Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-14
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The Cotton Markets.
LIVERPOOL, July 13.- Cotton quiet;
middling upland sc; middling Orleans
sgd. Sales 1900 bales, American $500;
speculation and exports 1000 bales.
New fOHg, July 13.-Cotton very dull;
middling upland 1TiC. Futures closed
steady; sales 1880 bales, - follows: 1G
Is sc for July delivery; 16 1890 for Ang-
ust delivery; 10 29-32al6 15-16c for Septem.
be- delivery; 16 22-32a16 1l-16c for OctO-
Der delivery, l6sa1G 1T-32c for November
delivery and 16lc for December delivery.
NEW ORLEANS, July Is. - Cotton
demand limited; sales 200 bales; factors
accepting lower rssss; small sales at inside
figures; desirable lists in any magnitude
will command fuil prices; good ordinary to
strict good ordinary 14talJ3ei low mid
ding to strict low middling 15saf6ac; mid
dlings to strict middlibgs 16sa17sc; good
middlipgs 1Sa1S.c; receipts 645 bales; no
exports; stock 30y342 bales; unsOld last
evening $4,000 bales. The receipts in
clude bale of the new crop from Browns
vile, classed as good ordinary 10 strict
good ordinary, forwarded TO New York.
The first bale last year was received three
days earlier.
MEMPHIS, July 49, Cotton quiet and
unchanged; middling 165a16s; receipts for
past day 81 bales; shipments for the past
twenty-four hours 720 bales; stock IL ,073
bales.
SAVANNAH, July 13.-Cotton nominal;
middling Ice; net receipts u bales;
sales II bales; stock II, 290 balesr
GALVESTON, July 13.-COtton nominal
ly unchanged; good ordinary 14sc; mid
ding 1910; net receipts 50 bales; exports
coastwise 572 bales; stock S,7l0 bales.
MOBILE, July 49, Cotton duh and
easy; middling 16sc; net receipts % bales;
exports coastwise SO bales; sales 100 bales;
stock 6,S56 bales.
CHARLESTON, July Is. = Cotton dull;
middling 15sc; net receipts 153 bales; ex-
ports eoastwise j5 bales; sales 80 bales;
stock 9,107 bales.
CINCINNATI, July b. Cotton steady
at 1870.
ST.. LOUIS, July 13.-Cotton dull and
unchanged at 163al6le.
LOUISVILLE, July l3.-COttOn quiet and
unchanged at 16sc.
Foreign Markets.
LOdDOS, July Is, P. NJ Consols
for money e2 Ba92s; account 92sa923;
United States 5-20s of '65, 10Ss; 1867,
IO8s; 1O-4O's los; new IS, 1912; New
York Central, 92; Erie, 293; do. pre-
ferred AZ, The rate for money at the Stock
Exchange on New York securities is 2 per
cent. The amount of bullion gone into
the Bank Of England on balance to-day
was flj,00O.
LIvERPooL, July IS. - BreAdstufs are
quiet.
PARIS, July 13.-Rentes 6Of4jc.
FRANKFORT, July 13.-5-20s Of 1862,
s7..
NEW Yokk, July 13.-Money closed at
Pas per cent. Prime mercantile paper sells
at 5 per cent. the ruling rate being Ga 81.
Sterling was dull with sales at 4S5ta4S7
for 60 day bills, and 4S9a4S9! for sight
drafts. The customs receipts were ST.
600. Gold was dull with all sales at 1Og5.
The carrying rates we're % per cent. The
Assistant Treasurer discussed to-day Sl46,-
900. The clearings were S1i,OgG,OO0. State
bonds were dull. Railroad bonds were
steady. Government bonds were firm.
The stock market opened firm and cOntinu-
ed so until noon when an advance over the
closing quotations Of Saturday of 1as per
cent. was reached. A reaction then occur
red and the leading stock lost the improve
ment, after which there was a rally and
most Of the loss was recovered. Lake
Shore was the most active stock on the list,
some large blocks being sold at 725aT3.
Erie was an exception to the changes on
the list and was strong in response to high
| er quotations from London and a rumOr
that English experts would soon report
favorably the activity in Lake Shore was
assisted by bids Of Il per cent for the
| dividend.
Among the sales to-day were the follow
inc: Western Union, =, 900; Pacific Mail,
1000; Erie, 1900; Lake Shore, 1900;
| and $50 St. Paul.
Sterling Exchange.-Bankers Bills 1917;
United States coupons Of 1881, III,
sos of 1862, 1924; do. Of 1884, 11j; DO.
of 1865, 1165; do. new 1855; 5-2Os Of 1867;
| 116S; United States coupons of 1868, 116s,
new fves, 1921; 10-40s, 112a; currency skies
1854; Missouri State bonds e2ai; Tennessee
Old TS DO. new so. StOcks-Western
Union Telegraph Y; New York Cen
tral 99s; Erie 32s; DO preferred As.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, July 13-The trade more
ment was slow to-day with both commits
sion houses and iObbers- The market for
cotton goods ruled quiet but prices were
steady with an advance Of lie per yard on
Ar,oSL-aac- & q A and Pearl River fickiuOS