National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-22

change OF Foreign COINS 1Or American gold anu
currency. The figures below show the gold value;
for the currency price paid and the premium on
gold, which to-day is l47s, Sherman & Co., 1923
street, quote:
Bank OF King land Notes, in gold coin......... 90
Meyfcan D,a IN bonn IN gold coin IS %
Spanish DoubIOOns, In gold coin l6 90
Mexican Dollars, perfect, In gold eoIn........ g
Eneiisb silFReTs per &, in gold coin AZ
United States Silver, quarter OF half dollar,
CansSSa RS4k Notes in currency 10
California Bank Notes, in currency. 10
Wall street continues dull with no new develop
ments, at least during the morning hour, to sug-
gest 3 prediction for the future further than the
cneck operations must sustain In consequence Of
the Monday holiday. Gold exhibits very little
fiuetuation between 114546u5%. Money remains
easy easy. a. zS On SS IN az
limited but prices are firm. fhe changes in rates
during the past few days have been very slight
and scarcely noticeable. The board sales to-day
were at the following figures:
ISL COUPON 5S,s' Iss5 coupon ,IIs
SOS IsSS Coupon; lIsa Sper cents ex'.....'nfh
The latest concerning speculative stocks is from
Messrs. Trask & Stone, as follows: THE stock
market opened and has continued strong all day,
with slight reactions. Union Pacific, which closed
at S9h yesterday, opened at 1915 and advanced
rapidly to 40X. Pacific Mail opened at x higher
than it closed last night, and during the day l.
81,
q rise Of x per cent. from its opening price.
Ohios also shared In the strength Of other Stocks
selling up to Is. Lake Shore has been very
iected for other stocks. Wabash has been quiet
in contrast with the general market, being heavy
with slight reactions after decline. Other
stocks have been strong, with very little business
In them and without material change in prices.
The market closes strong and at the highest
prices OF the day. Although the bank statement
for the week shows q large decrease IN reserves,
money continues in abundant supply"
There were no transactions az the LONDON STOCK
Board to-day, repairs at the Exchange building
preventing q session. Money and eonsols at the
banks unchanged.
Paris dispatches at o'clock quote rsntsI at S5C.
soc.
frankfort dispatches quote U. s. bonds of 1862
| at 90.
were S422 0O0 for the week, g. 1872 900. The specie
shipments for the week were s5l1, $50, Of which
$4,000 were In gold coin, and the remainder In
The total exports Of specie since January
were sl21s6,1Il, against S4,s9I lO4 last year and
$9,e07, 1856 in 1873.
Commercial.
The foreign commerce Of the port Of New York
for the week was as follows: The imports Of mer-
chandise Were-dry goods, 90 SSs, S6S; other msr-
chandise, u, 316044; produce exports, S3952 5S4
The total imports q MERCHANDISE since January
The supply Of Ice at all the great harvesting
dealers next sumner will Be able to preserve per-
ishable goods at much less expense than hereto
fore, while the smallest consumers Will also feel
the abatement in charges for one Of the greatest
luxuries and necessaries known
The Markets Elsewhere.
BALTIMoRE. Feb. 2O.-Flour quiet, steady and
unchanged. Wheat steady and unchanged. Corn
| buoyanG and strong; Southern white, Ts6s0c;
Oats armsr; Southern, 6s@69c; Western white,
| 6T66Sc.; Western mixed, 65466e. Rye quiet and
| unchanged. Hay hrm and unchanged. The Got
ton market is steady; low mlddlings l59l5he:
| nc. Provisions steady and nrm, with an active
| order trade. Pork steady and unchanged. Bulk
meats unchanged. Bacon-shoulders, $40; clear
| steady and unchanged. Butter nrm and IN
changed. Eggs. S4@s5e Coffee dull and little
SSS n9sI STmer ioIoI&e WhiSST sxcitsd ana
higher; sales Of Western at Sl.0s.
NEW YORK. Feb. 2O.-Flour firm and in fair
| demand. Wheat q shade hrmer at sLO774glO9H
/ for No. 2 Chicago. Corn hrmer, with q fair in
ouiry At S4Rs5c, for new mixed and yellow. Oats
/ firm at o9G71c. for mixed. Rye quiet. Barley
dull Cotton quiet and steady; sales Of 90 bales
Whisky quiet at sl.O6.
| PH1LApELPH1A, Feb. 2O.-FIour Is beginning to
revive under both local and foreign demand; sales
/ of coo bbls., including superhne, at $500 Penn
| high grades at s6.259T.T5. Rye Flour, S4.S214Q
/ AS. Cornneal, $26O@2T5. Wheat very hrmi
i sales of red at S11S@l19 and amber at el.2OQ
i LIB Rye is held at f5G. Corn meets an i'm
proved demand at an advance OF &C.; sales Il, 900
bush yellow at Soc, and Western mixed aS soc.
i Oats firm; sales Of white at 6796sc., and mixed
/ Pennsylvania up to ll7lc. for Western Timothy.
/ Flaxseed q. Petroleum moving at 1870. for
refined; lie. for seller early March; 1919. seller
late arch; 1011c for crude In hbl; 61fc In bulk
! Provisions steady. Sales Of Mess PoOrk at Sl9 50
/ 620. so; Beef Hams at 159Ec.; smoked Hams at
i25z9ls1zc; DO Sides st I6A9i16cii, do; Shout;
| sailed Shoulders at T@71lo. Whisky is held as
| Sl.0s for Western, iron bound barrels.