Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1857-01-01
COM M z R GAL.
weekly report of the Markets.
DAILY PATRIOT OFFICE,
JANUARY 1 1887.

| DAILY PATRIOT OFFICE,
JANUARY !, 1857.
During toe past week the markets In the leading articles
of have been dun owing to the
suspension Of business during the holiday The weather
has been chsnEeabe though mostly fair and the river
steadily reeeded There is however sufficient yet
all boats visiting his port Rregats and
Der Of the upper river steamboats, have laid up till there
more to do
CoTToNThere but little doing in cotton yesterday,
owing to the limited quantity Offering We heard of sales
Ct ahou200 bales at II Ha1lH These prices have been
maintained during the week, and a general activity has
characterized the market although the coming has
/ been comparatively snail.
ToBAcoo-Nothng doing.
BAooSThs first arrival Bacon come in on the 3Oth
December, the house Of H. S. French Son. for which
INC paid to the owner NJ James NJ Roney Of Robert
son county, to whom was paid the usual premium Of SIS
suGAR-The market isfrm at previous rates. with cond
cradle activity Neweop st forward some extent
and we quote at our former figures Common at 1Oa1O5
fair at l1allA prize; li5lailA choice 12a12K.
MoIAssEs-Ths demand is active at former figures
We quote odcTop al 6O65c per gallon New crop been
selling at rec stir farher advance may we think be ex
pected owing to the shortness Of She crop.
CoTTsEThere is still Comfortable activity in the coffee
mafEe The sockis ample for theseason We quote at Toe
Tor commons 1Isl1H for fair 1sa2K for primes lSal4 for
choice.
CANDLEs-A good demand exists for candles Quotations
unchanged We give Sperm 4Oa42c; Star at 26a2sc
and Tallow at l9c.
SALT Large quantities o. salt have arrived during the
week and st further decline noticed We quote barrel
per bu.he 4Oci sack, fine, IS; dc. coarse 30.
WmsKY--We have to note decline in whisky. 1t now
stands at SoaSSc per gallon for good brands.
DRUGs &o-Th,re is no change q any consequence in
this department Of trade.
FOr the wholesale prices other articles We refer to our
Prices Current.
Retail Domestic Market.
corToN-There was but little doing on Saturday We heard
Of sales Of about 100 bales at 11allK.
RurTm-Per pound, 2Oa25c.
Eses-Per dozen, !5a2Oc
BAooS-Hams; Calico; Shoulders SCI sides 7asc;
LAED-selng at s4a9c per pound dull
MRALWe quote it at 45a5oc per bushe 100 from wagons
in retail
FLoUs-selling at So 30 per 100 poundsiO superhne
BUcKwHEAT FLoUR-s2 % for so ID sacks.
CORs-We quote at 85a48c per bushel.
WHEAT-wheat commands pOc.
DRFD FEUIr-Apples command II so per busesl Peeled
Peaches are worth So so; unpeeled 50 80.
PoTAToE-Irish Potatoes worth 9Oc from wagons; Ella
20 in retail Sweet Potatoes selling at 81 50a2 O07
TUExPs- 25e per bushel.
cors We heard Of sales of little more than 100 bales
yesterday a. 1G1a11kc
RroEFreih Carolina rice has suffered slight Decline
We q1ote Il at5H acc.
BsLrEary in the week large transactions noticed
at 1Oa2 IS. Owing to other additions of the hand
however, Il Is selling at 1 s0A2 90 per bag
Baltimore Coffee Market.
DFo. 28.-CoFFsR-When we left the Coffee market last
week there active enquiry for the better grades OF
RIO Coffee, but Inferior lots dull OF sale The market
during the past week has been exceedingly naciys and
sections have been very limited We have the
arrival Of the Br brig wilson's with cargo Of 2767 bags
Rio coffee. The demsnd for fair Rio continues good, but
buyers generally posed 10 give the asked
by holders The stock q BIO the market s about % 600
bags The sales during the week only 300 bags
We continue quotations for Rio coffee follows viz:
Ordinary fr 95afehe; fair good 10Ga1ke good to
Prine II al2Ec choice II Nc We note small u La
gnRyra a. lu& al2c. Java Liable per pound To-day the
coffee Nket exceedingly quiet. For good grades Ct
Rio coffee <re good demand bat fer other grades the
market Is All The bark Baltimore, with cargo Of 1900
bags Of good Rio s daily expected here. We quote
Rio fair 10 good t1Osi1c; good 20 prime II a1Kc
gnayra l0A a12c; Java l43al5e per pound.