Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-23
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. IL Cotton uull anu
easier; middling tIplands SaS4d; middling
Orleans Ssc. Sales 10000 bales; American
$500 bales; speculation and exports 1000
bales. Sales of uplands not below good or
binary shipped November to February sgd;
December delivery 1-1Gd; February do.
SD; sales not below low middlings shipped
November 20 January SD; sales Of Orleans
not below good ordinary shipped December
and January 5-l6d.
New YORK, Dec. 22.-COtton dull and
nominal; middling uplands 1Gc. Futures
closed quiet; sales of 2j,S00 bales as fol-
lows: January 13c; February - 17-}2c;
March is 1-}2a1G Lice; April 1Gae; May
lie.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 22-COtton active
supply for middles but poorly assorted;
prices are Baic lower; sales lO,1O0 bales;
good ordinary to strict good ordinaryl34
a14Ic; low middling to strict low middling
145al5a &c; middling to strict middling 1j9
a1GIc; good middlings lie. These quo
tations are for currency. Receipts 2l,l46
bales; exports to continent 1867 bales;
stock 223, 6S3 bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec. %. - Cotton dull and
market unsettled; the unfayOrble weather
checks outdoor trade. Receipts for the past
day 1865 bales; shipments for the last
twenty-four hours 5,150 bales; stock --
bales.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. D. Cotton quiet and
weak; mid,Ilinss l5c.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 22.-Cottou dull but
unchanged; middlinSs 15c.
CINCINNATI, Dee. % Cotton dull at
15Rc.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Dec. %, 5P. M.-COnsols for
money 91aa92; on account 92ag2 s;
United States 5-2Os of 1865, "a; do. of 1867,
94!; United States 10-i0s ~; new IS
qlj. Erie 36J. Erie preferred 5Ss. New
York Central Is. 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. 22-Breadstuffs are
quiet and unchanged.
PARIS, Dec. 22.-Rentes 5Sf zoe.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. %. - Money closed
easy at 4a5 per cent. Sterling exchange
closed dull with business at 1O65 for 90
days and 1094al09s for sight. The Customs
receipts were S210,000. Gold closed at 1lOS
after selling at 110sal105. Loans were at
I, 1872 and Z per cent gold for carrying.
The Assistant Treasurer disbursed $500,
900. The CleaFings were S53,GOO,0OO.
Government were finn. State bonds were
dull.
Stocks opened strong but under rumors
of mercantile failures became weak and
declined from to 2s per cent. The de-
cline was led by Western Union and
Wabash, which were pressed down 2 per
cent by free offerings. Cleveland, Column
bus and Indiana Central, Union Pacific and
st. Paul were well sustained, the latter on
the report that Northwestern and st. Paul
contemplate a closer alliance. Panama
was exceptionally strong and advanced from
9S to 100. The market closed heavy. The
large sellers of last week were purchasers
to-day in anticipation of an advance in
January.
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; 1900 Union Pacific;
10000 Lake Shore; 1000 Pacific Mail,
5000 Cleveland, Columbus and Indiana
Central; 1000 Wabash; 5000 st. Paul;
1000 Ohios; 1000 Northwestern.
Sterling Exchange. - Bankers Bills:
10Ss; United States coupons Of 1881, 1lSaa;;
-j-2Os of 1862, 1929; do. of 1864 ia; do.
of 1865, 11444; do. new III; 1867, ITS; do.
of 1862 It'll; new fives 110s; United
States coupons of 10-40s, III; United
States currency skies, 1922. Bonds-Mis-
souri, State bonds, 9255; Tennessee, old soc,
do. new 50; Virginia new 40; old Sc;
North Carolina old a; do. new II;
Stocks Western Union Telegraph III.
New York Central 959. Erie "A; prefer
red I0s.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, Dee. 22.-Busines was quiet
to-day with commission houses and the
iObbing movement was slow. The market
for cotton goods was steady and prices ruled
firm. Cotton flannels and corset jeans are
active. Prints were quiet but firm. Cot
tonades were in better demand. Fancy
cassimereS and wOrsted cOatings show some
Improvement. White good, laces, EN-
broideries and handkerchief were decided
ly more active.
New York General Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. Colour in moderate
demand and lower; superfine Western and
State $5.G0s6.0O; extra Ohio S6.55aS.25; St.
Louis Sc. 70a11.00. Whisky frmer at 99aSl.
Wheat in fair demand and higher; No. 9
spring S1.j4al.5S. Rye unchanged. Barley
unchanged. Corn opened higher andclosed
quiet with the advance lost; S3aS3c afloat.
Oats higher at 59a60ac ailOat. Coffee buoy
ant and higher; Rio 25a27ac gold. Sugar
firm. Mess pork quiet and steady; new