Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-15
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, April 10 -11:15a m.-Stocks bo,
been firm except for the Southwestern sharss
Prices advanced y to Is per cent Missouri p.
cifc declined to S31t. Texas Pacific to Ia, ".
bash to II and do preferred to 1914.
Hoon.-Stocks are more active and strouuer q,
the rumo,ed settlement of the railway troubles
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. April 15.-There i
fairly active demand for the best brands of Plor.
while low grades are hard to move. Wheat can.
tinues quiet with light offerings on Change hi.
morning and a growing demand for primo mill
ing lots. Corn is still strong and firm. Oats a..
easy and lower Rye is scarce and wanted. foo.
are weak. Butter is steady Potatoes are dam
and hard to sell at full figures Other produce !,
without material change
BALTIMORE, April 15.-Fa. 6's dcfd. -. do co,
solidatcd iOt; do Cd series -; do past dine co,
pons 80: do new 1O-4Os -; do new "a -
bid to-day. Cotton quiet middling 117-s1J
Flour steady and fair demand for medium grade,
Wheat-Southern scarce and in good demand.
Western higher and more active; Southern rod
1O9a112; do amber 112a115; No MaryIsnd
11ia114A; No2 Western winter red spot l0l,
lO1 Il; May 1O1 lha1Ola.; June 1O1a,slOIa'
July 1O1a1Oli y; August 1O0Hal0las. Corn
Southern steady; Western higher and less active.
Southern white 5sa6O: do yellow 52a54l, West,
crn mixed spot a..a52 la May 52a a53is june
54a,a55k.: July 56l3a3G7s: steamer So bid
Oats steady and dull; Southern 4Oa43; Western
Rye higher at GSa1O. Coffee quiet; Rio cargors
ord nary to fair 9l4a10E.. Sugar firm soft :.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, April 15.-At the opening this
morning the market showed considerable strength
with the exception OF provisions. May Wbest
| opened ut 81. sold up to 81 L. declined to s3a,
and is now S37s. May Corn opened at 1872. and
remains steady at that figure. The stock Of
Wheat in store here shows decrease of $4,000
bushels for the past week. The shipments Yes.
terday exceeded the receipts by $50 600 bushels:
NEW YORK. April 15-Stocks stronger Money
easy at iaa2. Cotton steady; uplands II 1916;
Orleans IL 3-16. Flour quiet. Wheat l,as,c
higher Corn l4aasc better, but advance lost
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, April 14.-Beef
Cattle-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best & D0tS6 60 that generally rated frs.
quality u0aS6 90: medium or good fairqna.
ty OOaSi - Il: ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows :; 5OaS3 S71a. Extreme range of prices
3 5HaS6 Co. Most of the sales were from 25
aS6 81 y per 100 lbs. Total receipts for the week
1850 head: total sales for the week 1856 head
The receipts were considerably in excess Of quite
Il moderate demand, which was slow throughout.
aud prices, in view of the quality, fully lsc lower
than last week. The average quality Of the offer
ings was better than that of last Monday.
Sheep and Lambs-The run of Sheep is rather
limited. and good Lambs in light supply The
offerings are about equal to fairly moderate de.
mand. We quote clipped Sheep at 4a6c, wool DO
Ia6"Ic, and Lambs at Sa11c per Id gross. Ar
rivals this week 1904 head.
HOgs.-The offerings, some 800 head more than
last week, constitute supply fully equal TO very
moderate demand. The quality shows 10 i'm.
provemcnt the rather indifferent grade Of
last weeks offerings as there is increase in the
supply of small light weights, entirely too many
for the demand for that kind. We quote Hogsst
71saS i1a, with most sales at SaS &c per ID net.
Arrivals this week 1862 head.
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET April a.
$50 Cattle up, 2OS sold. rs shipped East Bes;
sold ut 6i:,a6i1; good Oasis; fair 5taa5ai me-
dunn 4"4a5L,; ordinary 3a4 y $50 Sheep and
Lambs up; old Sheep sod-wool, 41aaBL! clip.
ped 4a5 ID per ID: Lambs ioa1Oc per ID. Cattle
market good. Sheep and Lambs dull. Mich
Cows sold Mt S3Oa65 each.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. APRIL Is. 1854.
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