Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-24
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me Cotton Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 23.--Cotton is quiet;
middling upland 7.a7sd; middling Orleans
I'D. Sales 1900 bales; American 6,600
bales; speculation and exports 1900 bales.
NEW YORK, Dec 23;-Cotton was quiet;
middling upland 14ia14tc. The market for
futures closed firm with sales Of
$1,000 bales as follows: December de
livery 1870; January delivery 14c; Febru-
airy delivery 14Ee; March delivery IA 81
&c; April delivery 15sc; MaydeIivery 154;
June delivery 15ae; July delivery 16se;
August delivery Is 9-16e-
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. %. - Cotton
demand limited; sales $3.50 bales; coed
ordinary to strict good ordinary 12sa13ic;
low middling to strict low middling 1884
13fc; middling 70 strict middling 13sal4c;
good middling to middling fair 14ta155e;
receipts SOIL bales; exports to Great Brit
ain 1870 bales; continent 3O6 bales; stock
224,6l6 bales; unsold last evening 1l4,0OO
bales; on shipboard 100, 900 bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 23.-Cotton is steady;
god demand for low grades; middling 135c;
receipts BIS bales; exports 1900 bales sales
1000 bales; stock OF, 455 bales.
GALVESTON, Dec. 23.-Cotton steady
and demand fair, middling 14c; low mid
ding 1870; good ordinary 13cs net receipts
4,4eS bales; gross receipts I, 4SS bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 2,601 bales; coast
wise 4bales; sales :, 400 bales; stock 1884
bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 23.-Cotton firm for
good qualities; middling Is 15-16a14c; low
middling 134a13 9-l6e; good ordinary 12sa
12ae; net receipts :, 69I bales; expOrtseoast-
wise 439 bales; sales 1900 stock 6S,70O
bales.
MOBILE, Dec. 23.-Cotson quiet; mid
ding 1870; low middling 13sal3se; good
ordinary 12sa13c; net receipts 1850 bales;
gross receipts 1853 bales; exports coast
wise $40 bales; sales 1000 bales; stock
20,217 bales.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 3d. Cotton is firm;
middling 13Jc; low middling 1Ssc; good
ordinary 125c; net receipts liza bales;
gross receipts 4, IA bales exports coastwise
95s bales; sales 1,796 bales; stock 1o4, 103
bales.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2S.-Cotton steady.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 23.-Cotton dull and
lower at 131e.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 2S.-COtton is steady
at 133e-
Foreign Markets.
LONDON Dec. %, P. M.-Consols for
money 81 la91s; for account 91sa92, ex-in-
terest; United States sos Of '65, 1904; do.
1867, 107, ex.; 1O-40's 104; new IS, 103;
New York Central, eS; Erie, 25; do. prefer
red AZ.
l1vxRPooI, Dec. 3.-Breadstuhs are
quiet.
PARIS, Dec. 23.-Rentes 61f Coo.
new York Money Markes
NEW YoRK. Dec. %. = Money, in good
demand at 3za4 per cent. Prime mercan-
lie paper Cal per cent. Sterling firm and |
at 4S4sa4S5 for demand. Gold |
iuil but firm at I115a111s The rates paid |
or borrowing were ], 2, 3a4 per cent. and |
lat. Specie shipments $4,000; engage
nents for tomorrow already reach ST.
10000. About 100000 in gold arrived
o-day from San Francisco, which is re-
yarded as new and important feature.
The elearings to-day were S2S,000,0 600. The
Treasury disbursements to-day were $751;
100. The Customs receipts to-day were
49,, 900. Government bonds were strong.
Railroad bonds were firm and slightly adj
ranced in some cases. State bonds were
luiet and prices advanced Stocks less act
We, but fair business was done with Pa
life Mail, Lake Shore, Northwestern,
Western Union, Union Pacific and Wa
,ash, the feature of the market being a
generally weak and lower decline, ranging
IOm to ! per cent. Pacific Mail was ex-
strong in early dealings and adj
-anced from SO to 37a. This was followed
" reaction to 36.., and still later advane-
d to 37s. After midday the market rallied
to I per cent. ON the rise in Pacific Mail.
During the last hour stocks showed de-
line Of I to per cent, the. decline being
.hiefly in Northwestern and Lake Shore
Pacific Mail reacted from 81 to 81. In the
inal dealings the general market recovered
fraction from the lowest quotations Of the
Law at sellers option. Western Union
we're as much feature to-day as yesterday,
icing generally Z to per cent. below the
egular price.
The dry goods failure reported this after
loon is Rice, Goodwin & Walker. The
irm intended to 90 out of the business at
be close of year, but went to protest yes
tGudI- luCN INV eAo6 al NlNNOAAoAC--s
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
en- and two O'Clock to-day amounted to
$4,000 shares, of which $1,000 shares were
Pacific Mail, Il, 600 Western Union, 20
90 Northwestern, common, $4,000 Lake
lhOre, 5000 Wabash, 10000 Union Pacific,
!, 800 Erie and 1900 OHIO and MiSsis-
ippi.
Sterling xchange.-Bankers' Bills 1851,
United States coupons Of 1881. 1914;
-2Os Of 1852, 113s; do. Of 1854, rs; do.
{ 1855, 1174c; do. new 119s; 5-20s Of 1857;
p; United States coupons Of 1858, 12Os;
ew ives, 1854 1O-40s, 114g; currency SKIES
III; Missouri State bonds 81. tennessee
Id rs; do. new 7S. Stocks Western
Union Telegraph 79s; New York Central
0Os; Erie 26s; do preferred 45.
New YORK Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. z3.-Busness was light
nth manufacturers agents, and jobbing
nd importing branches inactive. Heavy
tandard sheetings and cotton hannels were
a steady demand with unchanged prices.
lark fancy prints quiet, except at jObbing
rices. Side-bands fairly in improved re-
nest. WOrsted coatings fairly active, but
Their wooden goods sluggish in first hands.
view York General Markets.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-FlOur IS quiet,
teady and in moderate demand; white
lheat western extra S5.60a6.15, superfne,
Testern and State $4.00a4.50; extra Ohio
4. 75a6.65; st. Louis $5aS.0O. Wheat is
uiet; No. 1 spring S1.1qa1.25; No. 3 spring
/ GOAL. IL; No. Chicago Sill la. IA. Rye
uiet. COrn-Old, frmer; new, heavy and
ower; mixed western, old, 93a94c at store;
70. 2 mixed western and yellow mixed
Iestern 6Sa694c; white mixed western Goa
lac. Coffee firm and quiet; Rio 17ta19lc
old. Sugar quiet and unchanged. Pork
over; old mess $3.50. Cut meats firm;
ickled hams IL &c middles dull, short clear
Osc. Lard frmer; prime steady at ID Is
6. Whisky unsettled at S1.02a1.O3.
Baltimore Markets.
BALrIMoRE, Dec. 23-Flour steady and
family $5.5Oa6.5O. Wheat quiet
nd steady; No. amber western $1.2Sa
80; No. 2 do. S1.25a1.26; No. 3 do. s1.20;
70. 1 red western S1.24; No. 2 do. S1.21.
,orn weak and lower; mixed western S5a
&c. Oats dull, white western Csc; mixed
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