Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-18
Markets By TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.

MARKETS By TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.
LIVERPOOL, March H. Cotton firmer;
65aSttd. Sales 1900 bales; American
s,755 balesi speculation and exports, 5000
bales.
NEW YORK, March II. = Cotton - in
creased demand and higher; middling up
lands 16Sc; futures closed steady; sales Of
20,400 bales as follows: March 15sc bid;
April Is z3-32c bid; May 161a16 1929;
June 16sc; July II 3-2c bid.
New ORLEANS, March .-CottOn-de-
mand active; sales $3.50 bales; prices "a |
!c higher; good ordinary to strictly good |
ordinary 13a14sc; low middlings to strict |
low middlings l45a15lac; middlings to strict |
middlings 15aal6!c good middlings lie. |
Receipts 4,6S3 bales; exports to Great |
Britain 274 bales; stock 271 ,434 bales; I'M
sold 176,500 bales.
MEMPHIS, March II. - Cotton in fair
demand and prices hardening; middlings
15Ica161c; good middlings 16ic. Receipts
for the past day Ills bales; shipments
for the past twenty-foT hours 40 bales;
stock $1,000 bales.
MOBILE, March IL Cotton firm and
higher; middlinSs 1jsc; low middlings 14s;
good ordinary 1899; net receipts 3, Ill bales;
exports coastwise 495 bales; sales 2,Oe0
bales.
CHARLESTON, March 17.-Cotton firm;
middlings 15sc; low middlings 15c; good
ordinary 145a14tc; net receipts 7GO bales;
sales 1900 bales.
SAVANNAH, March II. - Cotton firm;
middlings 1j5c; net receipts LILO bales;
exports to Great Britain 2,7S9 bales; TO
continent 4,015 bales; sales 1,22j bales.
GALVESTON, March 17.-CO.tOn quiet
and in moderate demand; good ordinary
1899; middlings 1910; net exports 1920
bales; exports TO Great Britain GIL bales;
coastwise 0TS bales; sales $50 bales.
ST.. LOUIS, March 1T.-COttOn in good
demand and steady for best grades; mid
dlings 153c.
LOUISVILLE, March 17.-COtton quiet at
15te
CINCINNATI, March II Cotton-demand
fair and market finn al 15sc.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, March II, 5 p. M.-COnSols for
money -921; on account 81 5a924. United
States 5-20s of '65, 1095; of 1867, 1904;
I0-40's 1O3s; new IS, 1919; New York
Central, 96I; Erie, 500; preferred IS.
LIVERPOOL, March 17.-BreadstufIs are
dull.
PARIS, March 17.-Rentes 59f 25c.
FRANKFORT, March 1T-5-20s Of 1852
9ssc.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK. March II. - Money was
easy at per cent. Foreign Exchange
was dull at 4S4J for 90 days, and 4S7aa and
ASS for demand. Gold ranged at l11sa
1924, closing at lip. The rates paid for
carrying ranged from flat to percent. The
Customs receipts were $40, 900. The Urea
sury disbursements were S12l,OO0. The
exports of produce for the week amounted
to S4,751, 4S3. The clearances We're S25,-
100000. Government bonds were firm
with the highest price Of the day at the
close. State bonds were quiet and NOM
inal. Stocks opened active and closed
steady with an average decline Of per
cent. Lake Shore, Pacific Mail, Western
Union, Union Pacific and Northwestern
common were the prominent stocks, but
tie market presented no marked features.
Harlem was exceptionally strong advanc-
ing from 131. to 155, closing at 1929.
Sterling Excnange.-Bani1ers Bills Ass;
United States coupons Of 1881, 10,
5-20s of 1862, 11T3; do. Of 1864, 10; do,
of 1865, 1901; do. new 11Ss; 5-20s Of 1867,
1893; United States coupons of 1868, 119;
new fives, 114J5; 1040s, ia; currency skies.
II6I. Missouri State bonds "a; Tennessee;
old 90i; do. new 9Oa. StOcks-Western
Union Telegraph 77a; New York Central
1913 ex-diyidend; Erie 43i; do. preferred
20.
Kew York Dry Goods Market.
New YORK, March II. - There was a
slow made movement with commission
houses to-day and jobbing branches were
only moderately active Cotton goods
continue unsettled and some makes weak.
Blue. green and pIaided ground prints and
percales are active. WOIsted and cotton
dress goods are in steady request. Shawls
are moving freely in moderate quantities.
Fancy caSsimeTeS, WOrsted COatingS and
Kentucky jeans are quiet.
New York General Market.
NEW YORK. March G.-FlOur-limited
demand and lower; superfine western and
State S5.6jaG.OO; extra Ohio SG.30aT.G0;
St. Louis S6.50a11.00. Wheat in limited
demand and lower; No. spring S1.49a
1.j0. Rye unchanged. Barley unchanged.
Corn dull and in buyers favor; new west
ern mixed S4aSIac. Oats dull and declin-
ING, 6la63c for mixed. Coffee quiet.
Sugar quiet and firm. Pork steady; new
mess sic for spot; S16.25 for June; middles
steady; short clear middles 9tc. Lard
heavy; prime steam 9 5-l6a9Sc.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, March 1T.-FlOur steady;
superfne S475a5.50; family S7.2jaS.25; y
S6.00a6.s0. Wheat quiet and finn; Ohio
and Indiana S1GOa1.T5. Corn - mixed
western nominal at SIC. Oats in good
demand at 5SaGOc. Rye dull at 90a93c.
Mess pork quiet and unchanged. Whisky
nominal. Coffee nominal at 24a25.. gold.
New Orleans Markets.
NEW ORLEANS. March 17.-GOld 1115;
Sight par; Sterling j40ga541I. Flour firm;
xxx S6.5Oa7.59; family SSa9.50; sales for
Cuba OH private terms. Corn quiet; white
TTaTSc; yellow 7Sa79c. Oats quiet at Gle.
Bran-none on the landing. Hay dull;
prime so. Mess pork dull at S16.25.
Dry salt meats dull at 6ic for shoulders;
clear NIB sc; clear SIC. Bacon firm at re
for shoulders; clear rib 95c; clear 99c.
Lard dull; tierces Sage; key 9sa1Oc.
Sugar dull; fair to fully fair 7a7acc; COM
mon 6!a6ac; good fair .7aac; prime S.aS3c;
choice &c. MOlasses firm; centrifugal SOC;
prime GOc; choice 7jc. Whisky dull at 95c
for Louisiana; Cincinnati 81. Coffee quiet
at 22a27ac. Corn meal quiet at $3.50.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI. March 17-FlOur quiet and
unchanged. Wheat quiet and firm at Sl.45.
Corn-market steady G3a6Sc. Oats-mar-
ket steady at 53a5Sc. Rye steady at S1.02.
Barley dull but unchanged. Mess pork
quiet and firm; held at S15.15la15.25. Lard
quiet and steady; steam Ssc for spot; &c
for March; kettle &c. Bulk meats quiet
and firm; shoulders 5sa5ic; clear rib 7sa
re; clear Sc. Bacon quiet and firm;
shoulders 6sc; clear rib see; clear sc.
Whisky strong at 9Oc.
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE, March 17-Flour quiet and
unchanged Wheat S1.30aI.45. Corn zoe.
Oats 56a62c. HAY SIT. Provisions firm.
Mess pork Sl5.25. Bulk meats-shOulders