Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-13
mONETARY AND COMmERCIAL.

There considerable activity in the WHea. market the
during the week have very heavy
quotations, say G5a7Oc for Red and 7Oa75cfor White.
Owing the failure Of the Dat crop, there Offering
though 7Oc would be paid for good
preston prevails that there will be considerable demand
farmers generally for good Oats for seed.
The receipts Bacon light all that readily
taken at &c for Shoulders, sc for HAMS and for
Clear Sides.
Ehe Cotton market is very dull the few sales that occur being
m the orders Of manufacturers Spectators holding
in anticipation Of decline, add holders waiting
prices The tendency Of prices in other markets downward
The reports from the growing crop every
country continue very favorable and prospect that the crop
viii be large though it early yet predict with
any degree Of certainty the result.
There is very little doing Groceries, We
change in prices.
Southern Red Wheat sold in New York the eth at sl3O,
and prime Southern Corn 9Oc Southern good
demand, with sales Of about OO barrels prices ranging from
$685. to Sc IS.
Vim. g. Cutting York. in his circular Of the 9TH quotes
1uthe White at l25l so and Red at sl2aj. He says
The supply Of Wheat moderate with good demand
ports and moderate inquiry for home consumption The
ket has been firm throughout the week. with upward tendency
Sound clean Wheat continues scarce the bulk Of the supplies
ing unsound otherwise Of order little Michigan
made its appearance market the quality Of which, though
sound does not promise anything extraordinary for the
Sales Of the week 3I5 600 bushels"
The Sugar market York is reported at stand Hold
decline making concession, and in
vance, buyers out of the market The price Sugar
higher compared with the prices of other neceses than
any other article higher in the relation than year.
further advance therefore seems impossible, and with some
siderable supplies close hand downward looked
/ for at distant day.
! The Baltimore Patriot, of the OH says:
The Coffee market day exceedingly quiet, only
transaction reported was $50 bags lair Rio atlO cents The stock
descriptions being light, exceeding
at m rates The general assortment Of Coffee in market al the
present time suited the wants Of purchasers and
The markctfor Coffee quite the following quotations
viz lO O cents for fair lots; 1elis cents for good and
! 10 cents d.
The New York Nlrs Of the 9th says Of Leather and Hides:
We have had more inquiry the East this
and f1yequal receipts For prime qualities
prices FIRM article has sold
4 ID lover Good damage IS scarce and prices firm Oak tanned
remains UNCHANGED The receipts II Hemock for the week have
been 100000 and Of Oak 5000 We Oak Slaughter &c
SOC; Hemoc AyTes g396c; do Orincono 2 and
Slaughter rough PCS sc, all for the range Of light and middle
| weights six months credit
The transactions in Hides have not been large, owing to the
mness the part Of importers they asking al advance which
dealers not disposed 70 scced TO- an advance Of &c h. has
The receipt the week have been moderate and fully equal tc
The troubles Of 1856 to be renewed judge
from the action Of the Mayor and Board oil heath Ihe appeal
have the old notion that Hides coming from infected
ports liable general disease, notwithstanding that most o
bem come from the heathet part the time
there record where Hide vessel brought
the week have been % 4. The stock Of Ok and Cow Hides
100000 tame time last year 4lOO-year before $4,000 W.
quote Bueuos Ayre 2jlsc Rio Grande. 2424c; Oricon'
ac Vera Cruz 3Ia2lc and Western ls@ls}4c six months
] City Slaughtered is quoted at % lO5Ec, cash.
The Charleston Mercury Of the 9th, says;
The Cotton market a having been perfect stand duTini
the four days peyious Friday, the 9th inst opened on tina
day and continued the following with inquiry for ship
ment 90 Spanthe sales the former day having amounted
800 bales, 1851 and Saturday to gu at l9s ~
To-Day more actiLe INQUIRY, con1ned' however 10 Ds S
Purchasers resulted in the sales Of 1909 balemskng The
total transactions Of the three days to = bales
the following PARTICULARS ga bales at liz lgs al rs "
H. $50 at l3i 436 at 49, AS at I2' The market was re
ported 70 MS by operators as having declined about &c sinee on
I last quotations.
Tie C7aiey Of quotes Mddling at 1l15
Strict Niddug H. Good NItldlng 1IssGn25, and Mddlin
Fair and that the market closed with prices de
crdedly in favor of huyers.
The Augusta chronicle SRsqa Of the 10th, Of h
Cotton market:
Tor the GAYS week there fair demand
rn- prices, closing Friday at llsGic for strict Md
ding. since then buyers have entirely Whdrahn from III
and there has been appearance Of demand We ar
advised Of the receipt Of the first hale in several markets
[ but that visitor has not appeared here yet.
Boston, the 5h, sale Of 200 Gunny Bags is reported
IOc 6months, Gunny clotn is repOre
active with sales of 6 bales part s average,
l4c bales, lbs average I4c IS bales light, at l4c
months 20 c yard cash 100 bales 90 BIS average
at 5c months 100 bales at 2I2I Bsavesge and2 bales
lbs average, on private terms.
Augusta Market--August II.
BAooNrtsre feeling the market and price
are somewhat irregular The stock hand large, and wit
quantities the the probability Is that Ie
sent prices vi not be maintained We hear Of sale Of $40
rs ios round This 9c. We quote Hog round Ya
80 hla and Clear Sides lO9llci Hams lOSlRoi Shout
GRANWheat continues in COED demand at full prices. Goo
to Prime Red Sec 81 10 Prime White 81 O5I IS. Cor
is u at unchanged prres Tlo 60. - 6.,d 4 arp AMI
the demand limited. We quote 7Oa75c . busheI.
y continued activity in this article at the re
quote Tennessee Extra Family hays IS 5Oa5 IS Extra csc
SIS l21i SuPerfne 81 SKIES,