Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-19
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
NE Cotton HIarkefa

! LIVERPOOL, Feb. 1S.-COttOn quiet; mid
ding upland 7sd; middling Orleans I'D.
| Sales 1900 bales; American 1890 bales;
speculation and exports 5000 bales.
NEW YORK, Feb. COtton-market
steady; middling upland l5sc; net receipts
| 635 bales; gross receipts 635 bales. Flu
lures closed firm with sales Of 1900 bales
as follows: February delivery II Lice;
March delivery 10 23-32e; April delivery IL
9-32c; May delivery 10 1890; June de-
livery 10 23-32ai6ac; July delivery 10 81
/ 32a17c; August delivery IL 3-32a17kc; Sep
TENDER delivery nOminally 16ac.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. IS.-Cott0n active;
sales 5000 bales; prices improved; good Or
/ binary to strict good ordinary l3Ea14!e; low
middling to strict low middling 14sal45c;
middling to strict middling ljal5ic; good
middling to middling fair l5Aa163c; net
receipts 5,561 bales; exports to continent
| 500 bales; to Great Britain $500 sales;
stock 267,304 bales; unsOld last evening
IA, 800 bales; on shipboard 10000 bales.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 1S.-COttOn was steady
and lower; middling 14ia15c; sales 1900
bales; receipts $50 bales; exports 1,255
bales; stock on hand 6G,5O5 bales.
GALVESTON, Feb. 1S-COttoD; net re-
ceipts 1872 bales; sales S42 bales.
MOBILE, Feb. 1S.-COttOn steady; net
receipts $40 bales; exports cOastwise 473
bales; sales 1,C00 bales.
CHARLESTON, Feb. Is. - Cotton quiet;
middling 15c; net receipts 1,l0T bales;
exports to Great Britain !, $50 bales; coast
wise SS7 bales; sales 1000 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 18.-COttOn quiet and
unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 1S.-Cotton is quiet
at 14Se.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1S.-Cotton steadier
14Sc.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON. Feb. Is, 5P. M.-COnsOls for
money 92fa925; for account 92Sa93, ex-
interest; United States SOS Of IS, 1OTa;
do. 1867, 1919, ex.; 1O-4Os 1929; new IS,
lO3; New York Central, %; Erie, %; do.
preferred A. The amount Of bullion
withdrawn from the Bank Of England on
balance to-day was 100000.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 1S.-Breadstufs are
dull.
PARIS, Feb. 1S-ReDtes 64f 775c.
FRANKFORT, Feb. 1S.-5-20s Of 1852,
90.
New York Money Market
NKw YORK, Feb. 1S.-MOney was abun-
dant at 25a3 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper was 4a6 per cent. Sterling exchange
advanced gradually from 4.S1 and Asa for
long and short to 4.S35 and 4.S7, with the
latest business at 4.S3 and 4.SG5. This
was owing to the increased ease in the gold
loan market. Gold opened at 1154, de-
clined to 114y, and closed az 115. The
rates paid for loans were 1-16al-64 per
cent. per diem, and 2 and 3 per cent. for
borrowing and las per cent. for carrying.
The Customs receipts to-day were $40 900.
The Treasury disbursements to-day were
$4,000 interest and Sz77, 900 for call bonds.
The clearings to-day were So4,OOO,OOO.
Government bonds were firm. Railroad
bonds v ere steady. State bonds were quiet.
Stocks were active and quiet during the
forenoon, and in the afternoon the market
opened firm and prices advanced ta14 per
cent, with chief dealings in Lake Shore,
Western Union, Northwestern, Union Pa
cifc, Wabash, Pacific Mail and OhiOs.
Amer midday there was a general reaction
of ] to 4 per cent, and at the second call
the market was quiet and steady. Lake
Shore led the market, rising from
70 to 75!, subsequently reacting TO 73t.
Quiet prevailed during the last hour Of
business, though OhiOs fell from 2j4 10 "A,
Pittsburg from 915 to 90 and Missouri Pa
cific from 45 10 AZ. The remainder Of the
list was steady at a fractional recovery from
the decline noted in the cary afternOOd-
Lake Shore was scarce for delivery during
the morning and 1-32 per cent. per diem at
one time was paid for the use Of the stock,
which frightened some Of the bears into
covering. Later the stock was easier and
the price fell.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
ten and two o'clock to-day amounted TO
I74.OOO shares, Of which $4,000 shares were
Lake Shore, %, 100 Northwestern, common,
$4,000 Pacific Mail, 32,9OO Western Union,
$500 St. Paul common, $500 Wabash,
"a, 400 OhiOs, $500 Erie L, 900 Union Paci-
fic and 1900 Columbus, Chicago and India
ma Central.
Lake Shore went up on the report that a
large amount Of stock purchased yes
terday was for the account Of Commodore
Vanderbilt and would be taken out Of the
market.
Sterling Exchange-Bankers' Bills 4.633;
United States coupons Of 1881 112O; SOS
OF lCUE 44usF uOs VI 4CJ1 II AOs low
1l9; do new 11Ss; U. S. coupons Of 1867,
119J; do. Of 1868, 119a, new fves, 114i;
10-40s, 1175; currency sIxes ll0; Missouri
State bonds 96i. Tennsseee old 90; do. new
62. StOcks-Western Union Telegraph
III; New York Central 10l; Erie 27s;
do preferred Al.
Eou York Dry Goods EzaFESt-
NEW YORK, Feb Is. Business eontin-
ues moderate with package houses, and
iobbing branches are quiet. Cotton goods
are steady at moderate prices, and the sup
DIV of the leading makes remains light on
account Of the short production at the
mills. Prints, percales and shirtings are in
moderate demand. Ginghams are closely
sold up and firm. Cotton hosiery is active
with an upward tendency. Wooden goods
are quiet but 6rm. Foreign goods still lack
animation.
new York General Markets.
NEW YORK, Feb. Is. Flour - market
firm and unchanged; superfne, western
and State S3.S0a4.40; extra Ohio S4.6ia
$40; st. Louis S4.T5as.OO. Wheat firm;
No. / spring S1.15a1 20; No. spring S1.O4
a1.O5; No. 2 Chicago s.. 08a1.OS3. Rye quiet
at 92a96c. Barley is dull and lower; Cana
da West s1.40a1.42. Corn a shade firmer
at S1aS25c. Oats 6S5a71c. Coffee dull
and nominal. Sugar dull and lower at "a