Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-25
NorIoIk, Va. ApriI 22.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Foreign Markets.


LONDON, April "a, 500 M-ConsoIs
93c. Bonds easier; 5-2Os '62s, 9Ot; do
old Sos, 935; do '67s, go; do 1O-4Os, 894.
LIVERPOOL, April 24.-COtton dull and
holders anxious to sell; middling uplands
IT'D; middling Orleans 7sd; sales Il, 900
bales; 5000 for speculation and export.
Breadstuffs and provisions unchanged.
New York Money Market
New YORK, April 24.-Gold was firm
at 11Os@110a. The coin payments at the
Sub Treasury to-day on account Of the
May interest amounted to 81, 600, 900.
Loans were made at from to per cent.
CIearances $32, 900 900. Washington dis
patches say the Treasury decides that all
Commissioners subscriptions to the new
loan are to be paid in coin. Governments
were Arm, but without any decided change
in prices. The stock market opened
strong, but finished with no abatement of
the speculative excitement. In some cases
of stock the highest prices of the season
were reached. Harlem advanced to 1876,
New York Central to 103s3, and Ohios to
554. At the Board St. Louis and Iron
Mountain was noticesbly active at CLIO
6l3 The buoyancy continued until near
the close, when a scene of great excite
ment ensued, as prices suddenly broke
down to p per cent. on the leading rail-
way shares. There was great pressure to
sell for time, and large number of weak
holders were shaken out Of their stocks.
This heavy fall was succeeded by rally
and final return to the lowest prices of the
| day. Activity extended throughout the
| list, although the dealings were mostly
conspicuous in Lake Shore, New York
Central, Ohio and Mississippi, Union Pa
ciic, Wabash, and Pacific Mail. Express
stocks continue strong. Money was
steady at to per cent. Southern State
bonds at the Second Board we're strong on
new South Oarolinas, which sold at 6222
The remainder of the list was firm. Oh
Tennessees 81; new 67s. Sterling exchange
ITO. Government bonds-1881s, 1867; do
62s, l132; do Gas, 113a; do Cos, l1322;
do '65s, new, 1929; do CTS, 1929; do
'6Ss. 1929; do 1O-4Os, 1904. Currency 6s,
115s.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, April 24.-There is a fair
inquiry for all seasonable goods at steady
rates. Prints, desirable styles, sell readily
at lie, while the passe style can be had at
1Oc for fancy madden colors. Simpsons
! mourning prints sell freely at 1Oc. Nous
| delaines are in steady and fair request at
| 18c for desirable makes; 18c for printed
admures and mixtures. Heavy brown
sheetings and drills are in limited demand
at 12@l24c for former, 124@13e for latter.
Cottonades are in steady request at 371c
for New York Mills double and twist, 27tc
for do checks, and 24o for comlets.
Farmers and Mechanics bring 324c;
Plough, Loom ard Anvil 30c; Red Gross
wigans 104c; American stripes 12@13e;
Amoskeag do 17@18c; Park Mills checks
15c for No. go; 19c for No. 80; 24c for No.
100; American cotton bags 29@30c; Stark
bag 324@35c; worsted brsids SOC for COM
mon and high colors; SOC for Frickirs &
Goats soft finish spool cotton; 40c fox
Green Il Circles glaze thread.
New York General Markets.
NEW YoRK, April 24-Flour dull and
dropping at decline; Sc. 25@6. rs for ship
pinggrades extra. Wheat dull and droop-
ing at a decline; red and amber $1.559
1.6O. Corn a shade frmer; mixed Western
72@739c Whisky steady at 91fc. Coffee
quiet and unchanged; Rio 13@16c. Sugar
firm and demand fair; Cuba 9@93c. No
lasses firm and demand fair; new quoted at
32@37c. Rice $1,000.
New Orleans Markets.
New ORLEANS. April 24.-Flour dull;
superine $5.75; Xxx 1925; xxx $6.62t.
Corn scarce and firm; mixed Tic; yellow
72@75c. Oats 64@66c. Bran scarce at
$I.5O. Hay-prims S25; choice $26.
Mess pork $3.50. Bacon u, 1O9 and
1Os. Hams 1910. Lard-tieIces lilo
life; kegs 1916. Sugar and molasses un-
changed. Whisky. 9O@95c. Coffee lac
1870. Sterling exchange 1924. New York
sight drafts premium. Gold 1lOa.
st. Louis Markets.
ST.. LOUIS, April 24.-Flour-lower
grades closed lower; superfne winter
$5.35@5.5O; x do $5.75; Xxx do $6@6.35.
Wheat-spring quiet; soft Iowa $1.29@
1. 81; winter fTmer; No. 3, $1.42; medium
to choice 81. 45@1. 57S. Corn firm but
slow: 48@5Oc for mixed in bulk; 5S@59c
in sacks. Oats steady; 49@51c in bulk;
54@554c in sacks Barley inactive; No. l
spring 81. 10@1.l5. Rye lower; 10000.
Mess Pork lower at 8.25Q18. so; seller
May SIs. Bacon quiet; shoulders 7@74c;
clear sides 10c. Hams-sugar-cured lao
16c. Lard dull; order lots at 11@11tc for
tierces; I2@124efor kegs. Hogs quiet at
S5@5. so. Cattle quiet at $50; the
latter for extra shipping.
Cincinnati Markets.
OrScrNNAT1, April 24-Flour dull and
droouine; family Sc. 1906. As. Wheat quiet
and weak; red $1.33@1.35. Oorn-de-
mand good at full prices; SIC. Rye dull
and unsettled; 81 O3@1.e5 asked. Oats
steady; No. 2, 54@56c Mess pork dull
and unsettled; sales at $I8.I2t, seller
S1-n nd 10 lxo1
Bulk meats dull and nominal; nominally
81, ST and SIC; rib sides 7$c. Bacon dull
and dropping; clear ribs offered at &c;
clear sides 9sse; very little demand. Hogs
scarce and firm at $5.75@6. Cattle quiet
and unchanged at S4.5O@6. 25. Whisky
dull and dropping at $4,000,
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE, April 24.-Flour very dull;
EXTRA family Sc. Grain unchanged.
Nothing doing in oats or rye. Fair de-
demanp for corn and wheat. Provisions
dnll and nominal. Mess pork $40. Bacon
n. 81 and 1Oc packed. Bulk meats 81, g
and Sc loose. Hams-sugar-curedl 5c;
plain 14c packed. Lard-l1@115c for
tierces; 1910 for kegs. Whisky quiet at SOC.
Chicago Markets. -a
Cr1oAeo. April 24.-flour-extra spring
ouiet at Sc. 2506. IS. Whest--No. spring
quiet and 20 lower; 81. 25@1.254 cash and
seller April; closing dull at Sl.263 seller
May; this afternoon steady at S1.24 cash;
SI.254 seller May. Oorn-No. mixed l
@19o lower, closing at 524c seller May;
500 seller June; this afternoon steady a.
52t@524c seller May. Oats-No. 2, s@4o
lower; 47@473o for regular and fresh re-
ceipts. Rye-No. quiet; closing dull at
sec. Barley dull and declined 13@2c; SIG
874c. Hiehwines CSC. Mess pork weak,
closing at $l7. 25@17. 81 seller May. Lard
steady at 1O1c. Meats inactive and nomi-
nal. Hogs dull at $4,000. Cattle dull