Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-18
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
me Cottoa Markef..


IvERPooL, Dec. 17.-COtton is quiet
middling upland 74a7id; middling Or
leans I'D. Sales 1900 bales; American
I,3OO bales; speculation and export 1000
bales.
NEW YORK, Dec 17.-COttOn was quiet;
middling upland 145a143e The market for
futures closed firm with sales of 1900
bales as follows: December delivery I3
3l-3ze and nominal; January delivery IL
3l-32al4c; February delivery 14ic; March
delivery 14tc April delivery I53c; Nav
delivery - 7-16a15 l5-32c; June delivery
l6se; July delivery 10 1-l6c; August delivery
10 3-l6a16sc.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. II. Cotton
demand good; sales 1900 bales; good
ordinary 70 strict good ordinary I3al33c:
low middling to strict low middling Isl
al34c; middling to strict middling I3sa
l4sc; good middliDg to middling fair 14s
al53c; receipts 600 bales; exports TO
continent 1910 bales; to Great Britain 4
$50 bales; stock 200, 1872 bales; unsold last
evening 5000 bales; on shipboard 117,OOO
bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 1T.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 13sa13ac; lower to sell; receipts p
165 bales; exports 1855 bales; stock 3d.
$40 bales; sales 1880 bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec. s17.-COtton firm for
good Qualities. middling 1896 low middling
13ta13sc; good ordinary 12sc; net receipts
3,077 bales; exports to Great Britain 1904
bales; eoastwise 1,775 bales; sales 1,5OO
bales.
SAVANNAH, Dec. H. Cotton steady;
13sc; low middling 13Ic; good
ordinary l2sc; net receipts Abs bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 1851 bales; coast
wise 452 bales; sales 1,T34 bales.
GALVESTON, Dec. I7.-Cotton quiet and
midding 13Sc; low middling
l3sc; good ordinary 12Sc; net receipts A.
100 bales; gross receipts 4,915 bales; ex-
ports cOastwise GO bales; sales Az bales;
'tOek Se,565 bales.
MOBILE, Dec. 17.-Cotton quiet; mid
ling 13sal3sc; low middling 1899; good
ordinary 13c; net receipts 1,S49 bales; ex-
'orts coastwise 2,345 bales;sales 1890 bales.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 1T.-Cotton dull and I'M
hanged; good ordinary 12sc; low middling
Sc middling 1S3c.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. H. Cotton dull and
lroOping at 13ac; no sales.
CINCINNATI, Dec. IT.-Cotton dull but
over at 1Ssc-
Foreign Markets.
LONDON Dec. II, 5 P. M.-Consols for |
money 91Rs91ss; for account 92a92t. ex-in- |
crest; United States sos OF '65, 1904; do |
S67, 1903, e.; I0-40's 104; new IS, 103; |
Jew York Central, 90; Erie, 25; do. prefer |
ed IS.
LIVERPOOL, DecI 17.-Breadstuffs are
uiet.
PARIS, Dec. 17.-Rentes 61f. 57se.
FRANKFORT, Dec. 17.-5-2Os Of 1852,
u.
New York Money aarkea
NEW YORK, Dec. II. = Money was
rm early in the day at 4a5 per cent, but
tier became easier and closed at SAB! per
ent. Prime mercantile paper was Gail
er cent. Foreign exchange was quiet and /
.eady with tendency to dullness at ASIA
SO for prime bankers sixty days sterling
nd 4S9sa490 for demand Gold opened
nd closed at 111s with few transactions in
interest as low as per cent. The carrying
ties were per cent, and Is per cent. and
at for borrowing. The Customs receipts
)-day were $4,000. The Treasury dis
were 100000. The clearings
,-day were 100000. Governments
onds were firm. Railroad bonds opened
rong and higher but closed firm. The
rincipal transactions were in Chicago and
consolidated gold bonds,
-hich reacted to 50. State bonds were
liet and steady. Stocks were weak early
l the day, prices declining la4 per cent;
lie chief decline was in Pacific Mail. As
he day advanced the market became firm
nd prices rose tai per cent. The number
sales in Pacific Mail for seller sixty days
as 5at per cent. below the regular way.
he market was dull and weak during the
st hour Of business, closing generally at
le lowest point of the day. The widest
were in Pacific Mail, Wabash,
RE, Northwestern common and Columbus,
hicagO and Indiana Central. The fea-
Ire Of the day was the decline Of II per
mt. in Wabash shares and per cent. in
ese bonds regular way, and even more
r seller 90 days. The fall in Wabash was
tributed to unfavorable rumOrs about the
sxt interest. The fall in Wabash and the
scline in Pacific Mail exercised an I'M
vorable influence on the entire shares re-
lQidCcu anu CdlScu dAl AllLoctllcQ lcclAIEs
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
n and two O'Clock to-day amounted to
5000 shares, of which $4,000 shares were
acifc Mail, 1900 Western Union, TO-
o Northwestern, common, 5000 Lake
lore, $4,000 Wabash, 1900 Union Pacific,
BOO Erie, 5000 Rock Island, 5000 st.
Iul.
Exchange.-Bankers Bills 4S54.
nited States coupons Of 1881. 1903;
l0s of 1852, 1874; do. Of 1854, lis; DO.
1865, II7c; do. new 1874; sos Of 1867;
OF; United States coupons Of 1853, 1904;
W fives, 113; 1O-40s, 114!; currency SKIES
81; Missouri State bonds 81. Tennessee
] II; do. new II. Stocks Western
Mon Telegraph s2I; New York Central
Oh; Erie 27s; do preferred 40.
new York Dry Goods markeG.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Business was quiet
nearly all departments of trade. Cotton
DDS were unchanged in first hands but
lndard brown sheetings have been ad-
need to agents prices by jObbers. Prints
: in fair demand, and shifting prints are
,re active. Low grades Of black, blue
d dark mixed repellants are wanted and
Irce. WOOlens are inactive and shawls
, dull. Foreign goods continue quiet.
View YOrk General Markets.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-FlouT dull and
changed; white wheat western extra I
60a6.15, superine, western and State .
10a4.5O; extra Ohio S4.75a6.65; st.
uis $5aS.0O. Wheat quiet and I'M :
Inged; No. / spring $1.l7a1.23; No. 2
ing S1.0Sa1.1 10; No. 3 $I.O3a1.05. Rye
et at 92a95c- Barley dull and nominal; =
NADIA West S1.5Sa1.60. Corn dull and
lining; old 93c; new SSa91sc. Oats dull
| lower at 6Ta69c. Coffee quiet and uIr-
med Snoar nuiet at saSlc Mes | =