Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-27
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

VIRoINIA BONDS &c.-J.A. Hanbleton i
Cos. Baltimore Financial Circular Of Saturday
last says:
AS Wa have often explained tho present n:sr.
ket va'us ct Virginia bonds imore especially
that Of cousols) depends entit sly upon wins: will
bs the action of the foreign holders Of thea
bonds. Consols have dec:iued this wosk from
a to II, and lQ-4O, from 4S to d, and ye, no
orders have been received from Bu:ope to bay.
Although no bonds, or st oa4t but few, hsva
been sent ovor for SALE lhera 10 evidently an I'M
easy feeling in London aud iuauiriea By cable
asking st what price bonds could be sold 10 M.
rive, and what coupons .re selling for. show lhLt
holders OF bonds abroad are toginnirg 10 sp-
preciate tho situation. CoA3ois ara very Scarce
tor delivery, and on the coqerinx OF short COZ.
trsc falling due. they advanced 10 "a
closing ct III to Il regular way, and :! to
tn seller. Under the present circumstances
orr people would not buy corsols owe; e., aud
the only support to the market at present comes
| from the short interest. Ton for. 80 have de-
clined TO price at which thay will do 10 buy
At about 10 thav sre aate 10 hold under any CIR
| cumstanees. They already boar interest at 4:
per cent and the worst the resdjuster5 propose
for them ia to fund at s. per cont Of par vaiua
| and per cant interest. peeIers arc stosdy at
| about Al. Virginia deferred OF II! to led AMI
coupons part tul, and due .IsLuiry lst. lee-
| ere selling about ssmo figures, e.
The Virginia Midland stccks contiaus a!Tong
AZ Tue ulRu3sL UKuteS IBSCuou.
ALEXANDRIA MARKRT, December 2I.--The
markc. opencst attsr Chr:atmas dull ard with
but little doing. There is no change TO rote In
Flour .ince lss! quotation. There wero 10 sales
| Of Wheat reported. s2l bushes of Corn Weo
thsred and sold 1T 70 for lo of inferior, and 3
for good, wi i2h is eight improvement. No
Rye or Oats reported Country produce lower,
baltimore CATTLE MARKET Dsn'i. 20 -
Prices this week for Beef Cattle ranged aa fol-
!oWs:-
Best Beeves % 3i4
uonorally rstod first qnslity..-".-...1 so -
Medium or good fair quality.."......3 IS 4 IS
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows2 90 10
Extreme range pricas.....-..........2 Oh D 4
Moot Of the sales wore from. ..........4 81 70
Receipts for the week 9j6 hesd sales S75.
The market At Cslverson Yards to.dAys has
| been quito slow La tho beginning prices for
tops were hrm at tho iisures ruling last waeS,
| but Aztec the best cattle wero sold tho figures Oh
tainod for the hSlsnca ware SCARCELY up to thGse
of lastWeak for thosn grxies, and trade became
very siaggish. Among tho offerings there were
more good cattle in proportion than last week.
Prices tiats cts with most sales from a4a64 cts.
Mich Cows-Trsde for good cows has Doen
| moderate. Prices 40a$G0 per head st RETAIL
Sheep and Lsmbs--The receipta wero quite
| light this week, but vera about equal to ths de
| maud. which WAS confined to supplying our
home butchers. PRICE,, in view Of tho light
run, were tl:hs higher than Last week. We
quoto common shotr at 3A4 cts, tho better
oradas at 4i,5 cts, and extra choice 1t cts;
| Llmes 9,tl els per b. Arrivals this week 6i0
head.
! uogs-Ther, is fair increase in tho lumber
Of The receipts over last wahk, and their qusiilY
| is much bsttor than il was then. Pricas, consid
e,ing Il o improved quality Of the offerings show
| no apprecable change since last Mondsv. a
1 few common hogs sold down 90 low ~ "a CTS,
bu. this grade WAS quite scsrce. Prices general.
| ~ ranged from 73.s3 cts. with extra choice in
number OF instsncss a. 9 cis per ID net. Arrivals
this week 1923 head.