Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-04
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

morning, and although the fluctuations in the ac.
tive stocks were wide and violent, the figures in
few stocks got far away from those of the opening
The opening prices as rule were from Is to 3,
lower than last nights closing, and the market
moved up in the first few minutes Late in the
hour the market further improved somewhat and
at II otlock it was quiet and steady to firm, but
generally at small fractions below FIRST prices
Money easy at 3a4.
BALTIMORE, Feb 4.-Yirginiss consolidated
Al past-due coup -: 10.40s 81 do IS SO i2aG7
ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Feb 1.-The offerings
rior, and the few sales made were at so to 10
Corn continues quiet at 37a39 most of the offer
ings being from the West. Rye is also qniet at
44a53, and Oats at 26a30.
BALTIMORE, Feb. Action steady midlliug
10 1916. Flour steady Howard street and West.
ern super So 25aS2 rs do extra 81 90a3 60 do
family SO 85a4 40; City Mills-Rio brands extra
81 25a4 so; winter wheat patent 81 50si 50,
spring do So 00a5 25 straight 81 25a4 70;
extra Sd 6Oa4 90. Wheat-southern steady,
or red 74laa76; Western dull No winter red
spot and Feb S1ss14. Mar S2Aa62 y; May sil9
as4ai. Corn-southorn dull white 35a40 vel.
low 34a36; Western steady; mixed SIP and Feb
36As36ss; March 36ass36's April 36a4s367-
May 37las37a. June 1874 steamer 33t. bid.
Western white 20 laa31 do mixed 2Sa29 graded
No 2 white 81. Rye dull and unchanged. Hay
firm prime to choice timothy $12 50a13. Pro-
visions steady and unchanged. Butter weaa
Western packed 14a1S best roll 16alS; cresme
~ 24a27. Eggs steady at 13sl3a Coffee firm;
f.,- 81
61s Whiskey vuet at 81 0941 10.
NEW YORK, Feb. a Cotton quiet; Hpands
10 1916; Orleans II 3 10; futures steady. Flour
quiet and weak. Wheat dull and weak. Corn
quiet snd depressed Pork quiet and unchanged
ut S10a11 20. Lard qliot aud firm at 46 20.
CHICAGO, February Ill a. m.-Wbeat-Msy
1888. Corn-Msy 31A. Oats-May 22as Pork
May $40 17l1 Lari-Fcbruary 80 70 bid.
Short ribs-Feb Sd rs bid.
BALTIMORE Feb. 3.-Hogs-There has boon
quite heavy run of Hogs this week the total
receipts being 8, 900 head in excess of last weeks
numbers. The quality is not quito up to chat OF
last Mondays offerings good many buttcrn.ilk
Hogs being among the receipts but there is q fair
number Of prime Hogs on the market. We quote
rough Hogs at 4ha4a4c, and the better grades At
5Aa6 lao per lb net; most sales were made at D ;
a5 nc. Receipts of Hogs this week 1888 hesd.
Receipts of Sheep 356 head, with sales at S4a5 20
per 100 lbs, and Lambs 6a6c per ID.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Feb 3-Peeves
market steady; ordinary to choice native steers
sold at SO 6Oa5 %, and bulls at 50 20a3 per 100
lbs Csves-market dull veals sold at S5sS per
100 lbs, and grassers and Western Calves 81 25s
3 % per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs-trsde dull
Sheep sold at "a 50a6 so and Lambs at 50 Goa
7 371S per 100 lbs. Hogs-market nominslly
steady for live Hogs at 50 90s4 20 per 100 lbs.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET, Feb. $50
Cattle were offered and sold as follows Best l4a
A hc good 4a4E.c medium 3laa3a4c; common
2a3c. 50 Sheep and Lambs we're offered the
former brought 3iha6c, and the latter 5s7c.
Yesring Sheep 5a6lac. Calves brought 5a6c.
8 Cows and Calves sold at S25s35 per head
Market fair.