Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-11-19
ON AND OFF CHANG

ON AND OFF
GROCERIES are firm.
Provisions firm at advance.
OATS were up &c in Chicago.
THE feedstuff market is quiet.
THE sugar market was active, firm and
advancing.
CorToN receipts at Memphis keep up to
high figures.
SPOT cotton closed steady and unchanged
in New York.
PLEASANT weather after the storm early
yesterday morning.
CoTToN is steady, fair demand, in Liver
~pool-prices unchanged.
THE cotton markets were generally
steady all over b country.
THE ST. Louis provision market closed
firm and higher for pork and lard.
RECEIPTS of cotton at the ports yesterday
were greater than On Inc same day last
year.
The decrease in receipts OF cotton at the
| ports this season is gradually dwindling
down.
The Board Of Directors of the Mer-
chants Exchange meet at 8 o'clock this
evening.
| III Adlsds Slby gram uidIAcl Ciosco
| with no material changes from the
previous days condition.
SALES were effected during business
| hours yesterday of 1l6 barrels of sugar
and 80 barrels OF molasses.
A SHADE higher for corn and wheat frac-
tionalIy lower were the closing quotations
of the st. Louis grain market.
RECEIPTS of cotton at the ports thus far
l kb;a uraoE orc % 100 halaQ in axeaaS 0f the
same days of the same week last year
1S6. SOL bales, against 1851.
THE Grain Elevator reported in store
Yesterday, 1885 bushels and PASS sacks
of corn, 1915 bushels and 17,4l3 sacks OF
oats, and 30,7S9 bushels OF wheat.
The Chicago grain market was very
steady Yesterday. In corn fluctuations
did notlexceed &c for spot. Wheat closed
lower for December and January, but
higher for cash.
Two subcommittee of the Galveston
Citizens Relief Committee reported col
lection of $s55 yesterday, and $500 was
sent by express last night to w. L. Moody
Chairman of the Galveston Relief Com
mittee, with promise OF $500 to 500 mors
to-day.
The Galveston Relief Committees were
out yesterday making collections for the
Galveston fire sufferers, as follows: From
street, from Madison north-E. Lowen
stein and John S. Toof; from Madison
south-D. r. Porter and Joh X. Speed
Main and Second streets, from Madison
SOUTH. 8. Menken and l.. A. Scar
borough; same, from Madison north-W
W.. Schoolfeld and B. Hughes.
:. The following circular was Issued by thu
| ct. Louis firm of Hill, Fontaine & Co
November 18th: Bureaus have abou
> wiped out the values OF cotton. We arr
. thankful this bear lever is over for thi
year. The making of crops and clearing
and increasing acres by the millions-oI
paper-by 'parlor city dudes,' who dom
know a cotton-deld from a turnip patch, i
simply nonsense, and as we are for tn,
producers and not foreign buyers, we hop
the same will be discontinued :
We see no reason why markets should nc
improve"
J VIsIToRs to the Exchanges: r. II. Lind
say, Shreveport; A. Luria, New Orleans
: Col. J. F. Smith, Mariana, Ark; W. W
Dodsop, Humboldt; ii. D. Glass, Ripley
Tenn; Ferd Hirsch, New York; I. n
Jarvis. Buffalo, n. Y; E. B. Weber, Col
lierville; NJ. L. Anderson, LaGrapge
Frank r. Massey Springfield, Mo-; Chas
7. Keet, Springfield; Mrs. NJ. Allen, city
Mrs. NJ. n. Pollen, fernando; Mrs. Betti
Tuggle, Mrs. NJ. L. Rowlett, city; Mrs. J
? 7. Eckert, Miss Carrie w. Eckert, Georg
. Z. Eckert, Niagara Falls; o. s. Gage, Lou
} iaville; James McAfee, Pittsburg; H. N
johnson, Miss. E. 2. Spencer, Columbus