Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-04
MARKETs BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton Markets

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LIVERPOOL, Feb. 3.-COttOn- market
quiet and unchanged; middling upland re;
middling Orleans I'D. Sales 1900 bales;
American $500 bales; speculation and ex-
ports 1000 bales.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Cotton firm at
l5ia155c. Futures closed steady, with
sales Of 1880 bales as follows: February
delivery Is 17-32a15 9-16d; March deliv-
cry Is LILA Is 23-32c; April delivery I6a
IS 31-34c; June delivery 165aI6 21-32c;
july delivery 10 I516aI6 1892; August
delivery II z332c November delivery l6kc.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 8. Cotton
demand active; sales $3.50 bales; the de-
mand is stimulated by the advance OF 5c in
New York and an advance Of nearly l per
cent. on foreign exchange; good ordinary
to strict good ordinary l34a143c; low mid
ding TO strict low middling 14sa145e;
middlfHg to strict middllng I5al5ic; good
middling to middling fair 155a16se; net
receipts 2,48 bales; exports to continent
6,305 bales; stock 2Sl,497 bales; unsold
last evening $4,000 bales; on shipbOard
129,5OO bales.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 3.-COttOn-market is
steady; middling 14sc; receipts 1,4O0 bales;
exports 1925 bales; sales LOCO bales; stock
on hand 69,143 bales.
GALVESTON, Feb. 3.-COttOn, demand
quiet and steady; middling 14{c; ne re-
ceipts 1886 bales; exports cOastwise y
bales; sales 1,GA bales; stock 1921 bales.
MOBILE, Feb. 3-Cotton firm; middliug
14sa14ac; low middling 145a144c; good or
binary 1890; net receipts $50 bales; ex-
ports cOastwise 70 bales; sales 1900 bales;
stock 62,21 bales.
SAVANNAH, Feb 8. - Cotton is firm;
middling l4s; low middiing "A 5-16c; good
ordinary Is 11-16c; net receipts 2,SS1 bales;
gross receipts 1900 bales; exports coast
wise 1,S5l bales; sales 1891 bales; stock
1O0,l3S bales.
CHARLESTON, Feb. s. CottOn-mid-
ding 14tc; low middling 14ic; good Ordi-
nary 1896; net receipts 1888 bales; ex-
ports coastwise 81 bales; sales LOO bales;
stock 9 O,1O4 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3.-COtton market is
active and unchanged; good ordinary 1916;
low middling lac; middling 14Ic.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 3.-COttOn is un-
changed at 14lc.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 5.-Cotton is steady
14sc.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON Feb. 5, 5 P. M.-COnsols for
money 92ia925; for account 925a92s, ex-
interest; United States sos Of '65, los;
do. 1857, los, ex.; 10-4O's los; new IS,
New York Central, 90; Erie, 26I; do.
preferred AZ. The rate Of discount in
open market for three months bills is 8 per
cent, which is the same as the Bank Of
England rate.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 3.-BreadstuHs are
quiet.
FRANKFORT, Feb. 8-5-2Os Of 1852,
9Ss.
PARIS, Feb. 9.-Rentes 64f. 27c5.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-M0ney closed at
p per cent. Prime mercantile paper was4
as per cent. Sterling exchange was firm at
4S95 for sight, and weak at ~4SGa4S6I for
sixty days. The Customs receipts to-day
were S521,O Gold closed at II43. after
element in the Gold Room at intervals
during the day, and the business was much
than usual. The rates paid for car
rying were l and p per cent; the borrow
ing rates were 2a3 per cent. per annUm and
l-64 per cent. per diem; loans were also
made fat. The rise in gold has stopped
The importation Of bonds and started the
Of securities. There is a general
expectation among bankers that the Bank
Of England rate will be advanced tO-mor-
row LAP per cent. The London advices
the chief topic Of conversation in
financial circles here, the cable reporting a |
further loss Of 85S0,0OO bullion By the
Bank Of England. Il is generally believed
financial circles that France is drawing
IN gold. Government bonds were strong.
Railroad bonds were firm. State bonds
we're strong. The stock market was heavy, |
with a decline ranging from 70 2 per
cent. The greatest decline was IN Western
Union, Pacific Mail, Union Pacific, North
western, common, Ohios and Wabash. The
dealings were large, and at times attended
With considerable animation. During the
hour the market was strong, and
prices advanced Gag per cent. in the lead
shares from the lowest point Of the day,
losing steady.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
en- and two o'clock to-day amounted to
10000 shares, Of which 1900 shares were
Lake Shore, 1900 Northwestern, common,
1900 Pacific Mail, $1,000 Western Union,
1000 Rock Island, 1000 st. Paul common, |
1000 Erie, 1900 OhIOs, 5000 Wabash and
j, 800 UniOnPacihc.
Sterling EXchange-Bankers' Bills 49,;
United States coupons Of 1881 1909; 5-2Os
# 1862 115s; do. Of 1854 lis; DO. 1865
.2Ot; do new 1194; Z. 5. coupons Of 1867,
cog do. Of 1865, 120, new 6ves, Il52;
.O-Cs, li74; currency sIxes 119E; Missouri
'tate bonds 81. T-ennsseee Cld6S; do. new
z. Stocks-Western Union Telegraph
New YORK Central 102; Erie 2S5;
preferred -.
. YORK Dry Goods EarksL
NEW YORK, Feb 3.-COttOn goods were
teady. Fine brown cOttOns strong, aud !