Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-26
MONETARY AND COMM EktlAt.

NEW YORK, Feb 2G-11 g. m.-Tbe stack
market has been active and higher this moruiDp.
Prices advanced l. to IL per cent. with Lscks.
wanna. Pacific Mail, Union Pacific and OREGON
Traus, as the features.
No0n.-Stocks were a fraction of after eleven
o'clock, bat near midday there was a recovery.
The market has been less active
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. Feb 90 Flour steady
with more disposition to buy. Wheat is coming ia
more freely as the country roads grow better, AID
prices to-day on change were firm; 1900 bushels
were sold at 10Sa1O9 for fair to good Fultz; 10
for mixed 100 for ordinary longberry and liz
for good DO; strictly choice was offered Corn
is strong and active with small receipts: 800
bushels of white brought 90 No yellow Corn
Rye or Oats were sold. Pork aud Poultry are
quiet and easy. Eggs are weak and lower, with
liberal offerings. Other produce is not materially
changed.
BALTIMORE, Feb 26.-va 6's defd. -; do con.
soidated 40 do I'd series :: do past due con.
pens 36la; do new 1o-4os 30 do new 3s 537,
hid to-day. Cotton qnict: middlns 1OlsalUs,
Flour quiet and steady. Wheat-Southern steady
and quiet; Western steady aud firm; South
eru red 111all3; do amber l14a116; No
Maryland 114lsa114%; No = Western winter red
spot 1O5 iea1O9; February 1OSie bid March 1O9
alO9h; April 110asal10a4 May 112ha1125,
Corn Southern firm and fairly active Western
dull and steady; Southern white G0a62; do yell
low 5SaG1 Western mixed spot 61aG1as Feb.
ruary 60aG1 y; March 59lsa597s: April COL.
bid May G2lsa625s; steamer 55lna56 Oats
dull Southern 42a45; Western white 44a45
do mixed 42a44; Pennsylvania 42a45. Rye
quiet at 67aG9. Other articles unchanged
NEW YORK. Feb. ~ Stocks easier. Money
easy at ! ha2. Cotton dull: uplands 30 1916;
Orleans II 1-16 Flour quiet. Wheat opened
tia"sc lower: subsequently recovered. Corn open
cd 1:,ao, &c lower bnt recovered.
B.LTrMoRE CATTLE MARKET, Feb: 25..Beet
Cattle.-prccs of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best 4 5niS6 s. /; that generally rated first
quality 81 CASE 121,: medium or good fair quail
~ 4 O0a$5 %; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows < 25aS3 rs. Extreme range of prices
3 25a$G 50. Most of the sales were from 90
aSG 80 per 100 lbs. Total receipts for the week
1921 head total sales for the week I'll head.
About half of the receipts were reshipped to Liv
crpool the remainder, the offerings here, were
hardly OF rs good an average as last week, there
being longer line Of middles, while the tops were
quite as good as they were then. The market
was fairly active at the opening, wholesale prices
being higher than last week but towards the close
retail figures were of lsata from last week.
Sheep and Lambs.-There are about the SAME
number Of offerings as last week, and constitute
only moderate supply, scarcely equal to the de-
tuand, which is reported good. The quality is
better than last weeks offerings. We quote
butcher Sheep at 4a7 cents, with most sales at 5s
Gll cents per pound. Arrivals this week 1859
head.
IIog'.-The receipts number some 900 head less
than last week and the quality not as good grade
generally as last Mondays offerings. Prices have
weakened since our last report, and trade has beep
moderate to good. We quote common Hogs at BE
80, cents, and the better grades 9a9a, cents per
ID net. Arrivals this week 6235 head.