Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-05
COMM ERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET. August }. lSS0.-Thr
market is somewha. frmer AID o;o sc,ivr
Flour steady, Blu. quotations unchanged. Ee-
c,ipts of grain good and demand sc.;vo; ciT.r.
ings to-day Of 400 bushels Of Wheat, With saos
at l02 ard l0l for Ful,z. and Ice. l05 and H. Ter
Lancaster. Offerings Of 1909 bushels CT Corn.
with sales al Ell fer white. Nothing doiag in
Ryc, and small sales OF Oats o. S3
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Angus! q
Pricos this week for Beef Cattle ranged ss fol-
lows
PEST beeVes....:.... 10 ~
Generally rated first quality. .........i IS 4 t. .
Medium or good fair quality........2 10 a > IL
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows2 90 q Is
Extreme range OF prices. GU q 81
Most of the sales wcro from ...........4 W / -
Receipts for tho week $3.50 hesd Gales Ill.
The market was worry dull to day tho butchers
coming on the ground very slowly, and Their
being BACKWARD in buying. The freeSt buyers
comparatively were tho country dealers TIE
quality q Tho oI,ricgs was but little dilI.roti
from last weeks stock. extr'n, tops being very
scarce while tho limo of middle Cattle WAS larger
and common perhaps loss humorous. The MD
die and common grades wcro conceded to be IL
~ cents lower. and while scoording TO some
dealers, tops were of shade, others though!
there was no difference. There were in tho
yards Kentucky year old heifers, weighing
respectively l7C5 and ITO pounds, which sod for
S2lO These hei(ers were pronounced by CON.
petcnt judges to be tho r,test they have ever
seen.
Mich Cows.--Trsda continues slow and prices
unchanged at 20 10 SD per head. as to qua II;
Sheep and Lambs.-The quality of tho offer.
lngs is not IS good IS it WAS last week, and trade
equally as good for almost all kinds of stock
STOCK Sheep are scarcely as active, but good
Sheep and Lambs arc in good demand, though
0u,0 NJ cd nptn ,toh
Sheep st 3is42 cents rer Ii: stock Sheep at3t ;!
cents per ID and l 50lS2 IS pc. head, and Lamb.
vt 5t,63 cents per lb groae. Arrivals thi, week
S6ll head.
Hogs-Thore is on iocrerso of some 100 tead
IN the receipts beyo thoao of last week, and
some Improvement generally in the quality of
the offerings. Prices. in face Of the Increase.
show an advance of fully as compared with las!
quotations, but trade is not active fair, moderst,
ana slow are the reports Of the different dealers
We quote at G!a7cts per ID net. Arrivals THIS
week G:95 head.
BALTIMORE, Aug 3--Virgnis e. old -; :,
deferred e.; do consols je!; do "a series "a
past due coupons 81; new 1906 Az 10 u
coup. 90 bid. Cotton dull: midiling III. Flour
steady aad unchanged. Whest-Soulhern GA.
Ter; Western steady and firm; Southern raj Ico
slO71; do amber l08all4; No Maryland Ii;
No2 Western winter rod spot l02i4l0ss: Aug
lOe4sl031; Sept l0esslG6i Oct lG9l.lC9s Cora
Southern nominal; Western Gcmer: Southern
white OF; do yellow 81; Western mixed spotf-l
All; August 47sal7i; Sept doA49!; Oct 5O45O,.
Oats quiet and steady; Southern 4ls12; Western
Rhite 4ls4l!; do mixed 39s40; Penna dali.
Eye dul! st =. Hay quiet and unchanged.
Coflee quiet; Rio cargo sordInary TO chOcol3il5i
sugar firm; a srf! lC}. Whiskoy quot u,
1lsSi III.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Stocks Irregular. Mon
y Za2t. flour steady and quiet Whcs.-
7n.se shade stronger and less firm. Corn mol.
rstely active.
?oHT OF ALEXANDRIA, AUG. 8, 1859.
,on rlses:,.... 5 G ! Sun 1ets............... e
ARRIVED.
Sr Thompson, lower Potc. torA Keol
st' myshc. loTor Potc. 10 Po!c Ferry Co
CLEARED
Stmp knight, New York. bv il A Rc,,.
Str AIN Eliza Philadelphia, by r A Reed
Str L V ArroWsmiih, lower Potomac. bv po.
omac Ferry Company. ~
Str Aattano, lower Pic, by j Broders y Go.
sch-Jscob III Aaskei. Washington, By FA
PASSED UP.
, Sch, Howard johnson, Havro d, Gracs 70.
Washington oE'
MEMORANDA
SCH Samuel Fish. from st Johns Mr. fr
'eoEet2wn, at Vineyard Hsven 3l:.
scr Jefferson Borden, from Gardiner fer
Sar Gsn3,v at ~ Vineyard Haven let
diamond 3lst.
8eton I'd. Neo' s''o""' -
oars Cherubm tnd Sarah Ssubsrt, from
Edmond, 1t New York ID.
AWNS AND STANDARD PRINTS,
July ed, $50.
just received tho third supply OF those Flsur.
I.wns q: &c pes yard; also fall line OF
al dard f;nts at &c, with other cheap go,ds.
0.Fs BRASHEAH, 100 King S..
y 70 Ee.sncris, Vngni4