Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-01-06

no demand for export large enough to put freigh
above Is so CTS. per Dbl. to Liverpool, a price
which ships DO not pay expenses. Judging fro
TIE condition Of the English markets, there viii
no advance there to warrant shipments for month
70 come. The prise in New York is not high enoug
20 induce shipments from the West in excess Of Ii
wants of the home market, and il may be consdere
a settled fact that the grain harvest OF 1856
will not come forward, nor move in any derecti OF
! until navigation opens. Merchants who depeD
upon the sales Of grain by the western growers t
pay them so as to enable them meet the extension
I OF October, are destined to disappointment.
Nashville Market, Jan. >.
/ CorToy.-There is nothing doing in Cotton tn
views Of buyers being entirely too low for holders
! The prices offering are y to 74s., which show
( heavy decline from the prices Of few weeks ago
( AMI the tendency Of the market still appears down
ward.
/ TosACCo.-Leose is selling readily at 2 to Ale.
wHrAT.-The market still continues depressed
and the offerings now are 90 to G5c for prime Rec
and White, at which figures purchasers do not read
lily take hold.
BacoS.-New Bacon is selling at re, bOgrOund
and Lard at &c.
Hoos.-Packers are offering 83o gross for goot
packing hogs.
GEoOEETEs.-Sugar is selling at to 9Io in hid.
and bbls; Molasses 30 to CSC, and Coffee to I25c
s,IT.-We quote bag at 81. 50 to I6O for fine, and
Sl4O 10 Sl5O for coarse, and in barrels at zoe per
bushel.
NAIs.-we quote IOi at SS.75, 81 at 81, Cd at
$3.50, and I'd at s..
BAcGIxG AND ROPE Tennessee Bagging, wide,
DC, Rope Zoe; Kentucky Begging, narrow, l8a,
Rope to Zoe; and India Begging lie, Rope to lOc
WHrsKEY-Commou 30 to 25c and fine IS TO IOOc.
The Cotton Markets
NOZZLE, Dec. 3O.-Sales Of cotton to-day 1000
bales at an advance Of Z cent. Midlling Mobile
S5a9 cents.
MOBILE, Dec. 3I.-Sales of cotton to-day 1000
bales. The Aragos news caused decline Of cent
Middling S4ass cents.
CHARLESTON Dec. 3l.-Sales Of cotton for the
week 5000 bales at d decline for that time OF TO Z
Of a cent. Miidling Fair 2! cents
Jan. ], p. m.-C0rToy.-The market is quiet
and depressed. Sales today nesr 500 bales at s.
to s. cents
Jan. p 1 p. m.-COTroN.-The inc'emencv Of the
We Their and horritying accounts by the Niagara,
have completely suspended operations to day.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 3l.-Sales of cotton to-day 300
bales, az prices ranging from 81 10 % cents. The
market is dull aud depressed.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 2.-The sales Of yesterday amount
ed TO 5SI bales, at to s. cents
The sales upt o'clock to-day amountto lObales:
al 81, at s., at 8 cents.
The market IS depressed, and the very few trans
actions which have taken place give criterion for
quotations.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 3.-Friday being very generally
observed holiday, nothing was done in the cot
on market worthy Of note. On yesterday, some
sales were made al former prices, but owing TO the
faCl OF steamer being due, the market was not
active We continue 10 quote Mlddllngs to Good do.
az gaHl. The foreign aiyicgs report a decline Of
3D., and the market unusually dull which Will no
doubt cause corresponding depression here.
New Orleans Market, Fec. 30.
SUaaR.-Wi1h moderate receipts and . fair demand
there has been marked change in prices since our
last report the rates really being well maintain
ed. The three days sales sum up about 300 kinds.
taken Tor Atlantic ports. The West &C. and mostly
at rates within the range Of the following quota
tons:
Interior y 82l Common 10 Good Common, 3il4l
Fair 90 Fully Fair, as Prime 10 Choice, 51a o.
Centrifugal to Clarified, 5la73.
MurAssEs.-Ihe arrivals have been to a fair eX-
tent since our last report and the demand contin-
uiug Oh, more full prices have been obtained for
he E.me and Choice descriptions within the last
lay a. TWO. The sales of the three days sum up
about 5000 barrels at wide range Of prices acc0r-
ding quality, and we quote AS follows: Inferior
ana E.rmeutiug to Good lJgl7l, Prime to Choice
ISdh -, win one or two lois Superior az ~; half
barrel -JEl-l+ cts = gallon.
Coz. EE-SIuC6 our last review only q limited blu
siness pas been done in Rio Coffee, and prices have
declined about of a cent the sales OF the three
day wing amounted 90 some {. 800 bags chiefly
al $ . cents T. pound for he Far so Prime
Their. been E4rr her CARGO +ffHH