Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-23

Flour is quiet sales are mainly confined to es-
tablished brands and high grades. Wheat is quiet
and steady; the markets generally were off yes
terday about one ceEt but we note still an active
demand for choice lots; 5000 bushels were sold
on change to-day at go to 81 for fair to good
Fultz: no strictly choice, mixed or longberry
were sold. Corn is strong, firm and higher. Rye
and Oats steady. Produce is in good demand
at quotations.
BALTIMORE July 23-Va. 6'sdefd -; do con.
solidated 81 III do End series -; do past due cou-
pons % y; new 10 4ns 321. do new IS 81 n bid TO-
steady; Howard street and Western super So 75a
3 20 do extra So 35a4 90: do family 81 25a
5 so; City Mills super 50 75a$3 IS; do extra
S3 35a4 90: do Rio Brands SIS Bias 50; Patapsco
family So 90; do suDerlative patent SIS so.
Wheat-Southern easier and active; Western &C
tive and lower, closing DULL Southern red 93a96
do amber 9Ss1 Oh; No Maryland 97a9714; No 2
Western winter red spot 94lha94a. July 94A
asked August 95a95ls September 96a96t.
October 979sa97a. Corn-southern nominal
yellow 65a6s; Western mixed spot 6oba61 y,
fresh. Oats firm and quiet Southern 36a4O
Western white 39a41 do mixed 36a3S; Penna
'6a4O. Rye steady at 6Sa7O Hay firm prime
to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland $15as17.
Provisions quiet and easy mess Pork SIT
Observation-Disclosures and clear rib sides, packed
7La9A. Bacon-shouders 8; clear rib sides TO-
hams 14a.a15ls. Lard, refined, 81. Butter dull
Western packed Sails: creamery 15s2O. Eggs
quiet and easy at 14a15. Coffee easier; Rio car
goes ordinary to fair 9s1O. Sugar steady; A
soft 67s. Whiskey quiet at 81 10.
NEW YORK, July 23-stocks firm. Money
2a3. Cotton easy; uplands IL; Orleans III.
Flour firm. Wheat better. Corn 12a1c higher.
CHICAGO. July 23-11 a. m.-Wheat BsaAc
higher. Corn 12a'sc higher. Oats 3saasc higher.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, July %, 1884
Prices to-day ranged as follows:
Cattle-fery oest.."".............."..... ia .
GOOD ..........."...........,..... ot4 5t
Medium or fair quality ............. Az. 40
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen andCows 8 y "
oai'es ....'. - oH
sheep a4k
i;amps...... GA ot2
Cows and Calves 3OaS5O.
The market this week was very poorly supplied
with all kinds of stock. Cattle in fair demand
with poor supply to choose from prices about as
last week. Calyes-sales slow with lower prices
Sheep dull and nominal. Lambs were in good de-
mand and the supply was very limited all the
offerings were close out early and some Of tie
dealers had to 60 elsewhere for a supply. Hogs
dull and nominal. Cows and Calves in fair sup
ply and moderate request. all the offerings being
sold,
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET. July 22.-At
Queenstown drove yards on Monday, 154 head Of
Cattle were up and sold as follows: Best 5*.s6;
good 5asa5l9; fair 5s5l4 medium 41aa4as or
binary Shady. S77 Sheep and Lambs on the
market. Old Sheep selling from 3lta to 4 Lambs
from 4 p to 6. Is Cows and Calves brought from
$25 to s55 per head. State of the market fair.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. JULY 23 1884.
SUN rises......... SIS Sur sets............. 10
Arrived.
Schr Rock, Philadelphia. to w A Smoot 20.
Schr Alice Hodges, Washington, to Lawson &
Worthington.
SAILED.
schr s Johnson, Baltimore, By master.
MEMORANDA.
Schrs General Adelbert Ames and Elm City,
for Washington, sailed from Bath 22d
XITANTED-A WHITE GIRL to nurse young
w baby. References required. Apply at 10
Zinc street iy2l-3te