Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-20
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK, October 2O.-The stock market was
strong at the opening this morning, the first prices
showing gains Of lsaas per cent. After tho OPEN
ing The market was active and most of tho list
! advanced about per cont After 1920 slight
and at 1 O'clock was very active and steady at
prices shade below the best of the hour.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. Oct 20-Flour is steady
with fair demand at unchanged prices. The
receipts of Wheat are light aud the markets gen.
orally easy at tho recent decline Speculative
grades aud futures arc from l to 2 cents lower,
but we still note n good steady demand for prime,
well cleaned lots, by both millers and shippers.
Corn is weak ard lower. Rye is active. Oats are
unchanged. Tho market is we'll supplied with
provisions and fruit and with a tendency to low
or prices on account Of the very unfavorable
weather during tho past few days.
BALTIMORE October 20.--Va. 6's consolidated
so; past duo coupons; new 10 dos 35g! new
IS 50 bid to day. Cotton gniet; middliug 92s
Flour quiet and steady. Wheat Southern lower;
Western lower, closing easy; Southern red 94a
81; do amber 10Oa102; No Maryland 9Glaa
971h; No . Western winter red spot 92a92ta
November 923la93lb; December 9Gha96A
January 9Sasa9Sb. Corn-Southcrn fairly &C.
tive and firm; Western dull but nominally firm;
crn mixed spot 5O4a5Ols November ALL bid;
year 45'sa46; January 4l7sa451l. Oats quiet
and steady; Southern 3Oa34 Western white
32a31; do mixed 29a31 Penna 3Oa34. Rye
quiet and steady at 6ia67. Eggs irmcr at 1920.
Coffee easy Rio cargocs, ordinary to fair 71sa9.
Chicago, Oct 2O.-December Wheat opened
sc lower. sold off rapidly under heavy pressure
to S9a. but steadicd at that point rose to 903ss.
fell off again to S91s and has since advanced un-
der good buying to 9OA. Corn easy at 40a4Ok
for November. Oats quiet at 29as for May. Pork
strong at 1870 higher. Lard firm at sc higher.
new YORK, Oct. 20.-Stocks active and firm.
Money easy at 1a2. Cotton quiet and firm
uplands 1916; Orleans 10 futures easy. Flour
dull aud declining. Wheat lower. Corn I'M
changed. Pork steady at SO 50a1O 90. Lard
weak at SO Pig.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Oct. 19.-Bccf
Cattle-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best 5Oa$5 90; that generally rated first
quality 3 5OaS4 80: medium coed fair quail
ty 2 75as3 25 = ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows 2 OOaS2 80. Extreme range of prices
2 OOaS5 co. Most of the sales were from , 80
ASA 62 \, per 100 lbs. Total receipts for the week
1891 head. Total sales for the week 2O1O head.
The market was less active throughout than it
was last week. and prices 1hc lower on an aver
age, in some few cases greater fraction of de-
cline was accepted. The quality of the tops was
better than it was last week, though there was a
fair number of thin light Cattle among the offer.
ings.
Sheep and Lambs.-Thcre is a very heavy in.
crease in the receipts this week, with the quality
not near as good as that of last weeks offerings
Trade is slow. We quote Sheep at 11ha3a. cents,
and Lambs at 3a5 cents per ID gross. Receipts
this week 1853 head.
Hogs.-There has been slight decrease in the
number of the offerings, as compared with last
week. The quality is quite good as then
Trade has been fairly active in most of the yards
We quote at 49, a5aa cts per Id net, with very ex
ira at 57s cents. Receipts this week 5273 head