Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-16
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.
OFFICE OP THE UNION AND AMERIcAN,l
WEDNESDAY. NAV IL 186S I

WEDNESDAY,. May l6. 1866
MosETARY.-Tbe following are the quotations
for gold in New York yesterday: Opened at
1905, 1901 at II 1875 at noon and was l2e5z at
P. NJ. which is a decline from Monday.
We have no change TO note in uncurrent
money. There is very little activity in this
business, there being but few sellers and no buy
and our quotations are nominal, or are based on
very Ii sht transactions.
Bank Of Tennessee is quiet at IS buying and IS
selling.
Union Bank is dull at 20 cents, while Planters
Bank is bought at 60 and sold at e.
Southern money is dull and rates unchanged.
Corrosive are gratifed to note slight i'm
proyemeut in the market. kilograms from New
\ ork yesterday evening report cotton firm and in
fair demand, with prices tending upwards. With
us sales made at 26G27. principally he lat
ter figure.
GRocERIEs.-We have again to note a market
that is almost fat so far as the outside trade is
concerned. The week has passed by with very
little animation change in any department of
business. Our traders Say that everything looks
like 1t Is coming to a standstilI except to supply
the local demand. and those sales at our old QUO
tations:
FLoUR-With ample supply on hand, with sales
at figures slightly improved since our last weekly
report, and we quote superfne at So 5O@l0; fam
lily, ST. 5J@l2, and Sl3 for for fancy brands.
BACOS-Is probably the most active article on
the market, and we quote sides at l9c shoulders,
l51zc; hams. Z2c.
ELARD-Looks up. and keeps pace with with
bacon, and is in demand at 2O922c for tierce, and
Z3a2ic for key
SALT-May be set down at its minimum point
as there is an advance anticipated as soon as the
river declines to break up navigation and we
quote 81 p for seven bushel barrels, and supply
ample.
SUGAR-The market is rather quiet and while
the stock on hand is fair, we have no material
change to note in prices. and quote now at 1870
l41&e for Cuba, for Porto Rico, l5@l6c: New
Orleans. l7@lsc; Demarara, 17149lsc; Standard
Hards, l9c. A coffee 1916; b, lSc; C, 171lc. and
yellow C. l6@l7c.
CoFFEE-The supply is ample to meet all de-
mands, and while sales are fair, we quote common
to good, 241E926e; fair, 271za2Se; choice, sc
NALs-While the demand has been slightly
better, prices have remained as heretofore, at
s. lO@S p for los 10 40s with &c advance on each
lower grade.
LIQUoRs-The market has not been excited,
and circumstances beyond the control of the trade
have had damaging effect upon this branch of
business. We quote Bourbon at s. OOG4 so;
Robertson, s. 75lg5; common, 81 25d2 50; French,
s5@S; Catawba, S5@6; Ginger, 1905 50; Apple,
S4aj; Peach. s. 75@5 ..
Concerning the Louisville market the CONNER
cial article Of yesterdays Courier says:
The market was rather more quiet o-day in all |
the leading departments, but the advance in the |
premium of currency has the tendency to harden |
the market. The foreign news was of an I'M |
favorable tendency for most our leading articles
of commerce, which has put a temporary de- |
preston on the market checking the demand |
Holders, however. of provisions manifest much |
steadlncss, with no disposition to lower their
rates. The stocks considered light if not in
adequate to the eonsumptiye demand, and deal |
ers are frmer and wholly indsposed to make 1
cOucessiOnS