Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-25
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


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LIVERPOOL, March 24.-CottOn is firm.
middling upland 7EaSd; middling Orleans
SaS5d. Sales 1900 bales; American s.
900 bales; speculation and exports 5000.
NEw YORK, Mach 24.-COtton is quiet;
middling upland 16Ba1Tc. Futures closed
steady with sales Of 5000 balesIas follows:
March delivery 10 9-16c; April delivery 16
21-S2a16 11-16c; May delivery II Lice;
June deliVery17 13-32a17 9-I6c; July de-
/ livery II 11-16a17 23-32c; August de-
| livery II 27-32a175c; September delivery
lTia1T 1890; October delivery 10 l3-16a
16Ic; November delivery 16-16a1OtG De
eember delivery 16ba16 21-S2c.
NEW ORLEANS, March "a Cotton
demand good and prices steady; sales g.
40 bales; movement checked by factors
asking above the ruling rate, good ordinary
TO strict good ordinary l44a15c; low mid
dlingto strict low middling 15Ial5tc; mid
ding to strict middling 15sa16lc; good
middling to middling fair 163a17!c; net re-
ceipts 1884 bales; exports to Great Britain
1,223 bales; to continent ! ,sS1 bales; coast
wise T,46S bales; stock 210,311 bales; un-
sold last evening 1920 bales; on ship
board $500 bales.
MEMPHIS, March "a. - Cotton steady;
middling 16c; net receipts 4O7 bales; ex-
ports AZ bales; stock 41,6S5 bales.
81. LOUIS, March 24.-Cotton firm but
unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, March 24-CottOn Is firm
at 15lc.
CINCINNATI, March "A. Cotton was
quiet at 16.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, March p 8 P.M.-Consols for
money 93a933; for account 93a931; United
States sos Of '65, 1914; do. 1867, 1914;
10-40s los; new IS, 1854; New York Cen
trail, %; Erie, 233aZ3a; do. preferred 81.
LIVERPOOL, March 24.-Breadstufs are
quiet.
PARIS, March 24.-Rentes 64f. 15c.
FRANKFORT, March 24.-5-2Os Of 1862,
e9i.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, March 24.-Money was easy
at 3a4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper
was 5a7 per cent. Sterling exchange steady
at ASIA for sixty days and ass for demand.
Gold opened at 11l5, declined to 115s, Ie-
covered to 1l5f and still latter declined TO
1155, the closing price. The rates for gold
loans were made fiat, and 1854 per cent.
borrowing, and z, and 2 per cent. for
carrying. The Treasury disbursements for
the day were $4,000. The clearincs
to-day were 100000. The Customs
receipts for the day were $4,000. Gov
eminent bonds were firm. Railroad bonds
were firm. State bonds were. quiet. The
stock market has been irregular and mode
rately active during the day. Stocks which
had been going up steadily for the past
week fell Of. evidently on realization sales,
while several stocks which have been very
quiet and steady were buOyant and showed
a decided tendency toward higher prices.
Northwestern, rose to IS and Erie ad-
vanced from 26i 10 2Ss, later, on rumOrs
that claims against the old ring were about
to be settled, and that Erie would be used
hereafter TO transport Union Pacific freight
from and to New York. Another bull
story, in connection with Erie. was that the
company owned a large coal mine in Scran-
ton, Pa, which had been purchased by an
English Company for S3,0O0,000. At a
meeting Of the Pacific Mail Directors, to-
day, the resignation Of Rufus Hatch, late
managing director, was accepted. The
market closed steady and firm. The strong
est stocks at the close were Western Union,
Union Pacific, Northwestern and Atlantic
and Pacific Telegraph Company.
The sales at the stock Exchange between
ten and two O'Clock to-day amounted to
204,OO0.shares, Of which 5000 shares were
Pacific Mail, ", 600 Western Union, $1,000
Northwestern, 1000 Lake Shore, $1,000
Erie, 5000 OhiOs and 5000 Union Pacific.
Sterling Exchange Bankers' Bills 4.S2;
United States coupons Of 1881 1909; 5-2Os
Of 1852 117i; do. Of 1864 1l75; do. 1865
119E; do new 49,; U. S. coupons Of 1857,
11e5; do. Of 1865, 119s, new fves, 1854;
10-40s, 114tt; currency SKIES I195; Missouri
State bonds 81. Tennsseee Old65; 90. new
IS. StOcks-We Union Telegraph
763; New York Central 1O0y; Erie 2St.;
do preferred a.
EeW York Dry GOeds GIarkss.
NEW YORK, March 24.-In dry goods, to
day, business was very dull, owing to a
snow storm which partly paralyzed opera
tiOns with agents, importers and jObbers
alike. Cotton goods were steady and IN
changed in prices. Grain BAGS are in good
demand with an upward tendency. Prints
are quiet in first hands but in fair jObbing
demand. ShaTls are fairly active. Wooden
goods are very quiet.
New YOrn General Markets.
NEW YORK, March 24-Flour was firm;
superfne, western and State S4.j0a4. IS;
extra Ohio S4.95a6.65; st. Louis S5.00a
500. Wheat firm; No. / spring S1.21a
1891; No. 8 spring S1.12a1.15; No. 2
Chicago $1.1G5a1.l9{. Rye quiet AZ Goa
96c. Barley scarce and firm at S1.50 for
prime Canada West. Corn finn at ejaS6c.
Oats frmer at 69a70c. Coffee quiet and
steady at 15a17ic gold for Rio. Sugar firm
at 7taSc. Mess pork lower and firm at
$40. 70a20.75 for new; middles dull; short
clear 12c. Lard frmeT; prime steam IA Ia
144c. Whisky quiet and unchanged at
s1.15.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, March 24.-Flour is quiet
and unchanged; western superine S4.25a /
$50; western extra S4.75a5.OO; western
family S5.37a6.25. Wheat firm at Sl.2Sa |
L.30. Corn firm at S23c. Oats dull and !
steady at 67a6Sc. Rye quiet and unchanged !
at S1.00ah03. Provisions firm. Ness pork |
20.5Oa21.OO. Bulk meats firm; shoulders |
SaSIe; clear rib 11a1l1e. Bacon steady; /
shoulders e!c; clear rib 12lc; clear sides |
lac. Hams 14a15c. Lard l4a14sc. Coffee |
ordinary to prime cargOes 15aa |
17.e gold. Whisky quiet at S1.14!.
New Orleans EsFkess.
NV ORLEANS, March 24.-GOld 1153;'l
sight ( premium; sterling 5.56l. Flour is |
in small stock with only local demand Xxx /
$500; XXX S5.25a5.50. Corn in good sup |
Div; fair demand at S5aS6c. Oats scarce |
and higher at 7SaS0c. Bran quiet at 81 40. |
Hay firm; prime S25; choice S2T.5O. Mess |
pork in small stock but firm al S2la22 90. |
Dry salt meats scarce; shoulders SIaS5c; |
clear rib 114a113c. Bacon duh and lower; /
shoulders 9tc; clear rib 12!c; clear sides
l3Ial33c. Hams dull at l3a135c. Lard |
quiet; fierce and kettle lac; refined I4ia
l4sc; key 153alj@c. Sugar dull: inferior
j5a64c; common 64a65c; fair to fully fair
la7tc; prime to choice SaS3c. No asses
iull; prime rebOiled 63e. Whisky dull and
and nominal; Louisiana and ordinary west
FRA rectifcd SI.12la1.14; choice western
S1.i52l.1I. Coffee quiet; fair to prime la
Isle gold. Corn meal firm at $ 90.