Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-30
GENERAL TRADE.

day in our market, much less than last week,
the falling off is attributed to the near APP
proach of a new month and collection day;
this gave generally dropping turn to prices.
The ST. Louis Republican, of Tuesday, had
the following: at wanted but the latest in
telligence of the success of Schouvaloff's
peaceful mission to quite break down wheat,
and yesterday this completely stampeded an
already demoralized market, and to further
weaken and lower corn and oats. Wheat
fairly broke down for cash and future grades
quite &c, and corn lie to &c, while oats were
fully 115c lower, and buyers of neither eager
to accept the ready terms offered. Provisions,
on the other hand, strangely enough, too, de-
veloped better trading disposition; and al
though there was not any increase of bust
ness to be noted as result, yet prices were
firmer, and mess pork salable 25@30c higher.
Flour was lower to sell.
Corn In our market was quiet, generally at
Acc, at which we heard of the sale of 200 or
300 sacks; it was said more had been obtain
ed, but no sales above Acc were reported tn
US: there were also sales of several small lots
Of ear corn at 471sc. Oats sold out of store
to dealers at 36c. Bran was quiet and not
very strong; sale of so sacks at $14 sale of
$50 sacks OF corn bran to arrive at $Il. Hay
nothing reported; prairie, $6; common,
IS; choice, SIS, were the last sales. Corn
meal rather quiet; on landing, 81 4092 4215;
dray-load lots at mill, 81 45. Flour, So SO
as; fancy, $6@6 25. Onions, 81 1908.
Potatoes were quiet, but there was a rather
more apparent disposition to buy for ship
ping at $A50@1 60, very choice bringing
81 20; small, $l@1 50; in shipping order,
1902 so; country packed, $i@1 25. Eggs
were very dull and plentiful at Sc; sales were
made where it was desired to avoid keeping
stock at S13c, and even at &c from some not
quite fresh. Chickens heavy at So 25(G2 rs,
the latter for all hens; young, 81 5O@2 rs.
squashes, 35@40c a dozen; tomatoes,
81 a box. Bmter-common and me-
dunn, 8 a 12c; choice prairie, Is q Ice;
choice western, Tic. Dried cppleS, 4@5c;
peaches, 4@5c. Lemons, $6(06 so; per box.
Oranges, $6 1907 so box; Messina, 81 %
I'D so. Bananas, $l@3 bunch. Nuts-
cocoa, SIS hundred. Peanuts, 41s@5c; red,
White Beans, 81 50@2 p bushel. Ger
man miilet seed, 81 a bushel P,OUi-
SiOnS-clear side pork, sc; clear RIB, 90c;
long clear, 4.75c; shoulders, &c; mess pork,
80 per barrel; small orders are charged
little above these rates. Ldrd-738 @719c
for tierces, SC for half barrels, and 84@817c
for pals; country lard, 7@8c. BacOn-packed,
canvased, S4@9c; uncanvased hams, Sc;
hams were higher, and bacon has stronger
tone and is held &c above these quotations.
Memphis Cattle Market.
LaCroix & Schilling's Memphis stock yard
reports the cattle market bare of all grades
with brisk demand and ready sale for choice
and a better call for common. Little doing
In hogs. Choice sheep in light supply, with
a fair demand and upward tendency; common
little wanted. Smooth fat steers, weighing
from 900 to 1900 pounds, 4@5c; good medium
grade cattle, 5000; smooth, fat oxen,
weighing from 1000 to 1900, 316@4c; rough
oxen and cows in good condition, 2@3c;
rough oxen and cows in thin flesh, 115@2c;
yearlings, $5@S per head; mich cows, SIS
@35 per head; choice mutton sheep, &c;
common sheep, 81 5092 each; spring lambs,
81 ;0@3 so each; hogs, 21l@3c.
Merchants Wholesale Cash Prices.
Chamber Of Commerce Official Statement.
