Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-19
EVENING STAR.
Financial and Commercial 4.

The New York stock market continues IN
settled. AT the morning board yesterday prices
neous list sympsthized with the prevailing
dizziness, prices being generally lower. After
the board, prices showed more strength, and,
on some OF the roads, there was slight recoy-
er In prices. Governments are quiet. There
is steady investment demand from the public
Tor Seven-thirties, Notwithstanding the strong
Effort to produce the impression that the Sec
retary of the Treasury has no idea of attempt
ing the conversion of those securities before
maturity. The first series rose and the third
series Gold interest bonds %,d are dull, and
closed lower. Gold has taken slight down.
ward turn, partly owing to cessation of the
demand for covering 'sshort' contracts, and
partly from reports that the adoption of the
clause in the new loan bill authorizing a foreign
load will be strongly urged upon Congress, and
that there is some prospect Of its being passed
into law. The price fiuctuated during the
morning between 1897 and l39%.
The following from the Baltimore american
gives the condition of the markets:
Cattle-The quality of the cattle market did
not compare favorable with last weeks re-
ceipts, and prices were not maintained, the de d.
cline averaging 4aKc. per pound.
Hogs.-The market has been well supplied
with hogs, and remains very dull. Sales of
small lots 10 butchers ranged from e12.50 to sl4
per 100 pounds, net, and of large lots to packers
and others from $3.50 to Sl3
Sheep.-Receipts have about met the demand,
and prices have ruled steady at 6H toS4 cts,
gross, as to quality.
SOhcc.-Erdlcs SlIldlls Out prices Tndln-
tanned for Rio, ranging from l. 4 to 2OH cents,
gold, as to quality.
Flour.-No transactions of moment were re-
ported on Change In trade and shipping
brands, and the market closed very fiat City
Mills shipping extras and high grades are held
with considerable firmness, owing to the very
limited supply of prime wheat, but the lower
grades of flour are rather heavy.
Rye Elour.-Demand unimpOrtant, and good
brands heavy at S5aS5. 25 per barrel.
Corn Meal-City Mills IS quiet but steady at
- per barrel.
the demand, and the market is dull at Si.5 SO per
loo pounds, bulk
Grain.-Prime Maryland Wheat in store, is
held at 80 Sales of red included 500 bushels
very fair quality, at 220 cents, and a small lot
OF good at 240 cents. Prime red is wanted and
very scarce, and would command 2i5a25O cts.
Unsound and common reds are neglected aud
nominal, as previously quoted. The entire Of
terlngs OF yellow Corn, some 5000 bushels,
were taken at SOas1 cents, the principal bust
ness being ut the inside figure White was
scarce, only Acc bushels being received, which
5000 bushels, and sales 1000 bushels, the bulk
Of transactions being at 81 cents weight, some
small lots selling at so cents. No sales of Rye
reported.
Standardization not previously report-
ed comprise some 50 hhds. fair to very good
grocery Porto Rico at 12Ha134 cents. We still
quote, with only moderate inquiry
Cuba and T. 1. fair 10 good refining. sl1 25al2 rs
grocery. l.. 25a13.OO
-" prime to choice grocery. 10 .5Oal4 so
Porto Rico fair 10 good grocery. =. u 25al3 25
prime TO choice groc'y IA Goals 90
Whlskey.-There was a better feeling In this
article this morning, and the market closed
quite strong. Sales reported of 100 bills Civ
at 81 2e, 25 bills. Western at So 20 and 20 bbls.
country al s227.