Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-02-09

New ORLEANS, FEB. S.-CoFToN.-The week opened
las represented in seDiWaekly repor with active
business in The Cotton market increased impulse hay
ing been given 10 the Gemaad by the favorable advees
brought by the Pacific nd he reported fail of the tribu
ary streams the latter cause being particularly effective
a sudden and material falling OF in tie receipts
looked the result and was said 10 be productive of
speculative buying At al events the sales Of the
first three days embraced il the week aurday, Monday
and Tuesday, reached fully 81 900 bales and the market
closed at advance of s per pound The great
est improvement being in The grades below Strict Mid.
ding On ednesdGy mornag the Africa sdyices Tram
Liverpool 10 the goth uiino were before the public Te-
porting still further advance OF l6d in the Liverpool
Cotton market with sales 10Y the week Of 56Ge0 bales.
This intelligence tended to strengthen market
still more and sellers uI her advantage OF an 8
cent in the MiddinC and lower grades the demand ioF
these descriptions having continued good, resulting IN
further sales within the past three days OF ABOUT 2eOJO
bales Of which l2OCo bales sold en- "Wednesday, l0
900 on Thursday 551o Yesterday the falling OF in
the Of business yesterday being attributable rather
10 a. lack OF supply immediately on sale than TO absence
Of demand the sales since Saturday having considerably
exceeded The receipts for the period The Transactions
OF the eek mp 1000 bales beng much tie Largest
weeks business Of the season, and the purchases have
been or Great Britain France span The Continent and
the North with speculative bujlng 1t ~ asserted
supposed to have been melted BY the reported fall in the
tributary streams which would interrupt The forwarding
OF supplies from several important echons
The receips this port since list september (exclusTe
ofthe arrivals from Mobile Florida and iexss) are 49,
go bales against CSC bales % same date last year. and
the decrease in the receipts % all the ports 10 the et
dates as compared with last yeT 9, 70 bales In the
exports from the United States TO foreign countries,
compared with the dates ast ear mere y an In
crease of 1885, O44 bales Great Britain, and OF IT,
other Foreign Pc is and decrease OF S2ll TO France
SUGARSIcUTsiANA-The Sugar market On the eyee
closed heavily Tuesday and we STATED in cur semi
weekly report that quotations barey sGstR ned
but since hen The demand having been better there has
been more mnsss prices with sales for the last three
days 10 the Of about 5000 hhds which would make
total for the week of $500 hhds taken for Atlantic ports
the West &C. the market closing at the following quota
tons:
Inferior 2J<s2SI; Common, 8ass5; Fair folly FAIR
SIs3H Prime, 4a47s; Choice, ~ ~ Clarified, ga
C Redned, 6Aa7A.
Arrived since the 3Qth ulimo 579 hogheads 8 terce8
and barrels Total r,cepts of the week 1885 hhds 81
terces aud barrels Cleared since the 6th ultm0 for New
York 1888 Baltimore g07, Boston 203, Pensacola . Mont
goery 81 khds Texas bbs. Total exports Of The week
4ls7 hhds 81 bbs
TOBACCU-The weather generally throughout the
week has been Of an uusvo7abs character tor the
ing of samples but particularly 50 ih'n the Fnst few
days and not advised Of any sales OF consequence
those noticed 10 the early part OF the week the par
tcular Of which repeat 0iows-l2 hhds al "a as
81 at ga, p 1T =, - at ~ A AZ 20 ~ at
So Sat g. Is at Il at 81, ard 4s Admitted and Re-
fused CeIssTe at sc per 10. with respect 10 prices,
we can only az lin remark thst they ere generally quite
full thou "a the outside range Of quotations only be
obtained Tor svorte descrp IONS toe highest figures 9z
cents having Only been reached for few hhds o! CAocs
Ssyscti0Rs of ClArEsvie.
Arrived since the sch utimo 2O hhds Total receipts
Of the week l4S2 hhds Cleared since the 39h ut, for
New York 49, Bremen 25, B7a15s s.. Jago hogsheads
Total exp OF the week 1924 hhds Stock in warehouses
and on shpbOard not cleared on the Cd inst, 9s9 hhds
BEETLE market continues dull, aud as we are rot
Of any transactions Of Importance We can only refer
for quotations. to the last sales made public which
about 81 0sl5 80 for Mess Si 0oall 30 for Prime and
IS 90 per barrel for T. The stock at the Inspection Ware
house on the Isl instant comprised Ss2 bos ana Git ball
barrels, mostly Uunspec'ed Arrived during The past
three DAYS gao $40 bills Cleared for Boston SO ties 200
bbls, Liverpool 500 tcs, Florida 20 bbis.
BACOE-The Bacon market has disp,ay ed an imPTOT
inc tendency since our last especially for Old ribbed des
which hsve been in COED reQces at 6Es5Z cents per H.
there being scarcely any first hands and the retail
rate for them being per To- Shoulders com-
paratvsy dull at 5a6 cents per H. Hams are in limited
request at Sail per ID for ordinary plain to fancy
Sugar cured ArrTed during the pas three days I445
casks SIS boxes Cleared for New YORK 81 casks Boston
S. Texas IS, Florida IS, Havana 10 Montgomery IS
TARD-The Lard rna!ketuu Ierwent little orno change
on Wednesday or Thursday the stock being limited aud
the sales confined about 500 barrels and ueces st Sa
az Cens for Prime besides small lots Of prime
key lard az e3[ per 10. Yesterday the principal lots
disposed Of were 100 uerces at az, looae 40 PRIME IN
two lots al 5zag and $50 kegs az "a cents per pound
Arrived during tie past three DAYS 452 barrels 1889 rs
Cleared coral 53 kegs, vZ-oT New ork 5Tu, ios
ton loo Florida 50, Liverpool 5322 Havana 2ic1 Mar
C0FFEE-yvp have no further change ofiuporteuceto
notice in tia Rio Coffee market since the slight improve
ment noticed The ezIT partCf week. holders hs7ng been
generally pretty hrm, Notwithstanding considerable ao.
essou 10 The stock The sales Of the past three DAYS
up about $500 bags nak1g nearly Ic5yo for The post
week at eItre rGCgng from Sa9 cents though chiefly
al S[aSZ ceu;s per h. Three caTgCes together
1851 bags have been received making the Of the
% 27s to same date last year The stock remaining
hand yesterday about 900 bags against Qo ii the
corresponding period last season.
BhGGING AND BALE ROPE.--The market for these
articles il dull ard inactive the rates Cor retail lar
ce!s being 5al6 cents Tcr ward for Kentucky Bazeng
and sa- and 9 cents per ID for hone. India Bsgg ug
has been rmer with sales Of 800 TO Gro hees chiefly 1t
Il cents per ara cashor short ad ding interest.
WuISkEi The market has been irmc7, well as
toerahv 2cive and fully 1000 barrels ec lied have been
sold 5Ua5 cents including 2s2. 10 lois, At 80 cents
per gallon. Common has been in good request It 22i25
cents Der gallon lot OF 100 barrels bring NC The
highest rate AIUIred during the three days 1899
Jh!s Cleared for Baltimore ., Texas 81 Florida IS,
Mon gGW erv les bbis
ssMONEY MARKETING material improvement has &c.
Ken place the condition Of the money market since
last review is likely that any decided ameioaton
will be experienced until the upper Mississippi and Ohio
rivers are state 10. the heavy Cf pro
duse Of kinds upon which advances have been
made Paper with undoubed signatures be discount
ed outdoors at from lCa2 per cent per aruuu but og
other piper the rates continue TO be from 5s, sad for
short loans he collateral sa24 per cent per Gnpum
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