Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-01


= January 15se; February 15sal55e; March
! 16se; April rs 1;S-1Ge; Day 17sa1Tse.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3l.-CottGn dull and
declined; middlings 15c.
-Lou1svnEE, Dec. 81. Cotton weaker;
nliddlings 15c.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 3L--eOtton, duIl and
prices have declined to 15te
81 Foreign Markets
LONDON, Dee.31 P. SL-COnsols for
money 9ls a92; on account 92a9255;;
United States 5-20s Of 1865, 106; do. OF 1861,
l0T.; United States 10-4Os 1O4!; new IS
1898. Erie 49,. Erie preferred e5S. New
York, Central 7ys. The amount OF bullion
gone INTO The Bank of England on
balance to-day is 931j,00O. The rate of
discount in open market for three months
bills is ~ per cent or per cent below
Bank rate. - --r,-.a 7-
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 81 -Breadstuhs are
quiet.
PARIS Dec. S1.-Rentes 5sf 4Oc.
New York Money Market.
NEW YoRK. Dec. 31-The Customs
receipts were $4,000. The Assistant
Treasurer discussed 81 ,O5S,OO0 in gold,
and SI24,000 currency interest. Govern
ment were strong in the morning but dull
on the last call. State bonds were duh and
nominal. Money loaned at per cent cur
rency to gold and 1-i2 premium and closed
at 1-64 per cent premium. Gold was steady
and closed at l1OI. The carrying rate was
. per cent to gold with 1-16 premium to
Friday. The Clearings to-day were STA
| 100000. Both the Gold and Stock Ex-
changes have readmitted Fisk and Hatch.
Sterling exchange was dull at 10SSa10Ss
for 80 days and 1899 for sight.
Loan certificates outstanding 81 100000;
decrease since yesterday Sl65,0OO.
Stocks were strong during the morning.
The principal dealings were in New York
Central Lake Shore; Rock Island, North
western, s.. PaHl, Wabash, Western Union
and Pacific Mail. Prices advanced Ias Der
cent but the advances subsequently was lost
and the market closed quiet and steady.
There was no board at the Stock Exchange
this evening thong the Gold Exchange was
kept open till , o'clock.
The sales az the Stock Exchange TO-DAY
between ten and two O'Clock amounted "a
$1,000 shares, of which IL 500 shares Were
Western Union; $500 Union Pacific:
1850 Lake Shore; 6,4OO Pacific Mail.
LOO Cleveland. Columbus and Indiana
Central; 1000 Wabash; 400 St. Paul:
5000 Northwestern common, $500 New
York Central; $500 Rock Island.
Sterling Exchange. Bankers Bills
10S22; Unh I'd States coupons of 1881, 1907;
5-2Os of 1862, 113S; do. of 1864 I142; do.
of 1865, 115..; dn. new 1195; 5-20s of 1867.
119s; United States coupons Of 1865, lie;
new, fives- 1884,; 1O-40s, rs; currency skies,
ia. Missouri State bonds 93s; Tennessee,
old 50; do. new 50; Virginia, new, 40; de.
old, 80: North Carolina, old, "a; do. new,
IA; StOeks-Western Union Telegraph 72s;
New York Central 80; Erie 46; do. prefer
red 60.
New York Dry Goods Market.
New YORK. Dec. 31.-The year closes
with a very quiet market for all descriptions
of goods. The market for cotton goods is
steady at unchanged prices. Heavy stan
dard sheetingS medium and fine bleaehed
shirtings and wide sheetings are clOselysOld
up to production. Wooden good tor mems
wear show symptoms of Improvement and
agents hold fair orders for future delivery.
Linen and white good are in better de-
mand.
New York General Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-FlOur is quiet
and unchanged; Superfine Western AMI
State Sj.GOa6.OO; good TO choice Sti.9Oa7.4O.
White wheat extra s.. 4OaSOO: extra Ohio
S6.5jaS.2j; st. Louis 81. TOal1.OO. Whisky
is dull and lower at 97c. Wheat less
active and scarcely so firm; No. spring
S1.5Sal.59. Rye quiet. Barley scarce
and firm; Canada West Sl.75a1.S0. Corn
opened a shade firmer. closed dull from store
at S35aS4c; atlOat S45aSjc. Oats firmer
and fairly active at 605a6lc. Coffee steady.
