Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-12
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NashviIIe Market. Feb. ~.

Nashville Market Feb II.
coTToN-Tbers vas little activity observable in the
Cotton market day yesterday though planters do not or
freely nor do SPECTATORS manifest any anxiety to take hold
prea. condition Of the throughout the
country The SALES 70 Day an; eny % bales, the paricu
arsos which as IS bales cierior at y at
| DC, 4at 80, lstgse, y at $50, and A. at Ioe
T0BAocO-The q Tobacco amount hhds, as fol
lows II hhds sold BY A. Hamilton at 50 co. SIS, SIS, 4e5
Cos Is 420 % As and SIS hhds By Fisher, Whe
les Co at4 b. So 30. 3si, 6.25 As, and 4s9.
PROVISIONS -Iha demand for continues good aud
hoers dispose their full prices
tie market arm sss4 Shoulders Hams aalOe Clear
! sides I09lOSe aSa hog va 9,se from wagons
Lard continues actie reques. o1sgiOc prime,
oRlse figure strictly prime anc in gaod lots and
loe for No. put up in good shipping packages.
GRAtN-corn continues Inactive The Offering price
per bushe though generally at which figure
hear Of occasional transaction where the very
! perior.
quotations Sugar in hOsheads at 6c, and barrels M
CSC h. MOlases ssaE2c. gallon Flo Coffee I2i eI3c
and Java ls92Oc y b.
Monetary and Commercial.
The Knoxville Register authoriatiYey Informed that the
Bank of Tennessee and Branches redeemng taken
from the Rogersre Branch put forged
signatures Of the officers Of the three Branches
Bristol Bezgs Of the 9th says e have to note this week
advance several Of the leading produce this
point. Flour quoted S23S9S2.5o 100 Rs Wheat to
81 Dried fruits bringing good prices trade
has opened o. Holders of latter however seem be
holding back for better prices"
In regard Provisions BreadstuHs the Cincinnati
the 9Th rays The buoysncy heretofore noticed in the pro-
vision market has disappeared and the trade day quiet
and atherat There apparently but few olers be filled
and the speculative movement While holders
free Sellers however, there disposition matters
to submit TO decline and quotabs change be
figures Dizziness continues characterize the flour Market
prices tend in favor Of buyers The descriptions
of grain is fully equal to the supply and prices firm.
dispatch from Cincnnat dated February o. p m, says:
Foer 10 moderate demand and Pres rm sales 1900 ls
S5S04 for snPerne and S550a IS for extra, the latter
white wheat and delivered board dull Nothing
brands could bought at SIS IS Bulk shoulders de-
cned c with sales Of 900 Rs nothing Sides
and extra cut though similar descriptions offered &c.
sales 40 bbls lard at he Bacon u moderate demand sales
prices.
generally firm for all leading trade very much
unsettled and prices huctuang though holders manifest
hrmness for Pork and Bacon The demand Provisions
ever quite limited, with aheayy stock hand,
fned the 0mee demand for plantations buyers regard
the prices entirely high stock Of Pork In New York
continues heavy and prices there they
here which, Of checks shipments that quarter The
recent advance in Grain has increased the receipts and the
ct has reacted, though prices continue quite high"
The Cincinnati P7ee Current Of the 9th follow.
ing to commercial readers:
During the last month weeks received large
nuFbsr Of letters from all sections Of the Western States
though the chief topic alluded In the hogs their
products, Of valuable
incidentally. We cannot room for even
BRIEF extracts but viii endeaTor to eondense what have learn
ed in few paragraphs.
Tbs complaints regarding the scarcity of general
all sec'ionseVen IN Tennessee and Kentucky no. plenty
bat in parts Of those ses particularly
tucy complaints made of scarcity sup.
ply light and few willing to sell any until the spring comes,
and fair prospect Of food for stock In places in Il d
farmers in did coed raising enough
their wants and necestaed buy prices ranging
rom 90 to cue buhe, which the current in that
,ut an ayerge lint the bottom fa5d. on the o
Wabash we're ia places waste and it only here aud
here any raised
illinois, except lands, there was about FIVE
ghhs of crop regards yied but considerable quantity OF
the Illinois River we'll clay lands
Produced nothing but weeds Prices rule from 10 to IS cents
1ushe in the interior Of that State according locality.
smers had fair crops and there also some old still
and but there general indPoson to sell at present.
the supply moderate but the failure of other crops
the State masses corr the only available food and consequent
il carefully economsei and parted with sparingly
onsia the cVop short and the suppyis light. y
As regards wheat heard serious complaints scarcity
Tennessee Kentucky, this State, Indiana
o all the letters report fair stock still in farmers hands,
raj that 81 per bushe and upwards would be in
prn The great falling % in the receipts at Chicago being
Prom Iowa the complaints of scarcity of wheat marked
I'D general the yield In that State represented as being from
bushels acre. and the quality very inferior,
reat portion almost worthless and for human food
the Northern counties Of Illinois this crop proved bad fail
and general complaints made Of scarcity indeed,
prng wheat generally failed where this
be kind the lusny gathered only snail but nie.
Tor.
We inclined 10 believe taking the whole West together the
1pply Of wheat yet forward fair large r
'reisu demand there will he the demand
moderate prices There is large quantity of -four held by
ers who have been anticipating better prices, and this,
lust come the market later.
Our letters that the supply fat hogs forward dur
,g the spring and months will be unusually small,
find that places Illinois being
ID to them. The probability that the very expect
the spring will scarce, will extraordinary
feed and take of tem and thus the supply will
than anticipated. Potatoes, generally speaking
third with the crop Hay, IA
and saved in good condition. The Hungarian grass
eneraliy praised, wherever IL has been introduced
AS regards the yield Of general express
l. About the time thought
good, judging from the general appearance
God, but when gathered discovered that the
n Of the stalks less than usual the yield
lenty not good had been expected. We alluded
c however, in December at the time satisfied
So.