Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19

being comparatively full and we'll assorted.
Wheat is quiet, buyers and millers both seeming
;ircrent with little or no disposition to specu
lato aad only prime lots are readily sold, while
common and what is known as speculative grades,
o. No. ,, may DO quoted dull and lower. Corn is
ring. Rye and Oats are firm. Produce of all
kinds is in fair supply, and there is no material
change in quotations since last general report
BALTIMORE, JAN 19-Va. Is deferred -;
consolidated =; past due coupons =; new
10 4Os = Cd series =; new threes - bid
to day. Cotton dull; middling 91s. Flour
quiet and steady. Wheat-Seuthcrn nominal /;
Western lower Southern red 90a93 Southern
amh 94e97: 70. Western winter red spot and
January s4asas45s February So 1aas524 March
quiet snd nominal; Western frmer and active !;
Southern white 46a49 do. yellow 45a49; West
ern mixed spot 49a48E; January 471sa47ss /;
February 4GAa4Ga; May 46a. asked; steamer
4ia44Ia. Oats firm and higher; Southern 37a41;
Western mixed 35a31 Penna. 37a41 Rye quiet
at G5a7O. Provisions higher. Mess Pork $40 IS
al | !; bulk meats, shoulders and clear rib sides,
pm :ktd 45sa64.. Bacon nominal; hams 1olaa11.
Lard refined, 74.s71h. Whiskey steady at 81 10
al 90. Other articles unchanged -
NEW YORK, Jan. 19-Stocks quiet and steady
Money easy at 11ea2. Cotton dull; uplands
SIG; Orleans 9b; futures steady. Flour
dull and heavy. Wheat lower. Corn quiet and
stronger Pork steady at $1Oa1O so. Lard firm
at So ~.
CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-Wheat opened at 81 for
May delivery, rose to San and then broke off
suddenly to S31s, with scarcely any perceptible
reaction with cash No. 2 Spring Wheat quotable
at TIA cash, the lowest figures current since
March, 1885; the decline was accompanied By
the large trading heavy lines of Wheat being
thrown overheard. May Corn 1878. May Oats
3lasa311s. May Pork II 22asl1 SO. May
Lard So sac so.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Jan. 1S.-Beef
Cattle.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best 81 00a5 25; that generally rated first quail
rty Si OOa5 co. medium or good fair quality
81 5O.4 90; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows
81 5Oa3 %. Extreme range of prices 81 oOa
25 Most of tho sales were from So OOa5 w
per 100 lbs. Total receipts for the week 1773
head. Total sales for the week SOS bead.
The receipts, were largely in excess of the de-
mand which was only moderate. Dealers, to
make clearance, accepted prices showing de.
cline throughout the list, the better grades selling
lac lower than last week, and others s5a1bc and
in some cases higher fraction lower. The quail
ity of the offerings was of better average than
last week with the tops somewhat superior. We
quote at So 5Oa$5 %, with most sales at So %
per 1UO lbs.
sheep and Lambs-The receipts number more
than double those of last week, but there is a
marked falling off in tho quality of the offerings
MIDI incl Ue
week We quote Sheep ut 2ias5: and Lambs at
2tba5 i;,c per 10 gro s. Arrival this week 400
head.
Hogs-Thc receipts were largely in excess OF
last week and greater than for any one week for
over year The quality is fully as good, if not
better than last week. Prices notwithstanding
the large numbers, are fully as high as last week
bus trade is not quite so active. We quote Hogs
at 5a5a.c per ID net. Arrivals this week 1915
head.