Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-15
GENERAL TRADE.

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GENERAL TRADE.
There is an improving demand for every
article of e-feed that indicates a decrease
in home supplies, showing that planters are
by no means growing up to the amount of
their needs. Corn was in good demand, with
sales of 1000 sacks, yellow and white, at 49c;
100, 104, and 500 sacks at sic; rs sacks at
SIC; so sacks ear corn at Ate. Oats in good
inquiry and firmer; sG.les of SO sacks north
erD, mixed, at 35c; dray load lots were SELL
ing at 36c. Bran wanted, some dealers or
dering from the west. HGy-a better de-
mand and better feeling in strictly choice
sales of carload of choice timothy, to ar
rive, at $l4 so. C0ynnpeaI is in active de-
mand; from Saturday to yesterday one house
sold 1850 barrels, and two mills running, an
other proof that planters did not grow corn
enough for their own wants last season; sales
were at 81 30 generally on the landing; at
the mills. 50 35. Flour heavy at $4@6;
fancy, Sc so. POtatOes-old, in store, gem
orally $l@1 %; new Louisiana weak at $50
3 30. Onions-Louisiana, 1898 so. Cab
bage, $12 per 100 head. Eggs were higher,
IL, liz and 12c. Chickens, So 25@3 rs;
young, 81 50@2 so; fine, up to 50. But
ter dull; common, 8@10c; medium, 100
15c; choice prairie. 17@19c; choice west
ern, 20@21c. Dried apples. 31s@5c;
peaches 4@5c * k69 81 5O%S per
a 25@4 so. Bananas, 50 50@5 a bunch
NHs-cocoa, 81 so ahundred. Peanuts. 80
@5c; red, 31sc. Stockpeas, 81 40@1 SO
a bushel. White Beans, 81 50@2 bushel.
German millet seed, 81 1902 35 a bushel.
PrOUiSiOns-cle side pork, $50; clear RIB,
sic; long clear, 51sc; shoulders, &c; mess
pork, 50 Is per barrel; small orders are
ahA
packed, clear sides, $3.50; clear rib, SIC.
Hams-canvased, 7A@8c; uncanVased
hams, 7%@8c. Lard-71<@724cf for tierces,
SC for half barrels, and 16@S24c for pals
Merchants wholesale Cash Prices.
CHAMBER Of Commerce Official Statement.
FLoUR-Quiet; superfne, 81 5O94 Is;
double extra, $5@5 Is; treble extra. IS IS
@6i choice family, 1905 25; fancy, IS 50@
6 rs per barrel.
80 c 9GSg e and firm; Kindred
CoRN-Steady, demand good; mixed, SEQ
SIC; white, 54@55c; ear, 48c per bushel; 11sc
higher from store
OATs-Steady; mixed, 38@39c; white, 4Oc
per bushel.
BRAN-Firm and scarce, $4,000.
HAY-Fair demand and firm; choice west
mixed, $l39l4 per ton.
BULK PoRK--(As to age)-Shoulders, &c;
long clear, SIC; clear rib, 5ssc; clear
sides, 53s@514c; casked, &c higher.
BACON = (Loose)-Firm; shoulders, 41ac;
clear rib sides, SIC; clear sides, &c; break
fast, 7A@8Ac; sugar-cured hams, uncan-
vased and canvased, 74@818c.
MESS PoRK-Mess pork, $40 %.
LARD-Quiet; In tierces, nc: half bar
rels. SIC; in kegs, 81f@8Ac; pals, 20
10, 824c; pals, 10 ID, 94c.
BALING STUFFs-Nominal; bagging, 2 h.,
according to quality, 104c; bagging, pa ID.
according to quality, 1011c; baling Irvine, 12:;
iron ties, per bundle, 81 25.
understandable barrels, No. 1, 81 $50
barrels, No. 3, Sc; kits, No. l., 81 55@1 IS;
kits. No. 2, 81 25@1 40; kits, No. 3, 81 10@
25.
CoFFEE-Higher; ordinary, 16@1616c; far,
17@171<c; good, l8@1811c; prime, 100
1870; choice, 20@21c; Java, &c.
