Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-06
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.

The Cotton Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. ). - Cotton quiet
and steady; middIing uplands SD; mid
ding Orleans SD. Sales 1900 bales;
American 6,400 bales; speculation and
exports 1000 bales. Sales of the week
$4,000 bales; exports 1900 bales; specu-
lation 1000 bales; stock $4,000 bales;
American $4,000 bales; receipts $4,000
bales; American $4,000 bales; actual ex-
port = bales, stock aflOat $4,000 bales;
American 174,000 bales. Sales of uplands
not below good ordinary shipped Novem-
Der and December 5-16d; December and
January sgd; February 8 7-16aS9d; Febru-
airy and March delivery sgd; not below low
middlings shipped December and January
S 7-16d.
NEW YORK, Dec. .-Cotton-moderate
demand and lower; middling uplands 16c.
Futures closed quiet; sales Of 1890 bales
as follows: December Is 3-1Ga158; Janua-
ry 15aa15 1872; February 155c; March 1644
Is 9-31; April 16 916c. The comparative
cotton statement for the week ending to-
day is as follows; net receipts at
all United State ports during the
week 170,559 bales; for the same week last
year, 140,771 bales; total receipts to date
1,166,6S0; same time last year, 1,2S9,54l
bales. Exports for the week 92,47S bales;
same week last year 7S,OOS bales. Total
exports to date 517, 1872 bales; same time last
year 500, 916 bales. Stock at all United
States ports 4S0,51S bales; same time last
year 1916 bales. Stock at all interior
towns 200,1S1 bales; same time last year
$1,000 bales. Stock at Liverpool 1000
bales; same time last year $4,000 bales.
Stock Of American afoat for Great Britain
174,000 bales; same time last year 700
bales.
New ORLEANS, Dec. s. Cotton quiet;
sales $500 bales; good ordinary to stricl
good ordinary 14ta145c; low middling to
strict low middling 15sa15sc; middling to
strict middling 1655a16sc; good middlings Is
aisle. The above quotations are for GER
titled checks; higher for currency. Receipts
1920 bales; exports coastwise 1889 bales;
to continent $3.50 bales; to Great Britain
= lbales; stock 153, $50 bales. Cotton I'M
sold $4,000 bales. Weekly sales 3S,OO4
bales; net receipts 5000 bales; gross re-
ceipts 62,349 bales; exports to Great
Britain 26,313 bales; to continent 1893
bales; coastwise 1915 bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec. ). Cotton - higher
grades advanced; low grades dull and prices
have declined; good ordinary 132a144c; low
middling 14aa15c; middlings 15aa164c;
Receipts for the past day 2,S79 bales;
shipments for the last twenty-fOur hours
1,265 bales; receipts for the week 10000
bales; shipments 1850 bales; sales IL 900
bales; stock 1902 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. ACotton-denand
fair and market firm at 154c for middlings.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. ). Cotton firm at
1910 for middlings.
CINCINNATI, Dec. ) = Cotton quiet at
15aa155c.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Dec. 4, P. M.-COnsols for
money 915a92; on account 9244a92s;
United States 5-2Os of 1865, 93a; do. of 1867,
9S; United States 10-40s 91s; new IS
90. Erie $50. Erie preferred $50. New
! York Central T73. The amount Of bullion
gone into the Bank of England on balance
to-day is f91 900. Rate of discount in open
| market for three months bills is 4 J per cent,
or per cent below Bank rate. The
| dispatches from America reporting untavor-
| able news from Cuba caused a decline in
| American securities.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. s.. Breadstufis are
| dull.
PARIS, Dec. 5.-Rentes 5S.f 95c.