Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-23

London advices Of yesterday quote
United States 5-20s at 74!
Exchange on New York Was taken by
the banks yesterday at / discount aud sold
by them at par.
Tennessee bonds we're quoted in New
York yesterday at SO for the old and 90
for the new.
Nashville corporation checks are in but
little demand. Brokers generally are bold
ing at S5c.
The New York Shipping and Commercial
List of the 18th inst. says; "The volume
of trade in general merchandise is light,
as usual at this period of the year, and the
mercantile classes are largely occupied in
getting their affairs in shape for a new de-
parture after the holidays. There is but
little change in staple commodities, though
the recurrence of a tight money market
necessitates some realizing, and, in such
cases, irregular prices result. As to the
commercial future, business men, on the
whole, appear to be hopeful, though, until
important measures now pending before
Congress, and on which future success of
trade and industry largely depends, shall
assume more definite complexion, there
will be little disposition to launch out
upon fresh enterprises, or extended opera
tions.
The New York financial and CONNER
eial Chronicle contains the following, under
date of Friday evening, in regard to the
cotton movement:
By special kilograms received by US to-
night from each Of the Southern ports we
are in possession of the returns showing
the receipts, exports, etc, of cotton for the
week ending this evening, December Is.
From the figures thus obtained it appears
that the total receipts for the last seven
DAYS have reached 81, 4Sl bales against
IS, 404 bales last week, 1928 bales the
previous week, and 1889 bales three
weeks since,) making the aggregate receipts
since September l, 1858, up 10 this date,
899 1923 bales against 749, l25 bales for the
same period in 1867, being an excess this
season over last season of l50,704 bales.
The exports for the week ending to-
night reach total of 50,S38 bales, of
which 81 $40 bales were to Great Britain,
andsl ,289 bales to the Continent, while
the stocks at all the ports, as made up this
evening, are now 2SS, POI bales.
The market this week has been firm:
though the transactions for current deliv
cry have not been large, but for forward
delivery the movement has been excited
and more extensive than any week of the
season: An improvement 10 the drygoOds
market has rather stimulated the spinning
demand, but shippers have held of, not
being able TO fill their orders at the current
rates, For future delivery the sales re-
ported reach about 1000 bales on
basis of 235c for low middling for jan
uary. February aud March delivery,
and 249c for middling, same delivery.
Yesterday an offer OF 244c for 5000
bales middIiug, buyers option, half in
January or February and half in March,
found no seller. To-day the sales have
been l25 bales low middling for April
at 23c; 400 bales middling for January at
243c; 100 bales low middling for January
at 231c; 500 bales midding New Orleans
lOF f6DEudIy at NOC, duu NoV DdtCo INV
middling, February, 23zc. For immediate
delivery the total sales of the week foot up
20,647 bales (including 2,l20 bales TO ar
rive), of which 10,065 balea were taken by
spinners, 4575 bales on speculation, 4,767
bales for export, 1900 in transit.
SUPPLY, CONSUMPTION, ETc.-The Liv-
erpool cotton statement of to-day as re-
ceived by cable shows the following con-
dition of supply compared with the two
previous statements:
Dec. Is. Dec II. Dec. 5.
Total stock of cotton bale 354 600 3650Oo 1900
Total stock of American. LOO 800 44,DO
Total afoat 600 23S 900 1900
American atoat..............-llOOO 9 5000 7S.0Js
Total OF all kinds stock and -. -, 90 a., o,o
We have here a slightly improved con-
dition of supply, especially il view OF the
,ate large shipments to the continent from