Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-21

the Directors the 18th of Feb. The first
lost cold at Ale and then the price advanced
to 4lac, after which there was a decline to
Ale and the closing sale was at 41sc. Late
in the afternoon the old stock advanced 20
44se. The interest ON the second $4,000
900 of 500 bonds, called in for this month,
was closed to-day. Payments on this ae-
count were $2,470,OO0, chiefly to German
bankers. Money active and stringent dur
ing most Of the day at &c gold to Z 1-10 and
closed easy at Gar. Southern securities
steady
Sterling Exchange-bankers' bills, 1e95.
U. ). coupons Of 1881, 1854; do. SOS Of
1862, ll1a; do. 1854, liz; do. 1866,
1l2l; do. new, 1105; do. 1857, 1125;dO. 1868,
112s; 10-40s, los; currency Is, lis; Mis-
souri, State Bonds 95se; Tennessee old SIC;
do. new 67e; Virginia new So; DO. old
53tc; North Carolina old CSC; new 23sc.
New York Dry Goods Market.
New YORK, March 2O.-The market is
moderately active and firm, prices generally
being in sellers favor and on some classes
Of prints an advance has been established
by agents and few jobbers, but the general
trade are opposed to paying over lie for
fancy prints; the fact is most prints on sale
are trash and nothing keeps them at l13c
to-day but the high cost on the gray cloth
trade may succeed in establishing an adj
vance on these gods. Pacific mills exhibit
some work which have advanced to 12c.
Manchester Companies have advanced their
prices to the same figures, to 103e. Wom-
sutta to &c. The trade of the country at
the present advance can only be regarded as
temporary. Other staples are in good re-
quest and steady at previous rates. In
wooden the market is improving and with
the stOppage Of great number Of sets Of
machinery throughout the interior there
viii be lessened production and marked
advance in the price Of fall goods in ac-
cOrdanee with the enormous rise in the
price Of wool everywhere.
New York General Market.
NEW YORK, March Colour quiet at
.9069.50-extremes. Rye flour S4.106
sos. Corn meal S4.50d4.65. Whisky
lower at S656S7c. Wheat S1.6S61.72.
Rye SS6S9c. Barley and malt steady.
Corn higher at 693d7Ic. Oats 5Sd5Sc.
Eggs 2O623c. Hops quiet. Coffee quiet
Rio 17s62G. Sugar-fair to good refining
82a95c; Cuba 9a91c. MOlasses-NeW
Orleans 55a66e. Rice 73a8ie. Mess pork
$I2.90a13. Beef quiet and unchanged.
Dressed hogs 53a5ac. Lard-NO. to prime
steam S3a95l; kettle 90. Butter quiet; west
ern 12a24c. Cheese lsa20c.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, March 20. = Flour firm.
Wheat active at S1.6sd1.72. Corn Goa
Gle Oats and rye unchanged. Mess pork
Tlr,Il- a cid
&c; clear rib sc. Bacon unchanged. Hams
I25613c Lard &c. Butter active. Whisky
993d90c.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, March 0.-FlOur-Extra
quiet at S6.2566.50. Wheat-NO. 2 spring
opened active and closed duh; sales at
S1.21!61.213. Corn 37e. Oats soc. Rye
71674c. Barley SOC. Mess pork 11.1OG
ll38. Lard SIC. Bulk meats-Shouiders
&c; clear rib 53655c; clear sides Sc. Hogs
active and prices unchanged. Highwines
quiet at SIC.
Sc. LOais Markets.
ST. LOUIS, March 2O.-Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat quiet and steady.
Corn-White active, other grades weak; 405
646c. Oats SIC. Barley F5c. Rye 7Sc.
hBlehI CJls AObaNNO olAuAA-f AAAa1
common to good leaf, 7dI2de. Hemp s.
6l.00. Coffee 215624c. Sugar Ss611lc
common to choice. Mess pork S1Z.00.
Dry salt meats nominal. Bacon, shoulders
SIC; clear rib 7e; clear sides 75e. Lard firm;
Ssc refused. Hogs and cattle unehang-
ed.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, March 20.-FlOur steady,
with moderate demand; family $3.50
$50. Wheat higher at S1.6261.G5. Corn
44d45c. Rye SSd92c. Barley coat
Groceries and oils unchanged. Eggs 16G
lie. Butter-pTime to choice Z5G3Oe.
Mese pOrk-S12 asked. Lard SsdSsc.
Bulk meats-shOulders 4 e; sides 0td6ac;
BacOn-shoulders 5 e; sides 6s al &c. Hogs
steady. Whisky Sc. A full and detailed
report of the pork packing in the West,
given in the Price Current to-day, places
the total at 4, SIS, AIS, against 9, $685. last
year; average weight Of hogs, 2278 pounds
yield of all kinds Of lard pershog, 39a
pounds increase i9 hog crop, so 40 per
cent; in lard, 28s per cent.
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE, March 2O.-Bagging 1910
lie. Grain quiet and unchanged in every
respect. Provisions firm but prices IN
changed. BacOn-shOulders sc; clear RIB
&c; clear sides &c. Bulk meats-shoulders
4gc; clear rib 6; clear sides &c. Mess pork
$3.50. Whisky Sac. Tobacco very firm
and all grades high; sales 204 hOgsheads.
LOUISVILLE, March 20.-CottOn steady;
middling 21sc.
Memphis Markets.
MEMPHIS, March Colour dull and TN
changed. COrn-market bare. Oats 460
SOC. Hay $50. Bran $3.50 Bacon, de
mand fair and prices have advanced;
shoulders 5sc; clear sides 7sc. Mess pork
dull and nominal. Lard quiet and I'M
changed.
SPECIAL NOTICES.