Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-29
MONETARY AED COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The stock market oncro1
with advances of Is to 3 per cent in mos, Of tina
active list In the first few minutes after tho
opening there were slight declines gene rally. but
the market then became strong throughout. To.
wards II o'clock there wa slight reaction and
the market became steady. At II o'clock ,hc
market was dull and steady.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET Dec 29.-Thc.. ar.
no new features to note in Flour, the market cor.
tinuing quiet with a fair inquiry Whca. !.
steady with but little speculative feeling and
light receipts There is still = moderately ac.ive
regular demand for choice grades. Corn is uu
changed. Rye snd Oats are firm. Produce of all
kinds in liberal supply and prices are lower
BALTIMORE. Dec 29-ya. 6s deferrr,i -
consolidated 90; past due coupons Ca. lew
10.4Os IS; ID series -; new threes CO.. bic;
to-day. Cotton dull; middlug 9. Flour stcadr
with better inquiry. Wheat->outhetn c..i~r
and quiet; Western trmsr; sGuther" red 9o,93;
do amber 95,97 No l Maryland 92ka biz No
Western winter red spot and December S. hte
January sG3saSGTs: February So,S9ls; March
91hs91t Corn-Southern firIder: Western
frmer Southern white 4'a41; do yellow 42alG
Western mixed spot and January 413. Dr.
cember 452l a46ls; February 4 10 ,I6; steamer
42ha425s Oats lower and dull; Southern :}5a
40; Western white 37a33; DO mixed 3ia5G
Pennsylvania 35a39. Ryo steady at 1Oa.2
Provisions lower and quiet Mes Pork 80 ; 4
10 90; bulkmeats shoulder. and clear rib sides
| packed 4laa56s; bacon shoulders 81 clear rib
sides Ga hams 1Oa11 Lard, refined, 7i.a. >.
Coffee frmer Rio carsoes, ordinary 20 fair ..a.t
SIP. Whskey steady at ST 19al 20. Other ar
| ticles unchanged.
NEW YORK. Dec. 80 Stocks quiet and heavy.
Money easy al Dab. Cotton quiet; upland. 3-i6
Orleans 93s futures steady. Flour dull and heavy
Wheat better Corn better. Pork steady al
| 50 81 ha$1O 37le. Lard firm at s. 30
CHICAGO, Dec. 2).-Whrat r,osed wolk, ., q
lower than yesterday, S43s for cash 81 /. i.r la
uary, SSH for February, 50 FIR Nay Corn s'r,lv.
364. for cssh. SG9s for January, 39'. tor May
| Oats firm. 27i,, for cash and JANUARY. IL =. Tor
| May. Whiskey 81 Is. Pork weak - 70 for
cash, 50 77le for January, 80 81 t'r Fch,narv.
Lard easy, s. % for cash and January Sc o2'g
| for February.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Dee. 2o-Ece;
| Cattlc.-Prices OF Beef Cattle ranged as follows
| Best So 25a5 So that generally rated first quail
ity 81 25a5 25 medium or good fair quail ty
| So OOa4 o ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows
| 81 25a3 90. Extreme range OF prices 81 2ol
5 so Most of the sales were from IS 3Oa3 -
per 100 lbs. Total receipts for the week +Us
| head. Total sales for the week 3S5 head
There was an exceedingly light olcrinv, one Of
| the lightest for years, ut this dull sca.0n.
| Trade was quite slow but prices for the better
grades were lsstic higher than they were last
week while the other grades, quality considered
show little, if any variation from the prices real.
lied then.
Sheep and Lambs.-Thc receipts arc very li2nt,
| but the demand is quite low, the offerings beng
| r,lI n lll
quality is about the same rs thar Of last week, with
the exception of n few extra Sheep. which sold on
private terms. supposed ut 5li cents. We quote
Sheep at 2Eaa4ta cents, and Lambs AZ 3i2a5 cents
| per lb gross Receipts this week 973 head.
Hogs-The receipt, show a large falling of iro"I
! last week, but there arc qnite enough for ,hc
rather moderate demand. I he quality hardly
averages rs good rs last weeks offerings. We
quote at 42a5i. Cts per ID net. Receipts this
| week 1858 head.