Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-13
MARKETS BY EELEGRAPH,

LONDON. Dec. 10, 100 P. M.-Consols
80 for money; 924 for account. Bonds
steady; United States coupons-'62s $50; do
'65s, old 8Stt; do. '67s 904I; 1O-4O's S74.
Stocks quiet; Erie 20; Illinois Central III;
Great Western 274.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 10.-Cotton dull and
the market unsettled; middling uplands
std; Orleans s3@S53d; sales 10, 900 bales,
of which, 1000 bales were for export.
California wheat lis Cd; No. / spring los;
winter los Sd.
New York Money Market.
New YORK. Dec. 12.-Gold has been
very dull all day; opened 110s, selling up
to fl04, closing at the opening figures.
Few loans were made at from 2@4 q cent.
Clearances to-day were about sec, 0O0,OOO
Government securities have been strong;
the 5-2O Issue particularly SO. Money is
easy at from sac per cent; the latter the
ruling rate. The stock market has been
strong, with the principal dealing in West
ern Union, New York Central, Northwest
ern, st. Paul, and Reading. In the latter
there has been q difference Of 4@a be-
tween cash and regular. The dividends
on several prominent stocks were antici-
pated, and prices have not been main
tanned. decline in St. Paul shares this
P. II. was caused by rumor that divi-
dend of per csnt. cash on preferred and
: per cent. on common would be enjoined.
There is a rumor that the Vanderbilt party
were buying Central scrip, and that was
to be converted into stock Il is stated
that the Western Union Company is nego-
tiating with London Cable Constru ction
Company for the laying of an Ocean cable
between England and America, and, if
possible, between London and New York;
and that the London Company is willing
to receive in payment for the cable stip-
ulatsd amount of Western Union stock
and that the passage of 2 per cent divi-
vidend by the Western Union Company
was for the purpose of buying its own
stock as cheap as possible with a view of
investing in an Ocean cable. State secu-
rites are dull, with the exception of Ten
nessees, which have shown more &C ivity
than for some time. Sterling Exchange
Bankers bills per cent. State Bonds
old Tennessees 81; new go.
New York Dry Goods Market.
New York, Dec. 1.-THE market is
quiet and weak Standard I9e; extra
standard brown sheetings 124c; medium
IA brown sheetings lie; brown and
bleached drills 13lc printing cloths have
advanced; calicoes 10sc; New York Mills
bleached sheetings zoe; Wsmsutta 19c;
Temper Idem 15c; Home No. 3 14c; On
tario l44e; 35, 4O945c for A, B and G
duck; No. o 48e; No. l, 45c; q. s. standard
duck 23@24c; awning stripes Pc for blue,
29c for green,
New SGTk General Markets.
demand light superine S5.2O@5.45.
Wheat quiet snd unchanged; amber $1.44
al. As. Corn dull and lower; old 82e; new
76@78c. Whisky 93A@94c. Coffee firm
and demand fair; Rio 144@1Sc; Gold Java
20@22c; Ssguara 163@174c. Sguar-Cuba
at 1O@11c; Porto Rico 10$@1lac. No
lasses-New Orleans G6@70c. Rice G.
@74e.
New Orleans Market.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec - -Corn-yellow
SOC. Fiour-demand good and full prices;
superfine SIS 20. Pork scarce and firm;
mess 500 1923. Bacon-shoulders 14yc;
clear rib 1913 S. G.. hams 19@24c. Lard |
dull and a shade lower; tierces 123@13c;
kegs 148@142c Sugar-prime 1O@1Otc.
Molasses- reboiled 95c@S1.02. Coffee
174@174c.
81. Louis Markets.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. - Flour quiet and |
unchanged; superine winter $4.O0@4.25.
Wheat dull, but holders not willing to
make concessions; No. 2 red winter $l.27.
Corn-mixed, in bulk, 434@46c. Oats |
43@46c. Rye 75c. Provisions quiet. !
Mess pork Sl9@19.25 Balk shoulders |
7I07Jc; clear nib 1O4@104c; clear sides |
I02c@ lie; outside prices for order lots.
Bacon-olear sides lower at 143@l5c.
Lard-prices better at 114@l2ct. High |
wines higher ct So. Hogs steady at 500
CPS. Cattle unchanged; S4@6 for fair to
prime
Chicago Market
CaIoAeo, Dec. 12.-Flour-Ex. spring
dull and nominal. Wheat-No. very dull
but firmer; closing at 81 O5@1 .O544; this
p. N. fairly active at SLO5@1. o54 Corn
quiet but firmer; closing at 43tc for new.
Oats 38Jc for fresh receipts. Rye 67t@
Csc. Barley 73c. Highwines S5@653@
$50 for iron bound Provisions quiet.
Mess pork closed at S1S.374@1S.50. Lard
1I5c. Green hams 10. Shoulders Gle
loose. Dressed hogs 15@25e lower; 81
for light and heavy; average live easier at
So. 90@G.25. Cattle moderately active at
81. 75@7.25.
Cincinnati 5EerkeEa.
CINoREAII, Dec. 12.-COttOn dull and
market unsettled Flour and wheat dull
and unchanged. Corn quiet at 50@52c.
Oats 36@46c. Rye 83@S5c. Pork dull
and market unsettled. Lard 113@l12c.
Bulk meats dull and nominal; asking TOTO
91O5c: concessions would have to be
made to sell. Bacon dull and nominal;
asking 11@l39@l4e. Hogs opened firm,
but closed dali and lower; opened at Sc. 80
@6 40 and closed fiat at $50; receipts
for two days l3,000head. Tobacco steady
and in moderate demand. Whisky higher
at 67@SSc.
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE, Dec, 12.-Bagging firm;
hemp and fax at 27@2Sc. Cotton weak