Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-23

OYFTcR OF TIE UNION AND AMERICAN. /
EnrnlU March % 1895 L

FRIDAY. March q. 1866. !
MoSKrARY.--Gold opened in New York yes
terday at 1874. and closed at 12s1z. which is a
slight decline from Wednesday. Its bought here
| in small lots at 126, and sold at l2S.
Bank Of Tennessee continues to be bought at IS.
with but little offering.
Planters Bank is not in so much demand, but is
bought at 81 cents.
Union Bank is quite firm at 81. with an upward
tendency, and 4 further advance may be an
ticpated
Southern money is dull at the advertised rates.
CoTTeN-The receipts were small and the mar
ket duh during the greater part of yesterday bat
on the receipt of the encouraging European advices
by the Ausro!osia to be found below, business be-
came more active. though we heard of no change
in prices up to the close of the day Holders, how
ever, will insist upon an advance. We quote at
299SO14c. Our last New York quotations were
40c and firm.
GROcERIEs-The market continues dull with a
downward tendency IN prices but without material
change since our report in full of yesterday.
Of the Louisville market the Courier, Of yester-
day. says;
The tone Of the general market here. as well as
elsewhere is depressed and downward, with but a
very limited inquiry for any of the leading pro-
duets. and bat little disposition 10 either buy or
sell. The markets all over the country present
sented, and nothing is going on but the local
trade to supply the pressing and daily demand of
consumers. Dealers in all kinds of provisions are
now offering most of their products at actually
less than cost rates while the dry goods, grocery
and produce dealers are only busy in marking
down prices. Some articles Of prime necessity.
however, are fully maintained, owing wholly to
mand.
Of the Cincinnati market the Gazette of the 2lst
says:
The depression in the general markets is increas-
ing with every downward turn in gold. Every one
wants TO SELL and there are no buyers but consum-
ers, and they buy only enough for immediate ne
cessies. Flour offered freely, not to say press
ingly, but as the demand is only from consumers,
sales could not be increased by concessions in pri-
ces. The demand for wheat IS light. and only the
best grades meet with any attention from buyers.
There is better market for corn, and full prices
obtained bat il is difficult to get buyers to pay
advanced rates. Oats in good request ard
prices firmer at the advanced rates. Rye and bar
ley arc neglected. Clover seed was freely offered
at decline Of 25e per bbl Whisky Is dull and
nominal, though there is no disposition to accept
lower rates. There is more inquiry for cotton,
and spine transactions were made which show a
slight Improvement IN tho tone of the market.
There is less activity in groceries. Coffee is steady
IN price, but sugars are weaker; hard refined sold
40 per lb lower. The dry goods market is steady
with considerable activity in the jobbng trade
Provisions are dull and prices tending downward.
hess pork is freely offered at $26 but there
buyers. Bulk meats and bacon are in limited de-
Inand, and prices rule in favor of buyers. Lard
Was dull at a nominal decline of Hc per Id.
Of the New York Dry Goods market the World,
of Saturday, says:
Judging from the rates which different articles
in the dry goods line have brought at auction
during the past week, there has been a slight
slackening in the demand in that branch of trade
or a decided fall in prices. In the way of lace
curtains, upholstery goods and damasks the prices
were only fair to out of town purchasers Muslin
curtains were low. Ribbons, millinery goods
dress buttons. etc., brought but mddling fair
rates. Dress buttons were particularly low, and
the bidding at the sales, though spirited failed to
produce rates equal to those demanded by import
ers. In linens and woolens satisfactory prices
were generally realized, but woolens did not go
off freely. There are such quantities Offering
that purchasers hold from the market, hoping to
meet a paying decline. The hat trade could only
be reported as fair, the lower grades being in
greater demand. Fur hats brought fair average
aud bidding was spirited, Shawls were sold on
Wednesday at good rates, Dress goods including
some handsome and fashionable silks, just inn
ported. drew large crowd of buyers, and sold at
rates barely satisfactory to the holders The only
articles in fact, which seemed at all buoyant
English and American carpetmgs and Canton
mating. For the latter there was brisk inquiry.
the mating being needed to take the place of
common qualities of earpeting.