Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-29
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.


ed generally Is to per cent lower, the latter for
Canadian Pacific. Before the first call, however,
buying movement set in and prices moved up
!, to , per cent Missouri Pacific, Louisville and
Nashville and Union Pacific being the features
The Northern Pacitics are comparatively quiet
Stocks were strong and higher at noon, advancing
y to 81, per cent
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. January 29.-There
has been but little change in the Flour market
during the past two weeks, and trading is mainly
local. due to tho absolute close of the river for the
past thirty days account Of the heavy ice.
Wheat steady and firm with growing demand
for choic" samples. Only 900 bushels were sold
to-day on Change at 107a10S for good Fultz and
1OTu1OS for mixed; no longberry was sold.
Corn is strong and higher white brought 61a62
Rye is steady; fair sold at CT. No Oats were
offered. Produce is in better demand, except
Butter, which is abundant and of slow sale
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET, JAN 2s-2OI
head up; 100 sold ; best 61sa6@c; good Cache;
fair 5iaa54c; ordinary, to medium 31aa5c; 5
fancy ,4OOlb. Cattle sold at &c. Sheep and Lambs
$50 sold: old Sheep 4a6c Lambs 5a6lac. Market
dull; medium Cattle t.c lower.
BALTIMORE Jan. 29-Va. 6's derd. 6; do con.
solidated A. do I'd series =; do past due cou-
pons 40; do new 1o-4O's :; do new 81 SO
bid day. Cotton steady: mddling 1Oba1 Ot
Flour steady with moderate inquiry. Wheat
Southern quiet and steady; Western higher and
firm; Southern red 112a113; do amber 113s
lbs; No Maryland 1875 bid No Western
winter red spot 107Aaios; January 1854 asked;
40 bid; May 111Tsa112A Corn Southern
quiet and firm Western dull and steady; South
ern white 5sa60; do yellow Sass; Western
mixed spot 9Aa60 February 59Aa59t March
Goa ;oas; April 81 asked; May 62Aa63 Oats
43lh; do mixed 4Oa41; Penna 42a44. RIVE dull
and lower at GAGS. Other articles unchanged.
NEW FoEK, Jan. 29.-Stocks higher. Money easy
at =. Cotton quiet; uplands 10a. Orleans II.
Flour quiet Wheat AaSsc lower. Corn lag
lower.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Jan. 2S.-Beef
Cattle.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best 81 laaS6 81 y; that generally rated first
quality . - RaS6 20 :; medium or good fair quail
and Cows 3 25as3 IS. Extreme range Of prices
25aS6 S712 Most ofthe sales were from s7f,
ago 81 y per 100 lbs. Total receipts for the week
$40 head; total sales for the week SO2 head
The retail market has been exceedingly slow to-
day, holding on longer than for several weeks past
wholesale prices were fraction higher than last
week bnt in the retail trade the quotations Of last
Monday were barely maintained by hard holding
lhe best grades showed little if any change, while
IN some instances medium and common Cattle
were HsaAc lower than last week
Sheep and Lambs.-There is some Improvement
IN the quality Of the offerings to-day over last
weeks receipts, there being some very prime
Sheep among them. Trade for good sheep has
been quite fair, but common stock is hard TO SELL
We quote common Sheep at 31a cts, prime Oh cts
per h.. Lambs 4a6la cents per h. Arrivals this
week 1439 head.
Hogs.-Thc offerings were 1900 less than last
week but with some Improvement in the quality.
Prices have advanced, a. anticipated last Thurs
day. We now quote rough light Hogs at 7SaaS;
butcher grades S4aSa. cents per lib net, and extra
heavy at shade higher Arrivals this week 1882
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