Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-20

commission houses and business was quiet
The market for cotton goods is steady and
strong. Hills bleached shirtiDgs have ad-
vanced &c. Gamers prints are JODDing at
SIC for low grades. Fancy cassimeres are
selling freely to the clothing trade. Repei-
tents are fairly active.
New York General Market.
NEW York, Dec. 19-Flour dull aud
lower; superfine Western and State $5.7Os
6.25; extra Ohio So. 7OaS.45; St.LOuis $3.50
a11.00. Whisky lower at 99c for December.
Wheat dull and lower; No. spring S1.54a
1.55. Rye unchanged. Barley unchanged.
Corn quiet and firm; western mixed from
store roc; ahoat soc. Oats firm and fairly
active at 56a5T5c. Coffee quiet and fair.
Sugar quiet and steady. Mess pork firm at
SIG; prime Sl3.7J; March S16al6;l25; April
S1G.25. Bulk meats--middles fi1ner;
long clear middles for spot &c; short clear
middles for JANUARY 75c; long clear middles
and short clear middles for December anu
January 9-1Gc; March Sc. Lard opened
firmer and closed weak; steam 5 ll-16aS5c;
February 95c; March DC.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 10. Flour active and
finn but unchanged; western superiine
81. 7JaG.OO; extra SG.jOaT.OO; family SID
ass. Wheat firm but unchanged. Corn
dull at 76c. Oats scarce and quiet at 4oa
soc. Rye steady. Provisions quiet aud
little doing. Mess pork S16al6.25. Bulk
Meats-shOulders 6.a6ac; clear rib TAI &C.
Bacon-fair jobbing demand; shoulders TIA
Sc; elearrib S1aSac. Hams-sood demand
at 12d14c. Lard SaaS5c. Coffee very
strong but unchanged. Whisky firm at
$1.0G.
New Orleans Markets. ..,
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 19.-FlOur scarce
and in good demand, M 5000; xxx
$G.2jaT.50; family $S.OOa9.0O. Corn dull;
white 75s. Oats quiet at 53aj4c. Bran
dull; prime Slj; choice SO. Mess pork
scarce and firm at SIja1j.2j. Dry salt
meats firm; shoulders Sc; clear rib 7sc;
clear Sc. Bacon quiet and firm, scarce;
shoulders 7sc; clear rib sc; clear SIC.
Hams-choice old 10a10bc; new 135aI4c.
Lard-tierces SaaSsc; kegs 95c. Sugar
dun and depressed; inferior 4a45c; common
5a5aac fair 6a6tc; good fair to full fair ga
re; prime TO choice 75aSdc. MOlasses-
fair demand; common 3ja40c; fair jOaJ2c;
prime u choice 54aG0c. Whisky scarce;
Louisiana 80; Cincinnati none; western
rectified 9Jc. Coffee in good demand aud
firmer; fair to prime y ga26c. Corn meal
dull at $50. Gold Ii05a111; currency
GAG per cent premium; sight I discount
for checks and 19Ia20 for sterling bank.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 10 Flour in fair
demand and unchanged; S7.00a7.25. Wheat
i'll fair demand at Sl.47dI. 80 for sample lots.
Corn duh; old ear and shelled Sc. Rye
quiet and unchanged. Oats in fair demand
at Haze. Barley quiet and unchanged.
Mess pork quiet; held at at Sl5al5.25. Lard
steady; steam Sc asked; SIC bid; kettle 81
ao9c. Bulk meats steady; small sales OF
shoulders at &c packed; clear rib sides 6sc
loose; clear : e loose. Bacon firm; small
sales Of shoulders &c; clear rib sides 7iC;
clear Sc. Hogs active and firm for heavy
at S490a5.I0; light shipping SI.6Oa4S0.
Green meats firm; sales Of shoulders at , IA
SIC; clear rib &c; clear &c; hams SaS &c.
Whisky quiet and easier at 9ec.
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE Dec 10 Bagging-market
steady at 13aalJc. Flour firm and active;
extra family S6.00aG.IJ; \ No. l 1871.
fancy $50. Wheat firm at S1.4ja1.55.
Corn steady at j0ajJc. Oats firm at 45a4S.
Provisions quiet and firm. Mess Pork
nominal. Bulk meats firm; shoulders ga
&c; clear rib 7c, clear &c loose. Green
meats nominal. Hams-sj;gar-cure y Ia
BE and steady. Lard-goOi held at SaSJ;
leaf 9aal0c Whisky firm.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10 FlOUr-quiet and
unchanged; holders demand concessions;
extra SJ.2j; extra superfine S7.2ja9.25.
Wheat quiet, weak and lower; No. l sDFing
S1.Ijai.I6; No. , spring Sl.l55; No. 3
spring S1.09a1.1O. Corn dull and market
unsettled and lower, closing steady at SIC.
Oats opened firm, closed dull and lower;
No. > 37tc. Ryc-market steady; No. .
7ja7'1c. Barley-fair demand and prices
advanced; No. = SI.34a1.35. Mess pork
weather Uufavorable-Sl4 for spot. Lard
quiet and weak Sc bid. see asked for spot.
Bulk meats-market steady, partiy eIlEaL
shoulders &c, snort nh miuuIeS O2a5sc;
short clear middles 65c, all loose. Green
meats steady; shoulders &c; hams firmer;
Is pounds average Sc. Dressed hogs
demand fair at S5.j0aJ.Gj Whisky
market steady at 9Gc.
NJ. EOuis Markets.
ST. LOUIS, Dee. 19.-Flor - demand
good, especially for low and medium
grades. Wheat - spring closed lower at
$l.20a1.22. closing at inside prices. Corn
market depressed and prices lower; new
mixed J2aj4c for east elevator. Oats dull
ami declined; No.. , }Sa:'S5c. Barley quiet
and unchanged. Rye irregular at SASS.
Whisky firm at 95c. Mess pork; small
sales at Sl4.Z5. Dry salt meats and bacon
firm; only iObbing and order business. Lard
nominal at SaS!c. Hogs firmer aud higher
at S465a5.4j; bulk of sales at Sl.70a4.OO.
Cattle in better demand; good to extra ma
tive steers S4lj. -.
Memphis Markets.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 10. Flour quiet and
unchanged al $j.j0a9.jO. Corn dull and
unchanged. Ryc-market steady at re.
Oats easier at j4a5jc. Bulk meats quiet
and unchanged. Larl-demand good at
full prices, gal0C.