The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-04

The Louisville Courier Of yesterday SAYS:
Yesterday, the first Of the year, was chief
~ devoted 10 settling sceounts, making re-
inoVals and exchanges, and preparing for
the new years business, and Consequently
but little tralspired IA commercial affairs.
The bankers generally kept closed doors,
not even receiving deposits, and making
but few discounts In the receipt and for
warding Of produce and merchandise, there
was comparatively nothing doing.
The receipts Of coal from Pitts1urg on the
late high tide were one and half millions
Of bushels, with transhipments Of one mil
lion seven hundred thousand bushels. all
told, leaving comparatively light stock on
hand for consumption. In addition 10 the
100000 bushels quoted the other dav, about
$4,000 bushels nave changed hands at g
cents afioaty exclusive Of boats, and &c
cents, bosIs included
There hes been some stir in the cotton
market, resulting in sales of 90 bales in
lots, at 405fCa45c for low ordinary to mid
ding qualities. Manufactured goods are IN
lair request and firm, with tales Of standard
domesties at 3Sc. Cotton batting is rather
dull, and round lots No. are offered ct Acc.
Country produce is quiet, with less de-
mAnd for any Of the leading articles for
shipment, and feathers, ginseng, &c, are at
present dun at quotations.
Breadstufis, though quiet, are firm, the
present demand Tor -four being chiefly for
the city trade for choice grades, with sales
Of 80 bbls Blue Wing at $40 90; 100 Dbl
Besrgrass at SIl 90; zl2 bbls Woodlawu at
at SIl 90, end 50 bbls Of frncy at SIG 2
IS. Common brands Of good superfne in
lots, in shipping order, 81 00@7 Is.
Corn, from the country, IN wagons, is
coming in slowly, with sales at 55c in ear,
with sales from stores ut 60c.
Groceries were more sctive to-day, with
another import Of plantation molasses di-
rect from New Orleans, with sales at the
/ wharf at 81 10. Sales Of 272 bbls manufsc-
tured sugar at 1870 for straight A, and Nc
for hard standard, with steady sales of yell
low sugar at l5(Glse, ss TO quality and guam
tity. RIO coffee IN fair request at 29Cl &c, Is
to quality, with a Gale Of 80 bags at Sec
Eastern syrups, in lots in barrels range from
soc TO 81 IS. Sales in simi ar packages at
5(alOe per gallon advance
The meeting at the Merchants Exchange
to-day was large and animated, as usual,
but the Interruptions 70 shipments on the
line Of the Nashville Railroad, by the wash
I ing away Of bridges, has checked both ship
ments and orders, and transactions were
/ limited. The market, however, IS pretty
well sustained IN all departments, with q
scarcity Of sound corn in shipping order,
that article being in more demand than any
other.
The dispatches 10 the Exchange, from
New York, quoted decline in cotton in
the evening, with sales at 5I@52c. Groee-
ries were dull and unchanged. New mess
| pork S3l 90, and lard dul ct Nc. Toe
heayy stock OF -four had depressed the mar
| l.et.
The dispatches from Cincinnati quoted
the provision murket quiet, and the receip pts
of hogs for packing since Saturday had
amounted 10 IL ,42s, the market steady al
! eK@IOc, gross; mess pork S2s 90, and lard
| ls@2Oc.
TIE HOG MARKET.
The hog market here continues quite firm
with limited supplies, and the market steady
| to-dsy at lOc gross, for all heavy weights
taken at the pens; with sale yesterday o
! AS heavy hogs at SO O5, gross. Mess pork
is firm at $50 90, and considerable sales o.
lard were made at lsc, in tierces, and 2Ol2c
| for prime leaf in kegs. The result Of the
packing thus far this season sums up as FOL
/ lows, the season nearly at close;
Previous report of killed . ~
Killed since to o,4.,
Number in pens .'.''.--.'. '''