Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-16
Financial and Commercial.

The New York stock market showed mara
OF activity yesterday than for some days pas,
i he EceatHg POSt says .-lIOYPrnments were
steady and railroad bonds firm, bank shares
dull, and petroleum shares irregular Mining
shares though little lower, active. especially
the gold stocks, which have lately received an
impulse upward, in consequence of the new
value given TO some of the ores by the new
method OF desulphuriZlng The rates for cali
loans were somewhat easier at six, with a ten
dency towards five per cent in certain cases.
and choice commercial paper more in demand
at fa9 National and other securities were un-
changed, and the gold market steady
The Baltimore american quotes the markets
in that city as follows:
Cattle.-Receipts at the live stock scales since
our last review of the market foot up l,(r3
head, against 1,OgI head the previous week
The offerings embraced 5S7 head from Ohio
and 156 head from Western Virginia by .he
Baltimore and Ohio railroad; l39 head from H.
linois by the Northern Central railroad. l35
head from Maryland, on foot, and 66 head from
South western Virginia by cars fromLynchburg
with the exception OF stock cattle, which were
IN good demand and very scarce, and scala
wags, the receipts of which were light ALI
grades OF beeYes sold slowly. and prices IA
yored buyers fully Z cent per pound Sales
1925 per 100 pounds, gross; first quality butch
ers cattle, 81 TO $50 second quality do, So TO
s6.55, and scalawags, S5; average, s. per 100
pounds, gross The cattle were disposed Of as
fellows :-7is head TO Baltimore butchers, 40
head 10 Washington butchers, 25 head TO An
napolis Butchers, and $50 head held over
HORs.-Our market has been only lightly
supplied during the past week, but receipts
nave met the demand, packers being out of the
market and dealers only buying TO meet their
immediate wants. The principal transactions
have ranged from Sl3 TO S14 per 100 lbs, net
some few lots bringing S1i25
Sheep-Oferings and demand fail, and prices
steady, sales ranging from 5S TO * cents per
pound, gross.
COfee-All varieties are quiet but firm, Rio
bringing from 1sa21 cents, gold: Laguayra pa
% cents, and Java 2Sa29 cents. Since writing
the above 5000 bags Rio, ex-"lfrey Eagles
have been taken at l5k cents, gold, in bond.
Flour.-Good brands Of Howard Street Sd
per are in fair demand and firm, but there is
comparatively little doing in other descrip-
tions.
Grain.-Oferngs at the Corn Exchange this
morning were Only moderate, viz:-3,5OO BUSH
els Wheat; Is, 500 do. Corn, and 600 do Oats No
transactions in white Wheat Were recorded but
prices were nominally unchanged. Inferior
red sold At 115afc5 cents, common to fair do NJ
2cOaee0 cents, and good do. at 225a23O cts Prime
pennsylvania red may be quoted at DIS cents
Corn was moderately active and firmer, white
bringing 1SaSO cents, most of the transactions
being az 1UaeO cts. Oats sold al 49a5l cts weight
some $500 bushels being taken. No sales of Rye
reported.
Provisions.-Prices are maintained for all
descriptions, but sales continue small. We
quote = Bacon Shoulders Ii1aliA cents;
Sides l7kal1A cents; plain Hams 22a53 cents;
sngar cured do. 24a25 cents Bulk Shoulders
1873 cents; Sides 15ka154 cents; City Lard is
cents western do. l2H cts, and Baltimore re-
lined 22a22K cts, and Mess Pork at S39aS so.
Whlskey.-Demand very limited, and market
heavy 1t Sao20aS2 81 for CITY and Ohio.