Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-15
GENERAL TRADE.


GENERAL TRADE.
Business continues active in leading lines
the scarcity OF some articles tending TO in
| crease the interest. The condition Of the
upper rivers aud the probable effect 10 the
valley was leading topic, but az yet has
had no perceptibe Effect on trade. We quote
the tone of the market as officially reported :
Meat market very strong, with prospects
for another advance. Cornmeal very firm;
demand good. Flour strong and higher;
round lots from levee 35c cheaper, as to
grade Sugar unchanged. Molasses-scarce
OF good grades; receipts principally low
grades. Rice dull but steady. Hay dull;
choice grades scarce. Corn firm and in good
demand. Data firm and ready sale; no red
offering and scarce. Bran in good dem and
scarce and light offerings. Apples, potatoes
and onions firm. Cheese and butter steady.
Eggs weak. Dried fruit quiet. The COM
mittee ON cotton-seed products yesterday re-
ported sales Of 1000 barrels oil al quota
tons, with $4,000 bid; four carloads of
cooking oil sold at 2@3c Less; the market for
summer yellow was firm"
RECEIPTS YESTERDAY.
Memphis and Louisville Railway-25O brls
-four, 10 brls sugar and "a nd mules.
Cness peskP, Ohio and Southwestern Rail-
way-60 scks corn and 10 pkgs butter.
Mississippi and Tennessee Railway--1IO
brls sugar, l car cotton seed, 8 SKIS cotton
seed and ! pkg lard.
Louisville and Nashville Railway-350
brls -four, 175 sks bran, 2 pks butter, pks
eggs, 10 pkgs bacon, brls whisky and cars
bulk meat.
Memphis and Charleston Railway-I0 brls
beans, l pkg butter, pkgs eggs, 326 bxs
cheese, 2 brls molssses, car cotton. seed, 8
cars lumber, car oats, car bulk meat and
% nd cattle.
Steamer Hard Cash (from White river)-
295 SKIS cotton seed and nd mules.
Steamer Coshoma (from O.csola)-60 SKIS
corn, $50 SKIS cotton-seed and nd cattle.
The following are the official quotations
reported yesterday, with comparative values,
as given by dealers generally.
BaEADsTUFFs.
CoRN-White and mixed, 5S@60c from
store; from levee, 55@57c.
CoRNMEAL-Kiln-drisd 50 80 from store;
s2 rs from MILL levee and track.
OATs-White, Sc from store, Sic from
levee; mixed, 51(952c from store, SOC from
levee; black, 55c from store, 52@53c from
levee; red, 75c from store.
HAY-Choice, from store $4,000; from le-
wee in car lots, Sl4@15. Prime, S0@S5c
from store; from levee, $l3(9l3 so. Prairie,
| SOC from store; 81 50@S from levee.
BRAN-None offering from levee; $40
| per ton from store.
FLoUR-From store-family, 81 90; extra
family, IS 5O@5 rs; choice, SIS 1906; fame
| S. 25(96 SO; extra fancy, S6 1907; patents,
" 2598 %. From levee and track-extrs,
| i4Gy4 rs; double extra, "a 50(94 rs; family,
81 S5(95 10; extra family, S5@5 25; choice,
| is $500 so; fancy, S. 90(96; extra fancy,
S696 25; patents, Sc 9097 80.
OATMEAL-In half barrels, 81 50@4 rs
from store.
CRACKED WHEAT-In half barrels, 81 so
as from store.
HoMINY AND GRTTs-From store, IS rs.
WHITE BEANs-Navy, So from store;
medium, 81 rs.
RICE-Louisians, common, 53@73c; Caro-
lima, 64@Sc.
LOUISVILLE, February 14-Flour nomi-
nal; higher grad, S, Sc 25@6 rs. Wheat firm;
No. red winter, 81 05G91 10. Corn quiet;
No. 2 white, Soc; No. 2 mixed, 48(949c
Oats quiet aud weak; mixed Western, 42c.
NEW York, February 14-Flour firm;
suDerdne Western and State, IS 70(94
Whest excited and very strong; cssh lots
2.G23c higher; options 23@2sc higher; uu-
graded red, 81 07@1 20. Corn 1G11 lc better
on spot. Rice in fair demand and market
firm.
New ORLEANS. February IA. - Flour
steady, with gced demand; higher grades,
SOC. Corn-none in first hands. OIts-
supply exhausted. Cornmeal, s. 15@3 25
Hay in active demand; or iinary, $l2@l4;
prime, S17@1S; choice, $40; fancy, $40.
Rice active and firm; ordinary to prime, 8
@6lc.
CINCINNATI, February 14.-Buginess is
again almost totally suspended, excepting in
flour and wheat. The Call Board is sus-
pended during the flood. Flour strong and
higher; family, "a 90@5 so. Wheat in active
demand and prices have advanced; No. 2
red winter, 81 r. Corn strong; offered at
Csc. Oats scarce and firm, SOC. Nothing
done 10 rye or barley.
ST. LOUIS February 14.-Flour firm;
family, "a 5094 60; choice, S595 10; faacy,
IS I5@5 so. Wheat excited and higher,
with brisk trading; No. 2 red, ST 1i3(G1 l24
cash, 81 l24 February, 81 124(91 13s Marc !,
| III 112N1l IFS APiis 81 log vi IL MAY
81 1901 15s June; No. 3 red 81 o.. Corn
active and hIsh her; 52s@532c cash and Feb
rbary, 53s(dy55sc March, 55(a559c April, 55f
| @56Jc, closing at 56sc May; 56o June.
| Oats better but slow; 3S4c cash, 3Ss@3S4c
February, 3Ssc bid March, 404@40sc May.
Rye firm, 64c. Barley steady, 609S0c. Corn
meal iirm, g go.
afternoon EJard-Wheat higher; 81 133
hid March, 81 l52(91 16 April, 81 17i91 17s
May, 81 153 bid June. Corn higher; 54sc
February, 55B@554c March, 555c bid April,
! 56B957c' May, sec bid June. Oats better
but SLOW; 3S4c March, 4Og@4Oac May.
CHICAGO, February l4-Fleur quiet but
firm; common TO choice spring, So 50@4 rs
Wheat strong and higher; regular, 81 093
February, 81 10s9l l04 March, 81 III 9
III April, 81 16l9l 16s May; No. 9 red
winter, 81 10; No. 2 Chicago spring, 81 09l
| al O93. Corn strong and higher; SIC bid
cash, 57s@572c March and April, 603@60sc
May. Oats in good demand and prices a
shade higher; 38sc cash, 3Ssc February, 39c
March, 39sc April, l3c May. Rye frmer
643c. Barley steady, Soc.
CaH.-Wheat easier and declined s9sc
Corn irregular; SIS, FEBRUARY, 57sc March
aud April, 6lbc May. Oats irregular; S9lt
asked February, 39t@39sc April, 412e May
Receipts-Flour, $4,000 barrels; wheat
$4,000 bushels; corn, 359, 600; oats, 129 900
rye, Is 600; barley, $4,000. Shipments
Meme will be sent until complete list can bs
furnished.
PROVISIONS.