Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-12

The market Tor Flour shows some Improve
Inont, tho demand being active and prices hrin-
or, with an upward tendency; fresh ground Old
wheat Flour is very scarce nnd much lnq1lrod
for, while tho stock Of all kinds. on hand, IS
light; now is coming in more freely. Tho re-
cept5 Of Wheat continue II Improve, %hlo
there ia steadily increasing demand tho olloI-
ings on Change to-day reached about Al 70 bash
es, which sold ct o.. 100 and 1O5 for fair t" primo
white, and %, 100 l)5and lul for fair 10 prm red
tho mari ct closing brisk and prices hardening.
Corn is scarce and wanted, with small sales OF
white at e.! Kyo 45aj6. as to quality, sAles be-
ing made TO. day Of good a! tue latter figures.
Oats in very Ugh! receipt, with fair demand,
and sales at 333a Gthor articles unchanged.
BALTIMORE Aug. l2.-Virgnia Is Old 90; do
deferred SO do consolidated. 81! do ~ sorles
.8!; past due coupons ISL. Cotton quiet; mid.
ding llgsl2 Flour steady and firm; howard
3 LOa$4 TO-; do Family 15h$5 % Cay NILS
Super z tOa$3 %; do Extra 8 73aS4 70; 40 MO
brands So IS patapsco Family Sc 80. Wheat
Southern active and firm; Western SPOT strsd}y;
futures lnwer; Southern red primo l02al0G do
amber locales; No 2 Western winter rod spot
1854! Aug les; Sept III! Oct 100. Com
Southern tcsrce and firm; Western steady and
firm; Southern white G5i5G; do yellow ."
s
Oct IL !a5l ; steamer 4ti. Oats-sou:hesa steady;
Western o. sier; southern 32s@5; Western white
32A324 do mixed 81; Penna 33aiI Ryo steady
at GOs53. Hay duil; Msrylsn and POM"
prime l0aSl!. Sugar steady at ss'"S Cote"
strong: Rio ca1goes l4.l7!. WhlsEnr firm
st 81 uG.
New York, August l2-StocLs Guo5ant.
Money Il! Gold 1907. Flour quiet aud steady.
Wheat dull &nd slightly in buyers favor. Corn
quiet
pHILApELruIv Aug. II Cattle market dull;
sales !, 500 hoad; good SIC; medium o.; common
E4a43e. Sheep-ssles l6,eCn head; market dull;
good 4sl4c; medium 3Iiic; common lta3iG
Hogs-Sales 5 eco head market lair good To
prime 7aisc; medium C!sG3c.
POET or ALEXANDRIA,. aFGEsTi2.
Sun riaea......... 10 Sun sets.. & 81
ARRIVED.
S3tmp John Gibson, New York. Ii j. A. Reed
Str Defiance, Philadelphia to + 4 Reed.
Str Lady of the Lake, Norfolk, to r a kooi
StrJ WThompson, Loohardtown, to IA Reed.
Str Mat1sno. Nomi nj, to } Brodcrs II Go.
Str Sue, Point Lookout, TO j BroIcrs u Co..
Schr Sarah + Bird. New York, t. hampshire
and Baltimore Coal Co.
Schr Jss Hewitt. philadelphia, IL VIA q
Smoot.
Schr Earl Mason. Ueorgst"@i,. IL = A l.
nav Il Go.
CLEARED.
Stmp Z knight, Now York. by Il A Reed.
Str Lady of tho Lake, Norfolk, by l. a koed.
StrJ W Thompson. l4oonardtown, by FARecL.
Str NJ attano Nomini, by Jos Brodors & Ga.
Str Sue, Baltimore, by j Brodora ~ Co.
Schr Earl p Mason, Provdenc' to j / hg'
new s. Co.
MEMORANDA.
Schr A Ii Hurlburt, Georgetown for No~
Haven, passed through Hell Cato 10th.
s;cbr l. s. d Fisk sailed from Gardiner !Hr
Washington 18th.
Schr Calvin Harris. Georgetown. at rrovi-
dence Sth.
Schr Fooks sailed from rrovidenc" l"l
Georgetown 9Th.
sclr John Il Sanford, Georgetown vt high
ton Sth.
Scbr Fl # Hedges sailed from sohereet i"'
Georgetown 9th.
Schr Henry Croskey. Perkins H"sd to
GEORGETOWN, at Vineyard Haven J-h.
Schr Clara. Georgetown, at New l"Ik I'm
schr Il Il Barnes. Georgetown Tor Nc" liz
ven, al New York llth.
Schrs W Il Drury and ,icssin " Knight
Geor getown, ut Boston llth.
Schr Laura II NJ osser, hence, st Boston I'm
Schr Is Church sailed from Nav Bed'ort
for Georgetown 10Th
Schr Herschel, hcnce, at New llAvan 10Th.