Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-20

to per cent. Clearings about s21, OOO,-
VOo. Governments firm with fair demand.
In the stock market the Union Pacific has
Deen the feature. Dealings were very heavy.
During the morning at intervals there was
wide difference between the price in the
regular way, and on sellers option the ex-
IRENE dl1erence was one per cent, seller 10
1914 per cent, seller % and 2 per cent, sell
er 90. Stock was loaned at s Der cent for
carrying In the morning, but afterwards
loans were fiat, but finally 1854 to 1852 was
paid for use of stock until Tomorrow. A
great deal has been done in the way of putting
out sellers option. The transfer books for
the annual meeting close Saturday next,
and the annual election takes place at Bos-
ton March 8. 1t is generally conceded that
Col. Scott viii retire from the Presidency of
the company and the Hon. Horace F. Clark
will be his successor. The Allowance In the
Union Pacific carried up the whole market
about to per cent in the morning, but in
the afternoon the bears disputed any further
rise and tile general market dropped of !
TO per cent with exception Of tie Union
Pacific. The general list closed dull at low
or prices. Money easy at car. State bonds
hrm. Tennessee's steady on remainder Of
the list.
Sterling Exchange bills 1O9s.
U. S. coupons Of 1881, 1854; do. 5-2Os Of
1852, ll0ii do. 1854, II0{; do. 1885;
lit; do. new, l10s; do. 1857, 111s; do. 1868,
1928; 10-40s, 110s; currency Is, ll4i; Mis-
souri, State Bonds 94sc; Tennessee old 661c;
90. new 66sc; Virginia new 55e; do. old
SIC; North Carolina old S3c; new 16c.
Dry Goods Market.
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quiet, yet prices keep advancing. Heavy
brown sheedngs have taken another jump
Atlantic A advanced 10 15e; do II to I45c;
do to 1Osc. Indian head heavy brown
sheetings to loo, Nashua r to LAC and o
do to lac, being general advance on all
the above makes Of &c per yard.
New York Live stock Market
New YORK, Feb. 19.-Beeyes, total -
200. Lack of cars 10 bring stock kept sew
eral hundred back. Arrivals to-day I4S |
cars COmmunipaw; 81 HHnicut, and t02 at |
Weehawken, making 400. The market
opened fair with few 9 cwt grades at 135c. |
Choice cattle are scarce and quite as high as
last week. Fair to good cattle slow before
close at 11n123c, declining before night. !
Ordinary droyes at 1061lsc, were half !
cent off at close, and some left on market /
averaged scant &c. Five cars Illinois, l.
225 pounds, 1851 pounds per cwt. Five !
cars extra cwt Ohio, 12a613sc. A lot Of /
9 cwt Missouri, 105c. Ouly one car Texans |
on sale.
Sheep-Total $4,000, with IL 900 to-day. |
Market overstocked and quarter 10 half |
cent lower, or 6467ac for ordinary to fair,
and 669c for good TO extra. One car, $50 |
pounds, Canada selling at 94c. Three cars
State, IS pounds, sc; 5 cars Illinois, 81 !
pounds, T3c; 2 cars, SO pounds, Sc. Close
bad.
Hogs-35, 400 live and 1900 dressed, for
week; to-day 70 cars live, worth 4sd5!c.
New York General Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-FlOur steady at
s6.lO69.5O. Rye flour more active; sales
at S4.1Oh5.15. Corn meal unchanged.
Whisky 90d91tc. Wheat sl.566l.73.
Rye, barley and malt unchanged. Corn
72073Bc. Oats 51ad544c. Eggs more
active and sales at S2635c. Hay and hops
COhee-RiO 194d213c. Sugar
fair to good refining 9369jc; CuGa SId
10c. NOlasses dull; New Orleans 4SF16Oc; !
Rice 66S7c. Pork-new mess SAC l43c; |
old 1890 Dressed hogs steady at sc; cut
meats steady; shoulders 54d6c; hams Sc. |
Cumberland middles 7c; short clear 7ic. !
Lard No. to prime steam 9469ic; kettle |
9gc. Butter quiet. Cheese l367c.
baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 19.-FlOur strong and |
advancing. Wheat firm and unchanged. |
Corn active; white TIC. Oats 52656c. |
Rye 9Sc6S1.05. Mess Pork Si4.2J. Bulk !
shoulders 5s65ac; clear rib 6507c. Bacon |
shoulders sc; clear rib Sc. Lard-steam |
leaf 9ic; kettle 10c. Butter steady and |
Whisky e2d923c.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Flour-Demand !
fair and market firm; sales at S6.0066.12k
for superfne Oh Southern orders. Wheat !
No. !, S1.3s; No. 2, $1.25s61.26. Corn |
4O8c. Oats 324A32sc. Rye 73c. Barley |
591c for regular and 60H604c for irregular. |
pork S12.42612.5O. Lard SSi8.SO. |
Meats of all kinds In fair demand at pre- |
vious quotations. Hogs-Extreme range
S4.40d4.9O. Dressed hogs S5.OSd5.lO. !
Whisky Sc.
81. Louis Markets.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 19.-FlOr in good de-
mand for higher grades; superfine $6.5O6 |
$40; extra $610d6.25; Xxx S6.7Od6.SO;
XXX $S6S.25. Wheat-No. 2 spring /
, l.OO,. NO. . ldll f1sOClI1stO NOIA fAeS. Il
Oats sac. Barley 8436874c. Rye 79c.
Tobacco active. Hemp and bagging IN
changed. Pork firm a; S13.25. Dry salt
meats-smal lots loose clear sides at ga |
SIC; packed lots-shoulders sc; clear rib 6ac
clear sides &c. Baeon--shOulders 6d64c; |
clear rib 7A67ic; sugar-cured hams l2G13.
Lard-prime steam on track at Kansas
City SIC; do at Keokuk, deliverable In /
March &c. Hogs S464960; shippers and
butchers the principle buyers. Cattle firm
1t 22fa5Ac.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 9.-Flour-Fa Family
sT.2567.4O. Wheat S1.5s61.60. Corn |
i7c. Oats 42645c. Barley 7O6S0c. Coffee,
dull and dropping. Sugar-demand fair
and market firm, New Orleans 96l1c. Lin
seed oil 97aS9C. Eggs 2T6D2Sc. Butter 20
625c. Cheese 1536163c. Mess pork steady
With moderate demand, sales at $13.25.
Lard 9699c. Bulk meats-shOulders dull
at &c; clear rib 6sc; clear sides 6sc. Bacon
sides 7s679c. Hogs S4.G0d3.0O. Whisky
sec.
Louisville Ma rkets-
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 19.-Bsgging firm at
l5k61Tc. Flour, extra family $6.75, and
demand activss Wheat, red and white,
81 .6061.75. Corn Coo. Oats SOC. Rye.
90f92c. Provisions firm and active; prices
Whisky quiet at Sc.
Memphis Markets.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 19.-Flour S7f9.25'
Corn 56n58c. Oats 55a60c. hay $25s28.
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