National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-05

FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
HonstarY.

WASHINGTON, Saturday Evening.
The sales Of gold were much smaller than on
Friday. Several thousand dollars worth were
forwarded to New York BY Washington bankers
to be put on sale at the Gold Room. Gold closed
dull at Il41L.
The money market Is unchanged
The stock market was dull throughout the day,
and rates are almost nominal and unchanged.
Congress guaranteed 3-65's were . shade weaker
in the absence Of business. They may be quoted
at o9H@7o, in . large way. The feeling Is that
all stocks will be more active early in the week.
Our regular New York night dispatch quotes:
Gold closed at 1i5z6145z. RATES for Carrying
strong:
s lss iss sSapcni9 s s i is
5-2o's, 1854, coupon. IIsH 5per cents, eI......nS
S's s P 1s SSGSSH Rasics SSTRSTna
State bonds quiet but strong:
Tennessee SIS, old. 70 Alabama s'B......... %
vlrEi SG s,s. new: eeG s2 s S. g
d. %. eSni N. S9iOlins, old: 81
LOOiiena E S@ s. Cs arc 8 ODD ian ~
Leyees's............. IS ! do. "A. & o u
Stocks closed active and lower:
Central .............loo4 Northwestern ~
FiiIs5 sRsTs EH f6o i;s96
Messrs. Trask & Stone, in their regular market
letter to-day, say: "The market generally hae
been active but irregular, Union Pacific and
Pacific Mall being strong and Western Union
weak. The latter stock acts strangely, and
seems to be under influences not governing the
other leading stocks. Pacific Mail has been
active aud advancing, and quite in contrast with
its course for the past few days. We hear that
the movement lately inaugurated in this stock,
and which for a time seemed to have been aban-
dOned, is now under Roadway, and tO-day's bust
ness warrants the belief that higher prices are
E,r II AZ ha n6ara that
| Pacific Mail has not followed the rise in Union
Paciho to any extent, and there Is therefore
| good margin of improvement In 1t as long as the
| general market meets with no collapse. During
| the last hour Of business sales to realize, the
usual process on Saturdays, carried prices down
| H9l per cent, Union Pacific suffering the most,
which was quite natural in view Of the fact that
/ IL has had so large rise. The reaction Of to-
day, however does not discourage US in our here
| tofore expressed views Of q rising market. We
| are looking for material rise next week, par
tieulsrly in Union Pacific and Pacific Mail, to be
followed by relative Improvement in the ger
eral list. The cable informs US that the steamer
Faraday; engaged IN laying the new cable, is
getting ready to start on her mission This fact
naturally has effect on the minds Of many Oper-
atOrs in " estern Union, and has no doubt been
the reason for the large sales Of this stock at de-
The Sub-Treasury balances at New York to-
day were: Gold s5,627 e34; currency, So T23 1s2.
The Sub-Treasurer paid out $1,000 on account
OF interest and $500 for bonds. Customs re-
Imports Of specie for week, s375, 1872, of which
SoIZ,COO IS golQ coin and remainder silver.
Specie exports for the week, $685., 935.42, Of
which S3e3, 900 is Spanish gold, $4,000 American
gold for Havana, and the remainder silver.
Commercial.
The import entries Of foreign dry goods at the
port of New York for the week ending tonight
were S3,493, 426, (the amount thrown upon the
market footing up g. O31 1907 and OF general mer-
ehandise 81, 81, s47, making . total in gold coin
valuation of IS, $50, 275.
The export elearances of domestic produce
from this port for the week ending Tuesday,
March 80, were to the currency value of 81
10000.
The Markets Elsewhere.
BALTIMORE, April 3.-Flour quiet and steady;
prices unchanged. Wheat firm; No. Western
Spring red, $I.17l1.1S; other grades unchanged.
Corn buoyant and stronger; southern white, $50
Sc; Southern yellow, S4146s5c.; Western mixed,
SIC. Oats quiet and firm; Southern, T0673c.;
Western white, 6SG70c.; Western mixed, 66l67c.
Rye quiet and unchanged. Hay quiet and un-
changed. Provisions very strong and buoysnt,
and demand active. Pork higher; $22922.50.
Bulk meats active and higher; shoulders, S1z9
sAc.; clear rib sides, 11A9l2c., loose; jobbing
packed k@14c. higher. Bacon firm; shoulders,
95S3Szc.; clear rib sides, 1Sc. Hams, 141T915e.
Lard hrm at 14I615c. Butter quiet; good to
extra fine Western tubs and rolls, 16@22c. Pc
| troleum easier; small sales at 65l7c. Coffee
| very strong; ordinary to prime Rio cargoes, 100
1870. Whisky dull and heavy at sl.l49Ll5.