The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-18

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Nsw Yosx, psoe%SsI, H. RI % Ssn,. ton
al I Syns dsS ''' Flour anshssg.d: Wheat
dull and NOMINAL spring siaa9i a. winter
nominaily also dorm quiet but d arm; Ella IN
Rye dull and Sominsij u Ollie Pork dull and
nominal, ts2bo@s3. Gold l2ok.
| cLosIro ouoTATroNs-By TBLRoRApH.
| NEW YonK, December II. Tho money mar
ket was easier to-day, closing at seven cur.
rency interest for call loans Discounts quiet
at lo@i7 for prime paper. Gold exchange
steady 81. Gold greatly excited to-day over
the decline which followed the action Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury. The pressure to
sell on the part of spectators was very great,
and At one time the price went down to l2oH,
the lowest since 1902. At the close gold was
| quoted at l2oIfGl2o,s. Governments heavy At
the close. Fivs-twenties, 1867, li33, 1894, lilsS
1906, l1iS new, il4,S, 1867 and 1868, hex; Ten.
fortits. 100. Southern steady. Sub-treasury
balance tso,%l5,ooo, including $T,TT2,ooo cur
reucy.
BALTIMoRE, Dec. II. = BreddsfuGs. - The
-four market 10 quiet but steady. There 10 no
demand at present for export, but the inquiry
H Of about SS1. S na 800 to oG 20
Extra al Is 50; 400 bBis. Western DO. at SS5o@
OVo, anu DDiH. cnOlcc 10. NJ 70 per UDI.
Whsot-Oontinues steady at nchanged rates.
The receipts to-day were 10000 bushels, and
We note sales q. follows, viz: 5000 prime Penn
4 ii ssSi 40, 500 prime DO Al u sac S. 200
fair to good do. at 81 2odl 20, 200 low grade
white At d rs, and 1000 choice do. At sl6s0
l.5T,
Corn-was active and firm again this morn.
Ing, and for prime dry samples prices were
to 2 cents better. The receipts were 10000
els white At 1880 cents for damp, SOS cents
for lots 10 fair order, s6C1ss cents for dry, and
OF 1000 bushels yellow At 75Sps5 cents for lots
more or less damp, and ss@e2 cents for dry
Rye-No receipts or sales to-day.
os..A.e slightly lower, $500 bushels selling
Co6se-Ws have only to report since our
cents, gold, duty paid. we quote as before,
cents. gold, for fair to prime earsoes, and
Rio, duty paid, at l4lfGpie cents for isir to
good, and lI6is cents for prime choice,
gold. Stock here In frst hands about 10000
Cofion-Hoiders are firm this morning At
2Ss025 cents for low middling, and 25l&G23k
disposed to take hold at these figures, and we
hear Of no sales this morning.
Moiassei. We note sales yesterday at auc.
IS to 80 cents. Foreign Is dull and prices nom nom
inal as follows, viz: For Cuba clayed 3sg+3
oentsi do. Muscoyado 5000 cents; Porto Rico
4s&IS cents; English Island 4S@7o cents per
MAJ Fesd-BrownstuffIa selling slowly at IS
gao cents for city, and Middlings at 2s93o cts.
Propisions.-we see no change to note In the
general condition OF the Provision market, and
We continue to quote It strong and buoysnt
aud we quote 1t firm, as follows, viz: l5LSD
1ek cents for Shoulders; lsISfpis< cents for
RIB Sides, and l9Hgl9If cents Tor clear rib do:
vSsd .s very readily sstHs ssS Sufs S
Shoulders and l6I11l7 cents for rib and clear
rib Sides; There are some lots Of half cured
sS e % Il s sns{ s cents sSS s We auSS sss e.
at s3a9e2bo per Dbl. Some lots Of Western
un!aspected are Offering at the inside figure,
10 hhds' Bulk Shoulders at l3ll cents:
but the receipts are fully equal to the dc @sna.
SIK sent: for isis to good, and and TI5s% cent.
Sah.-Liyerpooi Salt, which is now in
light supply, 10 moving OF very slowly at
our previous quotations, viz N.7S8tl.ss for
Fine. Turks Island we quote at 50 cents per
bushel.
Sugar,.-The market is very quiet. the only
Porto Rico at iaIS cents Priees are e. as mol foi:
Sii Gents! 1, grocery CUBA II lSS5.!4 eis;; oSSs
Qpl2N cents, and Demerara vacuum pan l2l2
| Ola cents.
Refined Sugdrs-Hard Crushed we quote to-
day at 1885, cents, and Soft do. at ~ 9l4A
cents for A. white; HQl+H cents for b; l3H
fQia cents for Extra q, and i8'S@l3k cents
| for q yellow.
syrups.-we quote as follows, viz; Calvert
| at $l.05 Baltimore Golden at 60962 cts;
| Maryland do. 65ap87 cts; Monumental 60il82
cts; Chesapeake $3.50 cts; Canton Golden
bo@s2 cts, and Merchants aga cts. per
| gallon.
Sseds.-Clover is dull and weak, with a de-
clining tendency. Sales to-day of a few hun.
bushel for fair to prime, q decline OF full 25
cents per bulhel. Timothy Is nominal at
| t3.75fp{, and Flax at t2.25 per bushel.
| Whisky-Firm. Sales to-day 100 barrels City
| at q 90. Western at this figure.