The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-26
lion to enable them get !. here a. the .lIpuaed lime and

ton TO enable them get it here the stipulated time and
rate.
The reached hero Saturday but the letters were
not had until Sunday night and the absurd and deceptive
statements OF the extra newspapers entirely dsregaed
for instance, the Herald published that grain had fallen
lOs and gave quotations higher than before On Monday
the market very firm and 1900 bbls Troy, Michigan
and Genesee brought 81 rs 81 s and Genesee, delv
cradle at the opening ofhe river 81 2a Alexandria, Ba
more, and Georgetown So 80 So rs On Tuesday the
ketwas dull under the advance of eghs and continues
the transactions being mostly time. Sales Genesee 81 2
opening of river 81 l2t in all May SO l2t; in all June
80 S7h So 75 Michigan in store 81 CO.
In corn, the sales Saturday large, say It's 900
bushels at 50 50 for white; yellow SSa 80 rs
arrive in May. Genesee wheat, arrive 81 40. On Mon,
day the demand for yellow became active for ship
men Sales 93 % 100 cts; the sales perhaps 400 bush
els Of southern yellow 80 cents; do cents; Jersey vel
low 20 CENTS north river yellow 50 cents Ofwhea the sup
ply is not large Sales southern mixed 81 32 rye 80
river oats As 46 cents New Jersey meal, So. Pro-
visions have been firm. Sales old OHIO pork Si2 Is li 25
Prime mess SIG; $l5, with upward tendency
Vermont beef hams Si630 Ohio lard Ole; kegs l04c But
ter and cheese duh For rice there fair demand
fair prices Sales inferior 49, and $4 SO 81 81 good
prime. Clover seed is dull at Sales talow, 81
cents.
The news gave usual greater impulse freghts than
produce For Liverpool the packets get S. for flour grain
in bags Esd transient vessels I'D Flour Have, 81 75
IL cents square cotton to Antwerp grain 80
Hamburg cents.
Exchange has been heavythe transac tons unimportan
at 81 * prem. for stering f5 464 f5 As tor frances
Amsterdam, 3Si $50 Antwerp 1874 3sa Hamburg, 3ih
3i5 Bremen, nj am.
The stock market has been very dull and prices heavy
there is disposition operate in stocks present, and
money is not easy in the stock market The State of 1l
nois has announced another dividend of So 80 per
bond She made such in August last; such
payments equal to sem-annual coupon. Nevehe-
less she will doubtless do better year. An odd affair
curreda the board yesterday illustrative of
tons at present stock sold time will bring per
cent more than for cash. and the seller gets the in
terest Jacob Little sold Hopkins and Weston certain
shares of Reading Railroad time. Hopkins then
stated that he should make depose of 10 per cent
and give up the of his principal, Mr. Edwards,
officer of the Reading Railroad Company release
themselves from responsibility Mr.. Little objected
and very properly the ground that by such
ton, Mr. Coluads other parties controlling the stock
had in their power break the market down, forfeit the
10 per cent, and them under the wise New York law
for the depose and The board sustained Mr. Lit
tie, and the canceled-Messrs Hopkins and
Weston being willing retain the risk of the
they put upon Mr. Little.
Prices, to-day, close without material change from last
week.
United States SIS, 1862 100
6s, 1856 IBlt l02
US Treas notes $685.. 1909 1907
6s, l0lt lOli sales