Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-03
KHLEnREw & WILLIAMSON.
Markets BIZ TELEGRAPH.
Foreign Markets.

Foreign Markets.
LONDON, May 2.-Consols 93s. Bonds
coupons steady, '62s 90s; do old Cos,
9O4; do '67s, 924; do 1O-4Os, S9t. Sugar
3Gs Sd on spot and 29s Cd afoat.
FRANKFORT, May 2. - United States
coupons, 965@97.
LIVERPOOL. May 2, 4 3O.-Ootton dull;
middliIg uplands It'd; middling Orleans
74d; sales 5000 bales; 1000 for export
and speculation. Wheat - Western los
10d@11s I'd; -four 27s Cd; corn, No. Q
mixed, 33s %. Receipts OF wheat for the
past three days 1900 quarters; american
5000.
New York Money Market
New YORK, May 2.-Gold operel at
111s, sold down to 1119, and closed dull at
I'LL Loans to per cent. Olearancas
$50, 600, coo. Exports to-day $40, 900.
Shipments for tomorrow estimated $780,
600. Government bonds continue firm.
Stocks dull and barely steady Ia the morn
ing, excepting Reading and North West
ern, which we're strong In the morning.
The whole market turned on Lakeshore,
which declined from I104 to 1881, and
afterwards partly recovered the decline.
In the afternoon temporary speculations
was affected in the course of which North
west shares advanced to S3l for Common
and 98a for Preferred, thereby imparting
firm tone to the market generally. Mar
ket closed dull and firm with the exception
| OF Neveda and Pacific Mail, which is active
and strong. Money easy at 496 per cent.
State bonds dull without decided change
old Tennesees at 67s; new 674. Sterling
| exchange 1102. Government bOndC--ISSls
| III; do '62s, Ill; ex-inteFeat do Gas, Ill;
ex-interest DO 6Ss, Ill; new, 1874; do
els, 1874; do '68s. 1134; do 10-40s, 1893;
Currency 115s.
New York General Markets.
NEW YORK, May Flour firm, de-
mand fair at an advance Of Sc 2096. so.
Shipping grades extra wheat full prices
asked but no demand; red amber 81 500
1.S0. Corn unchanged; firm demand for
tsir; mixed Western SO@S1. Whisky 934.
coffee firm and demand fair; Bio at 1919
1910. Sugar firm and demand lair; Cuba
94@104c. Molasses firm and demand fair;
Muscovado 9894sc. Rice 84@9c.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YoRK, May dry goods-busi-
ness in all departments inactive, while
prices generally rule steady. We quote
Indian Orchard double weight brown
sheetiug 124c; do O 108c; do W 94o; do L
&c; Indian Head 124c; do 4S inch I8c; do
40 inch 15c; do 80 inch 1Oc; Golden Ridge
Sc; Great Falls 94c; Continental @ I2Sc;
Ozark 114c; Stark A 12c; Waushutt 12c;
do 81 inch 9to; Pocaset Canal 124c; Indian
Orchard corset jeans 1Oc; Maltawsmkeag
do 104c; Laconin 12c; Kearssrge Satin
14c; heavy brown Drills 12Ac Massabesec
lie; Printing cloths have been recently in
speculative request and have been bought
up extensively for future delivery by heavy
operators at prices ranging from &c to
7sc Printed calicoes are in limited re-
quest and are steady at 1O91Ic for fancy
styles, latter rate for select work; Nous
delaines are in limited demand at $50,
New Orleans Markets.
New ORLEANS, May 2.-EIour good de
mand; superfne 80; xxx $6.90@7. Corn
scarce and in good demand; mixed 700
Tic; white 72c.. Hay in fair demand at
lower rates; choice 24@25c. Pork dull
and nominal ct S19.. Bacon in fair de-
mand at 7497a@1O@1O4@104O1O2c. Lard
sugar, nolasses, whisky and coffee un-
changed. Sterling exchange 1929. New
York sight exchange ! premium Gold
iii.
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE, May Flour quiet and
firm; extra family Sc. Wheat and corn,
good local demand; choice red wheat sale
able at $40; choice shelled corn CSC, de-
livered at depot in sacks. Oats quiet at
624c, in sacks from store Rye quiet and
firm at ST. 5 for prime, including sacks.
Provisions strong with fair consumption
demand. Mess Pork SIS Bacon, pack
ed, 74@94@93c. Hsms-sugar cured loo;
plain 144c. Bulk meats, loose, GI@84as
$40. Prime leaf lard, in tieaces III; Kegs
12sc. Whisky, raw, firm at SSc, but In
light supply and sales small. Tobacco
firm and active; sales 249 hhds at 41043c
for trash; to Gtc for Jugs; q to 224c for
common to good leaf.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, May 2.-Flour-Extra Sprino
quiet and firm at So. 25@6.75. WheatH
No. spring active, closing at SI.264,
cash, this evening steady. Corn-No. 2.
mixed active closing at 55@554c; this P.
NJ. dull. Oafs-No. firmer at 4S@4SIc.
Rye-No. 2 quiet and firm at S3e. Barley |
No. Spring dull at Soc. Highwines CSC.
Mess pork easier at 81 80 cash and seller |
May. Lard quiet at 1I4@114o cash.
Short ribs middlings SIC. Loose hogs
active at S5.124@5 so. Cattle dull and in
active at 81 5O@6.5O.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, May 2.-Provisions less firm
but prices unchanged, demand not so
pressing. Mess Pork nominal at 1913 25.
Lard lie, but no sales. Bulk meats sale
able at 649St@8sS84c; nib sides SC,
some sales but mostly held tot higher.
Bacon saleable at 74@94@9$c, some sales
but asking 10 higher. Hams, sugar cured
dull and shade lower at 134@15c. Hogs
steady and in moderate demand at S.. 400
$50. Whisky demand fair, advanced to
$780, Flour demand good at full prices,
chiefly for lower grades; family Sc. ESQ
6 so; extra 5000 %. Wheat scarce and
firm and higher, No. red Fall $1.37.
Corn quiet and unchanged at SIC. Rye
declined to 99@$1. Oats unchanged, No.
2 52@54c. Barley scarce and firm at $l.I0
al Is.
st. Louis Markets.
ST.. LOUIS, May Flour, closed with
better demand and 15925c higher on all /
grades below: superfne winter $3.50 |
5.35; extra IS 50@5.70; Xxx $5.sO@6. 90;
xxx $610@6.75; family S7.10@7.25.
Wheat-Spring quiet; No. 2 mixed S1.30;
Iowa S1.32@1.35; water unchanged;
sample lots good milling grades red 81. so
Obs. Corn steady and in moderate de-
rnand. No 2 mixed, at elevator, 81; sacked
active and firm, mixed 57@5S; white $50
SOC. latter for fancy. Oats easier, mixed
in bulk, delivered, 52c; sacked 54@55c.
Barley lower, S1O7k@1.1 Is, prime to choice
Spring. Rye steady at 85@6sc. Whisky
s84c. Mess pork firm at $1S.25@IS.75,
latter rate on orders; bulk shoulders on
levee &c. Bacon quiet at 7974@94@92c@
loo. Hams, sugar cured, plain l4@i5e;
154@16c. Lard firm at lilo;
choice kettle. Hogs S5.1O@5.7O. Cattle
50. 25@6.25.
New York Cotton Market.
New YoRK, 2.-Ootton steady and in
moderate demand; middling uplands 145c.