National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-23
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Aonetary,

Monetary.
WASHINGTON, Monday Evening.
Gold has been the prominent subject of con-
Versation in financial circles since the agitation
commenced at the New York Gold Room, exert
ing, as It usually does, an important influence
over the prices Of commercial articles, bonds
&C., and even over the volume Of business. The
week closed with bright prospect Of an early
realization Of August Belmont's predictions that
| the bull movement could not be sustained. But
the movement looks as strong as ever from the
course of gold to-day.
The Post this afternoon saws: TCfoId opened
at no1s, and has since sold at 116159H. On gold
loans the rate was Lea for use. The rates since
nave been 2Gl per cent. per annum for use Hat
and 2 per cent. for carrying. So completely do
the clique control the market that IL is impossible
% iorm an inteihgent opinion of the immediatS
leading bankers asking 49, and ass, respectively,
for sixty day and demand bills on London. The
4sO@1z and 4s4G4s411, with commercial bills All
| to 47S. In money market call loans are 384 per
at the banks. Prime mercantile paper Is 5 tot
| per cent. Government bonds are steady to
! strong, with few changes. State bonds at the
and x for Tsnnesses 81, new series. speculative
shares opened hQ5s higher than Saturdays
TSsrs was then desfins ~ sezanGse me
board the general market became strong, and
has so continued up to the present time, having
and Union Pacific, Western Union Telegraph
having also been noticeahiy strong and SctiVe.
Northwest common has been exceptionally weak,
having declined from 40 at the opening to IS, its
our regular New York night dispatch says:
Money is easy at 21%63. Exchange dull; 4SI.
Gold steady at 161z911. Rates for carrying fat
and per cent. Governments dull and Strong.
Is coupon STIon l2 s Isss coupon IIs
5-0,s, 1854 coupon lis lo-40's, coupon ......lI4f
5-2O's, new, IS. eoup.19
State bonds quiet and steady:
Tennessee 6's, old. 65 Alabama s'S......... q
vlrri GG s,s..!: eeS a2i s..:::::::
e. e , eS. - N. Sstolins, old
new new: . 5. C3Folina, . Old daH: 81
k keS Z 3d. DO: R ReSo
Stocks closed active and unsettled:
Central ..............IOOEs Northwestern .... ~
F fl: s. B RSofs
In Baltimore to-day Virginia SIS, peelers, were
quoted at 50; Virginia consolidated, SIX; West
our London dispatches quote Erie railway
shares at 24@2414; COnsOls, sS@9S1s for money
Paris dispatches quote rentes at 81 francs
The amount Of bullion gone into the Bank OF
England on balance to-day is flLOO0.
The Central Pacific railroad directors have de-
clared dividend Of six per cent, gold, out Of
undivided surplus Of earnings.
have declared dividend of two and a half per
cent on the common stock, payable on the 18th Of
April at Jesup, Patton & Col Y.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail-
road has announced a dividend of four per cent,
payable April p.
The Sub-Treasury balances at New York to-
day Were Gold, $50 O92 SIS; currency s45 OTS $685.
The Sub-Treasurer paid out k2T 900 on account
Of interest, and $3.50 for bonds. Customs re-
ceipts S4Ss,OO0.
Washington Wholesale Markets.
country do, s725@7 so; standard d. 1915 to Ell do
trade brands, $o.2596.5O; extra, s5.5O6$5; super,
ft5S9tI5; hne, s3:5O9s5. Rye at StS99s5.
Jobbing lots, S5@5.5O. Cornmeal, bolted, s36s8c.;
unboIted, so@s2c; iobbing lots of bolted, s5@sOc.
active and very firm az sO6s2c. for yellow;
white, s26S5c. Oats unchanged at 66@6Sc. for
Southern; mixed Western, O49S5c. Rye quistat
GRoCERIEs7Unchanged.
HAY AND STRAw.-Active and prices firm.
Hay from $l4 to 81. Straw, IS to SIS.
MILL FEED-In demand and scarce. Bran,
S2592s: Brown middlings, hrm at s2s9$3ai
white, sS2@35.
SEEDs.-GOod inquiry and steady movement for
Glover and Timothy. Glover, Va, Md. and Pa,
Timothy, Per 6Gshsl, S275Sa. Flax, Per Sashsi.
WaIsxT-Highwinss, $115.
Fish and Oyster Market.
The recent advance has been we'll sustained,
brought better figures to-day, while oysters were
very firm at last quotations. It is dihieult Just
now to tell when prices will recede. Sales Of rock
and perch at 9G29c. per bunch; herring, SASS
per thousand; cut hsh, S@10c. per bunch: shAd,
SS5951 per hundred.
The Markets Elsewhere.
BALTIMORE, March 22-FIour steady and firm;
Howard Street and Western Superfne, s4250
City Mills Superfne, sl94.25; do Extra, S75S
s5.25; do. Rio brands, S69625; do. Family, s.
Wheat hrmer; No. Western amber, Sl.2S9130;
No. 2 do, s1.2@I26; mixed do, s1.22; No. !
Western red, s1.26; No. 2 do, sl.25; PennsYlVanis
red, sl23@L25; Maryland red, sL229I.SO; do
amber, s1.35; do. white, O913O; No.2 Western
spring red, SLIT. Corn hrmer; Southern, white,
s1@S3c.; Southern yellow, S1@S114; Western
mixed, SIC. Oats quiet and steady; Southern,
.65@66c. Rye dull; Sl@L03. Hay dull; Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland, S19@23. Provisions strong,
active and advancing. Pork scarce and
firm; go. 5O@Z1- Bulk meats hrm-shOulders,T Ac.;
loose; Jobbing packed, s4@11% Bacon firm;
shoulders, &c; clear rib sides, 1214c. Hams,
14G15c. Lard frmer; 14G1434c. Butter; good
to extra fine Western TUBS and rolls 1s922c.
Petroleum dull and nominal at 7407Ac. Coffee
dull and nominal; ordinary to prime Rio cargOes,
l5149l774e. Sugar remains steady at lO9lO1Sc.
Whisky frm at Sl15.
New YORK, March 22-Flour quiet and IN
changed. Wheat dull and declining. Corn dull.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
PHILADELPHIA, March 22-The cattle market
was moderately active this week, and prices were
for extra Pennsylvania and Western steers, go
&c. for fair to good do, and 4l4G6c. per gross
for common, as to quality. Sheep were in fair
demand; 5000 head sold at 4149734c. per gross,
as to condition. Hogs were higher; 200 head
sold at Sl26lS y 100 pounds, net.