Fiow.-Dull; superfne, 81 1904 IS; double
extra, $5@5 25; treble extra, SIS 1906;
choice family. $6@6 %; fancy, Sc 50@6 IS
per barrel: COrnnedl.--Firm; kiln-dried,
81 60@2 rs per barrel; COrm,-Scarce
55c; ear, 48c per bushel; 11Sc higher from
store. Odts.-FIrm, moderate demand;
mixed, 38@39c; white. 40c per bushel.
B,'an.-Firm; 90@95c. Hay-Firm; receipts
light; choice western, $16@17; prairie,
nominally $500 so; mixed, $13@14 per ton.
Bulk POrk.|(As to ,age)-Shoulders, 4c;
long clear, SC; clear rib, Sc; clear
Noose)- Firm shoulders, Axe; clear rib sides,
size; clear sides, sac; breakfast, SIC;
sugar-cured hams, canvased, &c. Mess
Pork. = Firm; 80 so a 10. Lard
In tierces, 7Ac: half barrels, Sic; in
pals, 10 Id, SIC: Baling Str6S.-Nomi-
nal; bagging, 2 H., according to quality,
1014c; bagging, 24 Id. according to quality,
l0I6c; baling Irvine, he; iron ties, per bundle,
81 Is. kerel.-Half- barrels, No 1, 81 rs
as 25; half barrels, No. 2, $6 25@6 rs;
half barrels, No. 3, Sc; kits, No. l, 81 So
al IS; kits. No. 2, 81 25@1 40; kits, No. 3,
1910; far. 17@1711c; good, 18@181Sc; |
prime, l9@l916c; choice, 20@21c; Java, DC
Rice.-Firm; ordinary to choice, 61S
@716c. Starch. &c. Whisky, 85c@S4 |
Sugar-LOHisiana.- hds)-Steady; tar,
nc; fully fair, 724c; prime, SC; choice, SIC;
yellow clarified, 9@9l4c; white clarified, 91f@ |
92lc; barreIed, &c higher. Suodr-Retned. |
and powdered, l024 @11c; Qranulated, 104 |
@1lc; cut loaf. l1@l114c Molasses.-Firm;
common, 25@28c; fair, Soc; prime, CSC; |
strictly prime, 40@41c; choice, 43@45c; half |
brls sc higher. SyyTps.-Common to fancy, |
35@65c. SGh.-Coarse and common fine, |
per bril-, 81 25; dairy, in barrels, 81 so; |
Liverpool, coarse, SKIS, 81 25; Liverpool, fine, |
SKIS, 81 40@1 so. Sodp.-Resin and Ger !
man, 4<@64c; Latting's Dixie, Axe; Lat |
tinR's laundry, SIC; Latting's German, &c;
refined oil, 61kc Candles.-Boxes, full |
weight, 134@l31fc; half boxes, 14c; quar-
ter boxes, l4lic. Lime.-$1 05@l IS.
81 25; Rosedale, 81 IS. |
Eseulents and FI-mts.-Lemons, per box, |
S. 50@6; oranges, boxes, So 50@7 50; po-
tatoes, old. per brl, 75c@$1 25; potatoes,
new, per hrl, So 25@3 so; cabbage, new, per
100, $l5@l6; onions. $3@3 so; beans, per
bushel, $2@2 50; dried apples, SC; dried |
peaches, &c. Miscellaneous Butter-western
table, choice, l5@22c; butter, country, 1O@ |
gar, per gallon, 18@2jc; tobacco, per ID,
$4,000; spice, 1Sc; pepper, lie; sardines,
SI4@I4 so; oysters eight, l h., 55@ |
6oc; oysters light, 2 ID, $1@I 10; coal
oil, l7ci matches, IS 25@6 30; cotton rope,
lie; grass rope. ll@l211c; powder, kegs, |
81 35; shot, patent, 81 90@2; soda, kegs,
sc; soda, assorted cases, 5@515c; cheese, |
nominal, lOc; new raisins, 81 l5@2 Is.
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