National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-22
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Monetary.
: WASHINGTON, Friday Evening MayN.
!; We have to record another quiet day in local
stock circles Business is almost at a staudstflI
in consequence Of the warm weather, and there Is
little hope expressed for return TO the activities
until next week, or perhaps later. THE street"
; today was almost deserted, operators having
gone out Of town to seek repose in the country.
The guaranteed 3.S5 bonds are more active, and
temporarily lower at the New York stock Board.
The sales there amounted to $1,000 at T41z8T4%.
closing at - bid. The business in guaranteed
being lew offered. Quotations have been JIjSS
Ilz4. Large holders continue firm n T511, and
manifest no disposition to sell cat.
l. There was slight increase in the Inquiry for
green S. The rates Eemain on the basis oE9l-
Money continues easy at s91O.
quote the following 6ayipE and sejIiog rates for
Governments, gold, Sc:
SS 81: .I24z59l24a<< Sos, 's8..,-12s7z9lzzz
52O's, o.. .1I75sS@ns1 per cents ..M5l {8iIsX
5-2O's, '65-.. .12OJZ612O95 Cur 365's.. $50 ~
5-3O's, "a. .I2S55s 9l24T
The Wall street markets we're less active than
yesterday. Gold opened 1t tT5lz, fell to lI5Jz9
llo, and closed higher and stsadJ at 1l81s9II6sI.
Rates Ter carrying l, 2, and Hat and IL per
cent; Foreign exchange very dull, closing quiet
for call loans, and 494II95 for prime commercial
| paper. Government bonds dull but steady.
me MsP H. cSi9s rates we're rent fsgs .
| York Stock Exchange:
SIS. 1881. coupon .l247S 52O's I234
| sous 1884 llTL New SIS - NAP
| sos, lso5-....--.l20S 10-4O's, coupon .IITZ
| SOS, 1885, new. .I22A Currency 8s....-.I241S
State bonds qHiet and nominal.
Stocks opened generally higher and advanced
| AdA per cent. further by ll:3O except Lake
shore and Western Union Telegraph, which were
| Union Pacific, which declined. The entire list
then eecams heavy, prices having fallen H9IH,
| the weakest on the list. The market closed at-
tive and stronger, except st. Paul. which is rathsc
The total sales Of stocks to-day aggregate
"a, 200 shares. The largest dealings were:
| Erie ST. Paul........... $500
Pacific Mail As 500 Lake shore. 81 80
| western Union. .4oS00 Ohio and Miss. -l5,2OO
NorthWest........lo,3O UnionI Pacific 300
The active stocks closed as follows
NOrthweste1n...... So Rock Island. .io24
| Union Pacific. 75Z Erie...-.........-- 81
N. Y. Central. 1893 o. and MI. ~
| Our Baltimore dispatches this evening quote
| Virginia e's, peelers, %: Virginia consOlS So;
| new, Il; do. special tax, 81 bid to-day.
Our London dispatches this evening quote U.
s. $50 bonds, 1875, 1921; Erie closed at 2O do.
preferred, 90. The rate Of discount in the open
market for three months bills is SIS per cent,
land.
The amount of bullion gone into the Bank of
| England on balance to-day is E2l6,OG
- Our Paris dispatches quote rentes at 81 francs
| The sub-Treasury balances at New York to-day
| were: Gold, $50 524, 1856; currency s45ST4,l 3i.
The Sub-Treasurer paid out So loo on account
| OF interest and $4,000 for bonds. Customs re-
Commercial.
The markets are steady and prices firm, there
being no speculative excitement, and the trade
| being for the supply of immediate wants.
Breadstufs are row steady, ard there will
| probably be no further advances for awhile.
| Large holders will be firm, and business will be
| moderate for most gradesIof -four until later in
| the season, when some more Intelligent data can
| be obtained in regard to the coming grain yield.
| We quote as before: Supers, S5G6. Good extras
| in active demand: S64675. Families, $6.75@T.25.
| Georgetowns, s86S.25. Rye, s595.5O. CornmeaI,
| Dbl.
Grain is active. Wheat, ordinary to choice,
| &.S04152. Corn, 9O99S. Oats, T49T5. Rye,
| $LOsGL15. All on track.
heavy stocks Of sugar will, in all probability,
cause a decline OF LSl4c. next week although
strong, active and upward.
| Hay is unchanged. Prime timothy active at s2s
|
! Mill feed is active and strong. Bran. S2g03O.
| Brown middlings, s2s95O; white, S3O932- Job
Provisions are steady at yesterdays quotations.
Lard will sell &c. lower next week. Butter SELL
| ing at 2Od3Oc Eggs, 19@2Oc.
| Whisky easier, owing 10 large stocks, at Sl.35
| for proof.
Washington Retail Family Market.
WASHINGTON, D. c. Saturday morning.
