Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-11
MONETARY Ard COMMERCIAL.

New YORK, August I'LL a. m.-The stock
market wss heavy this morning and in the early
dealings sold of q 10 q per GENT: The decline
was suon checked and was followed by a rally OF
4, tn Ii per cent Towards the close oil the hrst
hour tho market became steady AID at II O'Clock
was active and steady at or near the highest quo
tations reached.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. August 11.-Flour con-
tinues firm and steady. Wheat is fairly active
and without material change; the offerings OH
Change to-day were small; Fultz sold at 90. 81,
and 95 for fair to good, and 81 for ordinary;
no mixed or longberry were offered. Corn is
strong and higher. Rye is steady. Cats easy
aud weak. There is no quotab!c change in Eggs,
Butter and ether produce since our last general
report.
BaIrINoEn, Aag IL Va Is deferred :; con-
solidatcd =; past due coupons 5a'si; d" new 10
dos 81 ~ now IS SCI, bid to-day Cotton easier;
middlirg i0;s. Flour finn. Wheat-S0uthern
firmcr with active inquiry; Western lower and
fairly active: Southern red 91s9S; do amber
1OOa1O2; No / Maryland 9SLa99; No Western
winter rcd srot 94i&s95ls; August 94a4a95A:
September 067s bid : October 992sa1OO; Novem-
Der 1O3 asked Corn--Southcrn steady and firm;
w
G2; do yellow b2aG3; Western mixed August
53 iha5I; September 52lba53la. Oats steady:
Southern 37a11; Wes:cr white 59a4O do mixed
35a3S; Penna 31a41. Rye quiet at 65aG7. :.
Butter higher Western packed 1Oa13; creamery
1921. Whiskcy steady at 81 GOAL 21. Other
articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, Aug. I'LL n. m.-Whcat has been
very quiet this morning, fluctuations being con-
fined to small fractions. September Wheat open
ed at S73i advanced to 90, and is now quoted at
S07s Corn firm; opened !iG higher than yes
terday; close advanced about 1ac more, but re-
acted and is now quoted at .iG''s for August and
September and 45;t, for October. Oats steady at
25as for August, and 2IHsa212s for October.
Pork firm at 5a7 lhc higher; 50 - \, for August;
SO 90 for September and - 90 for October.
Lard steady at So 321, for August; SIS 80 for
September, and Sc 42lh for October.
NEW YORK Aug 11-Stocks active and steady.
Money easy at 1. Cotton firm; uplands 1Ola
Orleans los; futures quiet and firm. Flour
quiet and steady. Wheat dull and lower Corn
castor and dull Pork steady at SLASH %.
Lard duh ut Sc Go.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Aug. 10.-BeeI
Cattlc-Prces Of Reef Cattle ranged rs follows:
Best s 81 laaS5 IS; that generally rated first
quality 25aS5 % medium good fair quail
ty S5a$4 %; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows 75aS3 621b. Extreme range of prices
2 75aS5 rs. Most of the sales were from 3 80
ass G21b per 100 lbs Total receipts for the week
1853 head. Total sales for the week l12O head.
Trade at the opening and for short time after.
wards was fairly active. Wholesale prices were
IA cent higher than they were last week, and for
timo retail sales were made in full sympathy but
before the close the advance was partially lost. |
The improvement was chiefly observable in the |
better grades There were some better tops than |
there were last week. but there was quite full |
of thin cattle, good butcher cattle
not being abundant.
Sheep and Lambs-Therc is quite full run
this week of Sheep and Lambs but mostly of COM
mon stock, which are very slow of sale at our
lowest quotations. Good sheep arc in fair de- !
mand at the prices quoted. There is no outside |
demand, trade being entirely limited to supplying |
the demands of our home butchers. We quote |
common to fair Sheep at 2a3li I, cents and fair to
good at 3L,a4 cents, with extra 4ti cents, and
Lambs at 3a6 cents, few selling at either extreme.
At the same time last year Sheen sold Sad p cents
per lb gross, and Lambs at 4aG cents. Receipts |
this week 52O1 head.
Hogs.-Thc number of tho offerings is generally
reported rs light but they number about 1000
head more than they did last week. The quality
of the offerings is not quite as good as were those
of last week Trade is fair and prices y cent OIL
as compaired with last weeks figures. We quote |
rough Sows and Stays Mt 6a64! cents, Grassers Mt
GIba5 cents and the better grades at o'sai cents,
with extra Ia cents per bnct. Att same time
last year Hogs sold at TaSta cents per h. as to
quality Receipts this week 1904 head
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