Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-08
COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Janusry s, 1915
The transactions on Change continue exceed
ingly limited in consequence OF tho l'ghs re
ceiprs. Flour is dull and nominal. the sales De-
ing only for home consumption. Wheat shoWs
An advance sales being made at l55al4o; the
offerings, however, amount to but $50 bushels
Roca;nts Of Corn ara liplt, and but one small loi
was sold to-day at 60. No Oats reported, ano
81 bushels Of Rye brought a.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Jsu'y: s.
Beef Cattle-Prices to-day ranged As IS follows vs.
esr nI1y1 rated frs: quality4 50 .
Medium or good fair quality.:..:.....3 o. s s0
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows GO q . or
Extreme range ofprices ............' ~ ~ ~
Most Of the sales were from :. ;o;h,a5 To 1
Total receipts for the week l9oo heao. Ao1sl
sales for the week 1881 head.
The market generally has shown far dcgree
of activity. sales not being very. brisk at any
time. Prices were 5s1c higher than last Week'
all grades sharing about equally in the advance;
The uuslity was something better. than last
week the tops being somewhat better and more
numerous We quote st Sc rs per leo lbs.
Mich Cows-Trade has been fair, and sales
mads at 30af55 per head a. retail. :,
Shecp-There is a marked increase IN the
number of the receipts over last week, but no
special activity to notice in thu trade There
has bean some little demand on the part OF Phll-
sdelphia dealers, which might bs mads regular
business if drovers would pay NOR, attention to
the Sheep trade Of this market than they have
heretofore done. We quote at 4atS,. t.w
choice selling st tic FER 10 grnsi kcceIrta TINS
week 1898 head.
Hogs-Hhe r. arket has ben iui:ly supphei
this week, showing nearly doabl. the number
of last week. Trade has boon moderately &C
tive, and quotations fully maintained. The
quality CT the offerings is fully a' good ~ it WAS
no oil "a ri AZ *
our quotstons-53. G4c-f,w sales being made at
the first fl cure, most Of them being recorded at
6,6tc per ID net Recei pts this week 1853 head.
BALTIMORE, Jan 8-Virsln.a lis. deferred a {;
Virginias, consoi dsted 564 bid to-day. Cotton
quiet and nominsl middling IL Flour dull
Mnd unchanged. Wheat-Sou.hern dull and
steady; Western dull and lower; Southnra rod
good to prime l38al45 do. amter lo4l5J; NO
3 Western winter red spot and Jan rs Feb'y
I4l bid. Corn-Southern dull and ,steaiy /;
Western quiet and easier; Southern "hto o3a
81; do yellow 53s56; Western mixed spot and
jan 5ea Feb 5s5 $50; Western steamer 52t s5$!.
Oats quiet aud steady; Southern Bass; Westn
white Sc ,SS; d.. mixed "a A55. kyo Quot @na
easier at 6la6} hay dull and unchanged. COT
lea duh and unchanged. sugar active mad firm
at Cd >94. Whiskey dull AZ 81 60
NEW YORK, Jan. Stocks iirul and highor
Money! Gold 1927! Flour dull aad declining
w neat Qtll anu d Suauo loNci. oAi ho1'J,,
The f rmer tone of III, m srHet ls attributable
to the eassr condition Of the currency ioin MAJ
ket The currency loan market i settling
down to an easier condition for borrowers, the
ruling rates on call loans bsing saven per cant
There Is too, more inquiry for Erst class ner
camille paper which the brokers hold at o.I per
cent. according 10 date Ct maturity. tho long
dates selling comparatively lower hin short
dates The Government loan market IS sluggish
and dull. the only changes in prices ARC decline
Of in G5s and an advance OF in now hvcs
The receipts of wheat at Liverpool for the past
three days were q 900 quarters, all American.