Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-01
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
The Cotton ETarketu.

The Cotton Markets.
| LIVERPOOL, March 31.-COttOn steady;
middling upland 75aSd; middling Orleans
| SaS5d. Sales 1900 bales; American g.
600 bales; speculation and exports 5000
bales.
NEW YORK, Mach 31.-Futures closed
weak, with sales Of 2S,1OO bales as fol-
| lows: April delivery 16 1880; May deliy-
/ ry 165a16 29-32c; June delivery 17ta17 O.
| 32c; July delivery II 17-32a17 9-16c; Au-
gust delivery II i1-16aI7 23-S2c; Septem-
Der delivery 17Ia17 5-1GC; October delivery
/ 16ta16 11-16c; November delivery 16 7-16c;
/ December delivery 10 7-16al6 15-32c.
NEW ORLEANS, March 81 Cotton -
in demand sales 2,40O bales; the market
is easy, but prices are not quotably lower;
good ordinary to strict good ordinary
l4sa153c; low middling TO strict low mid
| ding l5hal5sc; middling TO strict middling
| l55al6lc; good middling to middling fair
| 163sI7ic; net receipts 1856 bales; exports
to continent 400 bales; to Great Britain
2, 424 bales; stock 1S4, 769 bales; UusOld last
evening 125,OO0 bales; on shipbOsrd g.
600 bales.
MEMPHIS, March ELECTION quiet;
middling 15fa16c; net receipts 800 bales;
exports $50 bales; stock ,06S bales.
ST. LOUIS, March 31.-Cotson quiet and
unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, March 31-COtton is quiet
at 15Sa15Bc.
CINCINNATI, March 81 Cotton was
quiet and unchanged at Ice.
Foreign HRrkefes
LoEDOR, March 81 P.M.-COnsOls for
money 925ag3; for account 923ag3i United
States 5-2Os Of '65, 1919; do. 1867, lOIt;
IO-4O's 1929; new IS, 1O3t; New York Cen
| tral, 90; Erie, 26a26!i; do. preferred SO.
| The amount Of bullion gone into the
/ Bank Of England on balance to-day was
| $4,000.
LIVERPOOL, March 8l.-Brasdstufs are
quiet.
PARIs, March 31.-Rentes 62E S25c.
FRANKFORT, March 3I.-5-2Os Of 1862,
New York Money Market
NEW York, March 81 Money, after
leaning at per cent, closed easy at Sal
per cent. Prime mercantile paper was 5aI
per cent. Sterling exchange 4o24a4S3 for
sixty DAYS and 4.SI for sight. The Gus
toms receipts for the day were S3j6,O 600.
Gold opened az i147, declined 10 ll4s,
rallied 10 ia. and closed a. 1l4a. The
rates paid for borrowing were 2, 3 and
per cent. per annum, I-64a3-G4 per cent.
Der diem, and Tat. The Treasury disburse-
ments for the day we're Sl34,OOO. The
clesrings to-day were SIG, 600. Gov
eminent bonds were firm. Railroad mort
cages were firm. state bonds were duh,
the only change being in TCunessees. AT
the opening Of business to-day the stock
market became firm, the presence Of Daniel
Drew on the street, and the statement that
he was settling al contracts that came due
Yesterday causing a renewal Of the buOyant
feeling that prevailed on the street some
weeks past. Erie was exceptionally weak
and lower. The fluctuations we're frequent
along the whole list, but prices kept steadi-
" improving. Later there was a decline in
the general list, and subsequently . TeCOY-
cry, the market closing firm.
The sales At the Stock Exchange between
ten and two O'Clock to-day amounted 20
2T5, 900 shares, Of which 1900 shares were
Pacific Mail, 1000 Western Union, 1900
Northwestern, common, $4,000 Erie, TO-,
600 Lake Shore, 5000 st. Paul, common,
10000 Wabash and $4,000 Union Pacific.
Sterling Exchange-BanEers Bills Ash:
United States coupons Of 1881 1909; 5-zUs
of 1862 117!; do. Of 1864 lis; do. 1865
1904; do new 1874; U. 5. coupons Of 1867,
1909; do. Of 1868, 1904, new fves, l14ti
1O-4ls, l14E; currency SKIES ll95: Missouri
State bonds g7k. tennessee Old665 40. new
Go. S.Ocks-Western Union Telegraph
1874; New York Central 1909; Erie 295;
do preferred 46.
