Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-28
COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKEr, Cc.r. :S.-Th,-e !,
little c. 10 change &c 1c.e a tie market tc.d.r
Flcu' is quiet and easy. The receipts Of Wbes
arc sood, ard S6:2 bushels were offered AID cola
at l3S. leo, 10, al 144. IA and leo forsoo.
to fancy lois. Corn is unchanged; new is com.
ing in, and sold to-day y! 50 and IS; old brought
IS and o. and come inferior mixed s.: toi,i
sales 1925 bushels One small lot Of Rys va.
Wl!hdraWn, aad 30 bushels Of Oats troush. az
BALT1MoRE CATTLE MARKET, Oct. -. 1s-o
Price; this week for Beef Ca,.!o ranged IS foi.
lows:
pest beeVes...:": 80 a Il
Genernliy rsteu first quality......~...4 CO Al 3.
Medium or good fair quality.........2 81 ; =,
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen snd Cows2 % az i!
Extreme range prices..."."........2 IS o 5 L.
Most Of the sales wero from .i rs 4 on
Total receipts for tho week 6l97 head; sales 33ls
The wholesale market this week Was ouits A.
good, if not trila better, than last week. and
IN the retail trade prices for the better grsd.;
were fully mr. tanned, that class OF cattle beine
very scsrce the bulk Of the cff.ring. coasis,inp
of thin stocSers sud feeding cs.tie the prices
for which were generally = OF as compared
with lsst week.
Mich Cows.-Thero is full supply of sill
kinds, and prices unchanged, ranging 1T 2O,S50
per head. rs 10 quality.
Sheep and L.lnbs-rhere is somo improva.
mont In the quality Of the offerings as com psro4
with those OF Last week, but the market has neoa
oull except 'of good Lsmbs and stock Ewes.
The demanu is confined wholly t, our bono
butchers. there being MS yet DO outside demand
Observable. We quolo butcher Sheen 81 i,A:
Cent?, and Lamb ~ u 81 csnle re, H., pros.
Stcci Sheep lOAS2 70 pc head Arrivals til:
week 2Sjl heaG.
hogs.-There is aE increase ia thu number :,
the offerings TIL: Week, but tho qualify is 10.
quite az good as 1t was last week Traue is fri:
to good with The Increased receipts, but prices
are Aos as high az last weak by =, We quite
Hogs ri DOE cents. and extra 1T IS cents, most
sales beng recorded beiwean % 5. CTS per Il
nsl. Arrivals tais Week g60l h.sd,
Tbs Coal TRADE "A dispstch from ,,.,,.
lSnd 10 the Baltimore Amer &c 81 saTs;
The coal trade this week will b. very active
the last company going 10 WORK bcing the tts-
ryland, which commenced this morning. Dur,
lag the past week the Cumberland and Penn
sylValla Railroad, which IL the only outlet from
the Msrylsad mines to the Cans! bssia, hauled
4UG loaded cars, coGtsining about 81 COS tons OF
Coal. The canal rec wed l2Sl loaded cas- Dur,
| Ing tho ToeE ending october - 1919, i5G boats
lett this port, carrying H., Il3 III tons of cos,
| The heaviest Goa! shipper by canal lest wenl
| was the Now Cantrs! Com aauy, which sent out
| 80 boats. csIrying 8. 81 OK tons; the B)rd.a
| came nsSt With y bos!s, carryi ing Z3l CS tons
| the Consolidation third, with 70 boats and
Z,l2oul tons; Tho American fourth, with 20 bout:
| and 9l3 w tons; tho B!aon 400, with 9bos;:
and 2O36 IL tons. none OF the Others shipping
! over lUUU tons by cAua'. Tho conduct OF tn,
| miners during the strike, which was happily
| ended i week ago by tho companea has bean
| highly conmendsbe Tccy pursued IN even
CAIN ana sooer course throughout, policy
| which g.vo great strength to those Who sy:npa.
| thiEed and srgutd their cause. Aite. patirn!
| waiting they gained the mastery over lio sltua
ton, and accepted the triumph with seeming
qualification. In justice 10 tho conpaais; ;!
| should DO stated that the concession made 10 tho
| mon Was authorized by q state 81 trade MhiC:i
| hiss been Improving during the Two months pa:.
| Altogether. tne ISSUE ID very happy onu 10 the
people Ut this locality, and all must profit by il
! The strike on the LoEsconlng end ut ia,
| Georges Creek and Cumberland EsilSoal i .
