Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-25


ty days, when the price in the regular way
was 7Ss. Pacific NAH was the next fea-
ture, declining fiom 81 to SO regular, with
sales at So seller sixty days. St. Paul
dropped from 36f to 85E. Lake Shore de-
clined from S03 70 791. The remainder Of
the list declined to per cent. and at the
final close Western Union rallied 4 per cent,
but the rest of the market showed very lit
tie improvement.
The sales az the Stock Exchange between
ten and two o'clock to-day amounted to
LIS, 600 shares, Of which 1900 shares were
Pacific Mail, $4,000 Western Union, Is
600 Northwestern, common, 21,OO0 Lake
Shore, 1900 Wabash, 1900 Union Pacific,
1000 st. Paul common, q, 900 Erie, 1000
Wabash and $1,000 Ohios.
Sterling Exchange.-BanKars' Bills 4S6,
United States coupons Of 1881, 1919;
sos Of 1852, 1871; do. Of 1864, 115f; 90.
OF 1855, 117ic; do. new 1904; sos Of 1857;
1919; United States coupons Of 1858, 1914;
new fves, 1854 10-40s, 114s; currency s1xes
1l7s; Missouri State bonds 81. tennessee
old u; do. new u. Stocks Western
Union Telegraph 76i; New York Central
1OO3; Erie 26S; do preferred IS.
sew YORK. Dry Goods AArkes.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 24-Cotton goods were
quiet and unchanged; prices heavy. Stand !
ard sheetings in fair request. Dark fancy |
prints were selling at Irregular prices. !
Chintz prints were doing well. Worsted |
eoatings were in gOod demand. The DAILY |
Bulletin says: Indian Orchard cotton goods /
viii soon be transferred to White, Payson
& Co. Foreign goods very quiet.
New York General Markets.
NEW YORK, Dec. "A. Flour is quiet; /
white wheat western sextra $5.60a6.15, su-
perfne, western and State S40Oa450; extra
Ohio s.. 75a6.65; st. Louis $5aS.0O. Wheat
is less active and lower; No. spring $l.19 4
a1.10 No. 3 spring $l.O9a1.ll; No. Chi
cago $1.113a1.14. Rye quiet at 92a96e-
Barley quiet Corn dull and lower n GA
94ac. Oats frmer at 66a70e. Coffee firm.
Sugar higher at SaS4c. Pork steadier; old
mess $3.50; new do. $20.25; middles dull.
Lard lower; prime steam Is 7-16al33e.
Whisky lower al $1.024aL023.
BaEfsmOre Ma-kess.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 24-Flour dull, heavy
and unchanged; family $5.50a8.50. Wheat
quiet, steady and unchanged;No. amber
western S1.2Sa1-30, No. 2 do. s1.25e1. 26;
No. 8 do. sl.20; No. I red western $1.24;
No. 2 do. $1.2I. Corn Sc. Oats dull and
unchanged; white western Sc; mixed white
western &c. Rye duh and unchanged at
]SaS1.O2. Provisions dull and entirely
nominal. Mess pork $21. Bulk meats
shoulders &c; clear 911a1Cc.- Baeon-shOul-
iers 9sa1Oc; clear rib sides 111al2e. Sugar
:ured hams 13a14e. Lard 134a14c. Coffee
Iuiet, firm and unchanged. Whisky
nominal Sl.0lal.02.
Eeu Orass.s Markets.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 24.-Gold closed
i TIA; sight dis; sterling $50. Flour
Low grades scarce and in demand; high
Tades scarce and duh; Xxx S5.125; Xxx
SPAS. 20; choice $6.00a6.50. Corn quiet;
mixed 90c; choice yellow 94c; white 95c.
)ats lower at 723c. Bran unchanged at
1.17a1-50. Hay dull; prime $500. Mess
'ork nominal at $3.50. Dry salt meats
carce and firm; 7Ia7se for shoulders; Toe
or clear rib, and 1Otal03c for clear. Ba-
on unchanged; shoulders 9aa91c; clear rib
&c; clear 131c. Sugar-cured hams lower
{ 155c. Lard firm; tierce packers 133c
eined l4le; key l4sc. Sngzr firm and in
Ood demand; interior 4sa53c; common 81
&c; fair to fully fair 65a73c; prime to
hOice 70 aSac. MOlasses firmer; prime
o strictly prime 57a62c. Whisky-Ordi-
AIRY western S1.02; rectified Sl.03. Coffee
fair to prime 17sa19c. Corn
neal dull and lower at $3.50.
CIncaznafs Markets.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 24.-Flour quiet and
Unchanged. Wheat quiet and unchanged;
ed s1.OSa1.l 10. CornquIet and unchanged
{ 69a70c. Oats 59a62e. Rye S1.10. Bar
sy steady. Mess pork firm at $1,000; sales
s $3.50 for March delivery. Lard dull;
team I2se bid, 13e asked; kettle 14c.
'ulk meats quiet and unchanged; sales Of
hort clear box at101e. Bacon dull and
Unchanged. Green meats quiet at $6.25a
80 for shoulders. Whisky active and
over at 96c.
L0uIsViEIe Markets.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. "a Flour, quiet
nd unchanged; fancy $500, Wheat firm;
ed $1.O0 amber sos; white $1.10. Corn
nm at 69aT0c. Oats 6Oa63c. Rye $1.15.
'acOn-none. Sugar-cured hams 143c.
Sulk meats rMashoulders &c; clear rib
&c; clear sides 1Ote. Lard, 144a154c.
Whisky 96c.
ChfeaEs Markets.
CHCAsO, Dec. 24.-Flour dull and
Wheat lower; No. 1 spring
2ct; No. 2 spring sSc for spot; SeIc for
snuary delivery; cote for February deliy-
~. Corn firm, demand light; 79a79c for
pot; 794c bid for December delivery; new
4.e for spot; Csc bid for January delivery;
5 3a65kc for February delivery. Oats 535c
Dr. spot; 52ic for January delivery. Rye
Sa99c. Barley Sl.24a1 .25 for January and
february delivery. Mess pork dull and
Dwer at $3.50 for spot; SIS. Is for January
elivery delivery; S1S.S5alS.S7k for Febru-
" delivery. Lard lower at s12.6Oa12.95
Or spot; $500 for January delivery;
I3.174 for February delivery. Bulk meats !
rm but lower; shoulders 6!a6t; clear Ola
&c, all loose spot Whisky higher at 81 3e.
"a. Louis AaFkets. ]
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 24.-Flour quiet and
superfne winter $4.24a4.35;
xtra do. S4.50a4.60; Xxx do. $4.65a4.6 50; I
Xxx S4.sOa5.0O. Wheat dull and lower; I
10. 2 red winter 81 .O5sa1. 07; No. ? spring,
,ft, 9Oc. Corn dali and lower; new Ga
&c; old, 6S4a69e. Oats quiet at 563a57c. \
arley unchanged. Rye unchanged. e
7hisky steady at CSC. Provisions entirely
Ominal. Lard 13e for February delivery.
Iogs active and firm; packers 64a7c. Cattle p
I'M; good to choice native steers 43a64c.
2,000. At the Brokers
card this morning mess pork was offered
$3.50, and SIG bid. Shackled bacon
ear sides $11; clear rib SILICA; no bids. :
Memphis Markets.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 24.-Flour steady. Corn
Isy at S4as6c. Oats 72a73c. Mess pork -
III and nominal at $2l. Lard steady at
.aI5c. Bulk meats uuiet, shoulders Ia