Sugar quiet and firm at 7sa1sc. Pork quiet
and finn; new mess Sl6.:551 lG.J0; middleS
firm: long clear middles re; short clear
middles SIC. Iaru steady; western SsC;
January l3-16c; February 93e.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Dec.l 3l.-Flour firm and
in good demand; family S7.2jaS.7;'. Wheat
quiet; Ohio and Indiana Sl.30al.7O. Corn
firmer 81 Soc. Rye firm at 90a9Sc. Oats
dull. Provisions are decidedly firm: buy
ers and sellers apart. Mess polk Sl5.j0a
1900. . Bulk meats shoulders 6iaJsc;
clear rib Ila5sc. BaeOn-shOulders &c;
Gear rib sc. Hams-sugaT-CJIred 12al4c.
Lard S2a9c. Coffee very strong AZ 2ja2Tc
gold. Whisky firm at Ste.
New Orleans Markets.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 31.-FlOur firm;
xxx S7.0OaS.C0; family SS-j0a9.OO. Corn
firm; white mixed zoe; white 72e; yellow
72c. Oats fiTmer at J0aj2c. Bran 81 5a
SOC. Hay quiet; prime S21. Mess pork
dull; held AT S1j.25. Dry silt meats
firm; shoulders 6ia6Sc; clear rib Sc; clear
SIC. Bacon finn; shoulders -; clear rib
SC: clear 9!agSc. Ilans-Old dull at Sasic;
new 13a135c. Lard quiet; tierces St.aSS3c;
key 99a9sc. Sugar quiet; inferior 4a4.c;
common safe; fair 10 fully fair 6a7ac;
prime TO choice SaS9c. MOlaSses supply
light and demand good; centrifugal 3:ja5Jc;
cistern bottom 4Sc; fair 5TaGOc; prime 62c;
strictly prime SIC. Whiskyiirm; Louisiana
9Ta9Sc; Cincinnati. none here. Coffee firm
at 21sa26ac. Corn meal firm at 500.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 31.-FlOur fiFmer an
ST.O0a7.25. Wheat demand fair and
market firm Sl.40a1.jO. COrn-demand
fair and market firm; new sc; old 62c.
Rye quiet at 9ja9Ic. Oats quiet at 4}aJ0c.
Barley - demand fair and market firm;
others unchanged. Mess pork firm al
SI5.25 cash; Sl5.7j for March. Lard firm;
steam SIC; kettle So Bulbmeats firm;
shoulders Ga65c cash; &c last half month
and March; clear rib 4 e cash; clear 7sa7s-
Bacon scarce and firm, light sales at 7aSsa
Sjc. Green meats nominal, buyers and
sellers apart, held at 5sc, IaI,c; hams 81
&c. Hogs active and advanced; all sold a
range Sj.25aj.5l; packers payin =. 40aj-'5-'.
Whisky-demand good at full prices, 94c-
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE Dee. 81. - FlOUr-market
steady; held at S6.25a7.O0. Wheat finn
but inactive; red to white Sl.4Jal 90. Corn
in demand at Sc. Oats steady at 4Ie.
Mess pork quie. and steady al sl5.J0.
Bulk meats-fair inquiry; held at 6ta7aa
93c. Bacon quiet and steady at 7.aSiaSsc.
Hams sugar-cured 129al3c; sugar-eured
shoulders s.. Lard quiet and unchanged.
Whisky 90 ..a94c.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-FlOUr quiet AMI
unchanged with light sales; extra super
fine Sj.37 5a6.0O. Wheat active and all
vanced; No. l spring Sl.20; No. spring
S1.1S ON spot or January; Sl.21 for Febri-
airy. COrn-demand fair and market firm
at j3} a54c for spot or January; j5c for
February: zoe bid for March; new JOc; old
52a52ic. Oats--demand fair and market
firm at 3S22e for cash or January, 393c for
February. Rye firm at 773a7Sc. Barley
firm at Sl.35al.45 for No. 2 fall, No. 3 S1-lO
LA. Mess pork quiet and easier at Sl4.2j
for spot; Sl4.65 for February; Slj.20 for
March. Lard quiet and weak at $50 for
spot or January; $50 for February; 81