Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-04
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.


The Cotton Markets.
LIVERPOOL, March 8. - Cotton easier;
middling uplands 7aa7sd; middling Orleans |
Sa35d. Sales 1900 bales; American |
1900 bales; speculation and exports, 1900 |
bales.
NEW York, March s. Cotton dull; |
IniddIing uplands 16c; futures closed
firm; sales of 1880 bales as follows:
March 10 31-32c; April Is 1890. May 10
31-32c; June 10 5-16c; July 1899.
NEW ORLEANS, March 3.-Cotton-de-
mand moderate; sales G,1j0 bales; prices
unregular and sa.c lower; good ordinary to
strictly good ordinary 12sa13sc; low mid
dlings to strict low middlings II 4.al55c mid
ding to strict middlings 1jsal6; good mid
dlings 16sa1Tc. Receipts 6,46l bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 4,175 bales; stock
299, $50; unsOld 5000 bales.
MEMPHIS, March s. Cotton market
dull and prices have declined and are irreg-
regular; good ordinary l5c; low middings
14aI41c: middlings 15c; receipts for the
past day 1,719 bales; shipments for the past
twenty-four hours 1926 bales; stock 3d.
100 bales.
CHARLESTON, March 3.-COttOn-mid-
dlings 15c; low middlings 14sc; good ordl-
nary 14c; net receipts SOP bales; gross 946
bales; exports TO continent 1,555 bales;
coastwise 81 bales; sales 1000 bales; stock
59,019 bales.
SAVANNAH, March ;. - Cotton quiet;
middlings 15sc; net receipts 1,j44 bales;
exports to continent Z, $50 bales; coastwise
500 bales; sales 5l3 bales; stock 10, T5o bales.
GALVESTON, March 3. - Cotton dull;
/ light demand; good ordinary 13sc; mid
/ dlings 155c; net receipts $50 bales; sales
! 500 bales; stock 104,3S2 bales.
/ MOBILE. March 3.-COtton easier; mid
| dlings Isle; low middlings 14ta14sc; good
| ordinary i3Ial35c; net receipts l,251 bales;
exports coastwise $50 bales; sales 1000
| bales; stock 59,213 bales.
ST. LOUIS, March 3.-CottOn market
quiet and unchanged, although large sales
were made on private terms.
LOUISVILLE, March 3.-COtton frmer at
15tc.
CINCINNATI, March 3.-CottOn-market
easier at 15tc.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON. March 3.-COnSOls for money
! 921a92I; on account 923a92!. United
States 5-2Os of '65, 1O9l; of 1867, 1903;
/ 1O-4O's 1O3i; new IS, 104!!; New York Cent
raj, 95; Erie, 42a; preferred 619. The
amount of bullion gcae into the Bank OF
England on balance to-day was tI3,OOO.
LIVERPOOL, March S.-Yarns and fab
rics at Manchester are dull, but no lower.
| California.white Wheat lbs jdal2s I'd; red
western spring lis Sd; receipts of wheat for
the past three days 1900 quarters, Amer
lean 10000 quarters. Corn 36s Cd. Others
unchanged.
PARIS, March 3.-Rentesj9f 4Oc.
New York Money Market
New YORK, March 3.-The Treasury
disbursements were S-}S0.0O0. Customs
receipts were $4,000. Produce exports
for the week were $, OPS, $50; decrease from
last week S2,JOO,OOO, and the lowest for any
week for long time. Money was freely
offered at 5a3 per cent. This afternoon
Wall street was extremely dull. Sterling
heavy at 4S3a4SI3 for 90 days and 4o6sa
4S7 for sight. Gold ranged at ll25all25,
and closed at 112t. The carrying rates
were fiat at 4 percent. The clearinSs to-day
wera $4,000. 600. State bonds were dull
and nominal. Governments steady and
quiet. but little doing. Stocks opened weak
at a slight decline from last night. Prices
on first call further declined 5a1l, but a
|
closed weak with nearly the lOwast prices
of the day. The decline for the day ranged
] toll, and was assisted by the postpone
ment of the financial question in Congress.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
10 and , o'clock amounted to 10000 shares
of which 1900 shares were Western
Union, 5000 Union Pacific, 10000 Wa
bash. 5000 Pacific Mail, S,0O5 st. Paul,
$4,000 Lake Shore, 1900 Northwestern,
5000 Erie. The weakest stocks were
Northwestern and Lake Shore.
