National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-02

There is nothing startling 10 report IN connsc-
tion with the stock market. Congress guaranteed
sos are dull and n lower, ct TO9TO1<, which 10
probably explaInable In the fact that there are
very few orders In town, all that have been on
hand and awaiting the lowering Of rates having
been filed Saturday night The market Ton the
street. opened with offerings instead Of bids this
morning.
Green SIS are active ut 0Oy4Ggl. Water csrtIh.
Gates and ls-year bonds are active, respectively,
at 92JE and sojS, with an upward tendency. There
are very few Of these sEOOd-payIng bonds IN the
market.
Our regular New York night dispatch, RIytng
the condition Of the market at the close Of busi.
Money is easy at 2J10a Exchange quiet but
firm at 4s3. Gold dull bat firm at n45lflll4I<.
Rates for carrying, 193 per cent. Governments
q coupon, fiT1: IS, figI: new, i1Ss; o., iiSs;;
The bulk Of the New York board sales to-day
were at the following rates:
s is sS9uP POM SOS 49, coupon Iio'f
SOS 1855 COUPON. iis 5per cent?.
5O's, new, IS, coup .iisS American cod. liz
State bonds are quiet but strong
Stocks closed active and strong.
81 NOfIRWest:.::....:.:..: %
Illinois S Rock Island pref
The New York Post this afternoon saws: "Tha
week opens at the Stock Exchange with a strong
market for securities and speculative shares
Gold opened at 1147 and has since sold at II43f59
1l45S. On gold loans the opening rate was per
cent. for carrying, the rates since having been Ia
IL and 292J1 and per cent For carrying with
nat preceding the payment Of 2, * and per
cent. Higher gold has the effect OF making the
foreign exchange market dull, with no uuotable
change in the nominal rates for private bankers
sterling. The actual rates are about 4s21l9485Ik
respectively. In the money market call loans are
2G3 per cent, with ~ per cent as the ruling rate
Government bonds are higher on ACCOUNT OF 6irhe-
gold State bonds at the board were steady. with
huaineSg e0nf1nad Misanurfa II
shares the volume of business has been larger
| than usual Of late. At the opening prices were
| Irregular, all, except Northwest and st. Paul
| having been higher than heretofore. The entire
| list, with the exceptions named, has been strong
and prices have advanced 4glA-the latter Pa
| cifc Mail-priees, as we write, being about the
highest"
In Baltimore to-day Virginia SIS, consolidated,
were quoted at So; West Virginias, 10 bid.
In London British ConsOis continue steady at
93qe for money and 9S1s99SI for account. U
= 0onas ;Sr tne new account, new Ss ioS Erie
quoted to-day at A92H%. The amount Of bullion
gone into the Bank Of England on balance to-day
Philadelphia, which has been cIamorous f,r
currency Gd lib., has an abundant supply at the
banks and with s an improved condition Of ira
the prospect Of an active spring mercantile and
manufacturing business, the demand for loans IS
Increasing. Money on call at 5. Discount 8 for
good. Stocks strong and active.
In Paris to-day Rentes were quoted as follows
At l:So p m, e4L c9c:; $50 p m, e4f Toei at the
The Subj Treasury balances at New York to-
day were: Gold, ia; currency, as sos O5S.
The Sub-Treasurer paid out e462, 900 on account
Of interest, and 5000 for bonds. Customs re-
The Continental Hotel Company of PhilsdeI-
phia announces semi annual dividend Of per
cent. on common and preferred stock, payable
March l.
Commercial.
The recent demand for and advance in sugars
will fall of, the chances for the ratification OF
the treaty with the Hawaiian islands are en-
HANGED.
The transactions at the opening of the Produce
Exchange this morning were small.
The week opens with an improved demand for
green fruits, hsh, poultry, oats, &C., and an ad-
vance to 3OGS2 for eggs.
The Markets Elsewhere.
BALTIMORE. March 1.-Cotton frmer and
higher; low middling, 1916. Flour firm and
steady: Howard Street and Western superhne,
as; city mills superine s494.25; do. extra, SI62
@5.25: do. Rio brands, s6.2596.5O; do. family,
Is. Wheat nrmer; No. Western amber, sl.2O6
Western red, sl1s; No. do, sl.169LI7: No. 3
do, S1.l2GL13; Pennsylvania red, Sligo. 20;
Maryland red, sl.lC9L2O; do amber, q 3; do:
Western hrmer; Southern white, Soc: Southern
yellow, 75@7sc.: Western mixed. 7s17c. Oats
White, CSC; western mixed, s5Sssc. Rye dun:
s1@l04 Hay dull; $1s6H. Provisions irmer.
PORK unchanged, s199l9.5O. Bulk meats hrmi
firm; shoulders, sA@s11c.: clear rib sides, 1ll40
1114c. Hams, 14Gl5c. Lard dull; IS149I4c-
Butter dull; good to fine Western tubs and rolls,
2262Sc. Petroleum quiet; T14GTHc. Coffee quiet;
ordinary to prime Rio eargoes 1654 61S7fe. Sugar
firm at 10HQ10l4c. Whisky firm and offerings
NEW YoRK, March Flour quiet and arm.
Wheat a shade hrmer. Corn advancing.
Foreign Markets.
LIvERPooL, March l, $50 p. m.-Cotton, SO
8 l6d; sales OF middling uplands at sgd. Corn,