National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-01
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
HonetarY.

II WASHINGTON, Saturday evening, April .
II The operations at the New York Stock Ex-
Change duri,g the past week have been but .
REPETITION of the week previous with still furthsr
shriakage In values. Mes5rs. Trssk & Stous say
"the:e are no signs Of recovery in any of the lead
ing speculative seoH=ities. The whole market 10
lntte hands Of Spectators, who are trading fScs
decline, and outside holders are more or less de-
| moraIzed" The volume Of business At the Stock
| Exchange has been extremely contracted andthe
dulIneSS equal to that usually experienced Ia
midsummer. $500
| The weakness in the Stock Exchange has az
fectsd railroad bonds, and they have been in q
| depressed stale during the week. Government
securities have beea qu!:e strons;. Gold has been
falrly steady, while money remains easy at 4 per
cent. or call.
! The following is the weekly bank statement:
Loans &c. rtase.. $500
Specie, eeert ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l,ODs,IOo
Legal lenders increase. ls99S93
Deposits, decrease. ....................-- TsssSo
| Circulation, increase Observation-Disclosures. sIssa
Reserve, increase. F5.tss
In New York to-day money was dali 81 sSa5l<
Gold nTm at ll25sg Ia Rates for CARVING, i9
The sub Treasurer paid out tSEstoso on account
| OF interest, and 5000 fer bonds ........ =
Government bonds active and strong, closing at
the following rates:
SIS. 1891. coupon....Iz2i 5-2o's 1858 ......iss&<
SOS. New dyes......-.....iI3f
S9,s, isS5 pew. IO-iO's, coupon. IISE
SOS lSS: ............i2lT - - - wy
The following are tile buying and selling rStes
for Governments, furnished b. II. ID. Cooke, IT.,
Us. SIS 1881. .re2.Ie Io-O's .1IsYs 's
SOS, lsS5..-.is nlSS =. New Ms eS---.-iIs 80
SOS. Isl! ".; Ss Cong. sss:. sasts 6,
SOS, 1855. ..r2:.5t9 4 Gold ...----..,IlsllS
State bonds quiet and nominal .-.s .-.
Tennessee 5's'' new: $O1 - do: s,s.......... 8
virginia G's::--..-.-- Z: Ge9rHa S:s..------."
Do eonsci :: n. C;roilaa. old. Is
do. deferred. So do. new.
Lo" do ns si;.:: =: s. caSotins, or AK
t syss S.: Z 3d. &.S0. 81
Stocks active and unsettled
The following are the closing rates for the
active stocks, autographed to H. b. Cooke, IT,, (
Co., from the New York Stock Exchange:
y; y. Central. .....i r. E,ttsSSaEg
lime t GsHiia ROe sG islanRa reitFrsa 81
In London to-day will be observed as n hollday
on the Stock Exchange it being the regu lar semi
annual settling day at the Bank OF England
francs 5ccntfines for the account Exchans. ga
London p francs NJ confines fer short sight.
Commercial ~
Nochanges worthy ofnote in Washington whole
sale prizes since our last quotations. -.ra. i
MARKETS ELSEWHERE. yH
New YORK, April 2g.-CottOn easy; sales fo.s
bales at IL 1316G1ljc- Consolidated net receipts.
2s3+ bales. ExpOrts-Great Britain, Sill bales;
FTsnec a,si9 bales; Continent, 800 bales Chsssnei.
Flour slightly in buyers favor; s5OO@SIs Csr
COinn4OH 10 S0SOtt9.UO good TO choice
Southern. " heat less active and prices geierallY
without decided change; demand mainly fOr tbs
Continent; 9oe, tor unmerclA ntable spring. a. 10
Gl.2lIE for No. Milwaukee, In store and aE3sk:
q. 2SEE 10 tor No. spring, in store and af6ats
81 sIL for amber winter Western; 81 IS for amber
Michigan, store crop of 1874 81 ~ for white Nest
eTn. Corn llfplc. lower, with u moderate brsi-
ness; Jgi6e0c for no grade mixed: 6Ic for steamer
mixed: 65G6oc for graded mixed; Csc. for new
yellow Jersey ;i66Es5Se. for do. Southern sOafS q
shade better for mixed; 3aGp4Te. for mixed West
and State; 46lp5Gc. for white do, including
reject eJ; GsEf3Sc for No. mixed. Inspected PORK
lower; new mess, S2l.e0Ip2lT -. Beef unchanged.
Lard decidedly lower, closing steatlier;, prime
steam, on the spot, Sl32, closing at Sled. Pc
trOleuln Guietand rather easier; crude, SIG; re-
hned, 1SJSf9lic. Coffee quiet Sugar aud m0ia5-
pentine dull at %5E531Ic. Resin steady at 81 100
LS0 for strained. Ereights to Liverpool quiet;
Ter sail, cotton, I-S2d.i per steamr cotton, Nd;
grain 8ilerTd.
BALTiMcRE, April 2s.-COttOn quiet; mtddIiag,
zee.
Wheat dull: Pennsylvania red, sL4sDl 50s otaer
grades unchanged. Corn-Southern white shade
hrmer at 60GG3e.; Southern yellow dull and lower
ut Gle; Western mixed fairly active; 62Ill95cz.,
spot; G2,4e, first half May; &c, May; eO June.
Oats dun and heavy; Southern good TO prime. a
@isc.: Western white. 45fS4sc.; do. miSedo 4apt+c
Rye firm At S5&S7c. Hay steady anti unchanged.
Provisions frmer but quiet Pork s22.15 Bulk
meats-ShOulders clear rib sides, 1g1c,
y7sc.; clear rib sides. 1Sc. Hams 15GIsc. iEar5
quiet and weak: refined, IA Qlt4c.a Buttefqaiet
and easier; Western prime TO choice 2I93lc: DO,
extra fine, 3lGS2c. Petroleum unsettled; orude,
&c; refined. lie. Coffee quiet and unchanged.
Whisky nominal at S1,l2