Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-18

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LIvERPOOI, Ang. II. = Breadstufis are
quiet.
PARIS, Aug. 17.-Rentes 63f. 925c.
FRANKFORT, Aug 17.-5-2Os of 1862,
New York Money Market
NEW YORK. Ang. II. - Money was "a
"a per cent. with rrime mercantile paper
at jaIc per cent. Sterling exchange was
dull al 4S6sa4S7 for 90 day bills and 1891
a4JO for sight drafts. The Customs receipts
to-day were 100000. Gold was dull al
SlO9alO9a, the opening and closing prices.
The rates paid for carrying were lal5 per
cent. and loans also were MAIDS fat. The
| clearings to-day were $ll,OOO,0O0. The
| Assistant Treasurer discussed $4,000.
Government bonds were tlrm. Stale and
| railroad bonds were dull. Stocks opened
steady and afterwards became strong and
advanced flUm 70 ! I per cent, The best
prices of the day being fully sustained a.
the close. The greatest improvement was
in Rock Island; next in point Of strength
were Western Union, Lake Shore, Wabash,
| Northwestern common, Pacific Mail, New
| York Central and OhiOS. Pacific Mail i'm
proved ON the purchases aId strength of
New York Central, which was due 10 the
fact that application for mandamus lad
been granted 20 compel Mayor Havem-ver
to sign warrant for half the c1st of the
Fifth Avenue improvement. The st. Louis
and Iron Mountain was exceptionally weak
and declined to II with 4 per cent. as bid
at the close Of the second board.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
ten and two O'clock to-day amounted 20
$4,000 shares, Of which 1900 were
Western Onion, 14,GOO Pacific Nail, -
coo New Ork Central, 1900 Lake Shore,
1900 Union Pacific, $500 RocS Island,
5000 ST. Paul, and 5000 Wabash.
Sterling Exchange.-Bankers Bills 49,
United States coupons Of ioS1. tIet.
5-2Os Of 1852, / :; %. IT tsIi4. 49, IL.
# 1875, ll6s; De-. new III !; ..,-zfs of 1867.
rs United States coupons uf 1865, l!15;
lew ives, llla; itL40s, 113ss: currency SKIES
l17i; Missouri State bonds 9;', tennessee
old 70; do. new -. StOcks-Western
Union Telegraph 49,; New York Cen
trai 1929; Erie 32S; do preferred AZ.
New YORK Dry GOOds aarhet.
NEW YORK, Aug. IL Business was fair
ly active with domestic commission house5
and a moderately inc.eissd iUbJiug
trade was effected. Cotton go,,is were GEN
orally quiet but prices are mainly uIchang-
ed. Though low grade bleached shirtIngs
were weak at slightly lower pric cotton
tiannels were active Side-band prints are
selling freely. WoOlenS, domestic and
foreign dress goods more active.
New York General Markets.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-FlCur less active
and prices unchanged; sUperfine Western
and State S6.5uss5. -; extra Ohio 5 I.5Oa7.3U:
st. LJuis SJGtlaG-zJ. Wheat less active
and lJwer; receipts $500 bushels: No. 2
Chicago SI.30aly3L. Rye quiet at Coca
S1.02. Barley quiet an nominal. Corn a
shade he;ter and less doing az SlaSIBc.
Oats neavy and shade lower al 45a5Zc.
Coffee dull and nominal. Sugar 6rmer OF
75aSic. Mess pork lower; new mess
$3.50; middles firm. Lard fi.1ner; prime
steam IA 1l-l6c. Whisky lower at Sl.Ol5a
l.02.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 1T.-Elour quiet and
steady; Howard Street S4a4.S5; Western
superfine Sj.0Oa5.25. Wheat dull, heavy
and unchanged. Corn quiet and firmer at
7Sc. Oats dull at 4Ta49c. BYE steady at
S0aSjc. Provisions unchanged and heavy.
Mess pork dull and nominal; none in tie
market. Observation-Disclosures 9falOc: clear
rib 13e. Sugar-cured hams I65a17!c. Lard
quiet at l4saljc. Coffee shaCe firmer
and small business. Whisky steady a.
SLOl; no sales.
New Orleans Markets..
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. IT.-GOld 1Ogs;
sight premium; sterling 1864. Flour dull
and depressed; Xxx $3.50; xxx SJa6.OO;
choice S7a7.J0. Corn fimer; mixed SEA
S}c; yellow Sc. Hay dull; prime So
Bran dull at 94c- Ness pork dull held az
S24.50. Dry salt meats-nOne in first
hands; shoulders 93c. Bacon dull at iOIc
for shoulders; clear rib 1899. Sugarcured
hams dull at 1j!al6c. Lard scarre; tlerces
ljlal6c; keg 1876. Sugar and MOlasseS
no sales. Whisky dull; Louisiana S1.OO;
Cincinnati Sl.Oj. Coffee quiet; ordinary
to prime 1Sla22sc. Corn meal dull at
$40.
Cincinnati Markets-
CINCINNATI. Aug. 11.-FlOur steady; IA
mily Sj.2Oa5.:ij. Wheat firm; red 81 .O5a
los; white S1.I5a1.2O. Corn steady at IS
a67c. Oats 4Ja4Sc. Rye SIC. Mess pork
dulfand nominal at S23. Lard firm; sum
mer 14t, bi ?; kettle 1910. Bulk meats
quiet; shoulders stlS3c; clear rib 11aaI2c.
Bacon steady; shoulders Ole; clear rib 12sa
13c. Whisky steady at 0Tc.
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 17.-Flour quiet and
unchanged; family S5.25a5. IS; fancy S7.T0a
7.T5. Wheat quiet and unchanged; red 50
aS1; amber Sl.O5al.1O; white Sl.l0al. Is.
Corn quiet and unchanged at 74aS2c. Oats
quiet and unchanged at 55c. Rye quiet
and unchanged at 9Oc. Mess pork dull
and declined to S24. Bacon firm; shoulders
9sc; clear rib 131al3!c; clear sides l3Ic.
Sugar-cured hams 15al6c; plain 14c Bulk
meats firm; shoulders Sic; clear rib la
1910. Lard 16Ial6sc. Whisky 97c.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, Aug. IL Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat closed steadier; No.
l spring S3.01a1 .OSdl; No. . Sl.O25 bid for
spot: 81 .02ai .03s, closed at 1.025 for Au-
gust delivery; 9o3c for September delivery.
Corn dull and lower at 643a6j3e, closed at
Csc FOX spot; 64c bid for August delivery;
645 bid for September delivery. Oats dull
and lower at 37sc for spot or for August
delivery; 3JSc bid for september delivery.
Rye firm at 72c- Barley quiet and weak at
ga &c for spot; S1ac for September de-
livery. Mess pork dull and lower at S2I.I 5
ASSOC, closed al S2I.75a23 So for Septem-
Der delivery; SlG.SO for seller all the year.
Lard dull and lower at 14aal4sc for spot or
for September delivery. Bulk meats firm
and unchanged. Whisky-nO demand: full
prices asked, 97c. Wheat-reeeipts 1OO,-
600 bushels.
81. LOais Markets.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. Il. - Flour dull and
unchanged. Wheat-demand good at full
prices; No. red 81 .gO!a1.l1; No. winter
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