Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-09
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

| New YORK, June 9.-The stock mark. ,.
dull and steady at the opening Ibis morning
First prices showed little change from the ,jo,
ing figures yesterday, but in the early t.a!i,..
there was slight advance in the general T..
which was subsequently, lost and at II u'c!ack
the market is dull and steady at very near hut
in many cases, a shade above opening qnn,a,ioo.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. June 9--Flung is,r.aa,
and the tone of the market is more clcGu,.riu.
to holders with but little disposition 10 rrrs.
| sales on their part excep: of and grades tbs.
will not stand the hot season. Wheat rr..,-t.
have fallen Off, and there is al active icAAl, lor
prime lots, with a slight improvement along the
line, FutZ 80 to 81 mixed SO TO 90: Lancaster
81 to 104, aud common to fair lots 50 10 20
Corn is strong and firm Mt G2a63 for white j6,
So for yellow. Rye is higher ard scarce Oats
are firm. Potatoes are growing very scare and
prices have advanced. Other produce i, nm
changed.
BALTIMORE, June va. G's consolidate --
past due coupons So; do new 1O4Os 36; Rev. ,,
SO bid to-day. Cotton dull middlire lUa,.
Flour dull and easy Whcat-Southern steady.
Western higher and quiet; Southern red :1a:,-
do amber 1O3a1O4; No 1 Maryland 1OOaloOa-
No Western winter red spot 96s36iy June
95a. a964s July 9S1,a9SL, August 1Ol ~.
1913, September 1O4 ka1O47s Corn--suu,I.
ern steady; Western about steady: Sorth"rn
white GOaG1; do yellow 54 Western mixed spot
and July 53Aa53as; August 53a. bid Oa5
steady with better demand; Southern ;5Sai
Wes' white 59a4l: do mixed 3Sa39; Penn
sylvania 39a40. Rye dull and lower at -
Whiskey steady at 81 Goal u. Other articics
unchanged.
CHICAGO, June Gully Wheat dropped to
S9Ss or nearly a cent under the close yesterday
but under strong buying quickly advanced t.
to 91A. and is now quoted at 3 Is Corn was
very strong, July advancing TO AZ, falling back
to 46at. Oats very strong Mt 3:}as, for July Pork
7lac higher. Lard 2'4c higher.
NEW YORK, June 9-Stocks dull and firm
Money easy at /. Cotton steady; uplands 1U6s
Orleans 10 1916; futures steady. Flour du! and
unchanged Wheat higher. Corn higher. Pork
steady at S11 25al1 80. Lard frmcr at 81 80
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, June 5 - Be-,
Cattle.-Prices OF Beef Cattle ranped us follows,
Best 15aS6 90; that generally rated lirst
quality 5O0aS5 TO: medium or coed rquai-
ty 4 5OaS5 90: ordinary thin Steers. GS,..
and Cows 8 25aS4 50. Extreme range Of price.
3 25aS6 90. Most Of the sales were from 80
ass rs per 100 lbs. Total receipts for the week
S53 head. Total sales for the week 6iJ hr.,a:
The market is generally reported rs stronger 'htn
last week, but considering the generally impfor-
ed quality OF the offerings over those OF last week
the market may be quoted as steady at last week
values, with possibly a shade advance cstab,t 7hci
on the medium and common grades
Sheep and Lambs.-The receip pts sLvw = slight
increase over last weeks offerings with the uua-
ity generally as good as it was then. Owing Ia "a
fair outside demand and the wants nj iuc.!
butchers the market was fairly active, and the
best stock was sold out at an early hour Ne
quote Sheep at 2a4@. cents and Lambs 5aI cents
per ID gross. Receipts this week 3G4l heat
Hogs.-The offerings were scarcely Is good As
those of last week, with prices fully up to figures
current then. We quote Hogs at 5aG ,enta with
few extra Shade higher most sales at Jinnn
cents per ID net. Receipts this week 1906 head