National Republican., 1875-12-31
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Uoastary.

loving are the closing rates:
SS ISL coupon. .l2s5 s-2o's 1883.
Eao's isss' .ias n:1ia "a msS ~! .:..iisz sc.no
e-zps, s,lsol...........l221[
state bonds steady and nominal
Tea 7essee SIS. old q Alabama s,s......... .
virgins s's........ Georsia ss.......... e,
DO. new. IS do. 7,s.......,Ie3..
sS: sS: dese9'S ssP;sl n GS50liaa. s1 GIs;.
Leuisianas's, old. q do S. .sx.. 3
Levee eSs.."....,... % DO. new. 81
LeTees's............. % do. A. 30 "
Stocks closed dull and strong, except ST. PauT.
which was little of. The following are tAs
closing rates:
N. Y. Central. ....,1o45z ctbwestern .... 3ol<
Erie.........-....-.1 1SN Do. pref. So
Illinois CentraL.... V Pacifc Maii. ~
Pfttsburg --....... S91z Union Paei6c. ...... "a
The Sub-Treasury balances ct New York,
to-day: Gold, tl2,962, 5ls: currency. k3I - .
The ub-Trsasursr paid out D, 10000 On account
OF interest and $4,000 for bends. Customs re-
Dur London dispatches say the bullion in thu
Bank OF England has decreased f924, 900 during
the past week. The amount Of bullion with
drawn from the bank on balance to-day was
Our Paris dispatches say the specie In the Bank
OF France has increased 9,Ts2Ooo francs during
the past week.
Commercial
WASHINGTON wHoLEsALz MARKETS.
Flour-Market is still dull and sales wholly
Grain-The demand is limited and all kinds
very dull, with decline In corn.
Hay and Straw-In fair receipt and demand.
rye straw Is scarce and wanted.
Butter-We note increased receipts with SONS
aecumulation In the hands Of nearly all dealsrs-
The inquiry Is for choice, fresh, yellow grades;
white or pale must md buyers generally at low
figures, even Il the quality Is good;
Eggs-Receipts have been very large and mar
ket settled rapidly to to-day's quotations with
demand confined to cases and neglect Of barrsls.
entirely bare Of STOCK ana with today. very mi
prices were obtained for all arrivals. As soon Is
receipts improve lower prices are almost sure to
large amount Of the receipts early in the week
arrived In spoiled condition, and ware sold. In
some instances, for what they would bring, aad
Health.
Dried truits-RsesIpts light and quiet.
Green Fruits-Apples in fair demand.
Negetables-Steck large and generally dull
Live Stock-Market quiet and dull
Pork-Under very liberal receipts outside quotS-
Flour-Family, standard brands. t7.2saIso; DO.
trade brands, seSoa!; extra, es.75a6.25; supsr,
s!.7sa50o; fne, s425a4So; middling, ss.I5a4; rTs.
5oa52c.: N. Y. buckuheat -four, per cwt, k2TsS
$50; Va, Md. and Penn. do, do, S200a250.
GrfingWSsa pri%: j! TO choice So de-
!saisc.; de-. new Western bright, 45aifa;
do. do. mixed, i3a45c; do. damaged, Ssa4oc.; rye,
Hay and straw-Hay, clover, sloa1s; do, tin
othy, t2oa2i do, mixed, s17a20; straw, rye. Sa0a
= 90; oats, sioal2; do wheat, ssalo; cut hay, Per
Buttsr-New York extras. ssas5c.; do. halr
arkin kin tubs, hrsts, soss2e; do. DO. Do.
slc; do. do; seconds, sSs2sc: aiaass 25sssc.: 81
lections, Western, z7asoc.; DO. do. virgins,
Pennsylvania and Md, irsts, 2Ia26c; do. do. az,
do seconds 2Da22c; do. do. do. do. thirds lIaisa.
packed, Va, Pa, and Md. frsts, 23s25o; do do.
llc.; do. Western, hrsts, asa2sc; do. do. sscondS
lsa2oc.; do. do. thirds, l3a14c roll do, frsts, n
s2sc; do DO. seconds aa22c dO.dO., thirds I7alsc;
Eggs-Near.by, 25c.; Western, 2la25c.
Cheese-NewYork State factory, nne, nsW I3s<
tory, cSoss nsr a. s ss R6as sss
saloc; half skimmed. sa1oc.
Poultry and Game-Turkeys, dressed, chotss,
live, do, sa1Oc.; do. undraWn, i4al6c.; Chicksns.
DUCKS. DO. DE, i5aiSc:s Geese, do do, ioslss:
Do do. small d. sodasoO; 30 oGp6Sc pSeks sS1.s Sp.sSs
do, s3.00a7.00; Geese, dressed, each, 4Oo. akI.-
tss Bss dSosn So S.n G
pound, l2014c. DO. saddle do ioalsc; do. carcaSs.
do, sac; Wild Turkeys, each. I5cas1.25; Prairie
Green Fruits-Apples, New York, per bbl., a. 5oa
l6 sal2a; eTanOsrfiss, per box, ss2sasT5 ds. psr M
Dried Fruits and Nuts-Apples, fancy, SLICED,
per h., ea1oc.; do. bright do sa9c; do. fair a.
s1asc ;do; bright A,s DO: o1Saj1zc. ;do. eomnonHs
SSSpssisd I,ss 5s do; sagc DO. do ~ d. Iasa
nuts, common eoc asi; prime, tIa1.2s; shsfi6arFS,
per bush, G.5oa225.
