Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-24
sIARKETs By TELEGRAPH.
The C0ttan Markets,

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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
me COttan Markets.
LryKPOoL, Feb. 23.-Cotton active and
frmer; middling upland I'D; middling Or
leans 7EaSd. Sales 1900 bales; American
5000 bales; speculation and exports 1000
bales.
NEW YoEK, Feb. 23.-COtton quiet at
| i6a162e. Fusmes clOced easy with sales
of 1880 bales as follows: February de-
| livery 1880; March delivery Is 29-S2c;
April delivery 10 9-32a16 5-16e Nay de-
livery 10 21-32c; June delivery 10 15-16a16
1T-32c; July delivery II 3-16a1T 7-52c;
August delivery II 5-16a17 11-32c; Sep
TENDER delivery 16aa165c.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. q. Cotton de-
mand was.gOod az opening sales 1850 bales;
the market was checked by factors asking
| !a5c higher rates, buyers refusing. factors
subsequently meeting the demand more free
| " but the market remained quiet, closing
at a partial advance Of &c; good ordinary
to strict good ordinary l45a14sc; low
middling to strict low middling 14Sa
| 15ic; middling 10 strict middling 15dal55c;
good middiing to .middling fair 17a16Sc;
net receipts 4,34S bales; exports to Great
Britain 6,S2S bales; stock 297,679 bales;
unsold last evening l52, 200 bales; on ship
board 14S,0O0 bales.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 23.-COttOn was firm;
middling Isle; net receipts $50 bales;
sales 5000 bales; exports 200 bales stock
60,5S5 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23.-COtton firm and
higher; low middling 1896; middling ,14sc;
good ordinary 15!e.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 23.-COttOn is steady
at 1jc.
CHGExAT1, Feb. 2S.-Cotton firm and
higher at .155e.
FerefEn Markets.
LoSpoE, Feb. %, 5P. M.-ConsOls for
money 93a933; for account 93a933; United
States sos OF '65, IOT5; do. 1867, 1914;
tO-4Vs 1921; nsw IS, I03; New York Cen
tral, 81; Erie, 25a; do. preferred 423-
LIvERPoOL, Feb. 23.-Brsadstufs are
steady.
PARIS, Feb. 23-Rentes 64f. Coo.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, FEB. 23.-MOney closed at
2la3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper was
4ae Der cent. Sterling exchange was heavy
and lower at 4.S2a4.S25 for sixty days and
4. S5sa4.S6 for si4ht. The produce exports
for the week amounted to S513, $50, 131.
The Custom receipts for the day were $685.
900. Gold opened at 1145 and closed at
l14t. the two extremes of the day having
been 1143 and 114f. The rates paid for
carving ranged from l TO 4 per cent.
The Treasury disbursements for the day
$4,000. The clearings to-day were S43,-
100000. Government bonds were dull.
Railroad bonds were firm and steady.
State bonds were quiet. The Stock mar
ket was strong at the opening Of business
excep for Wabash which was per cent.
lower than the closing prices Saturday.
Pacific Mail opened better than 1t closed on
Saturday. and made further advance Of p
Der cent. to 80. Next in order came
Western Union and Union Pacific. Later
in the day the whole market fell of under
the lead of Pacific Mail, which dropped
from SO to 35s on the announcement from
Washington that the Senate had cOncurred
in House bill repeating the 100000 subsi-
DIV. The amendment to the tax bill to tax
the sales Of stocks also helped TO depreSs
the market. Union Pacific sold down to
4O1, Western Union to 724, Northwestern
20 42s, st. Paul to 34s, Ohios to 245, and
Wabash to 105.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
ten and two o'clock to-day amounted to
21O,OOO shares, of which 81, 900 shares were
Pacific Mail, 5000 Western Union, 1900
Northwestern, 5000 Ohios, 5000 st. Paul,
5000 Wabash and 10000 Union Pacific.
Sterling Exchange-Bsnkers' Bills 4.S3;
United States coupons Of 1881 l19b; 5-zOs
of 1862 116.; do. of 1864 1l73; do. 1866
119i; do new I1Ss; u. s. coupons Of 1867,
I19s; do. Of 1868, 1893, new lyes, l14S;
1O-4Cs, III; currency SKIES 119b; Missouri
State bonds %. Tennsseee old Is; do. new
IS. StOcks-Westen Union Telegraph
~; New York Central 10l4; Erie 2I5;
do preferred AZ,
New York DRY Goods Market.
NEW YORK. Feb 3D. There was a
moderate package demand for staple cotton
goods which were strong at current prices.
Brown sheetings and fine and medium
bleached shirtings are closely sold up in all
leading makes. Shifting prints are fairly
active but fancies are quiet. Ginghams are
in good demand. Dress goods are imprOv-
ing and cotton hosiery active. Fancy cas-
simeres are quiet but wOrsted cOatings in
steady request.
New York General Markets.
NEW YoKK, Feb. %. Flour - market
irmer and unchanged; super6ne, western
and State S4.OOa4.5O; extra Ohio S4.66a
6.4O; st. louis S4T5aS.O0 Wheat frmer;
No. / spring S1.16a12 20; No. 3 spring
81. O5a1 .O7; No. 2 Chicago S1.OSa1.1O3. /
Rye quiet and heavy at S6a93c. Barley
duh; Canada West S1.40. Corn heavy at
s45aS6. Oats heavy and lower at 67a69c.
Coffee quiet and unchanged. Sugar dull
at 75a75c. Mess pork dull at Sl9.25 for
new; middles quiet; short clear 1Oic. Lard
heavy; prime steam 49, for April delivery.
Whisky lower at S1.O6.
Baltimore Markets-
BALTIMORE, Feb. %. - Flour dull at
S.. 25a6.25 for family. Wheat steady; No.
/ red S1.2Oa1.21. Corn strong at sic. Oats
firm at 67a6Sc. Rye firm al Sl.0Oa1.0O3.
Provisions firm and steady. Mess pork is
quiet and firm at SIG. 75a20.OO. Bulk meats
steady; shoulders 7ta7ic, clear rib 1O5c;
clear sides 1O5c. Bacon steady; shoulders
sc; clear rib lie; clear 115c. Sugar-cured
hams I4al5c. Lard quiet but firm 13aa
I4Ic. Coffee dull; ordinary to prime Rio
cargo nominally 17a19c in gold. Whisky,
nOminally S1.0S.
view Orleans EzaFkets.
NEW ORLEANS Feb. 23-GOld closed at
II4i; SIGHT premium; sterling 5.53.
| Flour-only local demand; superfine $3.50;
| Xxx S4.75; Xxx $50; choice 8. T5a8.25.
Corn frmer at 9Oag3c. Oats in good de-
mand al 72aT3c. Bran quiet at S1.75.
| Hay dull; prime S25; choice ST. Mess
pork dull at so. Bacon quiet; shoulders
y oIoor ~ TD,s ol,,- ssIoo TQla Hama