National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-09

The stock market is quiet.
In Wall street to-day the market for speeuIa-
tive shares exhibited greet activity aud strength
Money is easier at 21443. Gold sold at IlII@llS
during the day; closing strong and active at
! 114HG115. State bonds are quiet and strong, sx-
cept South Carolinas, which are . little on
Governments were dull and steady during the
The bulk Of the New York board sales today
were at the following rates:
IS ISL is pSgnSn Is Os 1s coupon IIs
sos, 1884, coupon. 1I7H IO-4O's, coupon ..ii4x
g.: n n SSSSSR is lRSsE i:aH Gold
Stocks closed active and strong:
Central. .......102S PittsburE: 9I%
Lake Shore: "a do. Urei Sc
Illinois Central.....IOO Rock Island. ....IO4K
Money at the London Stock Exchange to-day,
on United States bonds, rules at az per cent;
the rates for Saturday. Erie shares 24J<12iL.
Of England on balance to-day was sI5OOOO, all Of
which is for shipment to the United States.
. In Frankfort to-day United States $50 bonds Of
In Paris to-day the working rentes were s5f.
oIz5e.; closing lower at est. 45c-
Inc Sub.Treasury balances at New York to-
Day Were Gold, 80 O73; currency, S4s,625 1855.
Inc Sub-Treasurer paid out sl9O, 900 on account
Of interest, and $4,000 for bonds. Customs re-
Commercial.
The only event which has shaken theproduee
markets to-day is the advent Of large consign-
ments Of eggs, resulting in a sudden decrease Of
prices, and producing a feverish and unsettled
market. In order to 'let the market down essyp
We pointed delicately in Thursdays record to q
decline which we had good reason to believe
would take place. The small receipts Of Friday
caused an advance Of &c. in q jObbing way. Prices
receded Saturday. Many dealers bought largely
at the advance and cleared the market, and haV-
ing paid dearly" they must now "whistle' for
customers or must lower prices and sell at loss.
The hne weather to-day brought In large lots Of
excellent quality. The market opened lower
closing weak at S3@35c. The supply is now far
In excess Of the consumptive demand, and unless
dealers will ind themselves the unfortunate vic
tins Of relentless circumstances, brought on by
failure to listen to the breathings Of GprObablli-
White and yellow corn have equaIized on
s06s2c.
BuckWhest has become high and scarce at 81
Cheese is higher at 16917c., for Western fac
Oofse is frmsr; Hc advanced.
The market for sugar Is not yet materially
changed, although our late Havana sdYices point
to lower figures.
bloaters during last week. Mr.. N. h. Shea had
some dittculty covering his short contracts"
but received 5000 or 1000 to-day, and is now
The Markets Elsewhere.
BALTIMORE. March s.-Cotton quiet aud heavy;
low middlings, 151491574c. Flour quiet but firm;
Howard street and Western superhne s4343T;
% Nj H1 sGpeS SeS12 g., fag eHf ss Cgy
Rio brands, s6.25; do. family, IS. wheat quiet;
No. Western amber, S1.23; No. 2 do, S1.2O8L.2I;
mixed de-, 81. 10; No. l Western red, S1Is3I.I9;
No. do, s1.1T1491.1s; Pennsylvania red, Sl.1s0
10; Maryland red, s1.1591.25; do. amber, sl.3O;
do. white, S1.1561 Is; Ne. 2 Western spring red,
$lO5. Corn-Western firm, but Southern quiet;
Southern white, 7S6S0c.; Southern yellow, 790
SIC: Western mixed. SIC. Oats quiet; Southern,
6SG70c; Western white, &c.; Western mixed, Csc.
Rye dull; s19l02. Hay dull; Pennsylvania and
Maryland, slS@Z. Provisions-Pork dull but
steady, slsGI95O Bulk meats frm-shouIders,
7A97sSc.: clear rib sides, 1O1s61O4c.; jobbing
freely at 73z@1014c. Bacon firm, with q active
iobbing demand-shi ulders, Sc; clear rib sides,
n11c. Hams, l4@15c. Lard dull but steady,
131z@1414c. Butter steady-goOd TO extra ine
tubs and rolls, 24630c. Petroleum nominal, T11d0
75Sc. Coffee steady-ordinary to prime Rio car
goes, 161491s11e. Sugar, 101z9l05se. Whisky
unsettled, S11291.4.
NEW YORK, March s.-Flour quiet, steady and
unchanged. Wheat market quiet and firm. Corn
nrm.