National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-16

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The volume of business in District stocks and
securities continues small, and the course of the
market during the past fortnight has been In
harmony with our predictions Congress Ruarau-
teed 3-65's have declined or shown weakness every
day until to-day, when the Attorney Generals
decision was promulgated, causing an advance Of
q on the Stock Exchange; but the news to-day
has not yet stimulated the market to activity.
The bonds are held at 20 and q shade higher.
Our regular New York night dispatch says
and lower at 4sl. Gold firm at n5zz9Il6. Gov
ernments active and q little of:
6'srtss1, coupOn.....,1aS Sos 1857 coupon II9a(
SOS iss4, coupon. .iiIM iO-4O's, esGpon mex
5-2O's 1865, coupon. .1SS 5per cents, ex......II5
SOS, new, '65 coup. l1S4 American Gold. .u5[
State bonds quiet and nominal:
Tennessee 6's, old. IS AlabamS s's......... a
virginia SIS, O 1d~ 8 esCTSia sss.:::::: g
g: s s5P.$5 g N. $ r ed:
H DO new new. 3 s. CarolIna, ODD dan 81
L kevssS's:::::: = d &c. RRe.TG0S
Stocks closed dull and steady, except Pacific
Mail, Lake Shore and Erie, which is lower:
fsPsE.i: sn:diT::::s 81 s Eis:iS95s 81
ii Line Rock rs Island pref: g
The New York Post this afternoon says: Tho
week opens in Wall street with strong and gen
orally higher markets at the Stock Exchange.
Gold opened at l155, ruled at 1151495S until IIOs
O'Clock, and has since declined to Il5lS0L On
gold loans the opening rate was 1872, the next
$64 and since then the rates have been 8-6I to
1-64 per day. Foreign exchange unsettled. The
opening rates were 1872 and 1856 respectively but
since declined to 4sO11 and 4S414. IN the money
market call loans were 39i per cent, the ruling
rate being 81 per cent. Prime mercantile paper
sells at to per cent. Government bonds strong
and q fraction higher. In State bonds the bust
ness at the board was confined to Miss0uris and
Tennessees, which were steady TO strong. Spec
9latiye shares opened H911 higher than Satur-
days closing, and about noon there was an ad-
vance OF to per cent, with Union Pacific.
Western Union Telegraph and Rock Island as
the features. Since noon the general market has
been quiet and firm at the advance Pacific
Mail and Wabash during the morning were ex-
eeptionally weak. they falling, the former y and
covered, Pacific Mail d and Wabash n and are
now firm with the general list"
In London, United States securities are un-
changed and quiet. The rate OF discount for three
months bills Is 7-1694. Erie shares, 2i4.
In Frankfort, United States $40 bolds are
quoted at 99A for the issue Of1S62.
Paris dispatches quote rentes at 65E T5e
The Sub Treasury balances at New York to-
The Sub-Treasurer paid out $50, 900 on account
Of interest, and $75,sOo for bonds. Customs re-
ceipts $4,000.
Commercial.
The Washington markets open this week with
fair consumptive demand and a bright prospect
for an early commencement Of the usual shipping
ITaOo. certain prominent business men are in
conference upon the feasibility Of the establish
ment Of line Of steamers that will carry mer-
chandise direct to remote points and bring back
articles Of traffic which enter into our censump-
tenn of exchange The transactions to-day SHOW
very little change In prices at which to dominance
the business Of the week. Coffee was threatened
with decline, but as the sales were in q small
joobing way prices were maintained. We quote
coffee weaker at last prices.
at 22623c.
Fish are unchanged in a wholesale way. Sa-
vannah shad at 5000 p hundred, lower prices
n ade sales to-day as follows: 5000 punches rock
and perch from &c. to 4Oc. 2 bunch; 800 single
tSCnssps 500 Potsmac sSad - IamaI sed M
at SIS q hundred.
Sales of excellent white corn were made on the
track to-day at sOc., but this is no indication Of
decline as the transaction was made for cOnve-
nience, and, as General Sehenek would say, the
purchaser went 1t blind" and got a good bar
gain;
Whisky has advanced above Saturdays prices;
sales at sl.lS.
Tie Karksts Elsewhere.
BALTIMORE. March 15.-OottOn &c. lower; low
middlings, 1534c. Flour quiet but steady; How
do. extra, s4.T565i do. family, s5.S79625; City
Mills suPerfne, S49425; do. extra. s47595.25; do
nominally higher; No. Western amber, sI.27;
No do, LIB; mixed do, Sl-2li No. Western
req Io; %; No 49, - io PsnnsYlyania red
S1.3O; do. white, s1.1563125; No. Western spring
red, Sl.OS. Corn buoyant and stronger; Southern
ern mixed. s314Gs4c, Oats quiet and steady;
Southern, 67G7lc.; Western white, 6Sf15Tc.; West
S Sn n5Sd SSSS . Rye dun at :IS hay
visions strong and higher. Pork steady at $3.50
an. Bulk meats steady; shoulders, Tj1c.; clear
packed, S@11c. Bacon firm and active; shoulders,
SA69c.; clear rib sides, 1I3I612c. Hams, l49I5c.
Lard quiet but firm at 1$H9l414c. Butter lower
tubs and rolls, 2oG26e. Petroleum nOminsIIy at
7k@T5Sc. Coffee quiet; ordinary to prime Rio
Whisky-smsII sales at sIiI; held at 81. IS.
NEW YORK, March 15.-FlOur quiet and very
firm. Wheat q shade armsr. Corn advancing.
s525 to ss.25. Meal, eOc. p hush. Wheat steady;
sales of red at sl.19. Corn Arm; white, TS9sOc.
ss5oG4 50 p Dbl. Potstoes~Irish. Early Rose,
$325@3.50 p bbl.: Peerless, 50 p boL; Peach
Blow, s25O9s . Dbl; Sweet Vans, sl.T592; yell
low, S2.25. Peanuts, SLe592, the last for choice
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
PHILADELPHIA, NJ arch l5.-CattIe moderately
active this week; prices steady; 300 head sold at
TIGSc for Pennsylvania and Western steers; 81
&c. for fair to good do, and 59sc. p D. gross, for
msnd; 10 900 head sold at 554GlT5<c. y D. gross as
to condition. Hogs were firm; 4, 500 head sold at
sl19l2 y 100 lbs, net.
River News.
MONDAY EVENING.
The steamer Pilot Boy will 90 out at p. m
tomorrow.
The steamer Express Will depart at Z o'clock
midnight Friday.
The steamer Sue, in place of the Columbia, de-
parts tonight at o'clock for Baltimore. All
carrying cargoes Of miscellaneous freight.
The steamer Jane DIosley will be placed on the
regular line between here and Norfolk on the 1st
ofApril, when she will commence her regular
trips, landing at the principal intermediate points
Inc steamer Lady Of the Lake, which Is being
repaired at Wilmington, Del, will probably COM
mtnce her trips on the LIST Of May, plying with
the Jane Mosley.
FINANCIAL.