Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-21
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.

middling upland 1115d; do. Orleans 111fd;
sales $1,000 bales; speculation and export
5000 bales. Shipments of cotton from
Bombay since last report $4,000 bales.
Red winter wheat lis, 9d612s per quar-
ter. Receipts of wheat the last three days
1000 quarters. American 5000 quarters,
Flour 26627s per barrel. Corn 29s6d per
quarter. Advices from Manchester were
favorable, but do not affect the market.
ANTWERP, Feb. 20.-Petroleum Acc.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Cotton more &C
tive but prices lower; sales 1000 bales;
middling uplands 23t.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20.-Cotton active;
sales $4,000 bales, the largest days sales this
season; good ordinary 21tc; low middlings
2lsc; middlings 223c; receipts 10,359 bales;
exports-to Havre 1, S43 bales; Boston ], 34s
bales; stock 22S, 729 bales.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 20.-Cotton firm;
middling 22Ic.
CINCINNATI, Feb. Cotton-Dul and
prices dropping; middling 22sc.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 20.-Cotton quiet;
middling 225c.
MEMPHIS, Feb. .-Cotton-FuIl prices
asked but no demand; middling 221c; re-
ceipts 1,l84 bales; exports 1910 bales.
MOBILE, Feb 2.0-Cotton dull; mid
dlings 22Ac. Net receipts 1872 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 1904 bales; sales
500; stock 1888.
GALVESTON, Feb. 20.--Cotton firm;
good ordinary 2O3c. Net receipts 424
bales; sales 1000; stock s2,114.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 2O.-Cotton quiet;
middlings 226224c. Net receipts S97 bales;
sales 200 bales; stock 26,953.
SAVANNAH, Feb. 20.-Cotton firm for
good grades; others nominal; middlings 223
6224tc; net receipts 1,16S bales; exports to
Great Britain 2,09S bales; to Barcelona
1900 bales; sales 100 bales; stock 71,s53
bales.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Feb. 20-5:0O P. M.-Consols
92s; American securities-5-20's of'62, 9I3;
do. '65, 924s; do. '67, 92tt; 10-40s, 49,.
FRANKFORT, Feb. 2O.-U. S. 5-2O's of
'62, 95s.
PARIS, Feb. 2O.-Rentes 56f. 47c.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Gold to-day 100
A110a. Loans were from to per cent.
Carrying clearings $30,00O,OOO. Govern
ments dull and steady. In the stock mark
ct the Union and Pacific has been the fea-
ture, transactions enormous and dealings
attended with much excitement. During
the morning balance speculative list was
generally neglected and fuctuation unim-
pOrtant in Union and Pacific. There was
a wide difference between regular stock
and sellers option and quotations; sellers 10
III to 1874 per cent below the price in the
regular way seller 80 per cent, and seller
90 213 per cent. Greatest difference be-
tween cash and regular stock in sales on
stock exchange was of per cent; while
the highest rate paid for borrowing stock
was ! of per cent. Late in the afternoon
the excitement in Union and Pacific sub
sided, and the balance in market became
firm. Prices advanced from to l per cent
in miscellaneous shares of United States
and American. Exchange weak. Money
easy, 6id7 per cent. State bonds firm. =
Sterling Exchange-Bankers bills 1924.
U. S. coupons Of 1881, 1854; do. 5-20s of
1862, 1105; do. 1854, 110S; do. 1856,
111s; do. new, 11Os; do. 1867, 111ss; do. 1868,
112; 1040s, 110t; currency Is, 1144; Mis-
souri, State Bonds 94c; Tennessee old 66ic;
do. new &c; Virginia new SIC; do. old
525c; North Carolina old 33c; new 17ac.
Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-Market rather
quiet, but prices keep advancing. Pequot
A brown sheetings are up to 153c; do. B
40-inch lie; Atlantic d, fine, 16c; do. v
shifting 1910; Augusta I do. have been adj
vanced from lie to 12c. The wool market
continues excited.
Naw Work Gouara1 HTarEroa
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Flour unchanged
at S6.I069.50. Rye -four and corn meal
active. Whisky shade frmer at 926913c.
Wheat $1.5661.75. Rye 93665c. Barley
90c. Malt quiet. Corn 713672c. Oats
51I654c. Eggs S2635c. Hay and hops
unchanged. Coffee dull and nominal.
Sugar quiet. Molasses easier; New Orleans
50662c. Pork-new mess $14614aac; old
old 1890. Dressed hogs heavy at SIC.
Lard No. to prime steam 9469sc; kettle
9Ec. Butter and cheese firm.
baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 20.-Flour $66$9.
Wheat S1.6561.75. Corn 6S669c for yell
low. Oats 52654c. Rye 98c6)1.O5. Mess
pork S14.50. Bulk shoulders 5165sc; sides
65@63c; clear rib &c loose; &c more packed.
Bacon-shoulderS &c; sides 7s68c; clear
rib S0Stc; hams l3aOl4c. Lard 9t0lOc.
Butter unchanged. Whisky 925c.
New Orleans Markets.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20.-Corn quiet
and Invertebrates. Pork scarce and firm;
mess $16.256$17. Bacon easier, at 636
92c. Lard quiet; fierce 98610c; keg 1870
lie. Whisky dull at 90c6S1. Others I'M
changed. Repeat yesterdays prices. Ster-
ling 2Otc; sight 564 discount. Gold 1103.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, Feb. 0.-Flour-Moderate-
" active and a shade higher; stocks light;
sales at S6.12366.75. Wheat-No.@ 2.
spring S1.26;No. 3, $1.1561.15I; rejected 1
$1.O561.O6. Corn unchanged 401c. Oats |
32E632ssc. Rye No 2 78k@74e. Barley
59661c, Mess pork $3.50. Lard steady ]
and higher at $S8768 3d. Green and bulk
meats steadier but unchanged Ia prices.
Hogs ExtFeme range 44465c, with bulk of
sales at .$4406460.- Dressed hogs higher /
$5,O565.I0 were the outside figures at the
close Of the market. - $50