Sterling Excnange.-Bankers'B Bills 4S4..
United States coupons of 1881, 1lSs;
5-2Os of 1862, III; do. of 1864 iISa; do.
of 1865, 1901; dn. new 11S3; 5-2Os OF 1867,
1I9: United States coupons Of 1868, 11oaa;
new fves, 114I; 1O4Os, 112ss; currency skies,
lI6. Missouri State bonds 95s; Tennessee,
old SOL: do. new So. StOcks-Western
Union Telegraph 75a; New York Central
1881; Erie 46s; do. preferred %.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, March 3-The jObbing de-
partments were more active to-day, but
package distributions were not large in ag-
cregate amount. Cotton goods in steady
demand, but the market less firm on some
makes. Cottonades were selling freely.
Prints. fancy shirtings and percales in good
demand. Worsted quiet. Shifting, wOrsted
shawls were opened by several leading
agents. Dress goods active.
New York General Market.
New YORK. March 3-FlOur quiet; super
fine New York and State SJ.jOa6.1O; extra
Ohio Sj.4Oa675; st. Louis S6.55al1.OO.
| Whisky steady ut 96c. Wheat quiet; No.
Milwaukee Si.49a1.jO; Iowa and Milwau-
kee Spring s.. 47a1.52. Rye dull ut 9Ta1.O2.
Barley unchanged. Com in fair demand
and higher: new western mixed 1oaS2c.
Oats firmer; mixed western 81 aaG3c. COT
fee very strong; Rio % aia264c. Sugar tirmer;
fair to good refined Taa7sc. Pork tirmer;
new mess $500 for spot; Sl5.jO for March.
NIiddles quiet; short clear Ssc. Lard stead
Ter; prime steam 9ac for spot; 9aa9 3-16 for
March; 0 5-16 for April; 9Ic for May.
Baltimore Markets.
| RAITINORE. March 3. - Flour market
dull and unchanged. Wheat quiet; Ohio
and Indiana S1.50a1 Go. Corn quiet; mixed
western 5Sc. Rye dull az 9Sc. Oats steady;
mixed western j5ajTc. Provisions quiet
Mess pork SI6.0Ja16.25. Bulk meats nom
inal. Coffee strong at 2jaZ6ac. Whisky
dull and weak at 81 aa.'oc.
New Orleans Markets.
NEW ORLEANS. March 3.-COn-tine
yellow and white mixed, l0aIIci yellow
7SaSOc. Whisky dull and lowe; Loulsl-
ana Ole. Coffee firm; cargo prices, ordina-
nv to prime, 23aa2Tc; others unchanged
Cincinnati Markets.
Crrc1ySATI. March 3. FlOUr-market
steady. Wheat duh but unchanged, sl.3o
a1.40. Corn dull and declined, 57a6Oc.
Oats quiet and unchanged Mess Pork K
market steady; sales city mess Sl4.5O.
Lard in good demand; 1000 tierces steam
sold at Sc; kettle quOtable at SIC. Bulk
meats-maTket steady; shoulders DC I0r
srct. Sc 10 buyers: MAY &c; clear rib lie
far spot; Sc MAY; s. June; clear 74alac.
BACON in fair demand; shoulders &c; clear
rib S1aSIc; clear S2aSs. Whisky-denand
I fair and market firm at 90.
Louisville Markets
LOUISVILLE March 3.-FlOur quiet anu
unchanged. Wheat nominal. Corn IOc'
Oats J0a65c. Provisions quiet ane uh-