Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-21
GENERAL TRADE.

make them. There was no fresh boat ar
rived from the north, and the demand was o
the slightest kind; trade was therefore of al
most Sabbatic dullness. The st. Louis Globe
OF Friday, says that cornmeal is higher there
city meal delivered quotes up to 81 30, which
was the prevailing rate. Of eggs the same
paper reports: Market stagnant and wholly
nominal. Old stock going into river, the only
fit disposition for it. Fresh arrivals over
heated as If set for days, and unmerchant
able; they will bring ga sc candied in a small
way, from such as will have them" The
Louisville Courier Journal beat this as fol.
lows: dealers in country produce report all
sales OF eggs at 293c per dozen for fresh ar
rivals. Such prices give ridiculous cast to
the whole business Of poultry cultivation, and
even the hens might be excused for losing
confidence. The excessively hot weather
forces those who handle this commodity to
sell quickly, and packers make the most OF
their opportunity to dictate prices. At pres
emit prices farmers make a silly sacrifice by
shipping eggs to market. Use them at
| home
Corn was hardly to be heard of in first
hands; there was no important inquiry for it;
last sales at 47d49c. Oats bran and hay were
all lifeless and without any change Coy1ineal
was inactive at 81 40. Flour, 81 50@4 IS;
family, $5@5 %; fancy, IS IS, according to
brand. POtdtoes-nOthing doing in shipping;
in store, $1@1 Is barrel Onions, 81 25@2.
Cabbage, 81 50 crate. Apples-very quiet at
SOC barrel measure. Peaches, SOC a bushel,
loose; 25@35c for one-third bushel box
in store. Grapes, &c per 10; 81 Is a crate.
Tomatoes, 25c bushel, loose for pack
ing. Eggs had no price; dealers asked &c,
and took what they could get; one dealer had
on exhibition young chicken that Matched
by the SUE, in one of the divisions
market Chickens-better demand at 500
2 25; young, 81 25@2 25. Butter,
8@lOc for common; good country,
12@l4c; choice western, l5@16c. Dried
apples, 4@5c; peaches, 4@5c. Lemons,
| $500 per box. Oranges-small demand at
Peanuts. AZ @5c; red, SIC. Stockpeas, 81 rs
a bushel. White beans, 81 1902 Is bushel
Lime-Alabama, 81 barrel; loose, Csc bar
rel measure. Provisions side pork,
$780,. clear RIB, 616c; mess pork, $40 so per
barrel; small orders are charged little
Hdms-canvased and packed, 10@1115c.
Lard-tierce lard. 75s@724c; half barrels,
| she; kegs, S@814o; pals, S19@824c; half
| pals, 9@94c. Bacon packed, clear sides,
| &c; clear rib, 65s@624c; shoulders, sac.
Breakfast Bacon, 81 @9c.
Merchants Wholesale Cash Prices.
CHAMBER of Commerce Official Statement
Flour Steady: superfne, $4@425; double
extra. 81 50@4 IS; treble extra, SIS ESQ
so; choice family, SIS 5O@5 Is: fancy, Sc
@6 Is per barrel. COrnmeaI.-Firm; kiln
dried, 50 60@2 20. COyn.-Falr demand;
mixed, 52@53c; white, So; ear, 53@54c per
bushel; 111c higher from store. Oats
Steady; stock light; mixed, 3S@40c;
white, 40c per bnshel. Brg".-Steady and
inaIly $8@G SO; mixed, $13@i4 per
ton. Bulk POrk.-Steady; shoulders,
| SIC; long clear, Sc; clear rib, SIC;
clear sides, 6ssc; casked, 1Sc higher.
| BdcOn.--(Loose) STEADY; shoulders, 50 @6c;
clear rib sides, 6S@7c; clear sides, 715@
74c; breakfast, &c; sugar cured hams, can
vased, I1K@13c. Mess Pork.-Steady; mess
pork, heavy, $I1@11 so. Ldrd.-In tierces,
| 724@Sc; half-barrels. 81 @824e; in kegs, &c;
pals, 20 10, Sc; pals, 10 10, 91kc. Baiing
Stufs.-N Nominal: bagging, 2 10. according
to quality, 1o1l@ll1So; baggi1g, ~
balling ' tTines iac; r iron ties a,Si per-
bundle, 81 25. Mackerel-Half barrels,
No. l. 81 75@8 25; half barrels, No. 3,
IS 25@6 IS; half barrels, No. 8, Sc; kits,
No. l, 81 55@1 IS; KITS, No. 2. ST. 25@1 20;
kits, No. 3. 81 10@$1 rs. Cofee.-Quiet;
G5dineTy l6@i61Sc far ll7@l716e; good,
2ic; Java, &c. Rics.-Firm; ordinary to
choice, 7@71Se. Starch. &c. Whisky, 85c@
81. Sugar-LOuisiann.-(I hhds) -Firm<
fair, ne; fully fair, 724c; prime, &c. choice,
SIC; yellow clarified, SIC; white clarified,
94c; barreled, nc higher. Sngar-Re-
crushed and powdered, l04 q lie; graduated,
l0% Gle; cut loaf, 1l@l14c. MolaSSes.-
Steady; common, 25@28c; fair, Soc; prime,
CSC; strictly prime, 40@4lc; choice, 43@45c;
half barrels. sc higher. Syrups.-Common
to fancy, 95@65c. Sak.-Coarse and COM
mon fine, per barrel, 81 IS; dairy, in bar
Liverpool, fine, sacks, 81 4O@i So. Soap
ting's Dixie, 41kc; Latting's laundry, SIC;
Latting's German, &c; Latting's refined oil,
&c. Candles.-Boxes. full weight, 134@
iS1lo; half boxes, lac; quarter boxes, 143&c.
