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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-17
A-iIo'o, opcuInE nlahc,t lopc.l Closing.

fash quotations VEN DE- follows
uf-.icady ami unchanged.
No 4spuus wheat taaiCC No. spring wheat.
'scOc No. 2icd ghaNc
30 corn, at'F.
No oats giin
No. 2 re, N'vc
No barley, nominal
No I nhNsCyd, ti. il
Prime Timothy scvd ti,Taih
Mes I'ofk. vt hfl sllA ella
iaud. per i0 ~, sai1it
tNhun flb sides loOaa, A.ssHAS
np shlicd shouldcrs boxed. tAualao.
Short clear sides, boxed. tGisi gHhN
RcccIpt, flour 1000 brs. wheat. q2.0no IN.
lev ll.Ug bu.
shpmcnis Flour. io.oco brlg wheat "a 90 bu.
corn Eog1 bu, oat, allow bu re, sou bu. bar
sT Logis, No. May iG-rour quiet aud
Whcai-i1ver Tho continued fne we.tb,-
and trup IruspCris again proved too much Tor the
marietta nd With duil and lower cables aud other
innucncvs, the cluso Was weak aud 49, q lower.
No. ltci cish, plN~N, June iG' ~ 80, closing
ie',c bid. July, ~ .aigi.o closlug ~ ,ri,f',e
hldi August faaN'tr, Clu.pd 5ac asked bacon.
byf, tbaa,D',c, ulusihg 5Hi,c.
Corn Weaker, cNCypt iot June. which acld e
hiEh,g 10 mixed each, Pc May, alc, closed
al'.c askcli August g' ,99c closed ii.r, Ncp'
tcmbCf, ,A'taN'so. rlusrl aIlmfp.r askri
9at..,iower. No. cash, a'ltbll May, % bid.
Ryc-No. 2. nominal at iOc
lisy-s'cadN prairie si.5ogSoo timothy. 90 iO.
nran-Qnic, al Sc
Flax tcyd QUIET quoiahic al SIG
lcad-0nicI bat NIL hmly at $50. wiz sa6'
nailer,..pull. creamery. isaiie. dairy. iiai.e
fgra-llfm nt iuc ''' 'e'.N
Cofnmoal-sLWa4oo.
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Notice 10 Contractors and Builders.

SEALrn PROPOSALS WILL nv RrcEivED ny
> n d McComb. srcVtafy 81 tho Amateur An.
lciic nulidlng Co, Memphis, Tenn, until ociock
pm. on the grii DAY on JlNE ls,p also, BY ID.
hrnnkr K iiufnhnm architects. ~ Dearborn stfect
chicago, m. until ? O'Clock pm. on the MI DAY
OfItNF igsl Tor labor aud material rruulrrd In
the emotion aud completion oi The clubhouse. 7OX
its In rlre aud four stories IN hight of the Anna.
tcuf Athletic Association " BE- cnycd In the city
of Memphis and state II 1onnirscc IN acCorlaucc
with plans aud specifications on Ole ht each OF the
alove named places bids will D. nrcrlycd ON any
one ~ more branches Of The WORK " upon the
whole building complete Al bids shall he licn.
igci aud made ont on blank iuuns furnished by
the architects Ia intending bidlcis aud such bids
shall hc placed In sealed envelopes aud slgucd hy
the bidder aud addrrscd either 90 the sccutary ot
the building Company % the architects, aud In.
dorcd "I'tupusal Tor laatlng what buneh or
branchcS or The whole works ihenln incudctl) the
Amateur Athletic Clubhouse Memphis, Truu."
suocssiul bidders Will be nqurcd 10 rlyo bond
with two of more surtlcs tp W. approved Nv tire
nulldlur Committee whcn entering into contract
with the Association. equal Va amount 10 ~ pcr
cent III ths amount of sild Contm,t Aorpy of his
nntlct must he attached 10 cuCh hld Submitted
The flghi Il hereby reserved 10 rrIgCt auy of nll
bids. 90 acrcW any QUO 90 nor BIDS said build.
ing OF works u. }. A1CVMn. s0gslIy.
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BY TELEGRAPH.

