Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-20


The Hoe MARKET.-rhe Cincinnati uazette'
under date OF Tuesday 7. NJ, says
1.-The receipts Of hogs the past week were the
largest Oh record, the number actually received
being ST, 9Os. To this is added l7.OuO previously
received from Kentucky, but not before reported
swelling the total for the season, 10 2l6S1e beng
only l37, 900 short Of the whole number packed ~
this place last season. The receipts from Men
lucky this season, 50 Tar, foot up about 'o'oo"
head which is N increase as compared WIN last
year Owing 10 the high prices prevailing here
and the premium of % 10 6uc. per head, pant oy
slaughterers Cincinnati viii get more than hef
proportion .. the crop. This l. evident from 'ne
enormous receipts Oi tho past week. "h'rh are
equal u unc-halt the number received al L""ls'
Vile for the whole season The receipts i"i inc
corresponding week last year We're iI.1oo. Dur
inc The subsequent week 2s,"i; were received.
For the corresponding week this Year the lnuira
TONS are the receipts will exceed 'u,"uu. ;" !a'
as regards the aggregate packing al LoaiH'''e ~"
Cincinnati, the short crop theory may "e 'a't :"
have exploded. Taking these points together.
there VII. he au increase. and the CONCLUSION that
there ml he no serious deficiency III Tue VEST, 4
beginning 10 he forced upon dealers
The heavy supplies OF the pas week are mann!
attributable 10 m anxiety on The part oil iceders I"
take advantage II the high prices current. MOS
ut the hogs were light Prices have declined iuiiS
,0c from the highest point. ana the market 'his
afternoon closed dull and unsettled, al so'-' Tor
lots averaging 2Oh lbs and sJ,sO I" St,lu Tor INV
to 100 ID. averages. Although holders uid NOT
generally press their stocks upon the market there
w.r. more sellers than buyers A large PROPORTION
OF the hogs now coming forward. having hr.h
bought when The inhutIon was greatest, t"si GU.
v,rs more than they eau realize, ana ruhei 'hh''
foot up the Ions now, many are phckihsih hoPe"'
doing better with The products Heavy h"eS a''
scarce and there sales this forenoon "i rN'r'
- . Ill, ~
but at the close this afternoon quotations i"i I'll
descriptions were unsettled and unreliable.
DEyAsp ron cons. Al Norfolk Va there
was an active demand Tor corn, on Friday lhst.
Nearly % coo bushels changed hands readily, Inc
figure. running rs high - Si4 Tor yellow, and -
for white and mixed. During the insi two week.
| 1870 900 bushels have been sold IN Norfolk: Tue
! receipts Of this staple in that market IN NnS-m-
| S.r 1859 were over FIVE times Us much in No.
| yeuLcr 1888, and the receipts this month, II Is
estimated. will double those OF the CORES pobdins
month last year.
INTENSIVE SALE Of DRY GOODS
| II N-ayiy SlUU, 900 ,c"cth ri Dkf GOODH q"
| o. about ne Eract To-f par r0sh.--Wr would re-.
spec,fully announce t. customers and the pub
lie generally that our cn-pnrtncrshlp expires ca
the lst Of February neat by Limitation. and We are
very DESTROYS OF settling up our business !" the
time specified; and having on hand M unusually
| large stock Of both FOREIGN and DOMESTIC
| GOODS W. have determined to run on our whole
stock u, or ahuu the exact cost; and hope our eur
toners and the public will appreciate this move by
| relieving rs of I'll. greater portion al our g""d-,
which VIC nov offer upon such terms ~ We have
| never before proposed.
We propose commencing our sale to-day Won
! day tin, l9,h uf December. and continuing from
lmy 10 day until he list 1t January. :" That We
| ,nay hay. ample time 10 take an inventory 81
stock &C. pre-, lou, "a the tr-t"i February. iur-
chaser, ma, rcly on obtaining any article III our
stock M precisely What il i marked 10 cot Us ~
! more viii lie asked. and no lc>, viii he taken.
All packages viii he delivered promptly on the
| morning after the day OF sale
During the time W. are selling NJ c"-t W. shall
make no deduction for cash. n our terms "lll' "i
course. bc cash without discount
We will cndeavnr I" give every attention IN our
n,wrr Ia purchasers. and we only ask IN return
that h,y will facilitate sales a much a. posi-
ble bv buyin. all they OF ~. and IN rs snort
,uaca of time as they can conveniently do H.
Wo deem il almost unnecessary I" state that We
L,.p on hand one OF the largest stocks OF SLIM
ROBES. MERINOS, MOCSELlNES.N VEIN Els
CLoAKS. SHATLS. aud DRESS GOODS gene
rsllr that can lie found in the District and We are
satisfied vou will hc convinced that We do what
we protrs. il Won will but call and examine "nf
prices.
Our customers whose accounts VIII he rehdrfe"
in few days. will ohliyc us very much u 'hey
will call and settle n early after tue reseip, ~
them rs they can conveniently do :" III order thai
We may close up the present business. and effect
such arrangements as may prove agreeable I"
them hereafter and profitable TO ourselves.
W. NJ. SINISTER co.
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