Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-11
COMMERCIAL.
DAILY PATRIOT OFFICE,
Nashville, March IL.

Nashville, March IL.
COTTON-DulI and dropping. Sales yesterday
of bales at cents. Aprivate despatch received
in this city from New Orleans, dated March 18th,
states that the steamers news was in and that cot
ton had declined. Average Nashville lists Of cot
ton were quoted at ssasf; stock increasing.
TOBACCO-Sales at johnson & Horne's, at 6. So
6,35, 6,55, $40, $40, 800 At A Hamilton's, Is
hhds. at go, $50, $40, $40, $40, $50, 4,s6
$50, 7,l5, 6,45, 800, $50, SIS, $50, 1865.
GROCERIES-Active.
SUGAR-6ta9.
COFFEE-l23al3.
CANDLES-Star 25 cents.
WHISKY-24a26
FL0UR-5 5Oa7 90 per Dbl.
CORN-Dull and no sale-nominalIy 25 cents
WHEAT-ln better request and moving forward
freely, at l.lOal.l5 per bushef sacked.
BACON-Very active at s cents.
LARD-S cents.
Business fair.
Charleston Market.
Wednesday March 5-CoTToN.-The entire sales
to-day foot up 5000 bales at 9alOtc
Thursday, March 6, p. INSTRUMENTATION is
good enquiry to-day at &c. advance with sales of
1000 bales at S4alOc.
Augusta Market.
Thursday, March 6, P. MOTION. the
report made up yesterday active demand
sprung uD, and several hundred bales changed
hands This was caused by the excited state of the
Charleston market To-day the market has reapsed
into the same condition yesterday morning, and
there is little doing-buyers demand concessod
Cincinnati Market.
March 5.
CHEEsE-The demand since the opening of navi-
CATION has improved materially and the sales during
the week add up 1900 boxes, at 9tc for common
fall made, rozen Toe for ordinary selected; lO4alO$c
for good and prime; lc for extra large and l2Al2tc
for Imitation English Dairy and Durham Farm,
with small sales of Nutmeg at l3c. The imports
during the week were All boxes, and the exports
1867 do
FRUIT-There is speculative demand for Dried
Apples, and about {, 600 bushels were disposed of
within the last two days at $l:25 to $l:35, the
former rate for a common description not well
cured, and dark in color; and latter for choice
packed in barrels, in prime order for shipment.
Not much doing in peaches, and the sales have
been confined to small parcels in the regular way
from store, at 2.2Oa2 % but for found lots prices
are nominal at 2.l0a2. Is. There is no change in
Raisins, and we continue to quote bunch Malaga ut
8 5Oa3 IS, and layer do, at 4. OOa4. %. Lemons
ia'iSV iiOLl w W O.OO PCl IVA anu w
to 1926
Green Apples are scarce, and retail at 5Oa3 90
per barrel.
FEATHERs-The market is dull at Sc to SO.
lRON-The receipts Of pig have as yet been light
and the market has not undergone any essential
change, regards its general features, report,d
in last. The stock of pig is light and Ohio hot
blast is firm at $500; common Bars steady at
2faS, and charcoal at 4. sale Of 1874 tons Ten-
at civ thS
OILs-Lard sells at SOaS5 for No |, and is dull.
Linseed is scarce and sells at LOO to 10, the lat
ter in the small way. Tanners ranges from "a GOA
q 90 per Dbl
Since the above written we heard of a sale Of
Linseed at 3d. and quote the market at the
close at 95 cents to 90.
SEED-The receipts of clover having increased
considerably during the last week so, and the
demand upon the opening of navigation being only
limited, and not as large as might have been eI-
pected, the market is dull, and prices tend downs
ward, and large GALES of new could not be forced at
anything over 500, though in the regular way,
from store, commission merchants able to obtain
from s % to so, for common TO good new, aud
900 for old. The total imports of clover and tm-
othy since the LIST September to date, this season,
is 1874 bbls against 500 do, the corresponding
time lat season. showing great falling off, which
is chiefly in clover The exports have been ,O59
bbls this season, against 9 $40 do last season.
NEw YORK, March Z, P. N. Several thousand
bags of Rio coffee were sold at auction TO day at
lOtal3b, showing an advance Of per ID.