Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-24


and higher, with more liberal trading at current
fgures sales OF good to choice Gre readily made.
but common and damaged are Disseminated
against and are not 50 quickly taken by buyers
the range of prices to-day was from SO to 81 for
inferior to fair, and at S. TIC 90 for fair 10 good;
no strictly choice milling or seed lots have been
sold for week past. Corn is steady at 81 to j..
Rye 4S to ga Oats % to 33. Butter, Eggs and
other produce are wanted.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 24-Cotton dull and easy:
middlihg 10Sa Flour active, stropg and higher:
Howard street and Western super 81 s0a
3 Is; do extra So 40s4 10; do family 81 40
So 4Oa3 so; do Rio brands IS 90; PA,spsco
superlative patent So co; do family s. 20
Wheat-Southern strong ana higher; Fultz SO.
1O2 longberry 9Sa103: Western active and IT.
regular, closing strong; No 2 winter red spot
96aaa97; Sept 967ss97 Oct 9712s975s Dec go
99t. Corn-SOuthern irmer: white 57a5S
yellow 56a57 Western dull and nominal; naked
463a46 Oats quiet but firm; Southern and
Penna 33 SO; Western white 34a36; do mixed
31a33. Rye steady at 56s53 lay in fair de-
mand and firm prime to choice Western SIT 90
all SO. Provisions quiet and steady. Butter
dull Western packed 12a15 creamery 1919.
Eggs firm and higher at 17a17la. Coffee firm;
Bio csrgoes fair at 14t.. Sugar steady A s5ft
~. Viii BY quiet at 81 goal %.
CHICAGO, Aug "a Five minutes after the
board opened September Wheat was down to $685.,
but it was by no means weak yesterday close
was ct 9Saa. Corn was stronger on reports of
frosts in scattering spots in Illinois and Indians
September opened at 45a. against last nights
close at 45c. September Lard opened 12l2c upst
SO %.
New YORK. August 24-Cotton steady up.
lands Jos; Orleans 1Oa! futures steady. Flour
stronger. Wheat lower aud in less demand Corn
fairly active. Pork firm at S15a15 so Lard
stronger and quiet 50 40a9 40.
RICHMOND MARKET. Aug 23-The market IL
Iairly active, with improved receipts of grain
Flour is quiet but firm. Upwards Of Is 600 bush
els of Wheat were offered t. day. with sales of
longberry at S9a9S mixed at 1881 and short.
berry at SOa95. Cora brought 57a59. No sales
of Bye or Oats reported, though the ofTerin: IS
fair.
LYNcHBURG MARKET, Aug 23.-Thero is no
change to note in the market. Receipts OF To.
bacco very light. Flour quiet. Wheat S0aO
Corn 5Oao6. Rye and Oats nominal.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, August % The
market is quiet, and prices, while frmer, show
but little change. Flour is in good supply. Wheat
is quoted ct S5a90. Corn 52a55, aud Rye nomi-
nal
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Aug 23-sug4r-
The arrival of raw Sugar is fair and the market
is unchanged. We quote fair to good re-
fning st 16s5ls molasses Sugars at ~
acc. and centrifugal, 90 test at 6t.c. The
market for refined Sugars is strong and active AZ
quotations-say for cut loaf $50 cubes SIG pow
dered Sic; graduated Sc; moulds A S1ts Dicks
confectioDers' 17sc; confectioners' A, Z y Co
lumbia q sc. Standard glucose syrups Bic.
Cofee-There is better feeling in the market
for invoices, and prices firm in sympathy with
an advance in options. 1880 bags arrived in
Baltimore on Thursday and vessel with 10000
bags is daily expected. Bio invoices ave quoted
14k.c for fair. Futures show 45 to 50 points adj
vance in the week, tho latter for September de-
livery.