National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-15
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Monetary.
wAsH1xoroE, wednesday Evening.

Monetary.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday Evening
The stock market continues dull and IN
changed Governments are active, 5-2O's taxing
the lead, The purchases Of gold have been large
to-day at 114149Z.
In New York to-day gold opened at 1151S, was
moderately active at 1159HQA9A91s, closing
at 1l51S- Rates for carrying 21<91 "hat-" For
eign exchange opened at 4s61494sO< The rate
for 6O-day bills was advanced to 4S7, the closing
rate. In the money market call loans were 485
per cent. Prime mercantile paper 59oH per
cent.
Money closed easy at 2G21< on call.
Government bonds were active in the carly
dealings, closing dull but strong. Messrs. H. Z.
Offley & Co., bankers, northeast corner Of Fiji
teenth and 2 streets, opposite the Treasury De-
pertinent, report the following closing quotations:
S. s sSuS SSasCn : 49, 49,
2S:, Iss5 SPsE seG eSSG1S
5-2O's, new, IS coup.I2 American gold. .f5I
State bonds have been dull and steady at the
board, closing quiet and nominal
The Post this afternoon has this to say of speca-
llttye shares: "ln the stock market prices opened
With slight changes compared Tth ys S n
per cent, and since noon there has been recovery
Of Hgl per cent. Outside Of Erie, Pacific Mail
side X Of one per cent"
At the last board there were sales Of Western
Union at TX, Northwest at ~, Wabash at 151S,
during The day was chiefly in the last two and
Union Pacific. Other active stocks closed as fol,
lows. the general market being reported dull and
weak:
Northwest pref. 571< Lake Shore. q
Rock Island. -.l0SA Union Pacine 49,. 20
ST. Paul pref. SO Pittsburg ......... M
Our London dispatches to-day quote: Erie
railway, shares, 2dAG2s. United States 52os,
In Paris today rentes were quoted tsa francs
0n- E-snt,o-. dfsna +ohos ouota TTnitad Stotas
$40 bonds Of 1852 at 90.
The Sub-Treasury balances at New York to-
day were: Gold s5s,6O6, 5l1 currency, 81 SSl 592
The Sub-Treasurer paid out $4,000 on account
Oh interest, and 5000 for bonds. customs re-
cetpts $24S,0O0.
Commercial.
The Washington markets continue active and
our quotations to-day show some advances and
declines, as previously anticipated. 1t seems
that our market is now not so much Influenced
and nuctuates independently Of Baltimore.
Georgetown millers have not yet made the ad-
vance upon -four of which they gave notice last
week.
In foreign green fruits oranges are quiet and
higher at s25OGS5O; lemons, $3.50.
Mr.. N. H. Shea informs Us that French and Turk
tsh prunes are temporarily down to 1Oc., owing to
large stocks in the market.
Oats continue firm under an active demand.
Prices are shade higher than in Baltimore,
temporary decline, the cost on transportation
almost equalizing prices in the two cities. Mr.
D. n: Ream holds three car loads Of Southern at
Eggs have sold down as low as 1Sc to-day.
Washington Wholesale Markets.
BREADsTUFFs.-Flourf firm and active; super,
s4.7595; extra, S5.75@6.25; family trade brands,
family, ss. In choice Virginia families We quote
Wenger at SI.25@7.5O. Rye at $4.5O95. For
higher; DOlted, s5G9Oc.; iObbing lots of bOltsd,
fERT1L1zERs-GuanO, SO, Bakers fine bono
$50; Kinsolving's Maximum Fertilizer, $50;
We quote round lots $40 per ton +. o. D.; 81 on
GRAIS.-Aetiye, frm and higher. Wheat
active and firm at 9Oc.@Sl. Quotations for
grain on track, 293c. higher in store.
jobbing lots ordinary Rio, 1s54921c.; fair zig
20; good do, 2292lc.; prime, 259254c.;
505Sng lots Cuba grocery 't grades szSSo;
Porto Rico grocery grades, S499Hc.i vacuum pan,
@lO1Ec.; Bcotfse, lO3Sc.; extra e., 1Oc O., 101e.;
mand. We quote jObbIng lots: Calvert, 7O975c.;
Baltimore, 59463c.; Maryland, 5595Tc. per gal;
iasses firm: jOb6inE lots Porto Rico, 458sOc; New
Orleans, 70G77c. per gal. Teas quiet and steady.
Hyson, 35c. to 81; GunpOWder, sOc. to Sl.25; Inn
to T5c Rice active at T143s74c Salt; coarse, $115;
MI Hay S-. AND srRAw-Firm and in demand. Hay,
clover, sl5@17; do, timothy, sls92l; mixed,
$l64ls. Straw, rye higher, Sl59lT; oats, S139l5i
wheat, ssgl0: Cut Hay. per cw5' sL209LSS;
s2792s. Brown middlings, firm at S2s9SSO;
white, ss2@85. Jobbing lots sligo advance.
upward. We quote: Bulk shoulders, exc; clear
RIB sides, 124c.; long clear sides 124c rib sides,
l2GI21sc. Bacon shoulders IO1191ic clear rib
SIDES lS6lsNc; sugar cured breasts l39l5c; sugar
cured hams, 156161fc. New canvassed hams, 151<c.;
sugar-cursd shoulders, n9l214c. Pig tongues,
Lard, refined, tierees, &c.; do. small packages,
B0tter-Steady; choice, 2lG25c.; jObblng lots,
Cheess-Active. New York and Western, Is9
l9c.
Eggs-LOwsr and active at lS91sc.; jOOblng
Subsidiaries less active for garden and field
tL2OG1S 80; Sweet. s2.5O9S5O per barrel.
Glover unchanged, except for Western
vaniG at OIIGiO1c per b; western, 1i118I2.
Timothy lower at S2T0929O per bu. Flax
changed at A7592 per bu- Jo6oing lots and Or
WHiskr-PrOOf, sL25 per gal.
Georgetown Cattle Market.
The market at Droyers' Rest to-day was more
for prime; s@4j5c. for ordinary. Lambs, 500
per head. Hogs higher and in active demand at
lOHglle. Market Will close TOMORROW evening.
The Markets Elsewhere.
BALTIMORE, April Il, evening.-Cotton ad-
vaneed since morning; middling, 163sc.; low mid
ding, 1870; good ordinary, l57e Gross receipts
ll2 exports coastwise, 200; sales, 2I5; sptnners,
90; stock, 1898 bales. Flour quiet. Wheat
quiet; No. Western red, sI.S29133; No. do
$50; other grades unchanged. Corn weak;
Southern white, 90c.; Southern yellow, Gle:
Western mixed, Gle. Oats dull; Southern, 70l
T5c.; Western white, 7O@71c; Western mixed, SIC.
Rye firm; sll29l15, Hay dull Provisions dull
and weak. Pork $3.50. Bulk meats dull; lower;
shoulders, sz6Sl4c.; clear rib sides, u%c.
for car loads loose; jobbing packed A@4c. higher.
Bacon dull; shoulders, 91z69Ac; clear rib sides,
l2Zc. Hams, 141x615c. Lard dull; reAned, 15ZEl
Ice. Butter dull and unchanged. Petroleum
advancing tendency; $4,000. Coffee strong and
active; ordinary to prime Rio csrgOes, 16E319c.
Sugar firm At 1O1z6lOHc. Whisky quiet but
hrm at S1.14.
NEW YORK, April "A, sVening.-Flour quiet
and steady. Wheat dull and declining. Corn
dull and heavy.
FINANCIAL.