National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-12-18
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Monstry


4 WAsHIHsroH, Friday evening, Dec. Il.
In New York to-day money was easier at 8.
Coil closed at, ni1I911HI. EXCHANGE active
at 4sSH Government bonds active and strong
at the following cIOsings:
ISL coupon. 800, lsSs...........lzs
e2os, lseS, nev.....l2Oz lo40s, coupon .IIsZ
! o-os, lso!...........l2S4
sherman D Grant quote the buying and selling
Letes for GoYernments. &C., NJ follows:
e. "a. 80. las 5el.s1s Sold ........11l @IIpx
CAL bonds.. .ll4z ans New nves. .l1f5< 01ls1z
eSos. 90. ..ms Qns1z Uur'cy Ss5's- s7150 sez
eS9s, new ..lz911Qh1 Foreign exchange:
HSCs. .. LIS G13h Three dsys........4sS
S1s, os ....LS 0iZ5lS SHY days..........4ss
Stats bonds quiet and nominal.
Tennessee SIS; old q Alsbsraa s.s......". e
virE!als s's new" e.C @e 81 s::::::
e. ss1;Gi 9 N. G S ; DID,: Is:
LOui.issaSs. old: . Do: $. tx.
DO new. y 8. Carolina, DID,. ~
Ls1sss's:::.:::::::::n DO DC: ESQ ESQ Sc
Stocks closed dull and steady
The following are the closing rases foe ne
active stocks, telegraphed to Sherman g. arnnt
from the New York Stock Exchange:
Pasinc Mall n;: % Erie
NJ @ ssA u ana m.'...-...'s. lse
Rock Island ..lO4 Union Pseihc. 3
ST. PsaI pref $3.50 s sS R ssS Of Col $685.. z
q. q. & ]. O........ &
Msssrs. sherman Grants dispatch quotes
the following total sales Of stocks:
Pacific NJ sI....... I2.0eo st. Paul pref 10
Western Union.... $500 Erie............ s2Io6
Northwestern. LOO Lake Shore. ...... IoToa
Rock fsiand...... / 100 wabash. .......... -
st. Paul .......... 900 Union Psciac..... Seo
Ine Sub-Treasury balances At New Ysuk,
today: Gold, sl2,oI4 oTs; currency. t3s,02s.s Sc.
Of interest, and tioI, 800 for bonds. Customs ..
ceipts, s2II,Ooo-
Commercial.
Our Washington wholesale prices remain about
the same as our last quotations, and there are No
important changes to note.
THE MARKETS zLsEwHxRz.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1T.-Cotton quiet aad nrn:
2,2S6 bales At Is leG13lfc. Receipts Of the week.
net e,StI gross, g, $50; exports, Great Britain,
Flour shade frner for shipping grades; Lin
tied supply and fair demand; other descriptions
State, sl5oSI45 Common 70 Rood sTt sse an sn
choice white wheat Western extra, sa.o5@IN:
s600q1.4o: common to choice extra ST. LouIs,
$500; patent Minnesota extra good to prime,
Southern -four quiet and steady; common 70 fsir
sTtrs, sSio9e 90; good to choice extra, 60 os9s5
rejected spring; slooSIcs for ungrsded sOrtaG:
Sill for No. Milwaukee, in store and sasst;
as 70, No. Milwaqkse, IN store; sl.sl fSr
k.[l
winter red Western; sLo5 for no grade do, store;
l.i6@lgo for good to prime white Western.
Corn . shade frmer; little better inquiry; Ts0
mixed and yellow Western: 76c. for Western
mixed, store; T611c. old yellow, store; e53TIe.
for new Western mixed and yellow; 6sJ16oSs for
do. white Southern; nc. for do. yellow 90. Oats
Iteadier; 4@4s Tor mixed Western and State; q
52c for white Western and State; 4sc. bid for
prime old No. Chicago. store; soc. bid for No. z
mnwaukee. to arrive. Uoffee-Rio quiet and un-
s Sns ed lis Isgo gold for eargoss; Is9e
Ssc for fair to good refining; S1Sc for prime: SZs
for clayed. Refined unchanged; loL0IoI[c 1cr
dered; 1o7Sc. for crushed MoIasses-NsE Or
leans firm and In good demand; 500 bbls. at 80
6lc for fair to choice. Rice In moderate request,
sNgsHc for Louisiana; sH9Tlc. for Carolina;
regular; crude frm: refined easier; crude, 7llc.;
refined, HN613c. Tallow firm at 10410 40-100o
Rosin steady at sl.ToGl.75 for strained. Turpsn-
heavy; new mess, job lots, S2l@2L15.
BALT1NoEh Dec. 1I.-Cotton steady and frR;
Flour dull and heavy. with q downward tend
ssSsa7; other GRADES ss' unchanged. n w rs
firm but quiet; No. Western red, S1.S3; Penn
sylvania red. s1-32: Maryland red, sl.150L4S;
do. Amber, slsoGl.55; do. White, sll6@LIS.
Southern white, new, 5o65se.; Southern yellow,
new, 5Sq 63c.; Western mixed, old, &C.; do. new,
641zc Oats frm but quiet and unchanged. Rye
changed. ProViaOSs quiet and q steady. nf POrf
new, e2l.50 Bulk meats, loose nominal; shoulders,
SC; clear nib sides, h.; packed moderately active,
sA91lHe Bacon-shoulders. 1o9lo1<c.; clear ri
crude. 1s@I$Hs; refined, ISSiSIc. Batter active
and firm; Western extras, 2983Oc.; do. hrsts,
492Sc- Petroleum-crude; higher. TSTE; re-
ls@N1ze.; iobbing. is,zGNHc. WHISKY dun
at Sl.l61%. Sugar steady and firm at 1O1<010l<a-