National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-08-05
Aatisual RepnbIiean
FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
Monetary,

Monetary.
WASHINGTON, Friday evening, Aug4
In New YORK to-day money was easy; offered {
2 Exchange steady ct 1854. Gold strong at liz
G1l21s. Rates for carrying, H@l.
The Suo-Treasury balances at New York to
day: Gold, s3l,747,ls7; currency, s29,7O9, 2Js.
The sub Treasurer paid out $4,000 on account
of interest and $4,000 for bonds. Customs re-
cefpts, D., OOo
Government bonds dull and steady at the for
lowing closing quotations:
SIS Isl. eouuon.....l2OlE sos 1853 ......12iX
9-O.s' leoo.'.........l6 New dVeS.......,...,II7k
iss2. neW.....ii6A l0-io's, coupon.
o-zo's, loof........llSS
State bonds quiet and nominal.
Tennessee SIS, old. II5s Alabama s,s, Al
tennessee 6's, new. AZ do. 5's.......... 81
virginia 6's........ ~ Georgia 6's......... 81
90. eonsol 49,. 75 NJ Caroilaa, old. Il.
I.o1 1Si asesI f 81 GO. new. g.
1sx do. s.. new.... g s. Carolina, old. g
isyss s's:::::::::: Z d. S: RRs s.6::
Stocks active, with better feeling.
the following are the closing rates for the
Co., from the New Y0rk Stock Exchange:
ny ny Central. Pittssurg..........
aSe' So: North western; 30
ILLINOIS CsRiiai:: So Rock Isl SO
Commercial.
wAsHINsToS WHOLESALE MARKzr.
NO changes worthy ofnOte in Washington whoIe.
sale prices since our last quotations,
MARKETS ELSEWHERE.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-COttOn firm: saIes of
40 bales at 129l2 3-15c Receipts Of weekNnet
li3 bales; gross, 4,26O bales ExportsNGrsat
Britain, 3,193 bales: France, 4T63 bales: Cont,
nent, zoo bales. Sales, $3.50 bales. Stock, gS,4n
DaleS.
Flour firm, with fair export and home trade
demand; No. 2 S2.i9G3.35; superfne Western
and State, s3.609i.35: common to good extra
western and State, s4.5094.7O; good to choice
do. s4.75@5.2O; common to choice white wheat
Western extra. S525@6I5; fancy do, 50 2O6T 40:
common to good extra Ohio, S459R6, rs: common
to choice extra ST. Louis, s5O06S !. 30: patent Min
nesota, extra good to prime, S535603 IS; choice to
double extra, s64O99.OO. Southern -four firmer
Si.7OS5.sO; good to choice do, S5.s5@S.5O. RYE
flour steady at s4.5065.l5 for supertine. CornmeaI
unchanged. Wheat hrmer, with Il fair inquiry.
export and milling transactions restricted; sac
S5c. for No. Chicago: s5c. tor ungraded sprinS:
sl.05 Tor No. Northwest; s1.22 for No. l Mflwaa.
white Tennessee; nOminaIly S5692c for No. 8 MIL
Waukee; &c. 9SlO5 for No. 2 Chicago; oS3IO9 for
No. Milwaukee Rye quiet at 5O8j5c for
western; 650ISc. for State 756lTSc. for Canada
bond. Barley nominal. Barley malt quiet Corn
hrm and less active, closing heavy; 52G5Tc for hot
and warm Western mixed; c.for graded steamer
mixed; 6S95S14c. for ungraded sail mixed; &c. for
high mixed; 6Oc. for white Southern, in store.
Oats hrmer for good and choice; other kinds un-
changed. Hay unchanged. Hops steady at $40
!5c. for Eastern and Western; lO6iTc. Tor New
York State; l59lsc., nominal, for California.
COtiee-Rio steady with moderate inquiry: ii3ISS
l1c., gold for cargOes lfz4EllS3{c., gold for lob
lots. Sugar quiet and unchanged. MoIasses firm
and in fair demand. Rice quiet and steady.
Petroleum about steady; crude, CSC; refined,
lI4c.; cases, 21@2llEc.; naphtha, lie. for city
Tallow nrm at 5l6@S54c. RESIN quiet at 81 6O4
LEY for strained. Turpentine steady at sc for
spirits. Eggs quiet; l942Oc for State and Penn
sylyania; l5Gl9c. for Western. Pork frmer:
new mess, sl9.61@1p.75. Beef dull. Beef hams
hrm at S25 for Southern and S3l for Western.
Tierce dull. Cut Meats quiet. Lard firm; prime
steam, Sll.259l1.50. Butter firm; l262ic for
Western; l5G2Sc. for State. Cheese unsettled.
Linseed quiet Whisky quiet at sl.15 Freights
to Liverpool steady; cotton, per sail, Sled; per
steam. 5l6d.i corn, per steam, 3d.; wheat, per
steam, SD.