National Republican., 1876-05-22
Commercial.
WASHINGTON WHOLESALE MARKET.


Butter.-Receipts increasing, but as yet there is
no accumulation of stock. All choice butter of
good color. free Of garlic sells readily at quota
Flour.-Market very quiet; but little doing ex-
eept in a jobbing way within the range of quota
Grsin.-Receipts light; market quiet
HayCMarket quiet. Receipts not heavy, and
Eggs.-Under light receipts prices have adj
yaneed to our quotations. at which price they close
Poultry.-There is little change to note in price
of poultry. Receipts of old fowls have Deen large
during the past week, and many lots had to Be
closed out at lowest figures, but at the close we
note the market steady at quotations. II takes
choice fowls to bring the outside figures.
Dried Fruits.-The season for dried fruits being
about over, quotations are only nominal
Eegetables.-StOck large and generally dull
Live Stock.-Receipts Of cattle were light, but
steers were sold at top quotations Most of the
sales were made at decline of u to u cent per
lb. Good old sheep were scarce and x cent
higher Lambs were in good demand, the mar
ket being entirely cleared up, and closing firm
Live hogs in fair request: no change to note.
Calves in good demand at advanced quotations
=ButterSNew York extras 25a2Sc,: Selections
Va, 25a27c.; do. Western, 25a21c; haulers' stock
2Oa2le; grease, 12e.; N. Y. halEhrktn tubs. irsts
&c; DO seconds, Is a2Ce.; Va, Pa. and Nd. roll,
packed, hrsts, Z2aa4c.; do. seconds, 1Sa2Oc.; do
thirds, 15al7c.; Western roll, packed, frsts, ga
2ic.; do. seconds, 1Sa20c.; do. thirds, l5ai7c
Flour.-FamiIy, standard brands, s7.50a7.7 rs; do.
trade brands, sTaT.25; extra, s625a6.T5; super Is
a5.25; fne, S4a45O; middling, S375a4; rye, s425a
4.t0; cornmeal, bOlted, 55a56c.; unbOlted, 54a55c
Grain.-Wheat, prime to choice, 81. 42a1. As: de-,
fair to good, 81 SOal IS; rye 6Sa70c; corn, yellow
dO.Western, bright, 4lai5c.; do. do, mixed, 42s
43c.; do. damaged, 35a3sc.
:, Millfeed.-bran, Western, per ton. s17a1s; mid
lngs, white, per ton, s25a25; do. brown, per ton,
s2Oa23
Hay and Straw.-Hay. clover, tlsa.2; do tim
othy, s2la23; do. mixed slsa22; straw rye sl5aIs.
do. oats. Sltal2. do wheat euf hav
ewt., sl.20a1.30.
Eggs.-Near-by. 16c.; Western, 15alsc.
Cheese.-N. Y. State factory, new, fine 13a15c;
do. fair to good s14alO14c.; Western factory, new
choice, l2alSc: do. fair to good, 9a1Oc.; half
Poultry and Game-Turkeys, live. per Ib., la
15c chickens spring, live large, per doz s4a8; 40.
do, small, per doz, S2a3; old hens, live per dOB,
Dried Fruits and Nuts.-Apples, sliced. fancy.
1Oa11c.; do do, bright 9a1Oc, do. do fair Sase do
quarters, bright, Sa9c.; do. do, common, safe;
peeled, Sasc do. quarters, unpeeled, Ta8c.; cher
rtes, new ptted, loa18c.; do. sugared and wet la
be- 6laekoerTies saSc; peanuts, prime, s1.5oaLT5i
Furs, Wool and Hides-WOol washed 35a4Oc:
9a1Ic.
