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FOR LEASE.
TENNESSEE PENlTENTIARY.
SIX YEARS. TERM LEASE NOTICE.
FOR LEASE.

DURsUANT TO an Act OF the General Assembly
Il OF the state OF Tennessee, passed March q.
1888, approved March ., 1883, and entitled An
Act 10 provide for the lease and management Of
the State Penitentary" the Governor on Tennes-
see and Board OF Prison inspeciorz, on Friday. the
9Th day OF July. 1888 at the hour of II O'Clock m
at the 'front.' door Of the capitol in Nashville. Tenn.
win lease at public outcry, % the highest bidder.
1854 the Penitentiary OF Tenn essee and the labor
Of the convicts. together with the quarry grounds.
buildings, fixtures, machinery, tools, engines,
TEKAB-The lease viii be made upon the follow
ing terms: Eotles than one hundred thousand
tslUO,oO0l dollAE per annum, payable quarterly.
clear OF all expcnses 20 the State On any account
except the salaries Of the superintendent warden,
are TO be paid By the State. and bond with APP
proved security is 70 be given therefor. and for
The strict performance Of all the requirements OF
said act In regard 20 the lease.
Ali persons desirfng TO bid will be required be-
forenAnd 10 file an obligation 70 DC approved By
the Governor, signed ~ those whom they propose
10 give sureties, which shall obligate such per-
in the event this bid Of tneir principal f. success
full; and all parties proposing TO bid win be re-
quired, in addition thereto, 70 hle with the Gov
nessee for ten thousand $4,000 dollars payable
70 his order and 20 be forfeited 70 the STATE n tho
bid Of Euch party be accepted and Is not complied
with. The bid OF party who has not com Piled
with these requirements viii not be cried or con
adered against the bid Of 3 party who has
vii Be made i here referred 70 as part hereof
copy Of which viii be furnished any person de-
Secretary OF State OF Governor.
LOcAIios-The PenitentiEry IA located In Nash.
vile, and has been leased toI number Of year.
The average number Of coDvicts therein during
the last two years IA thirteen hundred and sixteen
Q3lC. and there are now thirteen hundred and
iOfty- three 1888 therein.
REsTKICTIOgs-Thc lesBecs VII not be permitted
70 keSp more than dye hundred and City ESQ male
conyicu 10 the main prison Al any one tine, but
wall have the authority 70 Work The same any
where n Teunessei,-safe and suitable quarters
being furnfshed-subieCt 70 the rules and regula-
tons provided IN said act and otherwise provided
BY law.
How KNPLoYED-LAfge numbers have regularly
been hired out By the pfcsent lessee1 70 WORK Ia
the mines and IN the construction OF rAilroAdk.
ctr. "a Tennessee. They also employ those In the
l prison bulldog al Ga1hv1llc (nd4ny Of whom are
experienced and skilled lEborers and Of long term
seDtence) In manufacturing wagons, iron hollow.
ware, furniture, etc the average number OF Wag'
Onz nov made being about niiy day.
For Information and particulars address the un'
I dcrtigued VI tne Governor.
Done ~ oi3ef Of wm. Z. Bate, Governor Of Ten.
nessoe, this Apal 3, isoS.
Secretary o. systA = .----l.-. ssOn.
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The New Orleans spot market opened quiet
and steady; at 1870, firm, closing quiet and
steady. Sales, 700 bales. Closing quotations
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Receipts Yesterday
FUTURE MOVEMENTS.


