Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-02
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton, nInrkaf..

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NEW YORK, Dec 1.-Cotton heavy;
middling upland 14ie. The market for flu
lures closed steady with sales of $500
bales as follows: December delivery IA 9-16
ala 1890; January delivery IA 2S-32c;
February delivery 10 3-16c; March dekyery
10 1899. April delivery 10 13-16c; May
delivery 16al6 1-16c; June delivery Is IL
16al6sc; July delivery 10 21-32a16 11-16c.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. l. Cotton
demand good; sales $3.50 bales; buyers
claiming further concessions; good staple
kinds firm; the general run of Offering is
Irregular and somewhat easier; good ordi-
nary l3sal4c; low middling TO strict low
middling 14ial4.c; middling to strict
middling 14sa14sc; good middling to mid
ding fair 14sa15tc; fair 15sal6c; receipts
none; exports to continent 2,267 bales;
to Great Britain 1900 bales; stock
l2S,OOO bales; unSOld last evening 70, 400
bales; on shipbOard 100000 bales. The
Price Current gives the following receipts
OF cotton since Sept. !, from Red River 3D.
1877 bales, against l2,2S2 bales same time
last year; from Ouchita river 2,496 bales,
against 6,59l bales last year; Arkansas
river none, against 1872 bales last year;
jackson railroad $500 bales, against T2,5O3
bales last year; receipts proper since Sept.
i, 29S,30S bales against 243,524 bales last
year, 1872, and 223,9T3 bales in 1871.
Total receipts from all ports ,3)34, 152 bales
against LOIS, 700 bales last year and /, 1885,
954 bales in 1872.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 1.-COtton quiet and
weak at 14e for middling; receipts 1850
bales; exports !, 800 bales; stock IS, 136bales.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. Cotton quiet, weak
and unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. Cotton quiet and
unchanged at l49e.
CINCINNATI, Dec. Cotton dull and
nominal at 145e.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON Dec /, 5 P. M.-COnsols for
money 93a93s; for account 92a925, ex-in-
terest, United States 5-20s of '65, 1864; do
1867, 1923; 10-40s 1O4!; new IS, 1884;
New York Central, "a; Erie, 25; do. prefer
red 80. The rate of discount in open mar
ket for three months bills is Sc per cent,
which is per cent. below the Bank rate.
The amount of bullion Withdrawn from
the Bank Of England on balance to-day
is $4,000.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 1.-Breadstufs are
firm.
PARIS, Dec. 1.-Rentes 62f. 15c.
new York Money Market
NEW YORK, Dec. Money was active
and in good demand at 34a5 per cent, and
the late dealings at Al and per cent. for
cali loans Prime mercantile paper vas
a shade higher in anticipation Of a general
ly higher market at 5aS per cent. for ap-
proved double named and 55a10 per cent.
for single named. Sterling exchange was
dull throughout the day and at the close
was weak at 4S4ia4S5 for sixty days and
4SSia490 for demand. The produce ex-
ports for the week were 100000. The
Customs receipts were S377,0O0. The spe-
Gle shipments were 100000. Gold fell of
fzOm ll2!! to l11s, one of the pools, it is
said, unlOaded at LIP. The carrying rates
were per cent, and the borrowing rates
were from per cent. 10 flat. The clear
ings to-day were Sj4,0OO,OO0. The Treasu-
~ disbursements were $4,000. Govern
ment bonds opened strong and higher in
some instances and closed strong. State
bonds were quiet and nominal. Railroad
bonds were active and strong. The lead
ing feature was an advance OF Ial per cent. !
IL ANtAAN -A1AA AANdNN uAoAAN-o
was done in Union Pacific firsts and sink |
ing funds were firmer, selling at 92s, the |
latter at 674c. Stocks are more active than |
for some time. Speculative stocks opened |
at 5at per cent. above the closing quota |
tons of yesterday with the exception of |
Erie which was per cent. lower in eOnse- /
luence Of en- order granted restraining the |
company from paying interest. Late in the |
day stocks became strong and active on an |
that the Supreme Court had |
dissolved the injunction granted yesterday. |
The market continued strong with North |
western and Union Pacific as the features, |
until an advance Of Gal ! per cent occurred,
after which there was a general falling of /
followed by an advance, but at the close /
here was a slight reaction on realization /
,ales.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
.en and two o'clock to-day amounted 10
ZIG, 900 shares, Of which 1900 shares were
COnsol Coal, 26,CO9 Cumberland, $4,000
Erie preferred, $1,000 Harlem preferred,
$4,000 Michigan Central, 81 600 Northwest
srn preferred, 5000 Wabash preferred, H.
300 Ohio and Mississippi, $4,000 Hannibal
and st. Joe, and $4,000 Columbus, Chica-
20 and Indiana Central.
Sterling Exch2nge.-Bankers' Bills 4eJa; /
United States coupons Of 1881. 1909 |
sos Of 1852, ll2s; do. Of 1864, 1l4ii; DO.
Of 1865, l16tc; Go. new 11S5; sos Of 1867;
I19I; United States coupons OF 1868, 1l9s;
new fives, 112S; 1O-40s, ia; currency SKIES
1854; Missouri State bonds SO. Tennessee
Did IS; do. new 70. Stocks Western
Union Telegraph Slt; New York Central
l0ls; Erie 2Stt; do preferred AZ.
New York Dry Goods Harket.
NEW YORK, Dec. There was a
package trade in cotton goods and
agents closed with some heavy brown
'heetings at low prices. Cotton 1annels
continue active and firm in price. Side
land prints are still in good demand. Ken
lucky jeans and cottonades are doing fairly.
Clothiers are placing orders for worSted
,oatings, for spring wear, heavy. WOolens
ire in moderate demand. Foreign goods
Ire dull.
New York General Markets.
NEW YORK, Dec. /. - Flour was quiet
md unchanged; superfine, western and
State S4a4.50; extra Ohio $4.SOa6.75; st.
Louis S4.9OaS.0O;. Wheat dull, heavy and
over; No. 1 spring S1.l7al.25; No.
Ipring old $l.l4a1.1 is; No. 3 spring Sl.O3
l1.07. Rye quiet at 94a97c. Barley dull
md declining at Sl.j24. Corn 92aa94c.
Oats dull and lower at 6Sa69c. Coffee
luiet. Sugar unchanged. Mess pork firm;
western 81; middles firm. Lard lOwe:;
prime steam I33c. Whisky dull and easier