Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-03
COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET, August g. lSSO.--Wtr
market is somewhat frmer and 90 :ciyr
Flour steady, bat quotations unchanged. Re-
c,ipts of grain COCOA and demand active; ol,r.
ings to-day OF 400 bushels of Wheat with sale:
at lO2 aid l0l for Fultz. and lCG. los and IL f;
Lancaster. Offerings of lG0J bushels CT Corn.
with sales at cal for white. Nothing doing in
Rye, and small sales Of Oats al ;;3
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Aueu,! 3
Prices this week Tor Beef Cattle ranged as fol-
lows:-
6cst BeeVcs. 1900. .............".4 Is y s "a
Genorally ratod first quality..........3 Is n 4 g..
Medium or good fair quality. rs a ; e.
ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows % a = -
Extreme range ofprces ...............2 GO a + 80
Most OF the sales woro from ..........4 % u i -
Receipts for the week $3.50 head sales I'LL
The market was very dull to iey tho butchers
coming on tho ground very slowly, and thCc
being backward in buying. Tho fr6ost buyer;
comparatively were the country dealers TIE
quality Ct the cir.riags WAS bu! little tiiI,rct
from last weeks stock extt. cops boing voly
saerce. while the limo of middle Cattlo WAS larger
AMI common perhaps loss humorous. Tho mo
die and common grades woro concCLcI 10 be II;
M cents lover, apd who accordiuS to some
dealers, tops wore ctT a shade, otie;s thought
there was no difference. There were 10 the
yards . Ker.ucxy year old he;fcrs, weighing
respectively 1895 and ITO pounds, which sod cr
SLY These heilera were PRONOUNCED by Can,r
petont judges t. bs tho l,te;t thoy have ever
seen.
Mich Cows.-Trn,ia continuts slo " and r,ircs
unchanged at 20 to $40 per hasi, as to qus ILy
Sheep and Lambs. The qusliiy OF the oilcr-
lDgs IS not as good as i! WAS las. wees, and trade
equally as good for slmosl all kinds of stock -
Stock Sheep are scarcely rs active, bu. good
sheep and Lambs arc in goo! domaud, though
0f,iYlr n ~ rt..l II
Sheep al 3!ali cents rer b stock Sheep st?!! :.
csnt5 par 10 and l 50aS2 Is ros head. and I.smh4
~ 3t,e3 cent per ID gross, arrivals til, ueek
S6ll head.
Hogs.-Thero is an ,ncrerso Of some zoo hcsi
IN tho receipts bcy oEd those of last week, and
some Improvement generally in The quality Of
lho offerings. Prices, in face Of tho lacrosse.
show an advance of fully ! as compare ed with last
quotations. but trade is net active. fair, moderate
and GLOW are the reports of Tho different dealers
we quote al Gis7cts por ID re-. Arrivals this
week G.93 head.
BALTIMORE, Aug 8 Virginia g. old -; g.
deferred Ca; do consols 5G4 60 "a sarlns -
past due coupons 80; new 1910. AZ 1915
coup s3 bid. Cotton dull; midaing ia. FIon,
steady and unchanged. Whoat-southern o.;
alO7i; do amber l08sll4; No Maryland ll5:
Mo- Western winter red spot 1851 al0s2: aur
lOetslO33; Sept Jos slr69 Oct lC94slG9A Corr
Southern nominal; Western iirmer southern
white 81; do yellow 81: Western mixed spoil
s47l; August 47sa47!; Sept 49s499; Oct 5045Oi.
Oats quiet and .tesdy; Southern 4is42; Western
white 4la1l!i do mixed 39a10; Penns ils4li.
Rye dull at "a. Hay quiet and unchsngei.
Cohae quiet. Rio cargo B ordinary to choicol3.l5Y
Sugar firm; A soft lcs. Wh;skey qnict =.
l lla$i III.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Stocks Irregular Mon.
6u nd ptnt
white shade stronger and less ftm. Corn nj |.
erately active.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, AUG. 3, 1889,
sun rises.....-"... 6 Sun 5ets..7 c
AaRIyEO.
Str w Thompson, lowor Porc. to IA Keed
ft7 Mys'l,, lo9or Porc. TO PoIc Ferry 90
CLEARED.
Stmp Knight New York. by A Reed,
Str Ann Elizs, Philadelphia, BY r. a Reed
Str V Arrowsmith, lower Potomac By Pc.
tomac Ferry Company
Str Mattano, lower PFC. by Broders u Co
:, sch- Jacob III Haskell, Washington, by FA
PASSED UT.
~ Sch! Howard johnson, Havro do Grace, fer
NEMoEASpA
schr Samuel Fish, fcom St johns, NIB, fer
y georgetown, at Vineyard Haven 3lst
r, Schr Jefferson Borden, from Gardiner for
Georgetown, at Vineyard Haven 1st
Scfr Henry DhVey sailed from Providerc for
Richmond 3let.
sehr Mary u Collins, from Georgetown 8!
Boston ID.
schrs Cherubin md Sarah Sdubert, from
Richmond, st New York I'd.
7 .AWNS AND STANDARD PRINTS.
- July ed, 1850.
Just received the third supply of those Flgur.