The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-05
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL: THURSDAY. April 5. 1883.

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East Tenn ID pfd, iox Readifg, 5GH
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Fort Worth 4 Den, rs StL6SF lst pfd l0S
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Houston Texas, l9H 81 Phih pfd, 10
Illinois Central, llGsz 81 pnui NJ * ~ 90
ma, Bloom West, ~ st hul,& Omaha, AlE
kansas Texas, 1871 II Us Omaha pid, l0iA
Lake Erie 4 West ii Tenn Coal ( Iron, q
lake ffie w pid A Texas Pacific. 2l2a
Lake shore, ssh Tol & Ohio Cen pfd, 10
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LOUSY 4 N Albany, ~ United states Express n
Memphis 4 Charlcst. 81 Wabash. - 4 Y. l21S
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Mi, Lh&w 80 Well 4 Fargo EXP 100
NJ, VI W pid, 50 Western Union, "a
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LONDON, April 4, ip. m--Consuls closed
at 1Ol ll-lO for both money and the account.
The amount OF bullion Withdrawn from the
Bank OF England on balance today was fl7O,
900. Bar silver i294d per ounce.
PARIS, April f.-rhree per cent rentes
S2f for the account.
BERLIN, April i.--Thc statement Of the
Imperial Bank Of Germany shows decrease
in specie OF %, $4,000 marks.
BANK cLEARINGs.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 4.--Cloarings ~, 49,
Oj; balances, 1891 800.
NEw YoRK, April 4.-Clcarngs, 1928, GEO,
la; balances, SG,025, 40.
BALTIMORE, Nd, April 4.-Clearings, So
l20,7l6 balances, S3OiOGs.
BosToN, Mass, April 4.--Clcarings, sl7,-
l5l,5OG balances, 81 ,05o77l.
PHnADELrIuA, Pa, April 4-Clearings,
81, Gj2,O27; balances S2,O25,0l7.
CnicAdo, ILL.,, April 4-Clcarings Sl3, 100,
600. Money was easier at G'g7 per cent.
Grain ana Provisions.
CmcAGo. ILL.,, April l-Thcrc was gen
cral letting down In prices OF grain today.
The leading cause was the partial settlement
Of the railroad troubles. The blockade by
shutting of receipts threatened in filling
future contracts on the iloor and by inter
fcring with commerce and collections tight
feeling for money. The situation this morn.
ing being moro hopeful the result was nat.
ural.--lower prices and easier money.
Provisions opened lower but developed
considerable strength later At the very
outset sales Of wheat and corn for May were
fully 10 under the closing prices on Mon.
day. From these points there were slight
rallies on buying by those who wished "a
bull the market and sell. The result was a
decline from opening prices of about &c IN
both wheat aud corn before noon, which
left the markets at ~ o'clock lc lower than
for the hours before IN both pits. There was
no sensational selling but gradual sinking
Of values under liberal offerings. Wheat
opened at 769sc for May, sold at 76yGc and
then sank gradually. At | O'Clock p. M,
the price was 1915, but on the afternoon
board there was slight recovery and the
final figures were 7a3iG95jsc.
Corn opened ut h2Jgc; May sold at $3.50,
from which point il went down with slight
rallies 10 &c, the price at y. M, reacting
5ac bid.
Oats were weak; May opening &c lowe,
than the last previous quotation aud drop
ping lic further A rally % &c In the after
noon followed, putting the closing price
nt 30jsc.
Provision operators were mostly buyers al
the opening. Stocks Of product given out
yesterday were rather a disappointment 20 O
majority OF traders. Tic weakness In grain
also tended TO encourage selling by strong
parties aud during the early trnding Ito low
est prices OF the day were recorded, sales be
ing at decline from Mondays close OF nc
on pork, &c ON lard and Z sc on short ribs
Tho break brought IN n liberal number OF
buyers. who absorbed tho offerings 50 that
pork not only fully recovered, but showed q
net advance Of i0c, lard neither gain nor
loss and short ribs only decline OF 2lsc.
Later Sc Of the advance IN pork was lost, but
lard and short ribs were unchanged.
The leading futures ranged rs follows