NIW YORK. MAY Money ou call easy AZ "a
~ prf uuut lat loan nt ~ Ief ruut closed offered
ut.e ~ Ccut Prime mvnnutlc PAPER, git6,ats
lee OVut sterling rNrhtunu dull hut steady AZ
ST. iur siNty day hills and sts1 Tor demand
tutvfumrat bonds have hrpu dull and steady
state bonds have hyrn dull aud without ieatur.
TIE siurk market Wa MON active tn,lay than
lul any day iuf over two weeks while the hullish
ifvling honiuc Ncfy prunuuuuvd aud the advances
r'oayi Wvfv muru impufiaut than at auy time dur
ius the ruuiiuulurc ~ The present flsc. The con
irsi in nf,pu lfauscuuihvuial uus continued ~.
day, and The Excitement maintained a dcrnco
Which hls 80 10 this time been unknown The
borrowing demand inCrasCl, aud the rates TOT nc.
Communications went ~ % ~ high ~ a.. pcf cent
iuf Tue dhY. aud Tie difference hctWucu seller 100
aud ten DAYS aud those rrsulaf way rnchcd n. .
80 cont also while sales fuf cash commanded a
premium ui ffum 10 . THf crnt The stocks
VEN sifuns throughout though iis movement was
tlut and steady aud at iis highest point which was
n Woe riusn u was materially hHhcr than last
strnluH Tho struggle IA expected TO continue
iouuffuW, Aside irum the excitement In fmna.
tuhuutntali however, thcfu was a BROADER aud
tltunEcf market and the demand from chicago aud
We lucnl Operators was increased. which was npon
SHOWN ~ The Cuufsn Of prcua The foreigners
MNfr uulnH tcfy little aud sold some stock, which.
however Mas cHtllY alauftr1 purchases by brD-
keH usually connected with the Standard oil Inter.
A,l were ven conspicuous aud dld great deal 10
lilkhWn TIE shotis. which nan tn cover aud Aidcd
h' iiie materially. late In the day the coal stocks
.ttainc ttno tANofliu nud large amounts Of
tadinf changed hands, With the effect Of ncnding
htttHt w over ] tcf cvut In u short time
though TIE dhcr did rsiond 10 the Increment
Nu''"e "pV'u upon ths louiaionic Blll made
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DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.

Buying-New York and Eastern points
demand, par; Eastern points, sight, ITO
discount Cincinnati, ST. Louis, Louisville
and Chicago, par New Orleans = discount
selling-New York and Eastern points,
81. so premium; Cincinnati, ST. Louis, Louis
willie and Chicago, ITO premiumi New Or
leans, par
In the local cotton market spots closed
quite and steady, with sales 200 bales, all TO
spinnors. At New Orleans spots are firm
with futures very steady Mt a decline of TO
2polnts Liverpool Is firm, prices stillcn-
ing: futures barely steady and unchanged
except one or two distant positions which
were advanced / point. The New York
market closed steady, futures quite and
steady At decline OF 3 TO points.
Hubbard, Price & Co. say: "The strength
OF Liverpool was rather unexpected this
morning by our traders, and the market
opened with steady feeling at points nd
vance from last evening, but the absence of
business led traders 10 look for weak spots in
the market and prices gradually declined
under the influence Of their operations until
1000 was touched for August ut which
price there was slight rally at the close,
but the market showsno signs Of strength at
the moment The traders who were RESPONSE
bic for this decline are basing their operations
upon the fact that our stock Is undesirable
IN quality In conimdictmcnt TO the require
menis OF the Liverpool contract and there
fore, they believe lower prices should result
The shipments from Bombay show de-
cided decrease, rs compared with the In
crease Of last week. being now $4,000 in cx-
cpss of last ypnrp
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THE FLOUR OUTPUT.


