Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-05

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teb5 de0d1y 4thp
somewhat before the closs and sales to re-
alize profits appears. The directors Of tie
Pacific Mail Company agreed to purchase
four steamers for a million dollars and made |
an appropriation for the COMPLETION Of iron |
vessels for the route now fitting up. The |
twenty-seven thousand share of the reserve |
stock Of the company were sold when stock |
was at par. IL is understood Mr.. Stock |
well has, at the request of the directors |
placed in their hands additional collateral |
securities for mortgages on his private pro-
perty. The improvement in stocks are |
most marked In Pacific Mail; Western |
Union, Lakeshore, New York Central and |
Panama, the latest figures show reaction
from the highest rates, bat the maket closed |
steady.
Sterling Exchange B. 3. 1851;
U. s. coupons, 1881, 1881; 5-50s of 1862 |
115s; do. "a, 1853; do '65, 1851; do. new
114ss; do. 1857, 116s; do 1868, 1164t; 10-40s, |
iii; currency SIS, Ia; Missouri bonds !
93c. Tennessee, old, so; do new SOC;
Virginia, new, SOC; do. old 40; North |
CNolina, old, 81; new 16.
Few York DRY Goods Market.
New YORK, March 4.-Business fairly |
active with commission houses, but the |
jobbing trade was checked by the severity |
Of the weather. The cotton goods market /
was buoyant for all descriptions of brown, /
bleached, and colored eottons, and prices |
ruled strong and regular. Woolens rather |
quiet, except for fancy cassimeres and /
worsted coatings. Agents for shawl man
ufacturers made their opening Of spring |
styles to-day, and received fair amount of /
orders. Polka spot prints are in demand, |
and medium colors well sold up in first /
hands. Foreign goods rather better.
New York General Market.
NEW YORK, March 4.-Flour in fair
demand; superane Western and State
$5.85666 Go; extra Ohio S7.C0610 so; st.
Louis S7.50d12.75. Whisky quiet at 92c.
Wheat very quiet; No. 2 Milwaukee
spring afost S1.65; very choice, in store,
S1.64; inferior red Western SLIP; No.2
Northwestern in store, S1.58. Rye 90695c.
Barley and malt unchanged. Cora
shade better; old Western mixed afoat,
65ad66c, in store, CSC new Western
mixed 64d65c; yellow Western 656655c.
Oats heavy; new Western mixed 4S650c;
white 506513c. Eggs dull at 29d30c.
Coffee quiet-Rio 1S6204c. Sugar mod
erately active; fair to good refining Ss6 /
sc. Molasses quiet. Rice steady at So /
&c. Pork irmer-new mess SIG 623. Beef
dull and unchanged. Cut meats dull;
hams 11612e; shoulders &c. Lard-Wes-
tern steam S7-16dSae; kettle Ss6Sac.
Butter quiet; Western 15G2Oc. Cheese
12dl7e. -.--.
baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, March 4.--Flour dull and
in buyers favor; Western superfne $500 |
$50; extra S7.00GS.25; family s.. 75nl0.25.
Wheat unchanged. Corn Coo. Oats 40 |
Arc. Mess pork S15.25615.50. Bacon 81
81, SIC Sugar-cured hams 15G16c. Lard
steam &c; kettle SIC. Butter; unchanged.
Whisky steady.
New Orleans Markets.
NEW CLEANS, March flour quie;;
supelfne 1857; double S7.25; treble $S.00N
9.25; choice $9.70N114OO. Corn quiet; S7J6
90c. Oats quiet, 50652c. Bran easier;
S1.05. Hay, Prime $500 d30.O0; choice
zoo. Pork scarce and firmer, new SIS. 90.
Dry salt ms ats 81, y, u and IL. Bacon
quiet, u, s. and 9te. Lard dull, tierce
aisle; key 9469ac. Sugar frmer, infe-
rier 63c; fair 75c; good to fully fir S5d9c;
prime 95e. Molasses, prime fermenting Csc;
Whisky dull, 90d95c. Coffee quiet, $50 |
zoe. Sterling exchange A.; sight ! pre-
MUM. Gold 114s.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, March 4.-Fiour S7.506
SIS. Wheat Sl.6561.70. Corn 30640c.
Rye quiet at S06S2c. Oats steady at 80 |
63Se. Barley dull and nominal. Eggs
weak at 20c. Provisions strong and ex-
cited. Mess pork S1400614.125c for
country and city; sales $500 delivered at
may. Lard steady, offering light; steam
7sc; kettle SGS5c. Bulk meats strong;
shoulders SIC; clear ribs, Tic; clear sides
7ac, with sales also at interior points at
the same prices for March. Sales of shoul-
ders at So; cler rib e in this city delivera-
bic for March. Bacon steady; shoulders,
&c; clear rib Sc; clear sides, SIC. Hogs
firm; shippers 81 9065.20; butchers $40
6$5.25 receipts 1,250. Whisky active at SEC
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE, March tobacco more
active; sales $40 hhds. Flour easier; extra
family SIPS; A No. l IS 90; fancy 1925.
Wheat Sl.7061.S0. Corn 40642c. Oats
32633c. Rye SOC. Mess pork higher
at S14.256l475. Bacon has advanced
shoulders 6s66tc clear rib SIC; clear sides
SIC; plain hams 123c; sugar-cured 12ic,
u II
rib TIC; clear sides TIC; bulk hams 92610c,
loose; &c higher packed. Lard S16S5c. |
Whisky declined to S56S6c, but demand
good. -
chicago markets.
CHICAGO, March 4.-Flour steady with
moderate demand. Wheat loWer-No. 2
spring ST 1910; No. 8 Sl.07.c. Corn
a shade lower, size. Oats 264c. Rye
Csc. Barley 71a6S54c. Provisions-a
speculative demand and prices higher. Mess
pork closed at $13.95 April, S1425 May.
Lard $7.S06S.00. Bulk meats-sales
shoulders, packed, &c; country loose, 4ac;
short RIB, &c. Dressed Hogs-demand
fair and prices higher, $5.5005.60 for fair
to choice. Whisky SIC.
ST. Louis Markets.
ST. LOUIS, March FLOUR dull; treble
extra fraction lower; otherwise unchanged.
Wheat-Soft spring, by sample, S1.3361.3s;
No. fall SITS. Corn 31c on east track;
closing at Size. Oats easier; 26ac on east
track; 273c on elevator. Barley-NothiDg
doing. Rye dull; prime 63c sacked.
Whisky steady at SIC. Mess pork firm at
S14.00. Dry salt meats strong and better
at 4ac, &c and 7tc for up country April.
Bacon firmer and shade better; shoulders
81; clear rib 8aSsc; clear sides 846S5c
Lard nominal at TIC. Hogs unchanged.
Cattle dull at 265ac. . %
Memphis Markets.
MEMPHIS, March 4.-Flour S6.500I050.
Corn meal lower. Corn 55656c. Oats
46d4Sc. Bulk meats and lard quiet and
unchanged in every respect. r..