Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-02

pv,.ApKs-The market opened TINS morning
u.b somewhat better feeling, and the spirits
.rsolla,s we're more buoyant. There Is gen.
~ bolef that the 30 ttom" has at last been
s.aobsd and although speedy reaction is not
.n,icipsted. vet the general tone of tho market,
:.;.tbought. will be improved. Flour may be
on,tcl st 25a50c lower, but holders are less
n,assjng Wheat cannot be quoted active, but
.ba ds,line has been checked; offerings of 1900
bnsbels, mostly red, with sales at l5), l6O, lis
and 1875 for poor and ordinary, and 200, 2l5 go
and 225 for good to prime. Corn quiet. and the
demand very limited; offerings Of 1000 bushels
ola and sales at IOOal02 for mixed new 75c and
i, the ear So 10 per Dbl. Rye quiet with sales
M 1876 Oats 62a65, with offerings of 700 bush
els. Other articles remain unchanged since
our last report.
Al New York ON Saturday morning there
was slightly easier feeling in money 81 ! per
cent currency for call loans, but later IN the
dsv the market again became tight, and per
cent gold interest was freely paid, While many
bank accounts were not made up until alter 8
O'clock At Baltimore money continued strln-
rent with 6a7 per cent as the usual average on
good business paper. Some of the New York
banks were lending more freely IN view that q
arge amount of the November coin interest
will go into their vaults and increase their re-
serve The bank ststement is very urfAvora-
bic, and clearly reflects the money stringeney
Of the week.
The Coal TRADg-There were shipped from
Cumberland, via Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
last week, Ia $50 tons of Cumberland coal. OF
this amount .954 tons have been unloaded at
the wharyes in Georgetown. The remainder,
1896 tons, went to Alexandria The shipment
ncrthward during the past week has been very
heavy, amounting to SOP tons, as follows
Borden Mining Company, 1916 tons; Central
Coal Company. PIG tons; Cumberland Coal
and Iron Company, S09l tons; Rays Docks,
1869 tons-Nat. Int
NATIONAL BANKS IN VIRGINIA. abstract
Ofthe quarterly reports of the national banks in
Virginia shows loans and discounts OF nearly
$46lO,O00 specie on hand, $S3, eco; compound
interest noies $37 COO Total resources SO OOO GU
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE BY RAILROAD.
The following are the receipts of produce
&c, by the Orange, Alexandria and Manassas
Railroad for the week ending October 81, 1868:
Corn 1872 bushels, corn IN the ear l242, wheat
500 rye SAC, oats 284S, onions "a, haxseed 20,
timothy seed 10 sumsc 400 sacks, mill cttal 81
bushels, potatoes 400 bushels, ehestnuts %
hushel5 buckWheat 30 bushels, corn meal 40
bushels, dried fruit bushels, wool 10 sacks,
-four 68S bbls, apples 1856 bbls, tobacco cases.
fresh beef ESQ lbs, hides and skins 10, butter So
drkins, eggs SO bbls and boxes, rags 2725 lbs,
bark q cords, tallow TO lbs, fowls 10 cOops,
sundries l6 packages, spokes 1900. wine tbl.
bacon 800 lbs beeswal 800 lbs dressed hogs 5,
iron blooms $1,000, wood IA cords, leather 6
bundles, cloth , bales, hogs, horses, sheep,
calves, cows. &c, go, castings 10000, old iron,
$40 los, empty bhls 40, mortiee machines 1,
old copper $50 lbs, bones 420 lbs, cattle car
loads hogs car load, sheep l car load, SC, &c.
Freight sent forward COO tons.
The following are the receipts by the Alex
dfis, LOudoun and Hampshire Railroad for the
week ending September 81, 1863 Corn 1917
bushels, wheat 1872, oats l472, meal 2l2, feed
NOl potatoes 80, -four 1914 bbls. butter Y b6is
aud kegs, eggs 10 bbls and boxes, syrup bbl
chickens IL coops. calves head, slaughtered
hogs SO. sheep car loads, wood 43 car loads.