Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-26
MARKETS By TELEGRAPH,
me Cotton HFarke.n.

The Cotton Markets.
LIVERPOOL, March 25.-Cotton steady:
middling upland 7EaSd; Iaiddling Orleans
SaSAd. Sales 1900 bales; American g.
500 bales; speculation and exports 1000.
Sales Of the week amounted to 63,OO0 bales;
exports for the week 1000 bales; specula-
tiOn 1900 bales; stock in port S32, 900 bales;
American $4,000 bales; receipts for the
week 12S,OO0 bales; American $4,000 bales,
actual exports 1000 bales; stock ad0at for
this port 46S,0O0 bales, including 100000
bales of American. Sales of cotton for
warded directly from ships side to spinners
1900 bales.
NEW YORK, Mach 25.-COtton is quiet;
middling upland 16ia17c. Futures closed
firm with sales Of 5000 bales5as follows:
March delivery 16 9-16a16 1926; April
delivery 16fc; May delivery II 1-32a17 l.
Ice; June delivery17s ali 1880; July de-
livery II 2I-S2a17 11-16c; August de-
livery II 1S-l6a17se; September delivery
17ial7 11-l6c; October delivery 10 l3-16a
16 27-S2c; November delivery 10 19-32a
1870; December delivery 10 19-32a16sc.
NEW ORLEANS, March 25.- Cotton -
demand fair but movement checked BY fac
tors asking above the limit OF pending or
ders; sales $500 bales; good ordinary
to strict good ordinary l4RaI55c; low mid
ding to strict low middling l5fal5sc; mid
ding to strict middling 15Ia16Ic; good
middling to middling fair 16sa17tC; net re
ceipts :, 4S6 bales; exports to continent s.
99I bales; stock POS, 500 bales; unsOld last
evening 1880 bales; on ship5Oard a.
500 bales.
MEMPHIS, March %. - Cotton steady;
middling 16c; net receipts $40 bales; ex-
ports 2,4OO bales; stock 40,075 bales.
GALVESTON, March % Cotton quiet
and unchanged; net receipts 1,03S bales;
gross receipts 1907 bales; exports eoastwise
80 bales; sales $50 bales.
SAVANNAH, March p - Cotton active;
middling 15{c; net receipts 81 bales; gross
receipts 6O7 bales; exports to France 8, 775
bales; sales 6S3 bales.
CHARLESTON, March 25.-CottOn steady;
middling 16a165c; net receipts COS bales;
exports cOastwise 1,761 bales; sales 600
bales.
MOBILE, March % Cotton quiet; mid
ding 15ic; net receipts 266 bales; exports
cOastwise 6S4 bales; sales 500 bales.
ST. LOUIS, March 25.-Cotton firm but
unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, March 25.-CottOn is quiet
at 15Ic.
CINCINNATI, March 25. Cotton was
dull and unchanged at 10.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, March 25 5 P.H.-COnsOls for
money 92Ia93; for account 9Sa935; United
States 5-2Os of rs, 1913; do. 1857, 1913;
Io-4O's 1O3; new IS, 1881; New York Cen
trail, 81; Erie, %; do. preferred 81.
LIVERPOOL, March 25.-Breadstufs are
firm.
PARIS, March 25.-Rentes 64f. 15c.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, March 25.-MOney advanced
to Cal per cent. during the afternoon but
closed easy at 3a4 per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper was 5a7 per cent. Sterling
exchange was lower at 4Sla4.Sl3 for sixty
DAYS and 4S5a495s for demand. Gold
opened at l15k, declined to 1855 and closed
at I16. The rates for gold loans were fiat.
and Il per cent. for carrying, and 1-64 per
cent. for borrowing. The Treasury dis
bursements for the day were S143, 900. The
clerings to-day were $57,000,OO0. The
Customs receipts for the day were $685.
600. The exports Of specie to Havana were
$4,000. Government bonds were firm.
Railroad bonds were firm. State bonds
were quiet eNcept Tennessee which were
lower. The activity and excitement in
Wall street to-day echpsed anything pre-
viously witnessed since the opening Of the
campaign. The great feature Of the Stock
Exchange was $4,000 shares having
changed hands; the largest business for any
one day this year. The advance in prices
ranged from 1 to 81 per cent. and was most
marked in Union Pacific. The market
closed unsettled: There was considerable
realizing to-day on account Of the Stock
Exchange being closed tomorrow. Some
Of the reaction was due to the reduction
Of freight rates on lines leading East from
Chicago.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
ten and two O'Clock to-day amounted to
$4,000 shares, Of which IA, 900 shares were
Pacific Mail, 1000 Western Union, $4,000
Northwestern, 1900 Rock Island, 5000
st. Paul, 10000 Lake Shore, $1,000 Erie,
1000 Ohios and $4,000 Union Pacific.
Sterling Exchanse-Bsnksrs Bills 4. SD:
United States coupons Of 1881 121; 5-2Os
Of 1862 117s; do. Of 1864 1IS!; do. 1865
1901; do new 1913; U. S. coupons Of 1867,
1901; do. of 1868, 120, new ives, 1859;
10-4Os, lis; currency SKIES 1l9s; Missouri
State bonds g7f. Tennssees Old64; 90. new
63. StOczs-We Union Telegraph
ZOE; New York Central 1909; Erie 30I;
do preferred 45i.
New YORK Dry Goods NaFket.
NEW YORK, March 2j.-In dry goods, to-
day, the trade movement continued slow
with commission houses and importers, but
jobbing branches were rather more active.
Cotton goods were steady at unchanged
prices. Heavy standard fine brown sheet
ings are in good demand. Prints are quiet
but checked ginghams are active. WOTsted
dressed goods and shaWls are in fair de-
mand. WoOlen goods continued quiet.
New TOEk General Markets.
New YORK, March 25.-Flour was firm
and in moderate demand, prices unchanged;
superfne, western and State S4.J0a4.75;
extra Ohio S495a6.G5; st. Louis S5.O0a
500. Wheat firm; No. ! spring Sl.23a
12S; No. 8 spring S1.13al.16; No. 2
Chicago S1.1T3a1.2O. Rye firm at Goa
Sl.Ol. Barley scarce and firm at S1.5O for
prime Canada West. Com SGaS6tc. Oats
hmer at 69a7OBc. Coffee firm at 15a1T5c
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