Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26
COMMERCIAL.

| Prince street wharf at 10 8. M
COMMERCIAL.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET, August EG-Flour is
qa!et &nd easy. The receipts Of Whca! havo in
creased. and prcos ere better; there wore offer.
ms; to-day ofdl72 bushels, and sac7 ST 100 l0',
loi 100, log and los for fair Fultz to fancy
Lancaster. Corn is quiet, and receipts bsvo
Talon Oh; 10 note sales Of 7C) bushels Of white
at 81; One lot Of yellow wss offered but with
drawn. 80 l!go reported, and 2S2 bushels Of
Cats "oro reported, blu! 10 sales nsdo
EhLrINohH CATTLE MARKET, aug. % lS79
zee: Sh.lic-jTlcc3 To-day ranged rs follows -
i,5'1 'u"'cs.... IL e
n"ltr"tIy rated tirsl quality ........i IS i co
Hc,!iAin nr %o"d fair qualify ..........3 II -
U;IHary thin HienTs OEcn and Cows" co 3 y
:!S!?cMo :&4ge CT prices. t0 & 8 20
M"st 81 i:io s"iG5 wGfo frorH .........;i 70 80
iHt.' rhcants i"T tho week 2i9j head s3aa 1857.
IL" pHaiity oi tho offerings wss batter ;hau
!a5t !'A1d"y thci; being sC:,io riCc'. finer tons
'@:c i;cH. Pres !or thc better grades ;ftr5
without 3rV change, ant tr:.dc Coly fair, not
bg,nr "Gi:ve at avg in,c Nu- o.!er grades
NEc:a yer" Isl 80 oil, and The market vyrg
iU''' ;ha offerings wara c0liiucl to receipts
ts&.!i %:&::';s, Oslo. ua:. West Ni:sinia,, most.
= !-I:d ih2 iW1 latter Si4;Ge, many of tho
Eastern E'rtl:!a dcaiHra 80: being On hand.
1"&2!' ut '''5:is's--tf lille the Receipts have
u"c2 cnie moderate, III, dcmrrd las been
very ac;ly3 ayh 9oniiacd TO supplying tic HON,
':2d', there 3@iGg 30 ca;i i9r any buiohsr
a.icop q So kHG oyo@rt 81 :hc ;;al;;gn;o
iu c'':ts, The ,iema;;: Tor sIcckyrs il 90: SO,
"!c. ana i'!&t :0T lambs only noi4rs;o. We
i..tr i;t'ch..Fe sine. 9 At
cent. i'o; ID E'@'a. Stock shOop q! tOaS2 - per
r"r ~ :" Q%siiie. Arrivals This weej: - h,:na
i:"Ga-tMa r:1a:i&i has buan rather full, ard
ma H&E'"'C &'".j2Ia!c ::a rcrortaa n nearly ell
40 HGr"s. Gc&rcCiy IS .ct'To rs last .feck, a1G
'~F .op GI@tsi!"ns we're rot pc freely Gb.encd
- !"oJ wr!3 issI week. Tho quality differs but
ftl'3 :oil ia. N!no%. Ipr while lho-0 wcro .aor2
:r-Ssyra ;aeEo were scarcely more in nrCpo7,ioM
L" sno %'r!2 rccoris than thnn VIC Glo!o g.
'*1a g-hi: nor ~. la., with few rs tie later ia
Gro' hrr!Ea!5 this woek 1879 head
BALTIMORE, huznzi Is -VirsIni:: IS old IS;
90 deferred =; do consolidated tx do "a series
=: ''rgiaia 1910. i2i; past duo coupons 81!
80 to-d"y' huGsr firm and active; A soft Sis
-. Cotton aloady. middling Y. Flour quic:
.Ai unchanged. Whesl--Soulhcrn active anu
at2adT Western active lower and wos2. at the
close; &ouihcrn red l0ial0J; do araLcr llOsll&:
20 Maryland llG!; No. Western wnts. rcd
@i,2! and Aug O,..slUsk; Scn9r lO:3a,O25; Ocpr
lU!3'lI.I". CoFn-Souihorn firm and higher,
southern White 80; do yellow COZ; Western
:n!xol spot and Aug 453idG; Sept 1G!a4Js; &c.
1Ia474; Nov 4I4si7S; steamer d51a46a Cats
quiet and steady; Southern end Ponns 32a33
Western w!!to 3;,a33; do mixed GOa3l. I've
Changed, Coilee s!0sdy and unchanged. Wits
koy thsde better at 07aSl OIL
REV YoRE, Aug 26.-Stocks sleady. Money
0a7. Flour unchanged. Wheat-sprng weak
Writer active Corn dull.
POINT OF ALEXANDRIA,, AUGUST 26.
a"n r'r:9........." q Sun sets-............ 3S
ARRIVED.
Str w Thompson, lower Potc, 20 "A Reed.
Schr AMMO e kotcEum, Philadephis, TO w
SmOot.
CLEARED.
Str Anthracite, Philadelphia, by + A RooG.
Str Mattano, lower porc, by } Brodors & Co.
Str Jane Mcselay, Norfolk, By z Reed.
SchT Carl liothrop. Row Haven by Hamp
& En!to Cosl &c.
PASSED UP.
Schg5J Hewitt, Cribs, II w G. 5dfrey, II A
grant, Wake. VIM Walton. Ruth Ii Carlyle,
and Lulu Ammcrmsn.
PASSED DOWN.
iscEIs Kurotas, Il II Mitchell, Carrie j Hart,
and Ada LmentoD.
MEMORANDA.
Bark + L Carney, GEORGETOWN OF Aspinwall
l3.h
Schrs Louisa Bliss e Ii Potter and Z 3 Phil.
i!ns Georgetown, ut Boston 25.h.
SChr Am Lockwood, hence at Boston 25th
i'chrs l. a panenhower, III Hickman and )
j Fooks, Georgetown, st Providence 21.h.
Schr Jano l. Newton, Georgetown for Boston,
ut Vineyard Havon 2l:h.
DISASTERS.
Echr Louise u Ra!hbun, before reported in
Hampton kosds from Kenaebec to Washington,
with leo, dismss!od, wGs towed 10 BALTIC 9th.
Schr Horny Adelbert, of Gardner. Ne, is
| ashore five !niles north Of Green Kun, hid. Tho
| Coast WreckiHg Co have sent aesistsnco TO her
Schr Geo Aary, at Stonington I'D inst, from
Georgntown. u Z, in the gsle on tho night OF tho
18Th, oil t.rsoEs los. fore s!sys.i rasiasail aad
, 5oaj Reports an unknown schooner il COM
pGny at sHmo limo and place !aa! lost had sail
ald sDanEer.
: IS T-'This morning, hctwcon King aad
| AA Duke streets, on NGsL.nSt street. = ;oe.h-
! CT POGK EFT BOOK, containing a check drs9n
| by j.. &. Bills On the First Natcnsl Bank o!
| Washington 20: 500. Tho Gndor will 10 reward
! ed by returning il 80 No 81 south Washington
| street. au2G 3Is
| GyTUUil EES' E;METLNG,