Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-19


We SIN hear good deal Of IN regard to le scarcity
q notey. iohste Banks live ii ample supply % toss the
produce Of the county srsct which they readily furnish for
that ptI6sg Large shipments orrodoehave been adeuith
in ihe past daynd aAe returns or shs sal haye hesFs
eeiyel and dzfbdGsl timex nsdzbtes become some4tai
easier Hge eaiak tie feeaf HI dagh a61 ander much
more favorable financial aasTces lha Unprecedented few
weeksaso. he IN he Cumberland has been very o1portpne
and the heavy movement win ao great re- lei . the
business community. IN sf4,a sis -
We quote gold atar. IT has become adfug. and now worth
ia eess than the issues Of or Banks =
Money continues aaat The large chles q the a9rh and
east aud IS very cheap -e New ork nks taxing short
ILLS Of prime qTses S tsper cent, and dates over sixty
DAYS per and 67 ioF fair fHpesf 70 sei-
tan rey prime sif sold at p as per cent, I'D ?
small transactions, time cali daHtihae = pay
per cent whehe5 "a e p1ss the street. All utaotes
concur in the opiB nerce has into such position ia
home and agf Batrh6y mast continue time toeone
how 70 the cnor, in other that credit VIII
be very abundant beeause tcaEDoshe profit
ably empf5yeIessesahere ;a-4al itsl'oJ ssiaa el
The Chaglots aad sOp Caroline sroad Company have de
capS aea anHusByidenl ani half cent, payable
January I. r.aa iaals ~ Y
Review -Rfs fI1ee Nashville Market for The
. ;iss'sas-ssgVeCiS ending Dec IS
/ COTT0Y tfss eo6s in Cotton darhg the week have
been pretty ars smouni has lesn siprea to Neg
0rldulzg mas % firm to-day yesterday and has
given gaEax fully Yesterday mibisg sold at lo]s
but buyers sneFiag only 1o s03se to-day The telegraph
quotes TIE New Orleans duii and unchanged on Friday at
T lsSc. .ugaW a TowEIEgE
The New Y0rk Hssqkof the 18th lays 'T receipts Of Cot
ton at lie various ports amount e about 5uO against s
OO0 al he same time FAST year, Showing Increase 1851 Of
6sOo and over ls5g The total increase in exports
over 1857 amounts AMI over 1855 &c 25soo bales OF
the exports taken 95 bales against $50 COO
last year and coin 1856 France taken si0G0 against
6iOOO last year 1856 The stock hand amounts
to5FUJO Taes, against last year. and s6i GOO in 1885,
Much upeertany Jet 'nss owe crop estimates At New Or
leans BY accounts parties disposed oreluea their
estimates her hghstfgures Most Southern ceulavps
range between 600 and 100000 bales and few exceed
tie latter estimate The highest figures seem toe kept aoat in
New York. At will require aqFsnoel stage Of the
before much be known with certainty regarding the amOuh
OF the crop. t5.-.. .f--.56 49, -,-T
TOBAOCOWs have heard OF sales Of priced Tobacco this
week. Loose coming in tOFFabiy free and is selling at 29
SIC. .t.. e ..q
PROYIsI0NsOId Bacon is arriving slowly and is selling
readily at Clear Sides Shoulders % for
In there but little doing We heard Of sale yesterday
Of about 5000 pounds at s6c hog round
Lard is in brisk demand at according quality and
packages. Grease is selling at &c. -esf
GRAIN AND FLoUR-We hear OF pretty heavy orders for
Wheat being Ohio eseUh re, causing
slight Improvement in this market Wheat is in good demand
at the lovihg quotations: Good prime sOe and good
to fair white sO5c For inferior grades there's little no de-
mand, and quote the extremes at 40g0e for to fair
Web ard Of he day about 0 bushels Of the bet
grades wheat from private TERMS BY Messrs H.
French Son, for shipment
There good demand for Corn at 4O95c and Corn Meal at
5OaGOc per bushel. a-7
We hear Of nothing doing Oats, though the quotations are
7Oas5c. - 90
DRIED FRUITs-Dried Fruit is nm and in active demand at
81 6O9 peeled Apples and a595 Peaches
and s45 Tor peeled Peaches We heard Of the sales 500
Dried Apples sI75 and 500 Peaches (un
peeledl at 81. per bushel, from 20 sr-- o. gv
GRo0ERIEsThe Grocery market has been very animated
ring the week, when compared with the dull preceding
Our merchants receiving daily large supplies OF Groceries,
and will be amply prepared 20 meet the heavy trade which they
expect during the coming winter and spring months Sugar has
given way since last weekly report fully Gle upon all
grades We quote to fair at 697e and prime 1915
with good stocks in the market Rio Coffee is firm at
whan advancing tendency and light SOCKS in this and all other
markets country probability Coffee l
sell at lower figures than present indeed prices DO not adj
MOIasses is nominal s585Oo gallon for old No
new having been received, have quotations
TENNESSEE IRON-Band 7@7]sc,. Bar ]6l965za, Round
and Square 99, Horse Shoe 6c Plow Plate and Moulds
69c, Boiler Plate Nail Plate 5zc Nail Rod &c Oval and
Half Oval 79c, Gin Rib Sc, Nut Iron 7Jsc Buggy Tire 7
Sheet s9c Hoop s1lG9zc. Pttsburg is quoted at scles
and small sizes at ! &c less.
BAGGING AND BALE ROPE-We quote Tennessee Baggng
at aOa2c Kentucky l69sc, and India Rope 1885, and
Manila Cordage I49l6e
FEATHERS AND GINsENG-Fsathers are in demand at 40
Geese when put good shipping order. Ginseng finds
ready sale at 45a50c
LEATHER AND HIDEs-The market is we'll supplied with
Leather which we quote as follows hemock
Sole and Harness e9c srug SOC; Upper sg7s36 DOZEN
Dry Hides are worth lOc, and green SC q b
sALT-We quote Coarse Sack $50 and Fine SLIGO
Barrel is selling at 81 &c per bushel.
CHEEsE-we quote Cheese follows Western Reserve Oc
English Dairy 10 z9I5c per pound.
CANDLEs-TalloW isheld I2c for
pressed; Star I9a22ci and Sperm 4 G49c.
WOOL-There active demand for washed Wool at
3Oc per pound.
HOGS AND CATTLE-Dealers offering 4a4llc gross
&C net for Hogs and 3e gross for Cattle. Sheep sell
ing sos per head. these prices there
mand and brought the viii ready sale
The receipts OF Hogs have been rather light during past
days. the weather has put stop slaughtering
the present.