Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-13
COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET, July Is. lSS9.-Tbs,a
is little or no change to notc in pres since yys.
terdsy. Flour is firm and quiet. Tie oge,irc:
of Whest are fair. and 1912 bushels were soI
to-day at lG6. l07. 1914, les snd 10 fer Full,
and 1l5 for Lancaster Bat little Corn WAS ~.
fered. which sold at 81. Nothing doing in Rco
or Oats. Country produce dull and heavy
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, July 1?-
Prices this week for Beef Cattle ranged as fol.
lows
Best Beeves rs s.
Generally rated first quality. 90 4 II
Medium or good fair quality.........3 % a > -
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows2 rs Oh
Extreme range ofprices. IS q S 10
Most of the sales were from ...........4 % a -
Excerpts for the week 2095 head sales l21G
The wholesale market this week was a shade
higher than last week. At retail to-day prices
opened at about the same figures as those ruling
last Monday, and with soma little tc.iy;tv
which continued though tu. for very short
time, all dealers reportlog trade rs being quite
slow from near the beginning, with slight re.
Gesslon OF prices compared with the opening.
Inc Gu illty generally was not as good as las!
week, the better grades seemingly becoming
more and more scarce. the bulk OF the clernrs
prlng much moro common than they Were las;
week. We quote at 2 75aS5 IS, with most sa,cs
lSnel rug from 4af1 10 per luO lbs.
Mich CoWs-All grades are dull. prices rang
ing iron 81 to ~ per head. as to quality.
sheep aud Ismbs-Though tho receipts g!
Sheep sad Lambs are much lsrgsr thsn las
week, larger number of them were roshippoi
East during the past week, Lambs almost Who'll.
" predomnsiing in the shrm,n.s. SO tho OF
tsringS here OF good Sheep Dave been in limited
numbers, and with good demand By butchers.
Is we'll rs outside buyers. trad, has been fairly
active, ss 1t has been also fIr good stock Sheep,
while common grades have been dull. Lambs
arc not active, owing to the untavorablo reports
from the East. We quote mutton Sheep 1t 3ia
d cents, stock Sheep 1t 2is3l cents, and Lsmos
at ,e1 cents per ID gross. Arrivals this week
1877 hesd.
Hogs-As expectoI sad stated list Thursday.
prices have improved, and we now quito Hogs
at BAGl cents. with the bulk Of the transactions
recorded Of 6ssGi cou,s pr ID ret. Tho quality
OF the offerings shows some Improvement over
the receipts Of last week. Tho receipts though
comparatively light, satm To- DO about eqnal IT.
tho demand, which is not brisk, owing to the on
cessivs heat Arrivals this week 42i ho.d.
BALTIMORE, July II ". Ga old 81 sskot ~
deferred "a; do consols 81; do ID Series ~
past dus coupons ST. new l040J i0l; 1G4l
coup 50 bid to-day. Cotton quiet middhng IL.
Flour steady, with an advance ct IS: on How
ard street and City Milk Family. Whes:~
Southern easier; Western active and lrwa7 for
spot, and dull and lower Cor futures; S,uthtrn
red lO5lllO; do amber H. ll6; No MsrylanH
ll6All7; No = Western winter red spo. llliallI:,
July ll034lloi; Aug and Sapt lO;S,l Cora
Southern dull, bu. steady; Western dull al
lower; Southern white iG; do yellow nnminI'
mixed spot and July 4G3.i ]; August i}iri.!
Oats steady and without Iuotsbe en- sngo. ~,
dull new 20. Hay unchanged. Gufi'se FRA
Rlo cargoe5 ordinary TO prime l2a:6. Su9S.
firm; A colt ID Whiskey dull and unchanged
NEW York. July Is Stocks strong, active
snd higher. Money 2a3. Ficur dull and uy-
changed. Wheat-spring nominal winter lu.-
ar and hasvv. Corn easier and fairly ac.,vn
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, JULYl2, lSSI.
Sun risas........... d 20 Sua .ots........ : ."
ARRIVED
Str > W Thompson. lower puCc. To IA Eeod
Schr Howard Williams. Now York, IT, Am-
ericsn Coal %.
Schr Charm Havre 10 Grace tn T>.J n, hAt.
f5y s. Co.
CLEARED
Str Ann Ella, Philadelphia, by + A Rea'
Str Mattsno, lower PFC, by j Broders ~ Go.
Schr Maggie, BALTIC, by VIM 4 Moore.
MEMORANDA
Sclr Cora Nickerson, from Washington, q,
Gardner ST.. ...
Schr } b Atkinson. from Georgetown, II
Boston 18th.
schr Caleb S Kiigawsy, from G3orscto M, nj
New York 18th