National Republican., 1876-02-09
Aatiaaai gepablifaa
FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
Holate-y
WAszrrnnnr Tnsshar.

, "AsETseToS, tuesday evening Feb, g.
In New York today money was easy; Of.
! fered ati Gold closed at 1l2TSGII3. Exchanz,
quiet and firm a. i53. Government bonds strong
The following are the Closing rates for Goveru-
9 ments,' furnished Us by II. d. Cooke, jr & Co,
bankers:
Ss. 1881. coupon. l225z S.2o's 1885, I7sI<
62o's, 1885. IoIos coupon ......iisE
6-20's, 1880, nsH.....llY New 5's.....-.....IiTsS
o-sgs, lSo1..........rl ~
Sherman Grant quote the buying and selling
rates for Goyernmsnts. 4 &C., as follows:
Gs. 'u..... LEES 5slSgZS Sfold........1ls540lls
Cal bonds ia GIlllS New f1ves.. ..llTss @llTE
e-2o,s, 's5 ....n.5z6l1sl Cur'cy $685.. II q "
e2o,s new ..-ll9l4 @l1gX Foreign exchange:
e2os. 20 -..lsl5s9l2l1 Ttres dsJs........isS
iO-;Gs ......:n5e Sii2sS3 S'h'S oA'''''''''''''s
State bonds closed quiet and steady
Tennessee SIS. Old So Alabama s's......... ~
viF.is?i a5: SIS, s:S::. esSssi, s::: Z +
. q: ssa;g N. Gssolins. C. is.';i;i:::in oid::::
LouisIanas's, old. 81 do. s.tsT..
Ls!sesi::::::::::::: i::::: & DO: DO: &.Sos,. &Sos
Stocks closed shade stronger.
| The following are tho closing rates for ne
active stocks, ee!egraphsi 70 Sherman s. GrsaS
from the New York Stock Exchange:
TssiaS Wssis5p Msil; nnios SO S: E;o;'"ssI sS":
=, Do pref. ..;..-.r.. 90 Wasesn.......,..... 81
s.. Paul q 5ist: Il Col. 3;j5s.. z
ST. PAU pref...... 7s Gold.
&C. !. C........ 81.
Me5sr5. H. ID. C0che s. Co.'S dispatch suotss
tho following total ssles Of stocks:
| Pacific Mail-...... 1000 Han. & IS. JOs. 800
nSS n aEs = GsSsfa is ss
Pc go; p:st; pref Leo d5S9 Ohio q and Miss.... iSsss
st. Paul pref. 4,5ot Cong.gu 365, 50, ,SSs
2; &c q. 20 ..-.. 2'5t9 2't9 moRa9 ;! 9:::;.... 4.s
1IeEsry
OF Columbia 365's (United States guarantesdl
opened in New York this morning with sales at
York amount to $4,000, and the market closes
strong, with the bonds in demand. The report Of
gress may be expected this week, and result IN 3
strong advance in the value Of the security.
today: Gold, $3.50, IIg: currency, ssI,3iest..
The sub-Treasurer paid out $4,000 ON aosounr
Of interest, an and $4,000 for bonds. Customs 70
Our London dispatches quote s. bopds IolSs
The amount Of bullion Withdrawn from the bank
on balance to-day was El54,o90.
C9nsols for money, 81 S.1s; for account,.9I s-l5.
Our Paris dispatches quote rentes at g. francs
81 centimes Exchange on London, 25 fraasI
Il centimes for short.
Commercial.
v1desI There has been no charge IN our Washington
%nSS.teSale prices worthy Of note since our last
THE MARKETS nrsywHERs
new YoRK, Feb. s.-Cotton dun and irrsgs.
taated ret receipts, sa,g2s bales. Exportsd1Ts
Great Britain, so,s92; France, 6,Is3; Continent,
Flour-Moderate demand: No. 2 ss1ss4Is.
superhne Western and State, kL3se47 70: CON
non 70 goo6 t ezra do s3sSg good to choices
white wheat Western extra, ssO56TOO; fancJdo,
sIo5SII5; common TO coed extra Ohio, 5000
patent Minnesota extra. good to prime s5698
7.S5; choice do. double extra, sTlo69. Southern
sS15G5gS; good to choice, sS.a5Ss75. ' Whsas Sa
shade hrmer, and very moderate inquiry: ODE
a0I Graded s9Ting a. s spring sCt9 for ua
sl2S9l2sll for No. Milwaukee, in store and
anoat; sl:31 for Canada club, In bond; sl.I3 for
NO. spring. Corn %81c. better, and fair bust
ness; t9959llc, for no grade mixed; 6IIa6i5lc.
for graded mixed; 6GG631Ic. for graded mixed,
551496Tc for new yellow Southern, aioat; 6sc for
| very choice dry high mixed Western. Oats dull
State 4s9jsc. fSr Thta m do % GosssRfo d9ii sn
and TaIlo nSm1al aaIt ltSE9isc ~ gold for cargOes l
for prime; nc. for MuscoTado; SIC for Centrifu-
gal; refined UNCHANGED. Molassss-foreign grades
unchanged, and moderate inquiry. Petrsieum
| quiet and heavy; crude, s1{ds}ss; refined, l4I[8
sfaned nsT a. Taipsn.ins TTg sdSn su az :.
Tor spirits. Pork closed firm; unlnspectsd nsE
mess s:l5S Beef qaist IFd closed arm;
sLI14GL12 Freights TO Liverpool quiet ami
steady; cotton-sail, 4; steam, 5 ID.
BALTIMORE. Feb. S.-Cotton quiet and heavy;
mitdlin2, 121z6lc5Ic.
Flour steady anu unchapgnd. Wheat qusst aud
unchanged. Corn-Southern steady; WeStern
hrmeri Southern white, 5sGG2c.; Southern yellow,
Jo952c; Western mixed. 603I951c., spot; 6oSfe
bid February; 6ll4c. bid March. Oats quiet aud
heavy: Southern nominal: Western white 4So-
Western mixed, i49i5c. Rye dull and nominal
Hay dull AID unchanged. Provisions strong and
buoyant. Pork, 81. 25G2l 80. Bulk meats higher;
shoulders SIC: clear rib sides, 1II1c., loose;
Taeked, S4Gl1z<c, Bacon higher; Shoulders,
Gllc.; clear rib sides, Eye. Hams, ljI4@l5,.
Lard quiet ard steady: crude, I2lIGI3I$c: re-
tred, Isl I6l3lEc. Butter unchanged. Petrs-
leum strong: crude, SIC refined. l+Xc Cof.
fee trm, hut not quOtably higher. Whisky rom
lraily lCif