Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-16


lean 69,0Oo bales; weeks receipts ll7,OO0
bales; American 5000 bales; actual export
10000 bales; stock afioat 100000 bales;
American 147 900 bales.
NEW YORK, Dec. l5.--Cotton weak and
lower; middling upland 1910.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
The total receipts from Sept. 1. last wear
| 1,344, 047, same this year /, l2TOSI. Total
exports from Sept l, last year, 724. I1g.
same time this year 573,352. Stock at ali
United States ports last year 473, $50, this
| year 400, 496. At interior towns last wear
lO4,5S4, this year, 1871. Liverpool last
| year 349,O 900, this year 100000. American
cotton afloat for Great Britain last year
Isl, 200, this year $4,000.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. I5.-Cotton easier.
Good ordinary lSaR1Sac; low middling
I93619ic; middIing 19s6l9s. Sales $500
bales; receipts, 9,235 bales; exports to San
| Sebastian 624 bales; stock on hand 1874. 263
bales; weeks sales 5000 bales; weeks re-
ceipts, net AZ, 734 bales; gross 49, 449 bales;
weeks exports, to Liverpool 81 ,2S5 bales;
to the continent {, 1O4 bales; coastwise 5,172
bales.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16.-Cotton firm; mid
ding 1SsGt19.
CINCINNATI, Dec. l5.-Cotton dull and
prices have declined; low middIing 1876;
middling 1910
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 15.-Cotton steady
middling 19tc.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 15.--Cotton dull and
| declined; middling 19lc.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Dec. 10 Consols for money
| 9244; on account 925; Five-twenties Of '62,
92&; do '65, 9Ss; do 81, 93s, ex interest;
10-40's 9l2.
| PARIS, Dee I5.--Specie in the Bank of
France has increased 333, 900 francs. Rentes
57f &c.
New York Money Market
New YORK, Dec. 15.-Gold dull and
weak; opened at 109t6109s, closing at
109561094. Loans mostly from 10 &c,
gold, for carrying small lot; loaned &c for
carrying. Clearings about S4l 200, 900.
Government gold strong; new IS advanced
to par in gold in London. Stocks strong
and active to 3 p. NJ, when a stringency in
money caused decline of about 5c Lake
Shore was a feature in the market, but
closed heavy, with considerable pressure to
sell. Money very stringent; as high as &c
has been paid until tomorrow. Southern
securities on last call was dull, with de-
cline in new South Carolinas.
Sterling Exchange-banking bills 1924;
.. 5. coupons Of 1881, 117t; do. 5-2Os Of
1862, l1Ot; do. 1864, 1103; do. 1865, 1l13;
do. new, ll35, do. 1867, 115t; do. 1868,
1155; 1O-40s, 1095; currency Is, 113j; Mis-
souri, bonds, 90; Tennessee, old, 66; new,
64d; Virginia, new, 81; old, 81; North
Carolina, old, 81; do. new, II.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. l5.-Dry goods
steady with a heavy tendency. Brown
sheetings is toward hardening rates. Woods
are held with an unusual degree of firm
ness. Atlantic Appleton brown sheetings
have risen 13c; Amoskeag yard wide
bleached muslins are up to 15ac, but still
job in same houses 15c; Pepperell IA
bleached sheetings common, 275c, and 8-4
Ocean 1Oc; Sheridan ley 8 stripes &c.
New York General Markets.
! NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Flour S.. sons. 25.
| Rye flour and corn meal unchanged. Whis-
ky dull at 193c. Wheat S1.7561.7S. Rye
unchanged. Barley heavy. Malt unchang-
ed. Corn 77In789. Oats 55B6565c.
Hay and Hops unchanged. Eggs 35637e.
COfiee-Rio 186204c. Sugar 95d9Jc. Rice
| S4d9c. Pork steady-Mess SO. 256I3.75.
Beef and cut meats dull and unchanged.
| Lard-No. l prime steam 9!69sc; kettle
rendered 9sc. Butter-Westen 11d25c;
State 22633. Cheese duh; common to
| prime 11d14c.
