Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-27


first hands well assorted neither miilers nor
wholesale dealers are pushing sales at current
prices. Wheat opened easy this morning alta
shade under Saturdays decline in futures but
while there is less speculative feeling aud eau.
tious under current, choice lots of milling for
prompt delivery are quickly sold, other grades,
however, are not so readily moved, and formed
fully three fourths of tho offerings; sales SO to
SO, as to condition, seed samples would bring
several cents more. Corn is steady at 81 to 81,
latter for white. Rye AZ to ga Oats 20 to 80.
Eggs and Butter are higher. Other produce Is
without change.
BALTIMORE, Aug 27.-Cotton dull ana nomi-
nal middlihg 10 I2a1O5s Flour fairly active ana
steady; Howard street aud Western super 81 S0s
3 10; do extra So 40a4 10; do family 81 40
"a 90; City Mills super 81 65s2 So do extra
superlative patent So 90; do family 50 10.
Wheat-Southern active and easier; Fultz 99a
1O2 longber-y 100al02 Western lower. closing
steady; No winter red spot 9544 a95la: Sep:
80 laa95Ss Oct 96sss96a.; Dec Sl4s99. Corn
southern quiet and steady; white 5Ga5S, ye!,
low 56s57 Western dull and nominal mixed
spot 53a53 y; Sept 53laa54 year 45a. A46 Jan
ern and Penna 32a34; Western white 3la33; do
mixed 29a31. Rye steady at 56a5S. Hay qnles
but firm prime to choice Western S17a17 d.
Provisions firm and fairly active. Mess PORK
SIS 5Oa15 10. Bulk meats-shoulders and clear
rib sides packed 9Aa9l5; hams 132. a14R. Lard
refined 9a10. Butter steady; Western packed
13al5; creamery 17a19. Eggs firm at i pals
Coffee steady; Rio cargoes fair 14L!. Sugar firm,
soft Z H. Whisky steady at 81 z6al ..
New YORK. August 27.-Cotton quiet. up
lands 1034 Orleans 1913 futures steady. Flour
steady. Wheat firm and active. Corn dull api
lower. Pork quiet and firm at Sl5al5 80. Ola
mess Pork S14s14 25. Lard firm at 80 90.
CHICAGO. Aug. 81, IL q. m.-Quotationa at
this hour are as follows for September options
Wheat 9O1s Corn A. (; Oats 24lq PORK
S14 12la; Lsrd 80 81 ia; short ribs $ AZ.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, AUGUST II. 1883.
Sun rises. 26 sun sets........... . 30
ARRIVED
sehr Maggie Hart, Gardiner, ice to F Reed
& Co.
scbr W L Franklin, Georgetown, to W Moore
schr Robinson lower river lumber to Per
~, smoot & Co.
schr Il Winship, Boston, to W a smOot 81 Co.
SAILED.
scLr Ssmos, Baltimore, by w smoot & Co.
ZINE PERFUMERY.
l. Something New.
Blue Belle of Scotland, Trailing Arbutus Tally
Bio, Marechal Mel Rose and Alpine Violcrs az
je2s JOHN D e LUNTs.
IF YOUR CHICKENS ARE SICK,
TRY
LUNT7S CHICKEN CHOLERA CURE.
Sold hy all druggists and grocers mh3I
II OME-MADE CAssIMERES-A large assort-
IL ment at prices TO suit the times. An eIaIni'
nation of them solicited by
oct8 AMOS B. SLAYMAKER
r EADBEATER's POROUS PLASTERs, equal
IL to any plasters made, and at much lower
prices. Sold by
DR. BUCKLAND's SCOTCH OATS ESSENCE
~ natures nerve tonic and brain food IN DOT
les at 81 each, just received by
feb2o E. 8. LEADBEATER & BIO.
IN CASES HONEY DROP and ABsCo sUGAB
novs '' &c. MLBURN.
NINE MEssINA ORANGES and LEMONS re-
L ceived to-day by nrny
apo ): =. MILnoi.-,;-
: a ONrsERRAT LIME FRUIT JUICE for sac
wi by [je27l J. c. MlLBuhN'