Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-05
OFFICIAL,
OFFICIAL.
Alexandria Comm ercial Exchange
Eeport Of the President and Board
Of 6aanBrSrS.

EeE0rt OF the PRESIDENT ana DoarN
OF Managers.
To tie members Of the Commercial Exchange
Your President aud Board Of Manrgers b:g
lesvc to present their report OF the BUSINESS
transacted 90 'Chaogo srca tho last snrull
meeting. May, 1880. Recognizing with gEati-
tude siad Providence 10 tee care OF cur city
su1 its interests, and tekirg careful review Of
tho sime, We pro enabled to announce 90 en-
ccusssiug sspecs Of our general business. as will
sprcsr irem The fo.loWi5g: Ga our Exehstgs
bss been offered end sold Cos 0lO bushels
o! wheat, 24G, 907 bushels OF CORN, $40 bushels
Of rye, 6, 5S5 bushels of osts, S45 bushels OF
car corn, 3SS bushels Of backwhea.-a total or
926 lC5 bushels Of grain. 4 fair es-
innate of the grain received. and not offsred on
Uhsrge, put the minimum quantity at lou, OOO
bushels, which, added 10 The 92G. los bushels
as given above, makes an 'glrtgate of OEG.-
los bushels, the totel receipts Uf the year ct
this market. Compared With last yesE' re-,
Clip this report shows "a decreased rees'pt CT
| l22 905 bushels OF cereals. MIR. Jno. s. lay
lor, Flour Inspector. reports 26 ABB b0ls. OF
| -four received duitg the pas: year. There
have been reported, as received aud sold, 25O
! tons Of mill feed and 100 toEs Of Western hay.
| The report Of the Treasurer, MI. William a.
Mucra, shoTd balance oil $3.50 to the credit o!
Tho Esclarge. You will see from the tcTe2o-
ing ths; the exhibit is gratifying oas and GO
itceatiro 10 coniia1sd ohgarcs in sustalnlr 6
car bIsoss5 prosperity. Mhla our recsip s el
| treadstutfi fall short OF those OF larger ciles.
| got re point wi!h satisfaction 10 the las. that
tho prices obtsircd, cJmpare larorao'y al b
| thoso OF any other marke aad 10 go other
Ilsco are the Interests CT tho producer mole
| c,rclu!ly guarded than 10 this city. The geGer'
81 OUTLOOK for cur fitur, Is promising one.
The past winter, unprecedented Ia severity,
caused grave apprehension that dl3asttr Light
i tcts!! tie gtoWi1g whcst crop, tut favorable r.
ports are uOT coming from oil stcltrs OF tEe
| Slstc, ead, with fair Eessoc, W. have reason
| 10 expect bouGtlful harvest. Aside from lex
change" interests il is matter Of corgiatu!s-
ton hist the s:virsl enterprises lately started
10 cur Midst arc aoipely employed. Ina e2
pert OF c5apersg, to Caba has assumed quite
| large proportions. the advantages CT which arc
| felt, not onIy here, tus extend 10 largo meas
ure to tuI rcighbcrirg c:un!i4s. The energy
ct he Isoagers OF the ship yard il farnishlng
cmp!ovmcot to largo lumber of our meohau-
les. sud the blocms.y ct Misses }. P. AsneE
4 %. is actively at work, tur1ir 6 out q quality
of i:oo iofeli1r to none 10 this cluatry. Nego-
lia.iots are nov 10 progress looking to The
erection OF an irou furnace, and Ga koow Of n:
city Which turcishes sope,ior sd1entsg 70!
such an enterprise Elcssrs. B. j. Burgess &
Co. gro abau. erecting machinery fer the maui
facu'e oi fertilizers. giving US promise of suc
ca:R, s1d msy we not bope that it will fcrm Q
nucleus sEcu:d which other manufactures vii
| sprir e that may add c}ntiLuai'y to tho msteris
prosperity Of cur city. Wi,h gratitude Wa Iote
| that our as:oca ioa has % ilarcial disasters t
| chronIC!e. ald that our ranks hsvo been no.
broken by dcsth cu;og tho past year.
Thanks arc due Mr.. Basil Waring for Ii
faithful sn efficient services IS recorder acc
jlui:or.
All of which in respectfully submitted ca TIT
| part ct The Board OF Msrgers.
JOHN j. JAMESON, President.