Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-22


1-S2 to fiat. Clearings AZ millions. Bid,
for Government gold. &. 325 0o0 ~
10S to 1886. The awards were 81 OOo o0S
at rom 1853 TO 1856 Governments were
lower to-day, in sympathy with gold, but
closed steady. Stocks opened strong and
active, especially for Pacific Mail, North.
western and Warbash. At the close the
market was heavy and lower. Money active
al 1872 to lie per cent per day. Southern
State securities to-day were frmer in new
South Carolina, but decidedly lower in
Tennessee and Virginia, and generally heavy
on balance of LIST.
Sterling Exchange-bankers' bills 1904.
U. 5. coupons of 1881, I171; do. 5-2Os ~
1862, 1881; do. 1864, 1904; do. 1885. Tia:
do. new, 1l35, do. 1857, lis; do. 1853
ll5; 1O-4Os, 1854; currency 6s, 1138; Mis-.
souri, bonds, 81; Tennessee, old, 81; new.
6l& Virginia, new, 81; old, 541; North
Carolina, old, 80; do. new, IL.
Eew York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The greatest fea.
ture is the entire closing out of one hundred
thousand dozen Of six cord spool cotton of
Green 4 Daniels manufacture, to LEADING
Broadway jObber, who will offer il next
Saturday at the extremely low price of 42lc
net cash per dozen, which is only about the
price asked for all regular brands of three
cora thread. The market otherwise was
quiet and steady, but unusually firm for this
season for all staple cotton and wooden fab
RIGS.
New York General Markets.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Flour $5.7O69. 25.
Rye Hour and corn meal dull. Whisky
active; sales at 95c, Wheat $1.5O61. IS.
Rye and barley unchanged. Malt duh.
Corn H670c. Oats 54d56jc. Coffee
steady. Sugar 9Bnl0c. Moiasses-New
Orleans 46657c. Rice S4d9c. Meat heavy.
Lard 6sd9c. Butter and cheese unchanged.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 21.-Flour dun, but
holders firm. Wheat 81. 72nl.SO. Corn 81
67Oc. Oats 53h55c. Provisions and but
ter unchanged. Whisky 945c.
New Orleans Markets.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 21.-Western pro
duce and groceries unchanged from the
report of yesterday. Sterling 1854; sight
&c discount. Gold 1893.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat $1.45f1.5O. Corn
3S364Oac. Oats, &c. Rye 62A63c.
Barley 6ON61c.. Pork, $13. f13.1O.
Lard, SIC. Green meats-hams 63H6s;
shoulders SIC. Bulk meats unchanged.
Hogs, S39064.30. Whisky soc.
ST. Louis Markets.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2l.-Flour dull and
unchanged. Wheat heavy; no sales. Corn
dull and dropping at 42d43c. Oats soc.
Barley 65G73c. Rye-No sales. Whisky
Nothing done. Dry salt meats lower;
loose shoulders 44c; clear rib SIC, delivered
at Quincy, ILL.,, in February. Bacon IN
changed; on order lower. Hogs dull at
$3.7564.25. Cattle unchanged.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 21.-Flour So 656
8 IS. Wheat 81 42d1 As. Corn As
646c. Rye 60682e. Oats 38639c. Pork
$13 20. Lard sc asked, SIC. offered.
Bulk meats dull and nominal, 5466A64N
6tc. Bacon 6sh73c. for shoulders and
clear RIB or clear sides. Hogs 81 %
"a -. Green meats dull, shoulders 44c;
sides sic; hams 7aAs1. Whisky 80.
Louisville Markets.
Louis VILE, Dec. .-Tobacco-sales
Of 20 hogsheads; Tugs 6a68c; low to good
leaf 9ttd154c. Bagging quiet. Flour, ex-
ira family $3.50. Wheat $l.3561.45.
Corn 50h55c. Oats 40c. Rye 75c. Hogs
s4.25d4.5O. Mess pork $14dl5.15. Bulk
meats, shoulders 5ac; clear rib &c; clear
sides &c, packed. Sugar-cured hams, new,
l4c. Lard 9t6104c. Whisky 9Oc.
Memphis Markets,
MEMPHIS, Dec. 21.-Flour S6.OO6S9.OO.
Corn 623c. Oats 50653c. Hay $4,000
SS1.OO. Bran $500. Bulk meats quota
ions unchanged. Lard in keg, 1Oc.
On New Years day it is said that grand
oall is to be given at Delmonico's, New
\ DIRK, for the purpose Of introducing into
society young lady, daughter of one of the
eading families, who has been educated
entirely in convent in the south of France,
md has never attended theater, opera, or
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