Rev York Dry aOOds Harket.
NEW YORK, March 31.-The trade move
ment was slow with commission houses,
and the jobbing branches were only nOder-
ately active. Cotton goods were steady.
Amoskeag and Pearl River denims have
advanced 1c. Prints are fairly active, the
plaid STYLES doing well. Dress goods are in
good demand. ShaWls are fairly active.
WOOleus are quiet. Ribbons were very
largely sold at auction to-day al better
prices.
sew York General MRFkotB-
NEW YORK, March 5I-FlOgr was quiet
and prices are unchanged; superdnes west
ern and State S4.50a4.Sj; extra Ohio S4.95
a6.65; st. Louis S5.0UaS0O. Wheat is in
demand; No. / spring Si.z2al.2T; No.
8 spring S1.I2a1.14; No. ? Chicago Sl.lja
al.l8. Rye quiet at 9OaSl 90. Barley is
quiet and unchanged al size. Corn heavy
at S5aS6c. Oats fiTmer az 7Oa7l &c. Mess
pork firmer at S2I.25a21.JO. Middles dulli
short clear lie. Lard closed firm; prime
steam 14!a145c. Coffee firmer; Rio l53a
1870 gold. Sugar firm at 78aSc. Whisky
SL14al.14...
baltimore Markets.
BALTTAoRE, March 81 Flour quiet,
and unchanged; western superiine $4.Z5
az. 70; western extra S5.OOa5.l2; western
family S5.37a6.25. Wheat, No. l spring
Sl.2Sal-30. Corn quiet az e4lc. Oats nrm
and quiet at 66a67c. Coffee stronger; Ordi-
nary to prime Rio ca-gOes l5saloac gold.
Provisions strong. Mess pork steady and
firm at S2I.O0a2l.jO. Bulk meats-shoul-
ders SIC; clear rib 11sc; clear sides 1lac-
Bacon firm; shoulders 9tc; clear RIB 95ci
clear sides 125c. Lard duh and steady at
14a14Ic. Whisky quiet at Sl.l5.
sew Orleans maEksss.
NEW ORLEANS, March 3I.-GOld 1l43;
sight z premium; sterling 5.57. Flour
prices frmer; sUperfine 81 75a4.9O; Ky
1925; xxx Sj.2ja6.O0; choice S6.2ja5.j0
Corn dull and lower at STaSSc. Oats dull
and lower T5c. Bran quiet 3t SO. Hay
firm; prime S24; choice SO. Mess pork is
in light supply, and in active demand and
buOyant, prices have advanced 5Oa10c, with
a further upward tendency; quoted at
$3.50, but holders were asking S23 at the
close. Dry salt meats are in demand and
higher; shoulders 35aSsc; clear rib llac;
clear sides 12c. Bacon is active and high
err; hOulders 9Bc; clear rib 12sc; clear sides
1899. Hams, choice are in demand at l5ta
1870. Lard firmer; tierCe and kettle la
I4Ic; refined 145a117c; key 15.al55c.
Sugar in moderate demand; inferior ga
&c; common 6.a6sc; fair TO fully fair Ta7sc;
prime to choice SaS5c. MOlasses quiet;
common fermenting 45c; prime fermenting
55c; prime not fermenting 6OC; the stOckin
sheds is mostly held by dealers, and is sell
ing in JOB lots as follows: common 59c;
fair 55c; prime Coo; strictly prime 10 choice
GSa7Oc. Whisky dull and nominal; LOui-
siana and ordinary western rectified Sl.12a
l.I3; choice western Sl.l5l1.16. Coffee.
demand good, ordinary 1jtalGc; fair l65a
TIC; good l7a179c; prime 175ale. Corn
meal Jull at $50. The Price Current
gives lie following stocks on hand: flour,