National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-06

this evening at a bid and T45z asked.
At the Gold Room to-day the nzgriEet was
quiet Gold opened at 1l5I9Z. and closed dull
but firm 1t 1l51544. On gold hams rates for the
day have been S94 per cent. Per annua for use
nOminSIiy 4ssGisi. Money very easy AZ 21ISs'
Government bonds have been STEADY and higher,
closing active and strong.
Inc following closing rates WerS telegrapned
TO Messrs. H. ID. Cooke, IT., & Co., from the New
York Stock Exchange:
6's, 1881 .1233E 5-20'E 1885,. .l23k
sos, 1882 ......-.ll655 55ss, 1883. .-......IZ8Z
EOS, 1854. ........1l1H New 5s...-...ll5Z
62O's, ISs5..........Il92 iO-4Ss COUPON. ...iif2
520's-1865, neW...I2lA Currency 6's....... 1852
state BONDS quiet ana nominal.
vlrsi q; s,... new: es6 re- si i,':: s
90: dsf SGSG! g s. NJ od Do. G New: %
L0ui' %: S St9 s. oS aS s. Sd.
I LeySeSs. .''......."% DO. new
There was an improved feeling in the STOCK
market to-day, and an indication OF breaking
up Of the "bear' carnival Business has ia
creased to-day. The transactions aggregate
l54, 500 shares. Of which $500 were Western
Union. $500 Union Pacific. $1,000 Lake Shore.
Northweste m, aAd 900 Rock Island. The mar
ket closed dull and weak, the only stocks which
sold At the close being Pacific Mail At =; West,
active stocks closed as follows:
NOrthWest pref. 3 St. JoscpG..:..:... az
Rock Island. .1O414 New York Gen. 1S5
g. BAN Drof Ss< ma0a pas 49, "a
q. q. and 1. c..
OF the fluctuations the Post says: Tho stock
being Lake Shore, Erie, and since noon wabash.
Weak stocks are Union Pacific and Western
Union Telegraph; the latter because Of reports
from Albany that the bill will be passed COM
Polling companies in cities and large towns to put
wires underground, The general list opened "a
* above Yesterdays closing, and was heavy until
ll5J O'CLOCK. prices falling LfDlL tina latter
Union Pacific. During the next half hour there
WAS WAS TssOSsTy Of 4g since noon the % market
Union Pacific has recovered "a, and the general
list has been steady"
Our Baltimore dispatch quotes Virginia S.
peelers at 40; Virginia consolidated, 541s; West
Etrginias, O.; North Carolina 6s, p; 40. new,
M; DO special tax, g bid to-day.
United States 80 bonds Of 1855, old, 1857; ls5T's
1904. Erie railway shares, 26kG25H; DO. pre-
ferred, 3614. The amount Of bullion gone iotO
the Bank Of Er gland on balance to-day is Eiaa0OO
at % francs 95 centimes.
Of 1852 at g.
Our Hi vana dispatches this evening quote a
lower gola premium. Spanish gold, 2121492l3;
American gold, 2ls@HT. Exchange active. On
the United States, 90 days, currency, S59S6 pre-
MUM: short sight do, SS9se premium. On Lon
The sub-Treasury balances at New York to-day
were: Gold, SIS, $40 $50: currency, 81, 524 S54.
The Sub-Treasurer paid out 49,, 900 on account
- PSo@fNSS AOA 0OAuS. NASSoAuo
ceiDts, t261, 900.
The specie shipments to-day were s1,OOOOOI
gold coin and s19l, 1858 silver bars.
Washington Wholesale Markets.
BREADsTUFFs.-Flourn rm. Super in demand;
$685.: extra, S596.75; family trade brands,
t6.25@6.75; do. standard brands, S5.T59T. p;
Georgetown families, ss6S.25. In choice Virginia
s Gm az We g9Ste ESn iGSS at az a. Rye
must be added. Cornmeal firm; bOIted, S54gOc.:
iobbing lots of bOlted, 9OG95c.
II -. l..
prices hrm. Wheat common to choice, d. 258L d.
Corn, $3.50: Oats, 7O8TS. Rye, SLO59LlO.
