Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-18
Liverpool statement for the week ending
GENERAL TRADE.

There was a boat IL yesterday from up the
river, but as she had only 800 sacks of corn
and $50 barrels of meal, for both of which
there was an active inquiry, the remainder of
her cargo did attract attention. At noon
hatboat loaded with ear corn in bulk arrived.
There was nothing shipping In vegetables or
fruits. We have to thank LaCroix x Schil
ing for copy of their stock rates. Corn In
our market was scarce; 800 sacks of ear corn,
In bulk, were sold in lots at 44c. Oats-last
sales at 35@36c. Bran wanted; quotes 80
@15. COrnmeaI-selling, to arrive, at 81 40;
at mill, 50 As, with probability of gong to
~ so. Flour quiet and unchanged, with
abundant offerings at $4@6 for the usual
grades. Potatoes, $1@1 25 in store; new
potatoes, 81 50@3; some superior brought
$3 25. Onions, So 1908. Eggs steady at
l2c. Chickens, 1898 so per dozen; young,
Ducks, 81 so. Butter heavy and lower; COM
mon, 8@l0c; medium, 12@15c; choice prai
RE, 100 19c; choice western, 10000. Dried
apples, 315@5c; peaches, 4@5c. Lemons, IS
as so per box. Oranges, Sc 50@7 so box;
Messina, 81 25@4 So Bananas, $1@3
bunch. Nas-cocoa, 81 so ahundred. Pea
nuts. 311S@5c; red, 311sc. StOckpeas, 81 80
bushel. German millet seed, 81 1902 IS
bushel. Squashes, 40@50c dozen. Snap
beans, $1@1 Is per box. Cucumbers, Acc
dozen. PrOUisions-clear side pork, 54@
53sc; clear RIB, 51s@514c; long clear, SIC;
shoulders, &c; mess pork, 80 50@9 rs per
barrel; small orders are charged a little
above these rates.
Memphis Cattle Market.
The Memphis stock yard reports the
and poor stock in little demand; medium and
choice in active inquiry and ready sale.
Hogs few and little wanted. Good sheep
scarce, with a fair demand; common neg
lected. Smooth fat steers, weighing from
800 to 1900 pounds, 4@5c; good medium
grade cattle, 319@4c; smooth. fat oxen,
weighing from 1000 to 1900, 311f@4c; rough
oxen ard cows in good condition, 2@3c;
rough oxen and cows in thin flesh, 1920;
yearlings, $5@8 per head; mich cows, SIS
@35 per head choice mutton sheep, 4141Sc;
snring lambs, 81 t0@3 so each; hogs,
21k@3c.
Merchants Wholesale Cash Prices.
Chamber Of Commerce Official Statement.
FIom-Super6ne, 81 5O@4 rs: double
choice family. $6@6 Is; fancy, Sc 5O@6 rs
per barrel. COrmmeal-Firm; kiln-dried,
81 50@2 80 per barrel. Corn.-Scarce
and firm mixed, 52@53c; white, SAC
55c; ear, 4Sc per bushel; 11sc higher from
store. Odts@FIrm, moderate demand;
mixed, $3.50; white, 40c per bushel.
BrGn.I.Firm, 9O@95c. Hay;.Eirm; re-
nominaily 500 so; mixed, $13C@l4 per ton.
Bulk Pork.-(As to ageeShoulders, DC;
long clear, SIC; clear rib, 53sc; clear
sides, 53s@51Sc; casked, 1sc higher. Bacon.
(Loose) Firm; shoulders, 41Sc; clear rib
sides, sac; clear sides, sac; breakfast, SO
SIC; sugar-cured hams, uncanvased and
canvased, 8@s16c. Mess POrk.-Heavy,
$40 %. Ldrd.-In tierces: TIC: half,
ID, SIC; pals, 10 il, 91lc. BGting Sfu6s.W
Nominal; bagging, 2 ID, according to quality,
1014c; bagging, 24 Id. according to quality,
1016c; baling Irvine, 12;; iron ties, per bundle.
81 Is. Mackerel.-Half- barrels, No. l, 81 IS
as 25; half barrels, No. 2, $6 25@6 IS;
half barrels, No, 3, $6; kits, No: 1, 81 IS
81 1O@l Is. Cegss-Firm; ordinary, l6@
prime, 19@191kc; choice, 26@21c; Java, &c.
Rice.-Firm; ordinary to choice, 81
@71<c. Starch, DC. Whisky, 85c@$4
Sugar-LOMisianG.- hhds)-Steady; tair,
Tic; fully fair, re; prime, Sc; choice, SIC;
yellow clarified, 9@91 &c; white clarified, 91<@
Firm; refined A. per h., 91S@1 0c; crushed
and powdered, 102f @11c; granulated, 1O4
.@1lc; cut loaf, l1@l1Ac. MOlaSses.-
Common, 25@2Sc; fair, 30c; prime, Csc;
strictly PRIME, 40@4lc; choice. 43@45c; half
brls SC higher. SyrTps.-Common to fancy,
OO4OOC. OuH.-OOdISc anu common me,
per BRIL-, 81 Is; dairy, in barrels, 81 50;
Liverpool, coarse, SKIS, 81 25; Liverpool, fine,
SKIS, 81 4O@1 so. Sodp.-Resin and Ger
man, 41<@64c; Latting's Dixie, 41kc; Lat
ting's laundry, SIC; Latting's German, &c;
refined oil, SIC. CGndles.-Boxes, full
weight, l34@l311c; half boxes, lac; quar-
ter boxes, l41kc. Lime.-$1 05@I Is.
Cenent.-Louisville, 81 25; Rosedale, 81 IS.
Esculents and Fruits.-Lemons, per box,
$5@5 so; oranges, boxes, IS 50@7 so; po-
tatoes, old, per brl, 75c@$I 25; potatoes,
new, per brl, 50 25@3 so; cabbage, new, per
100, $l5@l6 onions, 1903 so; beans, per
bushel, S2@2 so; dried apples, SC; dried
peaches, &c. Miscellaneous Butter-western
table, choice, l5@22c; butter, country, I0@
l5c; eggs, l0c; nails, per keg, 81 so; vine
gar. per gallon. lS@25c; tobacco, per h.,
43@90c; spice, 1Sc; pepper, lie; sardines,
$l4@l4 so; oysters QIght), h., $50
Coo; oysters eight. 2 ID, $l@1 10; coal
oil. lie; matches, IS 25@6 50; cotton rope,
lie; grass rope, l1@121<c; powder, kegs,
IS 81; shot, patent, 81 90@2: soda, kegs,
&c; soda, assorted cases, 5@51Sc; cheese,
nominal, lOc; new raisins, 81 1902 Is.
IBY TELEGRAPH
ST. LOUIS, May l7.-Flour irregular and
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