Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-13
MONETARY ANp cCMHEpcI,,

NEW YORK, October 13.-Thc stock n,syt..
heavy st the opening this moruin. frs, n-,,s
showing declines of Is to 1. per cent. In IT, er,.
fifteen minutes, the market was quite active I..
with downward tendency, prices dcclirtrr
to y per cent. The market then remained s.,o,.
until in the last fifteen minutes when = l.,,s,
tone was manifested and recovcries Of small f,,s.
tions followed. At IL o'clock the market ra.
active and steady within small fractions Of or.r
ing figures.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. Oct 13.-Flourt
in sympathy with the advance in other marS,..
Wheat is firm and steady It slight advance y,
prime grades of spot aud early delivery. Fu.u:c,
are feverish with better speculative ,,rl;u-
notwithstanding an increase OF the visible su;,,..
Corn, Rye and Oats are unchanged rggs ssc
firm and steady. Other produce is in goo. svp
ply aud unchanged
BALTIMORE, October 13--Ya G.s Consulate,
IL past due coupons 80: new 10 1881 I,Y
IS % bid to-day. Cotton steady: mddin. -,
Flour firm with good demand Whcat-SoGthc,n
steady; Western higher and firm: Southern rod
9,a9S; do amber 1O2s103; No MarvlarI -
a99; No Western winter red SPOT 92,"aI,,
fresh October 92s4 asked; November 9i7,aci
December 9SlesSs"s: January 1COlo bid. CAM
Southern dull apd nominal; Western stc,l~
and firm; Southern white 5na52; do yellow -,
81 Western mixed spot 5Oa5ll., October IT,
asked; year lGa4Gai; January 45t2aiG u.,,
quiet Southern and Penna 3O,S6; Wc,.r.,
white 33a35; do mixed 5Oa31 Eggs !i.mrrg.
1Sk2al9. Coffee trmer; Rio cargoes, Ordinary To-
fair IalaSGl. Sugar easier and quiet: 4 sog, IT,.
Whiskey steady at 81 1la1 10. Other ant e.,
unchanged.
CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-ll:30 Il. m Wheat orcgt
firm and &c higher this morning on firm - ,.s
and light receipts in the Northwest. The ,ta.;
ing price for November was s97s. S,ld up /, "2'.
fell of under free offerings to SOS. but rallied
and has since advanced to 9ol... May Whcr
touched one dollar for the second time during
the present advance. Corn firm, ABR, for ott"hrr
Oats 1sc higher. Pork 5aT &c hishcr. Lard ~,
higher.
NEW YORK, OFT. 13-Stocks dull and ;in.
Money easy at 1a2. Cotton dull uplands l.: 10 :.
Orleans 1916; futures dull. Flour steady
Wheat better. Corn better. Pork dull! at 81 -
a1O 90. Lard steady at ST 30.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Oct j. be.
Cattle.-Priccs OF Beef Cattle ranged rs follows:
Best 5Oa$5 1919; that generally rated @rs,
quality 5OaS4 80: medium or good fair quail
aud Cows 2 O0aS2 80. Extreme range of price,
. OOa$5 1913 Most of the sales wcic from : ~
asa 70 per 100 lbs. Total receipts for the wrrS
1854 head. Total sales for the week 1JGG hrit
There has been more activity in the Cattle m4.,
kct than for several weeks past, which contHa,d
through most of its progress becoming dull only
towards the close. Prices wcro generally ',c
higher than last week. The quality Of the otter
ings ranged about equal to that Of last week.
,, Sheep and Lambs.-Thc receipts are ahou.
1000 head less than last week, though ah,U;
equal to the demand, except in regard to Lambs
which are rather limited in numbers and in iai:
ly good demand. There is little or no out side IN.
quiry, and trade is generally slow. The ontrug'
| show some improvement in quality. We qno;s
Sheep at 2a1 cents and Lambs at }t5 cts per h
gross. Stock Sheep Sla2 80 per head Rcccjr
this week $3.50 head.
Hogs.-Therc was fairly good demand bat
figures are OIL lac as compared with the fgnr1s o
lasr week. There is some Improvement in the
quality of the offerings, which are not in excess
of the demand. We quote at IL, All cts per ID ret,
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