Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-24
EVENING STAR.
Fin.neial and Comm-rc,al.

TIE tone OF business at the New York stock
board yesterday was strongly bearish. The
miscellaneous list was duh and weak. Raul
road bonds and bank shares are more active.
Governments continue dull, but are steady
Old flVe-twenues rose 4; the issue OF 200 was
y lower. Seyen-thirties continue firm, put
are less wanted. Gold is easier a. ISo \ alSsS.
The New York Commercial says
The affairs OF the Columbian insurance
company excite consideTao .or, eom nDs1 "A
employed i'm inyesugatug the DOCKS OF the
Company, but we understand, without ar
irving al any definite result. The recent
Losses appear TO have been very heavy, and
have induced the Company to suspend. A
great many of the risks, we are informed, have
been distant, and contracted through agents
perhaps more interested in commissions than
IN the profits OF the institution. The liabilities
of the Company are yarlousiy estimated At Il We
20 six Millions
The markets, as will be seen by the follow
ing summary from the Baltimore AmeTicdH, re-
main unchanged:
COffee-The market yesterday opened very
strong for the higher grades OF Rio, the supply
OF which is only moderate. and we now quote
prices as ranging from 1ea2i cents, gold, as TO
quality
FIo1r-Ciiy Mills shipping Extras are in
come demand for the South American market
but we are apprIsed of no sales. Retailing
brands Of City Mills, Howard street and West
ern Flour command previous rates, but move
very slowly. Nothing of importance doing in
low grades, and market heavy.
Rye FiOUr-Eirst quality is duh at So per
Corn MesI-CIty Mills is held at 81 No
sales reported.
Buckwheat Meal.-SmaI sales at si.5OaSi60
pea iCG lbs. bulk.
GraID.-The inquiry for Whea: was very
moderate, and the prices obtained showed q
decline IN red of DAB cents. Sales included 300
bushels inferior " hire at zoo cents, and 3UUO
bushels ordinary 10 very good Pennsylvania
red al 2lCa235 cents. Good TO strictly prime
white " heat may be quoted at &c ja29O cents,
and good TO very prime red at 93Oa245 cents.
Corn was quiet; sales of sound yellow at 75a76
cents, and good and prime white at SSa9O cents,
a further decline in the former variety of cent,
Oats sold n 5Ca54 cents, weight, and closed
steady.
ProyisiOns-With the exception of IobbIny
lots OF Bacon, for which a fair inquiry pre-
walls, we are apprIsed of no sales of moment
under this head, but prices are maintained,
though receipts are larger. We revise our
quotations a follows, viz. Bacon Shoulders at
10 al5a cents, Sides ut lSa1sz cents, Hams at
22a25 cents, the latter figure for fine city sugar
cured. Bulk Shoulders at 10 cents, Sides AZ
IS al6 cents. and Hams at Is cents. Western
Lard AT i Eais4 cents, City at 1SalSL cents,
Baltimore refined at 3 cents, and Mess Pork at
S5CaS3O so.
Sugars.-We have to note small sales of good
Porto Rico grocery at 10 cents, and 95 tierces
low refining Trinidad, the latter taken at II
cents, months. Prices nOminally unchanged
for all grades, viz.
Cuba and +. 1. fair TO good refin'g 81 OOasi1 IS
grocery 10 pa 10 90
prime 10 choice 10 5Oa IA so
Porto Rico fair to good grocery. ~ 25a 13 25
" prime TO choice groc'y IL Goa Is 90
Whisky.-Small sales OF Western and CITY
reported AT S2-3IaS232. Supply very light
Lots Of Western TO arrive are offered 1t s2.3l.