Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-18
MARKETS BY rELEanArn.
Foreign Markets.

EOFeABn MakkeI0s
,s LoNDos. Aug. 17.-Consols for money
9Is on account 914. American securities
steady; '62s, 57t SOS, 81; els, So +;
1O.4O's, s24.
FRANKFoRT, Aug. 17.-U. s. bonds
opened buoyaDt at 80. Stocks steady.
LrvERPooI. Aug. 17-Cotton buoyant;
middHng uplands 82d@85d; Orleans SO
gid Sales is. 900 bales. California white
wheat, los 7d@10s 81; red western NO.
2, SIS 1Od@8s lid; winter, los Sd. West
ern flour, 24s 6d@25s. Corn, No. mixed,
30s Sd. Oats 3s I'd. Barley IS.
New York Money Market.
The New York money market In the
morning was quiet and easy, but later IN
the day there was good demand from
stock brokers. Rates on cali to 8 per
cent. Many leading railway shares which
few days ago were loaning fiat, can't be
loaned at better than to 5 per cent. Ae-
counts from Atlantic, and other principal
cities generally, state that money is more
active and dearer than here. Little doing
in the discount line at nominal rates;
prime paper to per cent. The cur
rency balance in the Treasury, according
to Washington dispatches, amounts to
RAOS, ANfJ . 0cCAOd VI rA~,OOOfOOO
as compared with the last statement. The
explanation thereof is said to be either the
destruction Of 1000, 900 in mutilated
currency, or the transfer of currency to the
pension fund. Coin balance $1O1, 49,, 1902,
of which $33, 626, 500 we're in gold GER
| tiicates.
= Sterling dull at 1o93@1O9E. Goldquiet;
| opened rather strong on the report of the
French victory, but later in the day de-
| clined; the opening price was 1173, touch
| ing 117a, and closed at 1174@l11s, I'M
| der the firmness of bonds in London and
sales by weak bulls. The carrying rates
we're per cent. to fat Clearances 3D.
| 600, 900; exports 1, $780, 900. The Treasu-
~ sold ZOO, 900 at III 17-1O0@117 47-1OO.
Governments strong and higher under
purchases by leading German bankers.
State bonds-new Tennessees 63s; old
623. Sub-treasury balance in gold So, 612,-
1872; currency 10, I'll, 438. Exports for the
week 3,288, 748, including flour, 1921
barrels. Wheat, 1893 bushels Corn,
90, 4O8 bushels Pork, 1,077 barrels. Beef
| 253 barrels.
New York General Markets.
New YORK, Aug. 17.-Ootton, sales Of
1916 bales; middling uplands at 1910.
| Flour 5@1Oe better; super 5.40@5. 20;
| Western and State 5.75@6. 10; white
wheat, Western 6.15@7.50. Whisky firm
at SIC. Wheat 1@2c better at L18@1. %
| for No. 2 sprng; 1.4O@1. 43 for winter red
and amber Western. Corn 84@85c for new
mixed. Coffee quiet. Sugar steady; sales
| of 600 hhds at 9@1Oc. for Cuba, Molasses
nominal. Rice quiet.
The drygoods market as yet continues
| quiet, and especially for most kinds of
staple cottons, but prices are nevertheless
without much alteration.
| New Orleans Market
New ORLEANS, Aug. 17.-Cotton quiet
and steady; middlings 174@174c; sales
1000 bales receipts 133 bales; stock on
hand SO, SS6.
st. Louis Markets.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 17.-Tobacco unchanged
| Cotton, middlings Ia. Bagging steady.
Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat; No. 2
red fall choice 1.24@1.30> Corn, yellow
| SO083c. Oats 48@484c. Rye 6S@70c.
Barley 921e. Whisky SIC. Pork 3d.
Bacon 141c; clearrib III @c172e; clear 18tc.
Lard 164@169c.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-Flour unchanged
Wheat 2@2c4 higher for No. at CSC.
Corn 2@24c higher; 72@72!e; No. 2.
Oats 3@1c higher; 384@39c- Rye 1@1sc
| higher; 724c. Barley 1.07@1.OS. High
| wines 92c for iron bound Provisions
dull -.
| Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 17.-Flour unchanged;
family 6.25@6. so; extra 5.75@6.00. Wheat
| lie higher; winter red, Nos. and 1, l. 20@
| LIS. Corn 75@77c. Oats-old 50@55c;
new 4O@45c, Rye 7S@SOc. Barley LOO
OILS. Cotton-1S@184c for middling.
Tobacco 173 hhds, at 4.9O@22. 90.
Whisky 93@94c. Provisions dull. Mess
pork 20. so. Lard 154@16e Bulk meats
shoulders 13c; sides 15c- Bacon-144917
@17ac, for shoulders, clear nib and clear
sides. Hams 24t@25c. Eggs 134c. Butter
26@3Oc.
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 17.-Bagging 291 @30c
Cotton unchanged; middling IS. Flour extrl
family 5.75. Wheat 1.20@1. 40. Com
LOO. Rye s5c. Oats 4Oc. Provisions
dull and nominal Mess pork 5000. Bacon
14as, 174@18fc. Bulk meats 13a, 16t and
174c. Lard lie. Hams, sugar-cured 25c.
Whisky, raw 94@95c. Tobscco-sales Of
153 hhds at 43@53 for frosted trash to
Tugs, 1880 for good leaf to medium bright
wrappers, $685. for common to good
leaf.
Memphis Markets.
MEMPHIS, Aug 17.-Cotton steady;
middliDgs lS4@1S4; receipts rs bales; ex-
| ports 243 bales. Flour dull at 5.O0@5. 30.
Corn inactive 85@92c. Oats frmer and