Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-18

In 1856 the Manchester England) Spinner used
1876, 100 bales of cotton, or 3O,903 per week-in
1856 they used CAB 9O1 bales, or 81 613 per week
in A weeks in 1857 they have used ,2l6,7I6
bales or only27 ,653per week. The shipments thus
far to Liverpool this have been 1917 276 bales
to France the export of cotton has diminished SO per
cent from last year. and to the rest of the continent
20 per cent; while to the North the exports have
been only 24,759 bales against us, 833 last year.
The stock of American cotton in Liverpool on the
first of January next is estimated at 24O 600 bales
The Louisville Courier of the l4th says:
The receipts of hogs for packing are rather light,
especially from Kentucky, and the number killed
this thus far has been less than at any former
season. The season, however, was very late COM
mencing, and we hear of vast numbers of hogs that
are coming this way from Indiana.
The entire packing season last year closed before
the first of January, with the slaughter Of 246, 83S
hogs. The present season is not only backward in
time, there is great deficiency in hogs, the entire
receipts being less than 100000 up to the middle Of
December.
The market is unchanged, with no sales trans
piring, and quote good hogs in demand at S. %
cash. At Henderson, farmers were clubbing togeth-
to pack their pork, and ship it on their own
count The prevailing price there and at Bowling
Green was So 90 net At Bowling Green, the pack
ing this season up to the 10th was 3,l44 hogs
against 8, $40 at the time the previous year.
Nashville MARKET, Dec. IL
CorToN-The market presents decided down
ward tendency, and we have no transactions to re-
port to-day, holders being unwilling to submit to
the concession demanded by buyers. Sales were
made yesterday at 1Oe but that price could not be
obtained to-day, except for very superior article.
ToBAccO-We hear of some transactions in Loose
at former prices, 8Ia5o.
WHEAT AND FLoUR-We have no change to note
IN the prices of these articles.
GRoCERrEs-Sugar and Moasses have given away
slightly and we quote the former at 73a9c and the
latter at 30a32 Coffee has been in better request at
former prices, 1l3al2!c.
New Orleans Market, Dec. o.
SUGAR.-The wet and unusually warm weather of
the past few days has been Of the most unfavOrable
character for the crop, but no favorable influence
has been felt upon prices and the market has worms
heavy appearance since our last report, the rainy
! weather being obstruction to business. The
sales of the hree days up about $500 hhds., at
! sill lower prices, and We now quote as follows:
Common to Good Common ..............33a44
Fair to Fully Fair. ...... ............43a54
Prime to ChOlc6...... ............5sabs
Centrifugal and Clarified. ......51a7
| MoLAssEs.-The market left off heavily on Friday
at 20 cents in barrels and 25 cents in half barrels,
and there was limited business at this range on
Saturday but on Monday large stock had accumu-
lated which could only be disposed of by conceding
! to cents z gallon, at which decline buyers came
forward and bought freely at lSal9 cents in barrels
! and 23a24 cents in half barrels. Yesterday the de-
mand was continued with fair degree Of activity,
! at about the same range.
! CoFFEE.-No change Of importance has occurred in
! the market for this article and with fair demand,
the sales of the past three days have reached about
1900 sacks, at an extreme range Of SalO cents for
Inferior to Prime though chiefly at 9a99 cents Il tb.
One further cargo of 6l50 sacks has been received.