Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-19
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-The opening of the
stock market this morning was made upon mod
crate volume of business, although this was con-
fined to q comparatively few stocks. First prices
were all lowcr the strength at the close last even
ing having entirely disappeared and the losses
generally ranged from 4. to 2. per cent. The
active stocks generally scored further material
declines from tho opening figures, making the av.
erage loss among them from last night upwards OF
per cent. Later in the hour there was bet
ter tone and slight recoveries were made but st
/ o'clock the m rket was quiet and barely
steady at close 20 the lowest prices reached.
RALTIMoRE, Aug 19.-virginis IS consolidated
81 10 a0s =; do IS
ALExAsDR1A IA RKET. August 19.-Flour con-
tinucs active, with hardening tendency mill
CTS say it has rot "kept pace" with raw material,
and oven at the recent advance pays but little
profit. Wheat is steady ard firm, and there is
nothing new - rero t .nty sound samples sell
readily, and other ella arc also easier TO move;
range 95a100. Corn is quiet at Sass in bulk on
cars; a cent or two moro delivered in sacks to
purchasers Rye 4Ss55 Oats 40A46. Eggs IS
Butter 15a19. Potatoes 35a5O Millfeed ia
higher and in very light receipt.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 19.-Cotton easy middling
- Flour steady to firm. Whiat-Southern
ii rm graded u shade easier Futz 9Sa1O3; long,
berry 9Ss1O3; No :o1s1o1A; steamer No 2
SPOT and Aug 1925; sept i, 3a103R Oct 1n6a
1854 Dec t410Sla. Corn-Seuthern scarce
ard strong: white 5SaUO; yellow 5oa60 West
EN- quiet mixed SPOT and Aug Sc; Sept 55a55 7.
Oct 5f,N55 la Oats weak; ungrsded routhern
and penna 42a45 do Western white 42a45 20
mixed 40s42; graded No white A. Rye stiff !;
prime TO choice 65a70; good to fair 64s67. Hay
steady prime to choice timothy S11a12. Provis-
ions firm. Sugar strong granulsted 6ss
CHICAGO Aug SILLY a. m.-wheat-sept
1Oi Dec 1918; Nav 1928 Corn-Sept 49ss !;
May 53ss oats-sept 36SSs May 401s Mess Pork
sept $11 % January SIP SIN. Lard-Sept
S. 22ia; Jan Sc go. Short ribs-Sept So 40.
BALTIMORE, Arg, 1S-Hcgs-1he receipts are
some 1000 less than the rather full num'er last
week. Too many OF them, as was tho case last
week, are grass Hogs which are very hard to sell,
even 1T lowest quotations. Good cornfed hog,
are in rather light supply, end for these there is
| fairly good demand. Common grass Hogs sell at
4pa5c; better grades OF grassers at bAs5aa
Good corufed Hogs 5laa5asc per ID net; most
sales at 55s ,5a.c per b r. ceipts Of Sheep and
Lambs $40 head, with sales at $4ao per 1CO bs
for Sheep, and Lambs at 5a7c por ID.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET. Aug. 1S.-Beeves
lover; native steers So 75a4 o. and bulls and
cows 5 la3 so per 100 lbs Calves weak; veas So
AZ, and buttermilk Calves So 25a3 65 per 10) ba.
Sheep and Lsmbs-market lower; Sheep Sd 25s
90 and ambs SIS 25s7 per 1OOlbs Hogs dull
at S4a4 25 per 100 lb'.
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET, Aug. 18.-At
Union stock yards this week 40 Cattle were on
the market aud sold as follows: Best 4a4Ea ;
good 3iaa3a4c; medium 3a3E c; common Ia
2a.c per h. 125 Sheep and Lambs were offer
ed; Old Sheep 3t4c; Lambs 4s6hc per ID.
Cows and Calves S20o35. Market good.