Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-18

15sc; low middling TO strict low niddling
159al5sc; middling TO strict middling lola
17sc; good middlings 17sa1Sc. These
quotations are for certified checks. Receipts
S,52S bales; exports to continent 5000
bales; to Great Britain - bales; coast
wise - bales; stock 190379 bales; I'M
sold 1890 bales. Gold 1115; currency 1a9
per cent premium; sight ] discount for
checks and 81 for sterling bank.
MEMPHIS, Dec. II. - Cotton-the heavy
receipts depresses the market; good or
binary 14a14sc; low middling 151a15dc;
middlings 16a16ac; good middlings 173c.
Receipts for the past day 3,715 bales; ship
ments for the last twenty-four honrs Ass
bales; stock 81 ,45j bales.
ST. Louis, Dec. H. CottOn-activc and
firm; low middlings 15c; middlings 15ac.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 17.-Cotton quiet and
weak; middlings 154c.
CINCINNATI, Dec. II Cotton quiet and
nominal at 15sc.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Dec. II, 5 P. M.-Consols for
money 91aa9ls; on account 92a9255;;
United States 5-20s of 1865, 942; do. of 1867,
9555; United States 10-40s 92!!; new SIS
91s. Erie 1863. Erie preferred 80. New
York Central ISL. The amount of bullion
Withdrawn from the Bank of England on
balance to-day is $4,000. The rate for
money atthe Stock Exchange on govern
ment securities is 4 per cent.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 17-Breadstutis are
unchanged.
PARIS, Dec. II. - Rentes 5Sf 15c. ex-
interest.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Money was active
and closed in the morning at ZIG per cent
but in the evening declined to 3 per cent
with closing business at sac. Sterling was
firm at 10Ss for 60 days and 100. for sight.
The Customs receipts swere $4,000.
Gold closed quiet at 111b after selling at
111Sa1128. Loans were 4, Z and I gold
and % for carrying. The Assistant Urea
surer discussed Sl31,00 The Clearings
were $50, 000000. Governments were firm.
State bonds were dull.
Stocks were dull, the course of the mar
ket was toward lower prices from the
| opening until o'clock, the decline ranging
| from to l per cent. This was SubSe-
| quently recovered in many cases. At the
| final close the market was weak and fever
ish though prices were above the lowest
point of the day. The chief dealings were
in Union Pacific, Western Union, Lake
Shore, Pacific Mail, Wabash, st. Paul and
and Cleveland, Columbus and Indiana
Central. The old pool in the latter stock
are quietly buying it. The sales at the
| Stock Exchange to-day between ten and two
O'Clock amounted to 10000 shares, of
which 1900 shares were Western Union;
| 1900 Union Pacific; 10000 Lake Shore;
| 5000 Pacific Mail, 4,465 Cleveland,
Columbus and Indiana Central; 1000
| Wabash; 5000 Ohio; 5000 st. Paul; 5000
| Northwestern.
Sterling Exchange. - Bankers Bills:
100; United States coupons of 1881, 122 :;
5-2OS of 1862, 115; do. Of 1864 116IR; do.
of 1865, 1l63; do. new 119; 1867, 11Ss; do.
of 1868, 49,; new fves 49,; United
States coupons of 10-4Os, 1929; United
States currency skies, 49,. BOnds-Mis-
souri, State bonds, 90; Tennessee, old Sic,
do. new 81; Virginia new 40; old 30:
North Carolina old 80; do. new %.
Stocks Western Union Telegraph "A.
New York Central 95s. Erie A; prefer
| red co..