Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-30
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

New YORK, Dec 3O-The stock market hos
been active and higher this morning Price,
have advanced 'e to 2lls per cent, Lackawanna
leading.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. December 3O-Ther
is an Improvement in the tone of the Flour lusr.
kets in consequence of the recent advance and
frmness in Wheat. Wheat receipts are still light.
and dealers do not expect much increase until
after the holidays. Corn is steady. Rye active.
Oats are scarce and higher. Produce is w,hou,
change and receipts continue fair
BALTIMORE, Dec 3O.-Cotton easy aud dull
middling 1913. Flour higher with m"rr a,',tvc
demand Howard street and Western super g. ia
2 45; do extra 81 9Oa3 40 do FAMILY
So 65a4 25; City Mills super 81 4oa2 =,
do extra So O0a3 so; do Rio Brands 81 5Sai 81.
Patapsco family SIS IS do superlative parut
SIS so. Wneat-Southerr higher and quiet IVES.
ern irregular, ruling higher and strong Southern
red S2a.S5: do amber 9Oa93: No 1 Ma yIaut
9Oa9O1a No 2 Western winter red spot 81 bid
January S49saS4Ts.. February S57ssSG: March
s71saSs; May 914a91As. Crrn- Southern
irmer; Western irregular and easier southern
spot 47a473s; December 467sa47ss .Isnus,y
464a46a. February 46a4Glp Oats firm and
dull; Southern 33a3G Western white "a 40;
do mixed 32a331s; Penna 33a3G. Rye quiet
at GOa62. Whskey steady at 81 19a1 10. Other
articles unchanged.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Stocks strong Money
1a2 Cotton firm; uplands II 1-16; Orleans
II SIG. Flour firm Wheat higher. Corn
excited.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3O.-There is considerable
tay in Fyc th
squeeze in cash and December Corn, which has
gone up IA and Is cents The advance WAS
caused by the short exporters selling for Decem-
Der Wheat they had not got. The bulls are
| squeezing the short exporters numerically.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-on Change at 11:l5 a. m.
Wheat was higher, May selling at S27,aS:s: Corn
was firm at 3Sl, for May; Oats Is higher
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Dec. 29-Becf
Catte.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged AS follows
| Best 15aS5 81 y that generally rated first
quality 4 5oaS5 IS medium or good fairquali
ty ) 75aSl %: ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows 5OaS3 rs. Extreme range of prices
3 5OaS5 81 y, Most of the sales were from %
ass G2ia per 100 lbs. Total receipts for the week
9G2 head. Total sales for the week 447 head.
The OFFERINGS quite light, but more than
ample for the limited demand, most of the
cepts having peen rcshpped East. Some demand
for stockers was feature in the market. Prices
ranged about 20 cents per 100 lbs higher than
last week. Trade was very dull.
Sheep and Eambs-The receipts are exceeding
y light, but the offerings were in excess of a very
slow demand, there being but few butchers in the
market and no buyers from the country. Tho
quality was generally of an inferior order. We.
quote Sheep at Pad y cents, and Lambs 3a5 \, els
per ID gross. Receipts this week 1874 head
Hogs.-Thcre is Il full supply of Hogs on the
market and fair demand is reported generally
throughout all the yards. The state of the mar
ket is much like it was last week, prices showing
no serious variation. We quote at 5laaGl. cts
per ID net with extra mt 63s cents. Most sales ut
GaGti cents Receipts this week 64l0 head
= MARINE NEWS.
PORTUF ALEXANDRIA DECEMBER 80. 1884