Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-10

Foreign Markets.

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LONDON, Dec. 8, $50 P. M.-Feeling on
change better to-day. Consols for money
Gig; on account %; U. S. 500 '62 924; do
'65, SO do '67, 95I 10-4Os 952.
PARIS, Dec. 9.-Rentes 56f 60c.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 9.-Cotton quiet and
steady. Middling upland 93c; do Orleans
10dl05c; sales 1900 bales; speculation
and export 1900; sales ship named at
Savannah and Charleston 93c; shipments
from Bombay since last report 5000. Red
winter wheat lis I'd. Flour isaac.
The Cotton Markets.
New YORK, Dec. .-CottOn-demand
fair and prices higher; middling uplands
19Sc.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. Cotton firm, 1Sc.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 9.-COtton, demand
fair and prices have advanced. Low mid
ding 1Sttc.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 9.-Cotton active,
middling 1Sac.
MEMPHIS, Dec. -Cotton-demand fair
and prices higher; middling 1880. Receipts
$500; shipments 1926 bales.
New York Money Market.
New YORK, Dec. Good opened at
100 but closed rather dull at 1095611O
Loans to 7 carrying daily. Clearings $751;
100000 The Assistant Treasurer paid out
to-day S22, 900 on account of checks issued
at Washington for the redemption of 5-20s,
making a total thus far of SIG, 100000.
THE WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT
shows the following changes: Loans, in
crease, S1,77I,5 800; specie, increase, $5,110,-
400; legal-tenders, decrease, S., al 800; de-
posits, decrease, 81, l00,S00; circulation, in
crease, $15,900.
Money opened at Z, but later in the day
was easier at 6 to 7. Governments were
strong at the close of the day. State bonds
have not been very active; Tennessees
steady; new South Carolinas pretty active
at 70 to 30. The stock market opened
? strong, but later in the day showed consid-
cradle weakness in final dealings, being IN
favOrably affected by an increased activity
! in money, prices declined to : per cent.
| on the general list. Harlem was an excep-
ton, and advanced from 120 to 1913. The
exports of specie for the week amount to
S}46, 224. Sterling exchange-banking bills
100; U. S. coupons, 1881, 1175s; 5-20s, 1862,
1105; 1864, 1105; 1865, 11155; new, 1873,
1867, 1145; 1868, 1145; 1040s, 1929; cur
rency Is, 113aa; Missouri bonds, 9Saa; Ten
nessee, old, &c; new, Sc; Virginia, new;
60; old, s.; North Carolina, old, IS; new, Is.
New York Dry Goods Market.
New York, Dec. 9.-Business generally
quiet, and confined chiefly to local trade;
prices steady, and it is expected higher rates
will prevail when the spring trade opens.
WoOllens viii command better prices in
consequence of higher rates for raw mate
Il olNsl Mt
re: Prints-the supply is light for the sea-
son, and all desirable fancy makes are held
firmly at lie. Heavy brown sheetings are
in limited request, but firm at 12a0l3c.
New Y ork mills muslins PIC; fruit Of the
loom lie; gold medal lac; Green G 11ac;
Glasgow ginghams 14c; scarfs and nubias in
good demand.
New York General Markets.
New YORK, Dec. 9.-FloUr-superfine
Western and State to good best st. Louis
S6.O06925. Rye -four firm, and held at
S4.5065.30 Corn meal quiet. Whisky
firm at S1.01. Wheat $1.5961.57. Rye
quiet; buyers offer zoe, sellers demand ga
Csc. Barley dull but UNCHANGED. Malt
quiet; western S1.00. Corn-old western
mixed afloat T96S02c; new, 76678c. Oats
heavy; Western and Ohio 56657c; Western
in store 552c. Hay in fair request. Hops
| firm. Leather firm at 26629; Orinoco
| 246279c. Wool active and firm; extra Ohio
Csc; unwashed 49c; pulled 62I665c. COT
fee-Rio 17z620c. Sugar-fair to good re-
filming 95699ac; Cuba 969ac. Molasses quiet;
New Orleans 44055c. Rice 85d9c. Mess
pork $3.50; prime $1,000; prime mess S11.
Beef steady. Dressed hogs STAGE in tier
ees. Cut meats dull; shoulders 566c;
hams 9011c. Middles quiet. Lard-No.
to prime steam 969sc; kettle rendered
92c. Butter 11623c for Western; State p
632c. Cheese 116l4c.
baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 9.-Flour active and
firm; S668.50 for superfine to extra family
Western. Wheat-choice white $1.S00
1.90; Ohio and Indiana s1.55n1G0; Penn
sylvania $1.6061.G6. Corn-yell9w South