THE City of ST. Louis, Capt. Dan Able, is
due up tomorrow for st. Louis.
THE u. P. Schenck is the next O..Line
packet due down for New Orleans.
THE Lee-Line packets tomorrow are the
Coahoma, for Friars Point, and the Dean
Adams, for Osceola.
The Golden Rule, Capt o. P. Shinkle, is
due up at an early hour this morning, bound
Tor Cincinnati, Albert Shinkle in the Office.
THE Kate Adams, Capt. M. r. Cheek, is
the United States mail packet Thursday
evening for Arkansas City and ali way
points.
THE City of Vicksbnrg, Capt. Robert K.
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet this morn
log at 10 o'clock for Cairo and 81. Louis. w.
G. Banker is her clerk.
The Belle Memphis, Capt. I. II. Mckee,
is the Anchor-Line packet this morning at
10 O'Clock for Vicksburg and the bends
Henry E. Corbyn is her clerk.
The Ida Darrsgh, Capt. E. B. Smith, is
the packet this evening at 5 O'Clock fer all
points on Arkansas river. ]. N. Thompson
is her clerk, assisted by Amos Day.
THE John A. Scudder, Capt VIM. Baker,
ia the Anchor-Line packet this evenIBg at 6
o'clock for New Orleans and all intermediate
landings. George Baker is her clerk.
THE unrivaled passenger steamer Charles
Morgan, Capt. Harry w. Stein, is the o.
Line packet this evening at o'clock for
Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati and all inter-
mediate points on the Ohio river. Albert
Schraag presides in her Office.
THE Cons Millar, Capt. Joseph D. Moore
will be found in port this morning and
leaves again this evening at 5 o'clock for all
points on the Ohio river SIS far az Cincinnati
James Voris and Lowell lines are her clerks.
The Millar will give cheap rates to all points
North and East
The Hard Cash, Capt. Ed C. Postal, will
arrive TO day and leave again tomorrow
evening at o'clock for all points on White
river, going through to Jacksonport and
making connections with packets for upper
White and Black rivers. c. NJ. and Jos
Postal are her clerks.
THE Rene Macready, Capt. o. K. Joplin
in order to accommodate visitors to the Mu-
sic Festival, will leave tonight st IL O'Clock
for all points on st. Francis river, going
through TO Mark Tree, crossing Kansas City
and Memphis railroad. ]. D. Block and C.
A. Stockley are her clerks.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET

Receipts have been very light; prices re-
main firm at quotations. The demand for
all grades of cattle has been good. The
prospects for good market the coming week
are very favorable. Quotations:
CORN FED CATTLE-Choice to extra, GO
Gle.
GRASS CATTLE-Choice, Hose; good, 4@
4fc; fair to medium, S@(93ac; common, 20
25c.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Choice wool sheep,
per h., &c; medium, per h., 5953c; COM
mon, per head, S1@,1 so; choice lambs, per
lb., 7@73c; medium, per head, $3@3 so.
HoGs-Choice oorn-fed, 6f@63c; medium
and heavy, 5a@6c; common, 5@53c.
Cows AND CALvEs-Good milch COWS with
young calves, per head, 5000; yearlings,
5000.
ST. LOUIS, May 14-Hogs dull aud low
er; Workers 81 1907 20; mixed TO good
packing SOY 20; butchers to extra, 81 ESQ
40. Receipts, $500; shipments 900. Cat
tie in light supply and good butchers stuff
steady but heavy. Shipments slow; receipts
1900
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GENERAL NEWS.


THE weather was rather torrid yesterday,
with Storm indications in the evening.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 422 bales OF
cotton, Is bags Of seed cotton and 1745 sacks
of cotton seed.
THE Coal City with fuel boats in tow, from
New Orleans, passed up for the Ohio yester-
day afternoon.
THE steamboats, in the bends and side
stream trade did their share of filling up the
city with visitors.
THE City of Vicksburg, from Vicksburg,
is in port receiving to leave for st. Louis at
10 o'clock this morning.
THE City of Cairo, from st. Louis, passed
downl fer: Vicksburg Sunday morning, dis
charging 1850 packages here and adding 80
tons.
The Rene Macready will lay over here
till after the concert tonight to accommo-
date the large humber of people who came
over from ST.. Francis river. Capt. Randall's
| cleverness again manifested.
The w. P. Halliday, Al days out from
New Orleans, passed up for s.. Louis yester.
| day morning, laying here long enough to
clean boilers and discharge about 300 pack
ages. She had 600 tons for points above.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River % feet :
| iDches-decline l foot inches. The de-
cline on Sunday was L foot inches, making
3 feet 3 inches since Saturday. Wrinkles on
the surface of the river opposite indicate the
sapdbsr nearly in eight.
CAPT. ] d. SrE PHENs passed this port lss
Friday with 1atboat loaded with slaves
which left Hickman Thursday. He is bound
for New Orleans, and if be makes as rapid
progress as from Hickman here, the JOSEPH
3. Williams will have to hatch up another
record between Helena and Memphis.
| The Thomas Sherlock arrived from Gin
cinnati yesterday morning, dischsrging $50
| packages and adding zoo tons Of oil-cske
so ions of oil-meal, 10 bales Of cotton and e
tons of sundries, having about 1900 tons wher
abe left. The greater part of the day wa
consumed here handling the above business
| She left for New Orleans late in the evening
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RAILWAY RECORD.
ARRfvALAND DEPARTuREo OF TRAINS

Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern
Trains move as follows: No. 2 (expressl leaves at
1:SO am; No. (mail at $40 am; No. G (Coving-
ton aceommodatfon) at 40 pm No. (expressl
arrives at 2o am; No. arrives at IS pm: No.
B. Covin9ton accommodation, S55 m. (city timel
Memphis aud Little ROek-Trains move
~ follows; No. leaves daily at 4:4O pm; arrives
At 1l;S0 pm; No. leaves at an; arrives at 8
an; No. Cfreighu leaves Hopeheld at am. ar.
Eves at pm.
Louisville and NashviIIe-Trains move
IS follows; Fast mail arrives daily at 40 a. m .
leaves at lilo pm; mail leaves daily at s:25
an: passenger accommodation leaves daily at
1O40 am; arrives daily at S40 pm teity timel-
will make close connection for ali points East /:
Brownsville accommodation leaves daily except
Sunday, at 4:55 PM mail arrives daily at 400
pm. Brownsville accommodation arrives daily
except Sunday, at S:25 am.
memphts and CharIsEtnn-Trafns move
- follows lcity umel: Through express lea yes
daily at IL :05 pm. Mail and express leaves daily
1T S:l5 am. Someryille accommodation leaves
daily, except Sunday, at 5.15 m. Through ex
pres arrives daily 1T IL 80 am. Mail and express
arrives daily at S:55 p. m. SJmeryille acco1nnO-
cation arrives daily, except Sunday, at $50 AN.
mississippi and Tennessee-Trsius move
IS follows; New Orleans last mail and express
leaves daily at $3.50 D.r.; freight leaves daily
except Sunday, at 6:35 am. New Orleans faEt
mail and express arrives daily at $50 q m freight
arrives daily, except sundsy,Rt 2:30 D. m Frefght
Trains carly paSSenRera
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GENERAL TRADE.

Yesterday was a very lively day on Change.
The meat msrket very strong and tending
higher; -four active and firm; cornmeal firm
and higher; sugar very strosg and advarc-
ing; coffee quiet; molasses steady; rice quiet /;
nails dull; hay dull; corn firm and tending
up; oats finn, with light sleek; bran
quiet; apples, inferior plentiful. choice very
scarce; potatoes weak, except pescAblows,
which are firm; cabbage scarce; onions
nominal; stock peas dull, very Light demand;
beans steady; butter quiet; cheese quiet;
eggs easy; dried apples, good demand; dried
peaches neglected; cotton seed oils steady E;
cotton-seed meal quiet O.her articles IN
changed in tone and price.
IMPORTS.
One hundred and fiIy-seven ties bacon and
hams, 200 SKIS bran, 925 bu corn, 65 SKIS coffee,
81 nd cattle, SS pkgs eggs, 1908 brls -four,
nd hog, 16l bales hay, s cars lumber,
"a brls meal, 80 nd horses and mules, 76 brls
molasses, $50 kgs nails, IS SKIS peas, l2S brls
potatoes, 4 cars bulk pork, 80 brls packed pork,
{ hid sugar, 25 brls sugar. 534 pkgs tobacco
and 40 brls whisky.
EFFORTS.
One roll bagging, 70 ties bacon and hama, IS
SKIS bran, 4 brls beans, z pkgs butter, $50 bu
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TISGEs-a iddling. &c; good middling. SIC.
sTAIss-GoOd ordinary, SIC; low middling SIC;
middling sc.
WEEKLY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS.
WEEK END'Gl SINCE SEPT.
MAY II, 1883. 1sT.
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PETROLEUM MARKETS.
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Transactions aggregated s67, 900 sharep, as
PILLOWS:
49, 900 Central Pacific, 100000 Del Lack. & West,
L, 900 Denver, 5000 Erie,
%, 900 Lake Shore, 10000 Northwestern,
10 600 New Jersey Centra, l6 900 New York Central
5000 Northern Pacific, 600 Texas Pacific
1000 Union Pacific, 4 900 Wabash Pacific,
5000 East Tennessee, 10,e00 Ore & Trans-Con.
LONDON, May 14.-Ho.idsy; no msrkets
NEW ORLEANS, May l4.-Sight exch ange
on New York, IL 50 PER $1,000 premium
Sterling exchange-bankers, bills, 4S31(94S4.
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steady; atl2, quiet, closing dull. Sales 80, 500
bales. Closing quotations were az follows:
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FINANCE.