The Aggregate Production for the
Week Amounts to o4,o7o Barrels.
MINSEAroLis, Mimi, May l5.-The
Northwestern Miller today says: Although
there were fifteen mills which ran TO a
greater or less extent last week the -four
output fell under the 100000 mark. The
aggregate production for the week was
1900. averaging 1858 barrels daily,
against Ss, 220 barrels the previous week,
and 10000 barrels for the corresponding
time in 1883. Fifteen mills are In opera.
ton again today, and indications point to
quite a gain in the output Tor the week.
Most OF the mills got some orders ahead
last week, and, though the demand is
lighter now, they arc grinding stronger 10
I'LL them. A very lair call Tor Hour
was enjoyed up 10 Saturday, but
local milleB at that time became a
little frmer in their views, and, jobbers
pressing needs, there has been relaxa-
alton again In the demand. There are n
| few firms that report nearly rs good q
trade, but they say that thJrJ mas been
material lallina alt - .,ales since Monday.
/ Nearly $1,000 barrels OF flour, mostly pat
cnt, were Withdrawn from store ut Duluth
during last week. leaving 10000 in store
Saturday. Considerable held in store
here is also being shipped. The direct
export OF flour for the week were %, 900
barrels against 40, 500 barrels the preceding
week.
Quotations, London c. |. t., $50 pounds,
are: Patents, 3ICg3js; bakers, 2i@ Dos;
low grades, l21lGs.
There were 3ll, $50 bushels Of wheat 70.
ceiyed for the week ending May Il. The
shipments werc Wheat. 49,. 900 bushels;
flour, %, JO1 barrels; millstuG, 1855 tons
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l.rnrrrIcs.

CANNED GOODS Plnmpplcs, si.i5atd %.
peaches, lhs, tinnlnri. si,b@ilc; second, slOOg,
llt Omhtucs,2 hs, standard. SimpuC.J lhs.snudnri,
sion strawberries, 81 -, mspbcuius, Ella. black.
berries tltO. grCcn Rugcs, sl.it pcnn, slbt
plums, slJ1 asparagus, sloGgrcn corn, eLOOaLhJ.
riccn peas sl,2hetl.Du. cove oysters full weight,
No.. p0esnc, lbs. a. hi6sLG0. light weight d.
lbs, ti,N Condensed milk-rruwu. s6ib' Eagle,
eljH sWiSs, sblA salmon, sl,GlW2uU sarlinc,,
N Hn mustard Rfdiucs sl,tO. Mnckcfcl, silbOt
lW herring mnckcul, sl,ij.
suGAlt-purc white, $50. on white. shr yellow
clarified. saWSisc. refined A, - r. standard rmnu.
lated. 90 powdered, p'.c cut iuai, yac, open kci.
tie G'gttl a.. steady
CotFcE-Comn,on, i7'ic ordinary. isc fair,
ipC primo Rio, 1910. choice 10 fancy, 2O62lc. old
government jnifiiC. steady
EALr-snglnuW. st.ihHllO per barrel. Ohio
River u 2iUi.,1 pCr hifrr Louisiana. sil5efi ~.
sacks. the, sl.'o. cuursc. sL2, pkla. = .m1c
luCE- Louisiana, a. s9Uc. Carolina, bog1c.
hIAkCH-Jefiit a..
CllEESE-pumO flats, ---; New York factory,
--. fall cuum, re. Young America. tac.
MuLANSks- Louisiana. common to fair 2iot2Sc.
prime choice aitfiuc iincy, &C. ccntriiugis, com.
mon % iir A@.sc prime TO cholcc. %, &c. syrup
gtti luc firm.
tANplts-stcks. M Sizes In bxs. pls aud brls.
p.fnlo'ts mncl assorted, y fsl2'ac extra laucy,
list MC nun.
soar AND cANDLEs-soap 8,ses5c. candles,
fu ~ weight uisp.
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900; October, 9.6o@e6i; November. a5O@a6l; De
cember 952G9.5S; January. a60@96i; February,
a67@9,6s; March, o7l@oTG Sales, 1900 bales.
LIVERPOOL.
Al noon Spots firm; prices stinenlns little
Sales, 10000 bales, of which 5000 were Ameri.
can. Receipts, 1900 bales OF which 34OO
were American. Closing quotations wero a. fol-
lows Ordinary 7-l6d; good ordinary, G4d; low
middling, b]sd; middlng Q i.iOdi good mlddllng,
G h-lGd.
Futures opened steady at advance snd closed
barely steady
THESE prices are given In pence and 6iths, thus
6G3 means 90 Gid, and SOL means i-6id,
At4 pm: May, COS sellers M0y-Junc COS sell
crS, june July COS sellers July.AugustG03 Sellers
Augustseptember, COZ sellers; September Ocio
Der b.iG sellers octobcrNoyembcr, b3G buyers
November December, b,3i buyers; September, Col
SELLERS
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GrOccrics.

