National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-26

as. Exchange firm and In better demand al 4ss-
S2ld dql a at KsSss for GE e1GTyng
steady. Transactions were at the folloWingrates,
closing fraction lower:
IS lssl &c. coupon sos, 49, coupon. 1l9k
POS lsS4, coupon. 117h 1040's, coupon ...I163{
5sO's, new, SS coup. iiS2 American Goid:.. .3S
State bonds remain dull and steady; business
confined to MissOuris, Georgias and New York
In the morning hours stocks were active and
irregular: racine Mail huetuated between $50
@SlA. The general list has been more or less
influenced BY the change in this stock, although
there has not been enough doing to cause wide
fluctuations. The market finally became steady.
weak.
Gentrsl...... .......1O1A PlttsburE ......... S0f
Erie. "a Northwest........... 421
hI LINE ShSsf Rock eR pref e
Our London dispatches quote U. S. 5-2Os of 81
at lO7ss: Erie shares, 251<., The bullion in the
past week. The proportion Of the banks reserve
70 liability Is ~ per cent, being u per cent.
Frankfort dispatches quote U. s. 5-2O's of 's7
In Frankfort U. s. sos Of 81 have been
almost steady for some time at about 90, being
Sales Of rentes in Paris to-day at s4E s5c, clos.
ing Sc. higher. The specie in the Bank Of France
week.
The sub-Tressury balances at New York to-
f ff sSfs SSG psa 90.
Of interest, and $1,000 for bonds. Customs re-
ceipts, $2I, 900.
Commercial;
The general produce markets are dull, and
prices for the most part inclined downward. In
the grocery line business is moderately active.
Coffee is now as low as It has been since the
close Of the war. The late stimulus In antieipa-
ton Of increased tax having been settled In the
negative, prices have receded.
sugar Is nrmer In consequence Of the general
feeling that the tax is certain. Whistles are ad-
Vancing.
Washington Markets.
FLOUR unchanged since last report.
WHRAT in good demand and prices firm at last
quotations.
PRovIsIoNs-Cassardh hams sugar.cured, 14Jks.
do. shoulders, do 914c.; do. breasts I2c; Western
shoulders, &C.; salt shoulders, SIC; lard, kettle
rendered, 14c.; do. leaf, 15c.
COFFEE lower; Rios, fair to prime, Is to 2Oc,
gold; Java, (Government,) % TO Sic, gold; do.
lOeylon,) 2 to 24c; Lsguayra and MaracaibO, n
8 to s5c Young do, 85c to sl1O; Imperial, IS to
eoc.; uncolOred Japan so to eOc; OOlOng 80 to 85c
SUeAR nrmer. RsWs: Porto Rico, 81 to &C.;
934e. Refined A, 1O14e.; do. B, l03Sc.; extra O,
1OLc.; crushed and powdered, HE; granulated,
le;i cut loaf, nA4c.; refined yellow, 81 to 91sc.
MoLAssEs.-Porto Rico, IS to 6Oc.; Demerara-
40 TO 55e.; New Orleans, 90 to zoe. Strip, IS to
RLCE-CarOlina, to Sci RangOOn, to 71lc.;
FRUiTs.-RaisIns, s. to $3.50 per box. Cur.
rants, to &c. Figs, Is to zoe. Turkish Prunes,
N1Ts.-Ai@CndS, DC Brazil, 1Oc. walnuts,
Grenople, 1Se.; do. Naples, 15c. Filberts, l3c.
FEIsa.MNsckeEsIs No; 5 g; No ?, slii No. l.
Eador, $50; split, $3.50 to s7 round $3.50 to So
Bloaters, s175 per 100. Codfsh, to $40 per ID.
WHIsKY.-High wines higher at SLIP and tend
ing upward.
The Markets Elsewhere.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 25.-Cotton firm; low mid
dlings. 1896. Flour heavy and unchanged; de-
mand light. Wheat steady; MOL Western am
Der, $10@Sl21; No. do, e1.lS9l.19; No. 8 do
9. 171s; No. sdo. s11S14 Pennsylvania red, SIl93
10. white, sLIOGL2. Corn frm; Southern white
s0gs2e; Southern yellow, 49,: Western mixed.
i914Qsoc. Oats quiet; Southern, S9Q7Oc.i Western
slo4@1.O5. Hay dull sAd lower PennsylVania
and Maryland, S17921. Provisions dull for round
Ss af OTSsT a9e osST s Sss Bqls
sA@s1zc.; clear rib sides, 100
O1zc. Hams, 14915c. Lard, I3749l411c. Butter
oils, 2@2sc. Petroleum strong, at TK97Kc.
(otee dull and unchanged. Sugar firm, &C i65S
g1OAc. Whisky quiet, at S1.096I.10.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.-FlOur quiet. Wheat and
o Baltimore Cattle Market.
BALTIMORE, Feb. Sat the opening Of the
market Cattle were fairly active, but towards the
lose sales were slow at decline Of Il below last
weeks prices on all grades. Quotations area
Very best on sale at 51487c.; medium, 49p1c.;
,xtrene range, 3H97c.; most sales at 4d5c.
Receipts 1,5T5. Sales Il, 038. Hogs have declined
4914c. with liberal supply. Generally light
Hogs. Quotations: s8l0c.; most sales, 91I09%.
Receipts 7,Iss. Sheep dull at 41z9Tzc. Gross
receipts 2759.
Marine.
A dispatch received tonight says: Steamer
shore at Long Branch. She is the France from
1ayre to New York. The captain thinks he wiz
ret her of at high water.