Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-06
New York weekly statement for the week
GENERAL TRADE.


and produce, for the boat due from up river
did not arrive in time to put thing on the
market, and on the previous day oilers from
first hands were nearly exhausted. Next to
nothing was dong in shipping fruits or vege-
tables. The experience of the present sea-
son has been painful one, few, If any, ship
pers escaping loss. Large shipments from
New Orleans and Mobile glutted the north
ern markets early in the season, and the
early date at which produce In the west and
north got into the home markets, left little
chance to our Memphis growers and shippers.
Eggs and chickens were very heavy at low
prices yesterday. Many country visitors to
our Fourth of July celebration thronged the
grocery and retail stores, giving them a more
some time. st. Louis papers of Thursday
report wheat panicky and demoralized, prices
"going down with run" l58c from the
highest figures of thesday; corn weakened,
and at the close there were free sellers but no
takers; cornmeal was quoted at $2.lO@2.15;
bran was in active demand at easier prices,
sacked 46@50c; provisions were dull and
weak, operations small.
Corn in our market was in small Offering,
owing to none arriving; $50 sacks of yellow
sold in lots at 48@4S13c. Oats, bran and
hay were all without important operations.
COynnedl was in fair inquiry at 81 35.
Flour was unchanged at 81 50@4 rs; family,
S5@5 %; fancy, S. rs. POtatoes-nothing
doing in shipping; in store, $1@1 Is a barrel.
apples were very quiet, for what came in Soc
barrel was paid. Peaches are out
of favor with shippers; in store, 25c bushel-
box. CGbbage-Tennessee, 81 75@315. To-
mdtoeS, 40c bushel to growers. Pears, 75c
a 81 to growers. Eggs were even worse
than before, &c being the prevalent rate; for
small boxes OF fresh country, SC. Chickens
Tor OH ant md ~ tha
latter for hens; young, 81 25@2 25, the latter
for fine large. Butter, S@10c for common;
good country, 100 lac; choice western, 15@
los; western reserve, l7@lSc. Dried apples,
4615c; peaches, 4@5 SC. Lemons, S5@5 so per
box. Oranges-small demand at $40 box.
Nuts-cocoa. SIS a hundred. Peanuts, AZ
@5c; red, 31Sc. StOckpeas, 81 25 bushel.
White beams, 81 75@2 Is a bushe. MiIlet
seed, 50 bushel. Linre-Alabama, 81 bar
rel; loose, Csc barrel measure. PrOUisiOns--
clear side pork, 6lfc; clear RIB, &c; long
clear, J24c; shoulders, SIC; mess pork,
$40 SO per barrel; small orders are charged
a little above these rates; packed, &c
higher. BGcon-packed, clear sides, 6B @7c;
clear rib, 65sc; shoulders, sac. BREAKFAST
packed, 11@12c. Ldrd-terce lard, 75sc;
half barrels, SIC; kegs, 9@9l4c; pals, $50
sac; half pals, SIC.
Merchants wholesale Cash Prices.
Chamber Of Commerce Official Statement.
F,Or.-Quiet; superfine, 81 25@4 50. double
extra, 81 1895; treble extra, IS 50@5 Is;
choice family, s. 75@6; fancy, Sc 25@6 so per
barrel. COrnmeal-Firmer; kiln-dried, 81 go
az 20 per barrel. Corn.-Fair demand;
mixed .487&@ SOC; white; 52@53c; ear, 52c per
bushel; l1sc higher from store. Oats
Steady; mixed, 37@3Sc; white, 40c
per bushel. Bran.--Quiet and steady;
70@75c. Hay.-Stoady; stock light; choice
western, Sl6@17; prairie, nominally $50
8 so; mixed, $13@14 per ton. Bulk Pork
Advancing; shoulders, Sic; long clear,
g.; clear rib, Sic; clear sides, 63sc; casked,
shoulders, 52l a6c: clear rib sides, 6115@62fc;
clear sides, 694@7c; breakfast, Sc; sugar
cured hams, cdnvased, I1K@13c. Ness Pork
Firm; $l1@ll 80. Lard-In tierces, &c.:
half barrels, Sc; In kegs, Sc; pals, 20 lb,
91lc; pals, 10 Id, 924c. Baling St,lfs-
Nominal; bagging, 10, according to quality,
1014c; bagging, ~ ID. according to quality,
81 Is. Maekerel.-Half- barrels, No. l. 81 Is
@8 Is; half barrels, No. 2, $6 25@6 IS;
half barrels, No. 3, Sc: kits. No. 1, 81 SIS
al IS; kits. No. 2, 81 25@1 40; kits, No. 3,
81 I0@l 25. Cofee.-Firm; ordinary, 16@
1910; far, 17@171kc; good, 18@181fc;
prime, l9@l91ze; choice, 20@2lc; Java, DC
Rice.-Higher; ordinary to choice, Z
@71<c. Starch. DC. Whisky. 85c@S4
SMg0r--LOHisiand.-- hhdsl-Firm; tar,
nc; fully fair, 74c; prime, Sc; choice,
SIC; yellow clarified, 914c; white clarified.
94c; barreled, nc higher. Sugar-Refned
Firm; refined A. per h., 91S@ 10c; crushed
and powdered, 104@1lc; granulated, 10A
@1lc; cut loaf. 11@ll1lc. Molasses.-Firm;
common, 25@28c; fair, SOC; prime, Sc;
strictly prime, 40@4lc; choice. 43@45c; half
brls SC higher. SyrHps.-Common to fancy,
95@65c- SGh.-Coarse and common fine,
per bril-, 81 Is; dairy, in barrels, 81 so;
Liverpool, coarse. SKIS, 81 25; Liverpool, fine,
SKIS, 81 409l so, SOap.-Resin and Ger
man, 41<@64c; Lattrng's Dixie, 41<c; Lat
tinR's laundry, 51zc; Latting's German, SC;
refined oil, 61xc. CandIes.-Boxes, full
weight, l31l@l31<c; half boxes, lac; quar-