National Republican., 1875-06-03
AatiuuaI gepnbIifau
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
MOnetarY.

AOnoLaEys
WASHINGTON, Wednesday Evening, Junsz
Higher rates and increased activity have fol-
lowed the publication of the opinions Of the First
and Second COmptrollers and Commissioner
Pratt In relation to the guaranteed S-SS bonds.
| They were in demand to-day In New York at TAX
and touched 745S, the transactions at the board
amounting to $4,000. The local market exhibited
| the same strength which has been visible since
offered for sale, except in very small lots, which
| were readily taken At 7+9T41~
! Messrs. sherman Grant, No. l425 street,
quote the following buying and selling rates for
Governments, gold, SC:
s's, 81; .l2E49l25 5:2o's, .l2gN912al{
SOS, 'e2....I 9nTl4 1O-4O's--......1ls 4I1s5<
5-2O's, '65....I2i Si2i1S Our s-S5's.... "a a 7I2
o. new. -I29zg gI2s -..llSAGlsA
In New York to-day gold was less active, open
ing at ue1491l65s and closing at Il6N9li5H.
Foreign exchange and money are unchanged.
active.
The following closing rates were teIegraphsd
TO Messrs: II. D. Cooke, jr. * 90. from the New
York Stock Exchange:
SIS, 1881, coupon. .l2I3< 62O's, :l245<
620's, 1882. 2.s.......1l7H 5-20s, 1858.
5-20's, 1854. New 5's...........llI6
5-2o's, 1855. lO40'S coupon. .1lsZ
SOS, 1856, eU....123Z
In stocks. Union Pacifc was weak and lower,
declining up to the close, on account Of dsappont
Pacific Mail was weak and lower. Lake Shore
was almost steady, closing strong, active and
stocks were strong, closing active and steady,
except New York Central.
Pacific MsiI........ 34h o. andM.......... 231f
Union Psclhc....... ~ NortnHesfern. .''' ~
Erie. .1sH Wabash........... %
N. Y. Central. .lUz11
The sub-Treasury balances at New York to-day
The Sub-Treasurer paid out $4,000 on account
Of interest, and S64s,OO0 for bonds. Customs To-
The specie shipments to Europe to-day were
gold coin, sl6i 6S4 silver bars, and $1,000
Our Baltimore dispatches this evening quote
Virginia e's, peelers, n; Virginia consOls, 57K.
West Yirginias 81; North Carolina SIS, old, 2Jj1;
do, new, IL; do. special tax, bid to-day.
Washington Wholesale Markets.
FLOUR quiet Super, s4.7595 25; extra, $50
brands, s79I25. Rye, s595.5O. For small Job
bing lots 25@5Oe per Dbl must be added. Corn
meal-bOlted, S89S7c.; iobbing lots, S9G9}c.
Sl.2SGl.4S. Corn, s39S6c. Oats, T38T5c. Rye,
SlGllO. Quotations IOr grain on track; 293c.
GRoCERIEs.-Cotfee quiet We quote jobbing
lots ordinary to choice Rio, 20G25c. per ID;
Java, 309S5c.: roasted cotfees sc. higher. Sugar
Porto Rico, grocery grades, s459e.; Demsrara,
lOGlO14c. MOlasses dull; common Cuba, 4Oc. per
galloni New Orleans, T5ei Porto Rico. 5o955c.
hay AND STRAw-ActIve and strong Prime
timothy very active at s22g25. Mixed and COM
mon, Sl6G20. Rye straw, $l5@l7.
MILL FEED.-Active and firm. Bran, s258
%. Brown middlings $25926; white, ST 92S
J9bbing lots s1g2 advance.
PROvIsIONs.-Feirly active; sugar-cured meats
firm at former prices. Western shoulders, lOc.;
canyasSed hams, 159l54c.; plain, i5e; sugar
WHIsKY.-Quiet TO dull, at S1.35
The Markets Elsewhere.
