Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-15
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, June 15.--Thc stock market open
ed with stocks generally from u to &c lower
than last evenings closing figures, and prices de-
clined small fractions further in tho early deal
ings, and tho market cont nued heavy q short
time when there was general recovery In the
latter part of the hour the market was very ir
regular and dull IL o'clock figures showing
slight but irregular changes from the opening
prices.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. June 15.-Flour is
uuiet and moderately active. Wheat is without
material change, prime grades being still in de.
mand for local milling purposes but futures ron.
tinuc easy and sluggish, buyers seeming indlrr
ent, while common lois can only be sold ut a ron
ccssion in figures. Corn is lower. Rye and Oats
arc steady Eggs havo advanced, and are scare
Other produce is in sbundant supply and weak
BALTIMORE, Juno 15.-Virginia Gs consoli
dated with July coupon) % past due coupons
gag new IS 6l7s; 104Os 40 bid to-day. Cot,
ton dull middling 9hs. Flour steady and very
quiet. Whcat-SOuthern nomnaly steady and
quiet; do Western lower. closing dull; Southern
red SOaS3 do amber S6aSi; No Western win.
ter red spot 1915 bid July S0laaS1i.. August
S1saS1A; Sept 81 iaaS2a.. Corn-Southrru
tirmer and quiet: do Western steady and quct:
Southern white l3ai6; do yellow 42.i3; Western
mixed spot 43a43ls; July l3 iha4i Aug 4isi4s.:
steamer 39a39l.. Oats firm Southern :s5ai1
Western white 35a37; do mixed 52a3I penna
35a37 Rye frmcr at G0aG2. Provisions fairly
active and steady. Whskcy quiet at 81 l9a1 20
Other articles unchanged.
New York, June 15.-stocks dull and steady
Money easy at 1lha2ls. Cotton easy: uplanis
9A Orleans o 5-lG; futures dull. Flour dull
and weak. Wheat lower. Corn lower and dull
Pork steady ut 50 25a9 so; new mess steady at
SlOa10 25. Lard dull at So 22ih.
CHICAGO, Juno 15.-Jnly Wheat 49,. July
Corn 80 b. July Oats 2St.. July Pork s. 50
July Lard Sc 10.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, juno Bee
Cattlo.-Prices of Beef Cattle RANGED as follows:
Generally rated first quaity $ 25 as 30
Medium or good fair quality. 25 a50o
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows........ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. W IS 10
Extreme range of prices. 90 . 81.
Most OF the sales were from. 3T5 a5I3
Total receipts for the week 019 head. Total
sales for the week 971 head
Trade has been slow to-day, and prices kssL,c
lower than last week. The quality of the offer
ings is quite rs good, if not better than it was
last Monday, there being rather better tops and
longer line OF the good modlc-grane Cattle.
Sheep and Lambs-Thcrc is y full run Of Sheep
and Lambs Oh the market this week and they are
in excess of worry slow general demand. even for
the better grades, while common stock is almost
neglected. We quote Sheep at Pad Z. cents; Lambs
at 3a6 cts per ID gross. Arrivals this week 6US1
head.
Hogs-Therc is 4 slight increase in tho receipts
over last week, and they constitute fair offering
for the moderately good demand. The quality
shows some Improvement on last weeks offerings,
and the prices arc shade stronger. We quote
very rough Hogs at 5a5 y cts, tho better grades at
51a5;a cents, and extra ut 5's. cents per ID not.
Arrivals this week 629S head.