Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-27
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

American blister 125c; English blister 1Sc.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cotton HaFksts.
LIvERPOoL, Feb. 26-Cotton steady; mid.
ding upland I'D; middling Orleans Sas5d.
Sales 1900 bales; American 1900 bales;
speculation and exports 1000 bales. The
sales Of the week amounted to $4,000 bales;
exports for the week 1000 bales; specula-
ton 1000 bales; stock in port 712, 900 bales;
American $4,000 bales; receipts for the
week p, 900 bales; American 5000 bales,
actual exports 1000 bales; stock afioat for
this pert $4,000 bales, including $4,000
bales Of American.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-COtton firm; mid
ding upland 165a163c. Futures closed
steady with sales Of $500 bales as follows:
February delivery 10 S-16a164c; March de-
livery 10 $500; April delivery 10 15-52a
163e; June delivery II 5-32a17 slice; July
delivery II 7-16c; August delivery II II
32a17 9-16c; September delivery 10 31-32a
tic; October 16ta16sc.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 90 Cotton de-
mand was fair;sales 900 bales; prices were
irregular and a shade easier during the
morning, but subsequently hardening and
closing quiet and strong; good ordinary
to strict good ordinary l4!a14se; low
middling TO strict low middling 15a
15ic; middling to strict middling 15sa16c;
good middling to middling fair 165a17c;
net receipts 3,672 bales; exports TO coast
wise 704 bales; to Great Britain {, 200 bales;
stock 500, 75j bales; unsOld last evening
155, 400 bales; on shipbOard 145, 900 bales.
Weekly sales $4,000 bales; net receipts g.
SO bales; gross 29,043 bales; exports to
cOastwise 1925 bales; to Great Britain 49,
S21 bales: coastwise 2,641 bales.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 28.-CCtton was firm;
middling 155c; net receipts 1886 bales;
sales 1900 bales; exports 1850 bales; stock
5S,440 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 26.-COtton firm and
unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 26.-COttOn is firm
at 15tc.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 26.-Cotton strong at
Isle.
Comparative Cotton Statement.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-The following is
a comparative cotton statement for the
week ending Feb. 20:
1915. 1874.
Net receipts at all ports
O.. s. for the week. 1922 102,9TS
Total receipts to date. = ,90S,S72 3,0j2,66S
Exports for the week. 7O,353 Sl,4O5
Total exports to date. i ,6S4, 764 1857, ~
Stock at all United
States ports......... s29,145 S56,522
Stock al all interior
towns.............. 1866 1S4,743
Stock at Liverpool. 10000 123,OOO
Stock Of American
afOat for Great Brit
ain. .......... $4,000 26S,OOO
Foreign Harkets.
LOaDOy, Feb. 20, 5P. M.-COnsOls for
money 93a931; for account 93a933; United
States 5-2Os Of '55, los; do. 1867, 1913;
1O-4O's 1929; new IS, 103; New York Cen
tral, 81; Erie, 243; do. preferred Az.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 26.-Bresdstufs are
quiet.
PARIS, Feb. 28-ReDtes 64f. Csc.
FRANKFoBT, Feb. 26.-5-2Cs Of 1852,
99I.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26-MOney closed at
25a3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper was
4a6 per cent. Sterling exchange was steady
at AS2 Ba4.S2s for sixty days and 4.55a for
sight. The imports Of dry goods for the
week were S},396,Sl7. Gold was strong,
opening at ia! and closing at 1l45. The
rates paid for carrying ranged from 2 to p
per cent. and fiat. TIE Customs receipts
for the day were 100000 The Treasury
disbursements for, the day were S}4T, 900.
The clearings to-day were S31,OO),COO.
Government bonds were firm. Railroad
bonds were firm. State bonds were quiet.
The day closed with an improved feeling in
financial circles, especially on Stock Ex-
change. Advices from Washington state
! that the public statement for February will
show a decrease in the deb. Of between
three and four million dollars. The stock
market YVES irregular. Union Pacific and
| Pacific Mail we're strong during the morn
ing with an advance Of fa5 per cent, while
! the Granger stock, st. Paul and Northwest.
| ern declined, respectively, and per cent.
/ Later a portion of this decline was re-
| covered and Western Union and Lake Shore
advanced respectively : and per cent.
/ Erie was weak. falling from 27b to 26a,
/ UniUnPaciic ranged at 40a40I and 40s, and
/ OhiOs at 25ia245a24i, Canton dropped
/ from 645 to 62I and recovered to "a. The
/ whole market closed strong except Erie.
| The features of the day were Pacific Mail
and Union Pacific.
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
ten and two O'Clock to-day amounted to
| $4,000 shares, Of which %, 100 shares were
Pacific Mail, 22,1OO Western Union, $4,000
Northwestern, $500 OhiOs, 1890 Erie,
II, 800 Lake Shore, 3, 400 Wabash and 22,50O
Union Pacific.
Sterling Exchange-Bankers' Bills 4.s3;
/ United States coupons Of 1881 110i; 5-ZUs
of 1862 1861; do. Of 1854 1l7S; do. 1855
/ 1893; do new 11S5; U. 5 coupons Of 1867,
119S; do. Of 1868, 1873, new hves, 114s;
/ 10-40s, 1851; currency SKIES 1854: Missouri
State bonds 80. Tennsseee old 675; do. new
90. StOcks-Western Union Telegraph
| 49,; New York Central 10l4; Erie 26s;
do preferred a.
New York Dry aOsds naFkst.
New YORK, Feb 26.-The package trade,
staple cotton goods and fancy prints are
| fairly active. Cotton goods are firm at cur
rent rates. The supply of brown sheetings
| and Denims continues light in first bands.
| Cottonsdes are improving. Fancy prints
! are in GOOD demand, firm and unchanged in
prices. Medium ginghams are active and
| scarce. Dress goods are in better demand.
Cotton shawis aresin fair request. Hosiery
/ is active.
HeU YORK General Markets.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-FiOuT, moderate
| demand and unchanged; superfne, western
and State S4.OOa4. 5O;extra Ohio S4.65a6.4O;
| St, Louis 81. 75aS.OO. Wheat was firm; No.
| / spring Sl.15a1 Is; No. spring Sl.O4a
1.O7; No. 2 Chicago S1.O73a11Ot. Rye
/ dull at S4a95c. Barley dull and heavy;
| Canada West S1.4O. Corn frmer at s2aS4.
/ Oats frnler at 67a695c. Coffee active and
/ firm: Rio I65a1S5c, gold. Sugar firm and
advancing at 7saS 2-l6c. Mess pork frmer
at Sl9.Z5 for new; middles steady; short
clear IO5c. Whisky firmer at Sl.09a1 10.
RaIfimore MARKETS..
BALTIMORE, Feb. 2G.-Flour quiet and
unchanged at s.. 25a6.25 for family. Wheat