Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-02-03
Gontuterrial.
Financial and Commercial.

Money Market is decidedly easy. On the
street. however, the best long paper cannot
be cashed for less than Ii TO Ii per cent per
! month.
The receipts from their country customers
by our wholesale, dry-good houses during the
last month have been satisfactory upon the
whole, and such as to show that the co untry
merchants are, to reasonable extent, sue
cessful in their collections, and that they are
fastening to wipe out their Indebtedness here.
1t would be strange if this were not so, in
view of the sales which have been effected up
to this time of the produce crops of last year,
and the prices at which those sales have been
! effected.
At least one half of the Cotton. to be re-
ceived here, including past and future receipts,
has been sold at what may be termed high
prices, aud the money paid down for it.
The Hog crop has been disposed of, and the
value realized, and so of various miscellaneous
articles of country produce, the aggregate re-
ceipts for which have amounted to a very
considerable sum.
The shipments Of Flour since the LIST of
August have been greater than during any
previous year. This circumstance, taking in
to view that the wheat crop of last year was
short by 355 per cent, accounts for the pre-
sent scarcity of wheat, which is so great. that
the Rock City Mills stopped on Tuesday. We
understand the Nashville City Mill will stop
on Monday. The opinion, we know, is enter
tanned by some, that there is plenty of wheat
yet in the country, only, the farmers are hold
ing back for higher prices, and won't bring it
in We doubt this, though we have not in
formation, full and precise enough. to enable
us to come to a reliable conclusion on the
subject. The prices. however, which have
been for some time back paid by the Millers,
and the PRICES now offered Isl to l 10 for a
prime article appear to us sufficiently high
to induce the holders in the country to bring
it TO market, if they hal II.
Although the Corn crop fell considerably
below an average one, it was abundant for all
home purposes, at not more than The ordinary
prices, and the late active movement and
advance in the article have been produced by
the failure OF the crop last year in some of the
We saw gentleman on Tuesday, from Mad
ison, Indiana, who was purchasing here for
consumption there, corn at IS cents per bush
ell in sack 1t is believed, however, that there
is yet considerable surplus of corn in the
country, and the holders of it will do well to
take heed of the fact that, to-day there was
in town a producer who had nine hundred
barrels on hand for SALE and who expressed
his deep regret that he had not sold some time
ago, when the price was higher than it is now
The Tobacco season has but commenced.
Thus far the extreme rates have been
Lugs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 10 At
Shipping Leaf. ...............4 Al to 7
Manufactury Leaf. ...... to II
These prices are about equal to what they
were up to this time last season.
While on the subject of tobacco, we would
suggest to our up-river growers and traders
that they are inattentive to their own inter-
ests when they send their tobacco, as most of
of them do, right by this place down to New
Orleans. We are confident, if they will try
this market, they will find it better one (, r
them than the New Orleans market Let them
consider the difference in expense. Of time, of
transp rtation, insurance and risk, and in
every way by which they would save by stop
ping here, selling their tobacco in twenty
four hours, at prices, all things considered,
better than they are likely to get in New Or
leans, putting the money in their pockets, and
returning home, without further delay. Be-
sides. should they be dissatisfied at the price
after exposing the article for sale here, they
could undoubtedly, by an understanding with
the bidders, resume possession of their tobac-
CO, and proceed on their voyage below.
During the fore part of the Grocery ,ason,
the market was characterized by great dull
ness. But for some weeks back. the mark,
has cvinced 3uch activity, and upon the
whole, up to this time. the business done may
be said 90 be a helUy one
COTTON The market was decidedly fat
to-lay-thc highest figure paid being SO 65
per hundred, whereas yesteoday, lO3 was
freely offered. and in one case / actually paid.
Tn sales, as far "a we could ascertain, were,
% bales at l0a; lO4 at 10 65; "a at 1O4, and
A at lOsc q III.
TOBACCO Sales took place at \. HAMII.-
TONS of 81 hogsheads at 3 81, 4 so. 20,
80, Go. 4 10, 4 40, 440, 25,4 50, 4 10,
50. so, 90, 5 Is, so, % 5 60, 4 10
Is, 10, 6 so, 7 so, I So, 7 3d. 7 90. GO
As, 40, 65, 20. I So 65, I 90 and
at WIRELESS d Co.'S at 90, 4 65, 7 0c,
6 10. 90, 90, 90.
The sale at HAMLTON's to-day was the best
of the season.
BACON-Markrt very firm, with an up
ward tendency. Weqnote from wagons Q Is
to Q 35, hog round.
LARD-We quote 10 so to 10 65-with a
firm market and upward tendency.
FLOUR-The market is in such n condition
by reason of the stoppage of the mills for
want of wheat, that all orders cannot be fill
ed at present. We continue our quotations at
Sc to so for extra family, and 90 to5 rs
for superiine.
WHEAT-For a prime article from 81 to
l 10 would be promptly paid.
CORN-As high as IS cents have been pa d
for the article in sacks for shipment, within
the last two days; but all the corn in town
to-day on sale, could have been readily had
at that price.
OATS-The best Pennsylvania oats may
be had in sacks at SIS cents = bushel.
DRIED FRUITS From wagons, apples
command IS 10 l 80 q bushel--peaches
(unpealed,) 30 to ) 90 - pealed, so to
90. r-... a-ra
SEEDS-Clover.7 so; Millet. 10 to / 25
as per quality; Yimothy ) so; Flax IS; Herds
Grass l so; Blue Grass clear, rs to 2 90: