National Republican., 1876-02-24
AatiauaI @spablieals
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
4cu6taH.

Hc1starY.
WAszIssroI, Wednesday e7snlng. Feb. g.
In New YORK to-day moneT vas offered At 4,
Gold closed at IIISuIIs. Exchange easier &C
iseiS. Government bonds dull but steady.
The following are the closing rates 70. GoT,r1-
ments, furnLshed rs oy II. d. Cooke, jr. l. Cs.
bankers:
IS. 1881. ooupoa.. l21s. sos lss8......I7s3x
k2o's. 1sc5..--.....-llTH lc-soa oo1pon..---.l.iZ
s-:os, l55o. neT...lls5s New ss-...... -Is1I 9ii9
k2Ds 1S6l.......s...lz11t
sherman Grant quote ths buying and selling
rates for Governments, SC. as follows:
SIS. 'E..... ..l23Iz zll2s'4 aold.........lA @iltN
Saos. 'ss ....iiN ais. Cpr'cy sass. ISs%9 IIJz
k.0's new ...ilsS- aI2Oit Foreign e1cnsnxe.
SOS. 81 ...l22l ll2:tz Three deJs........foE
SOS, '6S .l.SI I23k Sixty dsys.........f3siS
lo-ios ......-.l2l Ul2lX
State bonds quiet and nominal.
Tennessee s's, old g Ala1,n. s,,........- =
virE,aia Ss.;..: s:s aeSSsi s:s...:::.:: g.
a.. esa,oi = n. Csrolini. DID,. i:
Lo'i;isn'"'' Ss. Sa: !: os:S,a. ss sii st 3.
teyss EsyssS:::: 5 Do %: H.sosas. s s.
Stocks closed active and weak.
The following are the closing rates for sse
active stocks, telegraphsd to Sherman & 9raas
from the New York Stock Exchange:
Pacific Mail........ 81 Lake Shore.-....... 63IS
western Union--... III y. and m...-........ .iss
Northwestern. ...... 42lI IWaba5h-............ 5
Do. pref........... ssIs Union PaoiHc ssH
Rock Island .......l .l0e1s Dist. Of Col S-S5s.. IS
SI 6auL ...:....f. - SfoId-..........--...L4%
st. Paul pref-...-. 1s1< <Panaus............l50
U. u. q I U-....... Fort Wayne..... l9I5<
Ere......-..---..... I%sl
The Sub-Treesury balances at New Yerk,
70 day: Gold, sii,C6o,IoI: currency. s3Iis2. rs.
Of interest, and sI75'SaS for bonds. CussSms re-.
oeipts. esq, COO
Our London diapstch quotes cOnsOls 81 7.Is for
both money and the account. U. S. bonds, IS5T's,
l0s:s now SIS, i06.
Tne amount of bullion withdrawn from the bank
on balance to-day was E22, 0G0.
Our Paris dispatch quotes rsnte5 at 60 francs
S2iE eentiues. Exchange on London. 25 francs
ls4 centimes for short.
Commercial.
There are very few changes in Washington
Wholesale prices. but the markets. continue active
and generally stronger.
THE MARKETS ELszwHzRz.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Cos,on dull: sales OF
sl5 bales at l2i49l2 Is loo. Consolidated net rs-
6 5lI bales; France, 5S09 bales Continent. 10 IS
bales: Channel, SEQ bales.
40: superans Wsssarn % and Ssat.s NG s;StsS. n rs
common TO good extra Western and State, 81 %
Gas: good TO choice estern and State, s5.1s
extra, s5.seGTOo; fancy do sT.O59T.I5; common
to good extra Ohio, ~ 90aT25: common to
choice extra st. Louis, t5 2s9o.0 90: patent MINNIE
double extra, o. io6SOO. Southern four quiet
and heavy; common 20 fair extra, tfsoob.T5i good
ODC0tQ ".
with q moderate demand, and closed a shade
hrmer; SloOGl 05 for rejected spring; 81 059I 0s
.Gf IPgTfSeo sI S sBTng ssa 9s for No
81 81 10 for Nos. and spring, mixed; sI.SSx
gl3i for No. spring, in store. Corn opsnsd
heavy and lover: cloeed steadier, with moderate
demand, at 5s1Ic for no grade mixed; 63LI RSIc.
ior graded mixed; ol@34lze. for ungrsdsd new
little more doing: 4SeyIsc for mixed Ws,tsrn and
State; 4eG52l4c. for white do. Hay drm at T5Ia
see. for shipping. Cofee-Rio hrm aud In moder-
lots. Is@I9c, COLO. Sugar dun and nominal a.
il@GTc. for fair 10 good refining: re for prime.
Refined, sz4c for standard AZ lOIS9lO3l4o. foe
grspulsteo: l0sSSloIc. for crushed and pow
tered. MoIasses-Grocery grades foreign quIst
and unchanged; New Orleans in moderate de-
naud st 4SG5.e. Rice unchanged: fair inquiry
Petroleum nrmer, but quiet; crude, sISGsLc; 70
hned, lac. Tallow firm at 9iEa9 5 f6e. Resin
steady at sl.60Gls5 for strained. Turpentins
mess ses.T5. Beef quiet. Lard opened Arm and
closed heavy; prime steam, SIS 359l3.5O. Whisky
steady at .l1O. Freights 10 Liverpool shade
easier; cotton, per sail, Ac.: steam, &c.
BALTIMORE Feb. e3.-Corto7 quiet and heayY;
middliDe. I2III@12J<c.
Flour steady; Howard Street and Western su-
family, s52SGs.35: City Mills superfne. ss.rSS
t2ji do. extra, si75@e(O: Rio brands, 50 I5Bf 90;
Western red, 81 3s: Pennsylvania red, sl.STaiS9;
Maryland red. 81 lSgl. Is: do amber, SL52GLsT;
DO white, si2SGLso: Corn steady and 1ra;
lee.: Western mixed. 6l1z6e1:4c. Oats dull but
stesdy: Southern, 4Ofi5c.: Western white az
45c.; Western mixed il643o. Rye dull at T8a
soc. Hay dull; Maryland and Pennsylvania, SIS
ga. Provisions strong and active. PORK. ss2i5.
Bulk meats-sheulders. &C.; clear rib sides, I2c,
loose; packed, slI9lg11c. Bacon shoulders,
l6l &C.; clear rib sides, Sl49l3l1c. Hams, l5j<R
leo. Lard steady and firm; crude, l39I3Ic.; 70
fined. lSZGlic. Butter scarce, urn aud sdVsnc-
ing; Western extras, a5923c-; do. hrsts, 241z5c.
Petroleum nominal; crude, &c.; refined. ltc. COE-
fee quiet but a shade hrmer; Rio csrgoes, 1ISfa
1754c:: ioobing, 15i 4Gl8Ac. Whisky very dull at
SLICK.
LIVE STOCK aARKET.
BALTIMORE Feb 23.-Cattle-The market has
been quiet during the past week al unchanged
rates. Very best, 6@s14c.; drst quality, $3.50;
medium or good fair quality, 4{Gjc.: ordinary,
thin steer, oxen and cows, gLG3l1c.; most sales
4l4G5c. Receipts, I,465; sales, S02 Hogs have
been fairly active, and prices are higher; range,
IoA@1l&Ic.i a few selling at 12c. Receipts, o55
Sheep have been more active and or ces are
shade higher: range, 4149Tl4e. Receipts, Ait.