Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-16
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH

Foreign Markets.
LONDON. March 10, 4:30 P M.-Consols
9l5 for money, 80 for accounts. Bonds
quiet; 5-2Os '62s, 92; do old '65s, 91s; do
'67s, 9O5; do 10-4Os, 864. Stocks-Ere
IS, Illinois Central ITO. Atlantic frmer
at 324.
LIVERPOOL, March Is, 4:3O P. M.-Cot-
fon active. r11iddIing nI,1nn5s I'D -sia
ding Orleans I'D; sales 1900 bales;
1000 for speculation and export. Bread
stuffs quiet and unchanged.
New York Money Market
NEW YoRK, March 15.-Gold was strong
and all sales at 111s@1114. There is an
active borrowing demand for gold to de-
liver on speculative sales. For carrying
az per cent. has been paid, while 1-64 of
l per cent. per day, and per cent. per
annum has been paid for the use Of gold
by borrowers. Loans also have been
made fist. The specie shipment amounted
to 81, 900, 900. The clearances were $780,
DOC, 900. Governments were dull and
steady, without material change of price.
The Treasury awards were $4,000 900, at
IO9. 56@109. SO. Stocks opened steady,
but fell off little as the day advanced
Lake Shore, Ohios, New York Central
scrip and Canton were the most active.
Harlem was weak and fell off 3 per cent.
from the first call. The market at the
close was strong, with a general improve
ment in prices. Lake Shore led the rail-
way list on the upward turn and sold at
99S. Among miscellaneous stocks Canton
was the favorite and was bid up to 83t.
Money was easy at 4@5 per cent. 1t Is
rumored that another lock up will be at
tempted towards the close Of the month.
State bonds were dull, with the exception
of new South Carolinas, which were strong
and active. Old Tennessees ga; new 63ss.
Sterling exchange 1095. Government
bonds-1SS1s 1154; '62s 1921; Gas 112;
'65s 112; new SOS 1105; '67s 11Ob; 6Ss
Ill; 1O-4Os 1888. Currency 6s 1134.
New York Dry Goods Market
NEW YORK, March 15.-The market
generally is steady, with fair demand for
| staple fabrics. We quote printing cloths,
| 64x64 square, 69@6Sc; for good to extra
| Merimack W fancy prints 13c; do pink and
purple 124@134c, do D fancy lie; Cockero
fancy lie; do frock 12tc; do robe 12tc;
W. Sprauge light fancy 1O3c; do Sterling
| IOc; do solid 104c; do purple pink and
frocks lie; do blue and white 1O3c; Lon
don mourning SIC; Simpson mourning
104c; American fancy 1O3c; do blue and
white and figured green 103c; Pacific
fancy lie; do purple lie; Arnold fancy
| SIC; Garner & Co. fancy 1Oc; durnells
| 1O4c; furniture, 10, zoe; do, !, 154@16e;
Hamilton fancy 1O4c; Manchester fancy
1Otc; Oriental fancy 104c; Richmond 1O4c;
standard brown sheetings 124c; extra 13c;
light weights lilo; delaines 1Sc; printed
percales 224e; printed crowns 144@15e;
Lancaster and Amoskeag ginghams l5c;
Glasgow ID; No. 6 cord spool thread SOC.
New York General Market
NEW YoRK. March I5.-Flour dull and
declined; $6.65@6.S5 for shipping grades
| extra. Wheat active; red amber $1.69@
IN. Corn very firm; western mixed SO
| 894c. Whisky dull and lower; 90@904c.
| Coffee firm and demand fair; Rio 1910
1 I7Ic. Sugar firm and demand fair; Cuba
84c091c. Molssses more active. Rice 81
| 692c. Bar iron very firm; $75. Sheet
iron unchanged Nails, cut, $40; clinch
$3.50; horseshoe 22@3Oc.
Sc. Louis Markets.
ST.. LOUIS, March 15.-Flour quiet and
weak: superfne winter $5.75@5. so; extras
IS. 95@6.5O. Wheat dull and dropping;
No. spring S1.32; prime red fall $500
/ 524. Corn, demand active; advanced;
mixed, in elevator, 52@53c; yellow, sacked,
59@6Oc. Oats advanced; 51@56c in bulk,
55@5Se sacked. Barley dull; No. 3, S5c.
Rye higher; CSC. Whisky S8c. Mess pork
quiet; 800. 75@21. Bulk meats, nothing
doing. Bacon jobbing at 81, s., / and
I14c. Lard dull; country kettle 12c. Hogs
unchanged. Cattle unchanged.
Cincinnati Markets.
| OHorSArI, March Is Flour and grain
steady and unchanged. Provisions quiet
and unchanged Mess pork held at S21.5O.
Lard neglected and held at 124@124c; sales
10 lower; country kettle sold at 12c. Bulk
meats held at "a, -, 10 and 1O4c, but &c
less offered. Sales of 100, 900 lbs sides, at
94092c for clear rib and clear. Bacon
| duh; 81, IL and 113c asked Whisky,
demand good at sec.
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE, March 15.-Flour firm and
demand in excess of supply; extra family
1925. Grain, demand good; sales 3, DOC
bu red from store in sacks at Sl.40. Oats
CSC. Corn 68c in sacks. Groceries mac
tive and steady. Hay. demand improving;
choice, delivered, $40. Provisions quiei
but firm. Mess pork $21. Lard, tierces
l2c; kegs 134@134c. Bacon 81, II and
I11c for round lots packed. Bulk meats
II, 10, 1Os and 1O43 for round lots loose
Hams, sugar-cured Ice; plain 144c packed