Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-05
COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET. October 6. 1885,
Flour continues sctivo and firm. The receipts
Of Wheh! are only fair. and the feeling is hrm.
and wo note sales of 1882 bushels at l02. 10I 106
105, lO7 and 10S for Fuitz, aad no. lip, 11S, III
and lis for Lancaster IS to quality. Corn is OF
| Ic and eco bushels sold to-day at IS. No Oats
| reported and one small lot CT Rye brought 81.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. October 4 -
| Prices this wook for Beof Cattle ranged ss fol.
lows
Best Beevcs. ::...........6 70 81
| Generally rated first quality...-".-...4 % S II
Medium or good fair quality..-".....3 % 3 IS
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows2 Is 2 rs
Most of the sales were from ..........-3 IS a 4 50
Receipts for the week Alto hosd: sales 5000.
The market this week has varied but little as
to prices from that Of last week. 1t was not any
more ec!ivo in opening than it was then, and
continued with perhaps little more frmness, or
at least withou! any serious decline, towards the
c!oae owing to butchers buying moro freely to
tide over the holiday next week. The quality
was Of q little bstter average there being m ore
of tho bother grades, next 10 the tops, than last
week.
Mich Cows-Thero ia little better demand
for good Cows. We quote ut 25sS45 per head,
as to quality.
Shaop and Lambs-There is large increase
10 the numb2r Of the receipts over last week, bu!
y deterioration in the quality, fsw good Sheep
being among the arrivals. most of the stock con.
sisting of Common to fair grades. There is G
good demand for good butcher sheep and Lambs
and feeding Wethera, but Ewes. unless very
fine, are not wanted. We quote butcher Sheep
at q s5c; Lambs 4a63c per 10 gross stock Sheep
l 60aS3 rs per head; Wethers 31a44c per pound.
Arrivals this week GI42 head.
Hogs-The market is amply supplied this
week, the receipts showing marked incresse in
the number, as also considerable improvement
in their quality, as compared with last week. in
nearly all the yards, but one reporting any fall
ing of in that respect The demand is reported
good al around, with slight decline in prices.
We qu;te rough Hogs, Sows and Stays at 64a7c.
snd the better grade, at 7ta7lc, with extra at =
per ID net. Arrivals this week 8C03
BALTIMORE, Oct. 5.--Virsinia G3 old l54 do
deferred II; do consolidated co; do I'd series 81;
past due coupons 900 :; new 10 Aus 4ls; 10 40 coup
951 bid to-day. Cotton dull; middling llslls.
Flour unchanged, but with an upward tendency.
Wheat-Scu.hern steady; Western higher and
sctive closing weak; Southern red 1C3al07; do
amber 108all7; No Maryland nominal; No
Western winter red spot and October l09lal03i
Nov ll0tsllCs Dec lllsallla; Jan ll3.ll2s.
Corn-Southern steady; Western quiet; South.
ern white 54a55; do yellow 81; Western miIed
spot and Oct 621s523; Nov 53s534; Dec 6S1s53
Oats steady, with fair demand; Western white
39a4l do mixed 1888. Bye quiet OF lC0 hay
unchanged. Coffee dull and Nominal; Kio car
goes ordinary to fair 12lsl4i. Sugar dull A
soft 10. Whskey unchanged
NEW YORK. Ocrr. 5-Stocks strong and high
or. Money 2.3. Flour quiet and STEADY. Wheat
frmer and fairly active, Corn firm and active.