Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-20

COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET. April20. lS80.-Flouf
is dull and hesvy st the decline noted yosler-
day. Whoat has further declined the receipts
| are light, ana we mole sales CT $40 bushels :l
Fultz at ll9, l2), III and 122 But little Com
WISE offered, End white sold at &C. one small lot!
| of yellow was offered. hut Withdrawn. No Ryc
| reported, and 2?5 bushels of Oats cold at4l
BAlr1Monx, April 20 Va G: old 25; deferred
| 81; do consoild 53l Do I'd series 22t; prs.
| due courona 81 /; new 10 40s 8S4 ten f,rly COW.
pons IS bid to-day. Cotton dull, but Ct ,sdy
middling IL .l2. Flour dull and lower; Hnw.
| srd street sud Western Supsr 25a$i; do II ~
21s$5; do Family 254S6; City Mills Super
ss 5Sss,; 40 Eatra 1850; DO Family 5 81
50 70; 60 lilo brands Case 25; pAtnpsco Family
81 10. Wbeat-Southern dull Western opeu-
cd ACTIVE, ruled irrg llar tn1 closed f.vefsh
Southern red E3.l2bi do smbsr l30i132; No
Marylsnd nominal; Ro2 Western winter rod
srot and April 1244: May 1913 asked juno ~;
sl2lt; July ll2sslla; August llO.lll. Corn
southern dull, but stesdy; Wts!ern dull and
neglected; Southern white 52a53; d. yslIow
nominal; Western mixed spot 474.4 Apr;l
47s473 HAY 4f1a4C3. Oats easier; Souihcrn A.
t43i Western white 4ls42; DO mixed 4Os40i !;
fenna 4lt4?. Rye noninslly 6iag0 Hay IN
changed. Coffee dull and unchanged. Sus.r
| steady A so.t 81. Whiskey quiet a. 1osl lOi
NEW YORK Arcil 2O.-Stocks higher. Money
e. Flour quiet WheIt active and higher. Corn
quiet.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Anil 10
PrlCos this week Tor Beef Cattle ranged ss fol.
lows
Best Beeves..:.. 81 6 "a
Generally rated first quality. ..-...-...4 % q g.
Medium or good fair qualify. ......% co 2 81
ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows 60 q = IS
Extreme range of prices. ............"..2 81 ~
Most Of the sales were from ..........4 as T.
Receipts for the waek 2233 head salos 10 5.
The market WAS fairly active to-day, though
perhaps not quito SIS b:isk rs last week b.:
prices were t from tho beginning of Operators
The decline ranging from ID cents per 100 bs to
SO cents in scms few cases. a msjority of lis
dsslers reporting quota:ions, qu,lily considered
ss fully te on, as they say that Ca Ito OF supe.
rIor grace sold ut &c lower figures lhsn last week
Inc quality generally Ias of better average
than 1t wss then
Mich Cow5-There i. a fair demand for g,cd
Cows. We quote b! 2)as45 Per head, % to
quslity.
sheep aud Lam bs--Thore is a large increase il
the numbsr Of Shaep and Lambs tffsred over
last week, and general iTprtv,ment in tLs
quality. as compared with the offerings thvGi
and with fair tsto and on the part of our hUnit
butchers, snd some little from Ltidera, tho
market has bsen active, no fear being entertain
on Do ~ INC oIsp ehl Ol Lhp SOCK (U3reQ, 10 QaI
or shortly thereafter. We quote tsi. 10 good
grades wool Sheep at II Ca Gratis, and do. shear.
ed st 4s5t cents per 10; Lsnb b. a. 7s9i cents per
ID groes. Arrivals this week 1910 head
Logs The qualify CT the offerings is fully ne
good Sc il w,s fast wsos in most OF tho yards.
while in soa,s j. !. reported boirg better than
1t was then. There ID "A large increase in tbs
1unbtr of the receipts unde- The in G lsnca Of
which prices hsve fallen of S,tc. Considering
the lsrge Increase the demand risy bs consider.
ed lair, though In Ono ard II il reporied r.tbeE
slow We qaots com'nnn Htg, It Ga6i cents,
and shs Ntae grades da Ga Cent, with mot sales
vt es,6i cents per ID rut. Arrivals tbs weak
CO.'S head.