Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-05
The Cotton sIarketa.


bales; speculation 5000 bales; stock in
port $4,000 bales, American 49,, 900 bales,
receipts for the week $4,000 bales; Ameri-
can $4,000 bales; actual exports 5000 bales;
stock afOat for this pert 100000 bales, in
GLIDING $4,000 bales of American.
NEW YORK, Dec 4.-CottOn dull and
easier; middling upland 14ic; middling Or
leans 15tc. The market for futures closed
weak with sales Of 1900 bales as follows.
December delivery IA 9-S2a14sc; January
delivery 14Ic; February delivery 10 7-32a
15Sc; March delivery Is 9-16c; April de-
livery Is 27-32a15se; May delivery 10 s.
32al5 3-16c; June delivery 10 7-l6c; July
10 21-32a16 11-16c. The comparative
cotton statement for the week ending to-day
is reported as follows: Net receipts at all
United States ports during the week los, 1917
bales; for the same time last year,
l2O,559 bales; total receipts to date
], "A, 9S5; same date last year, i, 166, $50.
Exports for the past week 1878 bales;
same time last year %, 43S bales. Total
exports todate 703, 1874 bales; same date last
year 519,075 bales. Stock at all United
States ports 59S,395 bales; same time last
year 4S0,5lS bales. Stock at all interior
towns, 121, 150 bales; same time last year
100, lS1 bales. Stock at Liverpool SOD, 600
bales; same time last year $4,000 bales.
Stock Of American aflOat for Great Britain
347, 600 bales; same time last year 179, OOO
bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 8. Cotton
demand and supply moderate; sales As, 900
bales; prices easier for the general run with
out quotable variations; good ordinary 20
II Ii fo. Lon v,,f1IIfuO
to strict low middling 14a14tc; middling
to strict middling 144al4tc; good middling
to middling fair 14.al5!c; fair 15!al6c;
receipts Is, ia bales; exports to continent
4,057 bales; coastwise 1904 bales; stock
1904 bales; unsold last evening 1881
bales; on shipboard 107,5O0 bales. Weekly
sales 5000 bales; weekly net receipts 40,
$50 bales; gross receipts 57,797 bales; ex-
ports to continent 1861 bales; exports
coastwise 2,225 bales; exports to Great
Britain 30,321 bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 4.-CottOn in good de-
mand at 14c for middlina; receipts 1856
bales; exports 3, 436 bales; sales 5000 bales
Receipts for the week 20, 240 bales; exports
for the week 1884 bales; sales for the
week Il, 600 bales; stock 81 $3.50 bales.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 4.-Cotton is dull;
middling lac; low middling 1890; good
ordinary 131c; stock 100, 800 bales. Weekly
net receipts 30,1T7 bales; gross receipts
80. 619 bales; kexpOrts to Great Britain
I2,06S bales; TO France 4, 142 balesicoast-
wise 6,079 bales; 10 continent 7S4 bales;
sales 10,990 bales.
GALVESTON, Dec .4.-CottOn is active
and firmer; middling 145c; low middling
14Ac; good ordinary ISbc; stock 67,9Sl
bales. Weekly net receipts 22,316 bales;
gross receipts 22,647 bales; exports to
Great Britain 1924 bales; TO France S72
bales; to continent 1,249 bales; channel ], :
321 bales; coastwise 2,0O6 bales; sales l5,-
336 bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec. A. Cotton is firm;
middling 14hkc; stock IS, 223 bales. Weekly
net receipts 22,697 bales; exports to Great
Britain ASST bales; to continent 490 bales;
to France 1,4S0 bsles1coastwise5 1926 bales;
sales 1880 bales.
MOBILE, Dec. 4. - Cotton unchanged;
middling 14.c; low middling lac; good
ordinary 1S5c; stock 1851 bales. Weekly
net receipts 26,604 bales; gross receipts 20
els bales; exports TO Great Britain 1882
bales; to continent 1900 bales; to chan
mel 600 bales; coastwise 9,S35sbaleS; sales
1880 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 4.-COtton quiet and
unchanged with but little doing.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 4-COtton quiet and
unchanged at l4ie.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 4.-Cotton quiet and
unchanged at dc
Foreign Markets.
LONDON Dec. 4, 5 P. M.-Consols for
money 922a925; for account 913a924, eX-in-
terest; United States 5-2Os Of 70, 1864; do.
1867, 1921; 1O-4O's 1911; new IS, 1OS;
New York Central, 81; Erie, %; do. prefer
red 80. The rate of discount in open mar
ket for three months bills is 7-16 per cent,
which is GIG per cent. below the Bank rate.
The amount of bullion gone into the
Bank of England on balance to-day was
100000.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 4.-Breadstuffs are
firm.
PARIS, Dec. 4.-Rentes S13f.
New York Honey Harket
New YORK, Dec. 4.-Money loaned at
3Ia5 per cent, closed at per cent. Prime
mercantile paper, was unchanged, although
there was a tendency toward higher rates,
four months best single name was GAG per
cent. for sixty DAYS and for four months.
Foreign exchange was dull at 4S43a4S5 for
prime bankers sixty days sterling and 1891
ago for demand. The imports of dry
goods for the week amounted to 81 Pa, sos.
The Customs receipts were 1885,, 900. Gold
opened at 1924 and closed at 1114, the two
extremes of the day. The borrowing
rates was LAP per cent, and finally 1-64 per
cent, loans also were made fiat; the de-
cline was caused by the gain Of bullion in
the Bank of England and considerable
sales of long gold. The Treasury disburse-
ments were $50, 900. The clearings to-day
were 100000. The specie engagements
for to-mOrroW's steamers amount to $780,
600. Government bonds were slightly
lower in sympathy with gold. State bonds
were quiet except Tennessee which were
better. Railroad bonds were active and
strong. Stocks opened firm at 1as ad-
vance over the closing quotations OF yester-
day. AS the morning advanced a decline
ali around took place Of saa per cent, after
which the market became active and strong
and an advance Of taS per cent. occurred.
During the afternoon general ''hamering'
took place with Pacific Mail as the point
of attack, large blocks Of which were
thrown on the market and the price went
off from Az to All, the lowest price being
touched at the close. The decline in other
active shares. ranged from Z to per cent.
The quarrel between the directors Of Pacific
Mail was the chief cause Of the decline
in that stock. 1t is thought that Rufus
Hatch will be elected President OF the
company in the place of Russell Sage.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
ten and two o'clock to-day amounted to
I75, OO1 shares, Of which $1,000 shares were
Pacific Mail, $1,000 Western Union, 90
OOO Northwestern, common, 1900 Rock
Island. 10. 900 st. Paul common, c,OOO Erie,
q, 600 Lake Shore, 1900 Ohios, 1900
Wabash, and II, 600 Union Pacific.
Sterling e. vchange. Bills 4S5a;
United States coupons Of 1881, l2O3,
5-20s of 1862, 113; do. Of 1854, 114ss; DO.
of 1865. 116Bc; do. new 1874; 5-2Os Of 1857;
I19s; United States coupons Of 1865, llSsi
new ives, 112s; 10-40s, ia; currency SKIES
1862; Missouri State bonds S7a. Tennessee
old IS; do. new u. Stocks Western
Union Telegraph S21; New York Central
1OIg; Erie "a; do preferred 43.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-The package trade
was less active and jObbing branches lack
animation. Cotton goods are in steady
demand with the most active in broWn
cotons. Cotton fannels and corset jeans
are at unchanged prices. Side-band and
cbintz prints are in good demand. Printed