National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-07
Commercial.

abroad, with only consumptiVe and light Spec
ulatiVe demand on this side. The floods have run
up the prices Of -four and most kinds Of grain
until the eastward movement has been materially
checked; indeed there are some orders out to re-
turn Western offerings at New York on consiyn-
ment- Prices are highest out West and lowest In
Europe, Though higher than q week ago,) while
on the Atlantic coast prices hold between the two,
and on the present basis there Is no prospect Of .
revival Of the foreign export movement unless
there should be an advance In gold.
vance Tor breadstufs, and particularly for wheat.
The market for wheat at Georgetown is very
active. Sales to-day of Is, $50 bush. at SL448lSf
Ths Markets ELSEWHERE.
NEW YORK. August 6.-Cotton steady; 1913
bales At 141191iH. Flour 1O925c, better with
moderate demand; advanced prices insisted upon,
restricted business; superfne estern and Slate
s5.2595S5; extra do, $6.l0@6.95; white wheat
better and In good demand; common 10 fair sxt ia
s6.3oG7 05; good to choice extra, sI.1O9S50 Wheat
opened Sc. better. but afterwards reacted and
closed at about lie. decline from extreme quota
tions, with demand for export more active; fair
speculative inquiry; 81 SS91.4o for No. Chicago,
closing, 81 50 dST gO9d; N;42SL4 for No Mil
winter red and amber Western; 500 for new am
Der Delaware. Corn heavy and! lower at s095I.
Oats &C. better and In good demand at e4910.
Oonee-Rio lin but inactive, at 1T7%62oc. lgOld)
ior earsues; 1s921c. (gold) for job lots. sugar
nm IL l-l66saSc. for fair to good refining; us
6s1<c. for prime; refined hrmer and more doing;
n
Me. for crushed and powdered. Molasses hrm
and in fair demand at 45g52c. for Porto Rlco;
2s92sc. ior sugar house, Rics quiet ana arm.
Petroleum firm but dull. Pork hrmer; new M.
81 60GA75. Lard hrmer at I3k6lIEc. Whisky
more active.
BALTIMORE, August s.-Cotton quiet; mid.
Ssi1g, 1876; 10" middling, l44c good ordinary,
Flour quiet bit firm; Howard street and Vast
ern super, sS:5og62o DO: extra, s5.5O96: do. fam
A 0--
extra, ss.I59eoo; do. Rio brands, sT.T59s0O; do
family, 1925. Wheat steady and unchanged; No.
w ses,ssn ~ s1 y q. bly,; mixed do $50; No.
land red, e.S29L35; do. amber, el.5691.6 90; do.
white, sl.4O@l5s. Corn dull, but steady; South
err, err SfT, $50 Southern yellow sac Western
SouInern, 6Ogt4c., Y sstera white, 649s5c; 40,
mixed, e2G6se. Rye dull at sSG95c Hay QUIET
.. Provisions quiet and steady, unchanged. PORK,
t222sq2260. Bulk meats-shoulders, 9Ic.: clear
rib sides, 1ZssGl21fe;. loose; packed. S19i2Hc.
lssS9lS7zc Hams, i41<8lENc. Lard quiet; crude rude
l4c,; refined, 141z@l4s4c. Butter firm and active;
Western extras, 2Se;; DO; 1rsts, 2s924c. Petro.
Cofee quiet but firm; ordinary to prime Rio
csrgOss, lT4@2Oe.; joo6ins, Is9Ac Sugar quiet
and easier at 1ONc. Whisky firm at sl.23.
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL, August e.-Breadstufs buoyant
Wheat 1ls2d. 9Iaod. for average Oalifornis
white; l1s.5d. Oils 1Od. for club do; lOs1d CLOS
1Od. for red Western spring. Flour 26s sd. E929s
for Western. Cheese, SOS. for new American.
Lard, 61s. q 61s Cd.
Cotton Statement
NEW York, August 6.-ComparatiYe cotton
statement: Net receipts 1t all United States
ports during week, {, 2S9; same week last year,
5,lSS; total to date, 3,462 126; to same date
last year, 2T5s,417. Exports for the week,
ANS; same week last year, s,764; total to date,
26l, on; to same date last year, 2TTA44S.
Stock at all United States ports, lis. 423; same
time last year, Isl, "a: stock at all interior
towns, $50; same time last year, p 342:
stock at Liverpool, 1900; same time last year,
Q1, Loo; stock Of American afoat for GreaG
Britain. &c, 900; same time last year. 5000.