! an advance Of from 81 to 81 - dap cc1liLua-
| only small portion Of tho mon working ~ thu
old fata. Many OF the laborers sro miners, who
haVo goEo TO work Gis2iDg coa, and It is aalr-
clpa.ei that some difficulty vii b found 10
I supply ing their places.
The Cumberland Company, a.Ao Moyc
coal region. resumed yesterday At Gay ces:a .
ton Others will probsbiy follow,
NovEMnSR Coal PRICE SCugrvLE.-Ih. re-
| it!phiG, Oct 2S.--Tha following circular wss
| Issued to day by the Phl>delphis snd Keaiie.
Coal and lroE Company, giving tas N0v9,Hhc.
| prices fer coal: ION and alter Monday. Nover..
Der 3rd, and until further notice, the following
will be the nrices for Goals delivered or Bead
vesaels q! Port Richmond, ph!isdoiph!a :,c
shipment t. points beyond the CGpes Ct ,hn
Delswares, sui .ct to our n1iatcd conditions .:
| salo Hard wh;to ash. So - Tor III c,u and steam
60at. " for broken and egg So fc. stove,
| - % Tor Chestnut s. for nna; tree burning
whlto Ssh, 81 70 tor broken, 81 50 for OK, -
tor stove, g e. for c5estnu.; 81 Tor y, a; Nortn
Franklin white ash, 50 - for broken, 81 {, fv:
ogG, So - for stove e. 20 for chestnut, ~ f.
n ~ yl iYsl rn1. y,
81 to tor chestnut. g for pea; Shamokin. : -
Tor egg aud stove, 81 - for chestnut: 81 for pes:
Lor6arry, ;" % for broken, egg ard s;ovs 81 -
:oT chestnut Lykcns Valley lBrooksidc). 81,
ior broken egg and stove, - - fo' chestGu!."
IRON TRADE -Thtoe steamship, with English
pig lion entered y! the Baltimore custom house
yesterday. They ware the steamers Menny-
| thorpe aud RenpoT. from Middicshor1ush, will
|oUO tons. ind tho Horace, from BsrrOw.:n-
Furnsss. with Loo tons. Tho ccstnms duty i
- per ton, and Will anioaNt TO aboat S23.C0J on
the three catgoe!. hicsL Of Tho pig iron goes 20
Pittsburgh founders. And sc! there ID iroa y.
our very doors, waiting IL b; manufactured,
BALTIMORE, Oc.oozr 20 -Virsjnia szes de.
terred ca DO consolidated Gi4 do seconi es>
RIGS 80: past due coupons $50 new ten for
lies 52S bid to-day. Cotton duh middling
lUt. Flour dull aid weaker. but prices unchsng-
cd, and in buyers favor Wheat-southeru du!:
ana lower; western Gull ard lower; suutb,TG
RED $50 l37 do amber l40sl,O; No Sisryl-nd
i3S; Mo- Weatern winter red spc. and Oct ~.
1874; Ncv lo,t4l36; Dec l4;3 Corn-Soutberh
quiet aud steady; Western lower and wras
Southern white 6l,G@; do yellow 60.6l; Wrstn
mixed spot and Oct I'll; Nov G),Gl Dee 5y!su1
Oats dull; Southern 4S.45; Western white ~
All do mixed 4Oa4li P,nna-no offsribg. k;o
steady at 50, HAY, steady prime to cho'ca
Peans and Maryland 15lSl6 Coffee firm; Rio
cargOes l5le! sugar lower y soft 4t.iy
WhiskeY hrm at 81 Il
NEW YORK;, Oct 20 Stocks s;r3La. hoGey
6s1. Flour dull. " heat heavy and ,w.1
Corn heavy AID lower