Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-27
GENERAL MARKETS.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 26, P. NJ.
Weekly Review of the Nashville whole
sale Markets.

The Cumberland is now higher than il
has been for some months, there being
twenty feet water on Harpeth Shoals. Yes
terday it commenced falling slowly, happy
change, AZ there were aPprehensions of an
overflow.
Since our last weekly review business
has been brisk in all the wholesale depart
ments of trade, though the same cannot be
said of retail business, which has been
unusually dull The grocery market has
been firm, with an upward tendency in
prices Of staple articles. Coffee, governed
a good deal by the price Of gold, has
eyinced decided inclination to advance,
and consequently holders are not anxious to
sell at present quotations. Owing to the
great demand for New Orleans sugars, as
our readers are aware, 4 rapid and steady
advance has been maintained in this and
all other markets, amounting in the sggre-
gate TO Sc per h., particularly on the better
qualities, in as many weeks. The high
prices have caused buyers to turn their at
tention again to the Island sugars, for
which we notice an improved demand,
with fully sustained prices. The prefer
ence given to New Orleans sugars over
choice Islands is a matter Of prejudice or
habit. Demarara, which is selling at l5c,
is really worth more than the best New
Orleans. 1t will go farther in consump-
tioa, and is much cleaner. We hope our
buyers will test this matter.
Our packers of eggs have generally with
drawn from the market, in consequence Of
a heavy decline in the New Orleans and
other Southern markets We may here
mention as an anomaly of trade that eggs
are higher in Cincinnati, hitherto the
largest shipping port, than in markets
usually supplied by it. In fact some of our
dealers have bought for that market. This
is one of the curiosities of these Strange;
eventful times"
The demand for dried fruit continues
fair. We quote, from country, as follows;
Peeled peaches 2O@22c per ID unpeeled,
(halves) l23@l3tc; quarters 99lOc. |
Mixed, halves and quarters, ll@l2c per ID.
We would here remark for the benefit of
our friends in the country that dried fruit,
fax seed, etc, etc, are, in all large mar
kets, sold by the pound They can easily |
make their calculations relative to prices
on the basis &c lbs per bushel for apples,
SO lbs for unpeeled peaches and 40 lbs for
peeled do; Sc lbs for fax seed, in each
case in good shipping order, no extra allow
ance for packages
Onions are selling At our quotations
which are so low that st. Louis, Louisville,
and other shipping ports, are
exporting none Of consequence to this mar
ket. This is an item worthy Of parti ular
notice. 1t is evidence that our producers
can supply the demand, if they will.
Our quotations below for bacon refer to
the article in store. From wagons it is
selling at l2!c hog round. We notice
some lots of very choice as to curing and
actual quality which reminded us Of days
Of yore when Nashville supplied a very
heavy Southern demand
The demand for clover seed is active and
prices are advancing.
CorroN.-At the date Of our last weekly
review cotton was declining slightly.
There has been no improvement since
The first three days of the present week,
prices ranged from 25 to 274c; they then
dropped to 264c; and subsequently to 26c.
The sales up to Monday night amounted to
1868 bales; yesterday III bales changed
hands at 25@26c per ID, making the sales
IF the week 1I70 bales.