Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-22
ISAAC EICHBERG.
COR. KING AND ROYAL SITS.
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

This has boon quiet week in monetary
affairs and business generally has not been
over brisk In New York yesterday money
on call was easy at 1 per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 2asia4l4 per cent. In Baltimore
money continued easy at 3 to per cent. on
call, and good borrowers secured loans at
rates that did not indicate much improve
ment in the demand. Local shares areaquiet
NEW YORK, June 22.-The tendency of
tho stock market this morning was down
ward. Again the engagements of gold for
Europe reached 100000, which, if for
warded, will make the weeks shipments the
largest since January 1. At IL o'clock the
market was dull and weak.
Alexandria Market, June %.
The markets during the past week show
decided improvements in values; wholesale
prices in several lines have advanced and the
tone is more healthy. Flour Is in better de-
mand. Wheat closes fairly active and high
er sales 81 to 50, latter for strictly choice
longberry. Corn is very strong, due to a
temporary scarcity white So to 55 in bulk,
yellow 40 to so, mixed 4S to 40 on cars.
Oats 40 to S. Eggs are wanted. Butter is
still dull. Other Produce and Provisions are
steady.
BALTIMORE, June 22.-Flour dull and uu-
chanped Wheat active and easy: No red
spot June and July G0l5a604s; Aug 81 l2a
615s; Sept 62a., a63 steamer No 2 red 81 y
a57as, milling wheat by sample 5Sa61
Corn firm mixed spot, June and July Al bid
southern corn by sample 51a56; do on grade
SO. Oats firm No white Western 53 ask.
ed No = mixed do 51a52. Rye inactive
No . 55a56 Hay quiet and steady; good
to choice timothy S14 so to $15 90. Coffee
steady; No I 16a16l.,. Sugar steady grann'
lated $4.33.
New YORK, June 22-Flour-State and
Western dull and steady; Southern inactive
and steady common to fair extra 81 OOa
3 90; good to choice do S3 00a3 80. Rye
Flour dull and steady; superfine 80 7Oa3 20
Wheat stcs y and quiet; July 62 9-16a62fs.
Rye quiet Western 4Sa57. Corn dull and
easier July 6a.a467s. Oats quiet and easy;
l.. L
to SIS rs; extra prime $12 so TO S13 OO
Lard quiet and frmer; steam rendered ST. 3
CHICAGO. Juno 22.-Wheat-July 50
Sept 6Ia; Dec 641sa644. Corn-July
1Ha4fa Sept 41s.. Oct AZ. osts-June
45; July 40; Sept 307aa31. PoIk-July
SI2 52IS Sept s12 so Lard-July So rs
Sept Sc S7ls. Ribs-July So 52ls; Sept
Sc 90.
RICHMOND MARKET June 22.-The offer
ings of grain continue light. Wheat is shade
weaker; Corn strong and Oats higher. We
quote; Flour 81 O0a3 So for fine to patent
family brands; Wheat 55a60; Corn 4la51
Rye 53a56: Oats 45a5O.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, June %
The transactions in grain continue light. and
the market is rather firlner, except for Wheat
which is dull We quote: Flour 81 OOa3 "a
for fine to patent roller; Wheat 52a57 ; Corn
45a4S; Rye 50a53; Oats 45a49; Eggs 1Oa
10; Butter 12a14.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. June 21.-
Refined Sugars-The quotations are as fol
lows: cut loaf 5 3.16c; Standard powdered
4 11-16c; cubes t 11-16c; graduated 4asc
fine cranulated 4Ssc: Coufectioners' A 4l3.c
Diamond Age; Columbia A As cents pei
Id. The market was strong and fairly active
CoFFEE.-The market closed firm with the
quotations as follows: 16l,c per pound fol
10. I grade of Rio flat bean, and 16c fol
Aqua. Mild cotfees were quiet.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, June 81
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged as fol.
lows: 20
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