The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-13
EXCHANGE.

EXCHANGE,
New York and cities north and cast, on
demand, = discount buying, Z premium sell
ing. New York and principal cities north aud
east three days grace, - discount buying,
par selling New Orleans, " discount buy
ing, 81 premium selling.
Nothing OF interest took place at the stock
,all board meeting today, New York cx-
change advanced from u 10 = premium
selling.
The Memphis City Fire and General In
Wrancc Company bank was admitted n mem
Der Of the clearinghouse. The election Of
officers Of the clearinghouse took place TO.
day, and resulted rs follows: $ i. Read
president; W. ID. Bethel, yce.prcsidenti Ed
ward Goldsmith, secretary and manager
The local cotton market closed quiet sales
$50 bales. New Orleans closed steady, with
futures steady aud of l TO points. Liver
pool spots closed firm, demand fair and of
lice except middling which was I'M
changed Futures advanced points.
New York spots closed dull, with futures
quiet and OF TOD points.
c. H. Greene 4 Go. say: at was mod
crate day for cotton certificates with mod.
crate deal .irrcgularity. business was con
fined largely 10 local scalping for quick turns.
Al the close business was quiet at 10 8
points below last evening"
Al New Orleans there Is good demand for
all kinds Of sugar both open kettles and
ccntrfugals moving quickly at strong prices.
Molasses is unchanged. clean rice is steady
and unchanged, with moderately fair de
mand. Rough rico firm aud In same de-
maud.
The New York Commercial Bulletin Of latest
date, In discussing the grocery trade. states
that Il Is expected that buyers will adhere
20 the 'actunl wants basis, aud IL Is rs yet
little too early in the year 10 determine
the full extent Of these wants, but the i'm.
preston Is that tho outlet is expansive and
may open into really liberal proportions for
oil staple groceries, aud generally ut sat
isfactcry rates. Everything continued very
well maihinincd In value today except cot.
fee, which remains icycri.h for Brazil grades,
and the tcst oi actual business In quantity
seems 90 indicate that ralizing can only
be accomplished al n considerable modiiica.
ton from views previously entertained by
holdcrs.
Accord n 10 the figures contained In the
yearly ciUular OF VIM. S'1tt's Son & Co. the
receipts at coffee az New York during lss7
embraced 1850, 235 hug' Rio snd ,7G,GjO bags
kant"s, making u total II So, NH hags. Tho
disir.bui u 4 the same eudo from 'ciporu
during iSSI Wa 22'', -, bags = inst 2s0s,
los IN iS'f. 3,lapg,i Ia iSsS, 2.si555g in lssl
and 2,il3aji in isSi According In the SAM
authority tlc ale o. coffee IN the Unite,
States dur N, iSN5 vas igasls tons, agalns
23Gg,s tons In 1886 and 2i1h32 ION. In 1885
showing gradual falling ofduring the thru,
ynrS
The local market. rcmain steady and com
paativcly unchanged Meats are lower an,
coal oil advanced = cent
The H'solg Eaaariai Circular Of IIens,
Clcws & co., Of New York, closes an aricl
ON the stock market saying. I'VE sec no rea
son 10 modify the conviction heretofore cH
pressed that the general conditions Of IN
markets, taken altogether, are decidedly q
favor II a moro active market and highc
prices, and We siill think that purchase
made at about the present scale Of price
will bring good profits within the earl!
future"
IMPORTS
-Four hundred and fourteen ks bran, n
pigs butter. - pkFs bacon, AD pkgS boot
and shoes 500 bu Corli ~ pkgs cheese, 10
ais coffee, 80 brls lime, i2b brls cement
400 sks cotton srcd. IS ears cotton seed
~ pkg dry goods, u pkrs eggs. su2 brl
-four. ,221 Tale. hay, 10 pkgs bats, - hca
hogs. 80 head cattle, ~ head horses an
mulcs DOpkgs lari ~ ,ooO Il lumber. 90 pkg
liquor-. 80 hrls meal ~ brls molasscs, NJ
iegs nails, 100 bu oats. car pork sidc'
20pkfs rice, 80 brls sugar, ~ pkgs u
baoco, 1900 bu wheat.
ELEyAToR REPORTS.
The following shows the amount OF oral
received. Withdrawn and IN store by rcgula
elevators, a. reported 20 the Merchants cN
change today; Torn Withdrawn as bu; I
store l2Gl6 hu. Oats received, i,l22 hu
Withdrawn, 1855 bu, Ia store, ii,i73 bu.
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uond. and stocks.
Tho following list i corrected rcgularl
anil may b. rc,farlcd az the latest quotation