National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-16
AatisaaI @epabIifas
FRsANcE AND COMMERCE
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HAszrssTos. Wednesday evening, MareaI5.
In New YORK to-day money was easy: ofsreS
at 3 Gold closed ut Iitzau4sz. Exchanz. auIst
and hrn u tse5S. Goyernmsnr bonds active and
lower.
Ths following are the closing rates for aovsr,-
meoss, furnished rs By II. d. Cooke, il. q Ca
bankers: -
IS. 1851. coupon.....i1.sz L3pa lssl.........IfsX
S2os. lses...-.....-llsAsio 4os eoupon......1Iss<
100 lses. nsH....LsA New bs.....-..... .lisS
IDS, lSoI...........lNea
Sherman Grant quote tbs buying and ssui,x
rates for 9oyerunentL sc, ~ follows:
ksos r5 ....iisS 6iisSs New nYes. ..list 9iisT
ka's. new ..iislz 6iigz OurcyasSs- IS D va
k2o'A Q. ....l2l1 6l21x Foreign exchange:
30 ts ...-l1311 olx99z Three days........tH
ACKNOWLEDGING sixty dAJs..........sssH
State bonds quiet and nominal.
Tennessee es; Old g Alabama gl......--. en-
yirE;ais cs.;;;.." ssOsna s..........
* e: ,: sss:si i N. Ss;ol;as. OLD:
L0uisIanss's Old. q do. anI.. =
90; neu..H 8. Carolina- Old. s
E:.sss.:;=:: :: . Ss: ia:sos
!, Stocks closed active and strong
The following are the dosing ratss for sAs
, sss,,s stocks. .slsgrsPhed 70 Sherman Graas
Rastas Mall. 2s7s Han. ST. JOs...... 1,x
Northwestern. I51sl .. and M.....-..... nv
DO. pref. as Wabssh.........., s
Rock Island .......llo7s Union Pacine eSx
q. PanL ...:...... - DIST Of Col ssS's.. "A
~; FsuI pref...... s!S Gold
~. y. . l c........ y ~ P Fan
Ths SuhTressury balances u New rYorx.
sESday: Gold, eiss:.sss; currency: s3SlI,.ssa.
81 a.srs snS si Po ooo t S1i 800 On sS.ssas
In London, Erie Is quoted ats.
In faris rentes are quoted ct 90 francs y
Confines. Exchange London. % fran0s az
eentimss for shor; sight.
Commercial.
WASHINGTON WHOLESALE MARxrrs.
The changes In the washing.on wholssais
prices since our last quotations have been Tsry lew
and are unimportant-
TIE MARKETS EIsxwHxRs.
NEW YORK. March l5.-Cotton dull; sslss o. Az
bales at It5z3l3 1.l5c. Consolidated net rseeIpts
4I,i4 bales. Exported-Great Britain, t20ss
bales; France $50 bales; Continent, 1872 bales:
Flour little msrs doing; No. 2, ssIoaS.ss;
supernns Western and State niOaI 90: CON mon
good to cnoics western and state, ssStis.TS
common TO choice white wheat Wsstern sItrs,
tSsoSIiS9; fancy 2. DO sIos9IIs; common 60 gsos
81. Louis, sS259S.oo. Southern flour quiet and
unchanged, Wheat shade irner on low grades
port; kl.l20l.1i for No. 3 spring: kI2D for No =
chicago In store; Al "a for No. MilHauk ahoat;
heavy and ciosed about steady, with a MODERATE
inquiry; $50 5sl<c. for no grade mixed; Size for
graded lew mixed and steamer mixed; SIC. for
graded mixed; 5l962c. for ungrnded new W est
ern mixed Oats lower: 40G4ss. for mixed West
ern and Statei 4i9i9c for white do. Hay urn a.
80 soc. for shipping. Coffee-Rio 1uiet ard IN
changed. Sugar duh and heavy: T1zaTszo for
fair to good refining; 4c. for prime; 75ks. for Ner
Orleans: Sl@c. FOR Melado; refined firm. Molassss
auiet and unchanged. Rice quiet and steady
Petroleum firm and very quiet; crude, s1zdsXc;
refined, l4l1c. Tallow steady At efe9 l.lss. Rssin
steady at Sl.e0Gl65 for strained rurpentias
easier at CSC. for spiritl Leather steady; hsn-
lock sole, Buenos and Rio Grande light middle
and heavy weights, 22g25c.; California do, "a
Sc; common do, 22825c. Wool dull; domestic
fleece, $50 62c.; pulled, sO64Tc; unWashec, lI4
&C.; Texas, IaS3e. PORE heavy; new mess
t22s5. Beer quiet Lard q shade lower ana
more active; prime steam, 1880. Whisky dull
at kl.C9. Freights TO Liverpool quiet.
BALTIMORE, March Is. -UoJton steady and
firm, but quiet: middliHs, 12l%Gl25zc
Flour quiet, steady and unchanged. What
auiet but nrmer; NO. Western red, sl.ssai. 20;
PenDsJ lvania red, o. 4oGl AZ; Maryland REQ, 81 ID
gl.52; DO amber, tl-Si; %. white, sl.s56LsO.
Corn quiet and easier; Southern white, 55ubsa:
Southern yellow, IS 5sIc; We stern mixed. se5fos
spot, a. &C., April. Oats dull, but shade drmer;
Southern, 4o450c.; Western white, a. 952,; " est
trn mixed, i2GI3c. Rye quiet and nominal az
so soc. Hay dulI and unchanged. ProTtsioSs
nominally unchanged Pork, $500. Lard QUIET
and steaoy; crude, l38l5l4c refined lac. Batter
scarce and nIn; Western extras, 30932e.; West
eTn trsts, 2IG2ec. Petroleum nonInslly higher;
crude, s1sGSl<e.; refined, 141lF4c. Cotee dull
but steaoyi Rlo cargces, l56lsc.i jobbing, I53a
l9c. Whisky very Gull at si.C9. -
LIYs STOCK MARKET.