Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-22
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22-The stock market opened
with squirt of activity this morning, WHICH con-
tinued throughout the first half hour, ana was
accompanied by pronounced strength, not
withstanding the fact thst the opening hg'
ures were rather heavy as compared with
last nights prices. The business done was more
evenly distributed than usual of late, and at IL
o'clock the market was fairly active and firm to
strong at or near the highest figures reached.
Money tight at 8.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. Oct 22.-There is no
change in Flour Wheat is easy and the market
inactive, the demand being confined to milling
grades We quote at 60a85 as to quslity Corn
is quiet at 41a43 But little doing in Bye or
Oats. Country produce is still in demand
BALTIMORE, October 22.--Cott,n quiet mid
ding 1O3s, Flour dull and unchanged Wheat
Southern quiet and easier; Fultz 1SasI long
berry SOaS7 No 81 steamer red 76; winter
red spot and Oct SOAaS015; Nov S04aS1 Dec
s12aaS1Ns Jan s2sAaS3; Feb 934a94. Corn
Southern scarce and firm; white 41a45; yellow
3s1aa39a. ; Nov s9a39is Dec 39isa394 year
and Jan 3s1sa3sh; Feb 39a391s March 39laa
$685.. Oats firm; Southern and Penna 24a29 4;
Western white 26a29 do mixed 241ha25 y I;
graded No 2 white 261ba29. Eye steady prime
to choice 56a57. Hay dull and lower; prime to
choice timothy S13a13 so. Provisions stronger.
Butter dull but heavy; Western packed 1oa13
best roll 14a18; creamery 23a24. Eggs quiet
nearby 21a22; Western 81. Coffee quiet; Rio
cargoes fair 1915. Sugar dull soft IA
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Cotton quiet upiands
10 9.16; Orleans 10 1916 futures steady. Flour
on;o+ .nd oopy Whnct lose active and easy.
Corn dull and steady. Pork quiet and firm at
81 75a12 60 Lard quiet and firm at So so
CHICAGO Oct. 21-11:Oo a. m.-Wheat-Dec
SOS; May 93lh. Corn-Nov 3Og hay 324s
Oats-May 211b Pork-Jan 50 47l9 bid. Lard
Jan S. 92Ib bid Short rits-octobcr So %.
BALTIMORE, Oct 21-Hogs-Tho,e has been
full offering this week, the quality Of which is
satisfactory. Trade is only nod. raiely fair.
Prices are shade easier. We quote the better
grades of Hogs at 6a62sc per ID net, with small
or number sold at the outside figure than last
Monday, most sales being at 61sa6asc; rough
Hogs, sows and stays sell at 5a51bc per Id ne.
Receipts of Hogs this week !, 936 hoad,
Receipts of Sheep 2,131 head, with sales at
So 5Oa4 70 per 100 lbs, and Lambs at iba52ac
per pound.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Oct 2l.-Beeves
market a shade higher for good inferior drag
gy native steers sold at So load TO- Texas do at
50 75a3; bulls and dry cows 81 60a2 70 per 10)
lbs Calves-market steady Cor ali sorts; veals 50
az so grassers and Western Calves S2a2 % per
100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs slow and a fra:tion
lower Sheep sold at So 75a5 80, and Lambs at
S5a6 62la per 100 lbs. Hogs-market steady for
live Hogs at $4a5 per 100 lbs.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET, Oct. 21.-242
Cattle were offered and sold as follows Best 1854
&c; good A.a31hc; medium 27sa31sc; common
2a2aac GIL Sheep and Lambs we're offered the
former brought 21ba4Ac, and the latter 54a lbc.
Calves brought 5a6Ac. 20 Cows and Calves sold
at $25a5O per head. Market good.