The Liverpool markets are closed until
Wednesday, in Observance of Whitsuntide
holidave
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FINANCE AND TRADE
THE COTTON MARKETS.

At the close of our review OF the cotton
market for the week ending May 4th, spot
middlIug in New York was quoted at 10ic
An advance Of Eo was made Saturday, rails
ing middliDg to lie, on which the week un-
der review opened. A decline of sc was
made Monday, but recovered Tuesday, and
lost again Thursday, the quotations al the
close of the week being ss follows:
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Receipts at Memphis during the official
week aggregated 1868 bales, ag Ainst 1920
bales the previous week, 2140 bales ths cor
responding week last season, and 1889 bales
in 1881. The total receipts since September
j, 1882, were 494. 249 bales, sgainst 328, SS4
bales 81 the corresponding period last season,
i1cfsase OF 165, 500 bales. At the same
tsH.s in 1881 the receipts were 44S.763 bales.
Shipuents during the official week sggre-
gated 8369 bales, against 1874 bales the
previous week, 5103 bales the corresponding
week Iaat season, and 1868 bales in 1881.
The total sfspnlents since September lat
were 46I ,6S6 rzter, against 304 SOB bales in
1882, and 400, 1872 bales in 1851.
The total stock on hand was 81, 1857 bales,
against 2z715 bales at this time last year;
in 1901, 81, 995 bales.
Sales in Memphis during the official week
aggregated 2325 bales, OF which exporters
took 1900 bales, spinners 1I5O bales, and
spectators - bales, against a total of TO-.
800 bales last week, of which 1925 bales
were 10 exporters, 6525 bales to spinners
1850 bales to spectators. Middling, 10sc.
COURSE OF THE MEMPHIS MARKET.
The following shows the course of the
Memphis market and the prices OF middling
cotton from the opening of the season as
compared with TIE same time last year:
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Homes for the Merchant
And Mechanic,
IN THE TOWN OF LUCY.

ME viii sell at public auction. FOR CASH. in
wv The town OF LUCY, the Chesapeake,
Ohio and Southwestern railroad. 13 miles from
the city Of Memphis, on
Thursday, May IL, at IL O'clock, sharp,
FIFTY VALUABLE RESIDENCE and BUSINESS
LOTS. The town of Lucy is sit uAtsd in the most
desirable portion of Shelby county, on the great
Southwestern railroad from Norfolk TO Memphis.
Blk trains pass over this road daily, CIV
fng every facility 70 persons doing bust
ness in the city Of Memphis. The
town Of LUCY is located in thickly settled part
OF the county, filed with thriving population of
farmers and lruit growers The face Of the couu-
try Is partly table and partly rolling land healthy
and productive. The finest springs OF free stone
water in the country are in this town This sale is
made 10 close out this property, and buyers may
rely upon IL being done without any reservation.
1IThe title is good and taxes ali paid. Terms
cash. Trains leave Memphis for Lucy. Sale al
SLOAN. ". W. k0X sTEk a CO.,
AuctlOneers,
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MOVEMENTS AT THE LEvEE,

