Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-18
MesErsRF AND COMMERCIAL.
eEncE OF TIE UE1Os AND AnHEIc.


SUNDAY. March Is. 1866. !
| MoxETlRY.-Gold opened at 1905 in New York
yesterday. and closed at 1907. There is but little
offering here. twas bought at IL and sold at 100.
Bank Of Tennessee is rather firm at s5c. with
but little offering.
Union and Planters areunchshged. The former
is bought at 65c and the latte, at SIC.
There isl demand for Southern money, and It
is duh at the advertised rates.
CoTToS.-Transactions yesterday were very
light. Very little Offering, and the prices of
the day before not fully sustained. The business
Of the week has been small, and the market
closes with increased confidence on the part Of
buyers. In New York yesterday Al cents was the
highest paid for middling. and sales dali. The
! offerings were nominal.
Observation-Disclosures quite active and sales lib
eral, though money is growing tighter every day.
The Southern trade has fallen off to some extent.
but the local trade continues good. The demand
for grain and breadstuffs continues very heavy. and
sales have been large. 1901
FLoUR-Is very active and the demand con.
tinues unchanged; sales heavy. We quote IS IS
as so Cor superfne; 5000 50 for extra; $l09l1 for
family. and 81 1902 for fancy. ~
COPFEE-Quiet, with rather an unsettled mark
ct buyers holding of to see the bottom ofthe gold
operations Stock on the market very light. and
no disposition to operate beyond sufficient
amount to supply the demand. We continue to
quote common to good 291zd3Oc: good to fair 300
501zc fair to prime 3l@32c; and prime to choice 80
@33c.
SUGAR-More active. with liberal sales. Stock
on the market quite light. Quotations, have
undergone little change Wequote New Orleans
1S9l9c; Porto Rico l514@lSc: Cuba 1413@161ze;
Demarara 171zal9c; Standard Hards l99l91z; A
coffee. 19@2Oc; B 1s11zS1ec; l716@1s1zc.
CANDLEs-The demand has been fair for past
two or three days. and some considerable sales
have been made at S2le for star, light weights
4595O for parafne; 17@lSe for summer mould; tai
low I7Gls
MOLAssEs AND SYRUP--Havc been more active
than for some time past and sales have been quite
liberal without any material change to note in
prices. We quote Sugarhouse at 81 25@l50; Porto
Rico 81 l0Gl 90; New Orleans. none in market;
Cuba S0S$1; Baltimore $l@l 90 Golden s. $50
$50.
BRRADsTUFFs AND CANDIEs-Continue in light
demand with but limited sales. The stock on tho
market is quite large. We quote crushed sugar
stick candy SOC; fancy candy. 3Gg40c; French
cream 50I60c; gum drops. best, Soc; butter crack
ers s1Zc picnic ditto 81 soda ditto 914c Boston
crackers 91Ic wine crackers llc sugar crackers
I2c
GRAIN AND SEEDs-Continue very active with
large sales Of corn and oats to the Southern trade
Seeds of every description are in good demand.
Stock rather light. We quote corn at 90@95; oats,
clean, Csc.
BAooE-Is coming in quite freely and prices
have been rather unsettled, buyers asking some
concessions in prices, which were obtained. We
quote hog round l7c hams l9@1915s; sides $50
ls1Ze; shoulders 15@l51lc.
LARD-The demand has been somewhat brisker,
with sale mostly to the local trade. We quote 2Oc
for tierce, aud 2l@22c for keg.
CHEEsE-The supply continues light with a
quote &c for Western Reserve; 2311@24c for
Factory and Hamburg, and 24@25e for English
dairy.
NAILs-There is an ample supply on the mark
ct, and the demand is good. We quote s. Is for
los TO 20s with 25c advance on each smaller size.
SEEDs-The demand for seeds continues. and
transactions have been liberal, chiefly to the
Southern market. We quote clover 81 50@S co.
millet S.; timothy S. herdsgrass So 50; orchard
grass 81 so; blue grass. clean, So 50; Hunga-
rian s..
SALT-The market remains quiet and the de-
mand light. Seven bushel barrels are held at
81 6094 IS.
LIQUoRs-The demand has been pretty brisk
during the week, with some considerable sales to
the local and Southern trade. We quote common
recti6ed 81 25G2 So Robertson county So 7594 90;
old Robertson, superior. 81; Bourbon 1904 50.