Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-21

During the past ten days there has been an az
tive jobbing trade "in Straightout wcll-known
brands of Flour; prices for such grades continue
steady while common lots may be quoted hard to
move. Wheat closes without material advance,
hut with bctter tone and firm; 1000 bushels
were offered and sold on Change to-day, at los
for good Fultz: 100 for ordinary 100 for mixed,
and ITO for fair longberry, no prime milling be-
ing offered. Corn is fairly active; 1900 bushels
all new white sold at 5G for good, and 80 for
damp Rye is strong; 40 bushels were offered
but withdrawn. Turkeys have advanced but
other produce is not quotably higher.
solidatct ii do second series =; past duo cou-
pons 40; do new 1O-1Os 33T,; do new 3s 5Gls
bid today. Cotton dull: middling 1OE4.
Flour dull and easy; Howard street and
do family SIS O0a5 10; City Mills super SD GOA
3 10 do extra 81 OOa6 % do Rio Brands So rs
as 90; Patapsco family St 50: do superlative pat
ent 81 GO. Whcat-Southcrn about steady; West
crn fairly active and fraction lower: Southern
| red 1O9a113: do amber l 1Oa111; No Mary.
spot 10Sa10SL,; January 1O9a1O9ls; February
1113,a11l7,. Corn-Southcrn steady for dry
lots: Western dull and easier; Southern white
! 5Ia591a; do yellow 55a6O; Western mixed spot
| and December 60 bid January GOi2a61 y; Feb
| ruary 81 k,aG2#l March 63a64 y steamer 55a
551S Oats dull Southern 3Sa43 Western white
4Oal2 do mixed 3Sa39; Penna 3Sai2. Rye
quiet at G6a6S. Hay dull; prime to choice
PENNSYLVANIA and Maryland 13a$15. Provisions
dull mess Pork SD 90. Observation-Disclosures
and clear rib sides, packed, 1aSl4 Bacon
shoulders ~; clear rib sides 91a; hams II iba
IS. Lard, refined, 10. Butter dull; Western
packed 1Oa22 creamery 25a55. Eggs Cfrcsl)
lower at 2S; picked steady at 2Oa22. Coffee
| steady Rio cargocs ordinary to fair 1Oi2al y.
Sugar quiet A soft s. Whiskey quiet aud steady
at 81 1Sa1 1875
New YORK, Dec. 21.-stocks irregular and low
or. Money easy at 2a21i,. Cotton quiet uplands
| 1Oa.: Orleans 1O5s. Flour dull and heavy.
Wheat 1ha5sc lower and very dull Corn dull taa
| Sc lower
RICHMOND MARKET, Dec 20.-The market
is quiet upon the approach of the holidays and
the receipts of produce limited. Flour in good
| stock but light request Sales OF " neat at IIua
| 113 for lOngbcrry. lOSal tx for mixed ana IOoa
| 100 for Futz Sales of new white Corn ut 3la
So few bushels of prime Rye brought 6Sa'o.
| Nothing doing in Oats.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Dec. 20.-The mar
ket is inactive and receipts of produce light
| Flour steady Wheat unchanged at lOOallO for
best grades. Corn 56a5S for old and 45a52 for
new Rye and Oats nominal.
LYNcHBURG MARKET Dec. 2O.-There has
been little or no change IN the produce market
during the week. Flour is in fair home demand
| Wheat quiet and quotations unchanged. Corn III
light supply and fair demand. In Rye and oats
nothing doing There is no changes of any i'm
portance to note in the Tobacco market; receipts
are moderate and prices probably little higher {;
good filters, medium to fine wrappers, extra ship
ming are all in very active demand and are readily
sold at best prices.
BALTIC SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET Dec. ~.
Sugar-The demand for raw Sugars is inanlmate
and BUYERS are Indifferent, business continuing
very light The quotations are 6laa6a4c TOR fair
| to good refining Grocery grades of New Orleans
sell for 71hash cts, and centrifugal isa9ti. he
fined Sugars arc quiet and shade easier, say ior
| cut-Ioaf 9hc; for crushed Gil for powdered So;
for granuated SIS; soft 3 yeiloWs Q IA Gus
per Id. oo,,,ot;,.e
Influences, but the trade is very quiet, and there
are no invoice sales reported. At the Exchange
nm Thursday $50 bags February sold at 10 50.
We quote Rio invoices nominally as follows: VT,
binary at 1Okc, fair at l 1l.,c, good at l2c' ana
prime at - lhc.
CATTLE MARKETS.
B,1T1MohE CATTLE MARKET. Dec. 2O.-sheep
and Lambs.-Trade has been very slow, and prices
as TO Quality, lower, ranging from ) to lac