Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-22
COMMERCIAL.
UNION AND AMERICAN OFFICE,


NASHVILLE Saturday, January 81, 7. M.
After several warm rainy days the weather cleared on
this morning extremely cold the Thermometer registering
le degrees ony The river very high and parts of the
city subject TO inundation are submerged
Business has exhibited increased animation since our last
weekly notice number of steamboats, have arrived
from New Orleans bringing large accessons to the stock Of
Groceries market Further supplies expected during
the ensuing week. and then the stock will be complete and
very heavy.
COTToN.-The demand this week has been regular,
prices steady and the market active. Monday the sales
were bales there being little offered at 7asc Tuesday
the sales increased loo bales at the finest quail
tiles not being in Market Wednesday the demand was
more active and the holders meeting fully the sales run
up bales at 7a9c Thursday the sales were 400
bales the prices of the day before Friday only so bales
changed hands, sa9c and to-day the sales amounted
to rs bales at sa9c
The following are the quotations according to the quail
ty of the article
Ordinary .........................7H to SIC
Mddlng. ............. ..-........-.8H to So
Good Middling .......................8E to 9.
The receipts this week amount to l4O8 bales against lO78
last week Total receipts since the LIST Sept 2l5 bales
against % 92s at corresponding date last season.
TOBACCO.-Receipts light. Sales this week of several
hhds at s4as5 So The following the quotations
for new Leaf
Lugs &c
Shipping Leaf. ......-......-.--.5I a7H
Manufacturing Leaf ..................6H a &c
SUGAR-There is change in prices which safe
by the barrel, and 4a6c by the hid.
COFFEE-Rio is held at 1Sal4c.
MOLASSES Sales at 2sa28c per gallon for common New
Orleans; Sugar House S5a5O-moderate demand.
FLOUR-Stock light Tennessee scarce at s6-prices
tending upward.
I'd do kaiSk
noIio Csc Harpers 28r25c Llncon 3Oa85c; Robertson
county 35a4Oc MonOngahea S5a45c Bourbon a5a4Oc Rye
4Oa50c; Irish and Scotch s2aS3 so.
SALTeveral lots of sack salt have just been received
and are held 81 so fne and 50 rs for The
supply of Kanawha is limited, and sesst 60c per bushe
CANDLES-Good tallow candles command l215 l8c;
Sperm 43a45c Star 24a25c q h.
FEATHERS.-In demand at Soc for good live geese
GRAIN-wheat Coo per bushel; Corn 85c; Oats 4Oc.
COTTON YARNS-Per dozen-5OO &c; 500, Sc; ZOO &c
RAGS.-Three cents, in demand.
TALLoW-Rendered s. not rendered Sc.
FISH-Mackerel No l, slsaS2O per Dbl; No 2, sSasl7
No 8, sl4a$l5. Kits 81 so for No 1882 25 for No. 2.
GINSENG-In demand at 1Sa2Oc u b.
IRON-Al qualities have advanced Bar is held at &C.
Band 7s71lci Hoop 71zaS1zc.
SEEDS-Clover S. 20; Timothy s. 25asS so; Mistt
Soc Flax Seed per So lbs ST. Mustard per h. &C. Blue
Grass 81 %.
PROVISIONS.-Bacon hams, per 10, &c; Sides, rib
bed, 5a51c Beef 4a6c Pork 4a6c; Butter 1Oal21c Lard
TIC Meal per bushe 85a4Oc; Eggs l9c Potatoes Irish
6Ocasl; Sweet 4Oa50c
FRUITS Apples, green per Dbl. $9as2 50, dried per
bushel 65a75c; Peachesd do, 9Oasl Is.
LIVE stockings per 100 net SO; Beeves. do s3as5;
Sheep, per head 81 50; Cows and Calves s20ss4O
LEAD-Pig per 100 h., IS; Bar per h. 7aS; Sheet To-
LEATHER-Soe, Tennessee, 22c; Cincinnati Csc; Up
rer per dozen SlSaS2O Harness per III 9Oa22 Cafskin
per Dozen s27a30 Birdie s27a80 Skitng per h. 28a26c
Hemlock sole, Csc
GLASS-Window, sxlOS3 5Oas4 so; lOxl2 Sass; lOx
IA s5as6; llxl6 s. SCAT so; l2xls Sass.
GUNNY BAGS-2% bushels each llal6c 3 do lGal7c
HEMP-Brown, per ton sl2 Oa$lSO.
NAILS-lOd per keg, $5as5 %; all large sizes IS; Sd
s. 25af55O; cd s. 5OaS5 70; 4d So.