The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-16
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
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DAILY TEfoN UFrICS-
Nashville. Dfce1nbsr 6, ls65.
4 c5tton is arm. Win sight sdvsnes-
4 prices ranging from 90 to 4le. The offerings
are few. as producers are anxious t. re
s!ize. ...---.ar a.9s..
The provision market is firm, but there Il
no nsterial advance, the prices ranging q
Yesterday. except sugar cured hams, Which
are worth &c.
/ The New York Commercial Advertiser Of
Monday coatsins the following in regard
/ TO the taxation Of The surplus in National
Banks:
! Ii having been claimed on Che Part o. Che
/ NATIONAL Banks thai the investment ot Their
surplus profits in United STATES stocks
/ w did exempt so Iauch Of it, surplus as was
| 50 invested from paying the one-iouIth ot
| one Der cent. duty that Is low being collect
/ Cd semi-annually on ell surpluses under the
/ head of deposits. il hss boen decided thst
the words Beyond Amount" IN United
States Bonds. as provided ~ section iOrty-
/ one. act Of June 8 1854, Supplies % Stock
I only, snd not to derosit. Here is General
l SplnHer's letter on the subject;
TREASURY UNIrED Stairs,
WAsHINGT Oh, December 5, 1850
sIa-I an Ia rec eipt oil your letter OF the
9th inst, IN which YOU ask If surplus fund
invested in United 5 ates Bonds Is exempt
from duty? repl that il has been decided
THAI the surplus iund is subject 10 daty as
u0diyided profit The act makes no pro
vision for deduction Of United states Bends
from any dutiable item except capital.
Very respec. full 8, ,. L. SPINNER.
The number Of National Banks author
ICED up to Saturday, was 1918, having a
total capital Of - 5,O5O, 2ss, and OF eircu-
lation, 1924, Jj4,s75.
The Cipcinnati Commercial Of Thursday
says:
The Produce Inarket had a better tone
to-day, snd Flo " was reported better III
New York. This put holders here IN q Pc
s.tion OF greater confidence, but gave 10
impetus u the demsnd, and We can make
no change in quotations.
Wheat having been, 70 some extent, with
held under the ate depressed quotations,
is now tirmer, anal choice old Red held uD
- u a. sgain, Cd ough the demand Is not
large. The best samples Of new Red are
held at 81 50, but 81 40 is the most il will
bring. THERE'S II othing doing in old Wheat.
Corn is a triAe iirmer. New ear is he ID at
4se, new shelled at 55@55, old shelled al
5sG8Oc.
Oats Of prime quality are rated firm, in
elevator, "a 4Oc. The offerings Of such are
not plenty.
Rye is held at 73c for prime samples; G89
zoe for samples Rat are little short Of be
ing strictly mere hsntable.
Barley is harS 70 quote fairly as ever;
81 A. Is regarded as a lair nominal quota
lion for choice 81 III
Whisky was dgll, and some Of the sales
were At 81 2j1z In bond, II was sold al
81 %.
There wss 8 little more tone in the Pro
vision market, without, however, much Of
= demand to sup port il.
Mess Pork - d. 10 a small extent at
$21 90.
Bulk Shoulders are rated I2GI2IZc, and
small sales were made at both figures.
Bulk Sides are quoted al l5e. Bulk clear
Sides are held at l7c, but are TO be had, We
learn, at s small fract on less.
Green Hams are firm al l41lc, aud small
well-eut are mostly held Al I5c. Green
Shoulders are quoted nominally At SIC.
Lard is generally held at lsc, though it
sold a. 175t.
The foreign exports Of Provisions from
all ports IN the l uited States, for the fort
night on dates nearest to the 9TH inst, since
January 1, and up 10 the same date last
season, were IS fol lows.