Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-30
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.

The Cotton Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 29.-COtton fiat and
irregular; middling uplands 7sd; middling
Orleans sgd. Sales 1900 bales; American
1900 bales; speculation and exports, 1000
bales. Sales of Uplands nothing below
good ordinary shipped December to Febru-
airy I'D; January delivery Z 11-16d; do
January and March delivery 7sd; sales Of
Orleans nothing below low middlings
January and February delivery SD.
New YORK, Jan. 29.-Cotton quiet and
steady; middlingupland 1870; futures closed
firm; sales 28,6O0 bales; February Is 1-S2c;
March Is 21-32c; April 165a16 5-32c; May
Is 9-16a16 1890; June II Lice; July
Use.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 29.-COtton-sales
5000 bales; assortment poor and supply of
clean good cotton limited; good ordinary to
strict good ordinary, 133a145c; low mid
dlingS to strict low middlings 14sa142c;
middling to strict middling 15sa16Sc; good
middling 17Ic. Receipts 9,557 bales; ex-
ports to the continent 3,12S bales; to Great
Britain 2,209 bales; coastwise $40 bales;
stock 294,5B bales; unsOld 176,5O0 bales.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 29.-Cotton- demand
good at full prices, chiefly for good ordinary
and grades above; good ordinary 13a134c;
low middling 14!a149c; middling 15ac; re-
ceipts for the past day 2,430 bales; shipments
for the past twenty-four hours 2,TTO bales;
stock 70,920 bales.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 29.-COtton nominal;
net receipts 1925 bales; exports TO the CON
tinent 795 bales; to Great Britain 5,623
bales; sales 1,6T2 bales.
MOBILE, Jan. 29.-Cotton quiet; net re-
ceipts IA bales; exports coaS.wiSe Al
bales; sales 1000 bales.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 29.-Cotton easy;
net receipts 1850 bales; exports to Great
Britain 1I2 bales; to France 62T bales; sales
1000 bales.
GALVESTON, Jan. 29.-Cotton steady;
net receipts 1854 bales; exports to France
G49 bales; to continent 2,4S6 bales; coast
wise 80 bales; sales 1900 bales. .
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 20.-Cotton dull and
prices have declined to 15c for middlings.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. Cotton quiet at
15c.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 29.-Cotton quiet and
unchanged at 154c.
EoFe1Xn haEAeES.
LONDON, Jan. 20, 5 P. M.-COnsols 92a
921 for money and account; United States
5-20s of '65, 10S; of 1867, 1881; 10-4Os,
1854; new IS, 1929; New York Central, 9j3;
Erie, Al; preferred, So. The amount Of
bullion in the Bank of England has in
creased fS5,OO0. The proportion of bank
reserve TO liabilities which was last week
All per cent is now 40. The amount of
bullion withdrawn from the bank on
balance to-day was 10000.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. %. - Breadstuffs are
quiet.
PARIS, Jan. 29.-Rentes 5Sf 25c. The
specie in the Bank Of France has increased
during the last week 30,00O,OOO francs.
New York Money aarket
NEW YORK. Jan. 29.-The Treasury
disbursements were S23S,00O. The Gus
toms receipts were $4,000. Money was
easy at ) per cent. Sterling was dull at
4S3da4S4 for 60 DAYS and 4STa4ST5 for
sight. Gold ranged at 111!a111S. The
carving rates were Sac per cent. The
clearings were ~S25,OOO,OOO. State bonds
were quiet. Governments were quiet and
steady.
Stocks opened strong, especially in low
priced shares, they soon became weak and
declined 4a1s per cent. The greatest de
cline was in Lake Shore. There was con-
siderable pressure to sell in the later board
and a further decline of !a1 per cent was
established. The market continued weak
with the lowest prices Of the day at the
close. The principal dealings were in
Lake Shore, New York Central, Northwest
ern, Western Union, Pacific Mail and
Union Pacific. The exceptions to the gen
eral decline were Atlantic and Pacific pre-
fered and Panama and Michigan Central
which showed a slight improvement.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
10 and 2 o'clock amounted to 112,OOOshares
of which $4,000 shares were Western
Union; 10000 Union Pacific; 1900 Wa
bash; 21,OOO Pacific Mail; $500 New
York Central, 1900 Lake Shore; $500
st. Paul; 1900 Erie; 5000 Atlantic and
Pacific preferred.
Sterling Excnange.-Bankers Bills 4S4a;
United States coupons of 1881, 11S4t;
sos of 1862, lis; do. Of 1864 1854; do.
of 1865, 1I7s; do. new 116s; 5-20s of 1867,
1172; United States coupons Of 1868, HE;
new fiyes, 1125; 10-40s, ia; currency skies,
115. Missouri State bonds %; Tennessee,
old 81: do. new 81. S.Ocks-Western
Union Telegraph 49,; New York Central
1893; Erie As; DO. preferred Il.
New York Dry Goods Market.
New YORK, Jan. 29.-There is a more
active movement in all descriptions of
staple and fancy goods from first hands,
but the jobbing trade continues quiet.
Cotton goods are strong with an upward
tendency on standard and find brown
sheetings. Atlantic A and II sheetings are
severally 125c and 13c. Agents have no
: stock of Appleton or Indian Head sheet
I ings and other makes are scarce. Prints
are moving freely and woolens are more
active.
New York General Market.
NEW YORK, Jan. Colour dull and
lower; superine, Western and State s.. Goa
| 1925; extra Ohio S6.50aSS.OO; st. Louis
| [. 75aS11 90. Whisky firmer and active
at 81. Wheat heavy and lower; No. 2
spring 1.56a1 SO. Rye quiet. Barley
scarce and advancing at Sl.S0. Corn
opened dnIl and closed steady; old and
new western mixed SIC. Oats dull and
lower at 6Oa6Ic. Coffee unchanged. SUI
gar unchanged. Pork firm; new mess
S16.25 for February; $40 for April; middles
firm; long clear SIC; short clear sec; long
and short clear middles, February, Ssc.
Lard steady; prime steam 93c for spot and
February; March 95c; April 1Oc.
baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 29.-FlOur quiet and
unchanged. Wheat unchanged. Corn
weak: mixed western S0aSlc. Oats dull;
western and southern 55a5Sc. Rye ingOod
demand and steady at 95a99c. Provisions
unchanged but weaker. Butter-western
rolls scarce and wanted at 32a35c; tub 32a
SIC. Coffee quiet and unchanged. Whisky
firm at S1.02.
New Orleans Markets.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2S.-Fiour dull
treble 6 .75a7.2j; family 5000. Corn
easier; white T3a75c; mixed 75c, yellow IS
Oats 55c. Bran dull at S105. Hay quiet
prime SIT, chOi ce S24. Pork dull at S16.50
Salt meats firm, 81, 81, 81. Bacon dull