Baltimore Markets.
| BALTIMORE, Dec. 15.-FlOur-demand
air and market firm. Wheat dull at $50
| 61.56. Corn S0682c Oats 55n58c.
Mess pork $14.25. Bacon and lard unchang-
| ed. Butter-Western, good to choice roll,
20d24c. Whisky nominal at CSC.
New Orleans Markets.
! New ORLEANS, Dec 15.-Flour scarce
and firm; superfne ST.; double extra $3.50;
treble extra $762i 6S75. Corn market
I bare; lot Of S5S sacks sold at 81 .25. an
| advance of &c per bushel over previous re-
| Ceipts. Oats scarce and higher at GO662c.
| Bran scarce; rates from OtOre 81. 7jR2. 90.
| Hay quiet; prime $35; choice S37. Pork
! firmer at S15.00615.129. Bacon advanced;
/ shoulders and clear rib sides &c; clear sides
! SIC; sugar-cured hams 15d155c. Lard, in
/ tierce 95G10c; in keg 10!c. Sugar in fair
! demand; inferior 69663c; common to good
/ common 767sc; fair to fully fair Sd9Ie;
| prime 95692c. MOlasses quiet; inferior
| 20d30c; common 31Aa6c; fair 36d4Oc;
| prime 41d43c; strictly prime to choice Ala
| 4Sc. Coffee 1Sa62fc. Whisky 95c6S1.O5.
! Sterling exchange 1lSs; sight discount.
| Gold 1893.
Louisville Markets
LOUISVILLE, Dec. I5.-TObacco active
and strong; sales IS hhds Tugs, 6sd8c; low to
| medium, S4612c. Bagging dull at $3.50
! Gl4.0O. Flour $3.50. A700. Wheat $1.40
| also. Corn 55c. Oats 42e. Rye 75e
Hogs $4.6064.7O. Mess pork $l4.O0. Bulk
meats-Shoulders sic; clear rib 6Jd6sc;
clear sides 6ad7c. Lard 9610tc. Whisky 80
691c.
Cincinnati Markets.
| CINCINNATI, Dec 15.-Flour - family
| $6.6066.75. Wheat $l.45. Corn 46647c.
! Oats SOC. Barley T0dS0c. Groceries and
oils unchanged. Glover seed in moderate
| demand at 10610!. Timothy seed S2.75
| as. Pork-$14 asked, 1915 offered.
Eard-9d9tc asked, 6sd95c offered. Bulk
meats-shoulders 5sc; sides 6366sd7c, all
| full cured. Sales clear rib at TIC delivered
| first of April next. Bacon-shoulders Tie;
clear rib re. HOgs-demand good at full
| prices; S4.40d4.65. Whisky 90c. Green
meats dull and dropping at 4a65a653c.
ST. Louis Markets.
| ST. LOUIS, Dec. l4.-FlOur unchanged.
Wheat, Sl.54, dull. Corn, 6O3c. Oats 345c.
Barley, no sales. Rye 73c. Whisky 90c.
Pork s., 325. Dry salt meat-shOulders,
&C.; clear ribs 6366ic. Bacon steady. Lard
firm for future delivery, but sales private.
Hogs 4f4.c. Cattle unchanged.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat $1.24a61.25. Corn
406405c. Oats Size. Rye 62s663c. Bar
ley 443645c. Pork $13.2O613 %. Lard
| S3694c. Sugar cured hams quiet and I'M
changed. Green meats in fair demand
and firm-shOulders &c; short ribs SIC; short
clear 55c. Bulk meats steady at last quota
tons. Beef products quiet and unchanged.
Hogs-live, S4.10d4.40; dressed $4,000
4.95. Whisky Sc. New York sight ex-
change 40 premium.
6P. M.-Wheat quiet at S1.204d1.20s
selling for January. Corn unchanged.
Hogs steady at $490d4.40.
Memphis Markets.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 15.-COrn Csc. Oats
quiet and unchanged. Hay $26627. Bran
&c Bulk meats-shoulders 5s66c; sides
6t67c, Lard and bacon nominal.
Peril and PrecautiOn.
This is a season that tries the frame and the
| constitution IF thara ba O veal sr,ot in aithar