Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-31
MARKETS. BY TEIEGRAPH.
The Cotton MARKETS..

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 3O.-Cotton quiet and
steady; Widdiing Uplands g. III middling Or
leans Sba65c. Sales 13,00Ubales; American
$500 bales; speculation and exports 1900
bales. Sales OF uplands not below good
ordinary shipped November and December
SD; DO. December and January S 3-16d;
do. January and February SD; JANUARY
and February delivery sgd; not below low
middlings December to February delivery
5 3-16d; do. February and March SD;
sales of Orleans not below good ordinary
shipped November, January and February
sgd.
New FORK, Dec. 30.-Cotton duh and
lower; middling uplands 1Gtc. Futures clos
ed steady; sales of 22,SQ0 bales as fpliOwsi
January Is 1890: February - 15=1Gc;
March l6 13-32c; April 1Gsc; May II 5-lG
a1Isc
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30.-Cotton active
demand; sales 9,700 bales; medium and low
grades : cheSper; higher grades &c higher;
good ordinary to strict good ordinary 49,
a144c; low middling to strict low middling
14Sa15tc; middliRg to strict niddling Lea
i65c; good middling 17a17te; receipts H.,
92S bales; exports to continent ,S3I bales;
coastwise - bales; to Great Britain
1928 bales; stock 246,Ol7 bales; unsold
1920 bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec. so. = Cotton quiet and
weak; good ordinary 13aa141c; low. mid
ding 143c middling 1j4a15ac; good mid
ding 16Ia17c; receipts for the past day
- bales; shipments for the past "A hours
- bales; sales LOO bales; stock -
bales.
GALVESTON, Dec. 30.-Cotton in fair
demand and firm; good ordinary l3ac; or
binary 1890; net receipts / ,G95 bales; eX-
ports cOastwise 296 bales; to continent l.
300 bales; sales 1000 bales; stock 9S, t32
bales.
= SAVANNAH, Dec. 3l.-Cotton nominal
and lower to sell; middlings 155a15!c; net
receipts 6,329 bales; exports to Great Britain
9,7S6 bales: to continent 3,347 bales; sales
$40 bales; stock 114,503 bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 30.-Ootton opened
firm and quiet; middlings l5tc; low mid
dlings 13c; strict good ordinary 14@c; net
receipts l ,S23 bales; gross receipts 943 bales;
exports to Great Britain 3,047 bales; sales
1000 bales: cS70,S17 bales,
MOBILE, Dec. 30-Cotton quiet; mid
ding Isle; low middling 14Sc; strict good
ordinary 1896 net receipts 1854 bales;
gross receipts 3, $50 bales; exports coastwise
$50 bales; sales 1000 bales; stock G7,260
bales.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30 Cotton quiet and
unchanged; midd}irgs 15tc.
LOUISVILLE, Dec 30.-Cotton quiet and
steady; middlings 1910.
CINCINNATI, Dec J0.-Cotton, quiet at
1896.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Dec. 80, > P. M.-Consols for
money 915a92; on account 92a925;
United States 5-20s of 1865, 100; do. of 1867,
1861; United States 10-40s 103; new5 SIS
1881 Erie Az. Erie preferred Az. New
York Central 795. The above prices of
American securities are based on the new
method Of reckoning the American dollars
which went into effect to-day, by this
American ftmps are quoted at tie rate OF
four shillings per dollar and not four shil-
lings and six pence as heretofore.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 30-BIea1stufs Ge
firm.
PARIS, Dec. 30.-Rentes 5Sf 37ac.
FRANKFORT, Dec. 30.-5-20s of 1862
95sc.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. go Money closed
easy at Ga7 per cent. Sterling exchange
was dull at 10Ssa10S4 for 60 days and 1909
for sight. The lew plan of quoting eX-
change will 90 into operation here Friday
next. Instead of the present asking rates
for long and demand sterling the quotations
will be 4S4 and 49, under the new par
of exchange, as indicated by the mint
value in dollars. Loan certificates ont
standing S1,3S5, 600; decrease since yester-
day Si35, 900. The Customs receipts were
$256,0O0. Gold, after selling at lOS closed
at l103. Loans Were at 6, Z, 1872 and I
per cent geld for carrying; the final rate was
6 per cent. The Assistant Treasurer
discussed S1,S69,000 in gold, mostly on
account of January interest; and $495,000
currency interest. The Clearings to-day
were S43,000,000. Government were firm
and in good demand. State bonds were
dull.
Stocks were active and strong during the
afternoon; the principal strength was in
Panama, st. Paul preferred, Northwestern,
Western Union and New York Central.
The first named rose from 1863 to 100, and
the advance in other shares ranged from
] to / , per cent. Northwestern was TN
usually prominent in the dealings and the
last sales were at the highest prices of the
day. S. Paul preferred advanced to G6 bid
with very little stock Offering. New York
Central sold at 99t and Rock Island 100,
the highest figures since the panic. Pacific
Mail advanced to GSa and Western Union
to T35. On increased business Wabash
sold up TO 40S and Union Pacific was
steady at from 500 to 30a. The general
market closed firm in tone.
The sales at the Stock Exchange to-day
between ten and two O'Clock amounted to
$1,000 shares, of which $4,000 shares were
Western Union; $500 Union Pacific;
1000 Lake Shore; 1900 Pacific Mail,
LOO Cleveland, Columbus and Indiana
Central; 1000 Wabash; $500 st. Paul;