Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-13

out more active late in the day
when the advance in the prices
ranged from to per cent. Lake Shore
advanced Il per cent, Pacific Mail II per
cent and formed the chief features Of the
market. Advance in other active stock
averaged about l per cent. Money very
firm at from &c for gold to &c for turning
stocks. State bonds dull and rather heavy.
Sterling Exchange-banking bills 100;
U. S. coupons of 1881, 118s; 5-20s of 1862,
110a; 1864, 110k; 1866, 111s; do new, 1133,
1867, 115s; 1868, 1864; 1040s, 1904; cur
rency Is, l133; Missouri bonds, 9S; Ten
nessee, old, 65@a; new, Co.,; Virginia, new;
81; old, 81; North Carolina, old, "a; DO
new, 10.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Market quiet,
but prices of ali staple fabrics steady and
firm, especially so for season Pepperell E,
fine brown sheetings 1870; do. 1910; do. o
11lc; do. n 105c; do. IA do Csc; 104 375c;
Stark A 14c; American stripes 115012ac;
Amoskeag corset jeans 1910; Newmarket
bleached and colored do. 1910; Kearsage
satins and bleached jeans 15615Ic; Pequot
colOred do. 14c; Spragues' fancy prints lie;
all other leadingpopular makes lie; Amos
keage and Lancaster ginghams, l5c; Glas-
go do. 14c; Gloucester do. lie for best
styles; Union do 12c; Hamilton ticks 21c;
Methuon "A 24c; Pearl River do 29c; Pits
field do. Sc; Willowbrook No. /, do. 24c;
worsted braids $50; for common and high
colors Alpaca do Sc; for Cats and other
popular brands, and Soc. for best six cord
spool cotton.
New York General Markets.
New YORK, Dec. 12.-Flour less active;
superfne Western and State S5.S566.25;
common to good $6.4O66.65; good to
choice st. Louis S6.G0d9.25. Rye -four
steady at S4.5065.25. Corn meal quiet.
Whisky steady at 81. Wheat $1.5261.65.
Rye 92c. Barley dull at S0dSl.Z2a. Malt
quiet. Corn dull-Western mixed in store
78679c; new do. 77t67Sc. Oats 56A57c.
Hay firm; retail lots $1.506S1.S0. Hops
firm. Coffee-Rio 173620c. Sugar dull;
fair to good refining 9G9Sc. Cuba 969sc.
Molasses firm; New Orleans 50d5Sc. Rice
firm at S3G9c. Crude Petroleum l3s; re-
fined 24ac. Pork steady; mess 1S56l32c.
Beef and cut meats unchanged. Middles
steady. Short ribs 7s; long clear 7sc. Lard
quiet; No. to prime steam 9469s; kettle
9sc. Butter steady; Western Haas; State
22n23c. Cheese dull at 11614c.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 12.-Flour unchanged.
Wheat duh and weak; good to prime Goa
70. Corn dull; white Southern G5d7Oc.
Oats 53c. Provisions unchanged. Western
butter heavy, receipts depress the market;
prices unchanged. Whisky quiet at
99G1 90.
New Orleans Markets.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 12.-COrn firm and
scarce, 85c. Hay frmer, prime 32c; choice
35c. Pork active and advanced; mess S1j.
Lard firDler with export demand, tierce 956
Zoe, keg 10id10dc. Molasses firm, inferior
25c; comm b, prime 40d42c; strictly
prime to choice 346c. Other articles Un-
changed. Sterling 1888; sight j discount.
Gold 1O9s.
Louis Markets
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 12.-Tcbacco firm
and active; sales of $50 hhds. at previous
quotations. Bagging dull and prices nomi-
nal-14n15c. Flour firm; extra family
$3.50. Grain quiet and firm. Wheat S1.35
also. Corn 55c. Oats dc. Hogs active
at 43l643c; receipts 2,l00. Provisions a
shade firrner, but the demand is light bless
pork $3.50. Bulk meats and lard unch3ng-
ed. Sugar-cured hams, new, 14c. Whisky
quiet at 92c.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 12.-Flour steady with
a moderate demand at S6.60G6.7 %. Wheat
S1466148. Corn 4764Sc. Rye T8GS0c.
