Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-10
MARKETS BT TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.


uplands 7sa7sd; middiing Orleans
Sa21d. Sales 1900 bales; American
{, 700 bales; speculation and exports, -
bales.
NEW YORK, March o. Cotton is easier:
uplands 1910; futures closed
steady; sales of 26.3G0 bales as follows:
March 15c; April 153c; May 16sc; June
10 1890; July is 31-32c.
New ORLEASs, March 9.-Cotton-de-
mand active; sales 1860 bales; prices ir-
regular and firm; good ordinary to strictly
good ordinary 13a14Ie; low middlings to
strict low middlings I5sa153e; middling TO
strict middlings 15sal6; good middlings
16IaI7e. Receipts 7,47S bales; exports TO
Great Britain 6,3Sl bales; eOastwise -
bales; to continent 1856 bales; stock POL
S24 bales; unsold 194, SEQ bales.
MEMPHIS, March g. Cotton in fair
demand and market firm; inferior to low
ordinary 6as5c, S6.15, DC, 104c; good ordi-
nary I3Ia13Ic; low middlings I43a14sc,
151a15ac; strict middlings l6c;
good middlings 16aa17 &c; receipts for the past
day 1895 bales; shipments for the past
twenty-four hours i, As bales; stock 56,655
bales.
GALVESTON, March Cotton firm
and in good demand; good ordinary l3ac;
Ice; net receipts 1s3OS bales; ex-
ports cOastwise Is bales; sales 500 bales.
MOBILE, March 0-Cotton, offerings Light
middlings 155c; low middlings 14sc; good
ordinary 135a13sc; net receipts 1,l64 bales;
exports to continent 1866 bales, coastwise
259 Ibales; sales 1000 bales stock 59.52S
bales.
CHARLESTON, March 0. Cotton steady;
middlings I55c; low middlings l4sal4sc;
good ordinary l4c; net receipts 1,sO3 bales;
exports to Great Britain 1,7S5 bales; coast
wise !, 434 bales; sales 1000 bales.
SAVANNAH, March O. Cotton firm
middlings Isle; net receipts 1,347 bales
exports cOastwise $50 bales; sales LOSS
bales; stock Is, 164 bales.
ST. LOUIS, March Cotton -markei
firm and demand fair; middlings 15!c.
LOUISVILLE, March Cotton quiet al
15!c.
CINCINNATI, March 9.-COtton-market
steady and in moderate demand at 15se.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, March 9.-COnsols for money
92la92I: on account 92Ia92!. United
States 5-2Os OF 20, 1O9s; of 1867, 1901.
IO-4Os 1O35: new IS, 104t; New York ecu
trail, 953; Erie, Az; preferred %.
LIVERPOOL, March 9.-Breadstufls--
quiet.
PARIS, March 9.-Rentes COT. Csc.
FRANKFORT, March 9.-5-2Os Of 1852
12OSc.
New York Money Market
New YORK, March 9-Money was easy
3a4 per cent. Sterling was quiet al
4S4 for 60 DAYS, and 4S7a4SIa for sight,
The Customs receipts were $4,000. Gold
ranged 1t I1IIal115 and closed at l1ls.
The Assistant Treasurer discussed $780,.
600. The carrying rates were Sal per cent
The clearings to-day were 81, 100000.
Governments were quiet and steady. State
bonds were nominal. Milwaukee and st.
Paul commenced paying per cent diyi-
dend on preferred stock in new consolidated
bonds. The defunct Commonwealth Ma
tional Bank paid to-day 80 per cent dlvi-
end 10 creditors making a total of 50 pei
cent paid; another dividend will be paid as
soon asithe bank building is sold. Stocks
showed slight activity in the earl y part Of
the day but closed quiet. The fluctuations
for the day were from ! to per cent will
opening and closing prices nearly alike
The market showed no special features
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
10 and o'clock amounted to l3l,OO0 shares
Sterling Excnange.-Bankers' Bills 4S455
United States coupons Of 1881, 1l9
5-2Os Of 1862, 11sJ; do. Of 1864 1l33; do
of 1865, 1195; do. new 11S11; 5-2Os Of 1867
II9; United States coupons of 1868, 1lS5
new fives, 1I4I; 10-40s, 113; currency skies
1864. Missouri State bonds 95; Tennessee
old 9O5; do. new 9Oi. Stocks-Westen
Union Telegraph IS; SSc- York Contra
1O35; Erie IS J; do. preferred %.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, March 9-Apart from shawls
prints, dress goods and hosiery there Wa
not much animation with commission
houses to-day and the volume Of busineS:
was not large. The market for cotton
goods is feverish and has a weakening ten
dency but prices are mainly unchanged II
first hads bat irregular with jobbers. Prints
and percales are more active. Shawls are
in fair request and dress goods improving
New York General Market.
New YORK. March 9.-FlOur was mor'
active and unchanged; supertine western
and State s.. GOa6.05; extra Ohio $3.50
100; st. Louis Sc. 90; good to choice
a. 6Oa6. 80; common to choice white wheat
S6.SOa7.25. Whisky firIner at 9GIa97c
Wheat-NO. 2 and No. ] in light supply
and moderate demand; No 2. spring Sl.5t
Abs: white spring Sl.45a1.jO. Rye more
steady at 9TcaS1.O2. Barley scarce. Corr
very scarce; Nos. 2 and 3 in good demand
new western mixed S6aSSc; new yellow
western soc; old mixed western SsaSSc.
Oats opened a shade firIner; mixed western
63aG4c: white western 63a65ac. Coffee
quiet and unchanged. Sugar 2sc lower;
fair 10 good refining 7sa7se; prime re.
Pork heavy; new mess Sl6.23; short clear
middles 9sc; long clear middleS and short
clear middles 93a94c. Lard heavy; prime
steam 9a9ac-
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, March 9.-FlOur steady SUI
perfine S5a5.T5; family S7.25aS.25. Wheat
quiet and firm; choice white Sl.SO; red
81. 67a1.T2. Corn active at S0sS2c. Oats
quiet at Static. Rye dull aud steady.
Mess pork firmer and higher at Sl6.25a
1850. Bulk meats firm; shoulders 6!a6tc;
clear rib SlaS5c. Bacon firm and active in
jobbing demand. Lard quiet and firm at
9Ic. Whisky nominal at 97e.
New Orleans Markets.
NEW ORLEANS, March Gold l1is
Sight premium. Sterling 539aj40.
Flour in good demand; superfine SJ.25; Xxx
1925; xxx S6.50a7.75; family S7.7Ja9.O 90.
Corn quiet; white 75a67c;yellow 7sa79e.
Oats quiet at 60a62c. Bran dull at S5a9Oc.