Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-11

The New 1ork journal q Conn
the afternoon of the 7th inst, says

The New York Journal Of Commerce of
the afternoon of the 7th inst. says
The market is less roassured than we ex-
Pected, and advices from, the interior are less
favorable than anticipated. The West has not
sold its products as largely usual or at rs sat
isaetOry prices, and country merchants are
making very poor returns upon the credits
granted them, while many who bought for cash
have large portion Of their stocks on hand I'M
sold. We still hope for a revival of trade, but
1t must probably come through lower prices for
produce and perhaps a further concession upon
dry goods and general merchandise. Ii was per-
tectly natural Tor western farmers and dealers TO
look Tor such prices for their produce as would
Offset in some measure the enormous advance in
all other goods. They were told that the pro-
tective tariff would give them such an eQuiva-
lent, and some Of them believed il. In the end
they must be undeceiYed; and we shall not DO
2arprised II this season should bring them 10
that bitter experience. When this IS done the
deadlock in business will give way for the time.
and q general activity be resumed Al any rate
those whose plans were based upon an uninter-
rupted succession Ofmarvels in trade that should
have no intervals Of reaction or depression must
be disappointed
Messrs. Robert Lockhart & Dempster re-
port the Liverpool cotton market for the
week ending the Dist Of December as fol-
lows;
Inc grow ing APPRECIATION OF the strong SinLib-
teal position Of cotton has led 70 = very large
business during the past week, all classes Of buy
ers having operated more freely than for some
time past The Manchester market also has
exhibited an Improvement, which tended further
to strengthen the confidence here until the last
day or two, when a falling of in the demand
there has produced a corresponding quietnes'
here. American cotton has been very freely
offered, but the demand also has been large. ana
prices have advanced I'd to I'd per ID for tht
medium and lower qualities, and I'd per ID FOL
the better qualities, which Latter are someWhL
intertered with by the plentifli supply Of new
Egyptian cotton. Sea Islands have nat yery
fair inquiry, and prices remain unchanged there
being plenty Of sellers Egyptians have beer
much pressed for sale, and must be quoted fully
I'd 20 "a per ID lower Brazis and other lOni
staples have advanced I'd TO Z per b. Eas
India and other short stapled descriptions hav,
been very largely inquired for, and with rap
idly diminishing stock and extremely small sup
plies coming forward prices have advanced full
24d 20 ID per ID, especially for the iutero
grades. The business in cotton TO arrive hH
again become brisk, and a considerable amour
/ OF business has been transacted in most descrip
tons. The Gales for the week amount 20 III, "a
bales. including D $50 bales American, Of which
81, 800 bales are to the trade 2j 100 bales on sps
| culatiOn, aud 22660 bales for export. Actua
export 1860 bales; import, 81 ,i6S bales, inclu
| ding 1886 bales American. Decrease Of stOcl
/ 1880 bales. The quantity now at sea fOT Grea
/ Britain Is: IRON America, 5000 bales; from
| India and China. $1,000 bales. Total l0j,OU
bales. against III 900 last week and 300 600 bale
| in the corresponding week Of last year.