Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-27
MARKETS BIZ TELEGRAPH.
The Cnifon Markets.

LIVERPOOL, March 26.-CottOn shade
easier; middling uplands S55aS. "a; middling
Orleans sgd. Sales 1900 bales; American
&. 700 bales; speculation and exports, 1000
bales.
NEW YORK, March 26.-Cotton dull;
middling uplands 16sc; futures closed steady
sales Of 1880 bales as follows: March
delivery 10 25-32e; April delivery Is 25-32a
10 13-16c; May delivery Is l1-S2c; June
deliyery16 27-32al6sc; July delivery lie.
NEW ORLEANS, March 26.-Cotton-
demand fair; sales 1850 bales; offerings
moderate, many factors covering Up their
samples; prices steadier and stronger,
showing a partial recovery Of yesterdays
decline; good ordinary to strictly good
ordinary l3za13sc; low middlings to strict
| low middlings 15sa16c; middlings to
strict middlings 16Ial6sc; good middlings
| I7sa17Ic; receipts SOP bales; exports to
| Great Britain 1920 bales; to continent
| 1.9lO bales; coastwise 1857 bales; stock
PEG, 100 bales; unSold 156, 800 bales.
MEMPHIS, March 20. - otton-market
dull and unchanged good ordinary
| 13sa14c; low middlings 14ia15tG mid
| dIincs nominaIly I5sc; strict 165. Receipts
| for the past day SIS bales; shipments for
the past twenty-four hours $50 bales; stock
46,117 bales.
MOBILE, March o. Cotton dull; mid
dlinss I6c; net receipts 12G bales; exports
coastwise 1877 bales; sales 500 bales; stock
| 53,5j3 bales.
SAVANNAH, March 26. - Cotton firm;
middlings I6c; net receipts $50 bales;
exports to Great Britain 1000 bales; to
continent 1,G72 bales; sales 1000 bales;
stock 7l,254 bales
CHARLESTON, March 26-COtton quiet;
middlings 155c; low middlings 15ac; good
ordinary 14Ia14sc; net receipts 11,632
bales; exports coastwise $50 bales; sales
800 bales.
ST. LOUIS, March 26.-Cotton-demand
quiet and prices unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, March 26.-COttOn firmer
at 15sc.
CINCINNATI, March -CJttOn-demand
quiet and prices unchanged at loSa-
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, March 20, ) p. M.-COnsOls for
money 9I5a92; on account 92a92b. United
States 5-2Os of '65, 1907; Of 1867, 1O9s;
1O-4O's 1913: new IS, 104a; New York
Central, 90; Erie, 80; preferred GA. The
amount of bullion gone into the Bank
of ENGLAND on balance to-day was f45,OOO.
, The bullion in the Bank of England has
decreased f25, 900.
, LIVERPOOL. March 26.-Breadstuffs are
) quiet and unchanged.
PAKs. March 20. - Rentes 59f sc.
Specie in the Bank Of France has increased
during the past week $1,000 francs.
= New York Money Market
NEW YORK, March % Money was easy
r at 3a4 per cent. Gold closed at 1l2s after
selling at 112sa112a. Sterling was quiet
S and firm at As for 80 days, and ass fol-
sight. The rates paid for carrying were
{ per cent to fiat and finally 2a3 per cent
e The Customs receipts were S307, 900. The
Treasury disbursements were $4,000
I The clearings to-day were S43,OO0,OOO
C The Treasury Department accepted bid:
for 81 10000 in gold instead of $4,000 a:
!, advertised. and the market declined ! pc
cent on the announcement. Ii is supposed
the Secretary holds this extra amount Il
replenish the CURRENCY balances and keel
s the legal tenders at its present limit o
S3S2. 100000. Government bonds closes
II firm at the best prices of the day. Stat
c bonds were Quiet. There was an unusual
Iy large business in railroad bonds with
II material improvement in prices. UniO
Pacific aud Western Union bonds wer
" the features. Stocks opened quiet an
t. steady with the exception Oh Lake Shor'
|. which was weak at the firrt Board and tn
prices advanced Z to 1. per cent, the greai
sr est improvement being in Pacific Mai
Latter the market became feverish undo
the lead Of Erie which declined per Ger
" on the unfavorable adviccs from LOndOI
During the last hour Of business the mark
h. was stirring and prices advanced i'm the 81
n tire list, and the closing prices were ii
IN highest of the day for Lake Shore, Paci