. There was an inquiry about city
I gold bonds, but IL resulted IN nothing
charleston railroad stock Is lying quiet now,
1 the spirit OF speculation is 80 dead; but 1t is
Z Vigilantly watched and, when brighter feel
I ings once more encourage operations. We
shall certainly hear news Of it,
THE GENERAL MARKET remained yes
terday in the same quietude that existed
al isst week there vas no eoat IN
] C-Tll II in small demand; the last sales were
al f3c for shelled and zoe for ear-cOrn. OdfI
have been quiet all week, few selling oGt from
stOrei the landing price was generally &c but
there being some orders at the end Of the week
aud little in stock, the price advanced 10 90
&C. Bran has been exceedingly quiet; the
last sale was al 81 so, an advance OF t0c over
previous sales. Hay has been hfelesS, the
principal sales being Of Arkansas prairie at
SIC; some mixed timothy sold al So. C0FHHedl
was very dull all week, the demand being
slight; there hare been no arrivals, and sales
were made daily at 81 .; yesterday the quota
ton was - 2),Ii .; Illinois has been selling
/ freely at 81. pOfIfOcs have been constantly IN
I good demand at quotations; sweet potatoes are
/ neglected, snd can be had a. low As = per
barrel. Cabbage has been in fair supply and
demand at Sll a hundred head for choice, and
/ = a cratei none OF those were on hand yesier-
/ dsy, but medium were Offering al - crate.
I Onions are IN improved demand AZ quotations.
Dr. Ell tiits are held at prices too irregular for
quotation; the demand lOr them IS very slight.
! Oranges are to!erably active. Louisiana are
the only kind IN the marKet; lemons are
quiet Pea ltgS are in very slight demand, and
are held by but one dealer; there are no es-
tsblishod quotations, and no basis on which
shippers can send lots here. Ctesfllts are in
50 little demand that the only thing that
could be done with a lot that arrived was 20
peddle them out by the bushel. Appies are in
good supply, and lower than week ago,
Crunberries have hardly come into use yet;
they sell al SIP 509i8 a barrel. Eggs
have been quiet all wee k. generally al e2el23c,
which was the rate yesterday also. Chickens
were very dull at the opening Of the week,
bat closed in better demand al - 5O95 %; hens
tTOm s SCAT W, with few Offering and readily
taken. Ducks have been in moderate de-
maud. Geese have been sent in beyond wants
and have sold down 10 $ U194 ". Beg guar
seen no whole hogs yet. Butter has been
quiet with no change in price. Bacon and
have been falling heavily, especially the for
mer, as viii be seen by referring TO the figures
below prices have, even AFTER the decline, no
nrmness. Meas pork Is scarce only one house
has II: there Is little inquiry tor A. BredAgttsf
bacon has also been scarce, but can row be
found at lower prices. Livery al tlc4e OF bacon
and bulk PORK Is extremely scarce, tie Uncer
tainty Of prices making IL difficult II not inn
possible, 10 buy 50 as TO sell without loss.
Quotations are for round ig's, unless other1rise
.rDresged. and for feed end produce, iepee
s-Frrae hugnF TnfFg In
fiona ciy higher.
APPLES sND PEARs-Apples are IN good de-
mRnd. with an ample supply common 10
choice, e 5095 80; fancy and oellenowers, y 20
BAL1NG sFUFrs-Bugging duh, quoted l4g
l5c, as in weight end quality. Manufacturer
agents are Offering lois Of p ID in store At
1870. Irvine, per 70. is4l5c. Ties per ID, &c
SIC for spliced old, TO 7S'54c for regular pat
terms Of new.
BFAN Very light trade, with medium s. p
a. % Ter bushel, as In qualify, and navy q -
. Bj-T4l EGrhoIce Ss@s5c; medium, 25sSoc;
there l. little Inquiry.
BUrTBEEs' MArEKIAL-Llme, per Obl., 81 30
a %. Cement, Rosedsle' s. 25e5 %; LOUIS
81. Brick, per n, rs IN quality 3 sl2i nre
brick. per hundred, s. j096. HAIR plasters',
CaEFsE-Good stocks and an Improving de
mand At l51s9l614c for chedder and western
CoT,roN YAKss-Qmet; No. 400. 1879; No.
CoIroS-sEED, ErC.-CottOn- seed In demand,
and sells on arrival al $ per ton. Crude cot
on-seed oil per gallon, (. o. b, 40 &c. OH |
CABBAGE-t'rstes at s. for medium.
