Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-01
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.


Exchange this morning was quiet and without
developing any feature of special interest. Open.
ing prices were somewhat irregular, and most OF
the list was generally Ia to lac lower In the
early dealings there was decline of small frac.
tions followed by an advance in which most OF
the early losses were recovered. At II o'clock
the market was quiet but strong at tho changes
noted.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. September Flour is
steady with moderately active demand for fresh
ground old wheat brands There is q slight i'm
provcment in the Wheat markets since our last
general report, but the advance is mainly for
primo milling lots. Tho offerings to-day were
small good Fultz sold at 81 aud mixed at 90.
Several lots of damaged and common brought
from 80 to 50; no strictly choice Fultz or long
berry were offered. Corn, Rye and Oats are un
changed Produce is weak and prices generally
are lower.
BALTIMORE, Sept. Iva. 6's defd =; con
soidated 4S; past duo coupons 57la; do new 10
4Os 353s new 3s 573i bid to-day. Cotton dull :
middliug 1Ok,. Flour steady and quiet. Wheat
Southern steady and quiet; Western steady, clos
ing dull; Southern red SSa9O do amber 93s
So; No Maryland 90 bid; No Q Western
winter red spot S6a as7ls; September 87aS7as
October 80 9sas9lb November 81 a4a92; December
931aa94is. Corn-Southern nominaliy steady
Western easier ard dull; Southern white 5Oa51 /;
do yellow 52a53; Western mixed spot 491sa
1915; September 4S7sa494b; October 40 asked +:
year 43%4 a44A steamer 47a47A. Oats steady |;
Southern 2Sa34; Western white 30a32; do mixed
2Sa29; Penna 28a34. Rye quiet at 59a61.
Whiskey steady ct 81 17a1 10. Other articles
unchanged.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-11:15 a. m-Tho increase
of half million bushels in the visible supply,
according to the figures of the secretary of the
Chicago Board of Trade caused weak feeling
in Wheat at the opening and the October delivery
sold off to S1as but has since ruled steady and is
now Sig. Corn stronger at 433s for September.
Oats steady st 241b for September. Pork Sc
higher. Lard 21ac lower.
New YORK, Sept. stocks dull and steady.
Money easy at l. Cotton quiet; uplands 1OA !;
ant declining. Wheat lower. Corn lower. Pork
dull at $40 25a1o so. Lard easy at Sc So.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Aug. 31.-Bee
Cattlc.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows
Best 371Aas5 rs; that generally rated first
quality 25aS5 81 y: medium or good fair quail
ty 5OaS4 90; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows 25aS3 90. Extreme range Of prices
25as0 10. Most of the sales were from 3 IS
ass 62la per 100 lbs. Total receipts for the week
21T5 head. Total sales for the week 1893 head
The offerings, though several hundred less than
last Monday, were rather in excess of the demand
and number of them are left over unsold. Prices
for tops show little change; the other grades were
rather weak, some dealers reporting decline of
A4c per 10 on the thin common Cattle.
Sheep and Lambs.-The offerings number near
y 5000 head less than last week, and though
there is no outside demand trade is fair, but only
for the good Sheep and Lambs. common stock be.
ing dull. The quality is about the same as it was
last Monday. We quote Sheep at 2a4c. and Lambs
at 3a5 cents per ID gross. Receipts this week
4045 head.
Hogs.-The supply Of Hogs is rather light this
week, but prices are 1sc lower, and trade at the
decline reported fair. Tho quality will average
quite as good as last weeks offerings. We quote
common and grass Hogs at 51aa6E. cents, and
better grades at 6laa6Ts cents per ID net Re-
ceipts this week 5124.