Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-17

finster, GROUND, pnr ton. w " w
Ground, in bags or Dhis." y w y ~
Lump ..,......... ............... 4 w tt :, y"
Salt O. 4 0I,iveruool).. Ii u | ~
Fine. .....,.,.................... rs 0 | 80
Turk,s island D 81 u 0 ~
Wool, long unwashed. ....... oV es 9 3a
WSshed 20 W a a
Morin2, unwashed ....... - " 2 oo
DO. washed. ......."..." 50 ~ ~
'oumAc w. " ~
Hay........... Il w w ~ V"
4'he marke: closes dull and weak, and 10 day
tho offerings Of grain were light Transactions
in Flour are limited. and prices are unchanged !;
old wheat Flour is wanted for bakers purposes,
and brings 2ja50c more than now. Wheat Is
heavy at 1876 for choice; sales of 1880 bushels at
al5al35, as to quality; one choice lot of amber
for seed brought 40. Corn is 1s2c better than
Yesterday, and 65G bushels sold at 65 and 0S
No sales of Rye or Oats reported Butter is
scarce and higher. Othe. produce unchanged.
Wool is quiet at quotations, with fair receipts.
BALTIMORE, Aug. lG Virgins Gs. Cd -;
deferred 5; consolidated G65 do. I'd series 43.
Cotton quiet and steady; middhng LA. Flour
dull and lower; Howard street and western
Super 3aS4 Is; do. Extra Sass IS; do. Family
75aSG Is; City Mills Super 4 81 So DO Extra
Case SO; do. Rio brands 81 %; Pstapsco Family
$3.50. Wheat--Southern dull and 2a9G lover !;
Western weak, lower and active at q decline;
Southern red Fultz 135al39; do. Smber l3Ial42;
renna red lS5al4O; No.. Western winter red
spot l3G1sl37; Aug 135sl354 Sept l29t; steamer
l23. Corn-Southern quiet and steady west
orq dull and lover; Southern mt sn o5a9a
57!a574; Sept 57a; Oct 5S7. Osts dull and steady;
Southern new 30a33; Western white now S2e32ai
do mixed 81. Rye steady and firm at Sous
Hay dull; Maryland and PoDna prime la@$lo
Colleo unchanged. Sugar quie! and steady A.
lO!alC3. Whiskey firm at 81 H.
NEW YORK, August l7.-Stocks buoyant
ard excited. Money IL. Cold 1861; Four
quiet, but without decided change Wheat
spot dull and hosvy; futures lal4c lower. Corn
!s3c lower.
RICHMOND MARKET. Aug. lG..-The market
is tolerably active, with fair receipts OF gram,
Offerings to-day Of about !4,0U0 busheis o!
Wheat, with sales Of white at 1l5aloO for choice
lots. and 125a140 for ordinary to prime; red isO
ALSO for prime Lancaster, and l2Oal32 Tor Fulia
of fair to good quality. Offerings of $40 bushels
Corn, with sales at 70 for mixed. and OF ioi
prime white, Salos of Oats al 81, 81 and 30 for
spring and winter.
LYNCuBURG MARKET, Aug lC.-Ihero has
been but little activity in the market and scarce
~ any variation in prices The offerings OF
grain are fair. Wheat ll5al5o for fair t. goc Q,
c|SA>'" Ava
yellow. Kyo GOaG5, and Oats 3Oa35.
FRRpER1CksBURGM MARKET. August lG.-Ihe
market during the week has been very quiet
The receipts Of Wheat have boon fair, but tht
demand moderate; the quotations arc lk9al 10"
Tor rood to strictly choice Corn in light ro
ceipi and quoted at G5a70; Oats "oa"E sEa o''''
Ryo nominslly 1OaT6.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. -
Sussrs-Raw continues 1.-The same unsstlstac
tory and unsettled condition heretofore nolcd
presenting no now features whatever. Rehnor:
buy only rs their wants require, ard Importer
arc quiet, knowing that nothing would be gam
ed by pressing business. No sales Of conse
quenco are reported, prices remaing nomnallJ
as follows: ..
Cuba, centrilugal..... Il !" !"
Porto Rico, grocery grades.......... y ~
Demorara, vacuum pan ~ ~
French Island. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % o.
New Orleans, grocery grades ....... /"
Cohco-Prices are irregular and unsetIea
with few transactions Of any description repor!
el. Holders (importtrs) arc firm on all thel
stock, but there is no inquiry except Tor ne'
crop, of which there is little here On Old IN
voices tho views Of buyers and sellers are wlde
apart and there is no immediate prospect
business. The jobbEg trade is only moders M1
quote prices Of old Coffee nominally as follows
kio, ordinary cargoes. ......'. !oS ~
Fair ... ....... ~ -
Good...""............. .'.''''''.' 30 i0a 81
Irlmo ...... .'''''"''' ~ ~
dob lots, ordinary to choice. ..... '..... II -
Gold, GO days.)
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET. August l
Prices to-day ranged as follows: :,
Cattle very bcst... .."'''.''''''
nOOu......... '.....'.'''.''
Medium or fair. neutrality-suspicious., 81