81 IS; Rosedaie. 81 IS. Escuients ''t and
F'ruits.-Apples, nominally $l@k so per
barrel; lemons, per box, 50 50@10; oranges,
per box, 50 50@10 potatoes, new, $l@1 rs;
onions, new, 81; beans, per bushel, 81 50@
2; dried apples, 21s@4c; dried peaches, 21s
@4c., Neutrality-suspicious. western ia
l5c; eggs, 8t99c; nails, per keg, 81 so;
vinegar, per gallon, 18@25c; tobacco, per
h., 10000; spice, Ice; pepper, 1910; sar-
dimes, SAGA so; oysters (light), h., $50
Coo; oysters Qight), 2 h., $l@l 10; coal-oil,
l7c; matches, So 25S96 SO; cotton rope. lie;
Shot, patent, 81 96@2; soda, kegs, &c; soda,
assorted, cases, 5@519c; cheese, nominal,
IOc; new raisins, 81 1892 25.
[BY TELEGRAPH
LOUISVILLE. July 2O.-Flour dull
Wheat quiet; red, 80@83c; amber and white,
90c. Corn firm; white, 45c; mixed, Ale.
Oats steady; white, 30c; mixed, 29c. Rye
and hay nominal. Pork quiet but firm,
$40 rs. Lard quiet; choice leaf, tierce, SC;
keg, &c. Bulk meats firm, So, 6, &c.
Bacon firm. 55s, SIS, $50. Hams-sugar-
cured, 1O11@111Sc. Whisky steady, 81 O4.
CINCINNATI, July 20. = Flour dull.
Wheat in good demand, but at lower rates;
new, 80@90c. Corn stronger, 4I@43c. Oats
quiet but firm, 27@30c. Rye dull and droop-
ing; new, 48@50c; old, 56c. Barley dull.
Pork dull, lO@I0 25 Lard dull and prices
shade lower; current make, $500; kettle,
| 74@71<c. Bulk meats dull and dropping, 5,
5S0@6c. Bacon quiet, 51S@656@624c.
| WHISKY In good demand and prices a shade
niger, 81 o.. Butter steady. Hogs dull and
prices shade lower; common, 50 75@4 05;
light, - 1904 %; receipts, 685 head; ship
ments, AGO head.
ST. LOUIS, July 20-Flour scarce and
firm for family and treble extra fall; double
extra fall, So 50@3 IS; treble extra fall,
"a 1894 rs; family, 81 1904 %. Wheat
inactive and lower; No. 2 red fall, $50 cash,
$3.50 @85c August; 84114c September. Corn
dull and lower; No. 2 mixed, 3524c cash, 1885
@35Isc August. Oats inactive and lower; no.
- -ONS-cZ2N SeAoA3 G1N lJC 4ulcJy
481sc Pork quiet, $40 55@10 so. Lard
nominal, 6.85@6.sOc. Bulk meats firm;
shoulders, SC; clear, &c. Bacon easier, $40
Ga. Cattle quiet, little doing; receipts, 5000
head. Hogs active but lower; light ship
ping to good Workers, 50 1904 20; mixed
packing, $4@4 20; receipts, 2l0O.
CHICAGO, July Colour frmer but not
quotably higher. Wheat-active, firm and
higher; No. l Chicago spring, CSC; No. 2
&c cash, 964 @97c July. Corn dull and
prices shade lower; S8jS @38llc cash, Sc
July, 375s @372lc August, 3724 @37Tsc Sep
TENDER; rejected, 354c. Oats fairly active
and shade higher; 2524c cash, 2491c July,
222sc August, 223sc September. Rye irmer.
sic. Barley 6rmer, Csc. Pork dull, 50 %
cash, 80 371S August, SO 40@9 4211S Sep
TENDER. Lard dull and tending downward;
6. 80 cash, 6.921f Csc August. Bulk meats
steady; shoulders, 4.80c; bulk short rib, 57sc;
bulk short clear, sac. Whisky 81 05.
NEW YORK, July Colour quiet; su-
per6ne western and State, 50 50@3 go; st.
Louis; s4@7. Wheat 6rmer; ungraded spring,
81 O315; No. 2 spring, 81 05@I 051<. Rye
steady, 59@6lc Barley and malt nominal