Provisions-Beef, hind quarter, per Ib., sasc;
lOc; do. common, do, 0aoi5 e; lard, country iots.
do, 12alsosI do, refined, 1Sal31<e.
Furs, Weols and Hides-wool, washed, 40a45o;
nnWQaha1 a11, a.
dry, Halle; calfskins, each, 75c.asl.4o; pslts,
TssstssIss-po,.,os, ..o-,v po..
I5s5Oc; peach blows do, 45a56c.; peerless. DO. 90
a45c.; common, per bushel, 25s39c.; fancy sWestE
per barrel, $3a3.T5; common sweets and yams,
csSSsss per ssndred 9siEs oDOss aSiss
per bbl., q .5Oa2; onions, yellow, per Dbl, tiEs
AGO; do. Southern, per bush, sL6Os2OO; bsaas,
soc. 90; do. mixed, Va, 40a5Oc.
Live Stock. Cattle, common, sasIze.: do,
butcher, tasc.; do, extra 511asc.; hogs ordinary,
sheep, t2.ooaa50; calves, prime, 61a7Jzc.; do,
common, 5ase.; cows, each, t25aso.; do, common,
MIL Feed.-westsrn bran, per ton, slsa2o; brown
do. S21a23; white do, do, s24a26.
Observation-Disclosures guano 500; bone dust, ,eSsA
phos., 90; Dunlop Co.'S max, $50; Moors's half
,nd-half $50; dissolved bone, s3T; E. T. Goes
phosphate, siS; plaster In bags, $3.50.
o, s1o0oa12oo; do. do. do, 20 to24 s1l0ea130o; do
TO-, ~ boards Il to 10 feet GIG 0Oa12 90; do DO a
ND 3! flooring boards, tl30oalSoo; do. poplar, SS
I3osoo; dressed flooring, $l9a25.
Sundries-Beeswsx, 25a3oc; talloM, 7asc,
ssc feathers i've geese, prime, sSassc.; do. CON.
non, 40a45c.; cider, sweet, 15a20c.; de. common
sa12c.; ha1seed, per bus, tl.5oa1.To; walnut kerr
lels, 1oa1le.
THE MARKETS ELsEwHzRz.
NEW YORK. Dec S0-Cotton steady: sales 2o4s
)ales at 13z 61s I-16c. Consolidated net recsipts
as, ,l42 bales. Exported-Grest Britain. 54,3ia
,ales; France. sTn bales; continent, s.S4S bales;
Flour-Lirtle more doing and still rules strongly
n buyers favor; supernne Western and State
state, a. so66.lo; good 10 choice do S5f555 "a.
ommon to choice white wheat Western extra,
5.s59I; fancy do 7.o59I75; common to good extra
5.25Gs; patent Minnesota extra good to prime
6.T507.75; choice to double extra, eT.S049N
Southern four quiet and steady; common to
rs. Wheat less active, at s7G9sc for reJsctsd
ping: S9SloSc. Tor ungraded spring: SLOT for
o. M No 9. GnieaEo mi stoFs; slos for No. MLlw.a-
er red Western. Corn somewhat excited, and
&c. better; improvement chiefly upon new de-
&c. for new white Southern; 6oIzc for new yellow
To-, New York inspection; 59S60c. for no grade
mixed Western; e59esc. for graded mixed and
OTIS. Oats more active and . shade frmer at Il0
l4ec. for mixed Western and State; 4565Ic for
mite western anQ SL4te. Oouee-Rfo Quiet.
omlnally 16xG1sc., gold, for cargoes; fsXS
&C, gold, for job lots. Sugar quiet and IN
hanged; sGs1<c for fair to good refining; s7<c for
rime. Refined steady; 1o41o1Sc. for standard A;
)1fc. for eranulated and powdered; lokc. for
rushed. Molasses-Nev Orleans quiet a 500
De-: foreign grades dull and unchanged. Rice
uiet, without decided change. Petroleum quiet
nd easier; crude, 7Sc; refined, 13e. Tsllou quiet
quiet at see. for spirits; Pork dun;
ard heavy; prime steam, u Zc. Whisky dull ana
,wer at t1I6l15. Freights to Liverpool steady:
'ttsn, Per sail, Slo@ll-S2c; steam, 1$a29T.lsc.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 3o.-Ootton scarce and firm
Y good Erzdes; low grades dull and Weaks
Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat quiet and
.eady; Pennsylvania red. sLsslz6Lss; other
rades unchanged. Corn quiet; Southern white,
ew, 5o65se.; Southern yellow, new, 5l36lc.s
Western mixed, new, o2i<c, spot; e2l&c. first half
anuary, &c. last half January, 52e. February.
ats dull and unchanged. Rye dull and nomf-
a, eo6s5c. Hay quiet and unchanged. Pro-
sions quiet and steady, only limited joboing de-
and. PORK, new, t21.5o. Bulk meats-loOso
sminal; packed shoulders, S1f0Slzt.; clear rib
des, il1<d11Lc. Bacon steady; shoulders, 100
li<c.; clear rib sides, 125<613c. Hams, i5l16
q. Lard dull-cruds, 125zG123Ie.; refined, I35<c
utter easier, not quotably lower. PetrolenR
Coffee dull and unchanged. Sugar
nm ana fairly active, 1olz01ol<c. whisky
Tered at s1.13, s1.11 bid.
AWNINGS.
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