Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-13
MARKETS by TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.

middlng uplands SD; middling Orleans
SGD. Sales 1900 bales; American 5,099
bales; speculation and exports 1000 bales.
Sales of the week G6.000 bales; exports
5000 bales; speculation 1000 bales; stock
46S,000 bales: American $1,000 bales;
receipts $4,000 bales; American 21,O0O
bales; stock a1Oat 31S,0O0 bales; American
10000 bales. Cotton to arrive higher.
Sales of Uplands not below good ordinary
shipped November and S 7-16d January and
February SD; January and February de-
livery 5-16d; sales not below low mid
dlngs shipped January and February s
7-i6d; December delivery 5-16d; sales Of
Orleans not below good ordinary shipped
January and February sgd.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-COttOn in good
demand; middling uplands 16tc. Futures
closed weak; sales of HOO bales as fol-
lows: December II 7-16a15ac; January
15aa15 25-32c; February 163-16a164c; March
1G 1882; April II Lice.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 12-COttOn active;
sales 7,150 bales; prices firm; good ordinary
to strict good ordinary 1411a15c; low mid
ding to strict low middling 15ta15ac; mid
ding to strict middling 164a16sc; good mid
dlings 175a1Tsc. These quotations are for
certified checks. Receipts 1860 bales;
exports coastwise 2,2G9 bales; to continent
1.130 bales; to Great Britain - bales;
stock 1858 bales; UnsOid 81, 400 bales.
Weekly sales 1920 bales; net receipts
56,69G bales: gross receipts 63,059 bales;
exports to Great Britain S,567 bales: to
continent %, 1873 bales; coastwise 1922
bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec. II - Cotton demand.
active and advanced; good ordinary 13aa
141c; low middling 14aa1544c; middlings
151a16!c. Receipts for the past day 1928
bales; shipments for the last twenty-fOur
hours 1926 bales; receipts for the week
q, 225 bales; shipments 1850 bales; sales
1900 bales; stock 45,445 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. r. Cotton-demand
fair and prices advanced to 159c.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 12.- Cotton frmer;
middlingS 14aa15c.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 12-.CottOn quiet at
15ac.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Dec. II, ) P. M-COnsols for
money 91Sa92; on account 92Ha924!;
United States j-20s of 1865, "a; do. of 1867,
95s; United States 10-40s o.; new SIS
~ IIlt LII piCltlltU jog NCN
York Central 79J. Rate of discount in open
market for three months bills is per cent,
or ! per cent below Bank rate. The
amount of bullion withdrawn from the
Bank of England on balance to-day is 913,
900.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 12-Breadstufs are
firm. ..---.-.
FRANKFORT, Dec. 12- 5-2Os of 1862,
975c.
PARIS, Dec Y. = Rentes 57f.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-Money to-day was
easy at Ga7 per cent to first-class borrowers.
I per cent gold was paid in some instances.
Sterling was less buoyant with the actual
business at 1857 for 60 days and 109dal00s
for sight. The Customs receipts were
S23S,000. Gold closed at 1093 after selling
at 1O9sa1103. The loans were at ), 6 and
Z per cent for carrying. The Assistant
Treasurer discussed $36S,0OO. The Clear
ings were S3J, 100000. The advance in gold
was caused by vague rumOrs of trouble at
Havana. Governments were strong. State
bonds were dull. Stocks were weak to-day
with decline Of from ! to % per cent.
The transactions were. largest in Union
Pacific, Western Union, Lake Shore, Pacific
Mail, Northwestern, st. Paul, Wabash,
Cleveland, Columbus and Indiana Central
and Rock Island The late evening de
cline was occasiOned by kilograms from
Washington relative to the restoration of
certain duties and the increase of internal
taxation. The market closed weak.
The sales at the Stock Exchange to-day
| between ten and two o'clock amounted
to 100000 shares, of which $4,000 shares
were Western Union; 10000 Union Pa
cific; 5000 Pacific Mail, $500 Ohio; H.
st. Paul; G,000 Lake Shore; 5000 Wabash;
$500 Cleveland, Columbus and Indiana
Central; 1900 Northwestern and $500
Rock Island.
Sterling Exchange. = Bankers Bills:
1889; United States coupons of 1881, 11S33;;
5-20s of 1862, 1927; do. Of 1864 11555; do.
of 1865, 11j5; de-. new 11Sss; 1861, 120; do.
of 1868, 49,; new fives I'LL; United
States coupons of 10-40s, 1113; United
States currency skies, 112. BOnds-Mis-
souri, State bonds, 9255; Tennessee, old 70,
do. new 70; Virginia new 40; old "a;
North Carolina old 81. Stocl.s-Western
Union Telegraph rig. New York Central
95s. Erie Az.
New York Dry Goods Market.
New YORK, Dec. Il. - Commission
houses are transacting a fair amount of
business in staple cOttOns and WOODEN
fabrics. Cotton goods are in steady request
and the market strong and firm. Appleton
A and Indian Head standard sheetings have
again advanced to 12c. Wachusset sheet
ing lie. Amoskea2 denims have advane-
ed TO BIC Merrimack fancy prints are re-
duced by agents to 9ac. Fancy cas1imeres
and repellents are fairly active. Foreign
goods are dull.
New York Geueraf Market.
New YORK, Dee. I2-Flour less active
and limited demand; superfne Western
and State SJ.70a6.40; extra Ohio S6.Sja
$50; st. Louis ST.00a11.O0. Whisky steady
at Ole. Wheat opened dull but became
firmer and closed with scarcely so much
doing; No 2 spring Sl.54aSl.55. Rye and