Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-19

dealers seeming more disposed to buy at current
figures, but do not anticipate their wants. Wheat
is firm with an improved feeling all along the
line though not materially advanced, and prime
grades are in demand at full prices for local,
milling and shipping purposes. Corn, Rye and
Oats close steady. Eggs, with more open weather,
a.e weak and declining. Other produce is with
out quotable change.
BALTIMORE. February 19.-Virgiuias consoli-
dated -; past due coupons -: new 1o-4Os
Az; new IS 81 bid to-day. Cotton dull: mid
ding S7s Flour steady, with more active inquiry;
extra So 25as4; do. family 81 25a4 IS; City
Mills super 81 50a3; do. extra So 5Oa4 10: do.
Rio brands 81 62a4 rs; Patapsco family IS 40;
do. superlative patent S. rs. Wheat-Southern
nominally steady; do Western shade lower,
closing steady; Southern red 92ao4; do: amber
s9as99, May 92a921A. Corn-Southern steady !;
do Western dull and lower; Southern white AGA
40: do. yellow 46a4S; Western mixed spot 47Aa
4sia; Feb 474sa4s; Mar 474la47R; May Ala
474 steamer 464a46lb Oats dull; Southern
3Sa42; Western white 3Sa40; do. mixed 36a37 !;
Pennsylvania 39s40. Rye firm and quiet at 7Os
~. Hay steady and quiet; prime to choice
Western $14a16. Provisions steady and quiet.
Mess Pork $40 75a11 rs. Bulk meats-shoulders
ana clear IT'D SlQeS packed 4D4aO, DaCOu SHouI-
ders 5t clear rib sides Ga hams 1Olaa11l y.
Lard refined 7Aa7H5. Butter steady; Western
packed 14a2O; creamery 29s32. Eggs higher at
22a23. Coffee quiet; Rio cargoes ordinary to
fair 7%aSas Sugar dull; A soft 6ss
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-May Wheat s4A May
Corn declined to Al, and is now quoted at AIN.
May Oats 80 1916. May Pork S11 20. May
Lard Sc II 1aa6 90
NEW YORK. Feb 19-stocks active and weak
Money easy ut 11ha2. Cotton weak uplands
8; Orleans ; 1-16; futures easy. Flour dull
and heavy Wheat lower. Corn lower. Pork
steady ut $40 5Oa11. Lard dull at Sc 35.
RICHMOND MARKET, Feb. 1S.-The market is
quiet, with light receipts of grain and other pro-
duce. Flour dull. Small sales of Wheat 80 for
shorlbcrry Corn brought 4Sa49 for white. No
other transactions reported.
LYNcHBURa MARKET, Feb 19.-There is but
little change to note in the market for bread
stutfs, the receipts being limited and the demand
light Wheat is quoted at SOa1OO Corn at 46a
AS Rye and Oats altogether nominal. Receipts
of Tobacco heavier and market active but weaker
for low and medium grades.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET. February 49,
Thero is no change to note in the market. Wheat
is quiet and dull, with very limited receipts of
produce. The quotations are as follows Flour
Sd 25a6; Wheat S5a95; Corn 4Oa45; Rye 6Sa6O;
Oats 35adO.
BALTIC. SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET, Feb. 1S.
sugars-Raw Sugars do not secure any increase of
attention, and the market is dull. Refiners claim
to have enough stock in hand TO satisfy current
necessities. Holders, however, insist on full fig.
urts We quote: Fair to good refining B mo.
lasses Sugars 47ss5lb centrifugal 9O0 test, 6a64
For refined sugars the markets. quetand steady at,
for cut loaf 7l4c; cubes ia; powdered 7Rs; gran
ulatod Ga, softs-moulds 49,; Dicks confec-
TONERS 6;g. confectionery 6as; yellow 59a
Glhc; Columbia Ga.
Cotlee-Tne market for invoices is quiet and
about ste dy, with moderate demand. Sales of
$500 bags at 72a84. We quote Rio invoices as
follows Ordinary at 74a7 Nsc; fair at 9AaSasc;
good at S5ac. and primo at 97sc per ID, 80 days
Cattle Markets.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Feb. 1S-Shecp
Sales have been very slow since Monday, with
prices 4.c lower than on that day.
Hogs-There have been no fresh arrivals since
Monday. Trade is very dull and prices arc un-
changed.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET, Feb 1S.-Beeves.
No receipts and no trading in Beef Cattle; dress
ed beef steady at Taco per ID for sides. Sheep in
fair demand and all sold, but an easier feeling
prevailed at the close extremes for Sheep 81 5Oa
"
nally firm at 81 2Oa4 so per 100 lbs.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Feb. 19.-Cattle-
market steady and a shade stronger; shipping
steers So 5Oa5 rs; stockers and feeders 81 goa
40 cows, bulls and mixed 81 Toad bulk $3s
3 80. Hogs-market strong and DC higher;
rough and mixed So S5a4 Is; packing and ship
pins 81 2oa4 521a; light 50 7os4 10 !; sR ips
81 90a3 60. Shccp-market for medium grades
shade lower; natives $2a5 40; Texans 81 75a
3 so; Lambs $4a5.
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET. Feb. 1S-At
Queenstown this week 176 head of Cattle were
offered, with sales at 2a.a5 lsc per lb. Some 416
Sheep and Lambs wore offered; Sheep sold at ~
as lhc, and Lambs at 41hs5a4c per lb. Some Cows
aud Calves sold at $2Oa45 per head.
CINCINNATI Hoe MARKET. Feb. 1S.-Hogs
steady at unchanged prices.
WANTS.
N7ANTED-A NICE, TIDY WHITE WOMAN
w to do general house work in a small family.