Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-25
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

at tho Baltimore Stock Board Yesterday vir
g'nls Stocks Tero mos. prominent bo.i IS 70 thu
amount OF The transactions and tbs sdvsuce in
prices. Consols began at So, ard after sel)i,p
to DOT reacted to 555 and &c buyer Co. closipv 55;
s5G against 55la55s. Tho 10 4Os ware no,a
steady and even stronger. selling from 45I 10 d.
and closing IS bid against a2s.i2s on Sa,urdav
Coupons sold at Cd, and closed 81 bid sos;ns.
S5sae5T. North Carolina old IS sold at IS, Tho
aFat aale recorded for some time past. Manassas
quoted OF s73s9S for Eds and 3ias35 for fourtbe
ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Nov. 2j.-The mar.
ket to-day was active, with increased receipts Of
grain. Flour is steady snd firm. Wheat il
higher, and 1909 bushels wer, offered and cold
at leo. lao. l42 l45 and l46 for Fnllz and III
and l62 for Lancaster. Corn is higher for now
and lower fer old, and We motto sslos of sbou.
1850 bushels at So and 81 for the former, and ST,
661 and 81 for the latter. No Ryo or Oats rs.
ported. Country produce in batter receipt, and
prices are firm, with quick sales.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Nov. q 1879
Pritos this week for Beef Cattle ranged as fol-
lows:
post beeVes.... .........a 81 3 t.
Generally rated first quality. 10 4 IS
Medium or good fair quslity........2 IS 8 3 L!
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows 50 s2,5
Extreme range OF prices. 6O y s l..
Most Of the sales were from ...........3 % IS
Total receipts for tho week 37l5 hesd sslea 5t:.
Inc market this week has boon fair without
being active, though towards this close i! WY
quits slow and q rather long inc in closing up
! trices were full /, higher on an sversg0 All
round. The quality of tho offerings was about
eqIsl to lssL week, though the tops vera not
quito as good Or as numerous. ard the common
cattle were scarce while medium predomEstet
| there being y long line 0! thea.
| Milch Cows-Trsde is fair and ,rcas ra,go \.
20aS45 PSF head, IS to quality
Sheep and Lsmbs-Uwing 10 tho limited
! numbar Of the offerings and al outside demand
| that has not prevailed fer several weeks, trade
| mas ocen fair and prices full l. higher The
city butchers arc buying sparrgly, and but for
| the Eastern demand the market would havo beun
rsporlad dull. The quality is rather indifferent,
| scarcely IS good possibly rs last week. W.
quote butcher shoop 81 3iGI! cents, ard lambs NJ
go cents per 10 gross. Stock Sheep dull n! So
| Az 6O per head. Arrivals this week 2iiU head
Hcgs-There is q largo ncresse in the receipts,
which are also of + better average quality than
| last weeks offerings. Prices show = marked
| 10 those given the last Of tho week. when they
| ranged At 54sft cents. q few common hogs
| rough soWs sid stays, aco quoted "a low hs 5 )!
canls, but tho large majority of the sales ranged
UeLWeen OS1CS cents, Wnl!a extra sold at 1t C9nta
per 10 net. Ihe demand HIS been good, a,,t
| nearly, If not quito up 10 the supply. Arrivals
| this week 93O2 hosd.
RICHMOND MARKET, Nov'r. N.-The receipts
| OF red Wheat to-day consisted Of il76 bushals--
| no white; of Corn 1872 bushels. Worry good
and primo Lancaster Wheat sold for $50; 70:
other grades Tho price ranged from l3Ssld;
Prime new Com brought IS; vary good new 81
| and very good Old sd.
BALTIMORE, Nov'r. 2j-Vrsinis G. Gcforrai
ca; do consolidated Co. past duo coupons 81; :;
| new ten forties dds Cotton firm middling ~;
Flour is unchanged Wheat-Southcrn firm :
Western easier; Southern red 1i5sl55; do am
Der l5Csl6O; No Maryland l52; No . Western
winter red spot and Nov l46al4GI; Dec l4-a
l47!; Jan l503il5$ Fob l53i.lG4 Corn
Southern higher anu firm; We.tern higher;
Southern ;wbito 64.5S; d. yellow t3a;G; West
e5n mixed spot and Nov G3; new tGs5Gi; Dee
6S; new Jan 69l new steamer e.. Oats lrr.
and fairly active; southern 47A4S; Western
white 47a4S; do mixed 4is4G; Ponns 47s4S Ryo
quiet At e0s95. Hay firm prime to choice Penns
and Maryland 1TaSlS Coffee quiet Bio car
goes l4a17t. Sugar lower; A soft l0lsl(l
Whiskey firm at 1l3s1134.
new YORK. November 25-Stocks strong.
Money Cal. Flour quic: Wheat dull. Corn
dull