Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-02
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Foreign Markets.

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LIVERPOOL, May 1.-Cotton dull; mid
ding uplands I'D; middIing Orleans 74d;
sales 10000 bales; 1900 for export and
speculation. Corn, No. mixed, 33s.
Others unchanged.
New York Money Market
NEW YoRx, May 1.-Gold has been
strong, considering continued large ship
ments and heavy imports; opened at 1114,
sold up to III, and closed at 111s. Loans
to per cent. Olearsnces about $685.
100000 Government bonds strong on
rise in gold, for bankers are the principal
buyers, making up round amounts for
shipment. The week opens in a dull,
heavy discount market, isnd it now looks
as II clques are going to let the market
take care OF itself for a short time. The
annual meeting Of stockholders of the Lake
Shore Road for the election of directors,
will be held at Cleveland next Wednesday,
and has taken some Of the leading opera
tors out Of town, which helps to make the
market dull. Railroad shares opened
steady, declined in the afternoon,
the close the market was level and
dull, W. q. being strongest on the list;
he Lake Shore, Ohio and Pittsburg most
noon. Bulls are fully supplied and short
interest has been cornered, leaving the
market without the support looked for
and further decline, when the expected
cheques step in and again rally the mar
ket. Money is little more active at 40
per cent. State bonds are generally
strong; o limited business in cid Tennes-
sees at 67s; new 67s. Sterling exchange
J10l Goyarumanf honda I'LL.
do '62s, Ill; ex-interest do '64s, Ill; ex
interest do '65s, Ill; ex interest do '65s,
new, 1871; do CTS, 1124; do '68s. 1124;
do 1O-40s, 1921; Currency 115s.
New York General Markets.
NEW YoRK, May Flour frmer ct
Sc. 10@6.35. Shipping grades extra wheat
firm; red amber S1.5291.54. Corn scarce
and firm; mixed Western 79@81. Whisky
irmer at 93t@932c Coffee firm and
demand fair; sales SIS bags Rio at 134@
164c. Sugar firm and demand fair; Cuba
9@10c. Molasses steady and in moderate
demand; MuscoVado 3S@43c. Rice 81
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New York Dry Goods Market
New YORK, May dry goods-but
little business doing, as many are moving
into new premises. Prices generally rule
steady. We quote Amoskeag hleached
drills 1910; Appleton brown 12sc; Pep
peril 123c; Stark 129c; Beaver Creek A A
Denims zoe; B B 1Sc; Boston Manufsc-
turing Co. brown and blue lie; Chester
Deck B 104c; Otis A x A 21c; B B 19c; @
@ Ice; Kesrsage A bleached muslins 1Sc;
New York Mills 21o; Namsutta zoe; do 5-4
27c; Warren F F 1Sc; Lonsdale cambrics
fine sheetings 13c; do 42-inch 144c; do
46-inch Ice; Congress Wigans 1Oc; Red
Cross 10sc; Victory II csmbrics &c; Gar
ner 4 Cos 79c; Park Mills checks 15@24c,
az to quality; Hamilton mons. delaines
1Sc; Pacific corded alpacas 225c; Mohair
hrocades 23tc; printed calicoes lie; print
ed percsles 22tc; American prints, lilo for
fancy, and 10c for green and orange and
pink checks.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, May Flour steady and in
moderate demand; family $1,000 SO.
Wheat scarce and firm at $1.34@1. 80.
Corn firm; demand light, SIC. Oats un-
changed. Barley firm at $1@1 Is. Mess
pork dull and dropping at S1S@18.25.
Lard dull and unchanged, lie. Bulk
mestE-demand fair; advanced to 6s@8S@
82685c; nib sides 8@S4c. Bacon firm;
demand fair, 74@94@9s@93@9zc Whisky
steady and in moderate demand at $40, but
held at $50.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, May 1.-Flour-Extra Spring
firmer at $5.624@6. so. Whest-No. 2
spring active, closing Ic higher; S1.242
cash; $1.26 seller last half of May; SI27
seller June; this P. NJ. firm at $1.2449
1.243 cash and seller May. Oorn-No. 2.
mixed active at 30 higher, closing firm at
"a 10 seller May; 554c seller June; this P.
NJ. steady at 81 20 cash and seller May.
Oats-NO. 2 active; 4@4c niger; closing at
4749472c; Rye-No. 2 irmer; 10 higher;
82@S4c. Barley dull and nominal High
wines S7so. Mess pork closed weak at
$17.75, seller May. Lard steady at 1I4c
cash. Short ribs middIings 84c. Hogs
quiet at $5@5 So. Cattle quiet 10@15c
lower; $5.5O@625.
So. Louis Markets.
ST. LOUIS, May Flour, stronger for
low grades; supernne winter $5,O5; Xxx
do $5.50@5. 70. Wheat-buyers stood
of and but little was done, Soft Iowa
Spring $1.30@1.31; No. 2 red fall $1.53.
Corn frmer though inactive, mixed in
bulk 474@60c; sacked SIC. Oats firm and
demand fair; mixed in bulk 50@51c;
sacked 544@55c. Barley steady; No. Q
Spring $1.1O. Rye dull; S6@87. Mess
pork stronger and transactions small,
$1S. 25@18.5O; bulk shoulders higher; 81.
Bacon stronger, only order trade doing; |
74c, 94@9sc, 100. Hsms-sugar cured |
plain 14@l5c, canvassed 15@16c. Lard |
held higher. Hogs are better, ranging at !
81. 5O@5.OO. Cattle firm at SO. 7596.5O.
New Orleans Markets.
New ORLEANS, May Flour irregular; |
superine $3.50; Xxx Sc so; xxx $1,000 |
7. Corn in good demand at lower rates;
mixed zoe; yellow and white 71@75c.
Oats in fair demand at 52@64o. Hay quiet
at S25@96. Bran scarce at $1.75. Pork /
held firmer at SO. 919 so. Bacon in fair
demand at 7t@10@1Osc. Hams dull and
lower, I5c. Lard, sugar and molssses IN
changed. Whisky quiet and firm at $40 /
973c. Coffee steady at 13s@15kc. Ster-
ling exchange 1929 New YORK sixt ex-
change premium. Gold lit.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YoRx, Cotton sseady and in
moderate demand; middling uplsnds 14sc.
New Orleans Cotton Market.
NEW ORLEANS, May Cotton strong;
middling 14a@14sc.
Mobile Cotton Market.
MOBILE, May Lotion in good de-
mand; middling 144c.
Charleston Cotton Market
CHARLESTON, May Lotion quiet;
14c.
Galveston Cotton Market
GALVESTON, May 1.-Ootton firm; good
ordinary 124c.
Cincinnati Cotton Market
CINCINNATI, May 1.-Cotton firm: de-
mand fair; middling 14@144c.