Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-13
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK Nov 13-The stock market OPEN
cd with ru:h this morning, the pressure to sell
being very heavy and the activity something be-
yond anything seen for months. The market was
extremely weak, and frat prices showed declines
from last evenings closing A cures of from a to
per cent. Tho market wss weak and feverish
from tho first saos and the losses in the list
generally from X to q. per cent. Business was
unusually active and feverish. Toward the end
of the hour there was less animation ard the de-
elmo was checked, even slight recOveries being
made in some directions, but the market contin-
nod feyerish and at Il o'clock it was still very
active and again weak at the lowest prices reach
ed. Mon ey easy at 1 l2a2.
BALTIMORE, Nov 13.-Virsinas consolidated
37lea40; psst.due coupons =: do 10-40s 35
bid DO 81 - bid
ALEXANDRIA MARX EFT. Nov. 13.-Flour is very
quiet ana there is q full and well-assorted stock
in first hands concessions made by both mill
ers and holders round lots while jobbing prices
are only fraction lower. The Wheat markets
continue sluggish, aud sales of futures as well as
Of spot Wteats have beon running in favor Of
sellers for some time past the decline during TIE
past few days has been from laa2c; range to-day
So to log. Butter u to 20. Eggs "a to 26.
Apples, Potatoes end all kinds of vegetables can
only he moved al reduced asures
middling 93aa9fs Flour generally quiet South
American demand fairly active Wheat South
ern scarce and steady; Fultz 1054112 ongberry
1OSal12; Western quiet; No winter red spot
and Nov Io4s104t. Dec 106l106A Jan 10SA
a1OSl1 Corn-Southorn firm white 55a56
Nov 81 asked year 57a47 Jan 4Ga46Ll Feb
457sa46l.. Oats quiet and steady Southern and
Penns 2Sa32; Western white 30a32 do mixed
27a29; graded No . white 80 bid. Rye very dull
at 6Oa62. Hay dull; prime to choice Western
Sl6af6 80. Provisions quiet and unchanged.
Butter steady and firm; best roll 16a1S creame-
ry 22a2G. Eggs easier at 25s26. Coffee firm
Rio cargoes fair 1915. Sugar steady soft 7ls
Whisky firm at 81 %.
New York, Nov. - Cotton firm upands
8 1916 Orleans 10 1-16; futures steady Flour
dull and easier. Pork quiet and strong at Sl6a
1G so Lard iirmer at So ias8 90.
CHICAGO Nov. IL, II a. m.-Dec Wheat 1I3ls;
May 114Aa114ss Dec Corn 80; May Oats 29S.
a297s Jan Pork $14 G0s14 62E Jan Lard
50 81 Jan short ribs s. 40.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IL Beef Catte-demsnd
good and prices Ac higher extra 5Aa5E &c good
4a4a5e; medium ia iac; common 3Aa3s4c per
lb. Sheep in fair demand; extra AZ. a5c; good
4E4a4 pc; medium 3iaa4c, and common 2lsaa3 lAc
per lb. Lambs 3iaa6lhc per ID. Hogs dull and
&c lower; extra Chicagos Sc; Western 7a. &C. State
Hogs &c per H. Mich Cows S25a60 per head
and Mich Calves active at 3a7c per h.
BALTIMORE HOG MARKET, Nov. 12-There is
rather light offering, considering tho fairly good
demand prevailing in all tho yards some dealers
report good demand, with all their Hogs sold
This quality is quito good. We quote rouIh Hogs
at 6laa7c, and tho bstter grades at las73;c per
Id net; extra shade higher; most sales were at
1aac. Receipts this week 6255 head.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET. Nov. 1871
Cattle were offered and sold as follows: best 1sa
AS good 4a41sc medium 3a4c; common
2tas3. 321 Sheep and Lambs were offered
and sold Sheep sold st 2Aaic, and Lsmbs at
Aa6c. Calves 512a6c. Is Cows and Calves
brought S20a55. Market good
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA NOVEMBER 10.
sun rises..............6 40 Sun sets.........4 so
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