National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-12-16
NatiauaI gepubIifau
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Hcnetary.


WAsHIHsTos. wednesday evening. Dec. Il.
In New York to-day money was easy at g.
Gold dull At 1l41l. Exehsaze-Iong, +S15: short,
4ss1< Government bonds aettye.
sherman Grant quote the buying and selling
rates Tor Governments. &c, a. folloUs:
Can g Bonds. rs ss Sss s1.:
k2o's. 65 ....n6 611617 Cur'cy 3s5's. IS a -
80 s0,s new ...12o11si2l Foreign exchange:
s2e,s 'ss ...-l23 9l2siz Sixty days..........Es5x
lo-ios ........us 0ls17
Stocks closed duh and lower.
active stocks, telegrsphsd to Sherman 4 dfsat
from the New York Stock Exchange:
Pacific Mail: 4ozS Lake shors......... sI<
S Mssissn 1aIHn.. ~ ~ Y sSa l
DO. pref. .;..-.....S6 Union Pacinc:...:.. IsT
Eoc6 Island 1890. 1914 DI,t Of Col 1855. ~
~ 6aui pref .-.... o074 Paname--......... .IS
g.O. q L C........ 4 Fort Wayne.-...... 81
6f1e......-....-...-. lo1zl
Messrs. Sherman q Grants dispatch uuotsa
the following total sales OF stocks:
Pacinc Man;...... 1000 Erie.:............ 1850
NortsWsstsrD..... $500 Ohio Ohio and Spf Mis-. -
Rock fsisnd.. .... 500 Union Pscinc..... ssss
81 Raul ....:..... 80 Dist. Of Col. So5's. 80
ST. Paul pref. 2,7oo
Our London dispatches quote U. S. bonds, 1855
oio, loi; 1875, 1067<, ex coupon; 10 4Os, 1OsX;
az ia IA; lOs: Oonsu!s, 80 1S-lo for money and
The amount Of bullion withdrawn from tha
Our Paris dispatches quote Tsntss At q s. frsnss
so centimes.
ssN. - 'N'' 10"
Commercial.
Our Washington wholesale prices remain about
the same as our last quotations.
THE MARKETS ELSEWHERE.
NEW YORK, Dec 15.-Cotton firm; low grader
neglected; Isis bales 10 5-l6Ql3lSc- Consolidated
0s4 : France France SontPsns Ass; CsaSns sa9 80
Flour; shipping grades steady with light sup
ply; other kinds quiet; superhne Western and
as 50; good to choice do, s55596; common 70
choice white wheat Western extra s605aT. 90.
saC0S1.io. common 70 choTcs Extra 81 L OuiS,
sS.1oG9; patent Minnesota extra good to prime
se.7sgI2a; choice to double extra, s7.sOaaOo.
Southern Hour steady and unchanged; Common
to fair extra, ss.O08o.0O; good to choice extra.
s6.o5Gs.75. Wheat in limited demand; sl.O0 for
siii6l12 for No Milwaukee, in stOre e' and
afoat; o. "a for No. Milwaukee, In store; 81 30@
SI No. sBr1 oE YS 5 new S1s. red
bond; La for choice amber Texas; 81 220I q for
No Chicago. Corn firmer and in fair inquiry;
unsound old Western mixed; ss@7I1Ss. for new
Oats about lc better and fairly active, az it55oe
Tor mixed Western and State; 4s952c for white
pSs Go eeo 5e S may ns a. SOC sSs shl
gold, for cargoes; 1sGlI4c, gold, for job lots 6y
auction. Sugar dull and easier, at s1z6s3kc for
fair to good refining; SIC. for prime. SIC. for Gem
trifugal; refined unchanged. Molasses-NeE Or
leans quiet, at 55@6lc. Rice dull and unchanged.
Petroleum quiet and hrmer: crude, TOTO: re-
fined, 12ssG12hc. Tsllow frmer at 9JSS5lOLSc
Rosin steady, AZ 81 7oQ1.T5 for strained Turpen-
tine steady, at S614437e. PORK frmer and moro
active; unexpected new mess, 81. 4O92l.5O. Beef
quiet. Lard closed heavy; prime steam, spot 49,
Whisky dull and nominal, at SLls1LI8I[.
Freights to liverpool steady; cotton sail, IL SO;
steam, NG12-S2c.
BALTInoRE. Dec. 15.-COttOn steady; middling,
12Ac.
Flour quiet and steady; unchanged. wheat
quiet but firm; unchanged. Corn quiet but firm;
Southern white, new, 5oG5Sc.; Southern yellow,
new, 52G5Sc.: Western mixed, old, 671ke; do. new.
Sc. Oats-Western firmer; Southern nominal:
Western white, Soc: Western mixed. 44345c.
Rye firm at soGs5c. Hay unchanged. Provisions
quiet and heavy. Pork, new, s220225O Bulk
meats loose nominal; packed fairly active; shoul-
ders, sx@s15c.; clear rib sides, 11Il91l14c Bacon
scarce and firm but quiet; shoulders, 105z1l1e.;
clear rib sides, 13l461lc. Hams, 151<0lec. Lard
quiet and steady; crude, 13Ae; refined, lie. But
ter firm and active; good grades scarce; Western
extras, 29G30c.; do. firsts, 26G2sc- Petroleun
dull; crude, 6ZG7e; refined, IKE Coffee nomI-
nally 10 lower; Rio cargoes, lsa201lc.; jobbIng
1s1xG2114c. Sugar firm and active at lOZ 0l0I[c
Whisky quiet At sl.1o149L1T.