Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-26
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


with sales Of $4,000 bales as follows: Feb
ruary delivery 16c; March delivery Is 81
SIC; April delivery 16ia16 1890; May de-
livery 16 23-32a16ic; June delivery II 1-l6
all 3-32c; July delivery II 5-16a17 l1-32c;
August delivery 17lc; September delivery
165al6 l5-16c; October delivery 163a16sc.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 25.- Cotton de-
mand was good; sales 5000 bales; the market
was checked by many factors asking &c
higher; some covering up their samples;
transactions show some irTegularity in prices
but no quOtable change; good ordinary
to strict good ordinary 144a14sc; low
middling to strict low middling 145a
l5tc; middling to strict middling 155a16c;
good middling to middling fair 165a17c;
net receipts LII bales; exports to con-
tinent 4,521 bales; stock 300,395 bales;
unsold last evening l59, 500 bales; on ship
board IA, 600 bales.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 2j.-COtton was steady;
middling 15ic; net receipts 100 bales;
sales 1900 bales; exports 2,240 bales; stock
$500 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.-Cotton firm and
unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 25.-CottOn is steady
at l5se.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 25.-COtton quiet and
unchanged at 15!c.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Feb. p, 5P. M.-COnsOls for
money 93a9355;; for account 93a933; United
States 5-2Os OF 80, 1919; do. 1857, 1919;
1O-4O's 1929; new IS, I03; New York Cen
tral, 81; Erie, 255; do. preferred AZ.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 25.-Breadstufs are
quiet.
PARIS, Feb. 25-ReDtes 64E S5c.
FRANKFORT, Feb. 25.-5-2Os of 1852,
99!.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-MOney closed at
2 Ba3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper was
4a6 per cent. Sterling exchange was firm
at 4.S2a4. SD for sixty days and 4.S6 for
sight. Gold was dull, opening and closing
at 114tt. The rates paid for carrying ranged
from to per cent. and fat. The Gus
tom receipts for the day were SD, 900. The
Treasury disbursements for the day were
81 ,4l5,000. The clearings to-day were
$40, 100000. Government bonds were
steady. Railroad bonds we're strong and
active, the Pacifcs, Michigan Central and
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy IS being
the prominent features. State bonds were
dull. Stocks were irregular during the
frs part Of the day, but later became weak
and lower with Pacific Mail and Erie lead
ing the decline. Western Union and Union
were frmer. During the last hour
the market was firm and prices recovered Z
10 Il per cent. from the lowest point Of the
day. The greatest advance was in Pacific
Mail, which rose to 335. Union Pacific,
Rock Island, Lake Shore and Western
Union were generally firm with slight fuc-
tuations. OhiOs and Erie were exception
ally weak, the latter on various unfOunded
rumOrs about the reduction Of rates, default
on the March interest, etc.
The sales az the Stock Exchange between
ten and two O'Clock to-day amounted to
lSS, 900 shares, Of which g, coo shares were
Pacific Mail, 81, 900 Western Union. 1900
Y Northwestern, 1900 Ohios, 1900 Erie,
5000 Lake Shore, 1900 Wabash and 13, 600
Union Pacific.
Sterling zchange-BankeTs' Bills 4.S3;
United States coupons Of 1881 1893; SOS
Of 1862 II6i; do. Of 1864 1I75; do. 1865
l19; do new 11Sy; U. 5. coupons Of 1857,
1919; do. Of 1865, 119I, new fves, 114i;
l0-40s, 1l65; currency SKIES 11S5; Missouri
Stste bonds g5S. Tennsseee old 81; do. new
56. StOcks-Westen Union Telegraph
%; New York Central 10l!!; Erie 20;
DO preferred As.
HeW York Dry Goods Market
New YORK, Feb 25.-The package trade
in cotton goods and prints was fairly active.
Cotton goods were firm with a strong ad-
vancing tendency. Boston, Columbian,
Otis and Warren denims advanced lie, and
Cords tickings advanced 1c. Garner,
AmOskeag and Wamsutta prints advanced
&c, and all prints are very strong. Dress
good are quiet. WOOlen goods continue
quiet in first hands.
New York General Markets.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Flour steady and
superfne, western and State
E4OOa4.5O; extra Ohio S4.63aG.4O; st. Louis
3. T5aS.CO. Wheat was easier; No. 1 spring
SLI5a1. Is; No. 8 spring Sl.05a1.07;. No. 2 |
Chicago S1.O73a1.1O. Rye dull at S4a95c.
Barley more active; Canada West S1.40.
Corn firmer at S2aS3. Oats dull at 66a6Sc. /
Coffee is dull and heavy; Rio 165a1S5c,
gold. Sugar firm at 7sa &c. Mess pork
$40 O0for new; middles firm; short clear 10 /
l3-16a105. Lard frIner; prime steam 13tc.
Whisky is more active and trmer; S1.OS
cash; S1.09 regular.
baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 25.-FlOur heavy and
at S5.25a6.25 for family. Wheat
steady at 5 1.2Oa1.2I. Corn frmer at 795a
soc. Oats quiet at &c. Rye firm at S1.04
a1O5. Provisions dull. Mess pork $1,000
a1g.5O. Bulk meats-shOuldeTs 74c, clear
rib 1OIc; clear sides 115c. Bacon-shOul-
des S!aSdc; clear rib 1Oc; clear 10a10ic.
hams I4al5c. Lard 13aal45c.
Coffee dull and unchanged; good Rio car
goes 1S5c in gold. Whisky quiet at S1.09a
Ito.
sew Orleans Markets.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 25-GOld closed at
la; sight Z premium; sterling 5.51,
Flour dun and dropping; superfine $3.50;
Xxx $4.75; xxx $3.50; choice s.. 75a6.25.
Corn firm at 529a5c. Oats dull at 72c73c.
Bran dull and lower at S1.G5. Hay dull;
prime SIS; choice $50. Mess pork dull and
lower at S1g.OOaS19.25. Dry salt meats
quiet; shoulders 7ta7iC; clear rib 19sa11Sc;
clear sides 125c. Bacon quiet; shoulders
SEC; clear rib 115c; clear sides l23c. Hams
dull at 1880. Lard-ehOice refined in re-
quest, other grades dull; tierce packers 14C;
refined 145a1jc; kegs 14tal5tc. Sugar in
light supply but good demand and firmer;
common 6!a65c; fair to fully fair 5sa7sc;
prime to choice SaStc. MOlasSes is quiet
and unchanged. Whisky unsettled; Louis
lana S1.IO; western Sill. Coffee firm; fair
10 prime 1S5a19ic. Com-usal held at
S4.25.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 25.-Flour dull and
Wheat dull and unchanged at
81 .O7a1.10. Corn dull and dropping at 65a
&C. Oats firm at 59a63e. Rye S1.1O. Bar
lev dull and nominal. Mess pork was dull
at S1S.75. Lard dun and dropping; S13 80
for March delivery. Bulk meats dull and
dropping; shoulders &c; clear rib &c; clear
sides fO5c. Bacon dull and unchanged;
shoulders sc; clear rib 10sc; clear sides lie.
Whisky firmer at SLOT.
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 25.-FlOur quiet and
Wheat quiet and unchanged.
Corn arm at 66aT0c. Oats firm at 62a65c.
Rive Sl.1O. Mess pork nominal at Sl9.50a
20.OO. Bacon firm; shoulders S5aSte; clear