Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-25
The Cotton Markets.

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 24.-Breadstuffs quiet.
Red Western wheat lis Cd. Flour 26627s.
Corn 2Ss 9d029s.
The Cotton Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 24.-Cotton dull; mid
ding upland lid; do. Orleans 11Sd; sales
1000 bales; speculation and export 1900
bales.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Cotton lower;
sales 1000 bales; middling uplands 22sc.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24.-Cotton quiet,
middling 22c.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 24.-Cotton dull and
prices dropping; middling 224c.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 24.-Cotton dull and
lower; middling &c.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 24.-Cotton full prices
but no demand. Middling nominal at pc.
Receipts 1915 beles.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 24.-Cotton easier;
sales 5000 bales good ordinary 21Ic; low
middlings 2l3c; middlings 221c; receipts
4,475 bales; exports to Liverpool 1859
bales; continent 1920 bales; to New York
1851 bales; stock 230,6S0 bales.
MOBILE, Feb 24.-Cotton dull. kLiddlings
&c. Net receipts 631 bales; gross receipts
GA bales; exports to Liverpool 3,473 bales;
cOastwise $40 bales; sales 800 bales; stock
60,612 bales.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 24.-Cotton dull;
middlings pc. Net receipts 920 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 1896 bales; coast
wise 1872 bales; sales 400 bales; stock b.
066 bales.
GALVESTON, Feb. 24.-Cotton quiet and
weak; good ordinary zoe. Net receipts 5S3
bales; exports coastWise 1907 bales; sales
500 bales; stock 46, 954 bales.
SAVANNAH, Feb. -Cotton-No de-
mand buyers and sellers apart; no quota
tions. Net receipts 1892 bales; exports
coastwise 1,181 bales; sales $50 bales;
stock 66,706 bales.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Gold was dull
throughout the day and closed at 110a.
Rates for carrying to-day were 2, l, II, 9
per cent to fiat. Daily clearings were
about S56,000,0O0. Export specie for the
week amounted to S356,936. Money was
easier in the afternoon, when Z per cent
gold was the maximum on call, and before
the close loans were at to per cent.
To-day stock brokersppaid 1872 to 1-16 per
diem. Bank statement unfayOrable. Loans
December, 1924, 800; specie December,
| 81, SOS, 500; legal-tenders December, S577,-
400, deposits December, 81 $4,000; circu-
lation December $4,000. The banks have
thus made a net loss of 1,180,075 in Their
legal reserve, and now hold ops and
have % per cent required by law. The
government bond market was firm this af-
ternoon with moderate demand. German
bankers were trying to buy some of the
old bonds, but found it extremely difficult.
| State bonds rather dull, with no feature of
| importance. The stock market gained
strength as the day advanced. The closing
| quotations were generally highest to-day;
lowest figures in the morning equal to J to
| II per cent in late dealings. The Pacific
| Mail, Western Union and Union Pacific
were the most prominent stocks. The Pa
| cific Mail advanced from 573 to SO &c and
was quite active. 1t was reported this af-
| ternOon that the great bull and bear leaders
| on the Stock Exchange would renew the
| contest for the supremacy next week.
Sterling Exchange-Bankers' bills 1921,
u. S. coupons Of 1881, 115I; do. 5-20s of
1862, ILL.,; do. 1864, ILL.,; do. 1866,
1115; do. new, 11O44; do. 1867, 111s; do, 1868,
1124!; 1040s, 110S; currency Is, 1874; Mis-
souri, State Bonds 95dc; Tennessee old &c;
do; new &c; Virginia new 53c; do. old
SIC; North Carolina old SAC; new TIC.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Dry goods market
is quiet and strong. The NEST prominent
changes to observe is an advance in PequOt
Cd brown sheetings to 45c and 10-4 do to
SOC. In bleached Pequot S-4have advanced
to 45c; "a do to SOC; 10-4 do SOC. Cahas-
eett "a bleached are up to 47ac and 10-4
brown to the same figure, being an advance
of pc on the several brands. TelegTaphic
advices from Philadelphia report an advance
in the price of Star braid to 90c, and the
prospect is that all leading makes will be
advanced to this price Monday.
New York General Markets
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Flour dull but
unchanged. Rye -four and corn meal
steady. Whisky firm at 914692ac. Wheat
S1.6001.SO. Rye, barley and malt quiet.
Corn 70sc. Oats 51165Sc. Eggs 3563Sc.
Coffee-RiO nominal. Sugar 969Sc. Mo-
lasses-New Orleans 50660c. Rice ga
SIC. Pork and beef unchanged. Dressed
hogs SIC. Cut meats-middles steady at
67ac. Lard 9a695c. Butter quiet at
11622c. Cheese 11M17c.
baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 24.-Flour quiet; and
unchaged. Wheat firm. Corn &c. Oats
52657c. Rye 906$1. Mess pork $14.50.
Bulk meats steady. Bacon-shoulders &c.
Lard 9a61Oc. Butter firm. Whisky 92c.
New Orleans Markets.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 24.-Flour-mar-
ket nearly bare; buyers awaiting receipts.
Corn frmer; mixed Tic; white 74675c.
Oats scarce at SOC. No bacon. Hay-prime
$32; choice $34. Pork-nOne here; to ar
rive quoted S15.50616.00. Bacon g, Sea
SIC. Lagd, sugar, molasses, whisky and
coffee firm and unchanged. Sterling Bank
1203612l4. Sight / discount. Gold 11Os.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Flour-holders
asking 25c per Dbl higher. Wheat active,
No. 2 spring, $1.254d1.26; No. 8 S1.18.
Corn 395c. Oats 32632as. Rye 746744c
for fresh. Barley $4,000. Lard SIC.
Meats unchanged; hogs range from $4.156
4.55; dressed in good demand at 5000
$40. Bulks meats firm owing to light sup
ply. Whisky, sales at SIC.
ST. Louis Markets.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4.-Flour-superfne
$6.75n7.10; XXX$7.356775. Wheat
Sl'2501.36; only sample winter lots SOLD
Corn 413c. Oats size. Barley zoe. Rye
SAC. Whisky SIC. Tobacco dull and drop
ing; Tugs 5s67c; common leaf 6467sc.
Hemp and bagging unchanged. Mess pork
$13613.25. No public sales of bulk meats.
Bacon-small sales at lower, but generally
held at previous quotations. Lard-kettle
sold at SIC. Hogs lower, $42064.GO. Cat
tie unchanged.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, Feb. "a -Flour-Family
$6.5O66.75. Wheat S1.606l.6S. Corn