Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-18
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 17.-Cotton firm; mid
ding upland 1156l14d; do. Orleans AID;
sales $4,000 bales; speculation and export
5000 bales.
New Y DIRK, Feb. 17.-COtton advanced.
Sales 965 bales; middling upland 235c.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. .-Cotton-sales
$4,000 bales; good ordinary 205c; low mid
dlings 2lSC; middlings &c; receipts 4,482
bales; exports to Liverpool ,459 bales;
coastwise 70 bales; stock 233, 6SS bales.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17.-Cotton nominaly
higher.
CINCINNATI, Feb. -Cotton-Denland
fair and prices higher; middling 22a622sc.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 17.-COtton a shade
higher, middling 22sc.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 17.-COttOn frmer;
middlings PC. Net receipts 40 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 2,31I bales; cOastwise
554 bales; sales 500 bales; stock 1850
bales.
MOBILE, Feb 17.-Cotton firm mid
dlings 2l5 net receipts 1911 bales; exports
to Cork $50 bales; sales 1000 bales; stock
1887 bales.
SAVANNAH, Feb. 17.-Cotton-Buyer
tatiOn; holders very firm outside; middlings
215c net receipts 1,150 bales; exports TO
Great Britain 1884 bales; coastwiSe 574
bales; sales 500 bales; stock 1920 bales.
GALVESTON, Feb. livery firm; hold
ers asking higher rates; good ordinary zoe;
net receipts 8O2 bales; sales 500 bales; last
evening 700 bales; stock 5O,619 bales.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Feb. 17-1:30P P. M.-Consols for
money S2}; on account 92b; U. S. 5-20's
of 80, 9la; do. '65, 81; de. '67, 9244; 10-40s,
49,.
PARIS, Feb. 17.-Rentss 5Gf. Coo.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 17.-Red winter wheat
lis 9d612c. Flour 2662Ts. Corn Sos Sd
659s Cd. Cheese 70s. Lard ass.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Gold opened at
11OIa110s, and was intensely dull through
out the day at these prices. Loans were
made at 2 to 3 per cent. for carrying. Daily
Clearings ST, 100000. Specie exports for
the week S153, 235. The government bond
market was strong and higher at the close.
State bonds dull in the general list; Tennes-
sees very strong at 662a67; South Carolina
bonds about J per cent better. The money
market was very easy during the afternoon
at ) to 6 per cent. on call with exceptional
loans at the close at 4, 3 and 2 per cent.
The bank statement is unfavorable-eX-
hibits another heavy decrease in legal re-
serve. The analysis of the statement show
that the banks have made a net loss of
81 ,S4j 600 in their legal reserve; that they
now hold only So, 74S, 100 above p per cent.
required by law. Stocks opened quiet with
but very little activity during the day. The
stock market was not affected to any extent
by the bank statement. Prices advanced
late in the day. At the close the best fig
ures of the day were generally current. Ia
the upward movement Union Pacific
touched 331; Quicksilver rose to 35 for COM
mon. These stocks were the chief features
of the market In regard to the rise in
| Union Pacific, it is stated that those parties
who recently sold out have been buying
! back their stock, and are to jsin on bull
for another advance.
Sterling Exchange-Bankers' bills 1O94.
| U. S. coupons of 1881, 1853; do. 5-2Os of
! 1862, II65; do. 1864, 11O5; do. 1866,
I'LL; do. new, no.; do. 1867, 1l15; do. 1869,
112; 1040s, 11Os; currency Is, ia; Mis-
souri, State Bonds Gage; Tennessee old 665c;
do. new 66fc; Virginia new 54c; do. old
SIC; North Carolina old 339c; new 1S5c.
Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.--Market less active,
but buoyant. AndrOscOggin brown sheet
| ings-35c for B; 40c for 9 and 45c for 1O-4
Agawan T sheetings; Boot FF standard do.
| 145c.' Dwight fine sheetings are tirmer at
| lie for Y, 12c for Y, 13c for II, 149c for
| Star, yard wide, 16c for do. 4O-inch, 129c
| for w do. yard wide, 14c for Pocasset
| Canoe sheetings; lie for Naumkeag slate
/ and bleached satteens; 14C for Amoskeag
| corset jeans; 10dc for Boston stripes, IL 20
\ 13c for American, do. mostly 12dl3c; l33
| n14c for Haymaker brown and blue de-
MINIS; 15c for Pepperell brown drills; 1870
\ for do. fine do; 16c for Boot A blue do; l5c
for Amoskeag brown do; 15c for do. ging-
hams; 14615c for Bates do; 12ac for Glas-
cow do; 13614c for Lancaster do; 1lac
| for Union do; 13c for Congress and Green
| Star wineans; lac for Red Cross do. Red
| Cross cambrics advanced to 9Rc; some
sales at Sc. High cOlOrs command 10c.
New York General Market.
New YORK, Feb. 17.-Flour easier at
! S6.IO69.50 extremes. Rye flour and corn
meal unchanged. Whisky more active at
91691Jc. Wheat S1.6Od1.72. Rye, Bar
| ley and Malt quiet and unchanged. Corn
| 7256732c. Oats 52d55c. Coffee dull
Rio 17s6214c. Sugar-fair to good refn-
| ing 969sc; Cuba ssG9Rc. Molasses dull.
Rice unchanged. Pork and Beef dull and
unchanged. Dressed hogs heavy at sc.
Lard No. l to prime steam 9s69sc; kettle
| 95c. Butteruiet. Cheese unchanged.
baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 17.-Flour-Demand
| fair and market firm. Wheat, S1.6561.6S
! Oats 53654c. Rye and Barly firm. Mess
! pork Sl4.5O. Bulk meats and bacon firm,
| but quotably higher. Lard firm at 9ac.
Butter active, but unchanged. Whisky dull
at 92c,
New Orleans Markets.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 17.-Hay scarce,
prime S3I; choice $33. Bacon firm at :, 8,