Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-11

The market generallylS quiet Flour Is With
cut change, and but little is doing, and TO effect
sales concessions would havo to 30 made. Wheat
is dull snd lower, with but light receipts; the
only ealos u day were small lots Of rod a! 1884
20. ns to quality. Corn is quiet and firm; about
1000 bushels sold q: Gj and 81 for mixed and vol
low. SmsL! !o.3 Ct kyu and Oats brought S)a93
aud 6osta respectively. Little doing in country
produce.
BALTIMORE May ll.-Virginia Is deferred.
8; Virginias. consolidated. 10f; do. I'd series a.
Cotton quiet; midd,ing losslOg. Flour, quiet
closing quiet but Grmer; Penna red 2O5a2l3;
Maryland red 2,Oa2l5; do. amber 30. Corn
southern quiet and steady Western frmor.
higher and quiet, closing strong; Southern
white o7sG9; do. yellow G3i Western mixed spot
70; May Gsaa69; juno 60; July G91; steamer e.
Oats quiet and steady; Southern 49a52; Wostn
white 52a53; do. mixed 49sjl; Penna 5la53.
itye quiet 1t lGOal04. Hay steady, firm and un-
changed. Provisions quiet and unchsnged
Coffee qniet, strong and unchanged: Sugar
easier n. II Whiskey held at 81 IT; 81 l3a bid.
New YORK, May ll.-Stocks active, irresu-
lar and lower; Money p, Gold lot. Flour
Guil and unchanged. Wheat quiet and un-
changed. Corn shade irmer.
RICHMOND MARKET. May lO-The market is
without mstoral change, for while the demand
Tor Wheat and Corn is good. yet there is not 50
uuch eGtTity, and tho receipts continue very
limited. Sales of prime white Wheat ct ;!l2,
hAd red at 2iD. snl Corn at 7Oa72 i1r white, and
j0a5l for mixed Oats are in improved demand,
with sales at 50 for prime spring Nothing do
ing III Rye
LYHcHBumd MARKET May l0-There is less
o., +tVity in the grain and produce markets, and
~oc.,, &c are very limited. Quotations are ljQs
5iG far vest; 65aG7 white, and COaG5 for yell
low Cor W. fl, GS for Rye, and 5Ssa0 for spring.
and 4Oa45 for win. " trH1'
FrrorR1crsRupo MA, ~SEr, Msy lO.-Tho /
market is ess setEe and d the ss Of grain
ere very limited. Wheat is quote. u A $50
for common to choice; Corn G0sG5; fy- o''''
Oats 10itJ.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET
SuGsrs-We have no further transactions to
note IN raw Sugars, but there is a good inquiry
1or them, And we write the market firm At the
figures last given, and we still quote as follows
CUBA, grocery grsdes........ -............
Porto Rico, grocery grades"-........ lC1 10s
uemerara vacuum pan" .........".... ~ II
Now Orleans, grocery grades ......... ~ 10
Stoek here to. day 1926 hhds and Sl25 bags.
Cotfae-The current wants of the trade have
been pretty we'll supplied by recent purchases,
and we hear Of no sales to-day; but the market,
though quiet: is strong, the advance noted yes
terdsy being firmly maintained. The Rio ad-
vices continue favorable, and holders show no
disposition 10 sell except at extreme figures.
We quote as BEFORE viz:
Job lots-Ordinsry ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. III la
falr ~ W
Good. 2Ot LOf
Prime ....."........ 2l9 Il!
Choice to faDcy........". :"
(Gold, 60 dayss
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, May H.
1 'rces to-dsy ranged as follows:
Ca, tie. very best....'. u u
20, 'Q"....... OF d %
Drdin Sry.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80 .
Thin Stee, q and Oxen. ..".."...".... q
Calves best o.
Cannon .,..............................4 q
Sheep, wool ....
shosred zee. ......... a. o.
hogs, Nve .."'''.'' '''''''''''''' Va "
Lambs SsS5 per heed. :...'.'''..'.'.'."'
Cows and Calves S25 to .>'e.".'';:.';'':. p.j ,
The market was better supplied with beot
Cattle than for several week PEST prices "er" =
&c higher quality considere,'i Inc tops were +
hardly as good MS last week, the 80. s,;n ao c
being more numerous; market ".,s, sMn,,,5 :
quotations 3s6!c Calves were in "ou supply =
and sold very readily at quotations. >heep Snu
Lambs were dull, dealers asking nv Te snsn
buyers, were willing to pay; we quote w nv
good Sheep at 14s5!c, and Lambs at SsS5 20
load, or 7s9c per lbgross. Hogs wero in mo y,
,rstc supply, and sold slowly at Gls7c per ID :
gross. Good Cows and Calves arc in demand |
,nd would sell readily at outside quotations; Il
most of tho arrivals are very inferior and slow h
IF sale. Market moderately active. b
NEW York CATTLE MARKET, May 10
1898 head The demand was {
mir, and bettar than for some days past. aad =
sellers were able to force prices upward about
&c per ID Nine carloads will DO shipped to
London alive by steamer to-day, and slaughter
prs for tho EnElish market took about as car.