Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-18
Financial and Ceam.,.,.,


The New York stock market retain. ,n., ,,,
proNement noticed on Tuesday Y.st..rtsy
there was fair degree OF ACTIVITY iu s',,',.' -
tne leading stacks, and al the close OF the u.,rn
lbg ooaIo, prices were SaA per cent absve ths
closing ngures Of the preNiou Gay Cover
ments are comparatively quiet. pending IN.
aeuon OF Congress on the finance ball. II Is
very generally taken for granted thai aa early
attempt will be made 10 "a nd the tn rt,,..
INTO a elk per cent long bond and as AZ a. pre-
sumed that the conversion bonds will run
iorty years, and be therefore a desirable sacIr,-
y, The quotations for each serIes steadily ad-
vance The first series sold at % \ the .,'coud
and third each advanced h. Skies of Issl arr
weak, and closed \ lower at the board.
flNe-tWentes are steady aud quisI Gold a.
IN more demand from importers: and without
any speculative impulse, the price tends up-
ward, having touched llOS during the morn
ing.
The following summary from the Baltimore
american give the condition OF the markets:
Conee-There was a very limited Inq uiry to-
Gay Tor Rlo, but the market was firm, aud we
continue previous q quotations, viz: Common 10
lalr qnallty IhaloA cents, good DO. IsSlgS
cents, and prime TO choice do. 2OaaOX cents,
gold.
Flour-We have only to note sales of small
lots OF good mixed brands Howard street SapeT
AT sS.75, and 200 bbls. City Mills do AT the same
figure. Extra Flour is neglected, but prices OF
all varieties are nominally unchanged.
Rye Flour.-GOod brands We quote az Ga
S5.25; sales light.
Corn Meai-City Mills is dull at 81 per BAY
Buckwheat Meal-Demand quite moderate.
but prices unchanged, ranging from - -5OlsI.tS
per 100 pounds, bulk.
Graln-No white wheat was received on the
Corn Exchange this morning, and only p 40
bushels of red. The higher grades of the latter
were IN some request but inferior red wa
neglected, and could not have been placed ex-
cept al concession on previous rates. Sales
comprised some l,5O0 bushels AZ 2l5a24a cents.
lot OF ESQ bushels very good quality selling at
me latter price. Inferior TO fair red may be
inf faras to faFr n.
at 2Oa24O cents, and very fair TO strictly prime
DO. al 25Oa2sO cents. The offerings OF corn CON-
prised 100 bushels white and 1850 bushels
yellow, and sales 700 bushels good sound vel
low at so cents, ESQ bushels very prime do. AT
81 cents, and 500 bushels damp white al a.
cents. Sound white may be quoted at IS eents
Receipts OF oats footed up $500 bushels, bat
transactions were limited 10 small lots at 5la53
cents, weight No sales of rye reported
Provisions.-This branch of trade presents
no new features, all varieties Of hog product
selling very slowly at unchanged prices, viz.
Mess Pork al $50 5OaS3l; new Bacon shou id-rs
at l5Hal6 cents; do. Sides at ISalS cents; su-
gar-cured Hams at 23a25 cents, the latter dgur.
for choice,city cured; Bulk Shoulders al n
cents; Sides al 1ikal6 cents: Hams AZ Is sent.o
City Lard at 1Sa1sH cents, and Western do. at
1sAa19 cents, and Baltimore refined do al 22s
~ cents.
Sugars.-Grocery descriptions are only in
moderate demand, but prices are maintained.
No movement reported in refined grades We
Cuba and E. 1. fair to good refn'g .sII 2sasla IS
prime to choice - 10 5Oa IA SO
Porto Rico fair to good grocery. y 25a 70 IS
prime to choice groc'y IA OOa IS 90
1aHow.-Durlng the past day or two sales
OF % barrels Western, irregular packages,
have been made at 121 cents. No transactions
IN Butchers Association reported-held Al I2S
cents.
whsky-No demand for large lots. Small
parcels OF City and Western command a. IA
S23s. Stock moderate.