NEW YORK, May -.Conee-optlons opened
steady, unchanged TO 10 points downward closed
Ieady, b9lO points down. sales 20 500 bags, includ-
Ing May, GIG i6@lGyO; june slG.5G July, $4,000
1890 October sl6.95cglLOO November $1,000 De
cember slL0@lLl0 February Sl7l0@l7.l5;
March, slL To- spot Rio, dull, fair cargOes, lbl4c.
sugar-lsaw, unsettled fair refining, tlIc' sales,
l,lJO bags moiasses sugar III test 5IsG 2JOO tons
domestic molasses sugar, 5c English Island, So
test &c; cargo centrlfugals 0Ga test c. aud f. 5c;
600 bags concrete brought SIC; refined, quiet
ana sieadyi G. b0sflfc extra, b1sa71Sc, white extra
O. 1901 l3.l6c; yellow. GJS@1c; OF A, W@sci
mould A, Sc standard A, sc conlcctonets',
csc; cut loaf, DC; crushed, O.; powdered De-
graduated, SIC cubes, SIC
Molasses-Foreign, quiet so test zoe; New Or
leans, quiet
Rice-steady, fair demand
NEW ORLEANS. La. May l6.-cofee steady;
Rio cdrgocs, common 70 prime, l6l3@lgIc. Rice
steady and irm; ordinary 10 prime jI@jc
Bran quiet, 75@S0c.
Cotton seed products nomlnaly unchanged.
sugar firm; open kettle strictly prime, 0'lGc;
prime, &C good fair, 90; fair 81 good com
mon, &c; centrifugal OF white 7 l5.ld@Sc prime
yellow clarified, re seconds O. z616 l3-lGc.
Molasses-Open kettle, nominal centrifugal
hfong' prime 10 good prime, 2d2jc' tlr 10 good
iar, N922c; common 10 good common, lO@l7c;
Inferior, l6c.
CINCINNATI, o.. May l6-whlsky-s Steady;
sales CG7 barrels finished goods ON basis sl.O2
Butter-stoady.
Sugnr-firn.
Eggs-kaslcr at l0iS8llc.
Chocse-scarce and nrm
CHICAGO, ILL.,. May l6-On the Produce Elk.
change, today, the butter market was very weak;
line dairy, l29lic; fair TO good, S@lOc. Eggs
flrmer, l2c.
HAVANA, May i6.--Sugar duct COO bags Of cen
trliugal w degrees polarization sold at sL5G5.,
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ItreaslsIuH..

FLouR-From store, family sl75 choice, sLl5;
fancy, sLaI extra fancy, siGl patent. S. ~ strong
steady.
BEANS AND PEAs-Nayy beans, si.75@2OO; me
dlum, 8. bOefi.7j.
OATMEAl.-ln half brls $3.50 from store.
CRACkEltS-Sodg, cxtlu. bc treble extra, Ga
&c, ginger SNAPS 76tsittg assorted lumbcs, ll0o
l2igc cream crackers iLmSl5c
store.
lloMlNY AND GRITs-From store s3,25.
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EccsistuiIs.

