Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
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I'D. Sales 1900 bales; American 1900
bales; speculation and exports 1900 bales.
NEw YORK, Dec 21.-COttOn was quiet;
middling upland 145al4Ic. The market for
futures closed scarcely steady with sales Of
26,S00 bales as follows: December de-
livery nOminally - 13-l6al3sc; January
delivery l3sal3 29-32e; February delivery
Il l3-S2cc; March delivery II 13-16e; April
delivery Is 3-16a15 7-32c; May delivery Is
17-32al5 9-l6c; June delivery 10 27-S2a
15dc; July deliveTyl6 3-32Al6ic; August
delivery 16 9-32a16 5-16e.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2I. - Cotton
| demand slack; sales 40,350 bales; good
ordinary to strict good ordinary 12sal3ie;
| low middling to strict low middling I3E
a13lc; middling to strict middling 13sa
| 14!c; good middling to middling fair 145
a151c; receipts 19,414 bales; exports to
continent ATS bales; stock 21S, 100 bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 2I.-COttOn is steady;
middling 13!al4c; receipts 1875 bales; ex-
ports $3.50 bales; stock "a, 495 bales; sales
$500 bales.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 2I.- Cotton is finn;
middling 13sc; low middling 1876; good
ordinary 125c; net receipts 100 bales; ex-
ports TO Great Britain 5,S15 bales; coast
wise 1912 bales; sales l.4i4 bales.
CHARLESTON. Dec. Election quiet:
middling I2sal31c; low middling 3fe; good
ordinary I2sa12sc; net receipts ), 107 bales;
exports to France LOO bales; cOastwise |
2,9l5 bales. sales 1000 bales.
MOBILE, Dec. 2l.-COtt0RNguiet; mid |
ding l3aa13sc; low middlihs 13ia135c; |
good ordinary 12sa13c; net receipts 5,S27 |
bales; exports channel 2460 bales; eoaStwise |
.O5S bales; sales 1900 bales.
GALVESTON, Dec. 21.-Co5tOu quiet and |
unchanged; middling 14c; low middling |
13sc; good ordinary BE; net receipts p |
T29 bales; gross receipts 2,S44 bales; ex- |
ports to Great Britain Also bales coast |
wise 1876 bales; sales 919 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. ELECTION quiet and !
unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 21-COttOn quiet and |
unchanged at l3ic; no sales
CINCINNATI, Dec. 21.-COttOn dull and |
prices shade lower at 13ae.
Foreign Aarkess.
LONDON Dec. p, 5 P. M.-COnsols for |
money 91ts9lS; for account 92a92A, ex-in- |
terest; United Ststes 5-2Os OF 90, lO63; DO. |
1867, I07, ex.; 1O-40s 104; new 5s, 1O3i |
New York Central, 90; Erie, %; do. prefer |
red AZ.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 21.-Breadstufs Ge
quiet.
PARIS, Dec. 21.-Rentes elf. dye.
Eew Yerk Money Markea
New YORK, Dec. q. Money was easy |
early in the day at !. .a4 per cent, but closed |
firm at 4a5 per cent. Prime mercantile |
paper is quoted at 6a3a per cent. and single |
name at 6kaSc per cent, with miscellaneous |
at 81 per cent. Foreign exchange was dull /
and steady at 4S4s for prime bankers sixty /
DAYS sterling and 400 for demand Gold |
was dull at Il1Ia11ls. The rates paid for
borrowing were fat and for carrying LEA /
per cent. The Treasury disbursements |
were $4,000. The Customs receipts to-day /
were S16S0O0. The clearings to-day were
S2IOO0,O00. Government bonds we're
strong and in brisk demand. Railroad
bonds were less active than usual with
prices steady at the opening and quiet and
steady in late dealings, except Chicago and
rthwesternconsolidated gold bonds which
declined to 81. State bonds were quiet
and steady. There was renewed depres-
sion on Stock Exchange and a further
marked decline in prices. At the opening
the market declined slightly but soon be
came firm. This, however did not last
long. for on the influence Of reported
failure and the renewed attack Of bears the
whole list was depressed with the chief in
terest in Pacific Mail and Wabash. After
il became known only one finn had sus-
pended prices advanced aa14 per cent.
against a decline early in the day Of saS |
per cent. The market closed firm. Con-
siderable of Erie, Northwestern common,
Rock Island, Wabash, Pacific Mail, West
ern Union and Columbus, Chicago and /
Indiana Central closed out under rule for /
account of defaulting parties. Fysch &
Comines erea, ed considerable excitement |
as they we're thought to he a solid firm
The advance at the close was Saused by /
purchases to cover short contractS Many /
bears aYailed themselves Of the opportunity |
to buy stocks.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between /
ten and two O'Clock to-day amounted 70 |
247,OOO shares, Of which 5000 shares were /
Pacific Mail, 1900 Western Union, r. |
600 Northwestern, common, 5000 Lake /
Shore, LOO Wabash, 1900 Union Pacific, |
1000 Ohios. $500 Erie and 6,O0O st. |
Paul and 1000 Ohio and Mississippi.
Sterling Exchanse.-Bankers' Bills 4S53, |
United STATES coupons Of 1881. 1914; |
5-2Os Of 1862, 113s; do. Of 1854, 1854; dc. |
of 1866, 1171c; dn. new l195; 5-2Gs Of 1857; |
1909; United States coupons Of 1858, 1909;
new 6ves, 113b; I0-iQs. 114.: currency SKIS
liza: Missouri Stale bonds 81. 1ennesss e |
old 10. 10. new IS. Stocks Wesle1n |
Untou Telegraph 79l; NeS York Central |
1909: Sris ~; in uT'.;srr.-' 90
Sc. YorE Err - sss,S- a-~seS
sew YoKE Dec l. Business was Guiet