Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-12-30
EVENING STAR.
Id Commercial

FipaneHock market yesterday was
The New fouoyant. There is adecided-
more scs< feeling in railroads and miscel-
Nv ss< locks, but no important speculative
p5snent New York Central was attacked
<naruy by the s.bears,'' and closed \ lower,
= ETie was Strengthened by liberal purchases Of
cash stock and rose. Governments were gen.
orally frmer at the board, with an increasing
Tiye-twenties of 1854, x; Ten-forties, y: and
Seven thirties. hax. Certificates rose i, clio.
sing at g \. The steamer Australasisn, which
arrived in New York yesterday, reports finan-
cial affairs IN London to be more satisfactory.
The Presidents message was received favora-
bly, and had buNyant effect upon United
States securities. Gold in New YORK is mac
tive at 145k.
The following from the Baltimore Amsrieos
gives a summary of the markets for the week
Coa1ICnmberiand is unchanged, selling by
the cargo % 81, free on board, at Locust Point
Receipts Jnly fair and demand good.
CofFc.-Sa4es since last Friday have been
limited TO 6U9 bags Rio ex-bark Amelia Gehr-
ing on terms not made public, 100 bags DO. al 70
prime quality in lots. at 2Oa2ox cents gold At
The close we quote the range at lea2i cents,
gold.
days which have elapsed since our last weekly
-reyiev have been small and confined almost
entirely 10 retailing descriptions, but the gen.
oral tone Of the market shows a decided i'm.
provemenf, in view OF the falling off in the re-
ceipts of Western and Howard Street Flour,
and the usually spare supply of good wheat at
Rye Flour.-Sales reported at S5.75a sc per
Dbl. Demand very moderate.
BUckwheat Meal-Reeeipts meet the demand.
Sales at S4.5Oasi.75 per 100 lbs. bulk, as TO
quality.
Corn Meal.-No sales reported. City Mills
nominal at SiaSi p per bbl.
PrOyisioDs-Tne week opened with a very
dull market, but tow ards the close all descrip-
tons of hog product were held with a good
deal of frrnness and small sales were effected
at advanced prices.
Grain-The offerings of Wheat at the Corn
Exchange continue extremely small, and prices
are unsettled except for the higher grades.
which are wanted for home milling. Corn has
been coming forward more sparinglv, and has
ruled firm with quite an active expor demand.
Oats and Rye have moved slowly, but closed
without change.
Cotton-With a less active inquiry the mar
ket for this staple has ruled easier.
Molasses-Sales have been unworthy of no.
tice, but we have no change to notice in prices,
viz: Cuba Clayed 45a50 cents, Cuba Muscova-
DO 5na7O cents. English Island 55a9O cents, and
Porto Rico 65a9O cents.
TObacco-There has been a very moderate in 4.
quiry for Maryland crop Tobacco, as usual at
the close OF the year, but prices are maintained.
Ground leaves continue in fair request but
are hardly as firm as they have been for the
past two or three weeks. No sales OF Ohio or
kentucky reported.
Manufactured Tobacco-Demand fair and
stock moderate.
SegaIs-NOthing of Importance has been done
during the past week IN grocery descriptions,
and refining grades are quite neglected.
Refined Sugars-Prices are Il ~ cent
lower.
WhIskey-Small sales of new Western were
made after the close of our last weekly sum-
mary at 80 3OaS2 81, but the market opened
heavy after Christmas day, and sales were re-
ported al 80 29aS2 81. Transactions on Wednes-
day embraced Sc bbls. new Western and
small lot of new city AT g %, and on Thurs
day some go bbls new Western and city Were
sold ar 81 aaS229 mostly al the inside figure
To-day the market was quite heavy, new
Western being freely offered at So p.