Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-21
MARKETS By TELEGRAPH.
Foreign Markets,

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LONDON, Aug. 20. -Consols, 925. United
States 6-20s of '62, 92i; do rs, 935; do 81,
92ss; 10-40s, So.
PARIS, Aug. 20.-Rentes 55f 22c.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 20.-Breadstufs
heavy. California white wheat lis IOd;
red Western spring lis 4d611s Cd; red
winter 12s. Flour 2862Ss Cd. Receipts of
wheat for the past three days $4,000 quar-
ers; American 10000 quarters.
The Cotton Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 2O.-Cotton quiet;
middling upland 95d; do Orleans 101610Id.
Sales 10000 bales; speculation and export
1000 bales.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Cotton,
good spinning in demand; middling up
uplands 212.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 0.-Cotton-sales
Is bales, nominaliy good ordinary 1Sc; low
middling 19ac; receipts 81 bales; stock 6,318
bales.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 20.-Cotton steady
at full prices.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 2O.-Cotton declined,
nominal.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20.-Cotton dull and
nominal.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 2O.-Cotton nominal; no
sales.
New York Money Market.
New YORK, Aug. 2O.-Money market
manipulated by bears to-day from 2 to 3.
This morning the rate was per cent. at
close. This effected the backing up of gold
and using the currency to advance rites,
but is purely artificial. Sterling stronger,
81 long. Gold was depressed to 1132 but
rallied to 1142 on demand for cash, the re-
suit Of the attempt TO squeeze it. Loans
were fiat to Ice. for use. The bulls hope
to invite trading by making gold active.
Clearance $143, 100000, the largest for some
time. Treasury disbursements, SCI, coo.
Gov ernments opened heavy, about &c. low
er and closed dull at opening prices. State
bonds dull. Stocks very dull; Pacific mail
remained the favOrite, with Western Union
and Erie next in interest. Wabash was
active and in borrowing demand as the
time for closing the books for election ap-
proaches. Late in the day 1t fell from 49,
to 744 and 73c. without q sale betN cen the
break, it being attributed to the expiration
of Drew's puts. The market closed upset-
tied in sympathy. Panama advanced to-
day to 125. The movement to close the
Stock exchange at p. NJ. throu, hout the
year is likely to be successful, over $50
signatures being obtained to-day.
Sterling Exchange.-Bank Bills, 1857;
US. coupons of 1881, 117s; 5-20s of 1852
115s; do. 1854, 1863; do 1865, 116; do. new,
1lss; do. 1857, 115a; do 1865, lis; 10-40s,
l12s; currency 6's, 113. Missouri bonds
93s. Tennessee, old, 73ss; do. new 73s;
Virginia, new, sos; do. old, 4G; North Car
olina, old, "a; do. new, 20.
New York Dry Goods Market.
New YORK, Aug. 20.-1ncreasing activ-
ity is noticed among some class of cotton
fabrics, and business for to-day was more
satisfactory. Brown sheetings and shirt
ings have been in moderate request at cur
rent rates. Bleached goods are selling more
freely than lately. Cobot Il Hills fabrics
have been reduced one cent. Prints con-
tinue active at current rates. Cotton fan
nels are doing better. Ticks, stripes and
checks are in better request. Cloths and
'cOatings are inactive and but few transac-
tons are reported Fancy cassimeres of
fine grades and desirable patterns are in
quired for, bat low and medium grades are
not wanted. FlaDnels continue moderately
active, and desirable makes are quickly
taken at asking rates.
New York General Markets.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10-Flourlower 5.700-
10. Is. Rye flour and corn meal quiet. Whisky
demand active SO. Wheat 1.4901.80.
Tennessee amber 10. Corn 60s661.
Oats 4265O. Rye, barley and malt I'M
changed. Coffee l56l84. Sugar fair to
good refining 84698. Cuba S.69. Mo-
lasses dull. Rice Sa09. Mssspork Sl4 000-
II 10. Beef aud cut meats unchanged.
Lsrd-new, No. to prime steam, 6a09c;
old 96Sbb; kettle 81. Butter dull; Western
l06l3.