The following will be the prices for articles at
the retail houses and at the market-stslls to-day:
| BREADsTUFFs.-FlOur, extra and family, ld-
vanced, selling at S2625O for quarter. barrel
sacks. COrnmeaI at LO59125 2 bushsl.
FRUITs.-Oranges, 2O635c. p dozen; Lemons,
| 2OG35c. p dozen; Pine Apples, l5G35c. each;
COcoanuts, s@lOc. each; Apples, cooking, 3O94Oc.
! Gf5cFP at. Dried Apples, fO6i2c. PIb; Peaches,
peeled, 25GS0c.: unpeeled. IOGI5c; BlackbeErieS,
ish Prunes, I2gISc. Dates. 1I6l2e
| GROCERIEs.-COnees-25,2 %, 35G40c. TeaS-Hy-
son. soc to sl25. Gunpowder, soc to SIPS Imperial
Sugars-Cut Loaf, lie Crushed, Granulstet
and Powdered, l2249l$c.i standard A, l2c.; B,
according to quality, per gallon. MOlsssss-
Sugar house, soc. per gal; Cuba and Porto Rico,
Carolina nGi2c Fine table salt in pockets,
10000.
MEATs, FIsH. Agg P9ELTET:5Meass-
round, 159Isc;; roasting pieces, 2O925c.; corned,
IS@I5c Pork Pork 1o92Sc o eOruedp -, 8 Sgg51
| Fish-Rock, 3594Oc. p bunch; Perch. S56IOc. y
bunch; Sheepshead, T5c9Sl: Catfish, 25e. p bunch;
"a Fresh 1 Cod i2ai5c. = S Perch, Yellow Ios.
| p bunch; Lobster, 15c. y n; clans, 81 p 100;
Shad, So9Soc = pair; Herring 25c y buncn:
oviisioSs:GSUEsr cured Hams, whole, iIS
breasts l6c; Western bacon, lie; middlings i5c.;
cut, lSc Tongues 5OSsOc. each. Dried Beef, 20
Butter-PhiladeIphi print, 5oS5Sc p r.: New
York Creamery; 4Oc.; choice roll, S5g+Oc;
Cheese-26925c = n. for choice New York.
Eggs-Higher, at 2OG25c. 2 dozen.
RELIsHEs, CANNED GooDs AND SUNDRIE5.-
ChOwchOw. 4095Oc; Picked Onions, 258S5e.; Sar-
dimes, 2O@5Oc.; Cstsup, 2593Oc; Lincolnshire
sauce. Gust appeared.) Soc. = pint bottle. Sweet
Corn GO630c; Peaches, 25c to 35c.: HOLSTERS, DOC.
to Soc: Salmon, 3OG35c- Yeast Powder, 12l1915o.;
Condensed MIX, 25@S9e; Extracts, 209Soe.,
Observation-Disclosures, Irish. 4Oc. p pecki
sweet, 6Oc. 2 peck. Peas, zoe. 2 peck, Bermuda
bunch. Csbbsge sprouts, 4OS5Oc 2 peck;
Lettuce, S9loe. 2 head. Radishes, SC. 2 bunch.
Asparagus; 59sc. 2 bunch. Kals, 2Oc. p peck.
LIQgoRs.-W hiskies from sI.25 to % p gallon,
according to quality; BRANDY. sl25 to AlO9l2i
Gin, 81 10 50; Sherry Wine, $50 to s..
The Markets Elsewhere.
NEW YORK May H-Flour heavy and 56lOc.
lower; demand limited; supernne western and
State, $4,000 95; common to good extra West
ern and State s5O5G 40; good to choice do, sj45
65T5; common to choice white wheat Western
extra. IS 10000: common to good extra Ohio,
a. O5i7. so; common to choice extra st. Louis,
IS 4OTs 25. Southern -four heavy and lower; COM
mon TO fair extra, s51OG6; good to choice do,
S6O5GS25. Wheat heavy and lie. lower, with
very limited inquiry; SL3561 10 for winter red
western; slIG143 for amber Westerns. sL4O9
Las for white Western. Corn heavy and l@11Io.
lower; Western mixed, S3Gs5e.; do. yellow, S41T
GS5c: do. white, S569oc.; Western mixed, in
store SIC; old do, in store s6e Oats rather more
steady at T56T6c. for mixed Western; T69TS for
white do. Coffee quiet and steady; c8rgOes
quoted at 155z61s1Z gold for Rio; jobbing trade
is fair at 1s6i914c.. gold, for good ordinary to
choice Rio Sugar dull and heavy; S14c for prime;
GALES unimpOrtant. Moasses dull; 400 bills, at
auction, New Orleans, sold at TOlT1c. Rice quiet
and steady. Petroleum dull ano heavy; crude,
&C.: refined, l21[c. Pork closed firm; new mess,
S2LEOG2IT5. Lard hrmer at 1875. for prime
steam. Whisky In fair request at 81 2O119l.2l.