HAY-Cholce, from store, Sc; carload, from
leycc or depot slb.jO0lGU0 prime, from store, -
pmirie, from store, 50@GOc; carload, from loycc or
depot. slOOO6tll.OJ
COKN-FrOm store, while i6l s@i7c: mixed, 4lc;
from lcyCc or depot white, In bulk 3g61iOc, IN
sacks ilc: mixed. In bulk zee, IN sacks Ale.
BkAN--from store, 121gW1Jc; from loyeo or de.
pot, si3i0mllOO
OAIs-from store, white, 9Gm37c: mixed, 3i@
&c. from lcyco or depot white IA bulk, al6tJjc In
sacks, &c, mixed, Ia bulk, 2Dc, In sacks, SO,
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Provisions.

FisII-Mackcrcl, half brs, No. !. $3.50. No. 2,
$50 No. D. IS 20; lOlb kits No l. e. 49, No 2 e. -.
rug, half brs. sG7j. White nsh half brls, shj0
HOG rkODlCfS-Qulet pork, stA2iatad1
sugar cured hams lOlSeGllsc breakfast bncou, W
@lo'Fei elcT 10 side bacon 80 shoulder,
sides " "; long clear o. y; shoulders, " -.
LARp-Tcs, &C.. half barrels, 7i,c kegs = &C.
choice kettle si.mpc. quiet
FRESH MEAfs-liecf headquarters, b@7c fore
quarters 2'g@lc. city hogs Go,ic country dressed
biytGc per 10.
Pcs FEEr-Brls. slOO half brls. $3.50. kegs,
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PARIS EXPOSITION.
THROUGH TICKETS TO PARIS
VIA LIVERPOOL.
West India aud Pacific steamship CompanJ's
Mail steamers.

The Steamers of this, the only regular line all.
ina ON the South 10 LNUfpuul are Ncfy popular
with paecnEcfs, and TIC fOstc they tatc being les
Liable 10 luu weather Than that u the New YORK
ttramCm makes the trip thoroughly Cul yablc.
The following steamers are expected 70 leave here!
lLORiDi AZ, a. tall about May ~
BARNARD HALL, 20 slll about May -
ANnEAN, tns " about May ~
UAkikN, 90 soil about June
THAN. % sail about June y
MM, tLitF. ~ sall about June .
JAMAICAN. 81 all about June is
kaloon faru-iicucc ~ Liverpool. ti00i through
10 Paris Via Calais Or Dover INT clnss rail. etc,
$40. uf thlsd.rlas nall $40.
Return 1lckcis-Ncw Orleans 10 Liverpool and
rutufu, 6en New orleans n Paris aud ruiufn.
hri-rla all the way. SlJl Childcn had servants
AZ o reduction.
fof further particulars ne 70 freight aud passage
apply 90 ~ !. SANDERS.
% Carondclct street. New orleans
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NEW YORK, May lG~-Thc special movement In
blcachcd shirtlngs through u temporary reduction
Of prices Is about completed, aud many makes OF
both brown aud bleached cOttons have been well
cleaned up through slight concessions. Agents
are not making as much effort 10 sell rs a little
while ago. and there Is more general 1rmness TO
the market, which has an upward look Wamsutta
10 shirtngs were advanced 10 lOiS cents today;
lAcona corset jeans aud Victoria saIins were adj
yanCcd re
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GENERAL MARKETS.

