Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-01
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

. NEW YoRK, July Ill a. m.-The stock mar
ket opened steady and soon became weak. Prices
declined u to 13s per cent, Lake Shore, Western
Union, Union Pacific and st. Paul being the great
est sufferers Near eleven o'clock tirmer feel
ing prevailed and q rally of 1. to l L, per cent
took place, the latter in Union Pacific. Business
rather quiet.
Noon.-Stocks quiet and frmcr with a general
improvement in prices.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. July l.--Thcrc is but
little doing OIL Change to-day, and the market
continues quiet aud easy. Flour is unchanged.
But little Wheat is coming in, aud prices are un-
changed Corn sold this morning at ds. Moth
ing doing in Rye or Oats
BALTIMORE, July Iva. Is deTd -; do r"n
soitatcd 81 " do bud series 3S do past due COM
pons -: new IO-4O's -: do new IS o. y. Cotton
dull and lower: midding ] l.. Flour steady anal
dull. Whcat-Southern easier and fairly active:
Western lower and fairly active: Southern red
1OOa1O4; do amber 1O5s1O7; No ! Maryland
1923. asked; No = Western winter red spot la
94i,; July 81 L, asked; August E.a96'n; Sep
TENDER 91hsa@7al. Corn-Southern nomll,ally
steady; Western lower. closing dull; Southern
white IS; do yellow 62a63. Western mixed spot
55a56; July 55a55lh August 567sa57 Is; steam
or 81 asked Oats dull Southern and Pcnnsyl-
vania :}7a4O Western white }S:ti1 ; do mixed
3Sa:'9. Rye quiet Al 6SaTo. Whiskey nominal
ly steady at 81 IA. Other articles unchanged.
Spot wheat to-day reached tho lowest point
since the organization of the Corn and Flour EN-
change of this city. The bid - cents and
tho market closed dull The absence of u foreign
demand and the incoming heavy crop are attrh
uted rs the cause for this lowest price for more
than thirty years.
NEW YORK, July !. Stocks firmer Money Bal.
Cotton steady uplands IL Orleans Il. Flour
dull. Wheat 1a1 pc lower. Corn 1a1 L.c lower
CHICAGO. July 1-11:3O a. m.-The markets
have been heavy and depressed this morning but
the trading has boon accompanied by great activ-
ity. Cash and July Wheat dropped to S2i2 th"
lowest since the decline last May. July Corn
went to 500. but rallies have since improved the
quotations somewhat. July Wheat now is SPA,
August So, and Sept SGk. July Corn 800, Aug
52E.. and Sept 52ie. Oats 29:. for July.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, June 3O.-Bref
Cattle.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged Ms follows:
Best q 5Oa$6 IS that generally rated frs.
quality 8 T5aS6 81 y medium orgoOd fair quail
ty 5Oa$0 62ls; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows OOa$4 So Extreme range of prices
0Ol$6 rs. Most of the sales were from > 12l,
a$6 81 \, per 100 lbs Total receipts for the week
1879 head. Total sales for the week 917 head.
The market has been fairly active to-day, but :hc
quality does not average HI good rs it did las.
week, there being few god tops and much
longer line of middle and common Cattle fairly
we'll represented Prices show little change TIL,
week.
Sheep and Lambs.-Therc is slight increase ia
the offerings this week, with some improvement
in their general quality. Trade has not been ac-
tive, being confined almost wholly to tho demands
of city butchers. We quote Sheep at Bali, cts.
with extra ut 5 cts, and Lambs 1T .ia6ll, cts per
lb gross Receipts this week GSTO.
Hogs.--1hc offerings, some 1900 head less than
| last week, constitute supply fairly equal To
very moderate demand. The quality will aver.
age about the same rs last week We quote Hog,
at Gba7a, cts per lib net with extra shade hlg!
er. Receipts this week 377S head