Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-30

sales of 12,4J0 bales; medium and low
grades cheSper; higher grades &c higher;
good ordinary to strict good ordinary 13a
a14tc; low middling to strict low middling
14ia15sc; middlins to strict middling 16a
1Gac; good middling 17a17tc; receipts 3d.
34S bales; exports to continent - bales;
coastwise - bales; to Great Britain
2, $50 bales; stock 251,l39 bales; unsold
10000 bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec 20. Cotton higher
grades advanced; good ordinary 13aal4e;
low middling 14sa15c; middling 15aa15sc;
good middling 16aal7c; receipts TOR the
past day 4,525 bales; shipments for the past
"a hours 4,159 bales; sales 1880 bales;
stock 81 1863 bales.
GALVESTON, Dec. 29.-Cotton quiet and
firm; good ordinary 13ac; ordinary 1890;
net receipts ATS bales; exports cOastwise
1907 bales; to continent 500 bales; sales
1,75O bales; stock 1888 bales.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 29.-Cotton steady;
n1iddlings 155a15te; net receipts 1859
bales; exports to Great Britain - bales;
coastwise $3.50 bales; to continent 1850
bales; sales 1,1SS bales; stock 12l ,307 bales.
CHARLESToN, Dec. 29.-COtton firmer;
good demand; middlings 1544c; low mid
dlings 15c; strict good ordinary 145c; net
receipts 1906 bales; exports coastwise B.
0S4 bales; ales 1000 bales; stock 1920
bales.
MOBILE, Dec. 29-Cotton irregular; mid
ding 15ic; low middling 14ac; strict good
ordinary 14c; net receipts 4,O94 bales; ex-
ports coastwise 97e bales; sales 1,200 bales;
stock "a ,246 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29.-Cotton higher but
inactive; middlings 15Ic.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 29.-Cotton advanced;
middlings 15ttc.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 29.-Cotton, market
firm and demand fair at 15c.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Dec. 20, P. M.-Consols for
money 915a92; on account 92a925;
United States 5-20s of 1865, 94II; do. of 1867,
| 042; United States 10-40s 92II; new SIS
91a. Erie 363. Erie preferred So. New
! York Central 79a. The amount of bullion
gone into the Bank of England on
balance to-day is $4,000. The rate of
| discount in open market for three months
bills is a per cent or per cent below
Bank rate.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 29-Breadstufs are
quiet.
PARIS, Dec. 29.-Rentes 5Sf PC.
FRANKFORT, Dec. 29.-5-20s of 1862
97Rc.
New York Money Market.
New YORK. Dec. 29.-MOney was more
active during the afternoon, advancing to
1872 per cent but closed easy at I per cent.
| Sterling exchange was steady at 1857 for
60 days and 1095a109s for sight. The Gus
toms receipts were S2S2,000. Gold was
weaker, owing to the heavy payments by
the Treasury, closing at 1105. Loans were
at 6, Z, 1-32, 1-1G, 3-j4 and per cent gold
for carrying. The Assistant Treasurer
discussed $i,440,0O0 on account of JanII-
airy interest; Sj30,000 currency interest and
| $4,000 in redemption. The Clearings to-
day were S4G,000000. Government were
steady and strong. State bonds were dull.
Stocks were active and strong during the
morning. Before the first board prices de-
| clined from TO per cent but an active
| buying movement followed and a general
recovery ensued. The market closed dull
| at to off from the highest prices of the
| day. The continuance Of railroad strike
| West has a depressing influence. At 4
| meeting of the creditors of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad company to-day, a large
| representation being present, it was unani-
| mOusly resolved to accept the proposition
of the company to fund the floating deb.
with income bonds.
The sales at the Stock Exchange to-day
between ten and two o'clock amounted TO
| 100000 shares, of which 10000 shares were
| Western Union; 10000 Union Pacific;
1000 Lake Shore; 5000 Pacific Mail,
1000 Cleveland, Columbus and Indiana
| Central; $500 Wabash; 5000 st. Paul;
1.500 Ohios; $500 Northwestern, 10000
New York Central; 5000 Rock Island.
Sterling Exchange. Bankers Bills
100; United States coupons of 1881, 120;
5-2Os of 1862, 49,; do. of 1864 rs; do.
| of 1865, 1159; de-. new 1173; j-20s of 1861,
| 10; United States coupons of 1868, 1l9;
new, fives, / l0a; 10-40s, 1I3SS; currency skies,
| Ill. Missouri State bonds 9}; Tennessee,
old SO5; do. new 81; Virginia, new, 40; do.
old. 36: North Carolina, old, II; do. new,
| IA; StockS-Western Union Telegraph 72ai;
New York Central 9S5; Erie A; do. prefer
red 70.