Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-06
4 FlurrT in Vlrpinias.

The Baltimore San of to-day says:
The stock market for Virginia conSoIs has been
very much excited for several days in antiripa
ton of the decision Of the United States Supreme
Court on the constiutionality Of the "coun,,
killer bill. The romsols. which had been rnn
ming along At 30, went up to SO on Friday and
settled back to SO, where they held steady. Yes,
terday. however they Went down to 81 and there
was general iluttcr and disposition bv the
longs" To make themselves even and secure by
selling short. In the midst of the cycitcu,n,
Yesterday thcannouncemcnt was made about two
O'clock III the afternoon at the Stock EXCHANGE
that FRITZ Lewis < Co.. stock brokers' were IN
able To deposit their margins on Virginia consoI>
bought IN the last lew days. Sales and purchases
Tor the arm $ account were made on Change I'M.
der the rules, both in Nrginias and the other So
curtici i'll which Mr.. Lewis was interested, and
the contracts were thus nearly all closed ont
me balance We're settled quietly after the bourd
aud at the ruling price, principally al 51lS. Mr.
Lewis II is stated, had been Selling short hcayi-
~ aud when the market began going up atlcmm.
ed t" corner his sales by buying for rise. Hay.
ing inale himself even he continued buving for I,
rise. The sudden downward turn Yesterday
brought calls for marg ms. which he was unable
to put up The exact amount of Mr. Lewis
losses Is not known, bur it is believed he will
make satisfactory showing and continue. as h..
Is very popular and has many friends The !osse.
are thought to he SO distributed thar no otho,
firms are crippled.
The closing quotation for consols on 'Change
was % asked 80 bid. A sale is reported after
ooardS AT oo great many are known To have
been caught long" on consols, rs half 4 million
were sold Friday and Saturday There Ar, ais,
number OF private puts who will lose The
decision of the United States Supreme Court, Al.
verse to the hondhollers and in favor Of rb. r..
adJustcrs did not reach Baltimore until after the
regular call"
ALEXANDRIA MARKET Mar. G.-Ths market
to-day is active and prices are firm Flour is
steady. The receipts of Wheat amounted to aLou,
l2oo bushels and sales were AT 12Oa123 10,
Fultz and 12ia12G for Lancaster The recent,
oil Corn have increased and $3.50 bushels sold \,
o@aoo for white and 90 for yellow. $50 bu,hcl,
of Oats brought 81
BALTIMORE, Mar. 6.-Va Gs derd =: do con.
solldated 4154; do second series =; mast due
coupons A. do new 10-4Os So; do new
-, IS, - 6Id today. Cotton steady; middling,
los. Flour quiet and unchanged Wheat
Southern steady; Western dull and easy South
ern red l20a123; do amber 123a12S; No
MARYLAND 123; No y Western winter red src
i2o's asked April 122l4a122b: May 1919
l241s June 125ta125aa. Corn-Southrn
steady Western dull and easy; Southern whila
asked; March G9asaGsas; April G9aG5l, ~,
and June G9'aa7o. Oats higher and firm Scnti
ern o2a3o; Western white 53l.,a55 do ,,;y.J
o1aoa fcnna 32a55. Rye quiet at T2a-2 u,y
unchanged and quiet: Coffee firm: p,o ca..n,.,
0 1,,, 10 fair Sa9E4. Sugar firv , ,ru =
Whiskey steady at 81 iSla,a1 10, - ) "'''
New YORK, Mar. G.--Stocks ,,a.l u,,.,-l,
cotton quiet uplauds 10 81 c. Orleans To- 10
Flonr lower. Wheat opep,ad j ~ = h.,,., Iu
lost advance. Corn steao.,. >
BALrTMoRE Cattle MARKET, Mar, 5.-Hsei
Best 25aS6 5o,;; thai yencraIiy a. r,,cJ %r,,
qasl!ty 0oay6oo; medium or good la.
fus WA 'oa,d 10; ordinary thin Steers uach
ana COWS 0OaS4 90. Extreme range Of price.
. Ss oo S ~. Most Of the sales were from %
go, ~ per loo lts. Total receipts for the Wees
No neisu total sales for the week TAO head
Trade has been fairly active TODAY ON the Hill!
and 1eariy all the offerings were dismissed Of A
ai atVahee generally of &c on last weeks figure
qaaity considered. The offerings were better
Inah tnese OF last week, but there was an actual
advance IN values "f the fraction above mem
toned.
Shcep-Thn offerings this week, which ar. IN
Tue quality somewhat better than those Of !a,r
week, are Ia excess of the demand on the mart ii
none butchers, and several carloads have been re.
shipped East ut owners expense Prices area
shade hetter than last week We quote comvyu
TO ia'r SHEEP at 4a3il cts, fair to good 5taGa,
CTS anu extra heavy cents per Id gross Arrival:
this week 1878 head.
hoss-l mere Is heavy decrease in the receipts
- compared with last weeks offerings, being one
fourth less Trade is not active with tn. Jesse;
number. prices being higher than onr last quota.
eions as the butchers are buying sp.ringly at til:
ADVANCE, as they claim that they cannot cat
tnelr money out oftheir purchases. W. qaoe
rough sows aud Stays at 9La9a., cents brttrs
grades at loalotl cents, aud extra Hog; at ~!
cta per ID net Arrivals this week :}S:... head |
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET Mai 81
the Queenstown Drove Yards 255 head Of La!,!r
were offered, of which 25G sold to butchers. 81
,ah y cents per h. and none remain oye.. 20
sheep; of these FOG were.sold as follows: sht'y i
1 t2a6i.. cents per h. and none LETT uns,id |" 4
Cows and Calves brought S3Oa55 each.
pAPERB BOXES. PAPER BONES. Our ficlj. 4
ties have been extended, by the addition ., II
new machinery, to the manufacture .. PAPER
boA rs OF various kinds and we invite colI-uIueT'
o place their orders with u.s. Our prices atr tNt
o"est CONSTANT with frst.claSs work and ~ Il
snail enueayOr to max q the Stu,dorl nj rS,. rnGC