Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-23
GENERAL TRADE.

There was no improvement in business yes
| terday; the demand was purely local, and
confined mostly to meats, flour and cornmeal.
We repeat former quotations as nominally
unchanged. Coma sale from store of 80
sacks ear at 47c; shelled, in round lots, 400
1870; from store, 48@50c. Oats were dull;
sale of so sacks Ohio river, on levee, at 3Oc,
and 100 sacks at Sic; last Galena at 35@37c;
from store, 38@40c. Bran, SO 1908;
from store, per cwt, 70@75c; last corn bran
at 50. Hay, in round lots, $6@15, accord
| ing to grade; from store, 65@85c per cwt.
COrnmeal-the demand was active, and
prices from mill higher, ~ 40; from store,
mand; prices unchanged, as follows: job
bling at 1906 rs; in round lots as
follows: Extra, So 25@5; family, s. %
as so; fancy, IS 1906, according to
brand. POtatOes-the demand was light,
with an upward tendency in prices; none Of
fering-last quotations at 81 IS barrel meas
9re; Tennessee sell at 81 Is; st. Louis, $40
2 %. Onions = demand good and prices
firm at 1922 so for northern. ,Ap-
Piles were scarce and without
demand; prices fuctuating, and almost any
thing offered was taken; choice, 81 75@2;
Louisville, 50 so. Eggs were stagnant, and
although the stock was light, the demand
was poor; sales were generally at Zoe, though
occasional sales were made at 1910. Chickens
were scarce and in better demand, 1902 rs;
extra fine hens, So. Butter-common,
6@8c; good country, or medium, 10@12c;
choice western, 14@16c. Provisions
mess pork So barrel; clear side pork,
per barrel; small orders are charged little
above these rates; packed, &c higher. Ba
coa-packed, clear sides, 84@83sc; clear rib,
8@81sc; shoulders, &c. BREAKFAST bacon. 90
@10c. Hams-canvassed and packed. 121s
@131lc. Lard-tierce lard, SIC; half bar
rels, 91s@9Ac; kegs, 914c; half pals, 1014c.
IBY TELEGRAPH
ST. LOUIS, August 22.-Flour quiet; very
little doing. Wheat fairly active and lower;
No. red fall, 88@8719c cash; No. 3 red
fall, 1910. Corn fairly active and lower; No.
2 mixed, 34A@34c cash. Oats frmer; No.
2, 19A@2O1sc cash. Rye quiet. Whisky
firm, 81 OF. Pork higher, $40 621a. Lard
dull and nominal. Bulk meats nominal, Sd,
64@67sc. Bacon higher, 6, 71s@74, 72s@
TIC Hams, sugar-cured, l3@l5c.
LOUISVILLE, August 22.-Flour firm.
Wheat in fair demand at lover rates; red,
S7@90c; amber and white, 90@95c. Corn
6rmer; white, 45c; mixed, 42c. Oats quiet;
white, 26c; mixed, 25c. Rye quiet. Hay
quiet, e9@H. Lard firm; choice leaf, tierce,
Sc: keg, Ioe. Bulk meats steady and in imi
NEW York, August 230FIour heavy;
superfne State aud western, 50 3O@4; COM
mon 10 ROOQ e1IEdY pf OCNS1 w.
choice st. Louis, $4@7. Wheat 6rmer; No;
2 Chicago, afloat, 81 IL; ungraded red and
No. 2 red, 81 O724@1 08A; ungraded ann
Der. 81 O6@I IL; No. 2 amber, 81 O6A@
l O7X. Corn active but shade lower. Oats
active and firm. Sugar active and firm; fair
to good refining, 71-169714c. Molasses
quiet. Pork heavy. Bulk meats heavy.
CHICAGO, August q. Flour steady
and firm. Wheat active, firm and higher;
No. 2 red winter, 93c cash; No. Chicago
spring, 934c cash; No. 8 Chicago spring.
79Ic; rejected, Gle. Corn easier and In fair
demand; CSC cash; rejected, 35c. Oats dull
and prices shade lower; q &c cash; reject
ed, I71%c Pork in good demand and prices
a shade higher; 80 60 cash. Lard active,
firm and higher; 7.20c cash. Bulk meats
fairly active and shade higher; 511, SIS,
6s1c. Whisky steady, 81 o.
CINCINNATI, August 22.-Flour dull and
prices a shade lower; family, a 1905 60.
Wheat dull weak and lower; red, S5@90c;
amber and white, 90@94c Corn-demand
fair and market firm, 4l@42c Oats steady,
with a fair demand, 22@26c. Rye in good
demand, 5I@55c. Pork quiet but steady,
$40 So Lard dull; current make held at
TIC; kettle, 724@84c. Bulk meats In good
demand and prices shade higher; shoulders,
sic cash; short ribs held al SIC cash. Ba-
con stronger and in improved demand, Ga
6X, 10TH Whisky active and
firm, 81 O5. Butter quiet.