Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-18
MARKETs BIZ TELRaRAPH.
the Cotton markets.

LIVERPOOL, May 17.-Cotton firm;
middling uplands 1ta; do. Orleans IN
11kd. Sales 1900 bales; speculation and
export 5000; weeks sales $1,000 bales;
export 1000 bales; speculation 10000 bales;
stock in port ST., 900 bales; American 32S,-
900 bales; weeks receipts AZ 900 bales
American 1000 bales; actual export 5000
bales; stock afoat ais, 900 bales; American
Isl 600 bales.
NEW YORK, May II. = Cotton higher
Sales 735 bales; middling upland pc.
WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT.
The comparative cotton statement Of re-
eeipts at all the ports for the week IS l6,003
bales; same time last year 45, 706 bales;
total for the year 2, 622, 40 bales; last year
1855, AT bales. Exports for the week "a
S74 bales; same time last year "a, 535 bales;
total for the year 1854, SIT bales; last year
2,746,077 bales. Stock at all United States
ports 241 ,455 bales; last yesr 36S, $3.50 bales,
at interior towns 36,647 bales; last year So,
922 bales; at Liverpool $4,000; last year
93T, 900 bales. American aflOat for Great
Britain 1000 bales; last year 100000
bales.
New ORLEANS, May 1T.-Cotton quiet
but firm; very little doing; ordinary 21e,
95S bales; exports TO CrOnstadt ], ITO bales;
stock 67,OS7 bales, to which add 1868
bales, made up of samples, waste and dam
aged cotton, making the stock now by
actual count 50, 725 bales. Weekly sales
10000 bales; receipts, net 6,52S bales; gross
6,63S bales; exports to Liverpool 9, us bales;
Continent 6,j47 bales; Cronstadt lilo
eoastwise 1901 bales.
ST. LOUIS, May 1T.-CottoR demand
light, but holders firm, middling BE.
CINCINNATI, May 17.-CottOn, demand
fair and prices have advanced; middling
22sc,
MEMPHIs, MAY I7.-Cotton active; low
middling 22ac; stock in port 1915 bales.
LOUISVILLE, May I7.-CottOn firm and
strong middling 22bc.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, May 17.-GOld has been
tOlerably active during the day, although
rather weak. Prices fuctuated as follows:
ia, 114k 1135, ia, 113a, 1125 and
closed at 1135d1133. Governments
dull at about yesterdays prices. The mar
ket closed feyerish on stock exchange, but
early dealings showed an advance IN the
general list. Money easy at and &c. State
bonds duh.
Missouri State Bonds 961; Tennessee old
II &c; do. new tic; Virginia new soc; do
old 45c; North Carolina old S3e; % new
2Oe!
New york Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK May ia little better de-
mand prevails from the interior. Fair ord
ers ara coming in from travelling statesmen
who are out from m3nEof the larger travel
ing houses. No changes of importance have
occurred.
New YORK, May 17.-Wheat s1.526
2.1O. Coffee-Rio 14561Sc. Sugar-fair 10
good refining 8sd9e; Cuba S3a69c. Mo-
lasses-NeW Orleans 5S67Oc.
chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, May 17.-FlOur unchanged.
Wheat dull and unsettled; No.2 spring
closed at sl.49 cash; Sl.50a June. Corn
47647Ie. Bacon unchanged. Lard nom
inal.
ST.. LOUIS, May 17.-Flour, Xxx $3.50
| AS.5O; family S9.5O610.5O. Wheat
stronger; No. 2 spring S1.571; No. 2 red
winter saleable at $3.50, held at S2.25.
| Corn 4764Sc for mixed on track; No. 2 on
elevator 49650e. Bacon unchanged. Lard
held at SIC.
| Cincinnati AarEoG8.
CINCINNATI, May 17.-Flour - fanny
! S8.9O69.25. Wheat, No. red winterS2.O4
| H2.O5. Corn SAC. Rye $l.06dl.O7. Oats
42646c. Lard S5dS5c and 0 for summer
| and winter steam and kettle: Bacon,
shoulders sold at SIC; sides held at ad73e.
/ Whisky Sc
| Louisville Markets.
| LOUISVILLE, May 17.-TObaeco frm
and unchanged; sales 172 hhds. BaggiDg
| I7617e. Lard-tierce &c: keg f0c; order
&c higher.
New Orleans Markets.
NEW ORLEANS, May 17.-SUgar demand
good; inferior to common 53d63e; fair to
Strictly fair SR92c; strictly prime lOc. No
lasses in good demand; thin plantation 25d
zoe; fair Teboiled 45e; good feTmenting 49c.
Coffee firm; ordinary 16ac; fair 164nlIte;
good 17l618c; prime 1Sa9l9c, all for
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