Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-12
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
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NEw YORK, February Il The Posts financial
srticlS says:I,Wal street markets continue quiet.
Gold opened at II4, declined - II o'clock to IiTs,
and the price has sine Teurnst T. lirs Gold loans
ard ls2 PET cent Tor CARRYING TIM l1sq> Of lt
Is for use; 90 DAYS to months. SAL for use six
months, Mas for use, and during the remainder Of
1nS IillthaSr 80 loF us The de-
by reason Of the fear that gold is q be made artf
caly scarce has gone 70 the extent that prime bank
ers 6O-dsy sering have been offered fa tiaT ia lots
II tJ00 at 4S. and demand bills az sSafSSis with
the next grade e9rrespandingly lower. In the mo.
prime mel camille paper 4s6 per cent United States
sales Of state bonds at the board wire ct North Car
Gina old April and Oct at y, seller three
ring the first half hour the general list was steady,
then became weak, and by II ~ there was decline
During the succeeding hour there was recovery of
,sa1s the market then became weak, and aswe write
prices are at about the lowest Extreme sales have
been as followS.-NorthweSt, 44a43. the preferred.
0s Lake shore 7s.a7s w stern iTrG niS6 TT
graPh. ~ sa12ss; Pacific. (Which has been eNcap-
2s'sa2s.
The Markets.
g. Virginia s e. ~ w iJs Vir2S s.Ie o
North Carolina :. old, p, d. Il. do. specil
BALTIMoRE, February I7.-Cor1@n quiet but firm
I k,1 midding Balls Flour dun aud unchanged.
southern white, 7saSo: southern yellow, 70, western
I mixed oats qfi"f-FpUt h2ru, 6ga6>. western
white 81; western mixed 65atf Rye steady q<al 20
Hay duil-Penusy lvania and Mar, land y aAaO az
Provisions steady aud firm. with an active ord
tade; Pork, D.. l5a2nno. Bulk Wgat5->huuliars. "a
asi clear RIB sides. l0'aat.. Bac,n aCtive-shr Ia
CIs, So: clear rib sides. lIi,alIss: hams IialS
Lard I,s als. Butter quic-Host sales Of western,
22a:S Petroleum quiet, 6'sa6 q. Coffee unchanged.
Nhisky sready-sales of western at | To-
NEW YORK, February l2.-Stock- active and
unsettled; lower Money, "a. G, III, lf's Exchange
NEW YORK, February l2.-Flour duh aud heavy
| W heat quiet and declining. Corn unchanged
LoNDoN, February u 1873 p. m.-ETie rail
| way shares y !a25 =.
LIVERPOOL, February Il, L % y. m.-Cotton dull
! and MISUNDERSTANDING upands. sa72I: mid
| ding Orleans, TsaS: sales 1900 bales including
@tt0 Tor speculation and export The sales Of the
week have been $1,000 bale, # which 7.Oul were
port l. as coo bales. including 3fS O0 American Tn.
receipts If the week have been 73O9 bales, incIuI-
nE EgOLO American. Actual export. 700 bales
The stock afoat l. AZ .oNj bap-. including 2g> ND
AmercFn. Cotton to arrive ~ cheaper. Sales on
the basis Of midtng upaIl~; nothing below good
| ordinary SHIPPED January at II Is; do do shipped
January and February az IL 10; Co. do drIiycra-
BE March, at -; do do. shipped January. at
IL 10; 10 nothing below low midilings Deliverable
April and hGy, "a. The receipts of wheat tor the
| 49, American.
LoNpoN. February L, ? p m.-The weather
throughout England today IL vet. Paris dispatce,
! LIVERPOOL, February y, y. m.-Cufton-Of the
sales TO day, $50 bales were American. Sales On
1 ti" basis Of mlddhug uplandS nothing below low
H;tGl inSs shipped January and February at II la
60. do shipped March and April, at 7aa; do. do.
| stGHs dull. Wheat 9s.5lalGs. per Genital Tor club
California. Whites III ass for red western Sprug
and - 81 a9~ 81 Tor red winter CurI-Sf> Sia3ts
| "a. per quarter. Pork, - "a pr cwt.