Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-01

TOBACCO-Ths market opened rather Inactive and dull
towards the middle Of fhe rallied considerable
tyy prevailed toward the close the for the week amount
to about hhds The following the particulars Of each
days transactions:
o. Monday there were no sales.
On Tuesday Fisher helesl Co sold hhds at eco eGj
are 5.i5, $50, Sos, and SIS.
On Wednesday A. Hamilton sold Sc hhds 40 $40 40
A. s5 so, so, $50 50, ESQ, s55 go, a75 as,
275, IS, ESQ, go, 2s5, 05, $780, $50 $780, 400 40
AS, 47e $50, $50, 4so, IS, 4o5 500 SOS, 10 SIS
SIS, $50, 80, 5s5, $50, so, so, S. 500 5s5 95
600, 90, 600, IS, $40, SIS, e5, 7CO, and 7.55
On Thursday Fisher, Wheless Co. sold 2hhds at co. 3d.
s45, IS, 265, 90, Is, BIS 3, 50, $40 $50, $780,
$50, 90, 5eO, 5Io sos, Is, 500 5.25, and $40.
On Friday A. Hamilton sold 40 hhds at 25 30 30 g.
IS, 35 As, s., SIS, IS, &C., 90, CO. 265 g.
70, Is, 95 90 20, As 60 20 80, 50, IS,
90, 9j 95 90, co. 05 10, Is, S. IS. IS,
Is, Is, a5 95, 90, CO. o. Is, 90, 30, s5,
and CO.
To day Fisher, whess hhis 65, s5 G5,
2 60, 42O 90, 20 and So.
large proportion of the receipts have Of the
grades for which there is not good demand The better
grades command good prices
The New Orleans Price Current Of the 18th says:
There have few buyers the market during the past
hree days but the oilers made fer refund lots appear to
below the views OF holdersin most instances me sales as Tar
as We learn have been coanned to 500 20 COO bids the
iuaIs noWeteF Deng IN AZ we 1nac1ons, anu
some other lots are said to have been sold OF which nothing de
finite has been made public.
BRBADsTUFRsThe stock Flour the market continues
light barely sufficient the home and export demand
quote City superhne at S5955e aud Extra s7 SO per bar
rel the outside figures being the retail pries Country is firm
at for super6ns and 50 29sO FOR extra in sacks Of
100 rounds.
There isvery little Wheat coming market city
itdcut get enough keep their mills running
very time Buyers readily pay SI59l20 per bushel for
fair Red and White aud l25 for prime,
There an deandf Corn buyers readily pay 70
75c per bushe according quality ana furnish sacks
breadsus has RENAME quite steady for
time, will probably continue The UnfvOrabe
reports from the growing Wheat crop have not affected the
far In the West lower prices prevailing now than
when reported injury the growing crop Such
St. Louis Chicago and Cincinnati The
Cincinnati Price CUyrens Of the 9sth says:
Flour ruled dull and heavy and little nothing has
done for export Prices remain without change but this slowing
to the continued unWilngness Of holders . submit to any de
cline rather than demand; there
pressure cell important decline would be the
long maintained regards scarcity and consequent
high prices becoming rather weaker, and should there
creasng Stocks thus lead advance there hat ship
made thence from the We quite probable
that desllne in prices must take place.
Corn dull and there strong downward tendency in prices
The large supply known be in the hands farmers and which
will be brought market from this time during the spring and
and early months is exerng marked influence
the feelings Of those who deal in the articles and inducing them
Wheat very dull has declined Though the receipts
not large but mers being idle and the wants OF the interior
light, the demand is not equal 10 the supply.
PROVISIONS-The receipts OF continue quite lib
era and demand from the South We quote Shout
&c, &C. Clear Sides lO9IO1lc from
packed &c advance these quotations is demanded
Lard connuesin good demand We quote pruen good ship
ping packages at 91zc.
The Provision markets Of the West have exhibited increased
activity during pas; week. advance has been obtained
upon descriptions Of the hog product The Cincinnati Price
Current says Of any thing Of speculative
ure in the Provision MARKET which the for
time back somewhat singular and quite unusual at this
may attributed probably the unfaYOabe results Of
speculative purchases generally Of the hog product the last two
years. which has made speculative operators general thing,
retire in disgust and leave trade lsgi
tmately belongs The demand from continues fair
and the foreign export demand gOod which really constitute the
guarantee of healthy trade and satisfactory result
IRISH POTATOEs-The marke: is we'll supplied and We
quote the market firm at S393.5u.
GROCERIEs-The market is we'll supplied with Groceries
is considerable activity in this department We
quote:
suGAR-Fair $685. and Prime to Choice 9G9c in hogs
heads, and c these quotations in barrels New
York Coffee Sugars lO9Ie Crushed and Powdered 9l2c
MoL1ssEs AND SYRUP AOlasses IL barrels 4548c gahaf
barrels 5Jc Sugar House 43g45c Golden Syrup in barre
75c, half barrels sc, and kegs (ten gals 81
CoFFEE-Ro l3gl45zci Laguyra l4l5e; Java loegOc D.
TEA-ImPera 5eosli Gunpowder 5O'Sci Young Hyson ~
GEO. k6O9Sl 50.
Coffee continues the advance quoted last week. and
think it has reached its highest point The of the leading
markets Of the country as noted below would seem justify
this concaeion.
NEvy ORLEANS March z7The market bsen inactive
with during the three days Of barely 1000 bags
at a range Of I2@l3Zc We still quote
Good Fair l25[ 9l3c and Prime l39l3<c n There
further imports and the stock remaining in first
and second hands about q 200 bags against 81 900 the
date last year.
NEW YORK March g7Rio very quiet but firm, with stock
on the market Of about holders
reduction; confined 20C Other
descriptions firm, the large arrivals Of st. Domiu
the market that description buOyant feeling; sales
bags Of which LOCO for export at l2 and 200 ia
maica at l3c
BALTIMORE March % We note good inquiry for Coffee
day but the firm stand taken by importers in demanding extreme
has the tendency restrain operations, and at time OF
closing there sales advised. We quote prime
Roa 1910, fair l3 to 1896 Laguyra II to l5e Java 10
to l61zc.
sALTWe quote Coarse SAX at sI5l and Fine a, 81 COO
10, and Barrel Soc The stock the market is
ample the demand.
COTTON YARNs-Ths following are the agents quotations
for Gotten Yarns 200 and sOO &c doz Co., lOc 500 c and
400, I2c
WHysKY.-Itectiaed is held at 2s924c p gallon, and
county at 5O97jc, according to quality.
The Cincinnati Price Current 18Th reports Whisky
cned Isc the part OF the week, which is the lowest
price has sold for since November 1885, nearly eighteen months
There is evidently, large in the supply Of this
article the present compared with last and would
suppose from the figures that the accuuuatng
At Cincinnati the Increase receipts large being only
1000 bb greater this tia last from September At St.
Louis they have been 200 bb greater this year than ss from
January ANew Orleans a bills have been received
this season September New York 5000
bbls this year from January There is large
increase receipts Chicago year January lss
compared with last reaching nearly 5000 bills These figures
formidable should highly suggestive to dis
tillers
The Cotton Movement.
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