Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-09

REMARKS The market closes with slight
" improved feeling. In Flour the transactions
have been very limited, confined principally to
the city trade In Wheat there has beer some
Improvement; offerings to-day of 232 bushels
white. and 1910 red, with sales of the former at
100. 90 and 240, and rcd at 175, 2l0, 215, 225,
237, 24O and $50. Corn steady, with offerings of
iii bushels; white and mixed at 1885, 1875 and
l27, The last named figures for small lots prime.
Oats have remained steady, and prices firm !;
sales of CTS bushels at G5 &c, CT and 6S. Rye
quiet, with light receipts, and sales at l40 In
Fish wo have no change TO note. Salt is steady
but unchanged. Wool quiet with light trans
actions sules Of common unwsshed at 81 But
ter very active and prices for prime stiff. Ba-
con steady Corr Meal is in fair request
Irish Potatoes in fair supply and demand. Re-
ceipts of Sumac fair. Eggs in fair request, with
sales at 24c. Lard firm. Green Apples have
declined, and $4 arc now the outside quota
lions. Onions in fair demand.
BALTIMORE MARKET, October 9.-Bltter.-
Glades have been coming in quite freely, though
there is falling off in the receipts the past day
or two. The demand is also less active, on &C.
count of mild wealth or, and prices barely main
tanned. We report for the week sales of 800 to
1000 packages at 4Oa45c, as to quality, for best
dsiries, and 30a35 for common do. Some West
ern solid packed has been received but quality
poor, and mostly sold at S2a34c. We quote
choice Western Reserve scarce and worth Goa
39c, and possibly 40c; few bbls Western Roll
arrived and sold at 42a45c. Franklin street re-
ceipts, mostly composed of Roll, and increasing,
selling at 40a45c as to quality. -
Wool is in good request and firm IN price,
with light supplies. Quote BURY unwashed at
26 to 28c; common unwashed at "a to SO; fine
do. at 3Os32c; tub do. at so to 53c; common to
medium fleece at 81 to 46c; fine do. at 43 to 45c;
pulled at 80 to SIC pei, pound.
Whskey has ruled lower under better sup
ply We note sales of $50 bbls City and West
ern at 35aSl 38, mostly at inside prices.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, October 9th.
Beef Csttle-Prices to-day ranged as follows =
Old Cows and Scalawags at 5OaS4; ordinary
thin Steers, Oxen and Cows 4aS9; fair to g9od
quality Beeves CAST; and the very best Beeves
7a$8 per 100 lbs, the average price being about
SIS SO gross The market closed Moderately &C..
tive, good Beeves selling at about the rates of
last week, while common los ana nd inferior grades
were about Is to SOC per 100 lbs lower:
Sheep-With an increased supply during
the past week, the market has shown less firm
ness Prices to-day ranged as follows: Good
Sheep at 4a51c per ID gross Stock Sheep 2a$S
per head. Lambs at 2aS4 per head.
Hogs-The supply Of Hogs during the past
week has increased, and though there is fair
demand rates have declined fully SOC per 100
lbs. Prices to. day ranged as follows Common
to good live Hogs 10 50a$l4 per 100 lbs net.
GEORGETOWN MARKET-There was very
lively time on Change yesterday morning, and
prices ruled high, the Grain market being much
better than for some days past. We quote =
Offerings-2, 400 bushels red Wheat; 1860 bush.
els yellow Corn. Sales: Wheat, 500 bushels at
2l5; 80 bushels at 235; 1900 bushels at 240 1000
bushels at $50, and 600 bushels at 255. Corn,
1900 bushels yellow at 12O.
The tone of the market for foreign exchange
st New York is weak, although rates are nomi-
nally unchanged The usual purchasers of ex-
change find it more profitable to loan their gold
(which now commands as high as of per Ct
per day. than to purchase foreign bills. There
have been no shipments of specie to Europe
this week. 40 = r..
The Treasury, it is now conceded, was q Sc
cret seller of 81 900 600 of gold in the eight days
running from the 22d to the 30th 'ult. It was,
during the time, semi officially denied, but de-
NAL is now given over, and justification of the
act is pleaded.
Coal TRADE.-During the past week 1924
tons OF Coal were sent from Cumberland, Mo-,
over the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
MARINE LIST.
MINTaTuRE AI,MANAC-OCTR g. 1868.