National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-15
AatiouaI gepnblifau
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Monetary

WASHINGTON, Friday Evss,az
The great feature Of the market to-day Ia
been the activity and rise in gold, as predicted
In this colunn. 1t has now become scarce In New
York, and the announcement Of large shipment.
abroad for tomorrow caused an activity only
apated by the lack OF supply. Gold opened 81
llb2s, rose quickly to Il51<, then to II68lI61S
At the noon board it declined to IIs and became
very active, and closed strong at IlS@u51z
| Rates on gold loans have been ''1at;" /, 2 8 and
5per cent per annUa, and Ie4GI32 Of one PEI
| cent. per day for use
| The suo-TIsasury balances at New York today
were: Gold, s54,sl 90; currency, 1882 SIS.
The SRb-Tressurer pabI Out SJ4OOO on account
| Of interest, and sl09,3OO SsF bonds. Customs re-
! esipts, t2Sl, 900.
A Tendon dispatch says q Rio Janeiro teIe-
| gram reports tAs suspension of the National
The W9ii street markets for speculative .,ooks
thus far dHIing the wee have VaeiIIsted between
conditiea Of absolute dullaess and ince2tivs
6uoyancy, but in the N santtRe the substantial;
forces have been accUmul ating their powers for a
Hood tide OF appreciation" and activity. Indi-
cations seem 70 com biDs t. point distinctly to
Anteed S-65 bcSds will somG IN for their share OF
attention, now that thsy are thoroughly before
investors. The activity VIII tch ne have before
held in anticipation seems il fair way Of com
mencement, and there has been . slight improve
ment in the volume Of bus tnese to-day. The
sales Of guaranteed 1855 al this beard aggre-
gated $4,000, a. rates ranging between T3ZQI.
The advance IN rates has B, sen attributed by
Washington holders to a bull movement in New
of q bill by the New York Legi stature providing
Tor conforming the charters of all savings banks
powers, rights sad. Habilities.' Under thus Il is
expected that savings banks W Ill invest largely
in the guaranteed SsS bonds. he bill yet wants
the Governors signature to become aISW, ant it
Is only this lack which prevents excited activity
In our local market the guaranteed 8 s5's
opened strong Et T31E and advanced steadily
Throughout the day, and closed at 735<9T4. Very
little inclination was manifested by large holders
to sell, tho Ugh large amounts in small lots, Esrs
ohereG a. 73A: 1t Is the opinion In WeIl-IuIOrred
circles that the bonds will steadily advance to
75GT6. other District securities ara very irm-
few being offered Governments are VerY active
and there have heen large sales Of the more sx-
penstYe classes, and there is some dsBOBtioh to
seek more profitable investments in the chesoer
securities such as the per cent. gold thirtyyear
bonds and the per cent currency sightesn.year
Co.'s pamphlet there has been an Increased in
quiry in this direction. These will not long re-
main at discount, but as yet the rates are un-
changed at 95 for gold SIS and 81 for currency To-
Messrs. sherman Grant, No. tE25 + street.,
quote the following buying and selling rates for
Governments, gold, Sc:
6s, 81. .12S349 l24J4 5-2O's '6S..12s R12SJ<
5-2Os, g.. .1lo1&9ll7 1040s.......-IITJf1uS
520s, o.: .1lTA 9l1sA per cents. ..1I5lS 9lI5I
o-ZO Co.. .L91s9l2O5s Cur 3e5's.... T35zG9 T4JI
" 'e5, new. .I2lA 61l22l4 Gold llS556 ll6j&
53O's, ST.. 1854 9123Z'
Money continues easy aud unchanged in the
lower at 4s714. Government bonds close active
and strong.
The following closing rates we're tsIegraphsd
70 Messrs. H. d. Cooke, IT., 4 Go. from the New
York Stock Exchange:
gs, 1851, coupon, ~ 62o's, IssI.........l2s1<
5-20,s 1872 .....'.'IsA sos, 1865 .l2s[
62O's, lS65.........l2OA 10 4Os, coupon. 1IT5S
5-2O's, 1856, neW....122 Currency 6's.......I2I
In stocks the largest sales have been as fol-
lows: Pacific Mail, 1900 shares, closing at 4Oi<;
Western Union, $1,000 shares, closing at ~;
Erie 40 900 shares closing at ~; Union Pacific,
= goo shares, closing at 5S4i Lake Shore, Is 100
temporary decline. II is reported that Erie has
borrowed money to pay its Interest.
for Virginia SIS, peeiers, AZ; 6Snsols' 55{: West
Virginia, .; North CAROLINA SIS, old, 20, bid to-
The Philadelphia stock market Is frmer, and
prices are advancing. Messrs y. D. Barney &
Co. quote: Pennsylvania railroad 5O5S95OJ<:
Reading, 5S1SG5S3s; Lshigh Valley. 6l3s95Z;
5G5ZG5O34: Oil Creek and Allegheny, IO9IOlI:
Philadelphia and Erie, 2Q3z62OI&
Our London dispatches this evening quote U.
shares, 251E; do. preferred, SO; New York Cen
trail, %. ConsOls Tor money, 941z99414i for the
|. Our Paris dispatches quote rentes at 81 francs
rs confines.
