Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-08
ALARKEfs By TELEGRAPH.
The Coffon rInrkef.-


The Cotton Markets.
middling upland SD; middling Orleans
sgd: Sales 15,O09 bales. American $500
bales; speculation and exports 5000
bales The sales Of the week amount
ed to $1,000 bales; exports 5000 bales;
speculation - bales; stock in port
9l1,000 bales, American $4,000 bales.
Receipts for the week Il, 900 bales; Ameri-
can 22,0OO bales; stock ahoat - bales;
American - bales Actual exports
1900 bales.
NEW YORK, Aug. Cotton quiet and
held higher; middling uplands 17ia1T5c;
futures closed quiet and easy with sales Of
1850 bales, as follows; 10 l1-l6a16sc for
August delivery; 16sal6 21-32c for SePtem-
Der delivery; 165aI6 1890 for October de-
livery; 10 13-32a16 7-16c for November
delivery; IS 13-52a164e for Dec. delivery.
The comparative cotton statement for
the week ending to-day is reported
as follows: Net receipts at all United
States ports, during the week 5,119
bales; for the same week last wear,
l2,020 bales; total receipts TO date
3,743, 1888; same time last year, 1866, 937
bales. Exports for the week S,764 bales;
same week last year 7,T24 bales. Total
exports to date 2, rs, 800 bales;same time last
year 2,544,014 bales. Stock at all United
States ports 1924 bales; same time last
year l56,597 bales. Stock at all interior
towns, less Nashville, 1914 bales; same
time last year Z2,353 bales. Stock at
Liverpool OIL, 900 bales; same time last
year So, 200 bales. Stock of American
aaOat for Great Britain $4,000 bales; same
time last year $1,000 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. = Cotton was
in fair demand; sales 1900 bales; good
ordinary to strict good ordinary 145al5c;
low middling TO strict low middling l53
al6te; middlings to strict middlings 16sa
l6te; good middlings 16sc; receipts 424
bales; exports, none; stock Is, 1872 bales;
unSOId last evening 1890 bales. Weekly
net receipts 1904 bales; gross receipts 80
bales; exports cOastwise 1,O55 bales; to
Great Britain 944 bales.
MEMPHIS, Aug. Cotton firm; mid
ding 16.c; receipts for the past day 81
bales; shipments for the past twenty-fOur
hours 43 bales; stock $3.50 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. T. Cotton quiet and
unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. T. Cotton a shade
easier. ..-.s-e
CINCINNATI, Aug. t. Cotton firm at
1899.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Aug. Z, p. M.-ConsOls
for money 92Ia925; for account 925a92s;
United States 5-2Os of i65, 100. 1867,
1924; 10-4O's 1861; new Is, I04I; New
York Central, "a; Erie, 295; do. preferred
40.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. r. Breadstufs are
quiet.
PARIS, Aug. 7.-Rentes G2E roc.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK. Aug. Mooney closed
at p per cent, with mercantile paper at
at 5saT per cent. Sterling exchange was
weak at 4S05a4S7 for 90 day bills and 49O.a
400 for sight drafts. The imports of dry
goods for the week amounted 10 S2.9T0, SJ4.
The Customs receipts to-day were S475,-
600. Gold was strong on enlarged specie
shipments for tomorrow, aggregating near
In S2.000.OO0. the opening prices were at
10 and closing at no. with sales in inter-
i'm at 1903. The rates paid for carrying
were la4 per cent. and loans also were
made flat. The elearings were S24,0O0.OO0.
Tire Assistant Treasurer discussed S23s,-
600. Government bonds firm; there is a
large demand for registered lO40s. State
bonds were dull. Railroad bonds were
Quiet. Stocks were dull and firm with
limited transactions and prices advanced
fam to ! per cent. The day was one of
the dullest of the season and the market
presented 10 striking feature
Among the sales to-day were 1900 shares
Western Union, 1000 Lake Shore, 1900
Union Pacific. and 5000 Columbus, Ch:ca-
20 and Indiana Central.
Sterling Exchange.-Bankers' Bills 4S75s.
United States coupons Of 1881, lis;
5-2Os of 1862, 1lls; do. Of 1854, 115s; do.
of 1860, III; do. new 1164; 5-2Os of 1857,
1I7f; United States coupons Of 1865, ll73;
new fves, 1l1S; 1O-40s, 1135; currency skies
Il7s; Missouri State bonds szs; Tennessee
old II; do. new %. StOcks-Western
Union Telegraph T5s; New York Cen
tral 1907; Erie 81; do preferred 47s.
New York Dry Goods Markes.
NEW YORK, Aug. The trade move
ment was fairly active in few departments
Of package trade, but jObbing and importing
branches are quiet. Cotton goods are slug
-gish except cotton fannels, cheviOt shirt
ing aud grain bags. Side-band prints are
very active but other styles move slowly.
Wool fiannels, beavers and fancy caSsimereS
are fairly active. Hosiery are improving.
New York General Markets.
NEW YORK, Aug. Flour heavy;
superfine Western and State Si.50aj.5j;
extra Ohio SJ.3jaT.OO; st. Louis S5.6Ja
HOO. Wheat active but lower; receipts
64.OOO bushels; No. spring Sl.29al.3l.
Rye dull and nominal at 90a1.Oj. Barley
unchanged. Corn higher at 81 aS2c. Oats
frmer al 5ja65c. COffee-Rio 1S!42l4c,
gold. Sugar fiI1ner at 7SaStc. Pork firm;
new mess S25.7j; mildles firm. Lard firm
er; prime steam I7sc. Whisky steady al
sl.OO.
baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Aug. Flour dull, heavy
and unchanged. Wheat steady; red west
ern SI.27. Corn steady at TTc Oats low
er aud weak. Provisions strong and buO-
want. Mess pork scarce at S24a25.OO.
Bacon active and higher; shoulders l0aiO.;
clear rib l2sal3c. Lard l4.al4ic. Coffee
quiet and unchanged. Whisky quiet and