Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-24
MARWETs BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.

The Cotton Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 23.-Cotton tending
down; middiiug uplands 81 middIing Or
leans SiaSRc. Sales 10000 bales; American
800 bales; speculation aud exports 1900
bales. Sales of uplands not below COED orr
binary shipped November and December s
Lice; December and Jaliuary delivery SD;
sales hot below good ordinary shipped De-
cefnber and January SD.
NEW YORK, Dec: 3.-Cotton-mid-
ding uplands 16c. Futures closed easy;
sales of 1880 bales as follows: January
i 1-32c; February 10 27-32a15ac; March
1880; April 16sa16sc; May 175a17sc.
NEW ORLEANS; Dec. 23.-Cotton very
active; sales 1900 bales; prices irregular
with some sales a. Jess than inside quota
tions; good ordinary to strict good ordinary
13a144c;, low middling to strict low mid
ding 14sa155c; uiiddlipg to strict Hiddling
15Ja16c; good middling 16a17c. Receipts
| 1895 bales; exports 10 continent 12,0lS
bales; to Great Britain 9,434 bales; stock
2I9,116 bales; unSold last evening 94,7OO
bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec. %. - Cotton dull and
prices drooping; low grades unquotable:
good ordinary t34a13}c; low Bliddling l5a
| 15i. Receipts for the past day 5,725 bales;
shipments for the last twenty-four hours
| 2,O56 bales; stock $3.50 bales.
GALVESTON, Dec. 23.-CottOn lower;
demand moderate; good ordinary 1899; or
| dinary 12hc; net receipts 1926 bales; gross
| 1926 bales; exports coastwise 1,1G6 bales;
sales 1900 bales; stock IS, 1917 bales.
MOBILE, Dec. 23.-Cotton quiet and
easier; middlingS ID &c; low middlings l45c;
strict good ordinary 1899; net receipts 2,6OO
bales; exports coastwise S01 bales; sales l.
900 bales; stock ,454 bales.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 23.-CottOn firm;
middlings 15c; net receipts /, 147 bales; eX-
norts to Great Britain S,j3J bales; coast
wise 1,267 bales; sales 3,443 bales; stock
123, 400 bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 23.-COttOn more
steady; middlings 15c; low middlings 143c;
strict good ordinary 14aac net receipts 3,091
| bales; gross q, 1872 bales; exports to France
45l bales; sales 1000 bales; stock 6O,6O7
bales.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. % Cotton quiet and
| unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 23.-CottOn quiet and
steady; middlings 15c.
CINCINNATI, Dee. 23-CottOn dull and
nominal.
Foreign Markets
LONDON, Dec. %, p. M.-COnsOls for
money 9l5a92; on account 92a925;
United States 5-20s of 1865, o.; do. Of 1867,
94s: United States 10-405 81; new 5's
91S. Erie 36s. Erie preferred IS. New
| York Central 10. The amount of bullion
gone into the Bank of England on
balance to-day is t 1000.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. % -BreadstufIs are
firm.
PARIS, Dec. 23.-Rentes 5Sf 25c.
FRANKFORT, Dec. 23.-5-20s of 1862
9T5c.
New York Money Market.
New York. Dec %. = Money easy
at 5a6c Sterling weak 10S!!c for 60 days
and 1O95c for sight. Customs receipts
| S245, 900. Gold closed at 1105c, after selling
| at 1Oaza110sc LOaus were at 4aa7al-32aI
cold for CARRYING and fiat for borrowing.
! Assistant Treasury discussed siXty-tOur
| thousands. Clearings thirty-fOur millions.
| Government bonds quiet and firm. State
bonds dull. Stocks dull in the morning;
! the market declined from ! to ! per cent,
! but after the first call a firm feeling set Ill,
| and a general advance from 4as per cent
| took place. Western Union was the lead
| ing feature, next in point OF interest were
| the Union and Pacific, Wabash, PACING
| Mail, and Lake Shore stock. Sales between
| 10 and ? o'clock amounted to 10000 shares,
! of which $4,000 were Western Union, 49,
| 600 Union Pacific, 10000 Wabash, 3,009
| Pacific Mail, $500 OhlOs, 1000 Central,
1000 st. Paul, 5000 Lake Shore, 1880 e.
c. and l. c., and 1000 Northwestern.