Quotations for grain on track, 283c. higher in
GRoCERIEs.-Less active. Cofees firm. We
quote jObbing lots Java, 3O9S3c.; Mara6afb0,
3@2ec,; Laguayra, 23g25c.; ordinary Rio, 19NQ
2514e. For roasted cOffees cents per pound
must be added. Sugar firm. We quote:
Porto Rico grocery grades, sL99lIc; vacuum pan,
gLGlOAc.; New Orleans grocery grades, SL499c.
Ren9ed; iobblng lots hard crushed, 1l3sc.; pow
dered, 1lHc.; graduated, NE; soft white, lO6
@lO14c.; coffee, lO3sc.; extra q, 1OI4c; g. 1876;
yellow, 9G974c.; Canton &C, &c. Sirups quiet and
Baltimore, 5S863c; Maryland, 5555Tc per gal;
Merchants, 39442c.; Canton Co.'S, 399f2c. Mo-
lasses steady jObbin2 lots Porto Rico, $500; New
Orleans 70G77e. per gal. Teas quiet and steady.
Hyson, 35c. to 81; GuDpowder, 60e. to S125; i'm
peria 4Oc to 75c; OOlong. 35e to roc; apan, soc.
to I6c Rice steady at T14Gsc. Salt, coarse, sll5;
hay AND STRAw.-Active and strong under
lighter receipts. Hay, clover, sl59lSi tim
sl581o; Oat. s1S@l5; wheat, s68s. Cut Hay,
Mill FEED.-Market active; prices hrm: re-
ceipts light. Bran. SZ7@2s. Brown middIings,
trm at s2s9sSO; white, S32G35. Jobbing lots SIG
advance.
nib sides, 12c; long clear sides 124c; rio sides,
12G121sc- Bacon shoulders, 1O1T9lic.; clear rib
Sides lSG l3Ac; sugar cured breasts, l38l5c; sugar
cured hams, l59l614c. New canyassed hams, 151lc.;
suRar-cured shoulders, u9l2IIc. Pig tongues,
picked, s11G91zc. Dried and smoked beef, l5922c.
Lard, refined, tierces, 1870; do. small packages,
Butter-ChOics active; market firm, except for
poor qualities. New York, 2792gc.; selections, p
roll, l2G2Oc.; Western packed, 1O92ic. For Job
bling lots add 2G3c.
Cheese-Steady; l49l9c.
Eggs-Tery active and higher at lse.; iObbiny
lots f0c.
WHsKY-Firm; proof, sI25 per gal.
The Markets Elsewhere.
BALTIMORE, May 5.-Cotton dull and lower to
sell; middling, 15159lsc. Gross receipts, Il
90; stock, 1892 bales. Flour very strong and
higher; Howard street and Western super, k.T5
as; do. extra, s. l2g5.25; do. family, s59T; City
Mills super, S4T5G5; do. extra, Sj.5O66. Is; do
Rio brands, 81; do. family, $s.25. Wheat strong;
No. Western red, sl.S9; Maryland red, 81 $50
Las; do. amber, sl.4T9l5O. Others unchanged.
Corn quiet; southern white, 9OG92c.: south
ern yellow, sl@92c.; Western mixed, 500. Oats
steady; Southern, 7sGTsc.; Western white, 7O9
t4Nsf hecbcIu nAAGug ooC. hy6 QuA6L ~ Sl.lOlY
LII. Hay dull; Pennsylvania and Maryland,
S1I824- Provisions quiet but firm. Pork, S225OQ
SO. Bulk meats firm-shoulders, &C.; clear rib
sides. 121z@12l4c. for car loads loose; jebbinE
packed, h61ke. higher. Bacon firm; shoulders,
gA91Oc.; clear rib sides, 1916. Hams, 1f<9l511e-
Lard, refined, 16Gl614c. Butter 1rm; Unchanged
Petroleum nominal at 61IG63sc Coffee steady;
ordinary to prime Rio cargOeS, 16lIkll9c. Sugar
very strong at lO7Sc. Whisky trmIy held At
sl.1661 II.
FINANCIAL.