Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-06
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
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LIVERPOOL, Jan. 5-Cotton, upward ten
dency; middling upland 7ss7sd; middling
Orleans 7sa7Td. Sales 14,OO0 bales; Aneri-
cau $500 bales; speculation and exports
1000 bales.
NEW YORK, Jan. Cotton is quiet and
nominal; middling upland 1875 middling
Orleans l5c. The market FOR futures closed
steady with sales Of @, 900 bales as follows;
January delivery "A 9-1Gal4 l9-32c; FehrE-
ary delivery "A Sl-32a15c; March delivery
Is 15-32a155; April deliveryl5 29-32c; Nay
delivery 167-32c; June delivery 10 1929;
July delivery 1876 1896 August delivery
10 15-16al7c.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. >. - Cotton
active; sales $500 bales; prices are frmer;
good ordinary to strict good ordinary l3sa
1910. lev middling 10 strict low aiddlinZ
13sa143c; middling TO strict middling l4ta
14se; good middling to middling fair La
aI53c; net receipts 2,432 bales; exports 10
continent T49 bales; to Great Britain 8, l67
bales; stock 273,l70 bales; unsOld last
sevening l44,709 bales; on shipbOard 1885,
600 bales.
MElPms, Jan. o. Cotton very firm
and demand active; offerings light; mid
ding 13fa13Sc sales 1900 bales; receipts
664 bales; exports 160 bales; stock 5000
bales.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 5.-COtton, offerings are
light and prices higher; good ordinary 121c;
low middling l3ac; middling 14c.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 5.-COttOn is higher
at 14c.
CHGEsATI, Jan. 4.-CottOn IS firm at
14c.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON jan. 5, 5 P. M.-COnsOls for
money 92a923; for account 92sa923, ex-in-
terest; United States sos Of rs, 1914; do.
1867, los, ex.; 10-40's 1043; new IS, 1854;
New York Central, 90; Erie, 263 do. pre-
ferred 4S.
l1vERPooL, Jan. 5.-Breadstufs are
quiet.
PARIS, Jan. 5.-ReDtes or soc.
FRANKFORT, Jan. 5.-5-20s Of 1852,
KEN VOrh Meaeg Markes
NEW YORK. Jan. 5.-MOnsy closed At
as per cent. after lending at per cent
Prime mercantile paper was 9 20 u per
cent. Sterling eXcnange was dull at 4o54
a4S55 for sixty days and 40 for demand.
The produce exports for the week amounted
to S4,249, Z69, AGAINST s., 256, Az last week.
Gold opened at 1923, declined to 1l2, and
closed at 1924. The rates paid for carrying
we're 3aI per cent. and finally z per cent.
for borrowing. The Customs receipts to-
day were SS74,OO0. The clearings to-day
were S40,O0O,OO0. The Treasury disbUTse-
meuts to-day were S610,000. The specie
engagements for Europe for tomorrow s
steamers thus far amOuBt to $4,000.
Dispatches from Washington report de-
crease in Treasury coin balance Of
Sl2.OOO,OOO since Saturday. Government
bonds were dull and steady. State bends
were duil. Railroad bonds were quiet.
Stocks opened weak AZ a decline Of sal4
per cent. The greatest falling off being ia
Pacific Nail, which afterwards became
strong, advanced TO and closed at 81.
Towards the close the whole market was
firm at an advance in the general OF TO
per cent. Columbus, Chicago and Indiana
Central was exceptionally weak and de-
clined to 81. The hrmness al the close
was caused by heavy purchases 70 cover
shorts.
The sales at the Stock EXCHANGE between
ten and two o'clock to-day amounted to
pot, 900 shares, Of which $4,000 shares were
Pacific Mail, $1,000 Western Union, 49,
900 Northwestern, common, 5000 Lake
Shore. 1000 Wabash, 1900 Erie, 6,00O
st. Paul 2I,OO0 Union Pacific, 1900 Rock
Island and 5000 Ohio and Mississippi.
Sterling EKchEngs.-Ba1kers' Bills 466,
United States coupons Of 1851 l1S5; Sos
Of 1862 ia; do. OF 1864 1l6; DO. 1865
| lis; DO new 1l79; L. 5. coupons Of 1867,
list; United States coupons Of 1858 ISL;
new fves, 11S3; 1O-40s, 11j; currency slEes
III; Missouri State bonds 958. Tennssess
old 7S5; DO. new TS3. Stocks Wesssn
| Union Telegraph rs; New York Central
101a; Erie 2et; DO preferred 81.
Sew TOEE Dry SOOds ETaFEss-
NV YORK, Jan. 5.-Business continues
quiet in package department, and jobbing
branches are dull. Cotton goods are steady
with less pressure to sell at current rates.
Heavy and fine brown cOttOns are in fair
request. Prints are quiet, but there is
more inquiry for shifting styles. Dunnelfs
and Sprague's shifting prints are reduced
to Sc BY agents. Low and medium fancy
cassi nereS are in moderate demand.
EsU York General MaEkefs.
NV YORK, Jan 5.-Flour was steady;
/ white wheat western extra S5.60a6.15, sup
crime, western and State S4.00a4.5Oi extra
Ohio s.. 75a6.65 st. Louis S5aS.00. Wheat
less active; No. spring Sl.20al-25; No
| spring SI.O9a1.10; No. Chicago sl.lla
| LA. Rye quiet at G3a96c. Barley quiet
! and unchanged. Corn closed dull and
| heavy; new SGa69c. Oats UNCHANGED al
| 6Sa7lc. Coffee quiet, firm and unchanged,
Sugaz quiet at S3aSse. Mess pork hrmer
] old so; new S20.5Oa2O.75i middles easier