Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-05
COMMERCIAL.

COutlnue5 quleL, Will folJ IiiAli"U" 4"NN'I'N
produce Flour dull, but quotations unchang-
ed Very little doing in Wheat, and only one
transaction reported on Change Of a small lot
red vt $50. Corn steady and sales Of white at
80; mixed e0aSl. Rye and Oats dull and prices
nominal; l30a135 for the former and G0aG2 for
the latter. Butter in fair supply and good
demand.
PENNSYLVANIA COAL TRADE. -Thelast Scran-
ton public sale of coal, in It's very, marked de-
cline in prices, has quite paralyzed the trade
Some little falling of from previous large and
eudden advances was looked for, but q decline
in some instances of 81 rs per ton has had p
very chilling effect. The decline, however,
less q matter of surprise than was the adV@hce
in October Of 81. so per ton. There was no SUI
cient reason then, while there Is, from Ln"I
want of cause then, reason for the decInc
now. The coal production for the year 1905 Is
over n million of tons greater than III 1871;
which is fully equal TO the natural increase ana
quite no TO the market demand. There IS sun
good line and TAR CITY demand Ior C"9'' Duv
shipments, by reason of the amount OF heavy
floating ice in the rivers, Is light. AS u - eX-
pected that the last public sale of coal at NOW
York will at once change both the wholesale
and retail prices of coal, we give no current
| quotations The great dealers in coal having
| followed the public sale prices OF coal IN Octo-
her putting up their prices corresPonGlngy, IL
| ia hut nroper that they should follow the same
| test in an opposite direction, ana put down
| nricas now The best hard stove coal is now
! deliyered from the yards a. about ten and q.
half dollars per long ton. Thene ton OF OUVl0s Is
| about dollar per ton less Soft coal IS deiV-
| cred at eight to nine dollars per ton, and put
! very moderate business doing.-Fhtla. Le1gcT.
| RAILROADS. New York Tribune says {:
! ''The great frmness in Railway Shares during
| the recent stringent money market has surprls-
ed the oldest heads in the, street. The present
| combinations holding railway properties nave
| almost unlimited control OF money, ana nave
| carried their stocks and largely increased the
| short interest, with the intention of advancing
| prices, based upon the earnings Of the roads,
| which promise TO be very heavy throughout the
| winter and spring months The railroad re-
ports for the last week in December show
| heavy gains over last year. The receipts OF
breadstuhs continue TO be heavy at Chicago. -
| 1t is estimated that the amount OF wheat now
| in first hands and to be moved to market Is
equal TO the entire crop OF 1857, %hlch Will give
active employment for the roads for the win
| ter months
GRAIN TRADE OF BALTIMoRE.-It would
| seem by the annual report OF the President OF
the Corn and Flour Exchange of Baltimore
that the crops Of that section, and the grain
trade of that city for the yea just ended, have
not proved as good as the public had been led
to suppose by the general statistical reports
| based upon crop returns published from time
to time during the past SIX months Inc traae
in breadstutfs it il stated, has not been as satl
factory or as profitable as had been hoped for
and aHticipated the wheat crop Of Maryland
turns out less than an average, and that Of Vir-
ginia has, it seems, again proved q partial
| failure.
Notwithstanding the large amount Of money
that has come out from the payment Of interest,
SC, Estimated at forty to fifty millions of dol
lars, money continued in demand, and strn-
| gent ut New York yesterday.
The New York and Philadelphia Cattle mar
kets were firm yesterday-and prices about the
same as they were last week