National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-09-20

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In reference to the wall-street markets the
weekly letter Of Messrs. Trask & Stone contains
the following The stock market ior the past
eral shrinksge in values. The general tone Of
the whole market has been weak, and there has
Geen no disposition among operators 70 sSXs
been largely dealt In and has been conspicuous
for its vivid fluctuations, which have ranged be-
tween SlGSS Erie has been exsePSSnaIly nTm
Stock Exchange, but the business of the road and
its present position do not seem 70 warrant any
Improvement In the quotation for its stock. Gold
has been quite active during the week with an
upward tendency; There Is no change to report
in the money market"
Toward the close Of the day business in the
Stock Exchange was lively, and there wasa good
deal doing in the speculatiYes. Western Tele-
graph fell to 7T3s per cent; Erie remained active
per cent, while Western Telegraph fell to 779!s
Western roads remained firm. Pacific Mall de-
clined to 35A.
London dispatches report the market for con-
soils and American securities quiet, being some
what firmer than on Friday. Erie advanced from
~ to 1714@1724, reacting later to III
vanced to 1161I reacted to 1lo7S, advanced again
to 1l6a4Q1l7, closing at 1oH.
Commercial.
There is no material change In our wholesale
markets since our last quotations.
FLoUR-Fairly active. We quote as before; Su-
so; extra, IS; family trade brands,
si.sSSsaS, For small joo6ing lots 25S5Oc. must
be added: Corn meal, bolted, 7s9SOc.; jobotng
lots, sSGs5c.
We quote nominally as before: Ordinary
to choice, Sl30@L45. Corn quiet at 759S0c.
Oats active and lower at 45g5Oc. Rye quiet at
6o@soc. Quotations for grain on track; 293c.
GRooERTEs.-Oofee steady at 2lI192sc. for Rio
and Laguayre, and S39a5c. for Java. Sugar tend
ing upward; A, lCA0llc.; b, lO4c.; brown, SIG
HAY.-Actiye, and with small stocks market
firm at slIg2o. Cut hay, per cwt., slS59L4S.
firm. Brown stuffs, s2S@25; white, s25927; bran,
S20G22.
PRovIsIoNs-Active aud firm. Sugar-cured
bacon, 13c.; do. breasts, 1511c.; do. hams, l51z9
Butter-Firm and active for choice. New York,
so@3Sc.; selections Virginia and Western, 2592sc;
Oheese-New York, s149l211o.; Western, 7119
lO14c.
WHIsKY-Steady at slSO9Ls IS for proof.
The Markets Elsewhere.
NEW York, September Is. Cotton easier;
ga bales at li@145sc. FIou1-narket still rules
strongly In buyers favor, with limited demand;
Gales O. 100 bbls at q. s0955O for superne State;
choice do s5 sos5 IS; common to choice white wheat
Western extra co. 5s7.40; common to good extra
Ohio S560a6.00; common to choice extra ST. Louis,
common to fair extra s57Oa6 75 good to choice de,
$6.s0aS50. Wheat heavy and 192c. lower; linn
tied inquiry; $1.1S@L24 for No. Chicago; 81 Is
for No. 2 Northwest: $1.28 for No. milwaukee;
o.. 50 for No. spring; sl2@l.4 for new and
old winter red Western; 81 PAL ~ for amber West
ern; S1.35 So for white do. Corn heavy and 10
&c. lower, at 70G73c. Tor steam Western mixed;
74@75c for sail do; 75@T6c. for high mixed and
yellow W esterp. Oats dull and lower; 4095Sc.
Tor new mixed and white, including white State
at 50@ &c.; mixed Chicago at &c., and 4S95os. for
white Western; old are nominally at 54955c. for
mixed Western; 5o@57c. for white do Pork firm
at s2lG2l.10 for new mess; sl5.e5gl6 for extra
prime, and s1991o25 for prime mess. Beef steady
at sS.5O@lO Tor plain mess, and $l0509l15O for
extra do. Lard firm. Whisky quiet and firm at
sLl71<- Molasses quiet and unchanged. Sugar
quiet and heavy at 7A@s1zc. for fair to good rehn-
ing; sA@s 5-16c. for prime; Nos 10 and Il Havana,
s@s11c.. Coffee fIm-Rio H@20ac., gold, and
troleHm firm.
BALTIMORE, Sept. ls.-Cotton quiet and heavy;
low middling, l33Sal3l5. Flour dun and unchanged.
Wheat quiet; prime red, 81 30a1 IS; Maryland red,
81 lOal 40; do. amber, Sl45G155; other grades un-
changed. Corn dull-Southern white, SOgS2c.;
do. yellow, 7l@72c.; Western mixed 7l4a72c. spot,
"A, last half October. Oats firm; Southern, 449
Rye dull and heavy, at 7o975c. Hay quiet;
Maryland and Pennsylvania timothy, S22 00925.00
Provisions; round lots dull and weak; order trade
fairly active. Pork scarce and very firm at 81 IS
az. so. Bulk meats easier; shoulders, S5s9SAc.;
clear rib Sides I2Gl2J4c.; loose packed, 9I%8l2Gsc
lS1]6l355sc. Hams, 151.c. Lard quiet aud nomi-
nal; refined. 1454c. Butter scarce and stronger;
western extra, 2S130c.; do. hrsts, 25f926c. Petro
leum excited and strong; crude, 6ss9611c.; re-
fined, I23zRl3. Coffee nominally unchanged.
Whisky duIl and nominal. Sl.lS.