National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-07

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In New York today gold opened at II455, ruled
az. Prime mercantile paper ia in demand at 5
closed very easy at SS4 Exchange 4855E and
G9vernment bonds are strong at an advance of
1sG% on yesterdays prices, closing 14911 above
the following rates at the board:
T. ;G s: IS lSsl-.''12l S2Ss J. J. g. lS3
80 8 4.-..........llS11 .n5A
520s, g. ;.-;.-::... l2OA per cents, ISL .Ilg7
State bonds were strong for MissOuris which
were u higher for long 6's and q for as Of 1875.
The Tennessee bonds were firm but unchanged,
,E SI ns 9n 1, H Rss
Pacific Mail, Union Pacific and Lake Shore as
the special feature. The last advanced u p. C..
Stocks closed active and feyerish.
Central ............I0I Northwestern ....... Az
Erie .................. % do. pref. $50
Lake sb0re.--. SA R FSoI Island 49,
The Sub-Treasury balances at New York to-
day were: Gold, s5 42 92S; currency, 81 36I, 49,
The Sub-Treasurer paid out $1,000 on account
OF interest, and SIS, 900 for bonds. Customs re-
The Havana steamer from New York to-day
took S29T, coo Spanish gold coin.
Our London dispatches to-day quote: COnsOl5
for money, 931lI93H; for the account, 93J[ Uni
ted States 52Os, 1885, old, 1O5; 1875. 1914 new
SIS, 1857; Erie railway shares, 25A82s; do. pre-
In Paris to-day rentes were quoted at 81 francs
Is centimes.
Our Frankfort dispatches quote United States
20 bonds Of 1852 at 991S.
Havana dispatches quote Spanish gold at ZIG
21s; American, 22o922l. EXCHANGE quiet but
firm. On United States sixty days currency, So
@ST premium; short sight, S889O premium: sixty
days gold, 1l2Gll3 premium; snort sight, ll59ll5
premium. On London, 13s9l40 premium. On
Paris, 1l39l15 premium.
Commercial.
Messrs. Trask & Stone, of New York, who are
fnrg M a
cial basis, review the situation encouraEingly:
"As regards business generally, We gather from
private sources that the prospects of improve
ment, all over the country, are very decided. 1t
may be with this prospect in view that the yari-
Gus railroad lines consider this favorable OppOr
tunity to make war upon each other. Following
duced its tariff below that Of the B. o.. and the
New York Central and Hudson and Pennsyl-
vanIa companies now follow suit
In the wholesale markets we note an advance
OF sc on extra and all lower grades Of -four.
The demand from abroad has somewhat reduced
the stocks here and at Georgetown, rendering
the market firm at the advance.
Provisions continue active, and there has been
further rise to-day OF A9Hc. Lard has at-
In the foreign fruit market we note increased
activity for bananas. Mr.. q. z. Weston sold 100
punches Of bananas to-day at 81 per bunch. Pur-
chases are mostly in cases containing lunches
Washington Wholesale Markets.
BREADsTUFFs.-Flour hrmer and more active.
.
ard d., s6T5 to ST. do. trade brands, So 25Qe 50;
extra, S5.T5Go IS; super, S4T545; fine, s. T5g4 .
Rye at 81. 50G5. COrnmeal higher; boIIed, S59
eOc.; iobbng lots of bolted, 90995c.
GRAIN.-Wheat active and irm at s12s9l 80.
Corn unchanged at s4gs6e. for yellow;
southern: mixed Western, 650Ssc Rye QuistS at
s5G9Oe. Quotations for grain on track, 293s.
higher in store.
ordinary Rio jobbing lots, 19}4@2le.; fair ZIG
&c: good no., 2924e.; prime, 2592514e;
Porto Rico grocery grades, 81 63Jfc.; vacuum pan,
e1461O14c.; New Orleans grocery grades, SH99c.
dered, u5sc.; granulated, NE. soft A white lo4
@1014c; Beofee, 1OSc.; extra o., 10Ae; O., 1875;
yellow, 96gIe.; Canton CO, &c. Sirups in tair de-
maud. We quote jObbing lots: Calvert, T0375c;
Baltimore, 5g863e.; Maryland, 55@57e. per gal;
Merchants, 39942c.; Canton Co.'s, 39@42c. Mo-
lasses firm: job0ng lots Porto Rico, 4586Oc.; New
Hyson, 35c to 81: GlnpoWder, 6Oc. to s1-25; I'm
peral 4Oc to T5c OolOnK 35e. TO T0c.; Japan, sos.
10 T5c. Rice active at Tz@s>sc. Salt coarse sll5i
HAY AND STRAw-Active and firm. Hay,
clover, s15G1Ti do. timothy, $l992l; mixed,
:is91S STaH; rye sI!gl1; OsSs; s ~ "aea''
Mill FEED-In demand and scarce: Bran,
s25@2s. Brown middlngs, nrm at S2S9 $50;
white, $S2G35. Jobbing lots sl82 advance
PRovIsIOSs.-Yery active, higher and tending
upward. We quote: Bulk shoulders, 9Ac.; clear
Ii6 sides, 124e; long clear sides, l2c rib sides,
SIDES, l3c.; sugar cured breasts, 1S6l5c.; sugar.
cured hams, 159l611c. New canvsssed hams, l514c.i
sugar-cured shoulders, uGl2l<c. Pig tongues,
picked, 81<G9lIc- Dried anu smoked beef, l3922c.
Lard, refined, tierces, 16e.; do. small packages,
lie. per pound.
SEEDs-Unchanged.
WHIsKY-Proof, 81 rs per gal.
The Markets Elsewhere.
BALTIMORE, April 6.-Cotton quiet but arm;
low middling, l6A9161sc. Flour nrm aud
prices unchanged. Wheat quiet but steady;
No. Western amber, 81. IS; NO 2do., SLID; mixed
do, s12s; No. Western red, 81 ~; no; 90 siZsi
do, amber, a. 358I. 81; do. white, Sl.259L3o; No.
No. ? Western spring red, sl.1T9I19. Corn
buoysnt and higher; southern white, $50;
Southern y9ioT Out iDs SS w 9SSa
white, 69G7Oc.; Western mixed, 67865c- Rye
QUIET; sl.056l.09. Hay dull and unchanged.
Provisions strong and active. Pork firm; go so.
Bulk meats held firmly; shoulders, sJ1c.; clear
packed H@19c. higher. Bacon very hrm and
active; shoulders, &c; clear rib sides, 1Ss.
Packed Hams, l41<G16e. Lard excited and higher
I5l46l5Ac. Butter steady; better demand; good
to extra hne Western tubs and rolls, l63Z2c. Pc
and unchanged. Sugar firm and In fair demand
lO14@lO3se. whisky unsettled and nominal At
$liGL15.
Foreign Markets,
LIVERPOOL, April e.-Breadstuff! quiet
Wheat %. 5d60s. 10d. per Genital for CLUB C4ll-
forpIa white. Corn, SIS 634s. Cd. per quarter.
Pork, zoe. Sd. per DOL for new mess Bacon, ojs.
per cWt. for short clear middles.
HAVANA April 6-Sugar weak; No. u ID. IT.,
1461i1z reals per arrObe; gold, SASS reals
" A FRsT-CLASS FAMILY FLOUR.
Price Low, Quality Unsurpassed