Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-02-15

we're a. follows:
FIRST BOARD.
$4,000 Tennessee IS.
ZOtU do eX. OupOns.............. =
1000 Virginia 6s, ex. coupons...............,..45
10000 Missouri Is, I'd
SECOND BOARD.
$1,000 Tennessee 6s.
IS,OUO missouri
The New York Post of the afternoon OF
the llth inst. says:
Tennessee SKIES continue to be pressed
on the market at 60 per cent. for account of
the railroads which were recently granted
State aid TO the extent of $4,500,000. A
some of the roads thus aided were obliged
to borrow their quota Of interest by pledg-
The pledges have been sold. There is no
reasonable doubt Of the ability of the State
to meet the interest promptly. Regarded
SIS railway security alone, and throwing
out Of the account the fact that the State of
Tennessee stands behind them, they are the
cheapest stock on the list
"The new Missouri bonds are in the
hands of the agents, who will soon COM
mence to issue them. The old bonds sell
at los, which makes the new ones worth
81 per cent. The past due coupons are
saleable on the street at a moderate dis
count on the valuation Of 81 for new bonds"
Loans are negotiated in New York on
call at as low a figure as four per cent,
with an increasing desire to lend at low
rates.
The New York Independent of the 18th
inst. says of drygoods:
There are wide differences of opinion
among those who ought to be able to pro-
nounce an intelligent judgment in relation
to the prospects of the drygoods market the
coming season. Some sagacious buyers
are laying in good supply of domsstics in
anticipation of q rise in prices while some
very cautious dealers are holding back,
under the belief that there must inevitably
be decline, on account of the chaotic con-
diiion of political affairs. In short, there
are bulls and bears in drygoods as we'll as
in railroads, gold and bonds. For our own
part, we have no hesitation in giving our
opinion that the bulls in drygoods this
spring will have the best time of it and
this opinion is based on the evident ten
dency of the market at this early period of
the season, upon the ease in monetary af-
fairs growing out of the passage of the non
contraction bill, upon the advance in the
price of cotton, upon the comparatively
light stock in first hands, and the universal
ly admitted bare condition of the country
generally. These remarks apply to cotton
goods mainly in woolens the prospect of
better prices is not by any means encour-
aging: The transactions in domestics du-
ring the past week have been large, but
sales have been chiefly to houses for
stocking up" the unusual severity of the
weather has checked orders from the eoun-
try to considerable extent, but every day
must bring now an accession Of out-of-toWn
purchasers.
The principle business of the week has
been in shirtings, sheetings and prints; in
some cases at increased prices, and in all at
firm rates, especially for the improved
makes of unbleached goods. 10 some il
stances jobbers have been selling sheetings
at prices which they will fnd ii difficult to
replace on the same conditions. Prints Of
the new spring styles have been fresly
taken at full prices.
Muslin delaines Of the new styles, some
Of which are exceedingly attractive, are
offered at low rates and readily disposed Of
There has been an improved demand for
Italian cloths, bat the market is abundant
ly supplied and prices are steady.
Kentucky jeans are rather more active,
without change of prices.
Woolens show no improvement The
demand from the clothing trade is less than
il usually has been at this season.
10 foreign goods there have been some
heavy importations, and there Is more sc-
tivity, but importers complain Of the slack
ness Of trade. The first large anction sale
of the season was well attended, and very
fair prices were realized.