Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-27
COMMERCIAL.
DAILY PArarOr orrrcr.

as ~ Nashville, March "a, 1855.
During the past week business has been quite
animated, the spring trade being fairly in progress.
CoTToN-The small quantity Of stock in market
necessarily makes the sales light There has, how
ever, been good demand, and all the cotton offer.
ed disposed of readily at good prices. There is a
large quantity of cotton still in the hands of plant
ers who are generally busy their plantations and
are not sending is 10 market. The sales of the
week amount to about 500 bales at 7.00as %. The
market closed last evening firm.
DRY GOODS-The wholesale Dry Goods trade
continues very active. The sales this week have
been heavy. The stocks have been increased, and
at present are larger and more varied than ever.
TOBACCO-The Tobacco market is without
change, and the sales up to Tuesday evening
amounted to lie hogsheads at prices ranging from
s54 to $7.65 Sales yesterday: @
johnson, Horne l. Cos, 81 hhds at the following
figures: 500, CTS, 500, b45, $50, $50, 6s5, 47O,
$50, $50. $50, 7l5, ass, 5S5, $50, .sS5, 54O $50,
SIS, Sis, sos, 1855, $50, 6l5, $50, 6l5, 595, and
At A. Hamil;on's, "a hhds. at Sos, $40, 500, $40,
sos, sos, 6s5, $50, CTS, $685. $40, 625, 455, 400
6sO $50 500, TO- $40, 700, $50, 700, $40, $40.
FLOUR-Du. We hear of no transactions ex-
cept in small way to supply home trade. The
market is well supplied. We quote in barrels at
s6a7, in sacks at 81. 5OaS.6o.
GRAIN-There is no demand for grain Of any
description and we hear of sales worthy of note
Wheat may be quoted at 9Oc to 81 per bush. Corn
20a25 per bushel.
SUGAR-Market well supplied. Prices firm.
We quote at 73a91.
COFFEE-Stock ample. Sales Of Rio at Is.
MOLASSES-New Orleans, is selling at SSa4O
per gallon.
SALT-Barrel, As pesbushel. Sack, fine, $780,
coarse, (scarce,) SLIGO.
BACON-7a7i hog round, hams Sasi, sides 81.
shoulders 6ia7
LARD-S cents, and in demand.
MEAL-SOaS5 cents per bushel.
EGGS-6 cents per dozen.
BUFTER-l5 cents per ID.
FEATHERS-In demand at 35 cents.
WHISKY-2Sa25 cents for common
ATLANTA, March 90, P. NJ. CorroN-Good de-
mand, 74a9t.
BACoN-Hog round lOal0i Sides, rib'd and clear
lOtall; Hams llal2a; Shoulders Gallo. Market well
supplied.
New ORLEANS, Thursday evening March 90
CoTroN-The Persias advices have impaired rather
spirit TO the demand, but seem to produce but
little effect prices, which close generally within
the range of yesterdays quotations. The sales
amount to about IL, 600 bales. We quote
Inferior. 5KG64 Good Ordinary. s1s@s1
o. dinary.. Low Middi g.. ...sH QIsH
= L ii
brisk inquiry. We have noticed sales to day of l79
hhds., comprising Cd hhds., Admitted AMI Refused,
t.; 4S also at =; So at 7 Lie round; 4 at 9,
and old crop at II, s, and ST per 10.
SUGAR-The demand has been good to day, and
about 600 hhds. have changed hands at frmer pri.
ces.
MoLAssEs-There is still brisk demand with
Gales OF 800 bbs. at SSa34 for ordinary, and 35s
SO for good to choice; the trar sactons, however,
including 800 bbls. in two three lots, at S64 per
gallon.
FLoUR-We notice sales of few hundred bbls.
at 50a6.7 IS for supeIfne, with some common at
so per bbl. Only limited amount Of super6ne
desirable for shipment offering.
WHEAT-We hear of no salrs Of any moment
to-day.
CoRN-With a very reduced supply on the mar.
ket have noticed sales day OF only about 1000
sacks at 46a4S per bushel.
OATs-The transactions include one or two lots OF
St. Louis at S9a40, 400 Ohio at 9Sa34 $50 good at
S6, and 400 prime at S7i per bushel.
BACON-A lot of 80 casks prime ribbed sides,
(Beattys) was sold at 8, and some small parcels OF
shoulders at 6ta6s per ID.
DRY Sailed MEATs--The transactions comprise
lot of about l40 600 lbs. in bulk, at 81 for shoul
ders, and st round for sides and hams, and one OF
10000 lbs ut st for shoulders, st Tor hams, and 81
per 10. for sides.
LARD-There has been good demand, with sales
Of 500 bbls. tierces No. at ST, mixed lot of
600, CHASING poor No. l, at s, loo prime at 9,
small lot at ct, and los kegs at 81 perlb.
WHIsKY-The market is firm with sales OF one
or two lots Of Recti6ed at 26s26i 200 bbls raw at
244, ian Improvement and 5Oa25 per gallon.
RlcE-SnIall lots selling at It per 10.
CoFFEE-The market has been quiet, and the
sales confined to about 500 bags Rio, including
lS9 at IL, $50 at II, and 29l at III per 10. Hold
ers are asking l2al2t per Id. for prime.
BALTIMORE, March 81, Pm. When we closed
Ovr review on Friday last, Coffee was firm with
steady demand. Since then there has been a steady
inquiry with fair transactions and special Varia.
ton ia prices A good deal has been sold to go out
OF the market. Sales In the past seven days reach
IN all about 900 bags Rio at l04alI for ordinary
qualities, fair do. at III good It. prime l2c, and
choice l2sal2i per 10. We quote Laguayra at III
l2i; Java scarce aud nominal at l5al6i. Imports
OF the week IA, 500 bags Rio, 500 do st. Jago, and
200 do. Guayaquil. The stock of Rio coffee now
on hands is about 81, 600 bags. We note a sale at
auction to-day of 500 bags Rio, ordinary to fair BY
Aessrs. Lennon & Brogden, at l0.60aIl.40 per
100 lbs