Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-02
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH,
The Cotton Markets.

MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. l. - Cotton quiet and
steady; middling upland sd; middling Or
leans sgd. Sales 10000 bales, American
5000 bales; speculation and exports p
600 bales.
NEW YORK, Aug. l. Cotton quiet;
middling uplandS lie; futures closed
quiet, with sales Of $500 bales, as fol-
lows: 1870 for August delivery: 10 1892
ale 7-l6c for September delivery; 10 lea
15-32c for October delivery; Is 11-32a163
for November delivery; 16aa16 $3.50 for
December delivery; Is 1-16al63c for jan
uary delivery, and 16 9-32a16sc for Febru-
AIRY delivery.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. Cotton was
steady sales; 100 bales; prices unchanged;
good ordinary to strict good ordinary II 3
a15.c; low middling to strict low middling
153aI6sc; mlddlings to strict middlings 49,
allie; good middlings 1Sc; receipts 394
bales; exports cOastwise 494 bales; to Greas
Britain 25j bales; stock 20, 1876 bales; I'M
sold last evening 1890 bales.
MEMPHIS, Aug. l. Cotton firm; mid
ding 1910; receipts for the past day -
bales; shipments for the past twenty-four
hours 265 bales; stock 1886 bales.
GALVESTON, Aug. 1.-Cotton quiet and
unchanged; good ordinary 143c; etreceipts
43 bales; sales - bales.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 1.-Nothing doing; mid
ding 15ic; receipts IA bales; sales 4 bales.
SAVANNAH, Aug. L. Cotton steady;
middling 16c; net receipts 2S bales; glOss
receipts g bales.
Boston, Aug. Cotton dull; middling
1T5c; gross receipts IS bales; sales 100
bales.
MOBILE, aug. Cotton dull nothing
doing and nOminally unchanged; receipts
102 bales; exports cOastwise 242 bales.
CHARLESTON, Aug. L. Cotton dull;
middling l5sc; low middling 155c; good
ordinary 14ac; net receipts 81 bales; sales
p bales.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1,-COttOn quiet and
nominal unchanged; no sales.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 1.-Cotton quiet and
unchanged al 1870.
CINCINNATI, Aug. L. Cotton dull but
unchanged at 16tc-
Foreign Markets.
| LONDON, Aug. /, 5 p. NJ COnsOls
for money 90 a92S; for account 92ia92s;
United States 5-2Os of IS, 100. 1857,
| 1923; zoos 1904; new IS, 1914; New
York Central, 90; Erie, 800; DO. pre-
ferred A. The amount Of bullion with
drawn from the Bank of England on balance
to-day is f2SSOO0.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. L. Breadstuffs are
quiet and unchanged.
PARIS, Aug. 1.-Rentes 6Sf. 40c.
FRANKFORT, Aug 1.-5-2Os of 1862,
97s.
New York Money Market
New YoRK, Aug. l.-Money closed at
? per cent, with prime mercantile paper at
from , tot per cent. Sterling exchange
was-tull at 4S6sa4S7t for 90 day bills and
4S9Ia4gO for sight drafts. The Customs
receipts to-day were $50 coo and for the
week Sl,5S1, $40. The imports of dry gOOds
for the week amounted TO S3,304,5Oj;
| merchandise S}.9O4, 222. The experts of
produce for the week are S6,66l, 1SS.
| The specie shipments for the week were
| SI,24S.245. Gold opened and closed at
1922. with sales in the morning at lO95a
1899. The rates paid for carrying were 5ai
per cent. and fiat. IL is reported that the
| IL II
| Aug1 st. Tie Assistant Treasurer disburs-
ed = 5000. The cleariugs were SAL ,OOO,-
900. Government bonds were steady.
State bonds were dull. Railroad bonds
were firm. Stocks opened weak, particu-
larry for Columbus, Chicago and Indiana
Central. The temper of speculation soon
changed, however, and at noon an advance
| Of IaII per cent. had taken place. At the
second call the market was firm and re
NAMED so to the close, the final dealings
being generally at the best prices of the
day. The leading features were Column
bus, Chicago and Indiana Central, Union
Pacific. Lake Shore and Western Union.
With reference TO the interest due on the
Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central
railroad. the officers Of the st. Nicholas
bank. which is the fiscal agency Of the
company, state that they are paying coupons
of consolidated first mortgage bonds aud
coupons of first mortgage bonds Of individu-
al roads which 90 to make up the whole road
as these later bonds are exchanged for con-
sOlidated first mortgage. They are not
paving the second mortgage coupons OF any
class on this road, with the exception Of
those on the Columbus and Indianapolis
Central branch road. These bonds to the
extent Of ssh, 900 are on the choicest part
of the road and are guaranteed by the
Pennsylvania company.
| Among the sales to-day were %, 600 shares
! Western Union, 5000 Lake Shore, l5,OOO
Union Pacific and 1000 Columbus, Chicago
and Indiana Central.
Bank statement-LOan decrease, s., 155-
800; specie decrease, Sl,55j,3OO; legal ten
derS increase, 2,104, 100; deposits decrease
| =
reserve, increase s., LA, 100.
Sterling Exchange.-Bankers Bills ASS.
United States coupons Of 1881, llos;
5-2Os Of 1862, 11I5; do. Of 1864, 1l54; DO.
of 1865, 11G5; de-. new 115s; 5-2Os OF 1o6l'
1lT5; United States coupons OF 1865, llI5;
new ives, 1115; 10-40s, 1l3i currency skies
1175; Missouri State bonds S2s; tennessee
old 20; do. new 20. Stocks-Mestern
Union Telegraph 735; New York Cen
tral 100; Erie 81 3; do preferred 4Is.
Rev York Dry Goods Market
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Bu4iness was less
active with commission houses and jObbing
trade nominal. Cotton flannels continues
active and low grades have an upward ten
dency. Side5and prints are quiet and
active. Washington prints will open Mon
day at IOIc. Wool tiannelS are brisk. The
balance Of Glenham COmpany'S fine wool
ems will be sold at auction Thursday night.
New York General Markets.
New YORK, Aug. L. Flour dull and
lower; superfine Western and State S5.l5a
5.65; extra Ohio S5.35a6.S5; st. Louis
Is 5.6OalI.OO Wheat very dull and low
er; receipts 6S,OOO bushels; No. : spring
S1.23al.26 Rye quiet. Barley nominal.
Corn a shade easier with a moderate de-
mand: western mixed 77a19c. Oats I'M
settled and lower at Sc; Coffee tirm.
Sugar quiet and firm at 7saS 3-16c. Mess
pork firmer; new mess $3.50; mlddles
steady. Lard firmer; prime steam l3sc.
Whisky dull and lower at Sl.O3.
Baltimore Markets.
| BALTINORE, Aug. L. Flour dull and