Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-02
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, June 2-The stock market was
strong at the opening this morning. Flrst prices
generally showing small advance over Tue CLOS
ing quotations yesterday. There was further
advance of "a to b per cent, part OF Wnlcn was
lost before the end of the first hour. The market
has been dull all the morning, and at IL O'Clock
was quiet and steady at prices small fraction
above the opening
ALEXANDRIA MARKET June 2-There are no
new features to note in the maj kets since our last
general report. Flour continues quiet Wheat
is steady with slightly improved tone, aud very
small offerings the only sales were OF fair TO
good Futz and longbeIry, no mixed or strictly
prime of either grade being offered. The Fultz
brought from 90 to 90 and longberry So. Corn
is strong and firm. Rye is easy. Oats are lower.
Bitter, Eggs and all kinds of produce are shade
lower with increasing daily receipts.
BALTIMORE, June Eva. IS consolidated 81 ;
mast due coupons 500 doncw 10 4os 30; new 30
52Lo bid to-day. Cotton quiet; middins lo:s
Flour dull. Wheat Southern easy with light
supply; Western about steady and fail active
Southern red 91a94 do amber 1OOalu2i No =
Western winter red spot a2las92a4, fresh; June
921ba93 July 96A bid August 9944a99 2 !;
September 1O1Tsa1O21s. Corn-southern lower
and dull; Western steady and dull Southern
white 63a64; do yellow 51a52; Western mixed
spot 5Oha51k I, June 51a51 X; July 51aao2 y
August 531s bid. Oats steady and quiet; south,
38a39; Penna 39a42. Rye dull at 7SaSO Eggs
frmer at 13a.a14. Whiskey steady 81 2Oal Il.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO. Juno 2.-July Wheat which closed
at S55s, last night opened at S61s, rose to soy,
aIx,
S7ss and is now quoted S74. Corn has shown
remark bic strength, advancing Us to 4oos for
July. Oats 32lh for July. Pork 2oc higher.
Lard Zoe higher.
New York, June 2-stocks quiet and steady.
Money easy at 1. Cotton dull; uplands 10 1916;
Orleans Ills; futures dull. Flour dull and
heavy. Wheat higher. Corn better Pork dull
st Sill so. Lard steady at 81 90.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, June Beet
Cattle-Prices OF Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
quality 476aS5 62lb; medium or good fair quall-
ty 25a$4 rs; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows OOaS4 25. Extreme range of prices
3 OOa$6 co. Most of the sales were from 70
ass 621b per 100 lbs Total receipts for the week
lao head. Total sales for the week S4o head
The market has been slow throughout, and to-
wards the close exceedingly sluggish. Prices are
off all through the list the better grades suffering
rather more than Others Prices are generally
considered 1satac lower than last week. The
offerings were of quite as good grades as last week,
good butcher Cattle being well represented
Sheep and Lambs.-The receipts show de-
crease of over 1900 from last week. with the
quality not so good as then. With some Eastern
demand now developing trade shows some i'm
provemeut for good stock as there is fair de-
maud from city butchers for that class of stock,
though common Sheep are not wanted, even at
the lowest prices We quote Sheep at 2a41a cts,
and Lambs laa7 y cts per Id gross. Receipts this
week 324S head.
Hogs-The offerings were several hundred less
than last week. though the quality is fully as good
rs then Trade is fairly active, the supply being
about equal to fair to good demand. We quote
Hogs at 5a6 cts, with most sales at 612a6 cts per
Id net Receipts this week 4434 head.