Our Frankfort dispatches quote U. S 5-2ObOud
OF 1862 at 80.
Commercial.
Our local markets continue active and there
are no changes from our report yesterday.
The Markets Elsewhere.
NEW York, May u, eyening.-Cotton quiet;
1876 bales at 151SGI615c Flour dull; market still
change; superfne " estern and State, s4S595iO;
common to good extra Western and State, 5 I56l
SSSi good to choice DE- sSSO9S9O; eo@@91 g
common to good extra Ohio, 81. 2O6T. so; common
TO choice extra st. Louis, S56OGS so; Southern
S5.25G6.20; good to choice do, SO 25Gs5 50. Whea;:
supply offering very small; fair inquiry; market
may be quoted a shade nrmer at sL15811T for
No. spring; sl.l99I q for No. Chicago aud
Northwest Sl.2014 Tor No. Milwaukee stores;
81 2111 for do, at1Oat; Sl24612s for No. spring;
spring; sis5G1. 40 for winter red western; s.. IO9
~ for amber do; 81. 40@1.45 for white Western.
Corn heavy and cent lower with moderate
demand; Western mixed, ST6SSc.; high mixed
and yellow Western, sS6ss5Ic.; white Western,
SG9lc.; Western mixed, in store, S50s5Jlc.
Western; 77GTgJI for white Uotee steadier; IS
@lS34, goldt for Bio ordinary to prime. Sugar
dull and heavy; &c. lower, s159s2s for fair to
covado, and % for Centrifugal; refined dull aud
declining, 1O1S6lO4 for AZ 1O559I1 for grsnu-
lated III for powdered, lI7S for crushed. MoIssses
quiet limited jobbiDg demand. Rice quiet and
unchanged. Petroleum dull and nominal; crude
9, refined l2l4gl2l1. TallOW firm at DC. Rosin
quiet at S414. Pork tirmer; new Mess, So. Beef
dull. Lard hrmer, 1916. for prime steam
Whisky dull at sl.21, closing with free sales at
BGLTiHoRE, May II, evening.-CottOn firm;
middling, l6e.; low middling, 155sc.; good ordi-
nary 1876. Net receipts 10 bales; gross receipts,
40 bales; exports, coastWise, IS bales; Sales 300
bales; spiDners, 800 bales; stock, 9,9l2 bales;
Weekly net receipts f bales; gross receipts Az
wise, 794 bales; sales 500 balesi spinners, 65T
bales. Flour very quiet, but steady prices IN
amber, 81 IS; No. do, 8. IS; mixed do, kl.3I;
No. Western red, S1.35; No. do, Sl.349L3S
6 49, amber s IT, G do yXhfsa red 5I
No. Western Spring RED, sL1T8I.l9. Corn
Southern firm, but Western steady; Southern
SIZE. oats firm; Southern, s6Gsic; Western
white, 7697Te.; Western mixed, T5c. Rye quiet
at Sl.T9lls. Hay firm and unchanged. PrOvi-
go 5o923- Bulk meats-shoulders, &c; clear rib
sides. l21zG1214c loose; packed, 91l91274c. Bacon
HAMS, I4jz@iSHc. Lard-rednsd, lSaISJIc.;
steam, 15l16l594c. Butter hrn; good 70 finS
Western grass Favored, 2492Se Petroleum
prime Rio caTgOes, 166lS34e. Sugar easier at
iO1<e Whisky-small sales at 81. n; now held at
SL25.
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL, May l4.-Cotton firm middIlng
uplands, I'D; middlfng Orleans, S9S1Sd. Sales
lU,OOO bales. Sales Of week $1,000 bales. Stock
in port 9el 600 bales, including 5000 American.
American. Actual exports 1000. Stock ahOat
49, 600, including 1000 American.
Receipts Of wheat past three days q, 900 quar-
teTs Of which Is, 900 are American
Breadstufs quiet. Corn SIS. Sd. ass. Cd. per
quarter. Peas AIS Cd. per quarter. Bacon SIS.
Sd. per eWt, for Icing clear middles, and SIS. 81.
fer short clear middles.
Washington Retail Family Market.
WASHINGTON, D. o., Saturday morning.
The following will be the prices for articles At
the retail houses anu at the markeEstaIls to-day:
BREADsTUFFs.-Flour, extra or family, Id
Taneed, selling at sL75@225 for quarter-barreI
racks. Cornmeal OF Sl3LO5 2 bushsl.
ERUITs.-Oranges, 2O835c. p dozen; LemonE
2OGS5c. q dozen; Pine Apples, 25@4Oc each;
Cocoanuts, s9l0c- each; Apples, cooking, 3O04Oc.
2 peck: eating, 5o9eOc. y peck; Strawberries, q