Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-24
COMMERCIAL.


COMMERCIAL.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. August - lsy,-
Tho receipts Ct Flour arc fair, and prices ,c:,.i-
| at Yesterdays quotations. Tho receipts u! Wbcs
| ARC good, but tho quslity Of tho olorinps IA '..
was only fair; prices aro dropping, and wc,,,,
sklos Of Fultz ut %. 10J. l02 TO-! and Ia; AZ
Of Lancaster at It's and lNS!, thcrn her. -,
choice lots OF either variety. Corn is scsrca an
firm. with small sales Of whilo s! Il AMI Is IN,
small let OF Hyo was oloroI bat no, sold .rI
Isl bushels Of Oats brought n.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Ausu..::-.
Prices this wool; for Beef Cattle ranged rs fl.
lows
Gonerally rated first quality .......:. 80 a ! !,
Medium or good fair quality 81 - -
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows IS a.
Extreme range fprice-..........3 ca 49,,
Most OF tho sales wore from ...........3 20 ! -,
Recelpts tor tho wook 1llG hoad: sales .0.;
Tho msrkot to dayls pronounced by y i%a
Der OF The dealers rs thu nlesnest Of lao Season
Tho offerings Wero in excess OF the dcmsnd. MI
concession was tho ordcr of tho day, n Lcri,s,
Of &c all around. being tho general report. s.ma
dealers saylngs full i. and others 3 oil f.,a
a
common cattle numorouE
Mich Cows-Thero is fair Gamaa,i fo7 ru,.i
Cows. Trade seems to be improving Y,
toto a! MsS 10 por hesd, IS to quality
Shoop and Lanbs-Trsdo in tho Shn"p ro,.
has been rnthor moro active than it WIS rs
week. the beet grades having been disposal g
early. Thcro ID somoWhst moro EssLarn ,cri.rt
than last week. The qusli.y Of tho offerings Va.
not quito Gs good. We uuoLo butcher Shea
3!s6cts., tho LITTER very extra; stncl; >Shr.y,
Ewes At 25sS3 rs each. Wothe.s %tsi Is ~.
ID; Lambs st %%ia5lcts per lbs gross. ArriY4s
this week. G)77 hesd.
Hogs-Thero is fuller supply Of Hogs on tar
market than last week; the quslily is bu: li;:!,
if any different Prices nctwlthst .ndirg The
largely increased offerings arc UNCHANGED i,
eamo quotations generally ruling now NJ pes
vailed Iast Monday except p few sras:crs a;a
rough Hogs. which sold st Gls7cents. viii e ,aa
better grados ruled ut 7aI icents par Id nc. ~
rivals this week Gl2l head
BALTIMORE Aug Fl --Vi.ginis Gi old 49,; ..
dotorrod &; do consolidated, 50; do ~ series
Up d coup 9Cs new 10 dOs d2l; 0d0 coup ~
bid to-day. Cotton dull; m!ddlinS HAL.
Flou' dull and lower r)r high grades; Eowari
street and Western Super 3ss3 IS; Eatra 4
81 IS; Family 5aS5 TO- City Mills S::per .,
IS 81; Extra I,Si 50; Family 5 75aSG .: -,
brands 1885 81; PaLapsco Family SiGi
Whoat-Soulhern steady; Western lower n,d
sLeaoy 81 the decline; SoGthHrG red 9jllo'i; ~
amber 1l0all2; No Maryland ll3alli!; NJ"
Western winter red spot and Angus: l0ti tl0&,;
Sept lO7lsl0'!; DC! los .l0S! Nov lUl!sl&.
Corn-Southern steady; Wust.rn easier ,;a
quiet; Southern wi i.e 81 do yellow &c; Va.
orn mixed spo: and Aug 81 ,521 Sent 6%...i
Oct O3 bid. Oats higher, hut QUOT; W,>.mu
white EO:iOl do mixed 2503? Ry0 quic. q; 81.
Hay unchanged. Coffee firm; Ria c.rso,s o.
binary 20 choice l%slGs. Sugar !irnl: 4 eIf Il
WhskCy firm ~. 81 II
New foHE. Angus. II --s'tocps strong iioa
oy 2s2i Flour dull and .i,ci!nlnr. Mh,a,
dull. Corn quiet
PORT or ALEXANDRIA, AUG. Il is,.,
Sun ris"s. r q s;;Ia .nrs............ 10
ARRIVED
Str j w Thompson. inwor pnrc To FL i:.oI
ftc MYSil2. lower Potr. 10 Purc Ferry &C.
s5chr RobL lteaiY, Baltimore, t. WE, q S;UG,,,
Schr a Fields. Baltimore. t. W y %ino.t
CLEARED
Str Ann El;z -, rhilalcluEi4. bv r a Kr.f
Str V Arrowsmi,h lower Potomac. ny l...
tomac Forty Company.
Str Mattano. lowor Pee by J Erodrrs Il t.
Schr Sarah & Smith, Go)re. town. hy Wm n
Smoot.
EEAoRLNDA
Salem Dist
Schr Mabel [. Philips. from itrn:gaIowI. n
Providence 2ll
Schr Thos j Martin. fr,.n :iich,hnnA -, P:py-
idance 2lst.
Schr Jacob ii Haskell, honco, 8, t:ostcn 49,
Schr deIon, from GEORGETOWN. 1t BostGI 80.