Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-01-14
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Nashville, Tenn


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NASHVILLE. Tenn
h Business continues dropping. We resr
: that the indications since our last report hsy
r been anything but fattezing for = revival {
wonted activity. The tendency has bee
downward decidedly in the price OF produc,
land there has been less disposition to operst
manifested on the part Of buyers. Il.
: The money market remains unchanged
Pending the final action of the Legislator
upon the Bank bili, these institutions are no
disposed to do any more business than Is abso-
lutely indispensable.
I Weproceed 10 notice some fluctuations il
the quotations of Groceries AMI Produce On
readers will bear in mind. that except whers
otherwise specified. We give the wholesalt
lprices
Cheese.--The market is well supplied, and
prices have receded a fraction. We nos quote
Western Reserve at 10tk@l1.
Coffee.-rhs stock on hand is ample, and
dealers are holding Rio at ll@llhs. a
Cotton-Ths transactions of the week
have been light, and the market maintains a
declining tendency. A New Orleans dispatch
quotes middling Cotton at $685.. The mar-
ket yesterday was unsettled. We heard OF
no sales and no offers of over ~ though
there were parties holding orders who were
willing to pay ~. The total receipts at
this point since Bept. LIST. amount to 2,663
bales, against Il, $50 for the same time last
year, and 2. 1868 for 1886.
Flour-There has been general and ma
terial decline in all the -four markets of the
country. We reduce our quotation to 50 90
per bbl for fine; 50 5O@S5 Is for superAner
and 81 50@$5 90 for extra family. We
notice that the Rock City Mills Of this city
are retailing Extra Family at 81 so per cwt.
in hays.
Raisins.-A decline has been established.
and we quote them per box, % 25; layers %
IS.
Grain. --Wheat has declining tendency,
and We now quote Csc. as the outside figure,
with the remark of one of our leading deal
ers that it would be go to-day most likely
Corn is moving in small lots at 35c. per BUSH
ct IN shipping order. Oats, none in market.
Molasses has sustained a still further de-
cline since our last. and we quote it ZIG
30.
Provisions --There has been no movement
in Bacon since our last. Many who have made
bacon have lost IL by the warm weather.
Lard has still, further declined. and we now
quote IL 7@8c. III barrels it goes freely at
&c. while small lots from wagons command
Sc. from retailers. Meal is unchanged, and
Is selling in lots at 40@50. and at retail at
10. Eggs are more abundant at 1917 g l5 at i
wholesale, and 1920 at retail
Sugars We note farther decline In bbls.
% ~ @9c hhds. are held at 61s@8ls. At !
An auction sale yesterday 81 hhds. sold at
'T@7H. The supply is abundant.
Whisky.-We notice slight decline, and
quote Ohio at 1920. Sale of 62 bbls. at
snctien yesterday at 1929. !
Tobacco.--The market has manifested an
Increasing hesviness during the week, and pri- !
les have visibly declined. We quote
ugs 2@2h; shipping leaf 3@411s; sni manu-
facturing leaf AZ @51s.
Hogs.--The warm weather has prevented
my heavy operations in hogs in this region.
The figures of buyers however, have suffer- ]
I'd decline, and We presume 4@4,s net is
rs high as they will 60 Small lots brought 1
% market for mily use are offered at AZ q
&c. SOB
Family Market.--As usual at this season of |
he year, the family market is poorly sup
plied.
Turkeys are selling at sOc@$1 %; Chick !,
ms 2O@25; Ducks 30@4o; spare ribs Is;
pack bones IS; butter 25c; apples 25@ Soc per
peck; Irish potatoes 65@75 per bushei, Sweet
IO@Sl %.
New Orleans. La
Cotion--Sales of $500 bales at S11s@sH; l
ales Of the week 27.0O0 bales; receipts 1900
'alesi decrease at this port 2QO, coo bales; de-
'rease at all ports S6l 600 bales. Sugar AZ
g SO Molasses 19t9 l9a; Yellow corn 60; Mess
Pork Sl2 75@ SID; Shoulders DC; Hams 6;
Sides 6@64; Lard in tierces &c.
Ohio sI
Flour So IS; Whiskey AT; Hogs S4@4 so;
Ness Pork SIP; Lard ~; sugar 6h co.,;
dolasses 24@25; Coffee l0@l034.
Jew York, N. y
Cotton-Sales slow, prices unaltered; Flour
m; Wheat, white 81 O5@i Is; Cora firm;
PROVISIONS and beef quiet; Mess Pork SIS;
lard ! lower; Whisky and Rosir firm: Sugar
nd Rice steady; Spirits of turpentihe 39@4o;
irsen Teas at auction sold low.
augusta, Ga
Cotton--About three hundred bales were Z
old at cent advance from the lowest point
efore the Atlantic's news The market had
improved 1@2S yesterday, and to-day, cot.
On which could not be sold one Monday for
'ver g. cents, readily brought Ole. There
! very little offering, but all that is offered is
eadily sold.
an, Ga--
The market was in asmeasurs quiet, but
nices remained firm. Sales feot up, 494 bales /
s follows--32 at 81; l42 at e1tss; 23l at 85s;
at "a, SCAT SIC.
Mobile. Ala
Cotton Sales Of 2,Oco bales; Middling 81
aSac. cash. Receipts three days l0.50O
,ales.
Tenn
The market exhibited more signs of activi-i
= than it has for several days past. The de-
nand was good and sales were considerable,
without, however, any change in prices Mid
ling to Good Middling are worth 9@9lac;
over grades 7@6c. ~
Atlanta. Ga
The continued rains since the holidays have
rad the effectto almost suspend operations in
he produce line. yet prices remain about the
ase, with the exception of grain and -four,
which ara very dull and slightly declined.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.--Reliable
Information has been received that
nearly or quite seven thousand votes
we're east for the Lecompton Con-