ArTirals.-Commonwea Vicksburg; W.
7. Halliday, New Orleans; Kate Adams,
Arkansas city; Coaboma, Friars Point; Ida
Darrsgh, Arkansas river; Rene Mscready,
St. Fraacis river; Mark Twsin, Dyersburg;
City Of Cairo, ST. Louis; Thomas Sherlock,
Cincinnati; City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
DtPdtures.-CommonEealth st. Douis, W.
P. Halliday, St. Louis; Dean Adams, o.
ceola; Mark Twain, Dyersburg; City Of Cairo,
Vicksburgi Thomas Sherlock, New Orleans
Kate Adams, Arkansas City; Coahoma,
Frisrs Point.
Boats IN Rort.-Rsne Macready, Ida Oar
ragh and City of Vicksburg.
Boats Due DoYR-Cons MiIlar, Belle Men,
phis and John a. Scudder.
Boats Due Up.-Golden Rule, Hard Cash
and Charles Morgan.
Receipts Yesterday.
City OF Vicksburg-4 bales cotton and rs
pkgs sundries.
Dean Adans-9 bales cotton, 6 bgs seed
cotton and nd stock.
Kate Adams-95 bales cotton, &c SKIS seed
nd cattle and 43 pkgs sundries.
Coahoma-10l bales cotton, 167 SKIS seed,
rs empty barrels and IL pkgs sundries.
w. p. Halliday-50 brls molasses, 200 brls
cement and % hampers mineral water.
Ida D lrrsgh--95 bales cotton, bgs seed
cotton, 1881 sks seed and 20 pigs sundries
Mark Twsin-39 bales cotton, IS sks corn
steers. 5000 shingles and % pkgs sundries
Rene Macready-121 bales cotton, 4 bgs
seed celton, SO SKIS seed and 81 pkgs sundries.
Thos. Sherlock-200 half-baI hay, 800
SKIS oats, 6 buggies, 3 bxs eggs, Is bxs meal
and 10 pkgs merchandise.
City of Cairo-1490 dry barrels, As wei
barrels, 103 bxs and tics meat, 200 bIs crack.
ers, $50 empty barrels, 800 pkgs grain and
1851 pkgi merchandise.
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SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
POPLAR STREET
Business Lots for Sale.

WE WILL SELL at public auction FOR
wv CASH, on
Tuesday Noon, May 10Th,
at the corner of Main and Madison streets. two
valuable business lots on Popiar street. about 4
doors east OF VIM. Deans Wholesale and Retail
Grocery House. The lots have a front of ~ feet
by depth OF 16l feet 10 alley. The improve
ments consist of nice Office and woodshed, and
erage establishment
This property Is admirably situated for general
business and coal anu wood yard purposes, and
should command the attention OF capitalists.
Every business firm in this vicinity is doing lu-
crative business. Title perfect. sale peremptory.
Terms Cash. r.. W. kONSrEk a. Co.
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NONRESIDENT NOTICES.
NONRESIDENT Notice.

No 4660 R-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tenn.-Charles McSauee ct al rs. The
unknown heirs OF James AcSamee ct a..
Il appearing from amended bill, which IL sworn
20 in this cause, that he defendants the unknown
heirs of James AcNamee, deceased, RndDf Cath
crime Falls, deceased, whose names and residences
are unknown, are nonresident Of the State Of
Tennessee
Il is therefore ordered, That they make their sp-
pearance herein, ct the courthouse in Shelby coun-
", in Memphis, Tenn, on or before the first Mon
day in June, 1855, and plead, answer or denur 10
compliments bill, and amended bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed to them and set for
hearing ex-parte; and that COPY OF this order be
published once week, for four successive weeks,
In the Memphis Appeal. This 18Th day Of phil lS63
copy-attest z J. BLACK, Clerk and Master
postol 4 Peston, sols FOX coEplrt tue
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corn, pkg cheese, 40 sks coffee, 20 nd cattle,
2 pkgs eggs 4G6 brls -four, 397 bales hay,
81 pkgs lard, 2 cara lumber, 1877 brls meal,
81 I'D horses and mules, As brls molasses. 6i
sks OATS, 179 brls onions, 2s2 sks peas, 60
brls potatoes, cars bulk pork, Sc brl5 pack
ed pork, IS br.s sugar, 459 pkgs tobacco
and ~ brl. whisky,
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COTTON-SEED
CoTrO,S SEEn MFAT-prime S17 6(l(

COrTON-SEED MEAL-Prlme,SI 7 bU(9I6 %
per ton per carload lots.
CoTToN-SEED Ons-Crude, 40@42c per
gallon, on rounds lots of 100 TO 500 brls
Cooking oil, job lots, 45c. Summer yellow
refined oil, 47c incarload lots; summer white,
SOC. Winter yellow, SIC; winter white, 55c,
according to quantity.
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Coal On-Wholesale lots, 1Sc per gallon
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INV GOOnS-

NEW YORK, May 14.-For Monday the
mand was very light and for small miscel-
laneous sssortments. Prints, gipghams,
lawns, dress goods and such specialties have
been in brief request. Cottons firm at an
advance, and cotton goods sre showing fair
steadiness. Cotton goods very inactive.
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HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES.

