Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-03
Mr.. Gladstone arrived at BOulOgne to day.
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK. Sept 3-The stock market opened
with squirt this morning, and most unusual ac-
tivity was accompanied by decided strength,
which carried prices up so rapidly that smart
r, a ,tion occurred before the list settled down.
FIRST p ices wero generally from y to y per cent.
higher than Saturdays closing figures. The gen.
eral list was comparatively quiet and advanced
only small fractions, while few stocks were
sluggish and inclined to drop. The market con-
tinued strong, however, all the way out and at IL
o'clock was still active and strong at the beat
prices reached. Money easy at 2laa3la.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 3.-Yirginias consolidated
37ia; past.due coupon =: 10-40s SO; do IS
67a63
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. Sept. 3.-The market
is quiet. Old-wheat Flour ia scarce and firmly
held, but new-wheat Flour is dull. Old samples
of good Whea. are fairly active, but inferior lots
of new are hard to move; the range of prices ia
from 90 to SO, the latter for prime samples of old.
Corn strong at 43a45. Bye and Oats are quiet
aud unchanged. Country produce is unchanged
Eggs continuing scarce.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 3.-Cotton firm; middling
119s Flour-market fairly active How.
ard street and Western super So 50aS3 CO.; do
extra So 15a4 90 do family 81 10 a co. City
Mills-Rio brands extra 81 6044 70; winter
wheat patent 81 75a5 10; spring do So 25a5 so;
do straight 81 50a5 90; do extra So 6Oa4. Wheat
Southern dull FuItz 1895 longberry 76aS4;
No . 80; steamer 10 la Western quiet No 2
winter red spot and Sept 1915 Oct s0hsS0y4;
Dec Sd Corn-Southern fiat; white 42a44 yell
low 42a43l4; We. tern steady; mixed spot and
Sept 40a40k Oct 403.a41. Oats steady; South
ern and Penna 24a27; Western white 25a27 ~;
do mixed 23a24. Rye dull at 50A52. Hay
quiet; prime to choice timothy $13 00a13 so
Provisions weak. Mess Pork S12 so. Bulk
Observation-Disclosures D 42c; long clear, clear
rib sides and sugar picked shoulders Ga sugar
cured smoked shoulders Z u; hams 13Aa13la
Lard-refned 7lh Butter firm; Western packed
1Oa13 creamery 17a1S Eggs firm at 10. Coffee
frmer Rio cargoes fair 49, Sugar unchanged !;
soft S1A. Whisky unchanged at 81 10.
NEW YORK, Sept Cotton dull and nomi-
nal ap!ands II b; Orleans 11s. futures quiet
and steady. Flour active and steady. Wheat &C.
tive and firm. Corn dull and steady. Pork quiet
and firm at SIP 37laa13. Lard quiet and steady
at SO 521a.
BALTIMORE, Sept 2.-Ho gs-There is consid-
cradle increase i'll the receipts over last week,
nearly $500 head, though the offerings show
loss increase than thls Of the offerings much the
larger number, heavy and grass Hogs. which
very hard to sell, and are not as frm in price
last week. Rough Hogs sold down to 5s5 ihc;
grassers and heavy Hogs at Casa. good light
Western cornfeds, 160 to $50 lbs gross, 6 ac, and
extra selects at 65sc per ID net Receipts of Hos
this week 7542 heed.
Recepts of Sheep 1909 heal, with sales at $3a
90 per 100 lbs. and Lambs / Y. to size per Id.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Sept. 2.-Beeves
slow sale at shade easier figures for top grades,
a trife irmer for middlng and common kinds;
native steers sold at So Sod So Texas do at
so e5a3 So rangers at So TOAD, and bulls and
dry COWS at 81 5Oa2 10 per 100 lbs Calves H.c
higher for all sorts; veals sold at s. 25a8, aud
buttermilk Calves at So 60 as3 so per 100 lbs
Sheep and Lambs-Sheep sold fraction higher at
81 as 20, and Lambs at 81 75s6 rs per 100 lbs
Hogs-live Hogs sold at 81 40a4 so per 100 lbs
and closed steady.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET, Sept. Peer
Cattle were offered and sold as follows: best 3sa
A. good 3ssa35sc; medium 3a3t4c; commou
2Aa27s. IS. Sheep and Lambs were offered
and sod Sheep 244s4; Lambs 5a6E.c Calves
C. 10 Cows and Caves brought S2Oa
81 so. Market for Cattle slow, but good for Sheep
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