Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
Foreign Markets.

LONDON, March 8, 4 80 P. M-OonsoL
91s. Bonds easier; 5-2Os of '62s, 90; do
old 65s, 912; do. '67s, 9O2; do 10-40s, S94.
Illinois Central ITO. Atlantic 294.
LIVERPOOL, March s, 4:30 P. M.-Cotton
steady and in moderate demand; middli1g
uplands 7@711; middling Orleans 7t97sd;
sales II, 600 bales; 5000 for speculation and
export. Breadstuffs quiet. Wheat-red
winter lis I'd. Corn-mixed 36s.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, March 8.-The gold market
was active and higher closing at 11l49
I115. Loans were made at to per cent.
The clearances were q, 100000. Gov
ernments opened steady but fall of during
the day, and closed from to &c lower than
Yesterdays quotations, currency 6s Of 81
being the weakest The awards at the
Treasury department for bond purchases
to-day were 81, ZOO, 600 at 100 80 to 1905.
The stock market was strong at the open
ing, but as the day advanced became
heavy under sales to realize, and declined
I@15 per cent. on the entire list. The
principal dealings have been in New York
Central and Hudson. Erie, Cleveland and
Pittsburg, Northwest preferred, Union Pa
cific mail closed heavy and lower. Money
was leaned freely this morning at per
cent but in the afternoon per cent. was
the ruling rate. State bonds rule quiet
with but little change in price. Old Ten
nesses 81; new 6444. Sterling Exchange
1899. Government bonds-1881s 115t;
'62s 112s; Gas 1115; '65s 111s; new COS
11O5; '67s Ill; '68s 1114; 1O-40s 1O9-
Currency IS 1144.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NV York, March 8.-lhe market is be-
coming more active. Although trade is
not so lively as could be desired at this
season, prices are generally steady for all
staple domestics which we quote as fol-
lows: Appleton A and Indian head stand
ard brown sheetings 13c; Clark's do. 13c;
| Broadway 1O4c; Laconia E 1O3c; do, 9 +
sheetings 274c; 1914 324c; ia SIZE; Ap-
pleton and Great Falls brown drills 12ic;
| American stripes IL and 12e; Jewett City
| 11@12c; Workingman's 18@lSc; Indian
| Orchard corset 124c; kefsage cottons lac;
| Glasgow ginghams 13c; Hartford do. 12c;
SpIague's prints 10tc; Manchester and Pa
| 'fic deIa5nes 1Sc; New York Mills PIC;
| Wamsutta do. zoe; AmOskeag 15c, and
Amoskesg cotton bags BIC.
New York General Markets.
Il Ii.
| dropping at Sc. 1905. IS for shipping grades
of extra Wheat dull and dropping; red
amber S1.6O@1.70. Corn dull, dropping
mixed Western SIC. W risky frmer al
93@934c. Coffee firm and demand fair; Ric
13!@17c. Sugar steady and in moderate
demand; Cuba, $1,000. Molasses steady
and in moderate demand; New Orleans
6O@65c. Rice S4982c. Metals-bsl
iron fine, 75c; sheet iron, Russia, 1Ot@11C
in gold. NaiIs-cut, $40; elinch, $50
horse shoe %.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, March S-Flour firm snC
demand fair; family S6.50@6.75. Whes
firm and demand fair; red S1.3S@1. 40
Corn, demand good at full psices; 57@5SC
Rive firm: SI.O3@I.05 Oats dropping
No, 2 5OO51c. Barley dropping; 9O@95C
Provisions dull and dropping. Sales mes
pork at $3.50. Bulk meats, y, "a, g.
50, 10, and 1Osc. Bacon, 81, IL, and 11ic
No sales of importance. Lard, 1924
asked. Whisky advanced to Csc.
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE, March 8.-Flour firm anC
In fair shipping demand; extra family
IS. 25. Grain quiet and firm. Groceries
in good jobbing demand. Hay quiet
choice S19, delivered at cars. Provisions
quiet and weak; mess pork Spills. Bs
con 9, III and I12c. Bulk meats 8, 10,
and 1O3c. Lard 124@134c, in fierce snt
kegs. Hams-sugar- canvased Ice
sugar-cured uncanvased 154c; plain 15c
all packed. Tobacco firm and active;
sales of $40 hhds at 1925 to S18for com
mon Jugs to good leaf; $50 to $40 so TO
| o.-.,-,o,S e., 1901 briobf vuro1narc Wbis
ky quiet at SAC.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, March 8.-Flour quiet snt
nominally unchanged. Wheat, No. 2, quie
and 3@1c lower, closing at S1.24@1. 2444
this sfCerpoon dull at 81 24@1.244 Corn
new fairly active; closing quiet at SIC
this afternoon dull and Unchanged. Oats
No. 2, 492@5Oc. Rye, No. 2 nominal.
9Oc. Barley, No. 2 dull at 76o. High
wines, SEC for iron bound. Provision
quiet and easier. Mess pork $50 80, cash
20. 75@21, seller April. Dressed hogs quie
at 81 25@7.5O; live easier at sc. 3O@7. 25
Cattle dull "a 25@5.75.
New Orleans Markets.
New ORLEANS, March 8.--Flour quiet
superfne $3.50; extras s. 25@I75. Corr
7O@72. Oats &c. Bran $3.50. Hay firm
at S25@26.5O. Pork dull $22.75. Bacol
dull, 91@9sc, 113@124c@124c, Sugar
cured hans 16l@l62c. Lard steady
tierces 124S13t; keg 14@14tc Sugar
prime, 94@99c. Molasses, prime, not .eT
menting, SOC. Whisky firm, western rec
tilted, 974@S1. CcT.s dull, 144@153, al
qualities Sterling 214@212. New YOrl
f@4 discount. Gold 111s@l11t.