Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-21
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.

MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.
Ii VERPooL., March 20.-Cotton steady;
middling upland 95d; do Orleans 9sd; sales
$4,000 bales; American 10000 bales; specu-
lation and export 1000 bales; February and
March shipments from Savannah and
Charleston 95d. April 1-16c.
NEW YORK, March 20.-CottOn more
active for export and steadier on better
grades, but weak aud irregular on lower
grades; middling upland, 19sc. Sales Of
futures II, $50 bales, as follows: March 1Ss
6184c; April 1Ssd1Ssc; May Is 11-16cN
lSsc; June Is 15-l66195c; July 1910
10 3-16c.
NEW ORLEANS, March 20-Cotton active;
sales 10000 bales; ordinary 13ac; good ordi-
nary, 16c; low middlings TIC; middling
1910; middling Orleans, 1890. Receipts
8,008 bales. Exports to Providence, 1,525
bales. Deduct from previous exports and
add to stock 1878 bales returned from ship
John Parker, and the stock is 213, 115
bales.
CINCINNATI, March 2O.-Cotton quiet !;
middling 1sac.
LOUISVILLE, March 2O.-Cotton weak !;
low middling Tic.
ST. LOUIS, March 2O.-Cotton dull but
unchanged.
MEMPHIS, March 20. - Cotton lrmer;
low middling 1746l7ac.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, March 2O.-ConsoIs-money
92aN925, on account 925692. United
States 5-20s '65, 93s; do '67, 933; 1O-4Os,
SO.
PARIS, March 20.-Rentes 55f 10c.
LIVERPOOL, March 90 Breadstuffs
California white wheat average lis 6da
lis Sd. Club lis 10da12s I'D. Flour 28s.
Corn 27s.
ANTWERP, March 2O.-Refned petroleum
43f.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, March 20.-The suspen-
sion of the Bulls-head bank was the Iea-
ture in financial circles to-day, and caused
depression and lower prices on the Stock
Exchange, succeeded by a steadier tone.
Money active and stringent. The bulk Of
call loans at 1-16 per day, with closing bus
mess at 7 per cent gold. Sterling dull at 8
6S5. Gold steady at 11546115i, closing
at 1l5a6115s. Loans 467 per cent gold
for carrying. CleariDgs AZ millions. Treas
ury disbursements 1850. Customs re-
csipts $685., 900. Governments strong. State
bonds quiet; Missouris strong and active.
Railroad bonds steady. Stocks weak
throughout the list, with the single excep-
ton of Western Union, which was remark
ably steady the whole day.
Sterling Exchange Bank Bills 107a;;
q. s. coupons, 1881, 11Saa; sos Of 1862
115z; do. '64, 1155; do '65, 116d; do. new
114S; do. 1867, 1165; do 1868, l16s; 10-40s,
Ill; currency 6's, 113a; Missouri bonds
953e. Tennessee, old, s5a; do new Sc;
Virginia, now, Sic; do. old A; North
Calolins, old, 80; new II.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, March 20.-There was only
moderate business done to day owing TO
unfaVorable weather. Domestic cottons
are active, firm and unchanged. Bleached
shirtings and wide sheetiDgs are very quiet.
Denims, ticks and ehevoit shifting stripes
are active. Cottonades move more freely.
Woolens are better, in jobbers' hands.
Prints and ginghams are in demand. For
eign fabrics are active. Millinery silks have
been reshipped in bond to Europe, owing
TO dullness in the market. Ribbons are
rather better at auction.
New York General Market.
New YORK, March 20.-Flour in mod
crate request at rather easier prices for
trade bra .ds, which are offered more freely;
Superfine Western and State $5.9006.OO;
st. Louis S7.5001275. Whisky 923c.
Wheat very quiet; firmly held, with little
prime stock offering; shippers and miLers
are bidding lower than asking; sales OF
choice No. Milwaukee afoat los;
only sale reported. Rye and barley steady.
Corr in moderate demand and little
firmer for old, with light offerings; new
easier; new mixed western 649n65c; old
afloat 655e. Oats frmer; new mixed
Western 45d48C; new white 4765O3c.
Eggs 26G263c.. Coffee dull steamer has
arrived with 1,430 bags; no samples out yet;
Rio 16s619c. Sugar and molasses I'M
changed. Rice S683c. Mess pork $l625.
Beef dull and unchanged. Cut meats quiet;
shoulders &c, middles frmer; long clear
Sc; short clear April SS631c. Lard-West-
en- steam s 7-166S4c; kettle Ss6Sac.
Butter; Western 1S631c. Cheese quiet
at 12617c.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, March 20.-Flour steady
and unchanged. Wheat quiet. Grain mark
ct all unchanged. Mess pork $l6.256
$3.50. Bulk meats and bacon firm, good
demand. Lard S.dSic. Whisky Ole.
New Orleans Markets.
NEW ORLEANS. March 20.-Flour dull;
Xxx $6.906700; xxx $500; family 1925
6I1.O0. Corn, mixed 63664e; white 65c.
I,ll L.
81 and 10c. Hams scarce at 142615c.
Lard dull; tierce S36Sac; keg 9369sc.
Sugar common, .7sc; prime 9ba95c.
MOlasses-common fermenting 40a53c;
good fermentiDg SOC. Whisky 92a97c.
Coffee 1Oa20c. Sterling, 24!!, sight,
premium. Gold, 115.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, March 20.-Flour I'M
changed. Wheat $1.6S61.70. Corn
39640c. Rye S00e2c. Oats and Barley
steady. Mess pork nominal at S15.25; sales
$500 April buyers. Lard firm steam Z -
16c; held at 7E6Tc; kettle SIC. Bulk meats
strong; shoulders SIC; clear rib nc, clear
sides re. Bacon steady; shoulders 6s0
&c, clear rib 83aSsc; clear sides SaaSsc.
Whisky steady at sec.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, March 20.-Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat moderately active, but;
irregular and lower; No. l spring $1.264;
No. 2, $l.19aa1.19s. Corn 91s63lc.
Oats 266274c. Rye 64d64ac. Barley 70
675c. Mess pork sales S14.70. Lard,
79c' Bulk meats unchanged. Whisky SIC,
closing at $500 bid; 81 asked.
W0~.fzvsINo NN~rhafa
LOUISVILLE, March 20.-Flour, tend
ing downward, but prices unchanged.
Grain unchanged. Mess pork S15,5O6
1900. Bscon-shoulders 6sd6s,; clear
rib S368se; clear sides 6sd9c, packed.
Hams-demand good; plain hams 1S0133c;
sugar and fancy 13ad14c. Bulk
meats-shoulders SIC; clear rib 7367sc;
clear sides 7se; bulk hams 10c, all loose.