Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-18
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New York, Dee. 1911 a. m.-The excite
mcnt in stock circles has ;bltcd to a considerable
extent. The market has been irregular but in
the main higher. Northwest sold up to 119le,
Lake Shore to 11OE,, North Pacific to ~ Is, Read
ing to SIN. onion Pacific to 767s and Western
Union to 10. AT tbc.prescnt writing prices
fraction lower New York Central lent at !, aud
Northern Pacific preferred / JIG premium.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. December 1S.-FlOur
is firm and steady. Wheat is fairly active; 1000
bushels only were sold on Change to-day at 105
for ordinary Fultz; los for good and JOG for fair
white mixed lonGbcrry or prime milling
grades have been offered for several days. Corn
is strong and active; 1000 bushels were sold
at G1aG2 for old white and 80 to So for new, as
to condition. A lot of damp new yellow brought
90. Rye is firm; 124 bushels sold at go for fair.
No Oats were offered and would command full
figures. There is but little change to note in
produce; receipts are increasing and prices con-
time firm
BALTIMORE Dec 1S.-Va Is defd =; do con.
soiidatcd =; do second series :3S past due con-
pons =; do new 1O-40's 33 do new IS SIS
bid to-day. Cotton dull: middling 10t,
Flour steady and quiet. Wheat-Southern steady
and quiet; Western lower and closing dull;
Southern red 11Oal13; do amber II 2a115; No
Maryland l2a1l2t9; No 3 Western winter red
spot 1OT laa1OS; Dec 10SLs asked January 1O9a
1U94 February 112a112s: May 11Slha119.
Corn--Southcrn steady with good demand; West
ern lower closing dull; Southern white 53a5S;
lo yellow 51a59; Western mixed spot So bid
January 6oAa6Gll; February Gla 4a62; March
% bid May 65a6T steamer 53a54. Oats dull
Southern 'Sa43; Western white 40a42; do mix
ed :ISa59; Penra 3Sai2. Rye steady at 66a6S
Hay unchanged and quict.' Coffee dull Rio car
goes, Ordinary To fair 1Olha11 y. Sugar quiet;
A soft 81. WhsSey steady at 81 19a11sl9
New Yoax, Dec 1s.-stocks strong. Money
easy at 2a2l. Cotton dull uplands 10 7-16;
Orleans 10 Lie. Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat opened LA iAc higher; later lost advance
and declined ga pc. Corn opened Ea"sc better;
afterwards lost advance
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Dec. 17-Beef
Cattlc.-priccs of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best ) 5OaS,; 80: that generally rated first
qualityA 5Oa:S5 So medium or good iaIr 1uai-
ty ; 5OaS.i %: ordinary thin Steers. oxen
and Cows 3 nDa$i %. Extreme range OF prices
3 Orl,SS 50 Most of the sales were from 4 %
ass rs per TOO lbs. Total receipts for the week
1873 head: total sales for the week 1925 head.
The offerings 10 day were much less numerous
than last Monday, but their average quality IS
much better there being fewer common Cattle
and Il longer line Ol tops, WIFI Il Richlel PioPpi'
tomato number Of the good middle grades. The
market at the opening was quite active, and good
Cattle 1-ahc higher than last Monday common
stock showed little ifany advance, and were slow
Of sale before the close.
Sheep and Lamhs.-Thcre was slight increase
in the receipts over last week, but the offerings
were scarcely 2OOO, rs some 100 Of extra heavy
Kentucky Sheep reshipped to New York by
their owners. Trade was fairly active, and the
offerings we're mostly sold out at an early hour.
We quote butcher Sheep at 3lba5c. and / ,mbs at
4a5a: cts per ID gross. Stock Sheep 2 75a$3 80
per head for Ewes, and 4a4ib cents per ID for
Wethers Arrivals this week 1910 head.
Hogs.-The offerings number 23OO less than
last week, with some littlo improvement in the
quality. There was fair amount Of activity in
the market to-day, with strong advance in the
prices. We now quote common rough Hogs at "a
&c, and the better grades 7laaSc per ID net. the
latter for extra fine Hogs. Arrivals this week
1896 head.