Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-27
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, May 27.--11 a. m.-There was u
further advance in the stock market this morning
and prices rose II to rs per cent.
Noon.-Stocks were strong and higher during
the past hour, Lackawanna is up to 1904! North
west to SO, Jersey Central to 50, Missouri Pacific
to 72a, and Pacific Mail to 80.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET May 27.-Flour is quiet
and steady. The receipts of Wheatare increasing
and the grade of the offerings during the past
few days is much better than for some time past.
only choice samples command ready sale, while
low and off lots are dull and neglected. Corn is
fairly active Rye and Oats arc firm. PRODUCE
is in much more liberal receipt aud with dow H.
ward tendency.
BALTIMORE, May 27-Va. 6's defd I. do con.
solidated 39a.; do I'd series :; do past due coi.
pons :; do new 1O-4Os =; do W,w IS 52as
bid bic to-day. Cotton dull; n,ide.Iin 11A,
and steady; Western higher aud dull; Southern
red 108a110; do amber 110a113 No MARYLAND
111a111A; No Western win.sr red SPOT 1O2l,a
1929; June 1O3isa1O3t.; July O5Aa1O21s !;
August lO1&a1O24. Cnrn-Southern irmer:
Western nominally steady and dull Southern
white 6sa69; do yellow 5Sa61; Western mixed
spot 81 bid; June 6Otaa6oA July 61Aa62;
August 62a621h. Oats lower and dullE Southern
3Ia4o; Western white 3Sa4O; do mixed 36a37;
Pennsylvania 37a40 Rye quiet at 6Sa7O. Other
articles unchanged.
NEW York, May 81 Stocks higher. Money
BAD per cent. Cotton firm; uplands 115s; Or
leans lis. Flour dull. Wheat opened 1saE,c bet
ter; advance lost Corn declined Aaasc; rccov
cred.
CHICAGO. May 27-1O3O a. m.-The markets
started in strong but eased off after the first half
hours trading. July Wheat opened 9Ois de-
cllned to S9YS, now S97s; August commanding
&c premium. July Corn 567s July Pork
SlS DO. July Lard IS 1922.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, May 26.-Beef
Cattle.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best + 5OaS7 co. that generally rated first
quality D 5OaS6 90: medium or good fail quail
ty / ooaS5 BIZ; ordinary thin Steers Oxen
and Cows 3 25aS4 25. Extreme range of prices
2oaS1 90. Most of the sales were from 5 50
aS6 70 per 100 lbs Total receipts for the week
l444 head. Total sales for the week 752 head
The market to-day opened fairly active with a
fair advance, which was net maintained through
out, but was almost WHO'LL lost before the close
when trade became extre mely dull The average
improvement was marked at about lac over last
weeks prices in view of the quality, which was
OF u much better general range than last week.
Common Cattle, which were scarce, closed 14c
lower.
Sheep and Lambs--With an increase in the re-
ceipts of more than 700 head over last weeks
offerings, trade has been slow, as there has been
but little outside demand, and city butchers not
buying freely. The quality is not as good as last
week We quote Sheep at 3a5l4 cts, and Lambs
at 4thabi y cts per ID gross. Receipts this week
1887 head
Hogs.-The receipts slightly in excess of
last weeks offerings, and the quality shows some
little improvement. The offerings are about equal
to moderately good demand We quote at "a
7sic per ID net, with few extra shade higher.
Receipts this week 1924 head
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET. May 26-249
Cattle and .450 Sheep and Lambs up; 249 Cat
tic sold; market active; best, 6asa6ssc; good
6Rsa6 Ac; fair 5a4a6c; medium 5Aa5 &c; ordi-
nary, 3ha5c. Sheep and Lambs-1 800 sold,
$50 shipped away; old Sheep and Lambs both
full lie lower, at close 1bc lower; old Sheep sold
at 3a5c. few above DC; Lambs 54a71sc with
most sales at 6s7c. Mich Cows sold at $3Oa$65
each.