Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-19
MARKETS. By TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.


and steady; middling uplands 114611!d;
do. Orleans 1150114d. Sales 1900 bales;
speculation and export 5000 bales.
New YORK, April 49, Cotton active,
but unchanged; middling upland 23sc.
ST.LoUIs, April 18.-Cotton unchanged;
middling 22s622ac.
CINCINNATI, April 18.-Cotton = de-
mand fair and market firm; middling $50
23xc.
LOUISVILLE, April 18.-COttOn quiet !;
middling 225c.
MEMPHIS, April 8.-Cotton-demand
fair and market firm; low middling 224c.
New ORLEANS, April 18.-Cotton stesly;
sales 5000 bales; good ordinary 215c; low
middlings 2255c; middlings 22sc. Receipts
1858 bales; exports to Havre !, 13O bales,
Barcelona l34 bales, New York sos bales;
Stock 115,205 bales.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, April 1S.-Consols, for money
9255; on account 92s. U. s. 5-2Os '62, ROi;
do 65, Oh; do '67, 9355; 10-40s, 800. The
regular weekly statement of the Bank of
England, published to-day, shows an in
crease of f196,OOO during the past week.
FRANKFORT, April ISL. S. 5-2Os '62,
955696.
PARIS, April 1S.-Rentes 55f SOC.
LIVERPOOL, April 18.-Breadstuffs firm.
California white wheat lis Sd6I1s 1Od; red
spring los 9d6l1s Id; red winter lis I'd.
Flour, 26627s. Corn 27s Cd.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, April 18.-Gold firm at
11101115. Loans 1-64 to fat for use, then
5 per cent for carvings. Clearings As mil
lions; the treasury sold one million at S110.-
8S0l11 .03. Governments stronger and a
fraction higher. Stocks strong; Pacific
Mail and Western Union has been the fea-
lures and touched respectively 6S5 and 76t.
The market was heavy during the early
part of the afternoon but closed strong.
Money plethOric and opened at 7 per cent
and loaned as low as 2, closed easy at 904.
Appearance seem to indicate ease in future
and that the lookup has failed of purpose.
The banks are gaining in currency and this
weeks statement it is expected will show
marked improvement. State bonds dull
and steady.
Over twenty bids for gold, amounting to
| about S4,175,000 at from 10 to Ill;
awards, 100000 at 110-8S6111-10.
Sterling MISUNDERSTANDING bills, 1904;
U. S. coupons of 1881, 115s; do. 5-2Os of
1852, 1l35; do. 1864, 1135; do. 1855,
1149a; do new, 1125; do. 1857, 1133; do 1863,
114ss; 1040s, 1901; currency Is, 1853; Mis-
souri, State Bonds 95s; Tennessee old 81 1c;
do. new 674t; Virginia new 56c do. old 54c;
North Carolina old 36c; new zoe.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, April 1S.-The trade was
without animation apart from jobbing
houses who are doing a good business at
steady and firm prices for all staples. tex
tiles especially, for all goods of intrinsic
worth, while for periShables or fancy styles
| if in stock, holders are not so firm in their
views in consequence of the late stringency
in monetary circles. Printing cloths are so
scarce that but little can be obtained below
Sc; the print market is consequently buoy
ant, and all desirable makes find ready
purchasers at 11a612c, and Dolly Warden
styles 12a613c; all printed goods of domes-
tic manufacture are in good request at full
prices; brown and bleached muslins and
colo-ed cottons were in fair demand at uni
form rates; wooden fabrics were buOyant
for heavy weights, but many styles of fancy
goods are selling at prices which afford no
margin to manufactures. ElertOn canton
flannel Of all brands are one ceut per YARD
higher, with greater ease in the money
market, an improved trade is looked for
during the remainder of this month.
New York General Markets.
NEW YORK, April 1S.-FlOur steady:
Superfne Western and State 6.2566.75;
common to good extra $6.S067. 10; good to
best brands white wheat $7.05610.50. Rye
-four and corn meal unchanged. Whisky
quiet at SS6SSac. Wheat S1.5702.O0.
Rye, Barley and malt unchanged. Corn
7i072c. Oats 50651c for Western; Ohio
533c. Eggs unchanged. Hay and hops
frmer. Coffee dull; Rio 16S619Bc. Sugar
steady; fair to good refining 82685c; Cuba
S569Ic. Molasses firm; New Orleans 54c.
Rice S369ac. Mess pork $13.25613.275.
Beef unchanged. Cut meats steady; hams
S369kc; shoulders 4a654c; middles 7S0
nc. Lard-NO. to prime steam 8s694c;
kettle 95c. Butter and Cheese firm.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, April 16.-Flour firm. Wheat
firm and prices unchanged. Corn steady.
Oats 55656c. Rye 9On98c. Mess pork
S13 .5061s.75. Bnlk shoulders 4a64s; sides
&c; clear rib 6566sc. Bacon-shoulders
5s65ac; clear rib 7aa7sc; sides 73c. Sugar
Cured hams 12aaalSc. Lard duh at Ssa9c.
Butter active. Whisky size.
chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, April 1S.-Flour, extra active
and stronger at $6.2566.75. Wheat more