Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-23

Flour is IN light receipt and strong. Wheat is
active and higher, with good milling and ship.
ping demanl, especially for well cleaned primo
lots for immediate and early delivery. Futures
are Irregular and fuctuating and prices have ad-
ranccd under speculative influences, notwith-
standing considerable increase in tho visible
supply and slow outside demand Some $500
bushels wers sold on Change This morning at ga
90 for fair and good Fultz, ga for mixed and 97a
SO for Lancaster. Several damaged and common
lots brought SIS. Corn, Rye and Oats are strong
and higher Provisions on account of the moro
favorable weather show an improvement and an
advance in prices is probable.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Sept %, 1885.
Prices ranged rs follows:
Cattle-Fcry az
y
Medium or fair quality. 3a4 4As
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen andCows 8 312
Calves ~
Sheep.......... '.'''''''
Lam
Hogs. " d
Cows and Calves 25aS45.
Tho market this week was only fairly supplied
with stock the late arrivals Of trains interfering
very muck with sales. Cattle in good demand,
with sales Of all the best stock offered at eur top
quotations. Calves in fair supply and moderate
request, Sheep very dull, with q fair supply.
Lambs in some inquiry, though but few good ones
are offered. Hogs in fair demand at quotations.
Cows and Calves in good demand.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 23-Va. 6s consolidated
40; past duo coupons SO; new 10 4ns 1913; new
81 5S1a bid to day Cotton dull middlug 9la
Flour dull with active trading; Howard street
and Western super So OOa3 40 do extra So so
"a 10; do family 81 5Oa5 90; City Mills
super SIS 00a3 %; do extra 50 50a3 rs; do
Rio brands 81 S7a5 90; Patapsco family s. IS; do
supcrlative patent Sc 90. Wheat-Southern firm
err; Western higher and active; Southern red
95ss7; do amber 9Ss1OO; No 1 Maryland 952i
a96; No Western winter red spot 81 asked !;
October 91s91t, {; November 94a941s December
96ha96Y.. Coru-Southern firm and quiet; West
ern steady and quiet; Southern white 55a56; do
| yellow 52a53; Western mixed spot At 1aa47 Ns ;
September rs asked; October 47&a481s; No
vember 471aa4S; year 44a4 a451s; January 44f4
a441b: steamer is bid. Oats firm Southern and
| Penna 30a35; Western white 32a34; do mixed
29a3O. Rye frm at 61s63. Hay steady and quiet;
| prime to choice Western S12a13. Provisions
steady; Mess Pork $1OaS1O 80 Bulkmeat ats should.
ers, and clear rib sides packed 4Aa6&. Bacon
shoulders 54.; clear rib sides 7l3; hams LIZA
1911. Lard-refncd 7a. Butter firm for choice !;
Western packed laid; creamery 19a2L Eggs
steady at 17a1714s Coffee steady and quiet; Bio
cargoes ordinary to fair 73sas9s. Sugar easier !;
soft ia. Whskey quiet and nominaily steady
at 81 16a1 IT.
| CHICAGO, Sept. 23.--The November option
Wheat which closed at S75s last night opened at
So. but fell off y few minutes after the opening
and has since fallen off at S1%. usder more free
offerings with very e1citable feeling still pre-
yailing in the market Corn is E.c higher for
September. Oats sc higher for September. Pork
TIC lower. Lard 21ac lower.
NEW YORK, Sept 23.-stocks moderately active
and firm. Money easy at /. Cotton steady; up
lands 1O1-16; Orleans 10 SIG; futures steady.
Flour quiet and steady. Wheat opened iaaS4c
higher; lost advance and declined trfe. Corn
opened 1saAc better; later lost advance. Pork
steady at $lOa1O so. Lard weak at So 32ih.