At the Merchants Exchange grain call today one
car cash bran was sold at sl2JD The Quotation
Committees lowered oil white sugar lsc, pearl
moal zoe and meats Isc. At New Orleans there Is a
better feeling In the sugar market and prices of
all grades arc firm; molnsses quiet and largely nom
inal; rice unchanged.
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CATTLE Choice a. rNtm, r ,aWtc good, ga
~ 81 scllaWag. ~ mr,iiun, q NJ ". chuiuc feed
90, ~ lls and ~, ,ssc iyu,icra 30 10 10 lbs.
gi,Hl. H.
hUus cholcc coruici, r.8sc good. tNap.e.
common. Iis Nftc.
silttl'-thoicr. q r. medium s'sesic. common,
Al Un.It .h
LANll.-Choice 81 common TO rood pei head.
Al H4tIUu
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IIou.cI,oI,l suunIIe..

fRutT-stcady. Oranges -Mcssiua, s1tn@lh0
pcr box California. $40 per box. Lemons, tLula
80 yer box. iiannuas. sl.O ~ "a yer bunch Dates
1nfe. figs, ittilr per pound.
Alllhraaiula 10 uct bi nfica afplcs - y
pa o. itHt t,lly. itICi ufArllus .Otin irim siufc
VEGETABLE Onions tl.sl tcf hri. cabbage,
New orleans. Cmtc. O. 5ietitO garlic. Ins pcr iu1
Nli~-turuauuts, si.Ntftu1 Ter 100 Peanuts.
Virginia, does. Tennessee hrfncrf stock ditGc,
fuls.ci iotii,c higher sheilci. nj. ic. white. ic.
rIunlsh Ice. rcrnns Texas old 50,i.c. Arkansas,
tesss Italian rhcstnuts. iua2itc.
huf1EN-n uttcrlur, iissiSe creamery nWng
dain, itsttir. cuuntft butter lOafisc.
lOtAiol-- ilfm slDWi % ter brit sncla, inas
inr per bu. Utah. too,.Nc Per bu sweet, saOO9,up
YET hrl,
ClnEg-omrk, $50 per brl. aud $50 per half
bu
NiNEGAit-p,r gal. i2ailc
lGNsaS steady Boxes. " eases inc
POULTRY -Chirkcus young q uultli0. MIXED.
litetlN heue sA@'@l1 gcusc, tLipesiOt
durks tiu1es 10
Iiiisi fisii- nuGalo. i@lc per ~. cat. &c per
| 10. Game. pgfvh. tfuut. etc, totlUc I.cr ~.
hAtslN,-Lundun layvrs sivJ. California, q -
| per huN.
| i1CKLEs -rfl.. $40 half br.. 500.
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CetIan serd l,rndnci..

oii,-rdmc crude. ssatNs % crude snare.
pfimo summer yellow, ttttiU. 90 summer yViluw.
fl.ilic thnicr uukiuF summer yellow, uQetiA,
ptliuu summer white. tt.fNr
itImc, tlNuotiNin les than car lead
load stfWtti5. IN
UoriuN sLEp-Railroad, $780, river. 1900
- Ian.
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Provisions dun and iowa

Pork-Sl2OO.
Iard-Ptime steam, nominal OF $3.50
Dry Salt Meats-Shonldera SSl2I% longsand ribs,
s6l0@G 10; short clear, 60 id
lacon-Boxed shouldenlk SSH longs and ribs,
&.7O@G7 j shortplear, S6.S0IaB w.
-lIams-sl0.0O @l2O0
Keceipts--Flour, 1900 brls; wheat, 1900 bu;
none. 80
shipments-Flour, 5000 brs; wheat, $1,000 bu;
lev none. =
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NlsrrIInnean..


