National Republican., 1876-03-01
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
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WAsHrraTon, Tuesday evening" Feb. ~
In New York to-day money was more aotiVs1
offered 81 :gaf- Gold closed at IIiSs. Exchange
quiet 81 $50. Government bonds dull and strong.
The following are the closing rates for Govern
msnts, furnished us By II. D. Cooke, jr. l. Co,
bankers:
cs. 1851. cozpon.....IZ3l kao's. 1883
k2o'a 1855 ......II75 lo<os coupon ......I2l2
k1o's, 1885, neW.....l19I New Ws5....."......1l8T
k2ps, ,1ss!..........fzlE
Sherman q Grant quote the buying aud selling
rates for Governments. q g, as follows:
rs, u..... ..l23 Gi931< iold.. 1iIf5<
Jail bonds. O. New nVes-. ..llS40u0
e1S % .li.1slllII CureJ $685. T2I0 T3H
e2s. new lib all9k FOREIGN exchange:
k2Os. 81 ....lZlh@lzls5 Three days.........l0o
49, 70 ..-l%Sa gdZS4 sixty days.........s45S
State bonds quiet and nominal.
Tennessee SIS, old g Alabama s,s-........ IIyS
virstnli s,: new 81 eeS.siu 9 s:s'::::::::: s
q: sea;ei & n. Gs5osins. oid:::: fsS
I'ulssa.' ss1: s;a + cssslla. ss si.!: i.t::
Es!:ss::::::::::: EE:!:s:': s. sS: S: 3assso.i ass
Stocks closed active and weax.
The following are tns closing rates for sss
active stocks. telsgraehed % sherman & Graat
nom the New York took Exchange:
Wss;s,a Tas,ns Mnn;. Iin;c; ssI LAKE Shore
NORTHWESTERN. E2Ss U. and N. .......,.,, 2lZ
Rock Island ...... .IlOH Union Paddle. SO
Sc Paul. ....-..... Az At. & Pac Tel. 2lx
81, P.ui prsf...... 7959 Dit; Of Col. s-s5's fgI
.. U. q L C........ 4I4Gfold-
Eris.........--..... Is Panama.
Han. & St Jos...... 19 Fort Wayns....... l0gX
Messrs. II. ID. Cooke Co.'S dispatch quotes
the following total sslss Of stocks:
Pacific Mail....... q. 800 Han. s ST. Jos.... 20
western Union 81 500 Lake Snors- ssToe
N9rtn.estern-..'. 5oO n r Csntral.-.. SoI
Rock Isiand...... I.1Os Wabash ......S.. 4SoS
St. Paul .......... $500 Union Paeino..... soc
So Paul pref. 5000 Mopac.-......... 10. 800
" o. = L U ...... SeMich- Central. ASIA
Erie............... 500
The SubTressury balances ss New Yerk
The sub-Treasursr paid out $3.50 On Sosoaac
OF interest, and t5Sl 900 70. honda Customs re-
ceipts, t29S ooc.
Conns-eiaI
vAsHInsTon WHOLESALE nARxsrs
No change In eur Washington wholesale prices
since our last quotations.
THE MARKETS ELszwakzz.
NEW YORK. FEB. 29.-Cotton dull; sales Of
5s3 bales at 1251Gl2 l3 10. ConsolIdated net re-
cepts, 5l,lT3 bales Exportsd-Great Britain.
2s,;.s bales France 2sIs bales; Continent, S25S
Flour-yery moderate business; No. z sS 25A
t.Go; supernne Western and State. s42sElI -.
95.2s: good to choice " sstsrn and Stats, $50
G5.'0; common to choice white wheat Western
satTa % aoos ssSgoO s, fs1ey do GS97Is; common
choice extra ST. Louis, s5 25@e %: patent Mime
sofa extra good to prime, s5.6O9T IS: choice to
double extra, 81 10000. Southern -four steady
and moderate inquiry; common to fair extra 81 %
6S.75; good to choice do, $. .s5G8T5 Wheas less
active; 95c GSl00 for rejected spring; $50 6SI u
for ungraded spring; SL1091 l3 for No. . spring
sl.47 Tor choice amber Pennsylvania afioat; 81 %
for No. spring. Corn heavy and L9J5c lower;
oOGso1lc for no grade mixed; sZX 9o5c for gradsd
mixed; 62G6S14c- for ungraded new Western
mixed. Oats q little more active and slightly ia
buyers favor: i5giSc. for mixed Western and
State: ioG53c for white do. Hay frm at sos. fSr
shipping. Cofee-Rio quiet and steady: cargos5
quoted at l5i4Gls34c, gold; JOB lots. 15N 9I9l<c
gold; Sugar quiet and unchanged Rsdhs9
steaaS; ssse. ior sthnHs.u az ryzs8iOlo. Sc
dered. polasses-Foreign grades quiet; New or.
leans quiet At 4sG62e. Rice-Domestic steady
and In fair demand. Petroleum quiet; cruds.
Us; U.s.; fsnnsa li4e TalloF steady at 3-l689le.
pentine steady at 3ec. for spirits Pork dull new
mess, s22,i5. Beef dull. Lard closed rmsr: prime
steam, sls.3I49l3 S11I- Whisky dull at ara.
Freights to Liverpool hrm.
saLTIxoRa. Feb; e9.-COtsOn quiet and heavy;
middling, 1g.zG124c.
Flour quiet and steady: unchanged whsat
quiet No.2 Western red, 35691 80; PennsylvaniH
red. sl37a1 20: Maryland red, sll59L45; DO.
amber, sl.5O9L55; do. white. so. Corn
southern steady and firm; Western active ana
shade lower; southern white, 5a962c.: Southern
yellow 5oSeshe; Western mixed. so496O51c.;
spot, o02fc:i last half March, sO1l9nc; April.
6OHc. Oats dull and nominal Rye dull but
steady; 5sGs2c. Hay dull and unchanged. Pro-
visions quiet but shade hrmer. PORK, Sea55.
loose packed, sI4Gl2l4c. Bacon-shoulders' l0c.:
cleaE rie sides, 12G lSze. Hams. l51S9lsc. Lard
steady and firm; crude, 138l3lIc.: refined, lJ1I19
lac. Butter active, hrm and unchanged Petro-
l4I4c. Coffee strOnG, but quiet and unchanged.
W hisky dull At 81. l01S.