National Republican., 1875-09-07
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Monetary.

matters considered, September presents the dull.
| est month Of the year. Gold Is being bought By
bankers, when offered, to meet the demands oil
the more active and higher market at the New
YORK gold room. There has been very percep.
! tble Improvement there since the disturbances at
California have caused so heavy a drain upon the
New York banks, and as shipments are more
likely to be continued than stopped the prospects
are that the present or 9 more giddy "sttitude''
VIII obtain for . spell. Government bonds are
higher, and willis the market is strong, present
prices seem to have stricken pseudo buyers with
paralysis The money market is unchanged.
The buying and selling prices for Government
bonds, gold, and the guaranteed Ss5 bonds are
quoted as follows by Sherman s Grant:
gG. 81: .l22hel2a lo4o's......,.us5Sau71S
e2o'S .117XQnSs Curry, $685.. 66 a s7y<
5-29,s, 2, new ls24 gllsA Foreign exchanges:
6-2G's 6s... .l2O 6lN1 Sixty days. .4sS52
Gold opened in New YORK at IL45S, and sold at
l14zseii5. on loans rates were ls4 per dsy. and
per cent. for carrying. Working rates for foreign
exchange 4s311 and 4s7A@48S. Market dull
Money easy at l34G211. Governments bonds dull
following closings:
SIS, 1851 coupon. .l3 12o's. 1858. .I20I<
620s, IS64-.......1l7 New 5's..........,.IIIIx
62o'A 1866. Currency 6s.......I2s1
e2o,s, 1855, nsw--.-.IlS15Song guart'd Ss5.. seH
Speculative shares through the larger part OF
the list opened fTactionally lower. Duriag the
first half hour there was an advance Of 1z95s, the
latter Lake Shore.
Sherman: and Grants dispatch quotes the fol-
lowing clostngs:
Pacific Mail il.--.---. s7HIUnion Pacihc..... 50
hoek lsland..-....-loo IPansms- ms-.........1So
Erte......-.--..-----f6 f6i Wabash. 61S
noILnwesfern .....- 39h * Paul.. So
There is but slight change to be be noted In the
foreign markets.
The Sub Treasury balances at New York, to-
Treasurer paid out s54 900 on s:count Of Interest
and $4,000 for bonds Customs receipts $3.50 900.
Commercial.
Trade In the District Is characterized by the
sane quietude that has been the predominatIng
prevailing feature for some weeks past. With
the exception Of the coal, lumber, and some other
lines of business, such as the Jobbing trade for
the commodities Of life, which Is fed by a steady
demand from the dealers OF the cities of the Dis
trict and the surrounding country, the markets
cannot be quoted active. But there is an eneour-
aging sentiment as to the future of trade
The receipts Of wheat at Georgetown are In
excess Of the demand inst now, but desirable
qualities are generally taken up, and prices ad-
yansed 2G3c. last week. and stand sl460l IS for
choice req; isir ~ 70 pr prime SS9I y: The re,eipts
quiet Arrivals of wheat to-day 2700 bushels.
offerings at the Merchants Exchange .25O BUSH
els, with sales Of 1469 bushels at sl339LS5. Corn
In the Washington jObbIng markets coffee fs
steady at 211492Sc. for Rio and Lsguayrs, and Sc
gSSc for java, sugar nrm, A, lsA9uc.; B,
Provisions active and firm. Sugar.cursd bacon,
13e; Jdo: breasts, 1514c; do. hams l5149l6c.
Rice firm, active and higher. Carolina, sIt39
whisky firm at sl.SOGl.s5 for proof.
The Markets Elsewhere.
NEW YORK, September s.-Cotton steady; I,25i
bales at 145Eal5c Flour dull, and still in buyers
favor; superfne Western and State s4s5s5 50:
common to good extra do, s5.I5a6; good to choice
do. s605a650; common to choice white wheat
Western extra. "a 9; 5oaI. 80; eOpmOnto good extra
$590as.50. Southern -four quiet and heavy; COM
mon to fair extra, s5.sOa6s5; good to choice dc,
s6.90as.5O. Wheat 1a2c lower and heavy; limited
demand at 23al % for soft No. Chicago; 81 80
for choice do: Sl3O for No. Northwest; sI.S2l%
for No Milwaukee; 9. .4OaL42 for No. l spring;
S1.3Ssl a for winter red Western; SL45aI4 45 for
amber do; 81 As for old amber Michigan, in store;
q. l.45al 60 for White Western; 81 so for new white
Michigan. Corn about cent lower, and In mod
Sic. for high mixed and yellow Western-the lat
ter extreme. Oats 1a2c lower at 4Ol53c. for new
white western; 57a59c. for old mixed western
and white. COtiee-Rio dull and nominal at $50
cO11c, gold, for cargoes; 1s4921l1e gold, for joO
to good refining; SIC prime: SI5c, gold, for Nus
cOyado Refined steady at lO1saiIc for granulated.
lie. for powdered, and l11za114c. for crushed.
