Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-07

follows: May delivery II 1-i6c; June de-
livery -17Iai7 7-S2c; July, II 29-32a17
l5-16c; August, Is STEALS 7-32c; September,
II 3l-32a1Sc; October, II 11-16a17sc; No
yember, II 19-32al7 2I-32e; December, I755
a175c.
NEW ORLEANS, May Cotton in fair
demand; sales 1850 bales; prices are
steadier and feeling generally better; quo
tatiOns unchanged, except low middIings,
l6sal6sc. Receipts, 6,173 bales; exports to
continent, 2,222 bales; coastwise, 900 bales;
Great Britain, 1850 bales; stock II, 1883 bales;
unsOld $50 bales.
MEMPHIS, May g. Cotton quiet; low
grades easier to buy; good ordinary, liza
124c; low middling, 164a163c; middling,
nc. Receipts for the past day PA bales;
shipments for the past twenty-fouT hours,
2,645 bales; stock 32,635 bales.
GALVESTON, Nav Cotton dull and
irregular; good ordinary 155c; middling
lie; net receipts AL bales; exports to
Great Britain 400 bales; sales 400 bales;
stock 4,177 bales.
MOBILE, May 6.-COtton firm and in fair
demand; middling 1876; low middling 163
al6tc; good ordinary l5lc; net receipts 81
bales; exports to Great Britain 4.6lO bales;
sales 500 bales; stock 2S,062 bales.
SAVANNAH, May 6.--Cotton quiet and
steady; middling 1890; net receipts %
bales; gross receipts Is bales; exports TO
Great Britain 1913 bales; sales 7Gj bales;
stock BOIL bales.
CHARLESTON, Nay Cotton quiet;
middling l6sc; low middling l6!al6se;
good ordinary 15sc; net receipts I Y bales;
sales $50 bales; stock 14,234 bales.
ST. LOUIS, May Cotton quiet and
unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, May Cotton quiet
and unchanged at 1870.
CINCINNATI, May O. otton-market
| quiet and unchanged at lie.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, May 6, p. N.-Rase of dis
count in open market for months bills,
3 1916 per cent, which is $40 below bank
rate Amount of bullion Withdrawn from
bank on balance to-day, 100000. Consols
| for money 93a9355; account 934. United
States 5-2Os of '65, 10GS; 1867, 1901;
lO-4Gs 1914; new IS, 1914; New York
Central, 50; Erie, 312; preferred 5I5.
LIVERPOOL, May 6.-Breadsluffs are
quiet and unchanged.
PARIS, May 6-Rentes 59f 625c.
FRANKFORT, May 8 -5-2Os of 1862,
9ss.
New York Money Market
New YORK. May 6. - Treasury dis
bursed S4S2.OO0. Customs receipt $4,000.
Money easy at 3a4 per cent. Supply atuad-
ant; prime discounts 55aT. Sterling Ex-
change firm at 4ST5a4sS for 60 DAYS and
490Ba49l for sight. Gold ranged 1l2al12!,
closing at the latter price. Carrying rates
25a4. Clearings S43.OO0.OOO. State bonds
dull. Tennessee declined slightly. Rail-
! road bonds steady. Government bonds q let
and steady. Stock market was iirfner al
opening of business this a. NJ. az ta5aI per
cent. better prices than closing last evening.
Later on market became weak ana I gen
eral decline occurred. \ long list durinz
the afternoon of the leading stocks were IT.
regular, but in main higher, the advance
from lowest point to-day ranging from J TO
q per cent. The improvement was caused
by dispatches from Washington. and an
nOuncing report of finance bill By commit
tee. At close there was 4 reaction I J a
per cent. from highest prices, with weak
and feveriSh feeling. The Most active
stocks were Western Pacific Mail, UniAn
Pacific st. Paul, Long Shore, Wabash and
Ohios.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
ten and two O'Clock to-day aInO tnted "a
$4,000 shares, Of which 59,0,SJ were West
ern Union, 5000 Union Pacific. 5000
Pacific Mail, 1900 St. Paul, $500 Lake
Shore, 1900 Northwestern and 5000
Rock Island.
Sterling Exchange Bills 4SS
United States coupons Of 1881. 1211
5-20s Of 1862, 114ss; do. of 1864, 116s; dc,
of 1865, 117s; de-. new 1195; 5-20s of 1867
1904; United States coupons Of 1868, 121 !!
new fives, rs; 10-40s, 1145; currency SKIES
116I. Missouri State bonds 94II; Tennessee
old S2s; do. new So. Stocks-WesterI
Union Telegraph 71s; New York Contra
97s; Erie 34ss; do preferred SOC.
New YORK Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, May 6.-BusineSs Onll
moderate with commission houses. bu
some jObbers report fTeer movement in the
market for cotton goods, which had beer
unsettled by areductiOn on Atlantic brown
cOttOnS, and jObbing rates are irregular OF
both brown and bleached goods. Agent:
ask II for Indian Head browns. Cot
tOnades dull. Delaine dress goods selling
freely at low prices.
New York General Market.
NEW YORK, MAY G-Floar duh anG
lower; Superfine western and State s.. sos
$500; extra Ohio S6.3Oa7.65; St. Loui:
S6.4Oa1l.O0. Wheat heavy and lower; No
, spring Sl-5laS-53. Rye quiet at S1.OGa
Barleydull. Corn closed dull and droop-
ing; newwesteEn mixed S}aS6c; old western
mixed S5aS75c. Oats shade firmer and
more active at GGa6Sc. Coffee dull Sugar
steady. Pork firmer; new mess Sl7.125 &c;
spot SlT.O5; heavy middles steady; short
clear Toe. Lard tirmer; prime steam 10 IL
10; spot 1Osa1011-l6; May 105ctO 10 13-lGC
June. MhiSkey lower at GA g7ic.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, May 6.-Flour dull and
unchanged. Wheat quiet and firm;
amber S1.S0a1.S:}. Corn dUll-new western
mixed s.; old SIC. Oats dull at 59a6Oc.
Rye quiet. Provisions dull-MeSs pork
S17.25aS17.50. Bulk shoulders &c; clear
rib sides &c. Bacon fair with a iObbing
demand; shoulders 72a7se, clear rib 93a10c,
sugar cured hams 14aljc. Lard firm at
10ac. Coffee unchanged. Whisky noni-
nal at 97e.
New Orleans Markets.
NEW ORLEANS, May 6. Gold
111sa1125; Sight par. Sterling 546a547.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, May 6-Flour-Market
| quiet and unchanged; family S.6.65a5 60
Wheat scarce and firm at 81. 46aI AZ. Corn
demand fair and prices advanced to Y
| a75c. Oats quite at 50a5Sc. Rye quiet at
S1.9S. Barley quiet and unchanged. EGGS
dull and declined to 13a 14c. Butter quiet