Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-20
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, May COIL a. m.-Thc stock mar
ket opened weak and lower with a decline of
to n per cent in prices, the latter in Lake Shore,
which sold at Sc. Louisville and Nashville is
feversh, the stock opened at 80, rose to 30, re.
acted to 31ti and rallied to 31ss. Lackawanna
declined to 1Osla. The other changes range from
u to p per cent
Noon-Stocks continue weak. Lackawanna is
down to 1O71, Pacific mail to 37a4, Northern
Pacific preferred to ASH. Erie to 1915, Missouri
Pacific to 6s7s, Lake Shore to $685. and St. Paul
to 709s. The market at the present time is at
the lowest point of the day.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. May 2O.-There Eas
been no change in the Flour or Grain markets
since our last general report. The former may lie
noted steady for choice grades Oh account of the
continued scarcity of prime milling Wheat. Low
grades of Wheat still neglected and dull. C"rn
is quiet with fairly active local demand for
sound lots Rye is firm. Oats are wanted. There
is change in produce except Butter whrh is
lower.
BALTIMORE May 2O-Va 6's dsfd- do cou-
solidated =; do I'd series =; do past due COLI
pons : do new 10-4Us =; do new IS 50
bid to-day. Cotton dull: ndding 1l5z.
Flour quiet and unchanged Wheat-Southcrn in
fair demand Western quiet and firm; Southern
red 11Oa111 do amber 111a113; No Maryaui
11Oka1 1913; Mop Western winter rcd spot 101I:.
a1O2; May 1O1 1ba102; June 1O2 halOi: July
1O2asa1O25s; August 1O2al02A. Corn-south-
ern easy and quiet; Western dull and eSsy:
Southern white 67a7O: do yellow 63a64; West
ern mixed spot and May 50 k,a6U; June 6OaGOIo:
July 61s61 q; August 62a62le. Oats easy and
dull; Southern and Pennsylvania 40ai3; West
ern white i1a43; do mixed 39a41. Hay firm;
prime to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland
15as17. Coffee dull; Rio cargoes, ordinary to
nominal at 81 &c. . ~ . "'S'
CHICAGO. May 2O-11:3Oa m.-Whcat, after an
easy opening, showed little more strength. Early
in the session July Wheat sold ut S9't,. but by Il
had risen to 81 4, then fell off rapidly to 9OI.
and has since risen to 9O7s. The amount in store
here shows q reduction of ] 100000 bushels in
the past week Corn remains quiet at 57is July
Pork SIT 20 for July. Lard IS 30 for July
New YORK, May 2O-Stocks lower Cotton
quiet; upands II GIG; Orleans IL 1916. Flour
dull Wheat opened asalac lower; recovered.
Corn declined 81 lac; recovered.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, May 19-Beci
Cattle-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged AS follows:
Best 25a$6 62lh that generally rated first
quality 25aS6 25: medium or good fair quail.
ty oOaSo l2t5; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows 4 OOaS4 37ls Extreme range of prices
OOaS6 62ls. Most OF the sales were from 81 IL
a$6 37le per 100 lbs Total receipts for the week
1465 head Total sales for the week 1872 head.
The offerings were of better average quality
than last week. and prices were u to lac per ID
higher The demand for export gave quite
active tone to the market, and accounts for the
improved figures obtained Some 300 head were
sold on private terms, understood to he at fair
fraction higher than our highest given quotation.
Sheep and Lambs.-The receipts of Sheep are
quite numerous. of Lambs less plentiful. Trade
in Sheep was rather slow, but Lambs were moro
active at the beginning, but closed dull aud with
heavy decline. We quote Sheep at BAG cts and
Lambs at 6l4a9l9 cents per ID gross. Receipts this
week SIG head.
Hogs.-The receipts foot up several hundred
more than last week, and constitute supply
about equal to a moderately fair demand. The
quality Of the offerings is improvement on
those of last week. We quote at 7a7s! cts, with
extra at cents per lb net. Receipts this week
56TS head.