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

The Post, in its financial article this afternoon
says: The week opens in Wall street with .
strung anu higher naIhet lOL speculative snares,
which are chiefly in demand by those who have
been "short" of leading stocks. Gold also is
higher, it having opened at 113H and since ad-
vaneed to l1314. In the money market call loans
are263 per cent. Prime mercantile paper ranges
from to per cent, and what Is absolutely
known as prime sells readily. In the stock mar
closing. During the irst hour the general list
advanced Il to 11%c, the latter Union Pacific.
During the next hall hour there was a desline of
HG2sc. Following this the market became
strong, and prices advanced to the highest figures
Of the day, at which they are now. Lake Shore
has not PgSsl %ta the List 1e6
showed decline Of q Of per cent, since which
time there has been recovery Of 20. Govern
Saturday. The lO-4O's registered and the new SIS
are quoted ex interest. In State bonds the sales
were confined to Missouri; the SIS Of 1876 were Ne.
higher, and the long bonds were 20. lower.
Messrs. Trask & Stone, New street, in .
lengthy communication TO US say, In speaking OF
the stock market, that the month closed with
general improved feeling, with expectations Of
higher markets during February. The new law
on commissions goes into effect to-day. In &C.
each and every transaction for all persons not
members of the New York Stock Exchange will
be a per cent. Much opposition has been shown
to this law, and modification will go into force
on Thursday, the 4th. In the meantime it is
hoped q sufficient pressure will be brought to
bear upon the governing committee to induce
stands we shall be obliged to charge a per cent.
until some other change is made. The directors
Of the Wabash road have issued circular nOti-
flying bondholders that the February interest will
not be paid, and requesting them to fund their
coupons from one to Two years, according to class
of bond.
In London, Governments, new 5's, are lO3; Erie
shares, 26G2614; preferred, ~. Discount, -
Paris dispatches quote rsntes 81 francs 10
eentimes.
Commercial.
BALTIMORE, Feb. L-CottOn dull: low mid
dlings, 1876. Flour quiet, but firm; Howard
street and Western super, S43425; do. extra,
a 5O65; do. family, $52S96.25; city mills super,
sSsgo; do. family, sass. %hea: firmer and
do, sl2Oal.22; Ne. do, sl.l5; No. Western
Pennsylvania red, Sl1sGI.l9; Southern, Si.IO0
I.sO. Corn firm; Southern white, Ts9T9c.; South
ern yellow, Tse; Western mixed, 799sOc. Oats
quiet, but firm; Southern, 6I463c.; Western
white, 6o667c.; Western mixed, 64965c. Rye
dull at CSC. @$1. Hay unchanged. Provisions
more active and stronger. Mess Pork scarce and
clear rib sides, 1O9lOc., outside for fully cured
lots. Bacon active and frn; shoulders, sI@554c.S
clear rib sides, 1l149lI1zc. Hams unehsngsd-
and refined. Butter firm, with better inquiry;
Western tub and rolls, 24G30c., with most sales
at 2o@2sc. Petroleum nominally unchanged
Coffee unchanged. Sugar quiet at 1O1sglOHe.
Whisky quiet and nominal at &c.
NEW YORK, Feb. Flour quiet and ur-
changed. Wheat firm. Corn firm.
River News.
The steamer E q. Knight LETT Georgetown on
Saturday for New York The stern-Wheeler
on her way back found 1t impossible to force her
Vay through an ice Jam that existed opposite
East Alexandria. The tugboats Katie Wise and
Of the vessels that sought mrbOr there during
the freeze.