Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-09

There is q fair demand for Flour at unchanged
| figures, with an improv ed tone and less dsposi-
ton on the part of dealers to press sales. Wheat
| is frmer and We note good milling and shipping
| demand for high grades Sales were made on
| Change to-day at SSaS9 for fair to good Fultz,
s9a91 for mixed and 92aS5 for longberry. Corn
is steady white brought 50; yellow so. Eggs
are wanted at unchanged prices. Thcre is no
quotable change in other produce.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 9.-va 6s dcfd -; coli,
| solidated so; past due coupons =; do new 10
4Os 351a new 3s SO bid to-day. Cotton dull
middling 1Oa1O1s. Flour steady and fairly active;
Howard street and Western super So O0a3 40;
| do extra So 6Oa4 TO- do family 81 5Oa5 90;
City Mills super So OOa3 25 do extra So 5Oa
| SIS So do superlatve patent So rs. Wheat
Southern flrmer; Western higher, closing easy
Southern red 99a91 do amber 95a9G; No ]
Maryland 929s bid; No 2 Western winter red spot
s61s bid; October s91sas94.; November 81 LA
s11a; December sslaa937s corn-sO1thsrn
and dull Southern white and yellow 51a5H
| Western mixed spot 4s5sa49; September, October
and November 4SHs bid; year 44Aa44ai steam
or 461h bid Oats steady; Southern and Penna
291h. Rye firm at 59a61 Hay lower and dull
prime to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland
SIS 0Oa$16 90. Provisions steady and quiet;
Mess Pork $11 % Observation-Disclosures and
clear rib sides, packed. 5Aa7. Bacon-shouders
5aa clear rib sides ~ Hams 12a.. Lard, re-
packed 12a14 creamery 1921. Eggs firm at
16lhs17. Coffee firm and quiet; Rio cargoes ord-
nary to fair 77sa8Ss. Sugar firm; soft 7.
Whskey nominally steady at 81 16a1 II.
CHICAGO, Sept 9.-Wheat stronger; October
al OF m fo orr rod ha.
tween 797saS0 and advanced to SOas November
opened at S1a., sold up to 80, off to S17sss2 and
down to S11ss, then up to 1928. Corn firm; De-
tober opened at 429s, advancing to 43's; Novcm-
Der opened at 404l, sold up to IL and back to
40a.. Oats steady and rather higher. Pork
steady but slow. Lard quiet.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-Stocks active and firm
Money easy at l. Cotton steady; uplands TO-
Orleans 1Ols; futures quiet and steady. Flour
quiet and unchanged. Wheat 1a1hc higher
Corn t,alac better. Pork steady at $1Oa1O 80
Lard firm at Sc SIS.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Sept. 8, 1885
Prices ranged as follows:
Csttle-Very best" ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AZ 5
Good A. ~
Medium or fair quality ................ 80, "a
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen andCows 3 80
SaiVes
Sheep............. ..........................5 "a
aanps.". a2f
Cows and Calves 25aSs5.
The market this week was only fairly supplied
with Cattle; the sales were also limited as the
demand was very light, and prices about rs
last week. Calves in fair demand at quotations.
Sheep and Lambs very dull, with few sales 10
note. Hogs are in better inquiry, and prices are
fraction higher than for several weeks past.
Cows and Calves in fair demand.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET Sept. Sat
Drover's Rest this week 124 Cattle sold at Olga
81. cents per lb. Some APO Sheep and Lambs
were offered, with sales of Sheep at 2laa3l2 cts
and Lambs 3a5a. cts per lb. Some few Cows and
Calves sold at $25a45 per head.
MARINE NEWS
PoRT OF ALEXANDRIA, SEPT. 8. 1855.
Sun riges...... SO sur sets.. :. 5000. G17
AERIvED
schr q Langeall, Norfolk, to W A smoot
& Co.
schr A E Reynolds, North Carolina, to Perry,
Smoot & Co.
NOTICE.
BUILDING ASSOCIATION No j.
will be held at Concordla Hall, THURSDAY,
September 10, 1885, at ~ o'clock P. IA.
By order Of the committee.
sep9.2t J. SCHNEIDER. eec'ty.
OK DOZEN OF LIGHT AND MEDIUM COL
~ ored Silk Necktcs of latest style. that have
been selling at Soc to 81, now oftrad =. - c='
sep9 AMOS sLAYMAKEE.
1.-TWO SECOND HAND SINGER MACHINES
i IS and $40, in good order. one eahin-t
senQ Py AMOS 3 SIAYMakER.