Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-26
GENERAL MARKETS.
NAsHy1LE, Tuesday. August %.


evening was dull. The cotton trade ha
come pause for want of stock; The de
mand for wheat continues good, but holder,
are asking more than purchasers are in.
clined to give, and, as consequence, the
daily sales have fallen OF, Yesterday the
market was decidedly dull and prices de-
cling. But little was done in corn, the de-
mand having fallen of, Southern markets
being generally overstocked. There was
less activity in bacon, and prices were tend
ing downward, though there was no quota
bic decline.
CorroN.-The stock on hand is less than
100 bales, and we hear of no transactions.
Some II bales we're shipped yesterday.
| The FIaGacial Chronicle Of Saturday puts
down the receipts at all the ports of the
United States, for the week ending the 2Is.,
at 9S7 bales; stock on hand at that date,
So 56 bales, against 81, $50 at the same date
last year whole crop Of the United States
to that date, 2,1S9, 91S bales, against 1.S71,-
1896 last year, an excess of 1iS,0l7 bales,
WREAT.-The purchases yesterday were
only 76S bushels, as follows POI bushels
red at 81 80, 1919 do. red at 81 80, 100 do.
Mediterranean at 81 so, IS do. Mediterra-
mean at 81 60, As do. amber 81 95, and 100
do. red at S2@2 OF per busheI.
CORN-Loose from wagons, 65e per BUSH
Ell from store sacked, Toe; at depot soc
per bushel.
HAY-$24 per ion.
BACoN--We quote clear sides at 17S@
1Sc; shoulders 14}@l5c plain hams 100
194c; sugar cured hams 2I92l3c.
FLoUR-Common to choice superfne 50
@1O, family $lO@12, 1- .I Do.
coEFEE-Rio 22@27c; Laguyrn, 27!c;
Java, 4Oc.
MOLAssEs-Reboilsd New Orleans, soc
per gallon.
LARD-In tierces 2O@2Oic; in kegs 2l4
@22c; in three and five pound caddies per
case, 214@22c. .tlE
srRUrs-G5@9Oc per gallon.
SUGAR Crushed and granulated 1Sc
coffee sugars, A, B, C,17, 1890 16I New
Orleans, 16@16lc; Demarara, l5@16fe
CANDLEs-Star candles l74c per ID
hard pressed tallow S. so per box.
.SALT--Seven hushel barrels So IS per
barrel ..r,.- .....-..
OATs-LOOse new 45c. per bushel.
RYE-95c@$l per bushel, buying price.
BROOM 100000 per ton.
BRooMs-Per doz-No. l, 81 so; No. 2,
50 rs; No. 8, 81 so. 3D..
BEFswAx-Common 33c per H.; yellow
S5c per ID.
BUCKETs.-Painted, So per dozen. &C.
dar-Brass bound, o-hoop, s.; do three
hoop, $40; iron bound two-hoop, S..
CEDAR CHEsTs-Waler proof, plain, .
inch, Sc; SOinch IS; 6ineh $40; AZ inch
$12; As inch SIS; one panel top SS@ls
two panel top $1,000
CAsrGNGs-5c per ID, for country hollow
ware. ......
sEEDs-Clover, 50 per bushel; timothy,
SO so.
CHEESE English dairy, 17lc; Ham
burg, 174c; Factory, 19c per ID.
CoTToN YARNs-No. 500, per doz zoe
600, lSc; roo Ice, for standard brands
short count one cent lesa.
FEATHERs-New live geese, Coz per ID.
CoPPER-Sheet, 43c per III.
GUN POWDER -Dnponfs Sporting IS
keg; blasting Sc
GLAss-American per box, SxlO, s. 50
1Oxl2 SIS; 12x1S, So.
GINSENG per lb.
HDEs-Green Sc; dry sailed lfc; 1int
15c; Southern 22lc.
IRON. - Tennessee bloom bar lO4c;
bloom band $12@122c; bloom nail rod
11c; Pittsburg bar &c; Pittsburg band "a
Sc; common sheet iron 64c; charcoal
lobe; Russia 25c.
LEATuER-Haraess 40@42c; oak sole
4Ot94Sc; hemlock sole Sac; upper sides
SSO(936 per doz.; American calf $4,000
French calf $GO@so.
Ons-Tanner's 81 per gallon prime
white Tennessee coal oil 43@46c; lubri
eating 3O@4Oc.
RICE-Rangoon l24c; Carolina l3c per
pound.
rRAGs--Are selling at l44c per lb.
SoAP-Bar 6@10c
Sociological Sic; American 74c per
pound.
MACKEREI.-Per bbl.--No. | so; No.
Sl9; No. $55. Half bbl.--No, $l2j
No. 2 81 No 3 50 so; kits So, 50 rs
and 81 %.
NAns-Per keg, lOa to Coo, s. IS; other
numbers pc additional
GUNNY BAGs-Heavy resolved 2l4c;
Burlaps II, IS, 10, q and 2le, 2 bushels
STARcH.-S@s4c per pound.
Tx PLATE G steady at $l4 so.
WooL-In demand at 20925c for un-
washed, 3O@35e for washed.
WHITE STOOLS per cwt.
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