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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-02
LIVE STOCK AND HOGS

Receipts of cattle have been comparatively
light and prices ruling higher, with an active
demand for butchers cattle. There is also a
good demand for thin grazing cattle. There
is fair supply of sheep on the market and
only moderate demand fer best qualities
Good TO choice lambs are in demand. No
hogs on market. First arrivals will sell
readily at good prices.
CATTLE-Choiee beeves, care per pound: medi-
I'm 10 good, 451zc per pound; fat COWS and
heifers, 494lzc per pound; fair 10 medium 3jaSISc
per pound fat oxen, 495e per pound; rough oxen
and cows in good condition, 81 G3e per pound ;
thin steers, heifers and bulls, 212Izc per pound:
mixed. light and inferior, J1%9lS4c per pound :
yeaElinss. per head, S49S; mich cows and calves,
Sl5G33.
sHEEP-Choiee mutton grades, 5@51ze per
pound; medium TO good, 354l941zc per pound
LAABS-Choiee, per head, 50 5G94; mecium to
good, 81 5O93.
HOGS-Best qualities, 61Sg71ee per pound; com
mon, light ana rough, 596c per pound.
ST. LOUIS, May Hogs steady; light to
best Workers. Sc 70d57 90 Baltimores, 81 25G7 IS
packing, Sc 9O97 10; butchers to fancy, s. 45A
as; pigs, SO 1895 g. Receipts. 500; shfpments
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-02

tobacco with no quotable changes in prices Offer
ings have included somewhat better proportions of
desirable grades of export tObaeeos, among which
have been English and African styles as well as
Reggie t0baccos- There were offerings Of unusually
good re-dred filters said to lie double old, which
solo at pretty high figures but not TO the satsfae-
ton Of the holder. Sales have been generally at
full prices according to late averages. Burly
tObaccOs have been hrmer, and common to me-
dun grades have nearly If not fully recovered
from the dip in prices previously noticed. Full
types or offerings Of gSod color have been uni
forInly finn throughout the season Bug
plants have been numerous as the weather has
been Of the exact character to encourage their
depredaUons. II Is commonly supposed that q
speaks OF vaguely As overwhelming will be
planted There are good reasons to anticipate
large acreage; with planting conditions favorable
But il must not be forgotten that the extraordina
~ position of the corn market offers even stronger
reasons for an expansion of acreage in that direc
ton, and there is, of course, limit 10 labor re-
sources Of planters There have been p, 172 hogs
heads Of the crop of lssI sold to date. against IT,
655 hOgsheads Of the crop of 1880 sold to date in
1872 and IA hogsheads Of the crop of 1879 sold
to date in ISSO