Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-19
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DAILY PATRIOT OFFICE,

Nashville, March ls, 1856.
DRY GOODS-The wholesale houses Of Nash
vile are now bountifully supplied with goods of
every description and the trade has been brisk for
two weeks past The sales this week have been
heavy. Notwithstanding the continued cold wea
ther aud the number of retail merchants who pur-
chased eastward the sales for the season have been
larger than usual. The general prospect is very
encouraging
A letter to one of our houses, dated Philadeln
phia, March 18th, says:
1.-THE weather continues cod-March has not
Welded much to February. The steamer Saranac
arrived yesterday, she is discbargng to-day. Lou
isye merchants are still in the market and buying
considerably Prices hGUe stifeaed for everything ;
and you could not do as well if you bad your work
to do over.
"Long paper sells easily at 7iaS per cent, four
months at &c. This is great change, and the
tendency appears to be to greater ease"
COTTON-Dull, buyers DESTROYS Of further for
eign intellgence--sales yesterday, 20 bales d.
las loo.
TOBACCO-At Hamiton's %, As, 7 Is,
5 O5, Is, 6 10, As, 6 So, 6 35, at 8 90, IS,
4 s5, 40, 5 IS, rs, IS, 7 90, IS, 40, 5 40,
and 8 at johnson & Horne's at 25, 25, 40,
10, %, 50, 5 So, is, 80, 65, IS, Z 10,
80, 5 80, TO- 6 65, So 6 55.
BACON-S cents may be noted as the ruling
figure, although some lots have been sold for a.
The quality of cur bacon the present season is far
better than usual.
LARD-S cents.
Trade dull.
ST. LOUIS, March l8.-LEAD.-Upper Mines firm
at 6tc pes 10.
HEMp-Sales of 100 bales prime Undressed at
$3.50 per ton.
FLoUR-No enquiry. Market unsettled.
WHEAT.-Sale Of small lot poor at 81 fair, 81
90 a % Sale of so SKIS good red at 81 IS per
bushe
CORN.-Sales of 900 SKIS in two lots, and part
damaged, at 80 and 33c, new gunnies included.
OATs.-Sales of 800 and / 600 sacks at SSic,
sacks Included.
FLAxSEED.-&c.-Prime Flaxssed sos. Castor
Beans 81 per bushel.
WHlsKY-Saes of SIS bbls raw at 26c, per gall
Ion.
DRIED FRUIr.-Fair to prime peaches 81 Is a
81 25; do apples 81 80 80 per bushel.
GUNNY BAGs.-We hear of offers at l4c on time,
refused
PRovIsIONs.-Sale on an order of 200 bbs Mess
Pork at $l4 per bbls 81 bbl No l country Lard
SIC Bacon and Bulk Meat quiet.
CINCINNATI, March, 3.-CHEEsE.-The demand
continues good, and the orders from the Southern
and Western markets are quite numerous. The
sales during the week comprise 6, 200 boxes at 10
lOtc for ordinary to good selected; lOf lc for
choice do; Ii &c for English Dairy; and l2tc
for Durham Farm The imports during the week
have been s. 6O3 boxes, and the exports 6,2ll do.
FRUIT.-The market for Dried Apples and Peach
es has been quiet during the week, and the sales
have been chiefly confined to small lots to meet the
wants OF the local trade We quote Apples at 81
25 81 80, and Peaches at 81 l5a2 20. Round
lots OF both offered at material decline with
out finding buyers.
Green Apples are scarce and in good demand
Choice in large bbls, sell at S. G,25, and fair and
good at 81 $50.
IRoN.-The transactions in Pig confined to
small lots from store at S35 for prime brands Ohio
River hot blast. We heard ofno sales of Tennes
see. Holders express great hrmness and antciI
pate advance, owing TO the light stocks. The
total stock of Pig of all kinds, at the furnaces on
the Ohio River, is estimated at 90, 600 tons against
81, 900 tons, the time last year. and the entire
tock in the West at 90 900 tons, being 10000 tons
les than it was last Spring at this time. The stock
in Pittsburgh is IL, 65O tons. In bars there is no
change, the manufacturers price for common is PC
and in some cases sales have been made at below
this rate, we understand. Charcoal bar is firm at
&c. The demand is moderate.
SEED.-The market has been dull for Clover
since our last, and prices easier. In the fore
part OF the week about 1000 bush. were disposed
of at So, and towards the close the market was
dull at S. 20 in tho regular way for small lots
A considerable amount has been received from
Pennsylvania which is of prime quality, full good
any we have ever seen in this market The de-
mand from the West and SOnth continues quite
light, which is the chef cause of the dullness Of
the market, both the stock and receipts are light
comparatively and with even fair demand prices
would advance.
Timothy sells in small at So a 8:25 for prime
Flax is worth $3.50.
CHARLESTON, MARKEr.-Saturday, March IS,
P. M.-CorrON.-Market Unchanged demand mo-
derate Sales to day of 500 bales, at 9 to l0t cts
AUGUSTA MARKET P. M.-CoTToN.
The market is quiet and prices have declined tull
on the MiddlIng aud lower qualities.