Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-25
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
Ti1e Cotton Markets.

LIVERPOOL, Sept. "a. Cotton hTmer;
middling upland 75aSd; middling Orleans
SD. Sales 1900 bales; American 1900
bales; speculation and export 5000 bales.
Cotton to arrive Lied higher.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-CottOn quiet;
middling upland l64c; middling Orleans
16Sc; futures closed steady with sales Of
1880 bales, as follows: 16a26 1-;52e for
September delivery; 10 1920 for October
delivery; - 5-S2al5 3-16c for November
delivery; Is 7-32a15.c for December de-
livery; Is 1882 for January delivery; -
21-32a15 11-l6c for February delivery; 16c
for March delivery; 16sc for April de
livery.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. "a. Cotton
demand more active; sales 1920 bales;
good ordinary TO strict good ordinary l5sa
l35c; low middling to strict low middling
14ka14se; middling to strict middling l4sa
15c; good middling 15tal5sc; receipts p
254 bales; exports none; stock 2, 81 bales;
uRsold last EVENING" - bales.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 24-COttOn steady and
in good demand; middling 15c; receipts for
the past day 1000 bales; shipments for the
psst twenty-four hours S23 bales; stock
$3.50 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2I.-Cotton lower and
unchanged; good ordinary 14e; low mid
ding l4sc; middling Isle.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 24.-COtton firmer at
15;c.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 24.- Cotton quiet
and unchanged at 15sc.
Foreign Markets.
= Ne
for money 02Sa92IR; for account 925aS2 3;
United States sos of '65, 1OS5. 1867, 1893;
lO-4O's 104;; new IS, 1O4S; New York
Central, 9S; Erie, So; do. preferred 55aa.
The rate for money at the Stock Exchange
on Government securities is p per cent.
The amount of bullion gone into the
Bank of England on balance to-day f1O,-
600. The bullion in the Bank Of England
has decreased f24,000. The proportion OF
bank reserve to liabilities which was last
week 40 per cent is now 80! per cent.
L1vERPooI, Sept "a - Breadstuffs are
quiet.
PARIS, Sept. 24.-Rentes 63f 25c. The
specie in the Bank of France has increased
during the past week 1874, 900 francs.
FRANKFORT, Sept. 24.-5-2Os of 1862
9Ss.
New York Money Market
NBw YORK, Sept. 24.-The Assistant
Treasurer here discussed $4,000. The
customs receipts were S355,0OO. The spe-
Gle shipments to Europe were SI44,670.
Money was 2a2t per cent. Prime discount
was sac per cent. Foreign exchange was
lower at 4S3a4S3J for 90 days and 1851
f1asa nl1A ow.auaH and alozafl
at 1893 with sales in the meantime at 100 J.
The rates paid for carrying were LAB per
cent. Loans were also fiat. The clearings
were S15,0OO,0OO. State bonds were quiet
and nominal. Railroad bonds, the dealings
were confined to Pacific at slight advance.
Government bonds were steady. Stocks
opened strong with frequent fluctuations
during the forenoon, but the general ad-
vance made was 3a23 per cent. During
the last hour business was active. The
leading features were Northwestern, and
St. Paul common, Erie, Lake Shore, Union
Pacific, Wabash, Ohio and Mississippi,
Rock Island, Pacific Mail and Columbus,
Chicago and Indiana Central, the last
declined to u, Northwestern common de-
clined to $50, and the remainder Of the list
fell Off !a1 percent. At the clOsea steadier
feeling prevailed and there was recovery
of 1a1i per cent. in the general list.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
ten and two O'Clock to-day amounted to
over 100000 shares, Of which 1900 were
Western Union, $4,000 Pacific Mail, 3d.
600 Lake Shore, $4,000 Union Pacific, 49,
500 Wabash, 1900 Rock Island, 1900
st. Paul 1900 Columbus, Chicago and
Indiana Central, 1900 Fries, 1O,5OO Ohios
and 1900 New York Central.
Sterling Exchange.-Bankers' Bills 4S4.
United States coupons Of 1881, 111s;
5-2Os of 1862, 1929; do. Of 1854, lis; do,
of 1865, I15I; do. new 115s; 5-2Os OF 1867,
l165; United States coupons Of 1868, 116s;
new fves, I11a; 10-40s, Ill. currency skies
lI71: Missouri State bonds 94t. Tennessee
old Is; do. new IA. Stocks-Western
Union Telegraph 7Stt; New York Cen
trail 1919; Erie 37s; do preferred 90.
view York Dry Goods Market
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-The jObbing
branches of trade are active in all depart
ments, but commission houses are quiet.
Cotton goods are jObbing freely at irregular
prices but rule steady in first hands. Prints
are in demand at reduced figures. wash
ington fancy and sidebands prints are re-
duced to 95c- Felt skirts are active. Wool
ems are quiet except flannels and blankets.
Foreign goods are selling freely al auction
but at low prices.
New York General Markets.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24-FlOur in moderate