Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-08
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, July S-11 a. m.-Stocks have
been weak and lower this morning with a decline,
| of Il to ) per cent in prices Jersey Central sold
down 3 to So, Lake Shore to 73, Northwest "
TO $685., Central Pacific ! u to 35ls, and Union
rs to 31L,.
Noon.-Stocks have been heavy and lower stree
IL q. M. The coal stocks were attacked with
vigor on the report Of the suspension of mining
for one week in August. Reading and Jersey
Central were affected by reports that the former
company had floating debt of over 500 900 900.
Jersey Central sold down to j5la and Reading
to 221s. About 1870 a. M. irmer feeling set
in and there was R rally of Is to IS per cent
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. July s-There hay bccu
but little change III the markets for two OR three
days past Flour is quiet and without material
change. Wheat may be noted stead, for drv
sound samples while low grades and lots ont of
condition are dull and hard to r,c.ve, Corn is
quiet. Rye is steady. Oat arc fairly active
Produce is in good receipt At unchanged prices
BALTIMoKE, July va. IS derd =; do con-
solldated ''''2 u', 2nd series -; do past due
pons II; new II -40s31 II: do new IS So. Cotton
dnii; m'anll' az l. Flour quiet and lower to sell;
wheat" .uthcrn easier and active; Western
lower Teak and dull Southern red 1OlalO2;
40 a .,bcr 102a1O5; No l Maryland 1OOa1O3;
Nc = Western winter red spot 94a94 y; July
80 asked; August 95'tia96; September 96;t, a3T
October 80 asked. Corn-Southcrn higher for
white yellow nominal; Western easier and dull
Southern white TOa71 do yellow 62aGi; West
ern mixed spot 81 i2a5Sls; July 81 y asked Au-
gust 81 l9a5S. Oats steady and quiet Southern
and Pennsylvania 37aiO; Western white :}Sa4O
do mixed 36a:'7. Rye quiet at 64a6S. Whiskcy
quiet at 81 ii. Other articles unchanged
NEW YORK. July S.-Stocks weaker Money Dab
Cotton quiet uplands 1-16; Orleans l. SIG.
Flour dull. Wheat 1a1*sc lower. Corn 1al -
lower.
CHICAGO, July 81 p. m.-Closing prices
Corn-July 40a!, nominal; August 81 u SEP
TENDER sos; October 5o4; May Az; year
43la. Oats-.Inly 1885,; August 2G; September
254; year %. Wheat-July SOie, nominal
August S21a; September S4; October S47saS5.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, July beef
Cattle.-prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
| Best 25aS6 - ; that generally rated first
quality 5OaS6 121a medium or good fair quail
ty 25aS5 81 y; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
| and Cows 3 5Oa$4 CO. Extreme range of prices
3 5OaSG IS. Most of the sales were from 10
aSG % per 100 lbs. Total receipts for the week
2104 head Total sales for the week 1349 head
| Trade ut best was only fair in of the pens mt
| the opening of the market, but it soon became
dull throughout, and continued to the close
| Prices show an average decline of l,c per Ii
| compared with last week. The average quality
was scarcely as good as it was last Monday.
| Sheep and Iambs.-Thc receipts number
900 less than last week with the quality not as
| good then Trade is fairly active, with but
| little outside demand. Good Lambs sell freely at
quotations. We quote Sheep at 3a43. cts. and
Lambs at 4a6ti cents per Id gross with few
| extra shade higher. pts this week 1914
| head.
| Hogs-The receipts show very slight increase
over the run of last week but the supply is near
| " equal to a moderately fair demand, with but
little change to note in prices The quality is
fully as good as that of last weeks offerings. We
quote rough Hogs at Gl1a7 cts the better grades
7a7k. cts, with the best at y cents per ID net.
Receipts this week 1892 head.