Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-15
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets.

| II Il IL
The Cotton Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. I4.-Cotton steady;
middling upland s.aSsd; middliDg Orleans
| SaaS5d. Sales 1900 bales, American g.
500 bales; speculation and exports 1900
bales. The sales Of the week amount
ed 10 10000 bales; exports 10000 bales;
speculation 5000 bales; stock in poTf
$4,000 bales, American 39l, 1000 bales.
Receipts for the week57, 900 bales; Ameri-
can 1900 bales; stock afiOat - bales;
I American - bales. Actual exports
1900 bales. Amount at sea bound for
Liverpool $4,000 bales; American 421 900
| bales.
NEW YORK, Aug. I4.-COttOn was bare
u SO steady, with sales Of 1880 bales, as
follows: 10 3-IGc for August delivery; 10
slice for September delivery; 16c bid for
! October delivery; - 21-32a15Sc for NOvem-
Der delivery; Is 27-32al5sc for December.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. I4-COtton - de-
mand dull; sales % bales; prices steady;
good ordinary to stIict good ordinary I43
ais &c; low middliug to strict low middling
| l6al6ac; middlings TO strict middlings I63
a17c; receipts l15 bales; exports coastwise
l,02S bales; stock 1857 bales; unsold last
evening 1900 bales. Weekly sales 32,S09
bales; net receipts S44 bales; gross receipts
1,167 bales; exports coastwise 1923 bales;
to Great Britain 2,539 bales.
MEMPHIS, Aug. I4.-COtton quiet; mid
| ding 16Jc; offerings arevery light; receipts
for the past day l2l bales; shipments for
the past tWenty-fOur hours 100 bales; stock
G,4S5 bales. Receipts for the past week
$50 bales; shipments for the past week
4s5 bales;
GALVESTON, Aug. IA Cotton quiet
and steady; good ordinary lac; net re-
ceip,s 40 bales; stock 1886 bales. Weekly
net receipts It's bales; exports cOastTise
1SS bales; sales 295 bales.
| CHARLESTON, Aug. 14.-COtton quiet;
miidling ljic; net receipts 50 bales; sales
% bales; exports cCastwise 20 bales; stock
| 1896 bales. Weekly net receipts $50 bales;
exports cOastwise 1921 bales; sales 1900
bales.
SAVANNAH, Aug. I4.-Cotton nominal
and lower to sell; middling 164c; net re-
ceiptS 23I bales; gross receipts 237 bales;
sales 81 bales; stock 1872 bales. Weekly
net receipts 46S bales; gross receipts 463
bales; exports eOastwise 643 bales; sales
40 bales.
MOBILE, Aug. 14.-Cotton quiet and
unchanged; middling 16c; net receipts IL
bales; exports coastwise 200 bales; sales
80 bales; stock 4,273 bales. Weekly net
receipts l27 bales; exports coastwise 624
bales; sales 400 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. IL Cotton quiet and
unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 14.-Cotton quiet and
unchanged at l6tc.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 14-Cotton dull and
unchanged at 1910.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Aug. IA, p. M.-COnsols
for money 92Ia92i; for account 92 a5a92s;
United States 5-2Os of '65, 10Ss. 1857,
1904; 1O40s 103s; new IS, 1O4!; New
York Central, "a; Erie, 29s; do. preferred
46. The amount Of bullion gone into
the Bank Of England on balance to-day
| f21T0O0.
PARIS, Aug. I4.-Renies 63f 7jc.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK. Aug. II. - Money was
2a2l per cent. with prime mercantile paper
at sac per cent. Sterling exchange was
dull at 4SG. for 60 day bills and 4S9Ia49O
for sight drafts. The Customs receipts to-
| day were Sj74,0OO. The imports of dry
|
| Gold opened at 1924 and closed at
| 1921. The rates paid for carrying were
| Hal per cent. and loans also were made
fiat. The Assistant Treasurer discussed
$4,000. The clearings to-day were Sl2,-
| 100000. The specie engagements for to-
mOrrOW's steamers thus far are S6,OOO,000.
In Government bonds the only important
feature was a sale Of $4,000 l0-4Os regis
tered at ll0S. Stale and railroad bonds
were dull. Stocks were dull and feature
less with the exception of Michigan Central
which advanced l per cent. The Chicago
and Alton railroad Company has declared
a semi-annual dividend Of per cent. on
both common and preferred stock, payable
Sept. 1.
Among the sales to-day were $500 shares
Western UniGn, 400 Pacific Mail, $500
Union Pacific, and $500 Wabash.
Sterling Exchange Bills 1871.
United States coupons of 1881, 11S1;
sos of 1852, 111i; do. of 1854, 1155; 90.
of 1866, 116s; do. new 1864; 5-20s of 1867,
1I75; United States coupons of 1868, III;
new ives, 111s; 10-4Os, 11Sss; currency SKIES
117s; Missouri State bonds 80; Tennessee
old II; do. new 76. Stocks-Western
Union Telegraph T4s; New York Cen
traI 1903; Erie S1s; DO preferred 47l.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Business was
moderately active with commission houses,
but the jObbing trade ruled quiet. Cotton
goods moved slowly at unchanged Trlces.
Side-band prints are in brisk demand, bat
fancies are not so active. Felt skirts and
shawls show some improvement. Wool
fiannels and blankets are active. Hosiery
and knit goods are in better request. For
eign goods are slow.
new York General Markets.
New YORK, Aug. "A. = Flour was
5alOc higher with better export demand
for shipping grades; superfine Western and
State S5.S5a5.15; extra Ohio Sj.45a7.10
st. Louis Sj.75a9.2j. Wheat i'm good de-
mand; No. ? spring S1.25a1.253. Rye
quiet. Barley nominal. Corn firmer and
\ in fair demand; western mixed S0aS5c;
high mixed yellow western S0JaS1c. Oats
unsettled, closed firm; new mixed western
5Oa55c; new white western 5Oa5Sc. Coffee
dull and nominal. Sugar active and easier
fair to good refining lS-16aS I-l6c. Pork
trmer: new mess S23-50a23.TS. Cut meats
are quiet and steady; long clear middles
I lie. Lard firmer; prime steam l4sc.
Whisky steady at S1.02.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 14.-Flour steady and
unchanged; family S7.25a9-25. Wheat was
quiet and steady at S1.43a1.35; choice
Sl.43al.4j; choice amber S1.35al.40. Corn
nominal and little doing; mixed western
77RaTSc. Oats dull at assoc for western
mixed; j0a52c for western white. Rye is
steady at S0aSjc. Provisions are dull and
lower. Mess pork S24.z5. Bacon-l0a103e
for shoulders; 13a13Ic for clear rib. Sugar
cured hams 16Ia1Tc. Lard quiet at 15a
15tc. Coffee dull and nominal. Whisky
firner at S1.02.
New Orleans Markets.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. l4.-GOld 1903;
sight premium; sterling 1854. Flour dull;
Sj.25s6.O0; choice S6.50a7.50. Corn dull;
mixed white 92c. Oats dull and lower at
75aTSc. Bran-nO sales Hay dull; choice
81. Mess pork dull and lower; Offering