COCOANUTs-l'er hundred, s. 50.
CELERY-Per dozen, 75c.
GRAN EEERIEs-Per Dbl, 81 j9glS.
CORN-Noue on landing; slight demand
CoRNNEAL-Sales at s. 208i 81 Illinois meal,
" demand very quiet.
kGGs-Nery quiet; sales at . e.
FLoUR-QuieL with sales az s. Sl9' ~ per
Dbl for inferior to fancy in ttore, including
medium at S5,s6. Buckwheat -four, sl so
DRIED FRUITs-Too irregular Tor Quotation.
GRIrs-Per Dbl, 81 25,S6 50.
GROCERIEs-Hard refined white sugars Ia
9I214c; SOFT rehned, yellow and white, Fac
llS<e; hogshead sugars, lV9llAc' GAtlned
nominal. Molasses and syrups per gallon IN
borrels, 5099Oc, as In qcallty, including Louis
lana new, mich Is scarce Tea, as IA quahty,
scaSl 81 Rice, Sa0c. Coffee, RIO per pound,
Pc BIOL. domestie, s. sOa2. sosI-e5erInssn per
pound 51S96. Candles, E3S9ls5a, Snuh-o OF.
bottles per dOz.. SIS 75alO; uz slle51 ~; lins,
! o., t56,5 .. soda, 6e714c- Starch, 5149te.
HIDES, ETC.-Steady; buyers Offering prices
a. annexed; Hides, fiat, loglsei dry sailed, L
l6c; green sailed, sdsc; green, &c; unsound
hides, s. per cent lower. Deer skins, dry, 50g
.dc. sheep skins, 2jc lgsl. Wool, Is in quality,
l545oc. Tallow, 7@se. Beeswax, ao.
HOMSN-Per Dbl, $ 2595 80.
HAY-Cholce timothy sells At S@; choice
mixed Al go; Arkansas prairie al SO,
kEAUT-New in store, sS9lO per Dol, and
LIvE sT5CK-Cattle plentiful with inferior
l54ial14c and good 70 choice al S,98e, gross.
Yearlings per head, SECS. sheep 412g5e, gToss;
al 611G7l<e, gross. Cows snd calves in de-
mand Al s25950 and looking upward.
LEMONS AND OEANGEs-LemOns per box
81 Oranges Louisiana, S5a- 50.
NEAT, FEEsH-Bsef-fOgs-qua rterS, S8S1zei
headquarters, 6ge7. Sheep by the carcass,
NAr1s-In store, s5'75 rates, cash.
OTIs-COal-Oil, per gallon, l1e Sc; hnseedt
raw, DOC; linseed boiled, soc; lard OIL, per gal
lon, Sal 10. Turpentine, 8Sc.
ONIoSs-ln better demauui prices Irm' IN
store, s. 35a3 .; siiyersklns, e. 25ai %.
OATs-NOne or landing: last sales al 0sgboe.
PKCANs-Per ID, s1l2c.
PEANE Ts-IOO irregular for quotation.
Pos FEET-Per keg, - 5O.
halves, s. IS; qusrtels y 10. shot, drop, per
POTA TOE5-In steady demand; none ON land
ing; New YoTl s. Zla8 s. per bbl In storei 81.
louis, s. 25g2 30 per Dbl sweet potatoes are
poUITEY-MiKed ehickens.s2 75e3 IS; choice
aud old hens, a. Ducks s. l5S3 70. IurEeys-
tselz. 0eese, sig5, nominal
PfCkLEs-NeW, per Dbl, tl0glo b.
Provisions -BacOn clear sides, lil C.; clear
Hb sides l3l4 8l33zc. shoulders, 1850.
Bulk clear sides, Y sc; clear rib sides, i21ic.
new do, F9l5c; breakfast bacon, l5]29l6c.
Mess pork, per barrel, 81. Lard-tieroes,
l5+e; kegs Ice pals lg31e. 49,.
sPICEs-Pepper, whole, per 10 27c; ground,
Doc. Cloves, SOC. Allspice, eOc. Gilman IN,
whole l9o ground, SOC Nutmesgs, 81 IS. Gin
ground, 817a0c, inferior. Slc.
sTRAw-Per hundred, 7Ogs0c
WHITE LEAD Per To-. lO1s aliMc.
WHIsEY-Proof per gallon, a. IN age and
WHEAT-ssed varieties IN demand, selling
al 81 S)Sl eg per bushei-