Molasses dull and nominal. Rice steady and in
fair demand. Petroleum quiet and hrmer; crude,
SIC; refined, 12c. Tallow, 914c. Resin dull at
sl65a1.TO. Turpentine dull at &c. Pork tirmer;
new mess, job lots, s2ll5s2I.25. Beef quiet. Lard
hrmer at 1870. for prime steam. Whisky dull
at sl2s. Freights to Liverpool firm.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 6.-Cotton nominal: mid
ding, l414e.; low middling, 1876; good Ordi-
5 Flour dull; Howard street and Western super,
s45Oa525; do extra, s. 50a6 u; do. family, $3.50
a6.5O; 90. Rio brands, sTa7.25: do. family,
50. Wheat steady; No. 2 Western amber,
s1.4S; mixed, sl40; No. Western red, s14O;
do amber, sl.45@L55; do. white, 81 25Gl So. Corn
Southern white firm, but other descriptions
dull and of; southern white, SIC; do. yellow,
last half September. Oats firm; Southern 45@
sic; Western white. 4s951c; Western mixed, Is
Maryland and Pennsyivauia timothy, s23925.
Provisions strong and active. Pork S2232225.
Bulk mests-shoulders, szs@9c; clear rib sides,
shcHideTs, iOc.; clear rib sides, SlgfS55c Hams,
l5@l5l1c. Lard-rehned, l41&9l+54c. Batter
steady; Western extras, 25c; 40. irsts, 23925c;
ll14c. Coffee very quiet; Rio cargOes, 1s49
20Ec: jobbiDg ls3l@3lAc. Sugar firm and ac-
tive st IOSs9loAc. WhiskY dull and easier at
C1NcISNATI, Sept. 6.-Flour dull. Wheat
easier. Pork opened at $40, with large sales, and
closed at 81 Is. Lard quiet; steam 1sc.; kettle
l33lGl4c. Bulk meats firm and active; shoulders
s5 for spot So, buyers September; clear rib sides
l21S: clear sides 125z. Bacon steady, with noder-
ate sass & sS s1SS
In fair demand, and market firm at Sl.19.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6-FIour dull. Wheat mac
tive and lower; No. Chicago spring, slis9l. %;
sLI2A October; No. do, sLO6119LO7; reiscted,
96GS6l4c. Corn irregular; No. mixed, 60c spot;
6O66GEc. September. Oats lower; No. 2, 1870
uiata and nj
October. Rye dull aud lower at 7Sr. Seeds
weaker; fair to prime timothy, s2s59255.
firm. whisky dull and lower at s11s. Lake
freJghts-Corn to Buffalo, 214c.; wheat, 2Ac. Re-
ceiPts-Flour, 1000 obls.; wheat, $1,000 bus; corn,
rye, 5000 bus Shipmsnts-Flour, 5000 bbls;
wheat 1876 900 bus; corn, 2O3OOO bur-; oats, 900
bus barley nTG0 SpS; rye oRsr GOO ~ Sus X
September; sl1cH Ottjber. Corn dull, heavy
and lower at 59Ic. September. Oats weak and
lower. Pork easter at s2l.4O September. Lard
ST" LOUIS, Sept. s.-Grain dull and dropping.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 6.-Flour quiet. Grain dull.
Provisions quiet and hrm.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 6.-SHgar-demand fair
and market irm; jo6blng sales common, sAG9c.;
fair to fully fair, dl10c.; prime to choice, 100
iOl1c. Molssses quiet-ordinary to prime, 400
roc.
:, Philadslphia Livestock Market.
Cattle dull and lower this week-4,1OO head
ern steers; SC. for few choice; $3.50 for fair to
good do; 3Q511c. per pound gross for common as
10 quality Sheep in fair demand-10,00 head at
566c per pound gross as to condition. Hogs
Eigher-4 500 head at sl2913 per 100 pounds net.
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 6-l2:s0 p m.-Cotton steady;
middIing uplands, lid ;middling Orleans, Tsd.; /;
September delivery, 15lod.; do. (old crop) low
middling clause; September delivery, I'd. Bread
stuffs steady.
INSURANCE.
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