Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-20
COMMERCIAL.
Alexandria Market, Septpmbtrno


TIMOTHY SEED............... 80 ~ -
BACON, Hams, country..... y IS t9 l.
Sides ..........'...... II c1 y II:
Snouluers. " y w =:
LA KID U tL u =.
GREEN APPLES, per bbl..." 0 IS tg .
PLASTER, ground, per tom. ~ y 0m
Ground, in bags or bbls... 9 ~ ~ Um
Ground, in bags, returned. $ 50 y 0m
Lump. Observation-Disclosures. IS q. ~
SALT, &. A. LiverpooD........ $50 @ 81
flnc ............... ~ (9 8 "
Turks Island. 4j "a o -
WOOL, common unwushcd.". 30 "a q 81
Washed . ......... ............ 0 50 ii q 5j
Mcrlno, unwas he'd ............. q 30 ~ 81
Mcrino, washed ............... 0 80 ~ q 81
HAY. per ton from the cars....3O ~ ~ 81 M
REMARKS The market for Flour opeEed dull
and continued nact We during the week, bu.
closes with little better demand, particularly
for good Extras, which in fair request NJ
previous quotations, VIII lie other grades are quiet
and unchanged. Stocks are light, with but little
coming in, but the receipts are fully eq la to the
demand. We quote Supers ut 7.OOnS7 %; Extra.
| s0OaS8 SO; Family 925aSl0, and choice braid,
$l05O. Wheat opened active with dcman!
for prime and choice samples of white and ambr:.
and close. firm ut advanced rates on opening
quotations; offerings OF 1876 bushels white, mn
1916 Of red, with sales of the former ut 10 ani
1873 tor fair and choice samples, and of the la:.
ter ut 1856 100, 1GS and ITO for fair to good, IL
l7G, III LIS and 1870 for very good to prme,
1856 for choice. Receipt of Corn have been light
during the week, and the demand for milling
purposes is good We quote the market at Il,
close stiff ut an advance on last weeks price
offerings to-day of IA bushels white, 26O Of
mixed, and 50 o. yellow, with sales of white II:
10, and yellow ut tho sales Of mixed report.
cd Rye is scarce and wanted-good sample
commanding from 80 to 100 there were no ollrr
! ings on Change to-day. Oats are in fair demand,
and all offerings are readily taken recei pts havc
been light during the week; sales to-day Of -
| bushels ut fl and IS. Prime Butter is scarce ailt
wanted, while inferior grades are unsuitable
Eggs are scarce and high. Bacon is steady
Chickens are in plentiful supply. Potatoes ARE
unchanged. Onions are scarce and in request
Plaster is very scarce with HI advancing lr,-
dency; the small stock of lump on hand is being
disposed of at from 4. IS to $500 per ton. Their"
is but little salt in market and the demand Is
active cargoes are shortly expected, but none
have arrived duri & the week. We note Nh nd
vance in Timothy Seed of 80 ct. since lat
weeks report, and the market Is now quoted
tive 1T S4.15 Wool is very dull, and the :.rkN
has suffered decline of 10 cts. OH all qualities
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Sept, ~
| There were large supplies of all kinds OF stock
on the market this week, with increased >ars u!
from to 4ic for Cattle, 4! u sc for Sheep, -
to "a for Lambs ~ To $40 per head for Cow. vii.
Calves, and u tic net for Hogs.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. September H.
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged ~ iot-
lows: Best BccvcS ut 25;tS7 90 GENERA
ly rated first quality III ootSG %: mr'iIum
to good fair quality ut 1oaS 40; ordinary tim
Steers, Oxen and Cows ut : 15aS3 - iuirro:
and lowest grades of Cattle UitSO 00-si,'ai
average OF the market to-day 81 10; c,tr"ln"
range of prices Toast w. Most OF the sale,
| were from 400 to IS 81 per 100 lbs. To-
tai receipts for the week 36Ul head, against ~?
| last week, MI 1865 head same time last year. To-
| tai sales for the week 800 head, against ~"
Inst week, and 2G2l head same time last Year.
| Sheep and LambS--Thcrc has been "a very
| marked falling of in the arrivals of Sheep thl,
week rs compared with our last report, ami
prices have in consequence :vanceL, but onIya
shade, there being no Eastern or other uutoId"
demand and our home butchers having, during
the last few full markets, pretty fairly supplied
themselves. We notice that good fat Sheep are
rather scarce and in good demand, tops being
readily taken rs fast as they arrive. We quot"
fair to good Sheep nj 4ta54 cts, and good To rN-
tra at 5iuG1 cts. per ID. gross St>ck Sheep nj ~
ass % per head. Lambs 81 80 per head. Re-
ccipts this week 2lSO head.
Hogs-On account of the further heavy mum
Der Of the receipts this week prices not quite
rs stiff rs they were at the close of the market
last week. fewer Hogs selling IT our highest quo
tation, which is without change, but considering
quality, prices throughout are shade lower.
The decline Oh the colnmonest grades Is about L..
Wequotc stillers and common HogSat yoaol -
and corn-fed at 7aS7 81 per 100 lbs nct-but few,
and those extra fat, selling ut the latter lignr".
Receipts this week 1901 head
GEoRGETowN CATTLE MARKET Sept. 80.
There were SIS Cattle, 1850 Sheep and % Cows
and Calves offered to-day. Cattle sold at from
q to 5tc; Sheep 4! to 6c; Lambs 3 to - IS; Cow;
hands to the retail trade and Baltimore dealers.
3U0 Sheep and II Cows and Calves remained un-
sold The market for the best grades of Cattle
was more active but no advance in prices WAS
obtained.
LYScuBuXG MARKEr, Sept 1.-THE market
for tobacco Is rather dull, and comparison al
receipts shows falling off of y hogshcal>, but
oil increase of II [ NJ lbs. of loose. Receipts 81
wheat light and prices stiff for prime; white boa
lG5; red l45al55 Corn scarce but prices un-
changed white SOa8I; mixed and yellow 7Oa72
Rye SUaS5. Oats 43 80.
RICHMOND MARKET, Sept. 19.-Oiicrngs Of
1000 bushels of Wheat, with sales of white nj
l50alSS for common to prime, and red Mt l'tla
1885, Offerings of 630 bushels of Corn with sucs
of white ut 82,,S3. Outs i0g52.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Sept. BE
ceipts OF Wheat moderate. Quotations for white
l40al95 for common to choice, and li0,2W for
do red. Corn 6Sa70. Rye GOa70 and Oats ! 40
PORT or .ILEX4.rUKf.a, SEPT. go.
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