Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-19
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The Cotton Markets
LIVERPOOL, April Is. Cotton strong;
middling uplands S44;. middling Orleans
sgd. Sales $1,000 bales; American 400
bales; speculation and export 5000
bales.
NEW YORK, April 1S-Cotion quiet:
middling uplands lie; futures closed
steady; sales Of 11,7O0 bales as follows:
April delivery 165c; May delivery is 81
32al6sc; June delivery II 11S2aITSe; July
delivery 17ie.
NEW ORLEANS, April Is. Cotton
demand fair but movement checked by fac
tors asking higher rates; sales 1000 bales,
advanced; good ordinary 10 strictly good
ordinary 15a15sc; low middlings to
strict low middlings I6sa161a16se; mid
dlings TO strict middlings 1I5aI7sc; good
middlings I1se; receipts ], 620 bales; exports
to continent 2,750 bales; to Great Britain
- bales; cOastwise 1146 bales; stock 1G9,-
GO6 bales; unSOld $1,000 bales.
SAVANNAH, April 1S.-COstOn very firm;
middlings 169e; net receipts I,1j0 bales;
gros receipts 1,161 bales; exports eOastwise
27O bales; TO France 1,6O5 bales; sales 537
bales; stock 1855 bales.
CHARLESTON, April 1S.-Cotton-mar-
ket strong, and nominal; goOdOrdinary 15c;
low middlings 16ctt; middlings 1910; net
receipts POP bales; gross receipts 3O6 bales;
exports to Great Britain 20 bales; coast
wise 220 bales; sales 400 bales; stock 26,-
261 bales.
GALVESTON, April Is. = Cotton firm
and in fair demand; good ordinary 15ae;
middlings lie; net receipts 532 bales; ex-
ports sOastwiSe II bales; sales 500 bales;
stock 1885 bales.
MEMPHIS April 1S-COtton excited and
good ordinary 14.al5c; low mid
dlings 15sa16e; middlings 164ai6ie- Re
ceipts for the past day 400 bales; ship
ments for the past t~wenty-four hours p
bales; stock 40,540 bales.
ST.. LOUIS, April 1s.-Cotton firm and
fair; middlings 16ac.
LOUISVILLE, April is. = Cotton quiet
at 1870.
CINCINNATI, April 1S-Cotton-market
quiet at lie.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, April Is, 3 P. M.-Consols for
money 92sa93; account 93a935. United
States 5-20s of '65, 1867; 1867, IOSi;
1914; new IS, 104..; New York
Central, 80; Erie, 33!; preferred 81. The
amount OF bullion gone into the Bank
Of England on balance to-day was to-
BOO.
LIVERPOOL, April 1S.-Breadstuffs are
quiet and unchanged.
PARIS, April Is-Rentes 59f Coo.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK. April 1S.-Money closeda at
per cent. Sterling Exchange closed
Iuiet at 4S6 for 60 days and ass for sight.
Gold opened and closed at 113S, the only
1ther quotation having been 113s. The
rates paid for carrying ranged from %, 2
Il, las to flat per cent, and the final rate
2 per cent. The clearings to-day were
s~42,0OO,OOO. The Treasury operations for
he past week at the New York office
included the disbursement of S153,0O0 for
interest and in redemption of 500 bonds,
md the receipts of $4,000 for customs.
The imports for the week, Of dry goods
mounted TO 81, 72S,63j; merchandise ST.
J4f,1SO. The specie shipment for the
time amounted to SOB, 7S1, mostly
gold and silver bars. Governments were
steady. State bonds were quiet and NOM
nal. The Stock market has been alter
lately weak and strong in early dealings
md prices declined from ! to L per cent,
ollowed by a general Improvement Of the
board, but subsequently there was an
,ther sharp break and at the second call
showed a recovery from to ; per
,ent, but shortly before the close of bust
less a general reectiOn Of to per cen
OOk place and the market left OF weak.
The widest changes and largest trausac-
ions were in Western Union, Lake Shore,
Northwestern, Pacific Mail, Wabash and
Rock Island.
BANK statement-LOan decrease, S201-
100; specie decrease, 1921, 800; legal ten
Ier decrease, $4,000; deposits increase,
$4,000; circulation increase, $4J,5C0;
eserve, increase Sl,079,125.
Sterling Excnange-Bankers Bills 4S55;
United States coupons Of 1881, 12l4
Dos of 1852, 11SS; do. Of 1864, 119s; DO,
{ 1866, 1919; de-. new 119S; 5-2OS Of 1857,
20t; United States coupons Of 1868, 119s;
lew fves, 11G3t; 10-40s, 114s; currencysixes,
165. Missouri State bonds 81; Tennessee,
81; do. new SCI. Stocks Western
Tnion Telegraph 74s; New York Central
Erie 37s; do preferred soc.
New York Dry GOods Market
NEW YORK. April 1S-There was only
moderately active business with commits
on houses. and the jObbing trade lacked
nimatiOn to-day. Cotton goods were in
.eady demand and the most popular makes
nm, but on some light browns discounts
increased by agents. Prints were
l steady demand, bOrdered prints and
becoming popular and sold ahead.
TOolen goods dull. Dress goods are in
ir request. SeawlS Quiet.
New York General Market
NEW YORK, April IS.-Flour opened m
1t closed dull and lower; superfine, wes.-
n and state SG.0Oa6. 90; extra Ohio SG.5Oa
st. Louis S6.60a1I.O0. Wheat lower:
? spring SI.5Gal.5S. Rye -four scarce
ID firm at S4.9Oa5.90. Corn meal firm; I
estem s .g0a4.50. Rye firm and quiet at
.10a1.11. Barley heavy. Corn heavy
ii lower; new western mixed SjaSSc; I
oice new yellow SSaS9c; old western :
ixed SSa9Oc; choice new yellow sSaS9c.
ITS a shade firmer; mixed western 61aGSc:
bite western 63a6Gc. Hay unchanged. 4
ofee dull. Sugar steady. Molasses firm. :
)rk frmer; new mess ~S16.95a17.OO for
and for May delivery; s~I7.10a17.25 q
T June delivery. Bulk meats unchanged. II
nd firm; prime steam 10Ie for spot; 10 8 =
C for April delivery; 1O!c for May de-
cry; 1Osc for June delivery. Cheese v
changed. Whisky lower at 97saeSc.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE. April IS-Flour varvi