Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-11
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

Tho Baltimore Sun in j. financial a;iicjol.
day Gays:
"'The eXcitomen; in Virgins s'ra;-,. c.nlr
By tho re nit ti tho latu election, IL .s.
subsidized, and the market 10 very steady. Co.
soils sold al 80 for small sna IS! Tor largo hoai
closing 81 $50. aesins. Ss5SI. md ~ So.a
&. Al, closing aC3slT4. sg4iust 47&sd1! on SsiG
Mans So IS 70 steady st r1,6), End Oisr,o
and AleX"'Idria d!hs faro strong, closing
jag alter sales at Tho latter, agG'n3. 80 ~ Wn'
nosday last"
No timo ho' vet toar determined upon t..
closing tho purchase in Now York ol .has.,
per cont bonds fer TIM sinking fund Tha:'"r.
retary OF tho treasury rosorves tho rigl -
cer1e purchasing aL any tino he may dcgGrr II
cannot DO said at prese nj whether or not iG rl.
t:ro $4,000 otthcso bouts viii bo purrt' "a
al this tm',
ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Eov. ll.--rio ms;.
ket Il day is quiet snd stoady, with prices stou!
tho Sc no Gs yesterday. Flour Is quiet ana III.
changed, The receipts &C Whoet havo ;.!crc&sc'
and to day tho offerings amounted 70 1863 hash.
zig, all OF which aold At 1876. l37 and liz. Com
IS II light receipt, ind G54 bushels sol: n! s. so:
{ for new, &c for yellow. and 81! for white SO
Cats reported, and 20 bushels of Rye b.ouss:
J ai!l IS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE !ilAnKEr. Nov IL. is1t
frico; TINS WeeG Tor Beef Cattle ranged 20 :v.
loWa:
Generally rated first quality .........:5 5)a ~
nodium or good fall Uuality..........2 ~ D 3 =.
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows 20 ga
E4tremo range % rrIGos....-........l - nf
Most OIL the sales Woro from ........2 81 n :; -
I2tsl receiTts i"r Tho wa9% Jitt huAd sales :: =.
Inc market &c :; " nv beer one If tho slow.
tand hardest OF tho So: on. Duvers we're y0fg
slow IN operating in view CT 40 ,owos fs,tcra
Markota' The qusli!o Was generally inGG0.ea!
consisting very largaiy Of s.cckers, fsw good toy
cattle being among tho offerings. Tho decline
on tops YVES &C.. end on common butcher cst!c
ABOUT the zane, but atockcrs and Che lowe:
sfeu were CT :;7c., I'd ii aonr CaS K.
!alleh lows tade 3 not uciYe; We gv,.H
prices LASH nor head rs :, qualify
Shocp and I&s -lbs,.'he nlarka. 70. -aeap 10
eGt.onlo!y allow, Trade being who'll cor, aoi -
supplying tho W:T'' Ct Cur home butcher Elo
are not buying very ~ ~. Taera 20 no :.na,'
ern buyers, Prices being, :, they $50. 80 high
ior ,1sn: Tho quality of'1G offerings is fgdy
e. sood . u ws7 90 week We quote hu' be-
sheep ct Be-. cents, and i4an;hj at So! cent
Per 10 SECS. Stock Sheep !sS2 30 per head.
arrivals this @eek 50I7 i !.
Ho' Tho supply is quite fui! H. vice. con
IN exec = oftha demand. Which y =.
porte very slow in NJ rig sil tho yards. Tho
quality IS generally fully ne good as i. ars J..
Wf Ak. Prices sro ch fully 3, ranging frou .
to % con-, few selilG at tho latter p.icc no:
sales baing ct 5ls5s cGn'' psr lb MT. hjj,,',
this week II. |, head.
The amount Of Srsn 1c 2aived at Chicago duf-
ing October WEI larger than for tho correspond
ing month OF any previous yosr, md s.. s csfs
more than in October 1878; 80 GERS wsrc
inspt 2ted, and l,C3l,7l0 bushos rece we'd by
cana! end lake Receipts for the yea. eniirs
october 81, 1879, were seYeral million bUshc.
moro than lhA! received during the prcYioG'
year.
Tho following notice to agents has ius! been
issued by the Philadelphia aud Reading C,ai
rders for coal Of any sizo from any colirry Ior
November shipment. All orders now rccrvr
r-o kon, subject TO Novembe: price,.
BALTIMORE, November II Virginia 6: de.
Tered Z; Go consolidated 5&s do second So
cies -; past due coupons 81; row ton Tor
liz dj Cotton firm nd higher; middiing IL
alli. Flor- uDchr 1ged. except for Howard:
and w tern Ext: :, which G e 2jc OIL. Whesl
Southern quiet cad s'-edy; Wc"ern dull and
over; ! 'uthern rcd j sl&5; do amber lt0,li';
No NJ: -ylcld Ii; No 2 W, ,rn winter roh
pot and NOV l32!sl323; D. MOislil; Jan
active; Western Grm and Ell SIDE better; South
I'm white !5a; do yellow 5)a55 Western
mixed spot ed Nov st; D. 9 57r57l; Jan 37a
81; stosmer-no bid. Ca; firm sud active;
southern 41s45; Western white t3a4t: do mix
~ 4la4l3; Penns S3ad4. Rye quiet S6,8S. Hsy