National Republican., 1876-04-03
Aatia,iaI gepnbIifas
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
HonatarT.


wAsaTssToa, Saturday evening, April L
Our New York advicss say: Gold opened at
1l3, and fell to 1l5sz: all the sales since ostnk
at n3szGr1sZ. Exchange is dull but fru se
is6H94sT94sgZ, the nominal rates being 4sTH8
40. Money Is unchanged; call Ioaus, 30S1<s
prime mercantile. paper, 58s. In Governmsns
bonds the only changes are q decline Of Il In sixss
Of 1884, ten-fortiss, new hYes and currency skies.
The stock market at the opening was Irregular.
Lake Shore Erie, Milwaukee and St. Paul pre-
fsrred and O. C. u. and l. were H8H higher
than yesterdays closing prices. Psoinc Mail,
New York Central. Ohio and Mississippi aud
Hannibal and st. Joseph were z911loWsr; The
the first hour the market was weak, snf prices
declined AgI. the latter st. Paul. Since II
Pacific ii ali, snd the market IL now steady.
In New YorK to-day money closed easy, offered
quiet st isI1S. Government bonds dull and
The following are the closing rates for Govern
ments, furnished Us BY Il. d. Cooke, jr. & Co,
S. 1881. coupon..... .I?2ll e2o's. .lsss........EzN
EaO's lsss........-.llstS New w5s.....--.....IIs13
s2o's, issS, new ....lls loios, eoupon......IlsZ
SOS, ,lSoT...........l.lH
State bonds quiet and roninal.
Tennessee SIS; o.a g AI,S,na s......- g
virginia ss......... g 6eorEls s's.....:.... S.
ssS: , ses:si iSs N. Gstolins. DID,: TS
I0nisanaS'' ao. Ss1 Sts;: osSS,D, sS Sd ssaI e
Lsysss,::::::::::: Esysss':::: 3 g DO R3szoE
Stocks closed dull and weak.
The following are the closing rates for sss
active stocks telegraphsd to II; D. Cooke, jr., q
Co. from the New York Stock Exchange:
N. Y. Central.......1l3 Northwestern. az
Lake Shore ........ 59Z Rock Island .IOsI
Illinois Central ss s;nn RaGac NAL: asi;. ~
H D. Cooke, jr., 4 90. quote the buying and
ssuips rates for GoveraDsnts, So, as follow:
IS. 'a..... =. .I22l1n u %. Currency s's.l25H9
saS'. ,ss :...l1s sI,s5 ggTsy $685. Ss ''f
sso,s s g ....I2lIsgl2i% =, Foreign sIchanss;
tos:.::...ms1sa Sixty ydays..........4ssH
The Sub-Tressury balances at New YORK,
today: Gold, siS 0l31 175; currency e34, 4,SeO, t3T.
OF interest, and tsO.oO0 for bonds. Customs 70.
CENTS, s3s5. 900
From New York Messrs. Trask & Stone write
on Saturday that "extreme duilness has again
been ons of the chiet characteristics Of our mar
kets during the past week, and SO far as stocks
concession In prices. There is no materiaichangs
in the general situation, but outside speculstofs
agEsssrsd to be gsss1g tired Of their
regard to prices obtained. Government securities
have receded fraction since our last, bnt close
Of some sS5O,oOO gold coin to Europe to day.
Money remained in abundant supply at to per
cent. on CALL"
Commercial.
THE MARKETS ELSEWHERE.
NEW YORK, April l-Cotton steady: sales Of
2si bales uplands at 1S1Sc.; Orleans, ID 9 l6c.
Flour dull; prices slightly in buyers favor:
S5.l0I5 IS for common to fair extra Southern:
s5.se@s.I5 for good to choice do. Wheat dull
graded spring; 81 2SGl. .29I< for No. 2MilHaukee,
latter delivered for last falls inspection; 81 IS
for No spring, In stores ~ for very choice No.
red wabash, in store; 81 40 for amber Michigan.
in store, Sl.4T for white Western Corn very
scarce and one cent better; 6511967e. for no
for ungrsded new Western mixed; 6Tc. for new
yellow Jersey and white Southern; 66l<c. for
white Western. Oats dull and unchanged; i5z9
4s3Sc. for mixed Western and State; 46953c.
for white Western and State. PORK dull; new
mess, s2S.o923 IS. Beef quiet. Lard very dull,
easier; prime steam, slI.20. Petroleum quiet aud
steady crude, sAc.; refined, l5c. Coffee quiet.
Sugar quiet. Rice quiet. Molasses steady.
| Spirits Of turpentine quiet at 4l&c Resin Gull
at s1.7O@l7!14 for strained. Freights to Liver
| cotton, NG9 81: grain, 66oX.
BALrIMoRs, April1.-Uorton quiet and easier;
middlins, l27sGlSc.
Flour quiet, but firm and unchanged. Wheat
| quiet, but firm and unchanged. Corn steady and
| firm. Southern white, 6O963c; Southern yellow,
6C662c.: Western mixed. 6Ic., spot; CSC. April
| and May. Oats dull and heavy; Southern, 4o9
49c.; Western white, 44Gi9c.; W estern mixed, t10
i 4Sc. Rye quiet but firm at sO6S3c. Hay dull
| and unchanged. Provisions quiet and steady and
/ unchanged. Butter scarce and strong and un-
charged. Petroleum quiet; crude. s7sa $50; re-
i fined, 1i3S6141<c. Coffee strong, but quiet; Rio
i cargoes, 1S4@1szc.: Jobbing, 164 Gl9Ac. Sugar
steady and firm at szsG1oIzc. Whisky nominally
/ sl.l2E.