Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-15
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-The Stick Marko,
was steady at the opening this morning. Ii,
change being generally for Is to 4 per cent. only
After the opening the market became dun anil
steady, advancing from 1, to i, per ccnt. r..
advance was checked and Il general week.-mrs., l,l
lowed throughout tn. list tho ma.kc. dcc,i,;n,
h to per coat. Just before II O'clock Their.
was slight improvement in prices and advance,
of small fractions were III ado. At l o'clock tho
market was quiet aud firm.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. September L. Flour
is steady, with fair demand for high and ma.
dunn grade,, and transactions are mainly con-
fined to the jobbins trade. Wheat is irregular
and feverish, "sea-sa wing with fluctuations Of
from y to &c per bushel for futures. aud with
but little change to note here or in o.hc: markets
for choice grades of milling; the oierna, on
Change to-day were from ordinary to good ga.li.
ty, and sold st 90 to 81 for Futtz, ani 81 ,nI
for Lancaster: damaged and common - to =.
Corn, Rye and Oats are quiet and uncimnf~i
Eggs prime Butter and Potatoes are scar, and
sell readily. Other produce is quiet.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 15--Va 6's dcfl -. r.,,
i
4Os 35la; new 80 90 bid to-day. Gollou duh
and lower; middling 9a,. Flour steady aai active
Wheat-Southern steady; Western higher aud
active closing quiet Southern red 9o49H 60
amber 94a96; No l Maryland 93a93ii No >
| Western winter red spot S71aaSSi. fresh Sent,
| S7AaSSE,; October S9lsaS9as; Novemhcr col
92as; December "a l,a95. Corn--Southcn STEADY
| and firm Western higher and quic. southern
whito 54a55; do yellow 52i53: Western miysd
spot 4Ss4Sfs; October l7'ss4S; November Isl.
asked November new or old, Il \, asked year
44ssa443, Oats steady and firm; Southern and
27a29. Rye firm at 6la63. Hay lower and dull
prime to choice western $40 00a13o) Prrv-
sionc firm with moderate inquiry. Whskry
nomnaly at 81 16s1 H. Other articles M
changed
Money easy at I. Cotton frm upands 10 lit
Orleans 10 SIG; futures dull. Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat opened iea's higher and later
fell back 1att.. Corn without important change
Pork heavy at $40 OoA10 %. Lard steady Il.
So 421b
| CHICAGO, Sept 15.-11:15 4. m.-Wheat nrcn,i
at S3a. but subsequently rallied to 81 Corn
quiet and shade easier. Oats, Pork aud Lard
show no appreciable change.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Sept 4.-Bcei
Best OOaS5 GO; that generally rated first
| quality 4 0OaS5 CO; medium good fair quail
| ty O0a$3 So ordinary thin Steers. Oxen
and Cows 5OaS2 rs. Extreme range of prices
5Oa$5 CO. Most of the sales were from > -
ass 1915 per 100 lbs. Total receipts for the week
2103 head. Total sales for the week 1894 head.
The market was exceedingly dull. and con.
| tinued for a longer time than for several weeks
past Prices averaged fully lsc decline AZ com
| pared with last week. The tops showed less dill.
ference than any, while the medium and common
grades were oil ltc OH most sales, and in fcw in
stances towards the close the decline greater.
There were numbers left over unsod We quote
at 2 5Oa$5 60, with most sales at 15aS3 l2'n
! per 100 lbs.
Sheep and Lambs.-Tiadc is dull with less than
week There is some little Improvement in the
quality of the offerings, and prices are shade
better. There is no outside demand. and butchers
arc buying slowly. We quote butchers ut .aI:i'!
cents, and Lambs at 2iaa;5 cents per Id gross.
Stock Sheep 5OaS2 90 per head Receipts thi,
| week 3O7l head against Gl51 last week, aud
$685. head same timo last year.
Hogs.-Trade is moderately fair this week, with
| small increase in the number of offerings and
some improvement in quality generally, but the
Hogs are too large for the wants Of butchers.
Prices are of fraction from last week. Wequotc
common rough Hogs at 51aa6li cts. and the better
grades 6laa6as cts per ID net. with few extra 4
shade higher. Receipts this week 5Ol2 head
| against 4403 last week, and 1880 head same time
last year.