National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-15

FINANCE AND coMMERcE.
Ioastar.

Hoastary.
WAs1I1sfoE, Tuesday sysninx, March "a
In New YORK to-day money was tsupors<tIr
stringent ct I. Gold closed ct il4XSiill<. r.
change quiet box nzn st tss5<. qsysransa,
bonds dull and lower.
The following are tbs closing rates foe asvsra-
ments, furnishsd rs By II. d. Cooke Il. o., ;
bankers:
s. 1851. coupon. gk2o'I 1853.
k3ea lses.........-Irssst eto'h eoapon...,. .fisk
k0H lsos, nsW...-lle9x New Ss.....-...:. .i1BS
Nos, ls5i..........ln1s
Sherman Grant uuots the nuytrx and sslH3<
rates Tor eoTsrnmsnts. se- - fsilov5:
20 s; lis s sII s.,s
t1'I 81 ...In11qi92 Foreign ezch.nss:.
E0A s....lz5 023H Three day1.........te1
le1s s...'.'..ns oils3S SixtJ dAys-.........f3sH
State bonds quiet and nominal.
Tennessee SIS. old t.Y Alabama us........ ~
yiss.sia rs.::::..- ssorna S.,.::...... .
a. g: sss:s !. N. S 6 li ODD: s.
Louisian.rs. old. q DO. 9. az.
90: new. q 8. Carolina. DID,. z
ts!sss;::::::: : 81 SS 40: H.sos
Stocks closed strong and Irregular
The following are the closing rates for ths
active stocks, telegraphsd 70 Sherman 4 Qrsa.
from the New York Stock Exchange:
Pscinc man........ 2ls Han. & st. Jos...
western Union.--... eo5s Lake Shora.....,.,. 6,5<
DO. pref........... s5iS Wabash. .'. 70
Rock Island .......llo11 Union Pacinc. es
81 Paul. .......... tS!5 Dist. OF Col. e-sSs. fIx
81. Faul prei...... slA Gold
Eris..........-..... az Fort Wayne. iesx
today: Gold. sis.ils. sos; currency. ss5,ist4sf.
q interest,"; and ts''O00 for bonds. Customs 70
Commercial.
WASHINGTON wHoLEsALz MARx1rs.
There has been no material changes IN wssA.
ineton wholesale prices since our last quotatisns
THE MARxsrs xLsxwHzl
NEW YORK. March l4-Cotton quiet and steady;
sales o. so6 bales at 121zol3 Llsc. Consolidatsd
Ain, sss!sSsiss: rance ~ bales: nsasa 5s
1872 bales; Channel, ,So2 bales.
Flour opened steady with . fair inquiry saG
= ssI0eass; superans Western and d STATE sSis
oL6G common 70 good extra Western and State
70 TO sSSc. Wsss as and S:;s
err extra, t5.s097.oo; fancy do s7o561T.T5: con-
mon 20 choice extra Ohio. u 500 rs; common u
choice extra 81. Louis. q. 25gso co. Southern loar
quiet and steady. Whest opened firm, and closed
slightly IN buyers favor, the bank failure having
adspress!ng effect; SoS for ungrsded spring;
g.. for No. Milwaukee, shoat; 81. 80 for Mel
spring; d 4IGl as for amber PennsylYanIs; slss
for No. Milwaukee, In store and Ina pscted last
no grade mixed: slIsasisIc. for stssnsS mixed "a.
5eGeec. for ungraded new Western mixed; ol1<e.
Tor new western yellow; &c. for new Southern
yellcw; Gle for badly broken old " estern mixed
Oats dull and heavy: 4S647c. for mixed Western
ard State; 4sG60c. for white do. CoHee-RIoduli
and unchanged. Sugar heavy and fairly active;
Tl4q.sIc. for fair to good refining; 7zc for prime;
7A8i14c. for Muscovado; 81 1850. for Csntrifa-
gal; refined firm: sAG91Sc. Tor standard AZ
1eztc. for granulated; lU3.c for crushed and pog-
dered. Molasses quiet and unchanged. Rice IN
changed. Petroleum firm and quiet; crude $40
$40; refined, lil4c Tallow steady at &c. Resin
quiet At for strained. Turpentine easier
NJ Ss1<c. for spirits. PORK dull; new mess s22 Is
a23t0. Beef quiet. Lard heavy; prime steam,
tl3.e l%al36 s.. Whisky quiet 1t sl.e9. Frsighti
TO Liverpool quiet.
BALrIaoRs, March II Cotton quiet and q
shade asier: middling, I2lIc.
flour steady and unchanged. Wheat steady
and tirm. but quieti No. Western red. ti.3sS
lao Pennsy lyRnia red, si.4lGl i3; Maryland red
u COG. 80; do. amber, s1.65; do white, sLe5f1lsa
CoIn-Southern steady and firm; Western lover
and active: southern white, 539ooc.; Southern
yellow, 53G5s1ec.; Western mixed. e01tc, spot aud
April. Oats steady and unchanged. Rye nom
NAL Hay duDiand UNCHANGED. Provisions quiet
asaa easier. PORK, $500. Bulkmeats-snoulders,
96s5{cs Sic. RIB sides, l2iZ6l2ske. Bacon
shoulders, lo{ Sefsss 81 sides, l3l7c. Hams Is
6lec. Lard steady and unenapgec. Butter nrn
and unchanged. Petroleum 1nSettled; crude.
SIC; retired, lie. Coffee unchanEed,>~%di5zJr
Gull at Sl.J9.