Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-28
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Nashville December %, 1855 (
There hss been nothing worthy Of note done in
our market since Monday. This is usually the case
during the Christmas holidays, and we may not ex.
pect any improvement before next week.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec 24-PM
CorToS-The demand to day is moderate, and
several hundred bales have changed hands at rather
easier prices. hiddling Fair &c.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 2l-night
CorroN-The activity which characterized our
market at the close Of last week. still prevailed in
the early part OF this and despite the rainy weather
during portion of the time The sales up to Tues
day evening were about SO 600 bales at firm prices,
and with an upward tendency for the kidding quail
tiles. Or "Wednesday morning, the Asia's advces
before the public, and being considered favor
able, led TO a very active demand, which resulted
in business of %, 500 bales, at fully &c advance
the largest ever known in a single day Yesterday
the excitement had subsidized and barely $500 bales
changed hands at the previous advance. To day
some Z 900 bales have been sold making total of
10000 bales for tie week-taken chiefly for Great
Britain, France and the Continent, and our Eastern
markets The annexed quotations will give an idea
of the closing rates which easier again for the
grades below Middlng:
CLASSIFICATION
INFERIOR. 90 Nlddllng
Ordinary ..........61GQ7Z Good Middling..... 94@9z
SUGAR-The Sugar market has been generally
firm and the receipts have nearly all been disposed
OF, the sales including 5000 hhds. for the week. of
which 500 10 1000 to-day. We now quote for In
fror to Common, 4fa6g; Fair to fully fair, 6aa74;
Prime and CLoce 74a6; Clarified 7Is9fc per 10.
Weeks receipts, 5, l46 hhds; exports l ,74S hhds
MOLAssEs-This article has continued in active
request, aud prices have again advanced Ialtc per
raIin ba - cal.a q 600 o.
81, Including to day 1900 at 32aS4c per gallon
the sales on plantation include fully 6OO, 900 gal,
lOns all at SOC per gallon, in the cstern. There
WAS further advance CD the 22d, when Molasses
sold at 33a34 &c per gallon.
FLoUR-Pric s have gain fallen back % to 375,
with sales up 10 last evening Of Is 900 Dbl mostly
at So 25aS 80 tor Superfne Ohio aud ST Louis; 81
49, 90 for Fine, and so for Common the closing
rate being S % for Supcrfne. TO dav about 900
b6ls have found buyers, including f. 800 Ohio three
hatboat Oads) at s. "a delivered alongside the ship;
500 on the LeVee at 8.I2t; 800 at 1871 for Fine,
s % for fancy Superfne and 655 bOs extra Illinois
at 9.25 per Dbl Weeks receipts "a, l49 bbls. Elk
ports 10 1852.
GRAIN-The export demand for corn has shown
no signs of abatement, and up to this morning 80
900 sacks had found purchasers at S34S6 the ruling
rate being IS for prime lots. To day 49, 900 sacks
cold in the morning at soc, and subsequently,
sacks at IS. Oats have been dull at 48a5l per bu.
for Ohio and good Saint Louis. The sales to day,
including 400 sacks St Louis at 30, and | POO at
81 per bushal Bran has brought 62aS5c per 100
lbs, and some . 500 sacks Of Rye were sold at the
advanced rate of La per bu. Whea: has continued
in request aud up to last evening some 80 900 SKIS
had been disposed of at S5al SIT for red, one or
two lots of white bringing / 90 per Blu To-day We
notice sales Of 1854 bags at ST. and 400 ut l. SO
nal hn I x OBJ n q
oats, 46, 1852 wheat Exports l6,4lS sacks of corn,
27,3l9 wheat
WHISKY-Prces have continued to decline and
closed yesterday 3Ss34 per gallon for retifed and
raw. The largest sale being 22l bbls rectfed at
334 Weeks receipts 4 253 bbls. Exports, ,O9S
GUNNY BAGs-Prices have been unsetsled-the
few transactions reported being at lSal9t tor bales
and l2al3 for second hand in bundles To day 1870
bales very light brought lie.
COYFEE-The advance 10 Rio Coffee, noticed last
week has been pretty well sustained and the sales
of the week $500 bags, at the wide range of
l0fal2t as extremes, including to day 800 at l02
ale, and 100 prime at l2t per 10. No receipts di-
rect this week. Stock to night ~ 900 bags against
81, 600 at same time last year.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 90.
FLoUR-Sae of eco bbls fne at 81; 80 at same;
3l6 do musty 6 90; 100 do superhDe 1921 per Dbl
City millers engaged on previous contracts.
Wharf.-The market is without animation. Good
to prime red 45al 55; prime white 60: common
25al So. Sales did not exceed ,0OO sacks. Very
little taken 10y shippers.
CoRN-Sales of $50 bags, second hand gunnes,
81; 1913 do u liked 81; 81 yellow 81; 2SO choice yell
low So, new gunnies and free on board
OArs-Sale of 1913 sacks at 80; $40 do 391, on
board, aud sacks included
tYE. &c-Prime Rye 80, sacks included. Ship
stufs % per 100 lbs Hav 70a75 Faxseed rs.
BARLEY-Sale OF $50 bags prime at l.6O, sacks
returned
WHIsKY-Ssles Of 40 and 90 bbls raw at 29c
per gallon.
GuNNIEs-New held firm at 90. Second hand
l2tal5.
GRocERIEs-Sugars 6aaS; Rio coffee llial2t;
holssses 80 10 SS; &. A. Salt l40al 10 per bag
HoGs-sales reported at 500, which is the high
est market price for heavy.