Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-07

Flour continues steady. Wheat Is fairly active
with growing demand for the best MILLING
grades The offerings to day were again light
and mostly OF from fair to good Futz sold q,
1O9, longberry at II and lot of damaged at 90
Corn is active and scarce white brought 81. M
Rye or Oats were offered There is no change in
produce, but all choice lots readily command full
quotations. Bacon is firm at quotations
BALTIMORE, March va. IS defd 7; do con.
solidated =; do I'd series =; do past due con.
pons 40; do new 1O-4u's = 40 new IS 54as bid
to-day. Cotton frmer: middline 1O5sa1O3, Flour
street and Western super 81 75a3 so; do extra
50 75a4 75 do family SIS OOa5 rs; City Mills
super - 75a3 so: do extra So 75a6 % do Kin
Brands So Gas SO; Patapsco family &c so do
supcrlative patent 81 CO. Wheat-Sourt,crr
steady and firmer under light receipts; Western
amber 14aI17; No l Maryland 1l5i.a11:,I,,,
No Western winter red spot 1OS5, alOo7.
March 1922. bid April 1O9a,al1UI.: NV
111S5a1l1a, June l121sa112as July 112 ask
ed. Coru-Sou,hern white easier; yellow higher.
Western lower and dull; Southern white 5Ss6l
do yellow 5SaG134 Western mixed sppt rs lid
March 57a4a5Sl4 April 5SLa59; May COL.
asked; steamer 56 asked Oats steady and quiet:
Southern 42a45 Western white 43a44 do lliyed
42a43; Pennsylvania 42a45. Rye steady at -.
1919. Hay easier and quiet prime to choice
Pennsylvania and Maryland Sl4a15 Provisions
dull and weak mess Pork, old SIS 90; nrw
$40 90. Observation-Disclosures and clear rib
sides, packed, S4a101a. Bacon-shoude.s .,
clear rib sides 111.; hams 14a,a15l4 Lard. re-.
fined, 1Ol4. Butter dull; Western packed 1Os
20; creamery 25a36. Eggs steady at 81. Coffee
dull and depressed; Rio csgoes ordinary to fair
I La Gts ulx-o
Whisiey quiet at 81 19a1 1917
New YORK, March stocks lower. Mcs.y
easy at l l2a2. Cotton steady: uplands 1O7s or.
leans Tx Flour quiet. Wheat ssa9sc higher.
Corn asa'ac higher.
RICHMOND MARKET, March G.-The msrke.
during the week has been quiet and the REGENTS
OF produce limited. Flour quiet Sales of prime
Lancaster Wheat at 114al19. Prime white Corn
brought G5aGS. Rye nominal
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET. March 6.-Tbere
is but lietle doing in the produce market and verv
little to do with. Stocks OF Flour fair Wheat Ira
very light receipt and quoted ut 1OOai12
Nothing doing in Corn, Rye or Oats and quota.
tons nominal
LrSciIBuRG MARKET. March 6-'rhe market
Is very quiet and the receipts of produce light
Flour is in some demand for extra brands. Prices
OF Wheat firm. Corn steady Rye and Oats nom.
lnal. Receipts o.! Tobacco continue large Prices
for all grades are still good, but there is little
weakness in common dark. Really good leaf both
dark and bright sell readily at good figures.
BALTIC. SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET March i
Sugar-RAw Sugars appear generally to find buts
very moderate and nditlerens demand, and the.
interest OF buyers seems to be slow and difficult
arouse. The quotations are 57saGc for fair &c.
good refining. Grocery grades of New Orleans,
sell Tor O'aiaIE, cts, aud centrifugal SASH. Re-
hned Sugars are quiet and steady Cut-loaf SAc;
for crushed ot. for powdered Ga for gran.
ulated rs; soft A IL; yellows Ga6fs cents per
pound,
Coffee There were NO arrivals !sem Rio in the
past week. The market has remained quiet aud
the feeling is depressed in sympathy with de-
cline IN futures. There are no sales of invoices
and the quotations are entirely nominal The
jobting business is dull, and orders are confined
bags April sold at 10 65as1O 10; 1850 May at
10 65aS1O 70: I, $50 June at 10 7Oa$1O 80, aud
$50 July at $40 go We quota Rio invoices nom.
inally as follows Ordinary at II y cents, fair al
1915 cents, good at ID OTIS, and prime at 1872
CATTLE MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Mar. G.-S.neec.
There has been no serious change in prices since
our last quotations.
Hogs.-Trade has been fair since MOI. dsy at the
figures ruling then-S'3a9lac, with few at the
latter figure The tendency is to'Sards HIGHER
figures for next week
New YORK CATTLE MARI EFT. MAJ 6-Beeves
No trading in Beef Cattle; CITY slp uphtered beet
had a modest call at 9a1Obc pr ID, selections
going to 1O;4al1. Sheep-MarS ct continues dull
with downward tendency for all except for top
grades; extremes IS 25a7 1872 per 100 lbs for
s 81 sud scao for LAMBS; general sales at
20 ooa6 % for sneoIp and STAT rs for yearling
Lan NJ ~. hogs-V'ry tsmt market for live Hogs
~ eo ooa' 10 ser 100 lbs, with two carloads oil
iisu' "c''en Hogs sold at Sc IS.
,,na so CATTLE MARKET. March 6.-Hogs-
aoah opened strong but closed weak rough
~ p-;o ing SIS 4oaG s5 packing and shipping ~ w
90; light S. 25a6 80: skips 81 9Oa6. Cattle
Market weak, dull and 1Oc lower; exports ~ Az
az good to choice shipping S. SOa6 So; common
to medium So 1Oa5 70 corn fed Texans $5ao
Sheep.-Market steady; inferior to fair W 5os
SO; medium to good - 5Oa5 choice to extra
Sac.
CINCINNATI Hoo MARKET. March 6.-lloE
firm; common and light SIS 4Oa6 SO; packing
and butchers Sc 40a7 40; receipts 1900; ship.
mcnts 700.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 7. 1884
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