Oats 36d40c. Barley 15dS5c. Groceries
and oils unchanged. Eggs, fair demand at
lower rates-held at 28G29c. Butter quiet
and unchanged-held at 20025c. Pork
sales at S14.75; asking S14. Lard-steam
SS69c; kettle &c. Bulk meats-shoulders
SIC; clear rib and clear sides 6566sc. Ba-
cOn-shoulders Tie; clear rib and clear
sides 73d7ac. Hogs $4.5564.75, the latter
the extreme rate. Receipts 1900. Whisky
Gle.
st. Louis Markets.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 12.-Flonr quiet.
Choice superfine $3.50; extra 5000; Xxx
S6.3566.40. Wheat-Buyers Off prices
easier; sales at $1.32A1.4T. Corn-More
inquiry for bulk; mixed on track 445c.
Oats dull; No. on elevator 35Ic. Barley
firm at 775d82Jc for fall. Rye steady at
746745c. Whisky slow at 92c. Tobacco
firm. Hemp nominal. Bagging dull at II
618c. Pork firm at S13.25 cash; 1915
for January delivery. Green meat firm;
100000 pounds Kansas City sold at, Shout
ders &c, clear rib sc, clear sides SIC. Dry
salt meat active; 100000 pounds shoulders
at st. Josephs, 20 days in salt, sold at &c;
100000 pounds clear ribs four weeks salt,
sc; shoulders here, ten days in salt, 4tc.
Bacon steady. Order lots shoulders &c;
clear sides re. Lard-Demand gCoi aud
prices higher; sales at SIC for up country,
Sc here. Hogs firm and higher at $3.50
GAPS, mostly at $4.0064.15. Cattle IN
changed, ranging at lad5c.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-Flour quiet and I'M
changed with increasing prospect. Wheat,
demand fair, but at low rates; No. 2, 1194
n1.20!; No. 8, 1.12J. Seller, December
I.19361.20I; last half of month l.205s
seller, January, 1.21I; seller, February,
1.23567.235. Corn 415c; rejected 500
39Jc. Oats 32d32sc,, Rye. 635. Barley 625c.
Pork-demand fair and prices higher; Mess
S13.15d13.20; cash OF December. Lard s.
6Ssc. Green meats fair with upward ten
dency. Hams 6s0T3c. Shoulders, &c;
short ribs Sic; rough ribs, SIC; short clear
&c. Bulk meass-demand fair and prices
higher; shoulders 4t645c; clear rib &c;
clear sides 6s668c. Beef-products quiet
and unchanged. Hogs-live $3.9O64375;
uiSSoCu Pf-COUUfsON2 iOi COIlHlJllf anu St.CO
64.90 for good. Whisky-one sale at Ole.
New York Sight Exchange at par.
CHICAGO, Dec. II, 6 P. M.-IIogs closed
quiet and weak at S3.9064.37a. Total re-
ceipts to-day 10000.
Memphis Markets.
Flour-Active and higher, aud held at 65
G9. Corn 70d72. Oats a52. Hay,
unchanged. Bran, easier. Buck meats
Shoulders 5t65ac. Sides GiQ7. Bacon
duh and nominal.
Cattle Markets.
WATERFOWL, MASS, Dec. 12.-Beef
cattle-rcceipts 957; buyers numerous and
there was good demand for best live cattle.
Sales, extra 50 00d9 %; first quality
| o 2569 Is. second Z 500S 90.
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Our MARINE.-The American Mer-
chant Marine, according to official statistics
for 1871, consists Of Ct, 000vessels, of which
| $4,000 are rugged, and therefore seagoinc,