National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-10


money was easy at EGGS per cent. Exchange
dull at 4SoH- Gold advanced to If348ll4I<
Rates for carrying, l, ~, 21< and per cent.
Governments active and strong.
SIS, 1881. coupon. .12O4 5-2D's new, S. cou-
5-91'B 1852 coupon. .1l6S POM. 1IS5<
sos, 1854 coupon .117A sos, 1851, cou pom II9E
5ZS's, 1855 coupon. Il9 52l's, 1858, cou BON Ilg5
5Per cents, ex....ll5Al l0-4O's, coupon....-.IIT4
State bonds are quiet and nominal.
Tennessee 6's, old. s. Virginia SIS, DID,. II
Loulsi9na SIS, 0 0SG,:: gS S e5 asS y
DO: new. g do. defer'd. 10
Se9GFgla SS.. od Georgia I,s.i ia q
do. s. tax. do. AGO. SOfs
Stocks closed dull and weak.
G E2Is ::lS y ERI dsiS%ass. @ a 4it
hf ino in Central Rocdto island
The Post this afternoon says: Dizziness coz.
tinues the feature Of Wall street markets. Gold
opened at 1l411 and has since sold at 14149114jz
G114A. On gold loans the rates have been two
per cent. for carrying to fat the opening rata
again advanced their rates for sterling bills 70
4So14G4S9l%. The working rates are 4s5@IsS1E
@4S5G4SSk. Prime mercantile paper 443 per
cent. Government bonds are generallys fraction
higher than Yesterday: state bonds neglected,
coupon at 10, the last previous sale having been
at 4s1f.
Speculative shares:at opening were irregular,
but generally fraction hi CHER than yesterday.
The market soon became heavy, and BY noon
there had been decline OF u to ~, latter Pacific
Mail Since noon there has been q recovery Of y
ak, except for Pacific Mail, which has. further
declined q. During the hrst hour Union Pacific
advanced Il per cent, but by noon had lost adj
The New York stock market Is dull and uuin-
teresting. we learn from Messrs. Trssk & Stone.
Transactions even in the leading speculative So
Ia I'D fh0 afr hat T.
Drew is about to take trip to Florida, and It
would seem natural to presume that he has very
nearly closed out his short contracts In our mar
ket. 1t is also stated that Mr.. Vanderbilt has
taken q considerable amount Of Lake Shore out
of the street to-day, and this latter rumOr tended
to strengthen the market (this afternoon) for
under UnfaVorable reports from London. The
dealings in Western Union have been limited to q
few brokers. Pacific Mail has been compare
lively quiet, and the public are evidently await
ing future developments with regard to the Con-
gressional investigation into its affairs.
The Sub-TreasuRy balances to-day were: Coll,
S45,575, 903; currency, al, 5TS,O97.
The Sub-Treasurer paid out sls5,0OO on account
Of interest, and $4,000 tor bonds.
In London to-day Oonsols for money were $50
692A; for the account, 9354G921s. Erie shares
were quoted at 25@25H.
Inc amount of bullion withdrawn from Bank of
England on balance to-day is ga, 00G.
In Frankfort, U. 5. $50 bonds, Of 1852, are
quoted at 95Z.
In PARIS, Rentes are slightly OH, S4f s21Ic
Commercial.
We have spoken from time to time under the
head Of the prospects Of revival Of our large ex,
port trade, and given data which Vouchsafes It
the coming spring. We have . dispatch from
New YORK which runs psrbGfim thus: There are
evidences ofreneWed activity in business among
our merchants, and as gold advances our chances
rally an advance Of the ptemium on gold causes =
depreciation OF currency" sO-called, making It
more profitable to sell merchandise at home.
But as the market Is noW,dul and sales slow, It
pose Of their stock flor gold abroad thus causing
q reflux Of the recent drain upon the United
States, and gain profit By selling out their gold
for currency ION this side"
We have a dispatch from Havana saying that
freights are weak. 1t may be ofinterest to some
to know the rates from that country Of inflated
values. Loading at Havana or ports on the
north coast of Cuba for the United States, per
box Of sugar, 81. Loading at Havana for the
United States, per hOgshead of sugar, S4El4.25;
per hOgshead Of molssses, $2!75@3. To Falmouth
and order, S5G3TS. Cd. per ton. Loading at other
ports on the north coast Tor the ~ United states
Of molssses, S363.25- To Falmouth and orders,
4o942s. Cd. per ton.
The Markets Elsewhere.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 9L-FlOur dull and IN
changed. Wheat dull; No. 1 Western amber,
IS; No. do, q. 2; No. do. Sl.16; No. West
ern red, sl.2O; No. 2 do, S117; No. 3 do, sl-l5;
Pennsylvanis red, sl1s; white, s1.lO91-25. Uorn
weak and lower; Southern white, ToGI8c.; South
ern yellow, T8GS0c.; Western mixed, TI1kc. Oats
quiet and unchanged. Rye dull and unchanged
Hay dull and unchanged. Provisions active;
OrGer trade. Pork, sl9.506O. Bulk meats
shoulders, TZ@T14c-; clear RIB sides, 101S6Iol<c-
Bacon-shoulders, S}<o.; clear rib sides, u17c.
Hams. 14G15c. Lard, at 13L0l41Ic. Butter
fairly active; good to extra Western tubs and
roll, 2@27c. Coffee quiet and prices unchanged.
Sugar steady and unchanged, at 101Sc- PetrO-
leum strong under an upward tendency. The
market for Whisky, which has been very dull
and unsettled for some time, shows somo,signs Of
revival. 1t has advanced 70. since yesterday
closing at s1.02
Messrs. GWin, Mohler & Co.'s p. m. Baltimore
dispatch gives the following quotations: Cotton
firm, at l11SG15e. for low middlings. Wheat,
sll66I. % Oats, 66@6se. Rye, slGL02. Corn,
7sl7Sc. Butter, So926c. Eggs, 33935c. Lard,
ISJ[Rl41Ic. Dressed Turkeys, 1761Sc.; undraWn
do, 168isc. Chickens, drawn, 15@ISe,; do, IN
drawn, l3614c.
NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-Flour quiet and heavy.
Wheat dull and unchanged. Corn dull and IN
changed.
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 9.-Cotton market easier, but
not Quota0ly lower; middling uplsnds, I'D;
middiing Orleans, TH9Sd. Breadstufs dull
Wheat, Is. ID. 49s. 4d- per GENITAL for average
California white, and IS. edges. 3D. for red
Western spring Corn, 35s. Cd. 92Ss. per quarter.
Lard, SIS. Sd per cWt.
BUILDING MATERIALS,