National Republican., 1876-04-01
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.,
Konetary.
WASHINGTON. Friday svsn.r

Monetary.
WASHINGTON, Friday evening, March 81.
In New York to-day money closed easy, offered
sts. Gold closed at Ii3H9ll3X. Exchange
d-ner at isTh. Government bonds active and
lower.
The following are ths Closing rates for qoysyn.
men:s, furnished rs Hy H. u. Cooke, il. & Co.,
bankers:
gs. 1881. coupon. s2os. lscs.........Is2<
k2os. ls6S.........uSIS Nev s's....."......l .l1s5<
k2o's, 1855, new...-1lSH f34o'5, c0upo1."...1l0
bOs, ,1so!...........llN.
State bonds quiet and nominal
Tennessee SIS. old 4S!z Alassns s,s......-. ~
vissIai. es.::::.: : escta, s.:::::::::: ss,:,:::
sSS:: ses;si i s. 3 N. 6 SslO.:as :'fsf old:
L0nlsiaa'S' aa Ssa: SiSi ossellns sS st:: tax:
Leyees,s......:...... s:. g g DO. DO. %asoM
Stocks closed dull and steady.
The following are the closing ratss for tne
active stocks, telegrsphed to II. D. Coois, it,, &
Co. from the New York Stock Exchange:
n. Y. Central. ....113l4 Northwestern....... az
Lake Shore......... 6Os Rock Island. ex dl7losszz
Illinois Central w Ss Pacific Mail:....'.. is7s
Tho Sub-Treasury balances st New York,
to-day: Gold, ~, I'd sSs; currency. t349l5,S Sl2.
The suo-Treasursr paid ont 90 900 on account
OF interest, and 5000 Tor bonds. Customs 70
eeipts, sil7, ,ooe.
Commercial.
THE MARKETS sLsEwHzRl.
NEW YORK, March 31.-Co.ton easier; saIss OF
AZ bales at 1S7s81s 10. Receipts Of week-net.
4.036 bales; gross, 1850 bales. Exported-Te
Great Britain. 6.2ls; Continent, sis. Sales,
1854. Stock, I19 "a
2. ss nd %; supsrnns western Ia and State. 40
GAO common to good extra Western and State,
s5oog5,so; good to choice Western and State
ern extra, s5 so97.oo; fancy do. s7.0597.75: com
mon to good extra Ohio. IS OOGT.2s: common 70
sofa extra good to prime. ss.5OSs IS; choics to
double extra, I.ioGs. Southern -four steady; med
crate crate inquiry; common to fair extra. s5.loas Is;
and heavy; lower to sell. shippers holding Oh;
slGs for Isjected spring; slOs for ungrsdsd'
Gl35 for winter red Western; 81 I51. 50 Tor white
Michigsni u 40 for choice amber Toledo. Corn
one half cent lower and dull; s5c: for graded low
graded mixed; 661SG6To for steamer mixed; S5II,
4so11c. for new yellow Jersey, fn store. oats
western and State: 46G52c. for Shifs do ~ CoT.s@ a
Rio frm; lair demand; 15A919c., gold, for car
goes; lS7fa2Oc.; gold. for JOB lots. Sugar quiet
nning: re; ior prime. Ref9ed, 91lc. for Standard
"A:" 101l9lohc. for granulatsd: 1O1S9lOszc for
grades quiet and UnchsnEed. RicsGSies: 6SSs sGEs
rspgcon. Petroleum quiet and firm: crude, sjSs;
steady at s17asIss for strained. sa Eurpensins. m
steady ct tl@illfc for spirits. Pork nrmsr; new
mess, tS 20. Beef quiet. Lard frmer; prime
steam &li 90. Whisky quiet at SL12l<. Freights
TO Liverpool quiet; sail, cotton, e-52i; steam,
cotton, ZG932d.
: BAhTIsoRs, March 3l.-COttOn quiet, but frmi
middltne. 1Sc.
Flour firm, and fairly active and unchanged.
Wheat quiet, but firm; Pennsylvania red sf4S
al so; other grades unchanged. Corn-Southern
steady and firm; Western firmer and higher;
southern white, sl962c.: Southern yellow, 6Oa
&C.; Western mixed 64c., spot; 633Ec April.
Oats dull; Southern, 40@49c.; Western white, A.
Q4Tc.: Western mixed, 49@43c. Rye unchanged
Hay dull and unchanged. Provisions quiet and
steady and unchanged. Pork. $2S.O06a25,
Lard steady and firm; crude, 141Sc.; refined, 144<c
Butter scarce and strong: Western extras 35a
38c.; do. hTsts, 33635c. Petroleum quiet; crude
sx@ S14c.; refined, 14746l414c Coffee unchanged
sugar steady and firm at s5s9l01sc. whisky
quiet but firm at $l13.