Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-15
rEonctary and CommercIaI.


- SATURDAY ETzaDs. Dee. II, 1851.
The demsad for Gold has slscksosd up conssd
.raby since last wed. BIT - Brokers' are srn In
demanding 10 per cent PrerniEn. The impression
sssuas 10 be thss there wiz be ne decline foz some
lime AZ Issst, while some parties sFs anticipating
furthcy advance, and are hOdiug their Gold fo- %
cent. The opinion that ths-s VII b no decline
4 bsssd upon the fact that there Is no large amount
!, N. Confsderatc States for sale. We understand
,b,, .hs Confederate States Government which has
bsen an extensive purchaser Of Gold, hss Instruct
"A its agents engaged in buying up I've stock "A
rsntneky. no: 70 buy any more Gold for that puT-
,,s.s. II Ibis be trus, u viii not be- without in
eject upon tia market.
Va understand thss IL ths cSufss Of tea days or
two. weeks the Bank Of Tenneasse viii commence
issuing the change notes Authorised By tAs recent
.ct NJ the Legislators. Thsse notes VIII be Of tbs
denominations Of i've, ten, twenty-five and Any
oants. and a sufelsns amount win be issued 10 sup
DIv the wants Of the people. 90 there Is PEosPse'
for plenty Of "chAngs" in short time.
Fbs Flour market continues dull with doWHs
ward tsnSency in prices, and quotations are now
259s0c per Dbl lower than At the elese Of lAst
,eek We auOte superfns s. TS9s-2S and Extra
ss 5ofa9 90 per Dbl. Sacks Of IS Ibs range from
50 90 IS, the latreg the retail Prios.
We hear Of no ehSuEs in Wheat, and centinus
TO quote Prime Whits st s. 5eSl 90, Rad sl.4e8
80, and Mediterranean sI.A0@i.45 per suahel
The market for Corn Is unsettled, and PRESS
range from so to Soc psr SEShsli that il, sOns par
tsz are asking the latter, WhIIs sales are making
a. low a. the former.
Tho stock Of Data On the mArkss Is Light and the
receipts have been limited. There y . good de-
uand At sec per bashel, while some holders are
demanding Gee.
There ia a coed demand fox Bye g. S12l5 Per
hu.heL There Il no Barley in the market, and We
hear it would readily command 81 s59lSo Per
bushsl.
There ia bus Little Bacon on the market, and that
IA firmly held At 2SS2Ge for Shoulders, 2S(S2ec for
Hans, and 27S2sc for Clear Sides. At retail, The
pr,ces are 2(ssc above these fgurss. Old Lard Is
quoted At 2ss per , in bbls and 2SS2Se in kegs.
rhe stock, however, il very light We have heard
Of small sales, in a retail way, Of new Lard Il zoo
per pound.
There have been small salss Of Pork during ths
week 81 I2aIs: Per ID. We notice that holders
manifest more esgerasss 70 sell than they did two
or three weeks since, and large lots esuld nos oe
sold At these figures.
Good fat Beef Cattle md ready sale at S39+e
! per ID gross.
Rio coffee is dali at 65s7oo per ID. The 'tOck,
however, is very light. Jaws Of which there Is
light supPly, is quoted at zoe.
| Sugar ana Nolassss cOnsiRGs % arrive
cute freely. Ne qusss New Orleans So
gar At 639Igc il bsrrsls and iSle lssS n
hoasheads; HAVANA White lS4l4 Loaf is held
At 211C9S5c, and Crushed and POWusred At ISS21so.
Mol.ssss is held st SSCS4ec per gallon
Teas are held at S2.5e9S Per b Cor Imperial and
Gunpowder, S9.50 for Young Tyson, and $Is25O
for Black The stock Of InpeFiAl Is about eE-
hausted, and indeed the ssOcks Of al qualities
light.
The stock Of Star Candies Is very much reduced.
and holders have advanced their rates to B5<9Soe
| per ID. TaEoE Ia hsld at zoe.
Lindsssd Oil is held At S82a3250 per EAllo0.
with light stock On the market. Lard = held Al
s2T59sOO.
There Il suaa stock Of KentzcEy Pagyirg snd
Rope on the Ahkst We quOos Bsssiss at 2ss,
Rope 2O922c and Iron Tiss 2OS22e.
| Gunny Bags are held at 4oCs45e for RsW add %
. 9s5c for second hsnd.
/ Nails are hold st prices ranging from IS to Sl2
per key, in consequences Of ths dsereAAiST stock.
| Grass Seeds sre bsld ~ SoneWs: GoTe-. SI3
per bushel; Blue Grasl, stripped, 81 rs, All
clean 81 IS Timothy Is; EOards GrsSs 81 10
al SO; Orchard Grass 81 sOlsI 70 MIisst -
Hungarian Grass 81 50.
Tennessee baIsd Hay readily c5nnAHdS S2592S
per ton.
Salt lie sew held At the following figures: Fins
Sack s13, Coarse sls, ard Barrel sSa2. 80 per
bushsL
Pepper is growing scarce, and Is now held 81 20
G65c per pound.
There il very littls Leather on ths market While
there Is heavy demand. We quote Leather and
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