Meats, &c.-Hams, sugar-cured, I5al5JIc.; sides,
Western, l2a12l4c.; shoulders, Western, gagI1c
hams, country smoked, 12a13c.; lard, country lots
Lumber.-YeIlow pine joist and scantling, Il to
20 Sl2al35O do, 20 to 4 s13a14; do. ~ boards Il
to l6 feet, sl2al3; do. ~ and 81 flooring boards,
sl4al6; poplar, 5-S and ~, s25a40; walnut ~ and
81, 2, and 4 in., s3Oa6O; dressed flooring Sl9a25
Fegetables.-PotatOes, Early Rose, per busheI,
40a45c.; do Peach Blows, per bushel, 4Oa50c; do.
Peerless, per bRShel, 3ja40c; do. common, per
buShel, 20a3Oc.
Live stock.-Cattle extra, 5g4@sc; do. butcher,
do. ordinary, s@914c.; sheep, wool, 69s1kc.; do.
sheared, 5G6c.; lambs, S@S14c.; do. common, IA
711c.; calves, prime. 6l197c; do. common, 506c.;
G25.
Fertilizers.-Peruvian guano. $50; bone dust, ass
642 Turner's excelsior, $50; do. ammoniated phos-
phate, IS; MOore's halfand-half, $50; dissolved
bags, sS; maximum, so.
Sundries.- Beeswax, 254SOc.; tallOw. T9TJ<c.;
honey, 10@l5s;; rags, white, 495e.; do. mixed, 20
SC; feathers, ad iSe S geese prime SS9S'c do com
clover seed, per h., l5@l6c.
MARKETS ELSEWHERE.
NEW YoRK, May 2o.-Cotton dull; sales Of 800
bales at 12lz912 5-l6c. Consolidated net receipts
$50 bales. ExpOrts-Great Britain, l., ,s3S bales
Flour less doing; shipping grades unchanged;
medium to choice shade lower; s5.l0@5.25 for
common TO fair extra; Southern, $6.30@9.O0 for
good to choice. Wheat dull, heavy and lower to
Sell; shippers and millers inclined to hold of;
Sl.0T for ungraded spring; S1.l5 for No. ) Milwau-
kee, so-ealled; sl23 for extra choice No. North
white Michigan; s1.6o do, crop of 1874; Sl35913T
for white Canada in bond. Cora opened steady
and d.. closed 4c lower; sec for qnmerShantsOle
the inside price; 61861Ic. for steamer mixed;
e11zc. for graded low mixed; 62@d21fc. for graded
mixed; 59963c. for ungraded new Western mixed.
Oats shade drmer and fairly active; S5944e for
mixed Western and State; 42950c. for white do,
rejected; S5935c. for No. New York
mixed; Ss9s0c. for No. do. Pork opened dull
and closed hrmer; new mess, S2lS561D.S71[, at
the close held at s2l. Beef dull. Lard opened
steady and closed trmer; prime steam, sI2.553
l26O closing at $l2 20 bid. Petroleum dull; crude
sssc; refined, 141s9l4l4c. Coffee dull and nominal
Sugar quiet. Rice quiet. Molasses quiet and
steady.
BALTIMoRR, May 2o.-Cotton dull and heavy;
middling, nHGuZc.
Flour steady, demand fair; unchanged. Wheat
steady and firm but quiet; Pennsylvania red, si.5O
q. 81; other grades unchanged. Corn-SOuthern
quiet but steady; Western, spot, dull and weak;
futures active and lower; Southern white, 5O@
SIC; do. yellow, 6eG62c; Western mixed, 623<c.,
bid, spot; 6Z7zc-, May; 61c., June. Oats dull and
steady and unchanged Rye nominally 7o8T5c.
Hay dull and unchanged. Provisions dull, heavy;
Pork, 81 Lard dull; rehned, 1314c-
Butter steady and demand fair; Western good Co
prime grass, 22625c.; Western 1ne, 25@27c- Pc
troleum nominally unchanged. Coffee dull and
unchanged. whisky dull and easier, at Sill.
L, 500 bush; corn, 81, 500 bush.
ShiPments-Wheat, 1s,s0o bush; corn, 62,o0O