Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-27

reccdcd to the extent Of Is per cent. led by Ms
souri, Pacific, after which the market. thounl
quiet. became strong and at II o'clock sold IN J.,
s per cent, Missouri Pacific and Wabash ur,.
ierred being prominent therein while St Paul
Minneapolis and Manitoba advanced 5 per cen,
to 1 Is
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. Feb. 27.--Thc mark,,
IS q'''ct ana easy There is no change to note il.
Flour But little Wheat was offered olav whirl
sold at l25 for fair Lancaster 1870 bushels oi
Corn brought G2 for white AMI G:s FOR yellow.
Nothing doing in Rye or Oats.
BALTIMORE, Feb 27.-va IS dcfd :: do cor.
soidatcd 80: do second series =. n,st In.
coupons 4S; do new 1O-1O's -; do new Re
hid to-day. Cotton quiet middlings 1Ola. Flour
loWer Tor higher grades, City Mills Howard
street and Western super So 5Oal %; do extra
81 500 a.! %; do family 50 25a6 %; City Mill,
super - l5a4 80; do extra 81 G2a6 SO: do Rio
speculative patent 81 so wheat-Southern stcaIy:
western higher and dull Southern red 12Ga
10; do amber 122a127: No , Western wintcr
rcn spot l2O's asked; March 1905, bid; April
i23: May 123k,a123a Corn-Southcrn
easier; western a shadcbcttcr aud dull Southern
white 65a6sl2; do yellow 65a6Slb: Western
mixed spot GSalaG9h, February 6Sa,a69: March
% '2aoo%Ii April 6Slaa69; May 69a691, Oats
hrh with better inquiry; Southern 5Oaji West.
erh white olao1; do mixed 49a51; Pcnna 81,
81. rye quiet at I2a75. Hay unchanged and
easy; l"Iec iirm; Rio cargoes ordinary to fair
,9ao,<i. sugar firm: soft .. Whislcv firm ~
81 1Slaa1 10 NJ :" IT.
NE" YORK Feb 21.---Stocks firm. Money q
Cotton weak; uplands 10 3-16: Orleans 10 ia
Flour quiet and unchanged Wheat UNCHANGED
Corn quiet and 'saE.c better.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Feb. 2G,-gee:
Cattie.-Prices Of Beef Cattle ranged ne fellow.
Best g 25aS6 80: that generally rated Grs,
quality 1 5oaS2 IS; medium or good fair
quility 22aSI 90; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
ana Cows 3 O0aS3 10 Extreme rance Of nriccs
OJaS6 30. Most of the sales were from 4 -
a3o W per LOO lbs. Total receipts for the week
r.. NJ mead total sales for the week III head
The market has been slow to-day, as for several
weeks past The supply is light, but about equal
TO very moderate demand. The quality show,
some average Improvement on last weeks offer.
1mes, the tops being better than they were then
mere IS shade Improvement in prices, quality
considered.
sheep-Ihc supply is reported light, though
more than double the number offered last week
The quality Of the offerings generally is not n,
sood AS last week: except lot of choice Sheen,
OF one carload part of which were sold
We're taken for export. They brought our ton
iGurcs cts and prices ranged down to d., c,s,
wlt, most sales at 5a6le cents per lb gross Near
week 2175 i'''"'' 'i'N
Hogs-The receipts are almost the same rs Inst
week IN numbers, but there is some Improvement
IN thc quality of the offerings Prices show an
a, on last weeks figures of asa1ac per b.
ins offerings are generally reported light bu,
a9oul equal 10 moderately fair demand at the
advanced figures We quote rough sows and
stays at 9a9l, cents, better grades at 9g,a1O cts
ana extra Chicago Hogs at 1OA cents per lb net
Arrivals this wccl, 5037 head
QUEESsToWN CATTLE MARKET, Feb. 27.-At
the Queenstown Drove Yards yesterday 300 head
OF Cattle were offered, of which 300 sold to butch.
ers, at 4a69sc per lb, and - remain over 300
sheep up; of these 800 were sold as follows:
Sheep 4%ia6ia per lb. 20 Cows and Calves brough,
bright VIZ i nv