RIcE-Firm; ordinary to choice, 615@71Sc.
STARCH-4c.
WHIsKY-85c@$4.
SUGAR -LoUIsIANA-Qn hhds)-Steady
fair, &c; fully fair, INC; prime, 724c; choice,
SIC; yellow clarified Sc; white clarified, 91kc;
barreled, &c higher.
SUGAR-REFINED-F refined A, per
h., 919@10c; crushed and powdered, 102< q
lie; granulated, lO4@11c; cut loaf, l1@
114c.
MoLAssEs-Conmon, 25@2sc; fair, Soc;
prime. 38c; strictly prime, 40@41c; choice,
43@ 45c; half brls, SC higher.
SYRUPs-Common to fancy, 35@65c.
SALT-Coarse and common fine, per bril-,
81 25; dairy, in barrels, 81 so; Liverpool,
coarse, SKIS, 81 25; Liverpool, fine, SKIS, 81 40
al so.
SoAP-Resin and German, 41k@64c; Lat.
ting's Dixie, 41sc; Latting's laundry, 511ci
Latting's German, &c; refined oil, 61sc.
uS-Roxas full puaiohf I2L/m121/o,
half boxes, lac; quarter boxes, l411c.
LIME-$1 05@1 Is.
CEMENT - 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@$1 25; potatoes,
new, per brl, So 25@3 so; cabbage, new, per
bushel, 1902 so; dried apples, SC; dried
peaches, &c.
MISCELLANEOUS - Butter-western table,
choice, 15@22c; butter, country, 1e@15c;
eggs, l0c; nails, per keg, 81 so; Vine
gar, per gallon. l8@25c; tobacco, per h.,
1880; spice, 16c; pepper, l7c; sardines,
$l4@l4 50; oysters light. l To-, 55@
oil. lie; matches, $6 25@6 so; cotton rope,
lie; grass rope, 11@I212c; powder, kegs,
So IS; shot, patent, 81 9O@2; soda, kegs,
&c; soda, assorted cases, 5@51sc; cheese,
nominal, l0c; new raisins, 81 1592 IS.
GBY TELEGRAPH.l
LOUISVILLE, May 14.-Flour dull; fami-
ly, 81 25@4 so. Wheat dull; red, 81 Is
Corn tirm, 42@45c. Oats quiet at 3003Ic
Hay steady, $9@l2. Pork steady, SO. Lard
quiet; choice Leaf tierce, TIC; choice leai
kegs, Sic. Bulk meats steady, 3.75@4 90
@5.l0c. Bacon steady, 44@54@51Sc
Sugar-cured hams, 74@9c. Whisky, 81 o.
ST. LOUIS, May 14.-Flour easier and
weak; only an order trade. Wheat lower;
No. 3, 81 l11z@1 u. Corn lower; for fu-
lures. 80 cash. Oats lower. 26. Whisky. 81 o.
Pork duh; jobbing, S. 90@9, delivered.
Lard nominal, 6a4c. Bulk meats dull and
nominal. Bacon-sides lower; SIS 1905 800
5 25. Hogs active and a shade higher;
% 1898 %; receipts, 300.
CINCINNATI, May l4.-Flour active
and firm. Wheat frmer; red, 81 1901 II
Corn quiet but firm, 43@431Sc. Oats steady
28@31c. Pork nominally, 50. Lard quiet
current make. 6.70c; kettle, 71&@74c Bull
meats quiet, 3 Is, 4.70@5c. Bacon quiet but
steady, Al, 81, 53s, 5X@55sc. Whisky
81 0S. Butter firm. Hogs inactive and
lower. 81 75@3 so; receipts, 2297; shipments
NEW ORLEANS, May 4.-Flour-super.
fine, % so. Corn, 50@51 Oats, Csc. Pork,
80 l21&@9 %. Lard-tierce, 6A@715c
kegs, 71I@Sc. Bulk meats, 4641%@ Axe
Bacon, 41<@51s@5Isc. Coffee-Rio cargoes