Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-06

Flour is steady and QUOT, with no disposition
OH the psrt Of holders to press sales except OF low
AMI common grades. The Wheat markets close
without new features primo lots of milling arc
active and firm, wililo damaged, tough and gar
licky are easy and dull. Corn is strong and
scarce. Ryo and Oats are steady. Eggs arc high
or. Potatoes arc coming in freely and have dc
clined Other produce is without quotshlc change
BALTIMORE, Aug. Cotton steady: middlng
9Lba95s. Flour nomnally steady; Howard street
aud Western super So 5Oa2 90; do extra So 90
n; CD; do family So 7;5a4 SO: City Mills super
- IO.;3 90; do extra 50 25ai 90 do Rio brands
81 50li 60; patapsco family 50 10; do super
lativo patent So so. Whcat-Soutlcrn steady
and choice scarce and firm; Western higher and
dull Southern rod S4aSG do amber SGaSS; No
Western winter rcd spot ; 4'SsaSitt Aug S33i
81 Sept S4aS44; Oct 50 bid. Corn-Southern
nominal; Western higher and dull; Southern
white 53sjG; do yellow 50a52 Western mixed
spot 4SkladSA Aug 4S bid; Sept 4Sia bid :
steamer AS bid. Oats lower, with moderate de.
mand Southern 3Gs4O Western white 1Oa43
Rye quiet at 5GaGO. Hay steady prime to choice
Western S11a11. Provisions quiet and steady
Moss Pork ST. 25a11 20. Bulk mcats-should-
crs and clear rib sides packed 6a4a7l4. Bacon
shoulders Sa9 clear rib sides IL! hams I3a14
Lard refined 7l2. Butter firm; Western packed
11a15 creamery 1Ga21. Eggs easy and quiet ut
II ihs12 Coffee nominal Rio cargocs ordinary
to fair Sasa95%s. Sugar firm; A soft &. Whiskey
nominally steady at at 81 10a1 20.
NEW YosK, Aug. G-Stocks quiet and steady.
Money easy ut Pad. Cotton quiet and easy.
uplands 99-1G; Orleans 0a4 futures opened
or. Corn shade better. Pork steady at $40 G2k
a1O 70. Lard firm at 81 O5.
CHICAGO, Aug o-sopt Wheat II. Sept Corn
Al GIG. Sept Oats 2S7s. Sept Pork 50 72is,.
Sept Lard SO 60
BALTIMoRESUGA AND COFFEE MARX TT, Aug
5.-Sugars-The demand for raws continues un-
changed in character. Quotations continue
wholly nominal. We quote: Fair to good refining
111Ga47s; moasses Sugars 1Eia4l:, cemtril.
ugal, go test, 11-1G. For refined Sugars the
loaf 67sc; cubes 6Hs powdered G7s graduated
6i2 soits-moulds 6lh; Dicks confectioncrs' Gss:
Columbia 5'si confectioners A So.
Cotfee-The market for invoices IS quiet and
nominally steady, with very moderate demand
The stock is we'll held, and on desirable grades
especially full prices arc demanded. sale is re-
ported of $40 bags on private terms. The jobbing
business is moderate, with tho orders mostly of
small lots. We quote Rio invoices as follows:
Ordinary at SHs; fair at 9lba9 X good at 97s,
and prime at 1Oisc per ID, 80 days.
RICHMOND MARKET, Aug. o.-The market is
still quiet. Flour dull. Offerings to-day of about
5000 bushels Of Wheat with sales from IS to 50
for common to good. No sales of Corn reported.
Sales of Rye at G2a67 and Oats at 35.
LYNcHBURa MARKET, Aug. 5.-The market is
a litlc more active, with improve recciI t..
Flour quiet. Wheat in better receipt at S0aSO
Corn steady at 4Ss52. Rye and Oats nominal.
Tobacco in fair receipt but prices are unchanged
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET. Aug. 5.-There
is nothing of importance going on. Receipts of