Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-10

The demand for Gold has been extremely light
and the rates remain unchanged. The Brokers
buying rate is nominaIly per cent premium. and
they charge per cent.
The only change to-day in uncurrent money is an
advance in the rate of discount on the suspended
Banks of Alabama which are now quoted at five DER
cent. The Bank of Mobile, the Southern Bank at
Mobile and the Northern Bank at Huntsville. nav
specie on their notes and they are quoted at per
cent discount.
| In Atlanta, Ca, the 18th Tennessee currency
| was quoted in demand at per cent premium.
In New York on the 9th, at the first board, 50 900
tennessee per cent Bonds sold at 722c and 81 600
at 72lc and at the second board $1,000 at 724c At
the close re was bid and 721c asked. State Stock
generally were lower. Virginias declined lie and
Aissouris II.
In the general markets there has been fair de-
gree of activity during the week. The Cotton mar
ket has, however, formed an exception, having been
dull throughout the week. with sales amounting to
but little over 500 bales. Advices from New Or
leans represent the Cotton market as active with
an advancing tendency. The sales yesterday amount
to 10000 bales upon the basis of lI&c for Middling
The sales of the week amount to II 900 bales against
~~f-N0 PAS'AOuo Ttc6lplS 10 o,0UU
bales against 81, 800 the previous week. The quota
tons for Middling theprevious week were
The advices from Liverpool TO the 10th ut, by the
steamer Bremen are rather favorable for Cotton,
prices remaining as at the sailing of the Canadian
on the 18th. The following were the authorised
quotations at Liverpool on the 15th
Fair o1lsas Nddling Orleans
Upsnds - Upisnds sd
Since the foregoing was prepared we have dis
patch announcing the arrival of North Briton with
Liverpool dates of the 2lst ul quoting decline of
g@sd.
The Prince Albert has also arrived with LIVER
pool dates to the 26th quoting an advance of La,
3-l6d,
1The movement in Tobacco has been light but the
greater portion sold was of excellent quality and
commanded good prices The best Tobacco brought
to this market during the season was sold by Messrs
FISHER WIRELESS & Co. Thursday q hhds) at ss.55
and 1915 per hundred pounds 1t was grown on
the farm of E. GRIGsBY, Esq, of Williamson county,
and was very fine article. The New Orleans
Price Current says the market closed quiet on the
9TH with only moderate inquiry.
In other departments of trade the movement has
been quite satisfactory We notice that heavy ship
ments of articles that come under the respective
heads of Breadstuffs and Provisions continue to be
made from this place and points Northwest of US to
the Southern States. So heavy have been these
shipments that the railroads have been unable to
move them as fast as desirable These articles are
admitted into the Confederate States free of duty.
The shipments of dutiable articles have fallen off
very precephbly since the tariff went into operation
on the 18th ult. All articles purchased on or before
that date are admitted free of duty up to the 18th
inst
Bank Movements.
The following are the leading items of the Banks
in the five cities where weekly statements are pub
lished:
N. Y, March . SsI 963 34404C7 ss9Os6a 1855 qgs
Phila. T. 25,0s5.3I4 5,OO6,g68 ash 49I 1855 739
Boston, 62,7465OO 4,739OeO 3O7 500 Is54s,0OO
N0rl'As 3 14;566354 17,5s060S 945, 46I 52675766
Pitts, I" g. 6,9s9,720 I,l5s3I4 Q s5s9sI I6l465S
22I s5I 81 O63 es2I53s6 AZ 1888 1853
Last 7G7 $50 81 10 I4s q34 14o
Last 24l 796 GIG a 5g7 2I3 l37 800
Coffee.
The sales Of Coffee in New Orleans for the week
ending Friday evening amounted to $3.50 bags
against $50 the previous week. The extremes for
Rio were quoted Friday at 1O19I3c against II(e
Isle on the 1st In New York on the 9th inst. the
extremes were lO4@133c. In Baltimore on the 9Th,