Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-18
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


The Gotten Markets.
Holiday in London and Liverpool to-
/ day-nO markets.
NEW YORK, May 17.-CottOn- market
dull; middling upland 16tal6!c. Futures
closed quiet and steady with sales Of 1890
bales as follows: May delivery 10 1-32al6
lice; June delivery IS 1-32a16 Lice; July
delivery Is 5-32a1Gic; August delivery Is
11-S2a163c; September delivery 165al6 g.
SIC; October delivery Is 13-32a15sc; Nov
ember delivery Is l7-32al5 9-I6c; Deem
Der delivery Is 9-16aI5 1926; January
delivery 10 13-32a152c; February delivery
Is 15=16a15 3l-32ci March delivery IS SIG
al6 1929; April delivery 16sca16 7-16c.
NEW ORLEANS, MAY II. - Cotton
demand slack; sales !, $50 bales; quotations
unchanged; good ordinary 20 strict good
ordinary l45a14sc; low middling to strict
low middling 145aldIc; middling to strict
middling 15ial5iC; good middling TO mid
ding fair 16aI6ic; net receipts ], SOB bales;
exports to continent 1890 bales; to Great
Britain 5,Si4 bales; eoastWise 2,O33 bales;
stock "a, 45I bales.
MEMPHIS, May IL Cotton market
unchanged; middling 15bc; sales 500 bales;
net receipts 20 bales; exports 19j bales;
stock p ,SZ5 bales.
GALVESTON, May 17.-COttOn Is dull;
middlilg l5c; low middling 143c; good
ordinary 1890; net receipts SO bales; ex-
ports coastwise ], 490 bales; sales 296 bales.
MOBILE, May 17.-CottOn is easy; mid
ding 155c; low Eiddling 14Ec; good Ordi-
nary 14c; net receipts 3OS bales; exports
coastwise bale; sales 800 bales.
CHARLESTON, May 17.-CottOn is steady
middling i55al5.c; low middling 155c;
good ordinary 145a14kc; net receipts 47g
bales; exports cOastwise go bales; sales
800 bales.
SAVANNAH, May IL Cotton is quiet;
middling l5ac, low middling 1j!C; good
ordinary 14ac; net receipts 6O1 bales; ex-
ports to continent 4,33O bales; coastwise
POOP bales; sales 302 bales.
ST. LOUIS, May lT.-CottoB quiet and
unchanged at 1879.
LOUISVILLE, May IT, Cotton dull at
15ic.
CINCINNATI, Nay I7.-Cotton dull aid
unchanged at 15Sc.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, May 1I.-MOney closed easy
a. = A1D HEL LEAlla L4AAlE ALEANantlAE payer
was 4a55 per cent. Sterling exchange was
dull 4.S6a4.S65 for 60 DAYS and Sga4 500
for sight. The Customs receipts to-day
were $4,000. Gold opened and closed at
116, with sales duTing the day at 1864.
The borrowing rates were , per cent. and
1-64 per cent. per diem, loans also were
made fiat and ? per cent. for carrying. The
Assistant Treasurer discussed to-day $780,
600. The clearings to-day were S3O,OOO,OOO.
Government bonds were firm. Railroad
bonds were strong with a sharp advance in
Union Pacific, first and sinking funds.
State bonds were quiet. The stOckmarket
has been active and excited to-day, and at
one time during early DEALINGS it appeared
as if the bottom had been knocked out Of
il. At the opening prices were 3a5 per
cent. below the closing quotations OF Satur-
day, and made further decline Of 3 to II
per cent, except for Union Pacific, New
legTaph which were firm.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
ten and two O'Clock to-day amounted to
$4,000 shares, of which Il 900 shares were
Pacific Mail, 67,OO0 Western Union, $1,000
Erie, $4,000 Northwestern, 1900 Lake
Shore, 5000 Rock Island, 1000 st. Paul,
4@fOOO CAlOo dLAiA -JiVuv 4 tAAyA 4 aNAuNs
Sterling Exchange Bankers' Bills 4.S7;
United States coupons Of 1881 124; 5-2Us
of 1862 116s; do. Of 1864 lis; DO. 1865
1903; do new 122; u. S. coupons Of 1857,
1881; do. Of 1865, 1924, new ives, 116t;
10-40s, 11Ti; currency SKIES l24, Missouri
State bonds 102. Tennsseee old 5Os; 90.
new 80. StOcks-Western Union Tele-
graph T6S: Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
245; New York Central 1855; Erie 25f dc;
preferred 80.
New York General sEaFzsSs.
NEW YORK, May 17.-FlouT is quiet;
superfne, western and state S4.S5a5.IO;
extra Ohio S5.2OaT.5O; St. Louis S5.G0a
SEQ. Wheat quiet; No. l spring Si.Zjal.Z7;
No. 8 spring S1.16al.1S; No. 2 Chicago
SI.1SBal .203. Rye quie; Canada in bond 4
Sl.OOa1 OF; State Sl.09. Barley quiet and
firm. Corn quiet at S6aSIc. Oats firm at
at T6ia79c. Coffee quiet; Rio l5salS5c
gold. Sugar dull and unchanged at S5a
SIC. Mess pork lower; new mess S21.75
a22O0; middles steady; short clear 12SC.
Lard firm; prime steam - 7-1Gc. Whisky
fiTmer and more active at Sl.Zlal.22.
baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, May II. Flour was dull;
family S6aT.0O. Wheat quiet a. SI.37al.3S.
Corn weak at So. Oats duh at lTGaIoc
Rye quiet at Sl15aL1S. Provisions quiet
and steady, Hams 14sa1jIc. Lard heavy
at l6al6!c. Coffee dull and heavy, Rio
cargOes l5ta1s5c gold. Whisky trm a.
SL24.
Kew 0Es5aas markets.
New ORLEANS, May 17.-Gold 1I5s;
sight prem; sterling 564a. Flour firm
Y 1913; XXX s.. 75a6.O0; xxx IS 2Ja7.I5
choice S7.25aT.50. Corn active and firm
at 92a93c. Oats firm at IGa77c. Bran firm
and quiet at Sl.173. Hay in good supply
and moderate demand; strictly prime SO.
Coffee quiet; fair to prime lT.alSac. Mess
pork dull at S22.75. Dry S. meats
shoulders scarce at 9ic; sides duh at 12!a
I25c. Bacon dull; shoulders 9ic; clear rio
13sa13Ic. Lard quiet; tierCes l5sal5ic;
key 16a16Ic. COrnmeal firm at S425.
Whisky, nothing doing; TeCtided Silica
1.22. Hams lower at l2!c.
CiasIanaEI agarkstz,
CINCINNATI, May 17.-Flcur dull and
dropping; family S5.6Ol5.T5. Wheat dull
and unchanged al Sl.2TaL3J. Corn quiet
and weak at 7Ga79c. Oats dIm al T0a73c.
Rye firm at 81 Z3aI.Zj. Barley steady ard
unchanged. Mess pork steady; offered
at $500. Lard dull ami nominal; steam
he'd at l5tc for spot or May delivery; kettle
Ike RuILr r4aafg eFa,.Tr-. rI.rr 1fT.4r5