Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-20
COMM ERCIAL.
DAILY PATRIOT OFFICE.


Business during the week ending last evening
has been fair. Ia the wholesale dry goods trade
great actiVitysprevailed, and the prospects ahead
are very encouraging.
COTrON.-The Cotton market has been quiet,
buyers manesting but little disposition to operate
to any extent. The daily sales have been incons
siderable At this time all parties are awaiting fur
ther foreign advices now overdue. We quote eI-
tremes at 6ta8 2Oc per ID. The stock on hand
isIarge, and shipping facilities limited.
A private telegraphc despatch dated yesterday,
and received by commercial house ia this city,
quotes Nashville lists of Cotton in New O.leans at
SinS3c, market dull. Increase Of receipts over
last year 900 bales.
TOBACCO.-The demand for Tobacco is active,
and the sales heavy, amounting up 10 Tuesday
evening TO IO7 hhds. at 81 25i$8 90.
Sales yesterday at johnson & Horne'+ IS hhds
at S5 %, so, IS, 30, 7O5, 5 %, 5 80,
6 SO, 5 81, 80, IS, 80, 60, 20, 445, IS,
8 55
At A. Hamilton's 10 hhds at 25, 6 so, 6 so,
so, %, 80, Z IS, 90, 30, 10, IS, 655
co. 6 Is, 6 So.
FLOUR The Flour market is quite dull, the
demand being confined to the home trade We
quote it at $6a$6 30 per biol.
GRAIN.-Whest $la$I 10 per bushel demand
limited. Ry" 80 cts. /; Oats 80 cts Corn 2la25
cents per tu.hel sale OF :, 900 bushels sacks
included) was made yesterday at 81 cents, on 90
DAYS time.
To, al l.
6la7 for shoulders; 81 for sides; and 7Ia74 hog
round. The supply is ample
LARD-Sells readily at cents per 10.
BUrTER-lOaI5 cents per TO-
EGGS.-5a6 cents per Dozen.
SEEDS.-CIover 50 25a9 so; Millctt rs 50
Timothy 81 SO Herds Grass 81 so; Blue Grass
SlaS9 90; Orchard So Flax Seed $laI IL
GROCERIES, Firm; market well supplied. No
change 10 prices.
ATLANTA. March l5-4 P u-CorroS. Good
demand Z Isl cents
BACoN Hog round lOlall cent Sides, ribbed
aud clear, l2.lgi cents Hams, l2A cents; Shout
drrs, 10 cents; Market well supplied. The pros
pcct now is that our Commission Merchants will do
more ia Bacon, Flour, &c, this than any former
year.
Nav ORLEANs, March "a. M-Corrox.-Thr
demand Is quite active this morning. and sales al.
ready reach 5000 TO 5000 bales at very hIed
prices.
TouAcco.- A sale Of 80 hhds new CROP includ.
Ing ~ at Z &c, aud IS At g..
SUGAR-Some $50 hhds taken at full rates Fair
10 fully Fair 7ta74c.
MoLA>sEs-Good inquiry, and holders getting
S5Bca$6!c. for prime aud choice
FLogR Heavy. A lot Of ohio in bal ord cr
sold at 81 40. 80 extra at g., aud 100 at IS 25.
WHEAr.-2IO sacks brought 81 5S for Prime
Red. and 100 Inferior and Recruited 90c
RYE.-A sale Of loo sacks Al ST3c.
CoFS food demand, aud d, 600 sacks alresdy
sold, including 1000 Prime White at 81; 1000,
97S sad lo2i al the same, aud 275 Choice yellow
at Soc.
HAT.-Prices are lower. and We noticed the fol.
lowing shlrs on the Levce: IS bales Western at
$50, slO at tSS, ana 50 at $50 per ION.
PoRG Ness retailing al $40 25asl6 S7t.
GRtAN MEAr-DRr SALJER-20. eco lbs in bulk
were sod at ste Tor shoulders, 6e for hams, an6 81
cents Tor siIes
NuisGr No change. Sales "a bills reetifsd
al 24e. aud 100 raw at 93tc.
BAcoS Sc cssk. ordinary shoulders sold at &c
and 10 do SIDES al &c; also al tisrces eanvassed
hams al lO}c.
LAID sc offered for zoo tierees choice.
fRkiGHrs. still looking up ship psrIly
loaded TO- Liverpool, gave away her consignment
at a.
Coffee Market.
BALuAORE March 10 --CoTFEK-At the close
Of our review last week holders we're hrm, with
steady demand. Since then considerable transae.
lions noted, A good deal sold TO 90 out Of the
city. Sales Ia the past seven DAYS reach over Ia
600 bags, inclading The oareoes Of Storm King aud
Chattanooga, mostly 60 go West, It prices ranging
a. follows - Ordinary Rio l0tAll cents; fair do
lliallt; good, llsalli prime, lsalst aud
choice lstalsi cents. Bat lutte Lagaayra co
hand. We qeote h Al lisisi cents. Java do,
10 cents per 10. Ths latter i also VeFy scarce.
Sales 20 day By the bFokeFs Of eco bags RIO al III
sia CENTS. Also, al suction. By Messrs. Lennon
4 Brogden, 400 bags Rio al $40 10 70 sal 10 per
Too los. stock Of Bio al present ca band shani,
$4,000 bsga No imports this week