National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-27
aatinuaI Repablitau
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
WASHINGTON, Monday Evening.


The local markets are unchanged from Satut-
day. Gold quiet. Money easy at 500; call
loans nominalIy 8. District stocks continue as-
tive, with no appreciation as yet In values. The
transactions Of Monday cannot be accepted as the
best criterion upon which to base the future
course Of the market, but there IS no reason for
changing the views previously expressed In this
column.
The future looks hopeful for all kinds Of invest
ment securities, in view Of the glutgOf money ~
the great financial centres, and especially the
Congress-guaranteed 1855, on account OF their
low rates, which cannot last long.
In New York to-day gold opened at IIj3S, which
was the rate during the FIRST transactions, and AZ
forwards sold at n5I<. In the afternoon the sales
were at l4Gll51S, closing dull. Rates on gold
loans "hat;h per cent. for carrying, and per
cent. per annum and 1.lsper day for use Foreign
exchange hrm; working rates, 1s7J1 for so days,
and 1901 for demand bills. Money easy; call
loans, 2ILII3A. Prime mercantile paper 4J[A5I[
Government bonds at the first board were LlL
advanced above Saturdays closing, but We're
lower at the II o'clock call Currency SIS declined
4 below Saturdays rates. The market for Gov
erDments closed active and strong.
The following were the rates at the 2:15 board
telegraphed from the New York Stock Exchange
to Messrs. H. d. Cooke, ir. Co.:
L. S. 6's 1881, ......I23rz 5''s ST. coupon Is25z
as IssS' coupon lis 49, 1865, coupon lss's
5'20's, '6SRewcouponi2IS CURRENCY IS. Pa,
In State bonds MIssouri's were strong at an ad-
vance Of u, the entire list closing quiet and nom
In the stock market the great feature of inter
est was Panama. As has been said before, 1t ad-
strength Of the adjustment between the Panam
and Pacific Mail, whereby the former gain
500, 900 per year in business. Opening to-day,
Saturdays closing, 1853, Panama shot IN -
cent, and during the FIRST hslfP~-- :
a per cent, to liz, the highes,
Later 1t was quoted at 1856, 169 al
Pacific, Kansas Pacific, Atlantic no.
Preferred Erie and New York Central OL--sd at
an advance upon Saturday; others were lower.
The general list then tell off 4 to l, the latter
al, when the market began to decline, closing
active and unsettled. Sales at the last board
were as follows: Pacific Mail, Ak; Erie, 30&f;
Lake Shore, 7O1{; Union Pacific, NJ.
Our [ London dispatches this evening quote Erie
Paris dispatches quote rentss at So francs g7JI
confines.
The sub-Treasury balances at New York to-
day were Gold, $50 3s1, 800; currency, s4I5ss 53S
The sub Treasurer paid out S255 900 on account OF
interest," and s119 200 for bonds. Customs receipts
were $500 900. The total specie shipments last
week were s2,2792 5I, Of which sl,7I7,OO9 were
the remainder silver.
Washington Wholesale Markets.
BREADsTUFFs.-FIour active; prices firm; super,
&4.7595; extra, S57596.25; family trade brands,
t6.25G6.J0; do. standard brands, $5.75GT; Wslch's
y
Wenger at sT.259T.5O. Rye frm at S4T53525.
For IObbing lots -four 2565Oc. must be added
UOrnmeal higher; bOlted, s5GSOc.; iObbing lots
GRAIN.-Active, firm and scarce. Wheat
very active; common to choice, Sl.2O6L45. Corn
s9Gg2. Oats firm at IO873c. Rye active and arm
at S191.1O. Quotations for grain on track, "a
&c. higher in store.
GR0CERIEs.-Cotfees firm at the advance.
25SSsc.; LSg1ayra. ssS25c.; ordinary Rio ia
nc; lair, HgZ2c: good do, Z2g24c.; prime, p q
214c. For roasted cofees &C. per ID. must be added
JO56ing lots Cuba grocery grades, $685. 81
Porto Rico grocery grades, sZ99l4c.; vacuum pan,
g11@lOllc.; New Orleans grocery grades, 8l4g9o'
dered, 117Sc.; granulated, NE; son white, lO1
Gl911c; coffee, l07sci extra CLOG; e., Io1sc.;
SS3.e oSSSS Ss; a TTps IN 7 5aE @s
Baltimore, 59G63c.; Maryland, 55957c. per gal !;
Merchants, 5e@42e; Canton Co.'s, 39@42c. Mo-
lasses tirmajob0inK lots Porto Rico, S595Oc.; New
Orleans TO6TTe per gal Teasauiet and steady
HysOn, 35c to 81; GunpOWder, soc. to 81. Is; I'm
perial ACC. to &c., OolonR Soc to 70c Japan, soc.
