Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-04
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 3.-Cotton was steady;
middling upland I'D; middling Orleans
SD. Sales 1900 bales; American $500
bales; speculation and export 5000 bales
NEW YORK, Dec g. Cotton dull;
middling upland 14ia151c. The market for
futures closed finn with sales of $4,000
bales as follows: December delivery IA IL
11-l6c; January delivery IA 31-32a15c;
February delivery Is 1890; March de-
livery Is 11-32a11-16c; April delivery Is
3l-32al6c; May delivery 1910; June de-
livery 10 l7-32a16 9-l6c; July delivery 10
25-32c.
MEMPHIS, Dec. .3.-Cotton quiet and
unchanged at 14e for middling; receipts g.
Ol4 bales; exports ], 325 bales; stock s., $50
bales.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 3.-Cotton is firm;
middling 14hc; low middling 1870; good
ordinary 1880; net receipts 1910 bales;
exports to Great Britain 9,792 bales; sales
1901 bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec. g. Cotton in good
demand; middling IA Lice; net receipts |
2,763 bales; gross receipts 1913 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain $500 bales; sales |
300 bales.
GALVESTON, Dec 3.-Cotton is active |
and hrmer; middling 14ic; net receipts A. |
OH bales; gross receipts 4,103 bales; ex- |
ports to Great Britain 1898 bales; to CONT
nent 1,249 bales; coastwise % bales; sales |
4, ABS bales.
MOBILE, Dec. g. Cotton strong; mid |
ding 141c; low middling 14c; good ordi-
nary 13ic; net receipts 1874 bales; gross
receipts 1,645 bales exports coastwise p
90 bales; sales $500 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3.-Cotton quiet, weak
and unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 3-Cotton advanced
to 14.c.
CINCINNATI, Dec. S.-Cotton steady at
14c.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON Dec. 3, P. M.-Consols for
money 92sa92I; for account 915a92, ex-in-
terest; United States 5-2Os of '65, 1864; do.
1857, 1921; 10-40s 1914; new IS, 103;
New York Central, "a; Erie, 251I; do. prefer
red 80. The rate Of discount in open mar
ket for three months bills is 81 per cent,
which is I per cent. below the Bank rate
The bullion kin the Bank of England
has decreased during the week f473, 900.
The proportion of bank reserve to liabili.
ties which was last week 413 per cent. is
now beyond ] per cent.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 3.-Breadstufs are
quiet.
PARIS, Dec. 3.-Rentes Off, 55c. The
specie in the Bank Of France has increased
during the past week S,435,OO0 francs.
FRANKFORT, Dec. 3.-5-20s Of 1852.
97s.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-Money was in
good demand at 4a5 per cent. Prime mer
camille paper, was less easily moved than {
week ago except at higher rates, -four months
best single name was Gao per cent. for sixty
days and for four months; some grades, .
considered sure, sold as high as 1Oal5 per
cent. Foreign exchange was dull all day :
at 4S4sa4S5 for prime bankers sixty DAYS
sterling and 4S9ia490 for demand. The '
Customs receipts were 1888, 200. Gold I
was finn at 112tall2t. The borrowing a
rates was 1-64 per cent. per day and Q
per cent. per annum; the carrying rate was =
per cent. The clearings to-day were S47,-
100000. The Treasury disbursements were
S347,0 Government bonds opened dull :
and fraction lower but closed firm. State
bonds were quiet and strong. Railroad :
bonds were firm all day and transactions v
were moderately large in late dealings.
The stock market was irregular at the {
opening with Union Pacific and Western
Union shade higher than the closing
quotations Of yesterday. Northwestern and
OhiOs were "a. per cent. lower. The rest
were unchanged, more firm and active feel
ing and later advanced Sat per cent. The
market then became dull and a decline of
tat per cent. occurred. LatteTand towards
The close there was a rally in Pacific Mail, Z
prices going up .as per cent. Western {
Union was the firmest on the list, the COM
panys report having had favorable effect.
The regular call of the Stock Exchange
will be Ommitted and the room closed at I
II o'clock Saturday to afford the members
an opportunity to attend the funeral of the
late Mayor Havemyer.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
Ten and two O'Clock to-day amounted to n
10000 shares, Of which 10000 shares were
Fri, 10000 Lake Shore, $4,000 Northwest I
ern, $4,000 Rock Island, $4,000 Pacific :
Mail and 1900 St. Paul.
Sterling Exchange.-Bankers' Bills 1854;
United States coupons of 1881, 1904,
sos Of 1852, 112d; do. of 1854, 1113; DO. =
Of 1865, 116ic; do. new 11Ss; 5-2Os of 1867; 7
l19i; United States coupons of 1868, 1919;
new ives, 112S; 10-40s, 114it; currency SKIES
1874; Missouri State bonds 9S5. Tennessee
Did 10; do. new 70. Stocks Western
Union Telegraph S2tt; New York Central
1919; Erie 27s; do preferred AZ.
new York Dry Goods Market. S
New YORK, Dec. 3.-The package trade
l. - "A fa,- 4
Obbing distribution was effected. The o
market for cotton goods was steady, but n
some agents were closing out lines of brown b
,heetings on private terms. Cotton fan n
lels are fairly active. Prints and printed :
shifting are in fair demand. Low priced i
black alpacas are in request and scarce. T.
Five hundred packages of domestic hosiery q
will be sold at auction Wednesday next.
New York General Markets. :
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Flour was steady;
white wheat western extra 0.75a6.25,
,uperfine, western and State $4a4.50; extra
Ohio $4.95a6.7 IS; st. Louis S5.20aS.00.
Wheat Ia2c better; No. spring Sl.lSa1.25;
No, 2 spring old 81. l4a1.17; No. spring I
81 .O8al.0S; No. 2 ChicsgO Sl.10a1.1l. Rye IL
! shade firmer at 94a9Sc. Barley quiet q
md steady. Corn a shade firmer; mixed n
western old ahOat 94lc; new mixed aud Il
Fellow western SSa91c. Oats fr1ner and
ess active; mixed western 6Sa70c; white
western 6Sa72c. Coffee quiet and steady;
Rio 16Ia194c, gold. Sugar more active and
irmer; fair to good refining staSic; prime I
&c; refined firmee at 10a10sc. Mess pork 4
Iuiet and scarcely so firm; old S21; middles ft
iull at 11a11Ic for long clear. Lard closed $.
inn; prime steam Is 11-l6c. Whisky firm a.
II at 11.63.
Baltimore Markets. .
BALTIMORE, Dec. 3.-Flour quiet and
family $5.50a6.50. Corn dull,
weak and lower; new mixed western S5c.
Oats firm; western mixed 62a63c; western
White 64a65c. Rye dull aud unchanged. | z
Provisions quiet. Mess pork s21a21.50. !
10.c; clear rib 13ta1Sic. o