Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-12-13
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Nashville, Tenn

I Nashville, Tenn
Monetary and Commercal-Our money
market is entirely easy. The Banks are in q
sound, healthy condition, and willing and ready
to discount all the good real transaction paper
offered them. No business man, of estab-
lished character and credit. has any difficulty
in obtaining all the money he needs for the le
climate purposes of trade. As to the general
condition, in financial point of view, of the
whole region of country trading to this place
it was never better, nor can we well see how
/ it could be better.
! The immense Wheat crop raised has, for
the most part, been sold at high prices, and
the proceeds distributed through the country.
J Cotton--The market is more depressed than
we have seen it before during the present sea-
son. But little has come in during the week
We could hear Of no sales yesterday, and pre-
sumo that ~ C is the highest figure that would
have been given for a choice article. 1t is
doubtful, we think, whether any large amount
could have been disposed of at that price.
/ Corn is worth 4Oc p bushel delivered here,
% at convenient points on the river-the pur-
chaser finding sacks Sales were made yester-
day on those terms.
| Wheat is lower than at the beginning of the
week. A prime article now will net command
more than ST so. There is 70 great amount
/ in first hands for sale. The purchases made
/ from day to day are chiefly for the use of our
Miliers, some of whom having put off laying
in their supplies, are now in the market, and
through their agent. w. H. Gordon, giving the
highest market prices going
Flour--S Spectators having retired from the
market, the shipments now made are chiefly
on Millers' account. We have no change to
make in our quotations. We therefore repeat
our last quotations. viz: So 1904 % p hun
bred in bags--S8 25@S rs wholesale in bar
rels.
Groceries, 1.-The market continues dull. In
the forepart of the week w. II. Gordon sold
on the wharf 90 bbls. Molasses at 35c; and a
lot of Sugar at 6I5c for fair--for fully fair 10
IKE The grades this season. it will be re-
collected, are below those of the last season.
Chattanooga, Temn--
Bacon-There is none in market, nor will
there be any until the new is prepared.
Corn is in demand, buyers are plenty, and
are paying from 4O@50c p bushel, according
TO quality. We are not prepared to say what
will be the price of corn. Some think it will
be high later in the season, but the crop is
abundant. Daily purchases are made at the
above figures.
Hogs9-We notice sales of large lots at 5@
), So gross, and 61s on the hooks. Severa
thousand have been shipped on the cars.
/ Lard is worth lie for No. i, and nothing
less
Wheat--Buyers are paying here 81 Oo@
l So, exclusive of sacks; shipments continu'
heavy. fNfT go 90
: Charleston, s. c.
Cotton--The market is very sick and price
4 dropping. Sales to-day 400 bales at 9@9'sc.
+ Bacon--There has been retail demand 10
: sides. which are very scarce, and have bee
q selling during the week at prices ranging iron
iI5@l6c We have no transactions to repoi
I in shoulders, prices for which are nominal
Good hams are worth l4@16c.
Augusta, Ca .o>
Wheat--Red 81 75@l 90; White $40
2 25.
: Bacon--The market is exhausted.
n Hors and Beeves--There is good deman
for shoats averaging about 500 ibs:. and fro'
g lsa9c could DO readily obtained. Beeyes al
: rather more in demand, and prices for good cat