Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-15

There are no features to note in the grain mar
kets Wheat is tame and nuctuating. closing
steady for prime lots with but little disposition
to handle common and tough grades; the offer
ings this morning were very small, only looO
bushels which sold at rs for ordinary Fultz; so
for good, no strictly choice or mixed were offered;
IS to 81 for iongherry. Corn dull and weak
new white brought SO to GO, as to condition. No
yellow Corn, Rye or Oats were sold. Potatoes
are more abundant and lower. Other produce is
without change
BALTIMORE, Oct 15.--Va. 6 S defd -; CONSOLE
dated SO; do I'd series So past due coupons "a
new 10 4Os 50: new 81 - bid to-day. Cotton
quiet; middliug J7s Flour quiet and steady:
Howard street and Western super g. 25a2 10
do extra s. 00a3 80: do family So load 50; City
Mills super 81 25a2 TO- do extra S:3a3 10; d"
Rio Brands 81 62a4 10: Patapsco family 50 80;
do supcrlative patent So. Wheat-SouthcrE
quiet and firm Western steady; Southern rcd
S4aS7 do amber 93n95; No l Maryland 81 l,a
80; No Western winter red spot 81 'sas2'si
October S2aS2l.; November o39saS 5le Decen'
Der S5L,aS5le. torn--Southcrn no stock nomi-
nal. Oats in fair demand and steady; South
ern Slabs Western white 33a34; do mixed
3Oa32; Penna 31a3i. Rye nomiualiy steady at
62a63 Hay in fair demand prime to choice
Penua and Nd S17a$lS. Provisions quiet and
easy; bless Pork SIT 80. Observation-Disclosures
and clear rib sides packed 7a,a1Oai. Bacon
shoulders slb; clear rib sides 11at.. Hams ] 51sa
161e Lard (refpedj 81. Butter firm for choice;
Western choice to fancy 20a22. Eggs firm at IS
a2O. Coffee dull and steady; Rio cargocs,
ordinary to fair 9Lial01n. Sugar quiet; A soft
6A. hskey steahy at 81 Sal -.
NEW YORK, Oct 15--stocks weak and lower.
Money 2 Cotton quiet; uplands 1915;
Orleans 10 3-16. Flour dull and heavy. Wheat
unsettled and weak. Corn irregular.
CHICAGO, Oct 15 On Change at Ills a. III.
Wheat was weak ut 1875 for November 1SL for
December, and 70 for January. Corn was weak
ut 517s for November; 427s for all the year. Oats
We're weak and asai2 lower.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Oct. is, 1884
Prices to-day ranged rs follows:
Cattle-Fery bcst..... AZ 40
Good. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IA 412
Medium or fair quality.............. So Il
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen andCows 3 BIZ
Calves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6 al
Sheep ........... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. AZ
Lambs .................-.....5 a6
o'2 ~
Cows and Calves 3uaS55
We have no change to note in the market since
last week There was fair supply of Cattle, but
continued light demand at unchanged prices.
Calves in demand Sheep and Lambs in fair sup
ply ana IlRnC0eNHOu hogs coNo al
Calves in brisk demand.
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET, Oct. 14.-508
Cattle up yesterday, 335 of which wore stockers,
selling from a.. to 4at balance 173 Beet. Cat
tle-best sold at 5 to 5lac; good Ais to sc; fair
AZ to AS; medium to a n; ordinary 3 TO 3sc
LOO old Sheep and Lambs up; old Sheep sold
from 3 to 4c: Lambs 4 to sac. IL Cows and
Calves brought from S25 to $50 per head. State
Of the market fair.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. OCTOBER Is, 1884.
sun rises s O9 Sur ssts............. %
SAILED.
Schr Arabella, James River, by Perry, Smoot
& Co.
CANAL COMMERCE.
Arrived-Bosts II o Claughton, J Burke and
T L Belts, to American Coal Co
Departed-Boats II 0 Claughton, W Burke