National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-18

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In the stock market there Is 20 notable change
| yeI, but the feeIEsG prevails that we srs lust
rsSshing that point from which the activity Is 70
! date. The publIcstion OF the Attorney Generals
OpinJon In neWspaPsr5 Of other cItses Is bringing
out the COngI esq guaranteed 1863 quite prOuI-
nentlyr and the Increased inquiry fson investors
| must ere hong stlmulsts our market TO activity
/ by ordersfEom other c!5ies. Large EststhAt- are
held for ale out Of tOwr'vfll soon be worked OIL
and purchasers will have TO tall back on the re-
serve at Washington. The sales IN Hsw'York
to-day amounted TO $500, Oee and were made az 20
which Is coz sfdsred low In that market. Tire ac-
tiVtty In Washington tO-tey was cOnaned- to
small quantities. 1T 69I%, an6sthe transactions ag-
Rregated to constitute q very small YOfRnss or
business. Large quantities are held at TO4.
Green SIS received their share Of inquiry to-day;
9slE bid: 81 as.sed. ElEhteersyear psr-aent.s
50 bid: S9I{ asked. Water certidcates % bid; .gj
asked. Sewer csvtihcates are now pracTicaiiy
cat Of the market, there being few In existence
that have not been presented to the Board Of
In New York to-day at the principal board
Governments were FIRM, prices almost unchanged
Speculative shares sold at higher rates, having
opened strong at HGsS above yesterdays closing,
except Wabash, Erie and Northwestern, which
was followed by rapid advance of 49l per
cent the latter Union Pacific. Western Union
Telegraph AID Pacihc Mail being prominent
There was a decline of hflI per cent. In State
bonds the only sale was relnessses, which were
The Gold Room was quiet during the morning
hours Gold opened at 1Ij55. Carrying rates
paid Tor one days use, Lea i.S2 per day, aud2'S
and per cent per annum and ''hat." Cash
COLDS being easier, reacted to make foreign 'ex-
change Armer and higher. The working rates
were 4T9sfOr 6O-day bills and 1873 for demand bills
but the later transactions at the Gold Room
which has Characterized il the past wseE or tEo
Our regular New York night dispatch says:
Money Is easy at 4g4E Exchange a LITTLE
ONES. Rates for carrying "har'' and 2 per cent.
Governments active and strong:
s iss sSapSn & SS : 1 lss sSgDoR 3
SO S, 1884, coupon. us 1O4O'S, coupon iI4f
5-2D's, new, IS. coup. Hiss American Gold " ii5-
State bonds quiet and nominal:
Tennessee 6Fs, old. "a Alabama s's.........H
virginia GG ss, 6 Rd" 9 ee0 @2 ST.:
S 90: S Sss.fd g n Gd1 dr. SsL
40: new. . S. Carolina, ctd Tx: 81
LGyeeS's.......-..... q do. A.SO2j
Stocks closed active and weak:
Erie. IS E0fiR%ssi s..
hf inoi. SentiaylG Rock aH pFofrs
In London to-day The rate of discount was 3X
apdSH perez per cent mt, Erie preferred. 3S5E
Our Frankfort dispatches this evening quota
United States 2obOIds of 1852 at 99js.
NOTES.
And comes lOB the Granger in a new eontrO-
TerSy. The manufacturing and mercantile con-
munIIy Vi Pennsylvania recommend thatthe legal
IaLe OF interest be raised from to per cent, as
a means OF keeping capital in the State and avail
bic for loan accommodations, while the farmers,
who have been borrowing money at per cent.
and mortgaging their lands, oppose the move
ment as preudcial to their interests.
The Morrisrun Coal Company, al Syracuse
New York, have made an assignment. for. their
creditors. The company's liabilities are stated
at sSOO, 900; Its assets at IS, 0OO, 600.
The Pennsylvania railroad gives notice that a
reTuetion Of Is cents per 900 pounds will be made
in the'rats on semi 0ituminous coal Transferred at
I. c Greenwich WharVeS to going vessels. deS-
tined to New York or south Of the capes.
