Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-17
Eina ncial and Commercial.

The New York stock market shows CON-
tinued frmness; the buu interest is gaining
suengtn, and large operations are made for an
advance in prices.
The Commercial Adrertiser says thai yestsr
day Governments were in more demand and
decidedly nrmer. Ten fol ties FGse \: Five
twenties, Of 1865, y; and Sets3- -thirties 1
There was more demand for call loans owing
TO the increased activity OF stocks. The bank Is
sensraly Sy lend at per cent; some private
lenders, who Thursday accepted per cent
were yesterday morning lending at per cent
There Is, however, a good deal OF money lent
At per cent. on both Governments and stock
coilaterals. Discounts unchanged. The de-
mand for paper moderate, and the supply
ample. Prime names are discounted at 6xa7 x
per cent; 'good" al SAG per cent; other grades
at 10al5 per cent Gold was less active The
Government has sold moderate amounts du-
ring the last few days, which has greatly eased
the market, and there is, onseQuentiy, less
borrowing. The highest rate on borrowed
gold was l-32 per cent. per day.
The Baltimore american OF this morning in
its weekly summary of the market, gives the
following quotations:
Shipping Extra have been taken duripg the
past week for the South American marked In
cluded in the sales were 5000 bbls Codorus
brand at $l1.5 so; balance on terms not made
public, understood 10 be sIl.25asII.5O We
have also to notice sales Of 1000 bbls good and
choice Howard Street Super at 81 .5Oass IS; 100
and fair do. at sSaas.37 \; 800 bbls. fair Howard
Street Extra At s9as9.25; 200 bbls. very good do
At Sc. 50, and 200 bbls. good Western Extra at 80
per bbl. Receipts continue small of Howard
Street and Western descriptions, and the
stock OF choice Flour is very moderate
Grain.-Fery little wheat has come forward
during the past week, and prices have been
steadily maintained. With the opening of
river navigation receipts of Corn have i'm
proved, and prices have receded, the market
closing dull and unsettled. Supplies OF Oats
ana anu hye continue moderate, and rates show
Wheat.-Transacnon in white have been
small, and ranged from 20Oa2SO cents for infe-
rior to very prime samples. The entire re-
celpts OF red, some IL 600 bushels. sold at I75a
20o cents for inferior and ordinary PennsyIva-
MIA, at 2l0a220 cents for fair do, and at 2S5a235
cents for good TO prime do. No Southern
Wheat ct market. To-day 2,7OO bushels were
received. Sales of good and prime Western
white at 255a265 cents, and common 10 prime
Pennsylvania red at 210a23O cents
Sugars.-Wlth an active inQ uiry prices OF all
grades have advanced and close firm Trans
actions reported embraced 200 cases Brazil at
l1h cents. and 3,177 bags do. at 1lz cents four
months; cargo of bark Lizzie Raymond, taken
for refining, 333 hhds. refining Porto Rico at
liz cents, 275 hhds. grocery Porto Rico at I2Y
al3A cents, go hhds. grocery Cuba at 12al3
cents, and 70 hhds new crop Porto Rico, ex
brig Echo, at IA cents.
Whisky.-Prices have further declined, and
the market closes inactive and depressed
Sales comprise SO bbls. Country, fair packages,
at S22O, so bbls. do, inferior packages, at sil5.
and 2O0 bbls. City and Ohio at 81 9Oas2 22 prin.
cipally at S2.21. To-day small sale of City
was made at $3.50. S1pply OF all descriptions
very light, but market inactive and heavy at
the close.