Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-02
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-There IVES an active ia.
ing at the opening of the stock market this no,.
ing, but first prices were weak, being down f,o,,
Is to y per cent from those of last evening m.
amount of business done was somewhat les. tho.
that Of yesterday, except in Richmond and W..
Point, which became one OF the features Of H.,
market. There was some hesitation in the e,,.
dealings, but, while somewhat feverish. the IL,
soon advanced, though the gains were confined +,
small fractions. Richmond and West Point bo,
ever, was specially strong, rising "a The spm..
ton Stacked of toward II o'clock and prices =.
acted slightly, but there was no further ,es,p,,
and at II o'clock the market was fairy sc,iy,
and strong at the best prices reached. Mon,
easy at 2a3.
BALTIMORE, Oct 2.-yirginias consoli3,,.,
40; past-due coupons -; do 10.4Os % ia
new IS 64las65 y bid to-day.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. October 2-Foo, h.
strong at an advance of 25o on all grades. ,p,
milers are not pressing sales on account of IN.
scarcity of choice Wheats. The Wheat market.
continue very active, but irregular; futures tp,.
tuate in much wider limits, and frequently show
changes of from to lQc per bushel spot Wheat,
are in constant demand but have not fully o.
lowed options; sales were made to-day of com
mon to fair samples at from IS To l02 no s,riu
ly prime has been offered for several dsys Corn
is stesdy at so to 30. Rye 81 to IS. Oats 30 Ia
33. Eggs are higher. Butter ana other proda,.
is without change
BALTIMORE. Oct. 2-Gotton quiet And firm
mddling 10Hs10as. Flour firm ard higher
Howard street and Western super So 15a3 =
do extra So 90a4 60; do family 81 15sj 80
City Mills super So 25a3 80; do extra s. 90,
a 25 do Rio brands 81 75a5 80 Pstspeco super.
lativc patent Sc 80; do family $615 Wheat
Southern stiff Fultz 10iallO: longberry los,
10 Western irregular and higher: No winte,
red SPOT 102 lss10214 Oct 1024l02la Dec 1861,
a105a.. Corn-Southeru firm; white D. 45s
yellow 53a55; Western quiet: mixed spot ana
Oct 81 y bid year 46A Jan l52s453, Osi.
firm Southern and Penna 3Oa3i Western white
3la33 do mixed 2Sa30 Rye steady st 634Gi
Hay steady prime to choice Western SO 5pal6
Provisions firm Mess Pork SIG Lsrd-redrei
11A Butter quiet at 12al4; creamery l1s8
Eggs firm st 2Oa21. Coffee firm Rio csrsOes IA,
|15Aa15i2. Sugar dull and easy 4 soft .
Whisky steady at 81 26t1 %.
CHICAGO. Oct AT IL O'Clock quotation,
were: Wheat Oct. 1851. asked Nov 1863, az.
ed E; Dec 1o71l; May 1854. Corn, De: and E0
1919 Oats, oct 25ss; Nov "a Pork, 0ctobtr
$l5 87la Nov S14 50 bid. lard, Oct, 81 Is.
Nov 50 47la short ribs Oct - 20 Jsn $ 221
az %.
New YORK, October 2 Cotton quiet upland.
10 7-16; Orleans 10 SIC; futures easy Flour
strong. Wheat active AID firm. Corn quiet snd
stesdier Pork quiet and firm at Sl6alG 80
Lard nominally Sl1 %.
BALTIMORE Hoo MARKET Oct There il.
fairly full supply of Hogs on the market this
week, the number bsing some 100 head IN
cess of last weeks receipts The quality viii ~.
erage fully as good as that of last Mondays CltF-
ings. Trade is fairly active in all the yards We
quote the best grades of Hogs at Sl4as'5c per ID
net, with few extra at Sa, C. most SALES AT sEs
SSsc. Common and rough Hogs sell at 1s5c net.
Receipts this week 1858 head.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. beef Csttle-demsrt
fair at decline OF lsa1ac; extra 5ls555c; good
4sls5c; medium 4s4 i2c; common 3s3s4 per ii.
Sheep in fair request and l4c higher extra DC.
good lba4 !. c; medium 3laa4 Ac and common
a3E &c per Id. Lambs 3l2a6lac per lb. Hogs III
moderate demand extra Chicago 9As9iac; West
ern 9s91sc State Hogs eiase2c per ID. Mich
Cows firm at 81 5a55 per head. Mich Calves ac-
tive at 31ea6l1c per lb.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET Oct l.-2Ol
Cattle were offered and sold as follows best IA
414 good 3laa4c medium 3l4a3l1c common
21oa3E. 81 Sheep and Lambs were offered
and sold Sheep sold ut l2a3l ac, and Lambs st
4t.a6c. Calves 4laa6c 10 Cows and talTe'
brought $20a50 Market slow.
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MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. OCTOBER , 1888
Sun rises............5 81 Sun sets...........5 u
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