National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-02-22

In New York to-day money was easy; odsrsa
at ~. Gold closed at 1l3I5GllI. Exohanxs
quiet 1t 4So1<. Government bonds active aad
strong.
The following are the closing rates for Goysru.
ments, furnished rs hy H. d. Cooke, If. 4 Co.
| bankers:
gs 1881. coupon. l2Jss sos. .I75s<
k2o's, 1855. lIo-4os. ooupon-....IslI
s2o's, 1856, neW..,.Il91s New ss...........lls1x
b-20's, lso7........s,,12.2S
Sherman Grant auSts the buying and selling
rates for Governments, &c, IS follows:
gs, ST.. ..l23I<9l2s l1old.. otlGS
e2o's. e5. ...ns QllsL Cur'cy 365's. IS q "a
k2o's. new 9tzel2OE Foreign exchange:
IDS. OF ..lss4 @122s4 TS-ss dsys....,....4sob1
S.ys. % .lzS34Gl4 Sky dsys..........is5t<
lo-4os .......lH Ul2lIf
State bonds quis. and steady
Tennessee SIS, Old e. Alasaus Es......... "
VisF,ala s's.;S. eeGTaa ST." g.
a. g: sss;si N. S Ss li old:
1oui s9; de6 81 q 49, DO. new. 9.
90. new. q. 8. Carolina, old. 80
E Es7ssss:" s S DO h:sos S.
Stocks closed dull and lower.
Ths following are the closing rates for ths
actlve stocks. tslegraphed % sherman Grant
from the New York Stock Exchange:
Pacific Mail.-...... 335z Hsa. d 81. Jos...-y-,
Mesieln Onieo-.-... i51s Lake Shore......... eSL
N 4a n wss'etn sSi u &s and S..... =+
Rock Island .llOj. Union Pasino. -. sSS
St. Paul. Az Dist. Of Col. 1855. u
81 rsuI Pfei-'''.. is4 IoId......-.........n
y. U. u L C........ Panama-...........l3S
Erie....-...-..... 173s Fort Wayne....... Io2
Messrs. H. D: Cooke Co.'s dispatch quotes
the following total sales Of stocks:
Pacific Mail ....... 200 Erte......... STa
Western Union.... z. 40 Lake Shore. $3.50
Northwestern. $500 N. Y. Central. SD
Do. pref......... 900 Ohio and Miss. 2os
ROCK lsland...... 1900 Wabash .......... 500
St. Paul .......... 5000 Union Pacific. lie
81 Paul pref. 900 Coma. guartu as, 6ss
Y. U. Il l. ...... Vt Mich. Central. 100
Tbs Suo:Treasury balances ct New York,
today: Gold, 800; currency. tS7,T2O. sls.
The suo-Treasursr paid ont sl06, 900 On account
OF interest, and s9ss,ooo for bonds. Customs re-
Our London dispatch quotes U. S. bonds. 1865.
OLD, 1905: ConsOls, "a I-l6 for both money and
Our Paris dispatch quotes rentss at 81 francs
% centimes.
Commercial.
There are very few changes in Washington
Wholesale prices, but the markets continue active
AID generally stronger.
THE MARKETS ELsRwHzEE
NEW YORK. Feb. 2l.-Cotton quiet; SALES OF
1855 bales at 12Gl2 Is l6c. Consolidated net re-
&c esi IG ysooI bales .EIported1Great Brtain,
bales; Channel, 800 bales.
Flour dull and prices in buyers favor; No. 2
AGO: common 10 good extra Western and STATE
G909 SIS: good to choice Western and state
sfn extra, s5s0S faDcy de- Tn sc Sssa w esn
mon TO good extra Ohio o. s0lf.25; common "a
choice extra st, Louis, S5.2599 %: patent Minns-
double extra, s. 10000 Southern -four SHist
and heavy; common TO fair extra, sLSO85.T5; good
unsettled, with little more business doing for
export; No. and No. closed hrmer with better
expert inquiry; grades below No : in buyers
spring; S1.e3 for No. Northwest in store: 81 $50
LIZ for winter red Western; S1.A for smbsr
Pennsylvania; Sl.3S14 for Canada spring, in bond:
81 10 Tor ungraded Milwaukee. Corn a shade
nrmer, with fair inquiry at 59G6Oc. for no grade
graded yellow; o+G65c. for ungraded new yellow
Western: 6j865c for new white Southern; $40
sihc. Tor Few yellow Southern; S3GoH<c. for IN
45@ 4Sc. for mixed Western and State; 4S6152c for
white d., mixed; $50 4s}1c. Tor old No. Chicago
mixed. Cof,ss-Rio quiet and steady: caTaos1
quoted at l4A9l!a4c., gold: JOB lots. l4349I5Ic.,
gold. Sugar dull and nominal at TIIG54Ic. Tor
unchanged. Molasses-FGreign grades in better
demand and steady; new Cuba refining SIC. for 50
test: New Orleans quiet and unchanged. Rice
quiet and steady. Petroleum quiet and steady;
crude, &c.; refined, lGzic. Tallow firmer at 9I9
Csc. Resin steady at sl;ScG165 for strained.
heavy; new mess, $50. Beef quiet Lard cioIsd
stesdy; prime steam, $l3 3OGl3.S5. WHISKY lower
cOtton, per aaif, {as Sc; steam, as &c. '''''
BALTISoRA Feb. A.-CottOn quiet and. heavy;
middling, 12iIm2lIc-
Flour steady Howard Street and Western su.
perhne, SS.I5Sg4.25; do. extra, sLCO85.OO; do.
family, S5.2596.I5: City Mills superfne, s3T5R
AS; do extra, Sl.T5G6.L0: Rio brands S5756l? on;
do. family, 1915. Wheat quiet and steady; No
Western red, 81 50; Pennsy lVania red, SI3TeI 80:
Maryland red. sl.15Gl.45; do. amber, SI.j2GI5T;
90. white, Sl.25Gl.So. Corn steady and rrn:
Southern white, 25dG2c.; Southern yellow, 5T6
59c.: Western mixed. ellz95ll4c. Oats dull but
steady: Southern, 40GSi5c.: Western white, 4IA
4Sc.; Western mixed, 416I3c. Rye dull a. 7s6
soc. Hay dull; Maryland and Pennsylvania, SIs
ga. Provisions strong and active. Pork, S.2.J5.
Bulk meafs-shoulders. o.; clear rib sides. I2c.,
loose. packed. g1Hl.i.c Bacll - ShOuiIRrS
iGl&c.: clear rio SIDES, lSl f9l5IEc. Hams, l5I&a
Lee Lard steady and nrm; crude, I$9I311c.: re-
fined. 1910 lIc. Butter scarce, urn aud aoYlnc-
Ing; Western extras, 25G2Se.: do. hrsts 249.Jo.
Petroleum nominal; crude, &c.; refined, lie Cof-
fee quiet but q shade nTmer; Rio cargoe5, 14;19
1I34c.: iobbing, 1549ls1ic. Whisky very dali &C
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