Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-05-14
CO NJ M E r C. IAL 4.
DAILY PATRIOT OFFICE,
NAY 14th. 1857. I
Weekly Report of the Markets.

Remarks.
During the week last evening market quiet
but steady with general ten Improvement in the
prices of produce ami provisions Of all descriptions. In
and Corn there has been decided advance owing to
the great and increasing scarcity of these articles
The River continues in good boating ORDER though falling
slowly The weather gradually becoming spring like with
good admxture Of sunshine and rain Vegetation has
last begun to exhibit uneq uivOcal signs of life.
Commercial.
CoTToS-The stock of Cotton hand Is small, and as
there is but little in the trade may be regarded as
nesry closed. There have been ew small parcels sold.
We renew our quotations as follows:
Inferior, 1Oa1Ok
Ordinary to Good Ordinary 1OAan
Middliug llbaf2k
Good Midding 12IalSA
ToBAoCo-The sales Of the week amount to some 80 hogs
head at prices The follow ng quotations give the prices
of the several qualities:
Planters LUgs ga % Selections, 14Xa15
Common Leaf, lOalOZ Loose Tobacco, aux
Fair Leaf, 11al2X Frosted Tobacco, 8a 81
CoAL-Takng advantage OF tn late rise Of water
Der Of boats got the SHOALS in the upper Cumber
land and dropped down to They add conidera-
by to the supply Of COAL and cs reasonable
Sales by the boat load at Sone very oh ice seIec ed
he 25c. From the yard by the single load 2Oa25c per
bushel.
CHsEsE-The supply of Western Reserve is nearly
haused English airy held 15al6c per pound with
a fair supply.
FLOUR The market is almost bare the principal portion
Of the stock being in the har Of retailers Toe mills
out Of wheat a1d consequently the prospect for addition
al supplies gloomy. Under this Of things decided
advance in prices has taken place. Flour is held
$7as per barrel
MsAL-By the wagon load brings sOA9Oc per busbel and
the supply is limited.
GRAN-The price Of Wheat Is nominal there being
in market Corn has gone up Gee per buhe. Oats
selling at SOC per bushel.
PRovrsIoNs-The supply of Bacon is light The demand
is active and prices high. We quote hams at 1alHc;
shoulders OalOHc sides 18c; hog round 11al1Kc Lard
ia demand lac per pound. 25a80c. Eggs SKA
9kc per dozen.
sEEDsM let has advanced to So so per bushel Clover
held at IS 5Oa9 co. Timothy a 5O herds rass So
fax seed slal 19 blue grass cean az stripped $la1 05
orchard 90 2542 so.
LEAD selling at &c per pound, advance. Buck
shot have alo improved, commanding now 81 IS bag
GRooEMEs The stocks OF Groceries in ample
the trade Of the The demand coniru steady
though the less heavy We quote brown Sugars
11a12Xc per pound, loaf 14i16c; powdered l5aio.
DRIED FRUTrs-Nole 10 market.
LEA1HR-Staonary. Oak tanned sole leather 4Oc skirt.
ing i5c, heml ok 86a4O, harnes, leather 81 Ha4O.
HIDs-Firm. Green hides worth 6a7c, dry salted
southern 2Sc, and Mexican Flint at Sto per pound
TALLGw-I In demand at l0alic per pound.
oHs-Lard Oil 81 I5per gallon, Linseed 81 15a1 90.
WHISKY has advanced since last and is selling
2saS2c per gallon, with ample supplies in store.
Considerable additions have made recently
the supplies on hand Barrel s SELL at S2c per bushel
coar e sack 81 50, hne 81 Is.
For the prices Of other articles refer Price CuP
rent