Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-26
FINANCE AND TRADE.

Bankers continue to report no change in
the financial situation, and no feature OF
interest developed during the day save
the increase of c~learances, as shown in the
report of the Clearinghouse printed below.
The cotton market was again quiet with
liberal transactions reported, and the ofii-
| cial quotations unchanged. Receipts con-
tinue heavy, which has the tendency to
still further weaken confidence in the re-
ports Of short CROP which were pub
lished earlier in the season. In fact, num-
| bers oftplanters nave confessed that the
crop is developing beyond expectation.
| The market closed quiet, with middling
at 1Osc, and sales OF 200 bales, 1850 bales
to exporters and $50 bales to spinners.
Receipts were 4I09 bales, shipments 1919
bales, leaving stock on hand 1924 bales.
OF the receipts 1907 bales were by
steamer, and $50 bales by wagons,
and OF the shipments all were
by rail. In New York the tone
was quiet and steady at the close, with
middling lose. New York futures closed
dull but steady, with October advanced i
points, and other deliveries . to 1 points.
New Orleans spots closed firm, with mid
ding quoted at 10 5-lGc. New Orleans fu-
lures closed quiet and steady, with current
deliveries quoted at 1912 bid, and other
months advanced ! TO . points. Liverpool
spots closed quiet at 6@6Id, with sales oi
1900 bales, Of which 1000 bales were
American. Liverpool futures closed steady
with October ) GO-6Id. Stock on hand
October 18th, SOC, 600 against % 5000 same
day last week. Total receipts at all United
States ports yesterday, 1885 bales.
Business in general trade was brisk yes
terday, more so than usual on Thursdays
Dealers report nc changes except a weake
tone for cabbages, Of which there wer
heavy receipts yesterday, but price.
remain as previously quoted. Below
will be found the details Of price.
ruling Yesterday, those of leadin:
articles being as follows: Corn, $50
| 6Oc; cornmeal, 81 %; flour, s. 800
7 %; chickens, 81 1908 70; eggs, pc
mess pork, SD so; lard, SIC by the fierce
DulItIt lDNE-OI v NOullAlN III -fNDpc
. for creamery. The following were TIA
} imports and exports as taken from th
= boards OF the Merchants Exchange yes
= terday:
= IMPORTS.
' Fifty-one brls apples, go rlls baggins
= brls beans, 20 pkgs butter, IS bu corr
/. 454 pkgs cheese, 20 nd cattle, II pkgs egg!
304 brls flour, 90 nd hogs, l horse, 81 pkg
r lard, Z cars lumber, 26 brls liquors, - brI
mOlasses, 100 kgs nails, s cars oats, 30 br
onions, 375 brls potatoes, l car bulk porl
> 5 brls packed pork, 37S brls sugar and 81
. pkgs tobacco.
i" Forty-siX brls apples, 356 rlls baggin:
! ~ ties bacon and hams, 30 SKIS bran,
l brls beans, y pkgs butter, 147 pkgs chees
= lis SKIS coffee, 81 nd cattle, l pkg eggs, 8
! brls flour, 10 bales hay, 4 nd horses an
mules, 925 bdls iron ties, 30 pkgs lard,
e cars lumber, 81 brls liquors, So brls mea
= IS brls molasses, 50 kgs nails, 40 SKIS oat
IL brls onions, IS brls potatoes, 4 cars bul
;, pork, > brls packed pork, y brls sugar,
: pkgs tobacco and s bu wheat.
The Chicago market reports, accordiI
Of to the APPEALS special, show that POI
N closed at so 30 for cash, SO 40 for n
y vember, SO 80 for January; lard, 81
for cash, 81 224 for November, and 81
for January clear rib sides, partly cure
- were Sc So for cash, Sc for Novembt
and 81 574 asked for January; corn clos
y at 464c for cash, 46Sc for November, IS
for December, and 4Sic for May whe
closed at Ole for cash, 9lSc for Novemb'
934c for December, and 81 013 for Ma
- -. III - no. e.. ~ ~
" for May.
st. Louis specials quote corn closed
44!c, 43lc for November and 4l9c
year; wheat closed at 81 for spot, 81 {
for November, and 81 for year; oats clos
at 26sc for spots and year, and PC
November; pork, Sl1 lard, 81 %; eli
rib sides, Sc S74.