Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-17
MABxLIa BY TELEGRAPH.
The Chiffon Markets.


LIVERPOOL, Dec. Is. Cotton firm
er: middling Uplands sgd; middling Or
leans Sc. Sales 1900 bales; American
$500 bales; speculation and exports 5000
bales. Sales Of upiands not below good
ordinary Shipped November to January sgd;
sales not below low middlings December
delivery 5-16d; Orleans not below low
middling shipped December, January and
February sgd.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1G.-Cotton a shade
easier; middling uplands 169c. Futures
closed steady; sales Of -, $50 bales as fol-
lows: December 15sc january 1G5c Feb
ruary 10 I9-32alG3c; March IL 1j-1Gc; April
II j-1Gc.
NEW ORLEANS, Dee. 10 Cotton - de
mand fair but less active; sales $500 bales;
good ordinary to strict good ordinary liza
155c; low middling to strict low middling
15sal6ac; middling to strict middling l62a
17sc; good middlinCs 173aISc. These
quotations are for certified checks. Receipts
l.199 bales; exports to continent 800
bales; to Great Britain 3,73S bales; coast
wise 1879 bales; stock IS4,g11 bales; un-
sold 7l,l00 bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec. IS. - Cotton-demand
light but holders firm At last evenings clos
ing prices; good ordinary 14ta14Sc; ow
middling 151a15sc; middlngs 1Ga1G2c.
Receipts for the past day 5,310 bales; ship
mentS for the last twcnty-four honrS 1000
bales; stock 81 ,925 bales.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 16.-Cotton firm mid
lings 45sc; net receipts 3,004 bales; sales
1903 bales.
WILMINGTON, Dee. lG,-COtton firm;
middlines 14ac; net receipts 525 bales; sales
80 bales: stock 3,637 bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec. Is. - Cotton firm;
middlings 155c; low middlings l5ic; strict
bales; no exports; sales 1000 bales; stock
5G767 bales.
MOBILE, Dec. 1G-COttOn quiet; mid
dlings 153alGc; low middlings 15ac strict
good ordinary lac. Net receipts 392
bales; exports cOastWiSe g74 bales; sales
1000 bales; last evening 1,505 bales stock
46, lib bales.
GALVESTON, Dec. 1G.-Cotton firm and
good demand; good ordinary l4caa; ordinary
13c; net receipts 2,424 bales; exports TO
continent 134 bales; sales $500 bales; stock
I0,S7j bales.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. TO- Cotton-demand
good at full prices; midd,ingo l5ac.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. IL. - Cotton firmer;
middlings l5tc.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 10 Cotton quiet and
firm at 1870.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Dee. Is, ) ?. M.-Consols for |
money 9laa91s; on account 92a925s; |
United States 5-20s Of 1865, J433; do. of 1867, |
955; United States 10-40s 9253; new SIS |
%. Erie 81. Erie preferred 80. New |
York Central TO- The amount of bullion |
gone into the Bank of England on balance |
to-day is $4,000. Rate of discount in open |
market for three months bills is4s per cent,
On per cent below Bank rate.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 16-BreadstutlS are |
steady.
PARIS, Dec. IS. - Rentes 5Sf Zoe. cX-
interest.
New York Money Market. /
New YORK. Dec. I6.-The Assistant
Treasurer discussed S1S4,000. The Gus
toms receipts were $4,000. The exports
of produce for the week were S5,3775,91J
Money was easy early in the day at per
cent and closed at I gold and I-22 premium.
Sterling was weak; 80 days 1857; sight
1909. Gold ranged at III sa1126 and closed
at 112a. The carrying rates were 4a7ai-33
per cent premium. The Clearings were
ISL 100000. The Western Union Direc-
tors meet tonight. The street looks for 1
per cent cash and 20 per cent stock dividend.
Governments were active and closed at the
highest prices OF the day. State bonds
were strong but quiet.
Stocks were less active thong strong. In
the evening the market declined 4a6c, but
at the close the general list was steady.
The principal activityWa in Union Pacific
Western Union, Lake Shore, Pacific Mail,
Wabash and Cleveland, Columbus and
Indiana Central. The sales at the Stock
Exchange to-day between ten and two
o'clock amounted to 10000 shares, of
which $4,000 shares were Western Union;
$4,000 Union Pacific; 1900 Lake Shore;
1900 Pacific Mail, u ,465 Cleveland,
Columbus and Indiana Central 1900 |
Wabash; $500 Ohio; 1900 st. Paul; 400
New York Central.
Sterling Exchange. - Bankers Bills;
100; United States coupons OF 1881, 1909;
5-20s of 1862, 115; do. of 1864 117tt; do.
of 1865, HI; do. new 10; 1867, 1l922; do.
Of 1868, III; new fives 1l3; United |
States coupons Of 10-40s, 113; United |
States currency skies, 113a. Bonds-Mis-
souri, State BOMBS, SO; Tennessee, old S0Sc,
10. new S0s; Virginia new 40; old 80;
North Carolina old 50; do. new %.
stocks Western Union Telegraph 745,
New York Central 965. Erie 45; prefer
'ed 10.
New York Dry Goods Market.
New YORK. Dec. 10. - The trade
movement was fairly active with agents of
staple cotton and WOODEN fabrics and jobbng
branches are doing a moderate butineSs for /
he coming holidays. The market for cot
on good is strong with an advancing ten
lcncy. Wide sheetngs were active and sold
head. Cottonadcs are moving more freely
Oenims are brisk in first hands. Rolled
aconects are selling well. Fancy cassi-
nereS are in demand by clOthiers and job
,ers,