Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-07

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COMMERCIAL ExcHANGE.-The annual meet.
inc Of the Alexandria Commercial Exchange
cas- held at the Exchange rooms this morning,
Z. N. Lawson in the chair, and Apheus
Roberts, Secretary.
The President presented the following report
which was received and accepted
ALEXANDRIA, VA, May 7, 1873.
Gentlemen Of the Commercial Ecchangc.;
The Board OF Managers beg leave to submit
herewith their 18th annual report Tor the fiscal
;ear commencing May |, 1877, and ending
April 60. 1878. There have been received aud
sold on Change during THIS period 32f l94
bushels of corn, 4l2, l59 Of wheat. 1920 OF
rye, fl ,433 Of oats, $50 of meal, 1873 59O CT
wheat received in -four and reduced to bushels,
100000 of grt,in estimated as sold on the streets,
10000 of wheat received aud still held 10 store
unsold total, 1882 bushels. =
In submitting the above report the Board OF
Managers find that the receipt and sales have
been about the same as last year, Das We nave
reason to believe that large bulk OF the Wheat
that naturally finds it's way to our market Is
etIl held 10 the adjacent country. This wheat,
like part of that included in our reports held
principally by the farmers, who believed that
war between England aud Russia was lnevl-
table, and that much higher prices would be
realized, but so far their expectations have not
tean fulfilled, and most of this wheat will prop,
ably be sold at much less proo than lt waaid
have brought lad it been sold during the
months of last fail. Taking this into consldsza'
ton We feel that we might safely say that eur
grain trade has increased to considerable eG
tent during the last fiscal year. We believe
that larger acreage OF wheat was soNn 10
Virginia last fall than for many years past, aud
which We understand never looked better then
a, the present time, and We have cause to look
harvard to more prosperous lnture.
The members OF the Commercial Exchange
1il remember thar during last fall the use OF or
ro,m vas rendered 10 the WOODLAND Aericultu-
raj Society for the purpose IF holding 40 eShlbI-
ton, in which m Any OF our most enterprsing
citizens took part, aod We might say that hntt1r
exhibition Of the natural products OF our lands
A. we'll as the manufactured articles OF cur oSn
neople at home, while not 80 large rs some we
have seen, has scarcely been excelled IN the
character of the articles exhibited by auy fair
held in the State. This has given rise to the
formation OF permanent society, organized
ooulc months since under the name OF the Alex
andria Agricultural and Industrial ASSOCIATION,
the purpose OF which Is to have yearly eAnlol'
tons 10 our midst wit b very tlsttcring prospects
Of suucoss All that this society asks is q little
assistance from such Of our citizsns as feel an
interest in the prosperity ef Alexandria.
Death has removed from our midst during
the past year ono of cur most enterprlslng and
esteemed members, MIR. W. Il. Garter. late
secretary of the Commercial Exchange
The treasurer. Mr.. Thomas Perry, reports
twenty contributing members and balance OF
S39jS9 10 the treasury.
The thanks Of the Exchange arc due to Mr..
Warning for his faithful services.
Permit me, gentlemen. 10 submitting this re-
port to return my thanks for the uniform oour-
tesy extended to me during the year
Raspect(uy submitted for the directors,
j. Il. BEcKHAM, President
The following gentlemen were then elected
T.. tors for the ensuing year: II. NJ. LAWSON
I u - looe, George II. Robinson, D. e.: Wat
d. g. Harmon, &. L. Kelley, George
Erns a. and George W. Fisher. Thomas
~ Asnlus.o- |osen President Il. Hunt. Vice
pr e,y WAS " " Moore, Treasurer; and C. j.
Taylor, .ir. Secret ",