WHISKY =Stmlrht Kentucky bourbon stiDa
Gu0 Robertson aud Lincoln Counties irm NJ a. N
oflWs Eastern fycs. s1uatduO. according Ia age
Hnd make. cummun WHISKY ncft.t.su. aCCuriinE
10 rluuf Nothing under 20 pcf cvuL quoted.
GIN sLotiao iof domestic slNesJ.iO for I'm.
ported
GRASS sEl.is-llcd clover. th2a bu. heris, o9
20 bu: orhani siIi bu. timothy. si.ssatl - hu
German millci, NesAc bu hungaiian, 5'egNc bL
nAGGlNu-puiuC.
TiiE-si.gn
siluT nup. tLi5. buck. sLio
LtAn-livHinc
TALON -itr
sNtff-GarVtis. si05F Ralph'a SO 81 HAIL.
rlad. 81 ~. dnil - AN's. siOn
POWDER Kegs. sAuu. hall LEGS, s1sf quarter
krTs, si1A
MOui,--n urty rrcnsc wool. unwashcd. iss1r.
clear grcasc wool, Osic. bury. washed, 2pgsC
tub washed, claslc.
iinE--ip nint No. T. ~ No 2. g.. dry saltci
iIifc ErvUn silUd Ma .. &c No. . ~. gfccn ltl
g. dccnkins, &gnc shccpstlns, tsCCssl.oo nom.
lunl
UOAL Oii,-rrimc white. Wholesale lots. g,.c per
TOIAcCo- Common. 2sBoc other grades, 90
aNs.
HEiSwAN Nr
NAiisaifun. 500 steel. $40
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CHICAGO H.. May IA good buslncs. wns
transacted IN wheat today, but At further decline
IN piiccs July uppucd 20 lower aud declined &c
mllird - then dccliucdlc ruled steady and closed
nt 40 lower than yesterday. The offerings were
heavy. parto, vino had coycrd yesterday putting
wheat closed out the weakness Of the market Ia.
nncncing this action, The principal weakening
factor Wa the uuc gruWiug weather aud promise ~
u bountiui harvest At the decline there was free
buying 1hcru was hn unusually Wide variation
IN the price Of No. cash wheat extending 10 fully
inR demand aud was governed by the quality Of the
a weak feeling was DEVELOPED In corn aud
slightly lower pfiUrs VEN established, though the
volume Of buslucts was only moderate aud iiuctua.
tiony limited 90 ~ runEc. he easter tone was
attributed mainly 10 the iargrr estimated p'ccipts
iuf tomorrow aud 10 sympathy with wheat aud
provisions The market oicncd II about ye.tcr
DAYS clu,ing quotations. and gradually declined
~, fcaricd &c, ruled steady aud closed axes,sc
lower than Yesterday.
weaker irclnE developed In oats aud prices
declined .et'.c and the close was quiet At about
Inside figures. Trading was lair.
quite good business was done In pork aud the
iccling sas unsettled. Opening ,aics wcrc at 100
~ decline, aud further induction Of 30 Wa
submitted 90 later the feeling WIS stronger and
pficcs advanced ttfis'sc. Toward the close the
market was easier aud prices sciiicd back again
7'aa,iuc. the market closing steady
Trading was only iaif ~ lari aud the feeling was
weak. Prices ruled - rs,ie lower aud the market
closed steady NJ about medium ngunN
\ little muW business was transacted IN ribs.
bat the icrlug was easier nflCcs ruled dft5tsr
lower early in the day but portion oi the trtiur.
ton was recovered later aud the market closed
qui,t ~ medium hgurcs.
The leading futures ranged a. iollowsi
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-17
COTTON MARKET.

The local cotton market opened quiet and steady
and closed quiet AMI sioidy. middhng, 10 ii.iGc
salcs. 80 bales. including -- bales last evening
Of which -- 10 exporters aud all 70 tIinner.
EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
Ordinary. spiOc good ordinary. y ,.iGc. low mia
dlinf. 10 size middiiug, 10 ii.ier good middllng.
II 5iec middlins iaif. nominal. fair. nominal.
dusty. isaiise lowct
MN. ..-..--... - 100000.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-17
woMAn's SUFFRAGE.
Tho Bill Giving Thorn Right to Vote in
CITY Elections pnaaoA

LANSING, Mich, May l6.-The woman's
municipal suffrage bill was passed by the
House yesterday. II was made a special
order for $50 o'clock pm, when every
available space for spectators on the floor
OF the House was filed, with many in the
gallery besides
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-17
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
MONEY 2 TO 9 PER CENT, NEW YORK
EXCHANGE 81. 80 PREM. SELLING.

Cotton Quiet and steady--Middling Cot
ton 10 1i-lec--sales Today, 400 Bales
The General Market Is steady-Meats
Are Quiet.