New York city has awarded half a million of s
per cent. bonds at par to lOl. The whole amount
bid Cor was $2,2OSJOeo.
The Sub-Treasury balances at New York to-
day were: Gold, 80 927; currency, $45 5O8 3d.
The Sub-TreasuFeT paid out $4,000 on account
Of interest, and 100000 for bonds. Customs re-
eeipis S2o5,OO0,
Commercial.
The uufavorabIe condition of the roads, caused
by tierthaw, has been preudicial to the travel Of
Granger wagons. and has helped to keep down
stocks Of produce in our market, operating either
TO prevent or modify a decline Of prices for many
articles whose value otherwise would be nominal
whilesOn the.OthaT hand 1t has been the cause of
an advance. But we shall soon pass beyond the
period OF change of values from these causes, and
lie able TO gauge stocks by demand alone.
Merchants Of Alexandria and Georgetown are
basking in the sunshine OF inevitable idleness
while tradeis suffering from a stroke of paralysis.
In ths former city the community have "gone
products OF the LATEST and Of the most exhiIarat-
ing sports have very little commercial value.
very little done in trade circles, comparatively
speaking, and 1t will no doubt react in q briskEsSS
Tor tO-noETOI. There is no change in prices.
The Markets Elsewhere.
BALTIMORE. March lT.-Cotton quiet; low mid.
dlings b2S slShe. Flour steady and UNCHANGED.
Wheat-W estern strong; Southern quiet; No.
Western amber, sl2SGl.3O; No. 2 do, sl.2j6L25:
mixed do, a. -; No. Western red, sl25; No.
do, Sl25. Pennsylvania red, SL2O9l22; Mary
land red, sl-2O65l.Zs; do. amber, Sl3O do. white,
4;2SS l9 No. spring red Sl:i2SLl'; Corn
Sc. Western mixed. s2l4c. Oats quiet and steady;
Southern, ss4I2c.; Western whIe, 66957c,; West
hrmer and higher; Pennsylvania and Maryland,
Sl9GI23.. Provisions strong and buoyant. Pork
T4e.;- clear rib sides, l9c, for car loads loose;
JObbing packed, SGlSl &C., ulnlIc. Bacon hrmer;
shoulc Srs, &C.; clear rib sides, l2c Hams, l49l5o.
ward tendency; good to extra hne Western tubs
and rolls, 20G26c Petroleum nominally easier At
III i9tsGlOI4c. Whisky quiet at $LlI8 slSl5, the
latter price generally asked.
NEW IoKK, March lT.-Flour quiet and I'M
changed. Wheat dull and unchanged. Cora
dull and unchanged.
Georgetown Cattle Market.
Tie offerings of cattle ct DrOvers' Rest to-day
numbering about 800, ware Of remarkable good
quality, and, taking this fact into consideration.
the market was the poorest for q period OF six
months. Mr.. Hahn, who Is inclined to be face
tiOus, speaking Of the manner in which the mar
ket was sustained, says that it started dull and
held its own throughout, Most Of the sales were
made at 566c., some at 6STl0Oc. and at &c. and
lower but there were very few at extreme ig
ures. The general uarket was &c. lower, sqd
eIUsed with s. head lSft over, which will be fOr-
Warded to the Philadelphia market.
Sheep active Al moderate prices ranging from
&c. TO re.
Hogs brisk. under small Offering, at last weeks
quotations, from Sc. to loo.
Faxsign. Markets..
LIVERPOOL, March Il, $50 ,. m.-CottOn-mid-
ding uplands, seller March, at T1Sd. Corn S3s-
Cd. a 3s. I'd. per quarter.
LONDON, MaBchl7, $50 p. rE-Sugar, 23s. 6l.fl
24s. per eWt. fer No. u Dutch standard on. the
SPOT, and rs. Sd. for do. ahOct.
ANTWERP, March lT.-PetrOleum SOL for hne