Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-19
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Foreign Markets.

Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Feb. 1S, 2.3O P. M.-Consols
90. United States Bonds steady; coupons
1868, 919; do. old Cos, 90s; do '67s
89s; do 1O.40s 874. Ene 16!; Illinois
Central 1O9t; Atlantic 30.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 18, 4:30 M.-Cotton
steady, moderated demand; middling up
lands I'D; middling Orleans 72@75d; to ar
rive I'D; sales 10000 bales; of which. q
600 were for speculation and export;
California wheat lis 9i@10s; red Western
los 6d@l1s; winter lis 2d@11s Sd. Flour
28s. Corn, No.2, mixed, 35s. Oats 30 %.
New York Money Market
New York, Feb. 18.-Gold was very
steady throughout the day, with 1114@
III as the two extremes, and the latest
sales were at 111s. Loans we're made at
1@'t per cent. Clearances $37, 900, 900.
The exports to-day were $7l4, 100. The
exports for the week were 81, 170,5 54.
Government bonds we're strong and steady
with but little doing; 5-2Os of 81, Ga, 65;
new 60, old 81 and 65 have advanced from
! to I per cent since last night. Stocks
were dull all the morning, P. Mail being
rather active and strong. Late in the day
the entire market showed some degree Of
strength, especially W. q. & L. s.; W. ..
Telegraph opened at 46s, sold up to 45,
and closed at 47e. Lake shore strong at
9ft. Money easy at per cent. State bonds
were dull with but few Transactions in
anything; old Tennessees 81; new 644.
Sterling exchange 1893. Government
bonds-coupons Sis, 1l4t; '62s, iii; do
'G24, III; do Sos, I'LL; do new, lI0t;
'67s, 11OE; do '6Ss, 1I044; do 1O-4Os 1I04;
currency Gs, 1l34.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
The Bank statement is unfavorable, AID
shows the banks have made a net loss Of
S904, 315 in their legal reserve, but still
hold $40, 6G6, 933 above % per cent, re-
quired by law. Loans increase So, al, us;
specie decrease 1888, 377; legal tenders
increase 1913, 347; deposits increase 1929, =
45S; circulation decrease $50, 1923.
New York Dry Goods Market.
New YORK, Feb. IS.-The market is in
active owing to the prevalence of a severe
| rain storm. Prices remain steady at 12!c
| for Lyman E brown sEeetings; 13c for
Atlantic A. do; Mass II. do 11tc; Pequot
W. 4S inch l9c; Lyman h. brown drills
124c: Peppersll be; bales Corset Jeans
Sc; Amoskeag do 11tc; Pequot bleached
do 124c; Kearsage Salteen 14c; Hills Sem
peridem bleached mnslins 15c; Manville
do 2Oc; New York Mills PIC; Ballou YorE
do I3c; Gold Medal 13e; Mssonville 154c;
Printed calicoes, best makes lie, for
fancies and 1OIc for Simpsons mourning;
25c for Atlantic Co.'s Oriental stripes;
Foremens delaiues 225c; Pacific Mills,
celored Alpacss and Imperial reps car
pets in limited demand at $3.50 for Hart
ford extra three-ply; $l.424 for Imperial
do; 81. Is for super do; 81 for superfne;
81. 321 for Smiths Imperial three-ply; S5c
for keystone Mills superfine ingrains; G3
@75c for other makes, and 45@65c for cot
ton and wool ingram capetings.
New York General Markets
New York, Feb. IS.-Flour dull and
declined to $3.50 for shipping grades
Wheat-extra opened dull and closed &C
tive; red amber, S1.5S@1.61. Corn
steady; No. 2 mixed S3GS4e. Whisky
declined to 92@92tc. Coffee firm, demand
fair: RE, I34@1Gtc. Sugar firm and in fair
demand; Cuba, 94@92c Molasses-N.
o, 57068c. Rice 72@S4c. MaDufac-
tured copper steady. Bar iron 75c; sheet
-Russia-10t@I1e gold. Nsils-cut
49@45c; clinch 54Q6c; horseshoe 23Q25c.
81. Louis Markets.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1S.-Flour scarce and
firm; superfne winter So. 75@5.80; extras
S6O6. 80 Wheat strong; No. 2 red fall ls
held at 81 80, without buyers; sample lots
brought full prices. Corn held firmly
and but little done; mixed on track across
the river 49(052c. Oats dull; No. 2, white
in elevator 53Jc; sacked lower, 52G56c.
Barley quiet Rye steady at 81. 03@1 .O4c.
n 900 Ok oaIfod
are dull; only limited jobbing demand,
but generally Sc. lower Baoon-only a
limited iobbing demand, 10. lower. Lard
steady; prime steam 12tc. Hogs un-
changed, 7C9S. Cattle unchanged. Wins
quiet at S9c.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 49, Cotton unchanged;
middIings 1870; higher grades scarce and
firm. Flour firm and demand fair; family
Sc. 25@6. so. Wheat firm and demand
fair at 81 .3G91 IS. Corn-DemGnd good;
full prices; ear 5T@58c. Rye $1.00@1.05.
Oats, No. 2, 52@53o. Barley firm at 81. 90
@I.O5. Provisions dull and unsettled,
but holders not willing to make coDces-
sions. Mess pork held at S22. 25@22. 80.
Lard 124c, 124c and 1920 for head, gut,
steam and kettle. Buk meats &c, 1Olc
and lie. Bacon 81, III and 12c, but no
sales of any article. Whisky firm at SIC.
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 17.-Bsgging-hemp
and fax held at 24@25c on orders, but de-
mand light Cotton steady with mOder-
ate demand; sales of middling at 1896.
Flour firm; extra faE2ily So; low grades
scarce; fancy grades not in excess of the
demand; good inquiry. Grain firm; trans
actions light. Groceries in good demand;
prices sustained. Hsy-cholce $40; not
much demand. Provisions-light demand;
holders firm at yesterdays prices Whisky
In fair demand at SIC. Tobacco active;
sales of 29O hogsheads; S4.75@10 for
trash to medium leaf; S21@3O for medium
10 good wrappers.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-Flour dull. Wheat
declined 4@4o; No. spring closing
quiet at SI.22@1.225 cash Corr, No. 2,
mixed, dull and shade lower, closing so
SIC Osts, No 2 dull and weak, closing
al 475@48c. Rye, No. 2, steady. zoe.
Barley, No. 2, nominal, at 75@76c. High
wines quiet. 86Jo. Provisions dull. Mess
pork closed at Spills cash. Lard 123@
l2gc. Green shoulders nominal at 7tc;
dr., sailed do 72c. Dressed hogs closed
firm at So. 45@8.5O; live $6.75@I5O.
Cattle quiet.
New York Cotton Market.
New YORK, Feb. 1S.-Cotton quiet and
unchanged; middling uplands l5tc.
New Orleans Cotton Market.
Ny,y OprF.Ns Feb. 1S.-COtton steady