BALTIMORE, June 2.-Cotton frmer and active:
middling, 155Ec. Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat dull and lower; No. Western amOsr,
SlS7; No. do, sl.34; mixed do, Sl.33; No. 1
sylVania red, Sl.31@L 3; Maryland red, Sl.259
135: do. amber, $l.3681SS; do. white, s1.SO 80;
for Western; Southern quiet: Southern white, S4
6S5c.; Southern yellow, Sl9S2c.; Western mixed,
SIC; ,, Oats - dull; Southern, 5S9ISe;; " Western
dull and nominal, at sl.15. hay quiet but firm;
Pennsylvania and Maryland, slf924. Provisions
t2l.5O@22. Bulk meats-Shoulders, 8Hc; clear rib
sides; ll24c., loose; packed, s1I9l24e. Bacon
shoulders should S?s9sHe; clear RIB sides, ,i2AglES'.
steam, 141zc. Butter irmer; good to hne Western
| grass, 24@2sc. Petroleum nominal; crude, 6IS9
| nally unchanzed Sugar firm, az lOL6lOXc
Whisky dull and nominal at $1.198L2O.
| NEW YORK, June 2-Cotton dull; sales Of 6SI
at SS 6sSsd sSIs in fair request and
/ Western and State, $4.7O95; common to good
extra do, S4-95G5.30; good to choice do, $3.50
| ira, S5.T0G6.50: common to good extra Ohio, S5@
7.25; common to choice extra st. Louis, $500
SIS; Southern -four q little more active without
| decided change; common to fair extra S595 30;
| good to choice do, $5.SOGS.25. Wheat about 1c.
| better with fair demand; S1-0T@l.0S for No.
Chicago 81 1O9 for MOI Northwest, in store; l12<
| Oils for No. Milwaukee, part to arrive; SLl38
| LIZ for No. spring; $l134 for Nos. and
| Milwaukee, mixed; Sl.13 for No. Chicago; $l.l5
for hard do; $l.16ll.l7 for No. l Milwaukee and
| Minnesota; $l.03GIl Is for ungraded Iowa and
| Minnesota spring; $l22Gl3 80 for winter red
| Western: S1S0Gl.32 for amber do: S1.306133 for
| white Western; Sl.33 for choice white Michigan.
Corn shade hrmer with fair business doing; 72H
GT4c. for steamed Western mixed; 76QS1l4c. for
good to prime dry do; 7SGSl18c. for yellow West
| ern, and 77GSlc for white do. Oats more active
ana decidedly hrmer, at 6S8T2c. for mixed West
ern: I1EIT2c. for mixed Canada, and TUllT5c. for
| white Western. Hay hrm. Coffee quiet and
| about steady; Rio quoted at 160l31Ic, gold, for
carROes; 164 Gl9lSc., gold, JOr lObOing lots good
| ordinary to choice. Sugar firm at &c. advance;
SGS5sc. for fair 10 good refining; SIC. for prime;
heavy; 45G acc. for Barbados; 43Q62c. for Porto
Rico, the latter choice; 45352c. for Dsmarara.
Rice quiet and steady. Petroleum heavy; crude
61Ec.; rehAed, 1Sc. TallOw frmer, at SA9SJ6c.
Resin steady, at SLS56i.9U for strained. Iurpsn-
tine steady, at sc. Leather unchanged; hem
lock sole, Buenos and Rio Grsnde light, mi iddle
and heavy weight, 2TG291Ic.: California do, 25JI
@l271&c. scOmmOnl1O., 251E2I71Sc. Wool dull; do
nestle fleece, Asa 55c.; pulled, 30I4Sc; unWaSRed,
16n35c.; Texas. 15G933c. Pork steady; new mess,
S2O.5O. Beef unchanged. Lard lower, at 1i55c.
1Ur prime steam. Whisky steady, at sl.lS.
FIe gifts to Liverpool steady; Gotten, steam, 932.