Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-15
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW TosS, Jso. 15.-J1 a. NJ S:oeEs c5=.-:
rrtguls.. ss. IL: :h4 main 4ak. S-.~sz re rs.
call The define Was ekecket All rally o. :; :,
2. per cent ,o,i pIa<s- The improvement in
prices however, bgoazaE oas selling order. AZ:
s: Paul dropped Il. 20 $. Wes;<-n Unha ! 70
~: AID ;he remainder a. tie lis- Ia, e. cent
4, the oreses. writing s:o.ks are f-zefion ies.er
With s. pa1l = pr cen: higher.
ALE1.spzIA AAsEET. J&naarE l5.-Ths,=
Is. been 20 change in the Flosr market for ss7-
erai days Waea. IL: .1ies. irTezzla- ba. xi,a
.lizht change IN prizes during 'h= Eszs: *s=k TIE
View To:k -EeeT.i trcable- ezosed a s-aall &c.
e.ine and xa= Eno-e cs@.n 70 dealers IL fcsars.
than 3, Killers aud dsals-s il sE-os Wisa:- Ta=
offerings OF change u9tz: 1s-e again seal and
,ns uaarks; eli I'D study. Corn i ss-ooy All 80
tive gve and Gz.z s:e Era pro3nee generally
IS scarce AID caois- ios. I'D '~s:C sal- 81 e4-.l
agu.es-
eaLrrxozE, jan Iva 6. tefd =: 20 cou.
ss!iS.t.i 81 30 2G S@yisS =; Do pa. due oga-
pom. 80; DO ne. lD-0s =; DO new Is JG:.
bid 70 day. Cotton steady: Ei6diinx io1.
Flcu. sseai: and 4uiz:. "h&a:-SooEcesn e.:!-..
Western higher aod .rti=s; Souste-r I'd Jos.
4
ALL: So2We=tern winter rad s7o: 1861 i jan.
narT 1n5a1u5is: Feb-oav 1n5.-a1Uo Marc.
1u.s.a10.1.; May 111a.a111.-- Co1n-soo,b.
ern scarce ard irn: Western ssesay sas dull;
Southern white 6.s6l: Go yellow Sab; Wes.-
ern nirei SPOT 6oa61: January 81 azked: Feb
.uary GOI.a61. OsEs Urn: Southern i;aie
Western white 4iaiG: 90 zaiIezS i2s43: Peara
42a46 Re steady st .2s.5. O.beE article.
unchanged.
SEv Tozz. Jan. 15.-sso.i. weak and lo~es
Money essy a. 2s2ls. Cotton quiet: rplsud: 10
11-16; Orleans 10 1916. Flea. dull an6 heavy
Whea, opened e.a1l.e lower: L.ser recovered
from decline. Com ssalse hi.hs. Az quiet
In the New York grain Ea.Ess sesra-,..y there
was very narrow escape from panic Early
last week it Was d:seove.e; TIA: Ia.ge amount
OF wheat stored il tie Brooklyn warehouses h.d
become hcI snd infested ~ith tie wsevii. sai il
tso days oye. hsl: million Of bEshsls were pct,
ed as out OF condition. The market fell o5. All
on rda: ihs decline p-ecipits:e1t the tais.=
o: two grain firms. The resultant very unez:y
condition Eas Intensified Yesterday by tie 81.
nouncenent OF the posting Of between fou. and
igs hundred thousand Eore bsshels OF whest
There wss general CONSERVATION and panic Vas
only averted 81 the announcement that the rest
IL the grain was in good condition.
SALTIXOEE CATTLE NAREET. jan. li--Sre!
Cattle--P.ices OF Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
BIS. 8. lnsS6 SHY that generally rs.ed srss
enalit! > 5oeaS6 3. medium good fair ecal-
= 25as5 %: ordinary shin Steers. Oxen
and Cows :, OaS. 90 Extreme range OF prices
3 OOaS6 81 Most OF The sales were from 80
aS6 30 per 100 lbs. fetal receipts for the week
$50 hesd: total sales for the week $50 head
Trade was moderately active to- day, good Csttle
being very well represented in the offerings, while
there were 10. near as Eauy OF the COMMON one,
the offerings consisting very largely OF tops and
good butcher Cattle. the former being superior in
qualify 70 those last week. Prices Of the better
grades were II TO 20 cts higher than on last
Mopdsy Others show no spprecsble change.
Mich Cows.-Prices ranged az SiOaGOpe hesd
wholesale and trade oaly fair.
| Sb.ep and Lanbs.-The offerings uumbsr near
II 400 less than Lass week aud tie qualit! is about
the same as IL was then, great number OF good
Sheep being among the number. There is DO out
side demand, the purchases being confined 70 city
butchers. Good Sheep in fairly good demand,
with COMMON hard TO sell. We quote at 3a6 cts
per h. Lambs al 4a6 cents per h. Arrivals this
week 1885 head.
Hogs.-There is very heavy increase in the
receipts over last week, and marked improve
ment in the quality of the offerings. The market
is quite fair, dealers reporting moderate to good
demand at the prices ruling. We quote common
| rough Hogs st .a.1 cts, better grades 1ssASt,
cents, and extra 81, cts per 10 net Arrivals lis
week BIS head.
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE Market. Jan. 14.-2UO
head up and Sold best on SJc 6L,s6a,c, good
3d. a6c ordinary TO fair 3Ia5l, Sbean and