Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-28

ceipts 1881 bales; exports to Great Britain
$3.50 bales; coastwise S,S4S bales; sales Z,
500 bales.
GALVESTON, Feb. p. - Cotton = fair
demand; good ordinary 1Ste; middlings
15sG net receipts 1,627 bales; exports to
Great Britain S45 bales; sales 5000 bales;
stock 1908 bales. Weekly receipts TO-
All bales; exports to Great Britain S,O26
bales; eoastwise 1851 bales; sales 1000
bales.
CHARLESTON, Feb. q. Cotton easy;
middlings 15aI5..c; net receipts :, 442 bales;
gross receipts 2, 462 bales; exports coastwise
566 bales; sales 1000 bales; stock 5,9S1
bales. Weekly receipts 12,51S bales; gross
receipts 12,540 bales; exports to Great
Britain 3,126 bales; to continent 1866
bales; coaStwise 3,153 bales; sales 1900
bales.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2T.-COtton-market
active or unchanged; middlings 154c.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 27.-Cotton quiet at
Isle.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 27-Cotton-market
steady at 151c.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-COnsols for money
92sa921; on account 921a929. United
States 5-20s of '65, 1O91; of 1867, 109a;
10-40's 1881; new IS, 1914; New York Cent
raj, 95s; Erie, ~; preferred 65a. The
rate Of discount in open market for three
months bills is 5-16 per cent which is 3-16
below bank rate. The amount Of bullion
gone into the Bank of England on balance
to-day was 10000.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. -Breadstuffs are
dull.
New York Money Market
New York. Feb. p. = Money was
easy al 4 per cent. Sterling closed firmer
at 4S3sa4S4 for 60 days prime bankers
and 4S7 for sight. Gold ranged at liza
1929 and closed at 112s. The carrying
rates were from Ito 4 per cent. The Gus
toms receipts were S2T6,OOO. The Treasu-
~ disbursements were SIS1,OOO. The dry
goods imports for the week amounts TO
S},219,744. The clearings were 100000 900.
Governments closed quiet and firm State
bonds were quiet and unchanged. Stocks
were weak throughout the day with nearly
the lowest prices at the close. The great
decline were in st. Paul and st. Paul pre-
ferred; the former fell Is per cent and the
latter "a. The decline in the remainder Of
the list were from to IL per cent.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
10 and 2 o'clock amounted to $1,000 shares
of which 1900 shares were Western
Union, $4,000 Union Pacific, 5000 Lake
Shore and 5000 St. Paul.
Reports were circulated that Vanderbilt
and Drew seriously assisted the idecline in
the stock market.
Sterling Exenange.-Bankers' Bills 4S4;
United States coupons of 1881, 12044;
5-20s of 1862, 119; do. Of 1854 1199; do.
of 1865, 1901; de-. new 119; 5-2Os OF 1867,
119S; United States coupons Of 1868, 119t;
new fives, 114s; 1040s, 116; currency skies,
116B. Missouri State bonds 955; Tennessee,
old 50; do. new 50. StOeks-Western
Union Telegraph 755; New York Central
104s; Erie 47s; do. preferred 49,.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 27-BuSiness was rather
quiet with commission houses to-day but
iObblng branches were again more active.
The market for cotton goods was fairly
active and steady. Fine brown sheetings
are in brisk demand. Brown drills are
selling freely. COlOred cOttOns are in
moderate request and firm. Prints in
packages are less active but piece distribu-
tiOns are improving. Dress goods are in
good demand. Foreign goods are decided
" in better request.
New York General Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27-FlOuI dull and low
er; superfine western and State S5.65a6.O5;
white western extra S6.SOa7.6 Ohio S6.45
Ais; st. Louis S6.45a11-OO. Whisky
lower at 975c. Wheat dull and lower at
81. falls for No. spring. Rye dull at
S1.OOaI.0 3. Barley unchanged. Corn
closed quiet; new western mixed 76aSOc.
Oats a shade stronger at 61a62c. Coffee
frmer and in fair demand. Sugar irregular
at 75a7sc. Pork heavy; new mess S15.75
for spot; $3.50 for June; middles dull;
short clear middles 81 for spot. Lard
Steadier; prime steam l-l6a95c for spot.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Feb. %. - market
strong and unchanged! western superiine
S5.OOa6.O0; extra S6.5Oa7.0O; family $3.50
aS.75. Wheat steady; choice white and
amber S1.S5; western spring S1.4Oal ~;
Ohio and Indiana S1.55 a1.60. Corn dull
and loWer;mixed western 5Oa57c. Rye dull
at 9Oa91c. Provisions quiet. Mess pork
nominal at Sl6a16.25. Bulk meats steady;
shoulders &c; clear rib 75aSc. Bacon in
light iObbing demand; shoulders 79a7ac;
clear rib 9a9Ic. Lard &c. Coffee dull;
good to prime Rio 22ia24ac gold. Whisky
nominal at 9Sa99c-
New Orleans Markets.
New ORLEANS. Feb %. Gold 112a
Sight premium. Sterling bank 545a546.
Flour in good demand for Cuba; shipping
lots scarce; superfne $5.25; XXI So; XXX
S6.jOa7.75; flmily SS.00a9.00. Corn quiet
and firm; white 72a77c. Oats quiet at Csc.
Bran dull and lower at 90c- Hay dull;
prime $40; choice S21. Mess pork dull at
SIG. Dry salt meats dull; shoulders SIC;
clear rib nc; clear SaS!c. Bacon in better
demand shoulders Sc; clear rib sc; clear
95c. Sugar-cured hams 1lia125c. Lard
dull; tierces 9a9sc; ke6 9ial0c. Sugar dull
common 65a62c; fair to fully fair 7a7sc,
strictly prime sc. Molasses dull; eentri-
fugal 45a5O. Whisky duh, louisiana 97c;
Cincinnati S1.02. Coffee quiet at 23a2T &c.
Corn meal lower At $3.50.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 27.-FlOur dull but
unchanged. Wheat dull and prices drOop-
inc at S1.3Sa1. 40. Corn dull but unchang-
Ell IL 0JdpLC. OdlS Jun anu ptACCo NIopI
ing at 44a54c. Rye qUeit and steady at
S1.O1. Barley dull but unchanged. Pro
visions heavy and weak. Provisions dull
and prices dropping at Il !a14ac- Lard dull
and lower; steam 7-16aSsc; kettle S3aSa
Bulk meats dull and prices dropping;
shoulders SIC; cleaI rib TIC; clear 7sa7ac.
Bacon dull and prices dropping; shoulders
&c; clear rib Sc; clear SaaSsc. Whisky
active and firm at CSC.
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE Feb. q. - Flour -q uiei
and unchanged; superfine $4.25; extra
$500; extra family S6.75; A No. ST.;
fancy SS.25. Wheat quiet and unchanged
Corn T1a73c. Oats 57a62c. Provision:
quiet and unchanged. Mess pork $1,000
Bulk meats-shOulders &c; clear rib SIC
clear SIC packed. Sugar-cured hams l2a
125c. Lard-tierces 9.a9tc; kegs 9sa1Olc
Whisky 92Ic.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, Feb. p = Flour quiet and
weak. lower TO sell and nothing doing
Wheat dull and declined; No / spring
s1.1S5; No. 2 S1.16 for regular; Sl.169 fIesl
for spot. COrn-market steady; No.