Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-07

yesterday up 10 14S!, aud after the board there
were bids for largo blocks at 49, Manassas IS
we're very strong and sold at G7s6S for small,
and GO to 70 ard back 10 G2g for tho large honds,
closing o! GosC94 against CSa69.
Sixty-fopr thousand pounds of the bullion
Withdrawn from tic Bank OF England yesterday
was for shipment to New York,
The steamship City Of Berlin, which arrived
In Now York from Liverpool Saturday evening
brought $4,000 gold coin.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Get. 7.--The market
is frmer. and prices are advancing. Flour is
frrlor at yesterdays quotations. The receipts
of Whost sre only fair. and to-day 2342 bushels
were offered and sold at 1870, l3l, 1872. 1873 and
1884, as to quality Corn is firm, and the offer.
ings, which were light. warn withdrawn, 81 be-
ing refused. No Rye or Oats reported.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MAREET. Oct 6. lS19.
Prices this week for Beef Cattle ranged as fol.
lows:
Best Beevcs 81 T.
Generally rated first quality. CO a a %
Medium or good fair Quality ........2 q 8 3 81
Ordinary thin Steers, O:-sn and Cows IS a 2 Is
Extreme range OF prices. ........".....l 10 ~
Most Of the sales wee from ...........3 90 4 o.
Totsl receipts for the week CIT head sales -
The market o.day Was not active at any time,
but as 1t progressed bocsne very slow, and 10.
wards tho close of operations il WAS exceedingly
hard to effect sales. Prices wore without any
serious variation, quality considered. except for
the common Cattle which were s,4c of. There
wero better tops on tho msrke! than last Week,
and perhaps more Of common order.
Mich Cows Tho mrrket for good Cows con,
in fair o~Ct of Mas
quality.
Sheep and Lsmha,-With another decrease in
tho number Of the receipts, and the same indif
ierent quality generally, as last week, all tho
dealers report slow market, there being no
Eastern demand Of any kind, tho home butcher:
being tie only buyers on the market. We quote
butcher Sheep at 3tadt cents. and Lambs st "a
Al cents per 10. gross. Stock Sheep 60AS2 81
per head, as to hind sEd quality. Arrivals this
week 5116 head
Hogs The offerings this week in regard 10
quality are Sn improvement on last weeks stocS,
most Of the dealers reporting better Hogs IN
their pens. Pfices are higher than last week
and trade more active, rs mono of the yards but
what report fair and good trade We quote
CONT mon Hogs at 5stl cents. and better grades
5sat3 cents, most sales beirg at 6ts55 cents per
10. net, closing firm, Arrivals this weoK Ci!'
head.
The markets on Change st Chicago yestartar
were more active, and as whole, were mora
excited than during any period OF the late rise
There was strong and general advance in eve
~ article, which amounted in wheat 10 dc; Oh
corn tC l3c; cats lc; pork DC; lard 10 to :O2
Prices wore we'll sustained, and c!osod firm The
transactions Wero immense.
There was unusual excitement in breadsLuiI,
at Philadelphia yesterday, with heavy trsnssc
tons IN Hour at sn advance Of y cts. PER barrel
Wheat WAS unsettled aRd Cever!sh, closing eta
bushel h:s her. Corn and oats also advanced IL
por bushcl
BAIT MORE, Oct. T.--Virainia G3 Old -; 10
dee. red 3; do consolidated t9I; do "a series
3Cs; past duo coupons 83 Virginia 1910; 80,
bid today. Cotton quiet middling l0alU1.
Flour strong, active end unchanged. Wheat
southern higher and active; western qliet; south
ern red l35al40; do amber li24l4G; No Mary
land l3Sai40; Mo- Wes!ern wiuter red spot and
October 133al3Sl; November l:6tsl3si
December l39sl3g4i. Corn-southcrn steady
with light receipts; western dull and ensier;
southern white and yellow 70; western mixed spo.
and Oct 50s59!; Nov 5Iab7! Doc 56s5e!; steamer
40 Offering. Osta firm; southern 40all; wes-
tern white 3Sa40; do mixed 36a3J; Penns 38a40
Rye higher st e0as5 Hay steady; primo t.
choice Penns and Maryland 15sl6. Coffee strong
and higher; Bio carsoes l3l .lGi. Sugar steady
and unchanged. Whirkey firm at 10
new YORK, Oct'r 7--EtocGs strong. Money
Csc. Flour quiet. Wheat active. Corn dull
and lower,