Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-24

REMARKS The market closes win oniy
moderate degree of activity The receipts OF
Flour are light, but prices have declined and
are weak; Super 6sS6 37i; Extra 7sS7 %, and
Family from 8asll the latter for Welch's.-
The receipts OF Grain show a falling off, footing
up tor tho week 5000 bushels. Wheat has
gradually declined, and closes rather dull,with
sales OF white at 40, and red st l27, laS. lao
li2, IA and las. Corn closes steady. with light
offerings, and sales Of white at l23 and yellow
At 10 In Rye there has been very little do
ing and quotation are nominal, say lO5al08 -
Oats have been in demand, and prices firm,
with an upward tendency; sales to day ut 81
and 60, and ono lot prime at 65. Plaster is In
good supply. Salt quiet. Wool unchang d.
Butter in demand for good, but inferior dull;
choice lot of strictly prime command 3Sa40c.
Bacon stendy. Fish quiet. Seeds in fair en-
ouiry; sales OF Timothy at s. 90. Corn Meai
in limited supply. Eggs 25c, and in demand.
Lard steady. Chickens In demand. A fair
enquiry for Onions
FUEL MARKET.-We have no change to note
in the prices of fuel. The supply of Cumber-
land Coal is small. Anthracite in abundant
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BALTIMORE, September A-Cotton dull and
unsettled; nominally Is. Flour dull and weak
Howard Street Super 6sSG so; do. Extra 6 6Os
a. so; do. Family 3a$9 %; City Mills Super
D 25s$6 so; do Extra 6OsSI 70; do. Family
ss$l0 10; Western Supsr 6aS6 Is; do. bxtra
s aS7 do. Family 2 z5aSS. Wheat dull and
prices irregular and the ma rket unsettled sale
of prime red ut l5Jsl56. Corn firm prime
white 128alS0; yellow l20sl24 Oats Gotta
RIVE llOalU Pork quiet 1T 33aS33 So Bacon
hrm; rib sides 1914 clear do z0t shoulders
l6S hams 24a26. Lard firm 1T l9iA.0. Whis
key-Supply light; quotations 4aSl 70.
NEW YORK, September A.-Stocks very un-
settled. Money not quo;eG. Exchange. long
4! short, Gold huctuated violently be
tween SO aud CO. and is now, 1T 1870 y. m,
down 20 80. Five-twenties, 1866, coupon, 10,
Ten torties, coupon, 3. Owing 10 the excite
m.ut in tho market. quotations Tor Southern
securities cannot be given.
NsN York. September 2i-F.Jur duh ana
dropping Wheat dull and nominal Corn
duh with market in buyers favor
BALT1uoRE CATTLE MARKET. September~2'.
Beaf Cattle-Prices 10 day ranged rs follows
Old Cows and Scslswsgs At 8 6Os$4 90 ordins-
~ thin Steers, Oxen and Cows h. 5UaS0; com
mon to fair light stock Cattle 4aS6; fair qua lty
Bseves 60aS6 50; and the very best BeeveS
b OUA$I bU per lCC los INC a'oiaS9 PiiS0 ooA"t
about S. gross. The market was dull to-day M
decline OF 37Ac per 100 lbs on the rates OF last
woek.
sheep The otferings during the past week
were barely sufficient for the demand, which
has boon quite active. and We notice an advance
of bc par 10 on the rates of last week, closing
very hrm to-day for good Sheep Prices to- day
ranged AS follows Fair to good fat Sheep at A.
sac per 10 gross Stock Sheep al l 25a$2 % per
head. Lambs l 75sS4 per head,
Hogs-The supply during the past week
though not large, was in excess of the demand,
and the market has been unsettled the greater
mart of the week, at a slight decline, closing
with a strong downward tendency. Prices to-
day ranged rs follows Fair TO good Hogs at
$l2 75sS rs and extra fat stsl4 per 100 lbs net
COAI. TRADE BY CAN AI.-The following ship
ments by Chesapeake i Ohio Canal were made
for the week ending September IS;