Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-25
EVENING STAR.
Financial and Commercial.


The New York stock market remains unset
tled and bearish. The weakness, however,
arises rather from uncertainty about the lu-
ture than from any absolute conviction tnat tne
present values of stocks are too high. ne pre-
vailing weakness OF railroad stocks mas oe-
pressing effect upon Governments An av-
erage decline of six per cent. ia saIoao shares
since the opening OF the year OF course appa-
rsntly changes me r.i nd chscls tb oa 1870 .wS
for Governments, while it also Is inducing
some to sell them. III IL should become appa-
rent that the decline in railroad securities is
IkeIv M proye permanent, il is not easy to see
howa proportIonate decline in Governments
can be avoided. Five-twen.ies are lower;
seyen-thIrues are steady, but still quiet. Gold
is again drmer. The tenor of private dyices
from London encourages an expectation that
the next mail may report further advance in
the Bank OF England rate, and there Is con-
sequent demand from some of the foreign
bankers, who, in the present condition of af-
fairs abroad, are disposed TO hold themselves
ready TO send out specie. The price touched
The markets, as will be seen by the following
summary from the Baltimore 4mericdg, remain
unchanged
Cofee-No transactions of importance were
reported to-day in Rio, but the market closed
steady at lSal9 cents, gold, for ordinary to
good grades, and at aUa2i cents for very good to
choice.
Flour-Sales reported of 400 bbls good
Howard street extra at S9.5OaS9 62k, 100 bbls
very common Western 90. at So and $50 bbls
good mixed brands Howard street super at
g. 90 kaSS 75 Per Dbl.
Rye Flour-First quality is duh at SIS per
Corn MeaI-City Mills is held at 81 No
sales reported.
Buekwheat Meal-Small sales at 81. 5Oas46 go
per 100 lbs bulk.
Grain-Common to fair quality of Wheat
may be quoted at 2OOa25O cents, and good to
strictly choice at 26Va2S5 cents. Red was in
fair demand and steady, ordinary 10 fair quail
~ selling at 210a230 cents, and good prime
RpnnsVtVani1
red coming forward. OF Corn, the receipts
comprise only LOO bushels white, and Is, TO
bushels yellow. White was firm, bringing sea
60 cents, prime closing in demand at the latter
price. Yellow opened at IS cents, one lot of
4,tC0 bushels being taken at that figure; but
subsequently improved some $500 bushels,
selling at e6asS cents, 1900 bushels command
ing the extreme rate. The receipts of the latter
variety were almost entirely from Pennsylya
mia, and large portion was not in prime con-
GitIOn- Some $500 bushels Oats We're received
and sold al i7a50 cents, weight, the market
closing dull. OF Rye, 200 bus hels were offered.
and small sales reported at 81 cents per busheI
ENTHUSIASTICALLY, 100 bills Western
Lard were sold at lSa cents. a further decline
and 1900 lbs. loose Bacon Sides, taken for
Southern market on private terms. Bacon
Shoulders are quiet. iobbing at I5H cents
Sides we quote at II ais cents, and Hams at
22a25 cents. the latter figure for choice city
sugar-cured. Nothing of importance doing in
Bulk Meat Shoulders are held at I3 cents and
Sides at 16 cents. City Lard is nominal at rs
cents. and Western at ISL cents. Mess Pork
remains firm at $50.
Sugars.-Transaetions continue moderate.
and are confined to grocery descriptions but
prices are maintained, ruling as follows:
Cuba and Z. fair 10 good refining 81 OOa11 IS
prime to choice grocery. :. 10 50aIi s0
Porto Rico fair TO good grocery - Is
prime to choice groc'y IA Goals 90
Whlsky.-Small sales of Western and city
reported at s23las2.32. No inquiry for large