Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-17


There have been but few new features in the
Flour markets during the past week. Stocks, o
high grade old whc family arc being steadily
reduced, and dealers arc not pressing sales except
of common aud low grades. Wheat is feverisl
and irregular Sensational war reports start
oil a speculative advance and for two or three
days the fluctuations showed an advance in both
spots and futures. but the markets generally, un.
der more peaceful news sagged of aud closed quiet
but steady. About 5000 bushels were offered on
change this morning and sold at 90a94 for fair
to good Fultz; 95 for mixed, and 90 for good
longberry. No strictly prime was offered and
com mon and ordinary let's arc still neglected aud
bring from 20 to so, as to condition. Corn is
quiet; 1000 bushels of white brought CT. No
yellow Corn, Rye or Oats were Sold Produce,
generally, is in good supply and easy.
kAL~iMoKE, July Iva. IS deferred -; con.
solldated -; past due coupons So; do new 10
4us 3219; new IS 53ib bid to-day. Cotton
dull middling 1Ot. Flour steady and quiet
Howard street and Western super So 0Oa3 40 ; do
extra S3 5Oa4 % :: do family 81 50ai5 %; City
Mills super So 25a3 so; do extra So 75a4 90
do Rio Brands 81 9Ua5 co; Patapsco family SIS 75:
do superlative patent $6 90. Wheat-Southcrn
Southern red 97a9S; do amber 1O0a102; No
Maryland 97i4 asked; No 2 Western winter red
spot 94a94la. fresh: July 94lh asked; August
95as a955s september 9Sl aa9Sat October lola
l01 y Corn Southern lower and dull: Western
lower and dull: Southern white 5Sa59 {; do yell
low 54.55; Western mixed spot 70 lhs51 August
oissa5l y. Oats easy and quiet; Southern 31a
10; Western white 39a4O; DO mixed 37a3S :;
Penna 37a40. Rye quiet at 65aGS Hay quiet !;
prime to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland
Sl4a1o 90. Provisions easy and quiet; Mess
Pork $l1 5Oa$11 - Bulkmcats- shoulders
shoulders go! clear rib sides ~ Hams 12s
12ka. Lard. refined, "a. Butter steady; West
crn packed Gail; creamery 1920. Eggs firm
at 1olss13 Coffee dull; Rio cargocs ordinary
to fair 73saS'a. Sugar easy and dull A soft 6ib
Whiskey steady at 81 2O41 p.
CuIc.Go, July 17.-Wheat opened strong
er on the decline in consols The September OPP
tions advanced to o. broke to OIL, on heavy
selling due to all advance on consos, rose again on
strong buying to 91&.a91Ns. and now-11:3O ..
m.-rcsts at those figures. Corn is easy at 4Gls
4GA for August Oats are easy at 81 y for July.
Pork is DC lower.
NEW YORK, July 17.-Stock7 steady. Money
easy at 1. Cotton easy; uplands 10 3.16; Orleaus
10 5-16 futures steady. Flour dull and heavy.
Wheat lower. Corn lower. Pork steady at
114 AOdS1l OO. IaTu weak d. ~ Oh.
RICHMOND MARKET, July 16.-The market
has been quiet during the week and the receipts
of grain very light. Flour inactive and quotations
without change. Only few bushels of Wheat
about 3OO-ofered to day with sales of white at
s7a95; longberry at 9Oa1OO, and shortberry at
S7a95 Sales Of small lot Of white Virginia
Corn at 90.
FREDERIcKsBURd MARKET. July 16.-There
has been very little doing in breadstufs during
the week. Flour remains unchanged. Wheat is
in very light receipt and quoted at 9Oa1O0, as to
quality. Corn 60a65. Rye and Oats nominal.
LYNcHBURG MARKET July 16-There has
been but very doing this week. Flour continues
inactive, while Wheat is only fairly active at 80
a9S for best grades. Corn in demand with supply
from the West almost entirely. Nothing doing
in Rye or Oats. Receipts of Tobacco lighter with
a fairly active market for good grades.
BALTIC. SUGARAND COFFEE MARKET July 49,
raws the market holds easy, with
some occasional irregularity on values. The
general stock is held firmly. We quote
fair to good refining at 5ssa5tc; centrifugal, 96o
test, 614a61b; grocery grades New Orleans 6aaa