Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-08

New ives 1e49; New York Central So;
Erie 32!.a32a; preferred 50.
LIVERPOOL. May 7.-Breadstufs are
quiet and unchanged.
PARIS, May T.-Specie in Bank of
France increased lS,926.010 francs during
the past week. Rents 59f soc.
FRANKFORT, May Z -5-2Os of 1882,
9ss. a,s-
New York Money MaEkes
NEA YORK. May I. - Money closed
at 3 per cent. Sterling firm at 4S75a4SS for
sixty days, and 4903a49l for sight Custom
receipts S290,000. Gold closed at LIP!
after selling at LIP a1. leg. Carrying rates
TO per cent. Loans also made ilat. As
sistant Treasurer discussed ST29,03O.
Clearings fOrty-one millions. Governments
steady. Railroad bonds dull. State bonds
quiet. Stocks fiuetuated frequently during
the day between firnness and depression,
opening steady but soon declining ! to II
per cent, later recovering the loss asain
after one O'Clock, touching the lowest point
of the day, and finally closing al 1. per
cent advance from extreme decline.
The advance during the closing part
of business was most marked in West
en Union, Lake Shore, Union
Pacific, Rock Island, Pacific Mail, and
Erie. The unsettled condition Of specula-
ton is due largely to contest supposed to
be going on between some leading opera
tors. Ii was reported on the street to-day
that committees Of the Erie and Atlantic
and Great Western companies were in Ses-
sion in regard to a lease. 1t was stated
that Erie proposes 10 lease the Atlantic and
Great Western and al its leased lines and
branches for ninety-nine years at % per
cent of the gross earnings for the first year,
20 per cent for the second year, and 80 per
cent thereafter, subject TO future revision.
The Atlantic and Great Western party want
80 per cent of the gross earnings. Total
sales Of stock for the day 100000 shares, Of
which 5000 were Western Union, 15,000
Rock Island, 5000 Lake Shore, $1,000 Pa
cifc Mail, 10000 Northwestern, 5000
Union Pacific, 5000 St. Paul, and $500
Ohios.
Sterling Exchange. Bills 4SS
United States coupons of 1881. 1914
sos of 1852, 1854; do. Of 1864, 116s; 90,
of 1866, 117s; dn. new 119a; 5-2Os Of 1867,
1904; United States coupons of 1858, 10;
new fives, 1151; l0-40s, 114S; currency SKIES,
1864. Missouri State bonds O. :: Tennessee,
old S2!1; do. new 81. Stocks-WesJern
Union Telegraph T1S; New York Central
97s; Erie $50; do preferred soc.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEw YORK, May 7.--CommiSsiOn
houses are doing far business for the
season, and jobbers are rather more actively
employed. Western and Western New
York clothiers are operating moderately in
heavy woOlens. The market for cotton
goods are steady at unchanged prices.
Cheyiot shirtings in Iair request Cotton
AIDES duh. Prints in moderate demand
and shifting styles are active and sold up
to receipts. Shawls quiet.
New York General Markets.
NEW YORK, May Flour dull and
lower; superfine Western and State S5.1Ol
$50; extra Ohio So 20a7.55; St Louis $500
a11.O0. Wheat opened steady and closed
quiet and lower No. 2 spring $1.5Oal.52-
Rye quiet at Sl.6Ta1.l2. Barley dull
Corn quiet and steady; new Western mixed
S2aS6; old do. S6aS64e. Oats a shade
firmer; mixed Western 67a6S3e. Coffee
heavy and nominal. Sugar steady. Pork
firm; new mess ST. 10 on spot; $17.25 June;
Sl7.45 July. MiddleS dull; short clear Zoe.
Lard lower; prime steam 10 9-l6alOsc on
SpOt ana May, 1V4c June, lUsC 0ull, III
August. Whisky steady 97c.
baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, May Flour steady and
unchanged. Wheat in good demand and
lower; Indiana and Pennsylvania red STA
al rs: Ohio Sl.55a1.65- Corn in good de-
mand; old western mixed S6aS7e; new do.
S4aS5c- Oats dull at Seattle. Rye quiet
at S1.OOa1.05. Mess pork quiet at S17-25.
Bulk shoulders 6sa6sc; clear rib sides Ga |
9Ie Baeon--shOalders 7ac, clear rib l0a |
I05c; sugar cured hams liable. Lard firm |
at lOsa10sc. Coffee unchanged Whisky !
dull and unchanged at 96aa9Sc.
New Orleans Markets.
NEW ORLEANS, May Gold 112 ss,sight |
exchange par, sterling 546aa547s.
Bran fir1ner $40. Pork firmer at $751;. |
Dry salt meats scarce at 7..a9s, 9s. Bacon
scares, active and higher al q, 10t, 10sa /
1O.. Lard-Market almost bare; tierce
III, key u. Sugar-speculafive demand /
and firmer: good common u, low fair to
fully fair SAP; prime 9as strictly p ime 81.
Corn meal active and higher S4-25; others
higher.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, MAY Flour steady.