Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-15


Wheat is firm and steady but with less sne'u'a.
tive feeling, owing toa probable peaceful! settle.
ment of the Afghan cmbrogl:o; urfayorabe crop
prospects. however. used to sustain IT, le.
cent advance. Corn aud Rye are active and
higher. Oats unchanged. Poultry, Pork al! all
kinds of country produce continue very SCARE
aud readily command full quotations for choice
lots.
BALTIMORE. April 16.-ya IS consolidated
-; past due coupons -; new 10 ius 81 10
new IS 81 bid to-day. Cotton dull 4; mr:d!.ng
1913. Flour higher for Howard street and "1''.
ern with active demand Howard street snd
Western super 50 5Oa3 rs do extra s. soal -.
do family 81 5Oa5 20 City Mills super - Ia
3 90; do extra So Toad 90 do Rio Brands - ~,
Patapsco family IS CO.; do superlativc patent
SO 25. Wheat-Southcrn scarce and firm; West
ern lower and active, closing dull Southern
red 1O5a1O6; do amber 1OSa11O; No / Mary.
land 1O5a1O7la; No 2 Western winter led spot
9SA a9S7s, fresh; May 99lba1OO; June lp-s
1922. July 1O4lbs1O5. Corn.--Southcru .cnce
and firm; Western lower and active, closing @G!'
Southern white 6Ss6O: Go yellow 6GaJ- ~,::.
ern mixed spot 55a55la; April 55ajj', May
547sa55. Oats higher ana firm Southern il~i"'
Western white 47a4S DO mixed 43aij; Penn.
sylvania 44a4S kye firm at 7SasO lia?
higher and firm; prime to choice Penna aud
Md $21a$23. Provisions firm with fair dcaan';
Mess Pork $13 25a13 so. Bulkmeats shou!der'
and clear rib sides, packed, 5'-a7l.. Bacon
shoulders Ga clear rib sides 8. Hams '4al"
Lard. refined 81. Butter quiet; Western psc<ei
1Os18; creamery 20a27. Eggs dull At H.
Coffee ca Ter and dull; Rio caryoes Ordinary 70
fair 91sasaa. Sugar dull A soft 6 Wn.scy
steady at 81 GOAL 81.
NEW YORK, April 15.-Stock. active and s:roas.
at /
1916; Orleans II SIG: futures barely -to:ty
Flour quiet and unchanged Wheat Iowre Esd
heavy. Corn lower. Pork firm at $l3 2jtl5 %
Lard weaker at s. 321a.
NEW YORK., April 15.-The Whca; u,rk%
opened weaker and very irregular on an advance
In consols. Prices declined 2a27s early bnt raj
lied slightly later on. Speculation is fairly i've
CHICAGO, April 15-The grain markets op"ne'I
panicky, Wheat declining nearly . cent, tom t11
top figures of yesterday; June selling n "ot2.
The latter then advanced to 9i's and cIos'4 =:
Ola. Corn fell of to 47t for May but r.it.Ci
again to 49.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, April i
Prices ranged as follows:
Cattle-yery -: -
d00Q... . ~
Medium or fair quality ................. il2 az:
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen andCows : "t+I
CalVeS ....
Sheep""......... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~ ~
Lambs lfail Lambs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
Hogs dressed Observation-Disclosures. a'E
Cows and Calves 3OaS5O.
But few Cattle were offered. aud pscy. age ~
shanged since last week.
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET. Az! i-M
Queenstown this week 101 head OF attic reis
offered. with sales at g ba5@s cents per d. rol!9
1873 Sheep and Lambs offered Sheep sold at 40
) cents, and Lambs at Sail cents per h. SOM
Cows and Calves sold at 3Oa$55 per had
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, APRIL j. l-''.
sun rises ....--..... 5 "a Sur ,.I-. 50
sAIIEf'
schr E Wetherell, Georgetown, by J" y
3moot & Co.
MEMORANDA.
schr Ridgewood, for this port cleared at JACK
'onville, Fla, 9Th.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 18Th. -
the first By law OF the AZ
~ EXANDRIA MINING, MANUFACTIKiNI
AND WAREHOUSE COMPANY the second al.
,ual meeting of the stockholders of that coD''sny
viz be held on THURSDAY. the 7tb day. ef N"E
1886, at ~ o'clock M, at the Office Of .gprke
Herbert, in Aiexandria, Va
By order of the Directory,
apl 5.wtd L. ". Reid, sectg
lHTHITE WASH, BUSTING, SWEEP. WIN
w dow, Shoe and other Brushes Of extra qusi,
=, made expressly for our trade, just received
nd for sale in any quantity, at SO King, coEAT'
+ Roy al street. Call and examine
anl1 q y.