Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-26

The market FOR Flour is uuchan cod. VITA "
slight improvement in thu receipts aud fair
demand. We note s. further improvement! III
Wheat. and the market opens WITH considerable
activity; the offerings on 'Chalge to- day reach
cd about 1J0J bush els. which sold A. lOJ iH!,
lOs. l0l, loj. l0j ana l07 for good to pnmo, an
advance. quality considered, Of la2c on Sstur-
days prices. Cora is in light receipt, and We
note an advance in prices Of lc on Saturday 5
figures; sales to day Of white at 90 Small sales
of Oats at 81. Nothing doing in Rye, and other
articles unchanged.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 26-Virginia Gs old -: do
deferred a; do consolidated, 81 do 81 series
~. p4Gt DUE coupons IS bid to-day. Cotton firm
uidd!ing T.. Flour steady and firm; Howard
street sad Western Super :! 50aS3 do .txtTH
i 2jaSi %; DO Family 75sS5 rs; City Mills
Supor 5D.S;:; do Extra 5Oa$4; do Rio brands
55oas5 10; rstapzeo Family St 80. Wheat
;Jouthern slesly aed firm; Western lower sind
iairiy active; Southern rcd primo lUlslU1; do
amber lr54ll0; no > Ponns red liS2; No =
Western winter rod sn0., Aug and Sept lus4a
Western quiet and lower; Southern white
54s55 DO yellow 53a54; Western mixed
spot and Aug GOaju5 Sept 5Ua50l Oct 13. Oats
steady, firm and fairly active; southern 25s2S
Western white 27a2S do mixed 25a.25 Ptaua
2js:2j!. Rye steady ct b0A5i Hay a shade Grmor;
Maryland snd Pennsylvania prime HASH.
:iugar active and firm at S4aG: Coffee firm
Rio carsoos ltalTl. Whistsey steady NJ SlG"!.
NEW YnRE. Aug. -o~-5tocks hrnl. Mon"
ov =. Gold lC0I. Flour quiet and heavy
Whc.t-spr,ug dull and nominal; Ninier &c IL"
or aud quiet. Corn about stesdr and inottr-
Atfy active.
PHILADELPHIA Aug. 25-CatGo--aaies $50
head; marke. active good 3ta5f {; medium 4tsnc;
common "4sl:. Shoep-Saos 1900 hoad; mar
flsds linn ,Jat
3!!a31c Hogs--Ssles $500 head marko. fair;
good 7a7!c; IA sdium G!aG!c
PORT az .aEEx.a-s-vEsEs, .fH@5sT2G.
Sun risos............. "a Sun sots... y;
ARRIVED.
%tmp John Gibson, Now York. u > 4 Eo3.!.
:*tr Defiance, Phade!phia, to + 4 RocL.
Str Jano Moseloy, Norlol!;,t to T. = ksoi.
:5irJ w Thompson, IIeonardtoWn,t,o ia Kue,i.
;5!r Mntlano Notnini to Broders 65 Go.
Str Sue, Point Lookout, to j B''elrrs & Go.
sjchr Sarah G Smith. konnobas. to + 4 l:oed.
s,chr Jas Aiderdco, Orient, TO IIackham & &c.
;Schr E Fl niverty, Boston, t., I & l!uoc
;3chr Columbia &, BALTIMORE 10 4 { itar-
Schr American hagle, rtliIa'lephia. 80 i
harmon.
:3chr Sped,ler, Norfolk, to j II y ''moot.
"ehr Mary 5tsndisi:' Boston, to j + -Asnew
" Co.
Schr Jos Hoy, New bedford. 10 Hampshire
and Baltimore Coal &c.
Schr VIM Wilson, Philadelphia. t. WuI
EmOot.
CLEARED.
Slnip Il & Knight, Now York, by + :. Reed.
Str Jano Nj cseey, Norfolk. by r a lsood.
Str j w THOMPSON, N.ornini, by i y Rood
Str lJsttano Nomini. by Jod Breeders y 60
Str Sue. Baltimore by } Broders & Go.
i;chr j Fl Travers, Hsllimore. by l Is H"co.
t,ch1 II Il Congdon, Providence. by Amor!-
can Coal CO.
schr Jos Hoy, Wnroi.sn. Ivy Hampshire aid
Baltimore Coal Co.
Schr Mary Stsriiish, ,New Boitord. BY d 7
Agnew s. Go.
PASSED Ut.
Schrs Clara. uoboken; Carrie lloltacf: Der
soy City; Matthew konncy, konqobcc rlE"r;
Mary T. Amsden, hennebec river; Horny -adel-
bert. kennsbec river; NJ Becker, hona,'Ecc
river; Il II Potter. Ramon do Ajuvia. Stephen
Morgan, Horny Croskey, X 5 Dean. Ia IL u
Fisk, VIM Walton, 4 & + Benton, SunhtM!u,
Emily a Bartlc, Wake and King Dove.
PASSED DOWN.
Schrs Mabel Rose, Providence; George i
Mills, Stonington, Calvin L Harris, l'rori,irrcH;
Jennie Roslyn, Fall River, and John Il Sand
ford, Dighton.
MEMORANDA.
Sehr Earl L Mason sailed from FRO, i,ieMco
for Georgetown 23d.
Sehrs J Al Vance and II Dansy, Getrrsetawn,
at New York 25Ih.
a LARGE QUANTITY OF CANVASS,
suitable for lhre?hng sheets, covers awniE.a