Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-27

dated :; past due coupons GS; 10iOs iol,
bid today. Cotton-market dull middlinp o.
Flour irmer in tone Howard street and Wes,orrs
super 80 oOa2 90; do extra So OOa3 Co. A.
family $3 75a4 so: City Mills super j., In no
800; do extra So 25a4 90 do Rio brand.
tive patent s. so. Whcat-Southctn sirair
Western lower and active; Southern red s..s'i1.'
do amber SSa91 No l Maryland So asked So.,
Western winter red spot S6baS6a,; Aug sGL-
SEA. Sept S6t,aS6's Oct S75saS7a4; Nov SO
aS9L; Dec 9oE.a9Ohs Corn-Southern sesJSS
and quiet; Western lower and quiet; Soutbcr!!
white 4sa50; do yellow 5la52; Western niyrd
spot 40 bid Sept .lS'aa494; Oct l9i.s I9 lisa
steamer 4Gla bid Oats steady and quiet South
ern 29a3J Western white 34a37 do mixed 3Is
33 y; Penna 29a35. Rye steady at 5la5.. UsS
irmcr for choice; inferior lower; prime to ,lojr.
Western $Sa14. Provisions steady, with mod
crate inquiry. Mess Pork Sill 25all 80 Emyr
mcats-shoulders and clear rib sides packed "a
"a Demonstrations Sa9; clear rib sides --a,s
s: hams 13lsa14. Lard 5. Bn,isr
firm Western packed 1Oa15 creamery lG,o;
Eggs higher and active at lia15 Coffee firm
Rio cargocs ordinary to fair 9".a1OI, snrar
frmer A soft 6ls. Whisky steady aui firm
at 81 Gal 20.
New YoRX, Aug. 27.-Stocks dull and steady
Money easy at .. Cotton steady upland, ~,
Orleans 7-1G; futures steady. Flour orr.
and heavy. Wheat lower and heavy. Corn low.
err. Pork dull at $40 25 new mess dull 4, SlIs
II %. Lard heavy at 81 40.
CHICAGO, August 27.-oct Whea, -. o.,
Corn 42ai, Oct Oats 81 ZIG. Oct Pork 50 3,
Oct Lard Sc 1l2. Sept Lard s. TO-
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET Arr
2G.-Sugars-For raw Sugars the tone is much
moro cheerful and prices seem inclined to harden
slightly. The demand is not As yet very general
but holders appear to SEQ an Improvements. ",
quote as follows: Fair to good refining 1 Ii.
As molasses Sugars .iLlaii3; centrifugal, %
test, > 11.16. For refined Sugars the market !.
steady at our quotations, say for cut loaf ~ ,,.,
cubes G5s powdered 67s granulatcd GL.: softsI
moulds 6k, Dicks contcctioncrs 6'.; Columh,
A SIS confcctioners' A 6ls.
Conco-One cargo Of CHS bags arrived ,hi,
week. Tho market for invoices is active and linn
with moderate stock Offering. Tho sales report,
cd are 5000 bags at S1-a1Oc. A number Of s,rs
have been made to arrive. Tho trade with the
interior is more cheerful at the advanced prices
We quote invoices rs follows Ordinary at -,
fair ut loyal l4c, good at 10'2 and prime at
10a!c per lb, 80 days.
RICHMOND MARKET, Aug. 2G.-Tlo markt,
is quiet, and quotations are not materially
changed since last week. Flour steady bat dull.
Offerings of Wheat to day about 5000 bushels
with sales of white at 1JaS6: mixed At 1.Is9U:
longbcrry at 30, and Fultz st 7:;sSS. no sales u;
Corn reported. Rye brought G5, and Oats l0aAi.
LYSCHRURG MARKET. August 2G-Bu few
changes have boon made during the week Flour
in good supply. Receipts Of Wheat light and
quotations from 73aS5 Corn steady at IuljJ
Rye and Oats nominal. Tobacco in heavy receipt
and prices weaker.
FREDERIcKsBuRG MARKET. Aug 2G.--Thc
market is quiet and receipts of produce light.
Flour unchanged Wheat dull at 7jaS2. Corn
quiet. Nothing doing i'll Rye or Oats.
Cattle Markets.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Aug. 26-Bcrr
Cattle.-Prccs of Beef Cattle ranged rs follows:
Best. .....................Si G2la 30
Generally rated FIRST quality. 3 Sly 4 -
Medium or good fair quality. 10 az -
Ordinary thin Steers Oxen and
Cows ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % az 10
Extreme range OF prlccs........... % "A ~
Most of the sales were 'front.'. 3 90 Il 4 -
Total receipts for the week 4oS'i head Total
sales for the week 1857 head.
The trade in Beef Cattle was fairly active to.
day. with full offering as to numbers but the
quality was not of very prime order thin AMI
middle grades pr2dom;nating, with fewer tops,
and not good ones as last week. among them.
Buyers were in full force country dealers and
Eastern traders being well represented. Prices,
in the opinion Of some, were lac lower, while
others thought there was little no difference ss
compared with last week.
Sheep and Lambs-rhc number Of the offerings
is quito heavy with a fair representation each OF
butcher Sheep, Lambs and stock Sheep. Trade has
been good, on Monday as well rs to day. ThequaIi.
ty will average up to that Of the previous weeks
offerings Prices are shade OF. We quote Sheep
ut 2s4c, and Lambs at :'a5c per III gross. Stork
Sheep in good demand at $ 25a:; per head. Ar
rivals this week 1910 head.
IIogs-Thc offerings this week arc of rather
better average quality than tho previous week.
with numbers a few hundred less. Trade HIS
been fair. generally at lower prices. We quote
Hogs at 3h,a5a,c per lib net. Arrivals this week
7201 head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, Aug. 2G.-Catilc-
market slow and Zoe lower: shipping steers
So G0a) OK. stockors and feeders - 2oa2 30
cows. bulls and mixed 81 5Oa3 lO bulk - -,
through Texas Cattle common 10 good. - 1''s
SO 30; Western rangers slow; natives AMI half
breeds Sad 4; cows - 50a3 wintcrcd Texans ;}a
20. Hogs-market slow and De lower: rough
and mixed So 5Oa4 so; packing 81 7Oal %
light $3 1Oai 60 skps 81 5Oa3 50 Sheep
market weak; natives S2ai Western SAL 10,
Texans 81 15a3 Lambs 81 1oai 70
New YORK CATTLE MARKET, Aug 2G.-Bcevc'.
No trading to note in Beef Cattle; dressed Beef
had 4 moderate sale at 1aS lac per III for native
sides, and ut GaG'.i for Texas do. Sheep aud
Lambs-markct frmer for fat Sheep; dull and
easier for Lambs extremes 81 5Oa1 per 100 lbs
for Sheep. and 81 5OaG for lamb. Hogs market
steady for live Hogs 81 35a - for GRASS Hogs
and at S.1a5 25 for corn fed
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET. Aug. 2G.--M
Queenstown this week Isl head of Cattle were
offered, with sales Mt :Sai7, cents per lb. Some
GS3 Sheep and Lambs offered Sheep brough,
Bad cts and Lambs 4E,aG cents per ID. Some
Cows and Calves were sold at $lGajO per head
MARINE NEWS.
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