Sterling Exchange. - Bankers Bills:
1859; United States coupons of 1881, 119;
5-20s of 1862, 113; do. OF 1864 49,; do.
of 1865, 114S; do. new 1T; 1867, 1l6a; do.
of 1868, 117!; new fiyes 11Oa; United
| States coupons of 10-40s, 11S; United
States currency skies, 1921. Bonds-Mis-
souri, State bonds, 92b; Tennessee, old S9ac
do. new SOL; Stocks-W Western Union
Telegraph 712; New York Central 95s:
Erie A; preferred 7Oa.
New York Dry Goods Market.
New YORK. Dec. 23.-Busines was quiet
| to-day with commission houses and there
was but little activity in jobbing branches.
Fine bleached shifting closely sold up and
agents of fruit of loom, nOnparel c. only
receive orders at value, for future delivery
Indian. Orchard, Carset, Jeans are advanc-
ed to 10. cotton, flannel fairly active, fancy
cassineres improving, holiday trade I'M
usually brisk.
New York General Market.
New YORK, Dec. 23.-FlOur quiet and
| unchanged. Whisky steady at 99c. Wheat
in moderate demand and higher; No.
| sDring 81. 5Sa1. 80. Rye and barley I'M
changed. Corn unchanged. Oats heavy
| and lower at 5Ta60c. Sugar quiet. Pork
firm: new mess SIG: March, S16.25. Middles
firiner; long clear 7sc; short clear 74c; De
cenber and January, 7sc; March, Sc; short
clear on SPOT nc. Lard weak; prime steam
SIC; choice SIC; prime, January, sc; Feb
rIary. DC: March, &c. Hogs $40 for live
receipts and demand not strong for live
and market tame at 54a5Sc for dressed
closed shade firmer at G3a7ac for city ant
| 6Sa6sc for Western demand.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Dec 23.-Flour steady ant
| unchanged: western superfine S4.75a6.00
| extra Sc. jOa7.OO; family S7.25a6.75. Wheat
firm and unchanged. Corn firni-miNed
western TIC. Oats firm at 50a52c. Rye
| SIpduNs j 1Of iSltlho H'tACN 'tiiA
Coffee very strong at 25a2Gac gold. Whisky
dull: offered at S1.02, and no buyers.
New Orleans Markets.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 23.-FlOur i'll fail
local demand; common $475a5. 12a; Xxx
5000; xxx S6.5Oa7.57; family $500
9.125. Corn lower; white 72a73c; yellow
40. Oats quiet at SIC. Bran dull at 95c
Hay dull, prime $40; choice$23. Pork dull
held at Sl5.50;no buyers. Dry salt meats
quiet; shoulders &c; clear rib SIC; cleal
sides SIC. Bacon scarce and higher; Shout
ders Sc; clear rib S8c; clear sides 95a9ac
Hams-new scarce and i'll demand at 1885
l4c Lard in light supply and firm; tierce:
sc; keg 9Ia9ac. Sugar dull; inferior IA
4fc: common 5a52c fair to fully fair Cal
Moiasses in good demand; fair fermentine
40a42c; fair to good fair 50a54c; prime t.
strictly prime 55a59c. Whisky lower at 81
a97c for Louisiana; no choice Cincinnati
in the market. Coffee firm at 2laa57c
Corn meal scarce at $3.50. Freights by
steam and sail to Liverpool Cd; by steam
and sail to New York sc. Gold llOal lOa
] 1 I;eoc,,uf. efariiOr hank ISL