20 I5c Rice active At 1880 Salt; coarse, tlt5;
Hay AND STRAw.-In active demand, and
receipts limited. Hay, clover, t159lsi do.
timothy, s2O622: mixed, $1792O. Straw, rye, els
Gle; oats, sl39l5; wheat, sSGs. Cut Hay, per
cWt., $l.206l1.3O.
Mill FEED.-In demand and scarce. Bran,
k2TG2s. Brown middlings, firm at S2S9S3s;
white, SS2GS5. Jobbing lots Sl92 advance.
PRovIsIONs.-Yery active, strong and tending
rib Sides l24c; long clear Sides r.; rib sides,
I26121Sc Bacon shoulders, 1O1x@11c.; clear rib
Sides 13G13c; sugar cured breasts, 13915c; sugar.
cured hams, l56161ke. New canvassed hams, I55Ic.;
sugar-cured shoulders, u@l2J4c. Pig tongues,
picked, s116914c. Dried and smoked beef, 15822s.
Lard, refined, derces, 1876; do. small packages,
TIC. per pound.
WHisKT-PrOOf, s1.25 per gal.
Washington Fish Market.
The supply OF hsh has not been fully up to the
demand during the past two weeks, the cold
weather rendering fishing operations productive
Of but small results. The market has been active
TO the full extent Of the supply, and prices have
been high and firm, the j0bbing trade rsaping
some little advantage, while the fisheries have
lost money by employing larger working forces
prices as soon as the weather becomes warm.
Messrs. A. r. Golden x Bro. to-day sold 5000
shad at 81 % SIS per hundred; $1,000 heTrngs,
per bunch; 400 punches catfish at SC, per bunch;
500 taylOrs at S2G3 per hundred; 200 cells at S29
per hundred.
The Markets Elsewhere.
BALTIMORE, April 26.-FlOur quiet, but arm:
Howard street and Western super, s4.5O94 LIS; do.
extra, S56j75; do family, $42566.5O; City Mills,
super, S4.5OG475; do. extra, $5G5.5O; do. Rio
brands, S6.25G6.5O; do. family, IS. Wheat steady
and firm; No. Western amber, sl.33; No. 2 do,
81 80; mixed do, klS09l-Sl; No. Western red,
$1.3l; No. do, Sl30613l; PennsylYania red,
Sl29zIl32; Maryland red, 81. 309L 3T; No. West
ern spring red, tl.1s9l.l9. Corn weak and lower;
| Southern white, 02e.; Southern yellow, 9Oc.;
Western mixed soc. Oats in fair demand: South
ern, 75@ISc.; Western white, TOGT2c.; Western
mixed, es969c.. Rye quiet at sl.l29Ll5. Hay
| dull; Pennsylvania and Maryland, SlT92L Pro
visions stronger. Pork firm; S2250823. Bulk
meats nrm; shoulders &C.: clear rib sides. II &c.
for car loads loose; jebbinE packed, H814?. high
en- Bacon steady; shoulders, s1l910c.; clear rib
sides, 13613lIc. Hams, l4l4Gl5c. Lard steady;
refined, l6G151Ic Butter steady; new Western
packed, 22426c.: do. rolls, lS922c. Petroleum
nominal at 65s66Ac. Coffee quiet, but strong or
binary TO prime Rio eargoes, 16I49l9c. Sugar
firm at lO1S9lO4e Whisky quiet az $l.l3118l.l5.
River News.
The steamer Pilot Boy, which 10 being repaired
at Sixth street wharf, and which was expected
out Tuesday OF the present week, will not be able
to resume her trips before Saturday next.
Arrived, the steamers Jane Moseley, from Nor
folk, and the New York, from Philadelphia.
Cleared, the steamers Sue, for Norfolk, and tn q
Z. @. knight, for New York.