National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-17

In New York to-day gold opened at ll6; after
Eates p sGi ds9 have be saS 20
and 203 and per cent. per annum. Foreign eX-
change heavy and lower; long, 4sT; short, 4s3;
sales as low as AZ and 4s1. Money on call at 39I
per cent; 3I614 the ruling quotation. Prime
mercantile paper, 5@7.
principal board this morning, and In the afternoon
active. State bonds dull, with slight improve
ment as the day advanced. Speculative shares
opened fraction below yesterdays closing
through part ofthe list, and moved slowly The
Post to-day says; Until ll:3O O'Clock the market
was heavy and prices declined A91 per cent,
has been a recovery Of 1z@5s, and, with the ex-
ception Of Union Pacific, which is within * prices
Our regular New York night dispatch SAYS:
Money easy at 495. Exchange unsettled and
declined to499. Gold fairly active at 11549Il56.
Governments active and strong:
SOS, iss2. Coupon ia 5-sSs, 1855, COUPON isS
s new new sSu GSGp IR es feanS Goid lis
State bonds quiet and steady, except North
Tennessee SIS. old. s. Alabama s,S.........
vlrg GG s,s, d RSw:: 8 ee6 &G; s Ss::
g: s9Ssci;: g N. S ca Mod old:
LOuisiinas'S' old. 3 90: $. max tax:
do. new. 50 8. Carolina, Old. 81
Leves S's...:::::.: 4 dc: R.E0: 3
Stocks closed dull and lower:
Central Cent e1-diVlSSS RtttsSuEE sl8
hI Es Rock as s
In London to-day United States 5-2O's of 1867
sold at lo711. Erie shares 2492H4.
Paris dispatches to-day quote rentes at 65E
The Sub-Treasury balances at New York to-
day were: Gold, $50 3S2 703 currency, 81 29 59T.
The Sub Treasurer paid out 81, 900 on account
OF interest, and sss,2OO for bonds. Customs re-
Commercial.
Our London telegram tonight announces that
the Mark Lane Express, in its weekly review OF
the breadstuhs Market will say: 1.-THE long winter
has made q backward season, though all accounts
agree that young wheat has passed its trials
successfully. Most Of the European markets
show q rise in prices of from Is to 2s.n
In Washington hay rules hrmer at quotations.
Prices are better than Q month ago, owing to the
roads.
Eggs are lower, at zoe. The market keeps
thoroughly cleared, under lively demand The
aceumulatiOns in the country are large, and II
point than the Western Granger has had to do
Wtth-the natural distractions to transportation
the market would soon be oyerstocked and
prices would be as low as &c., which may yet be
Apples are lower, at s293.
Potatoes higher; peach blows, S5695c. p Dbl.
Oysters and river fish are declining. Oysters
at SOC to 9Oc. p bush. Fish soc. p bunch, weigh
ing TO lbs. N. O. unchanged.
lions of dressed meats, which must be worked on
quickly during the warm weather.
Chickens and ducks are quoted together at $50
to 90.
Washington Wholesale Markets.
BREADsTUFFs.-Flour moderately active, and
prices irm-Welch's family IS; country fam
lily, S7.2567.5O family standard, 1915 to o.; do.
trade brands, s6.25965O; extra, $5.5O@s5; super,
BuckWhest in demand and 1rm az s4509S;
jobbing lots, s565.50. Cornmeal, bolted, s3@S5c.;
S9 oSS T . i0sT OF gSl1sd S
also. Corn active, ar sO8s2c. for yellow; white
s26s5c. Oats active and lower at 6o9osc. for
Southern; Western bright do; mixed Western,
64465c. Rye quiet at s5990c.
GROCERIES.-Unohanged.
Hay AMP STRAw.55Aetive and prices firm
Hay from sl4 to 81. Straw, So to Sl6.
MILL FEED-In demand and scarce. Bran,
k25G2S. Brown middlings, hrmer at s2s9SS0;
sEEDs.-Good inquiry and steady movement for
Glover and Timothy. Glover, Va, Nd. and Pa,
per pound, 10I9101fc.; do. Western n@n1<c-
Timothy, per bushel, $2.T593. FlaI, per bushslr
wHIsKY.-western, s1.14@115.
The Markets Elsewhere.
BALTIMoRE. March l6.-Cotton quiet and easier5
steady; prices unchanged. Wheat frmer; Penn
sylvania red, s1H91215; Maryland red, Sl.2O9
M other trades unsSha9geG; SoT9 TeaK and
white, s29sSc.; Southern yellow, s1@s3c.: West
err mixed. $50. Oats firm; Southern, es9T2c-:
dull at s1@LO5. Hay dull and unchanged. Pro-
visions strong and buoysnt. Pork, S2025@20.50.
Bulk meats-shoulders, &c. clear rib sides,
1O5<c., for car loads loose; Jobbing packed, so
lie. Bacon firm; shoulders, &C.; clear rib sides,
l2e. Hams, 14ll5c. Lard quiet at 13A@l41lc.
Butter easy; good to extra fne Western TUBS
and rolls, 20Q25c. Petroleum nominal at 1<9T5Sc.
Coffee dull; ordinary to prime Rio cargoes nom
inally at l691S14c. Sugar steady at sS9s14c.
Whisky-sales at SI146$1.15 for small lots.
New DIRK, March 16-Flour advancing. Wheat
1e. better. Corn firm.
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL, March 16, 1880 pm.-Cotton easier;
middliDg uplsnds, 10; middinR Orleans SO
SGD. Breadstutfs steady. Wheat, So. lid. 99s-
Id. per GENITAL Tor average California white, and
9s. ID CLOS. for club do. Corn 33s. Cd. GAS per
quarter. Lard, 63s. per cWt. Bacon, 4es. per
eWt for long clear mddles and SIS for short clear
past three days have been -, 900 quarters.
Marine.
NEW York, March MISUNDERSTANDING
City Of Merida, from Havana; Republic, from
IoNpoN, March 16-Sailed from Queenstown,
the bark Providence, for Philadelphia. Arrived
at Rio Jsneiro, the bark lmpersdsr, from Balti-
more.
Barren Rothschild recently visited the Office of
one Of his employees on the Northern railroad,
where he was not expected. He was startled At
the magnificent productions Of spider web In all
the upper corners Of the room and referred to the
subject. monsieur the Baron" said the man,
sI leave them so on purpose. Otherwise, the
walls would be ruined BY the nies."
FINANCIAL.