Low and & 25a2 so for red from store. Po-
tstees, new Louisiana, a 80 as; 81 25 per
barrel for peachblows; 60@S0c per bushel
sacked; early rose, S2@2 %; New York rose,
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N GA "a II

To all who are suffering from the errors and in
discretions of youth, nervous weakness, early de-
cay, loss Of manhood etc., Twill send recipe that
will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This grea'
remedy wss discovered by a missionary in South
America. Send selfaddressed envelope to the
REV JOSEPH T. ISNAN Station d. Nflp York CitY
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The movement at 26 interior towns for the

The movement at 20 interior towns for the
week ending Friday, MAY 11tb, is as fol-
love: Receipts, 36,225 bales, against ,060
bales same week last Year--increase, II, 16o
bales. Shipments, 81, 666 bales, against "a, 757
bales same time last year-increase, II '9O9
bales. Stock, 7,942 bales, against 127, $50
bales last yesr--incrcase, &c, 3l2 bales.
May 11th, the worlds visible supply was
2,9S0,4 bales, against 2,707, 026 bales same
time last season-an increase OF 49,, 407
bales, and an increase of 26,19l bales over
the season of lS80-Sl, and an increase of
5e5,640 bales over The season of 1S79-S0.
Daily Report.
The Memphis market opened and closed
steady. Sales, 400 bales-S50 to exporters, 80
to spinners. Closing quotations were as fol-
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STATIONS. lie
Above
How water. Rice. Fail.


~btlOW HlSn WdLeI mhIAsAoft.
METEOROLOGICAL RECo RID.
Time. Bar. Their. Wind. Weather
Cos am. % sos 70 S. Fair.
l e:Ss P M Sc g NV oG 1sin. tn St
Maxl.num Temperature, 81.
Minimum temperature, 6S.
Rainfall inappreeiable.
WHEELING, May 14-Noon-RiVer feet
inches, and falling. Weather rainy.
PITTsBURG, May 14-Noon-River 8 feet
inches, and stationary. Weather clear and warm
CINCINNATI, May 14.-Noon-River u feel
sinehes, and falling. Weather clear; thermometer
72o Arrived: James W. CAT, Memphis; Mary
Houston, New Orleans.
LOUISVILLE, May 14.-Noon-River fall
ing with feet in the canal, anc feet In the
chute on the falls. Weather clear and pleasant
Business dull.
EVANSVILLE, May 14.-Noon-River fall
ing with II feet l inch by the gauge. Weather
clear and warm; thermometer 62' TO 769.
CAIRO, May 14-Noon-River "a feet IL
inches and falling Weather cloudy and warm
Arrived: Belle Memphis, St Louis, midnight
3. r Springer, New Orleans, an; Boaz ane
tow, Louisville, a. m: Port Eads and Darges, q
Louis, noon. Departed: Belle Memphis, VICE
burg, 4 an; B. Z. Springer, Cincinnati an.
Boaz and tow New Orleans, an
ISee Additional Rirsr Nslrs On F0arA PoSel
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New York futures closed The week with
advances of 16 points on May and points
on June deliveries, and declines OF 3 TO IA
points on other months, ss indicated by the
following quotations, compared with the close
Of the previous week:
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RIVER AND WEATHER.
Cnangeg

OFFICE 81 GNAL-SPRvIcE, q. S. A.,
MEMPHIS, TENN, May II, 1883.
The following observations are taken at the
same moment of time Il :0S p.n) at all the stations
.smed:
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The New York future market opened
steady al advance at 1850, steady; at IL 80,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-15

The New York spot market opere1 firm;
at IL, firm; advanced Lice, at 2, sieady, ad-
vanced l.1Gc above last call, closing steady.
Sales, 5lS bales. Closing quotations we're as
follows: