The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-11
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL-
WAsHIseTor, Dec. 10, 1900. - Jay Cooke
d 90. furnish the following quotations OF Gov.
eminent securities.

CLOSING ouorATioss-py rELEaRArH.
NEW YoRK, December 10. Money quiet and
easy at 0@7 on call. Prime discounts quiet at
io9l2 Exchange In moderate demand at 81
@sk. Gold more animated, closing at 29N.
Governments closed strongj Five.twenties
1884, iib,fi 1864, iialt; 1895, li3'Gi new, iletS,
1867, 1906 1868, lle Ten.forties, ll0,s. South.
ern stocks generally htm.
BALTIMORE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Dec. l0.-Bread,fuGs.-Thefi -four
market was steady this morning, though not
tone OF The market has improved somewhat
within the past few days. The sales this
morning, which were all for local consump.
f!oa, comprise SCI $50 esrIsis city MI. STANDARD
10 lots at 637lfp5.6o, and 100 barrels do.
Family asI per barrel.
Whesi-Wss more active this morning and
dtmer, especially for choice lots. The receipts
were about 1900 bushels, and we note sales
as follows: $500 bushels choice Maryland red
at N.tOj 1000 do. do, At u 31j 5000 do. fair to
ssylysnia do. at ti.as6i.3o, and 500 do. white At
tihGlt5.
Corn-was In better supply than for some
days past, the receipts reaching 10000 bushels.
aboutm on yesterday. Some 10000 to $4,000
bushels white sold at from 50 to 90 cents, as to
condition; a smalltlot do. brought 95 CENTS
bushels yellow at ssSsi cents. ~ '''''
Ry;.we note a sale to-day of coo bushels
offered, but s.les were reported OF only one or
| two small lots at b6d5s cents.
Cehen-The inquiry eontinues active, and
the market strong, with the tendency OF prices
upward. We report this morning sales Of so
bales low middling, part to arrive, at 2t9<
| cents, 100 bales do. on private terms, and we
quote piddlihg held firmly at 2s9a51 eents,
to ArFiyo. 49, centH
Co1ee.-The market 10 firm, but we have only
to report since our last issue sales Of $50 bags
Rio st IN cents, gold, duty paid, and 100 bags
bond as ranging from 9I4 to u cents, gold, for
fair to prime csrgoes, and Rio, duty paid, at
lllSRi6 cents for iair to good, and l79ls
cents for prime choice, gold. Stock here in
| first hands about $4,000 bags.
| hoidsses.-We note sales yesterday OF q
puncheons Demerara at 4o85g cents, but we
and prices are steady as follows, viz; OF
| Cuba clayed 35fgI3 cts; do. Muscovsdo 36fDS0
| cts; Porto Rico To6pTS cts, and English Island
1890 cts, and new crop New Orleans IS8so
Pyovi,ioHI. market continues very
| strong indeed, but It 10 not specially active
here. Bulk meat Is wanted, but there are NO
cured lots offering, and lots not fully cured, OF
| which there 10 an abundant supply, arc not In
demand. Shoulders fully cured we quote
| l3li cents, and sides at l6H cents for rib and
II cents for clear rib. Bacon Is scarce, and
shoulders are hardly to be had at all. The de.
mand Is good and the market nrm as follows
| viz: l5kSpl6 cents for Shoulders lsISfllsi.
| cents for rib Sides, and lo0i94 cents for olesi
| rib do. Lard ls firm at lsI5Gpl0 cents, and
Pork is Arm ats2S929 for Rump, and s33 pei
| barrel for Mess
Riee.-Uarolina we quote steady at 747L
cents for fair to prime, but the market Ia dull
Sdh.-Liverpool Salt, which is now 10
light supply, 10 moving or very slowly al
| our previous quotations, viz tl758tl. IS fol
| Ground Alum, and t2.60ps2,s0 per sack fol
| Fine. Turks Island Is Ia fair demand ami
| steady At SO cents per bushel from store.
| Su9drs.-There was some activity yesterday
| for Sugars, sales comprising Ill hogsheads
| grocery grades Porto Rico at l28l23 cents
and two cargoes 70 go to another market fol
refining, viz; 200 hog shesds Cuba at loS4 cents
quote as follows, viz; For fair to goot
refining loN@li cents groeery Cuba llxgi21
I cts.i Cubs Centrifugals l2gl3H cts; do. Porte
Rico iiA49i3eents, and Domersra vacuum par
| l2is0l+C4 cents
Rtfned Sugars-Prices arc lower, and W,
quote as follows, viz: Hard Crushed Is cents
soft do. lt36S9ltH cents for A white; likQ
~ cents for b. ii9li1 cents for Extra y
and l354@l3H cents Tor @ yellow.
at slo6 Ba timore Golden at 6O102 cts.
| Maryland do. 65lp67 cts; Monumental U0lp6.
| cts; Chesapeake $3.50 cts.j Canton Colder
5ll53 cts, and Merchants aga cts. pc
| gallon.
Seedi,-we note sales to-day of about 25
| bushels prime Glover at Is so, and we. quote 1
as closing at IS .3TiE8s.bo for good to prime
| Timothy and Flax we quotehull at unchangeI
| rates.
WhiSky-Is dull, with a declining tendency
We note sales to-day OF 100 barrels, in lots, a
| 81 OF per gallon,