Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-25

WOOL, common unwasrcd...... 0 81 (y IS
Washed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. u 50 ~ u ID
Mcrino unwashed..."........ y 30 9 50
McrIno washed ................. u bO (g U %
HAY. per ton from the cars ......3O w GD so w
MISUNDERSTANDING of Flour have been large
during the week, with increased arrivals towards
its close The market opened dull and continued
inactive during the week, there being no demand
for shpment-the sales being confined to the city
trade Some 500 bbls Extra and Family brands
changed hands at Sass ~ for the former, and %
aSl0 for the latter We quote: Supers last IS
Extras Sass IS, choice brands SIS 50; Family 81
$40 and Family choice $40 So Wheat opened
dull for medium and lower grades, but primo
and choice samples have been in active request
at an advance of &c since the opening Of the
week We note sales OF choice lot Of amber
to-day at 1876. Offerings on Change to-day of
1873 bushels white and 2758 Of red, with sales of
the former at $50 and 1873 for very good and 1872
and 1913 for choice; and Of the latter at lao, 10
and It's for common to fair no. IT, It's and
TIC for medium to good, l78, $50, 1872 and lSh.
for very good to prime, and $50 and l9l for.
choice. The market for Corn opened dull, with
a declining tendency, and prices may be quoted
At its close 2a3c off; offerings of go bushels white
and 7s4 of mixed, with sales of the latter at 65.
Rye is quiet. Oats are in light receipt and
prices are tending upwards. Butter is active
for prime lots, at an advance of 2a3c since last
week Eggs are scarce and wanted at an adj
vance Chickens are very dull, the season for
live Chickens being nearly at an end, and no
dressed fowls yet arriving Potatoes are scarce
and wanted. Onions are lower, The market
m &c III buya
change to note in prices. Bacon is firm. Plas-
ter is still in fair demand, with light stocks. We
have no change to note in the price of Salt;
there has been one arrival of COO sacks during
the week the demand continues fair. Wool is
unchanged.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, October D.
The offerings of all kinds of stock this week were
large but sales limited Cattle sold ut from =!
to 4!c; Sheep from to 5lc, and Cows and Calves
from ~ to $40.
BALTIMORE CATTLE, MARKET. October "a
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged as fol-
lows: Best Beeves at 4 OOaS7 CO; general
ly rated first quality at 75aS6 60; medium
to good fair quality at 75aS4 IS; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows At G)nS3 IS inferior
and lowest grades Of Cattle 0 OOaS0 OO-genera!
average of the market to-day 81 80; eytFeme
were from 4 Is to So 50 per l00 lbs To-
tai receipts for the week 3473 head against 3l3l
last week, and 1882 head same time last year. To-
tai sales for the week 1920 head, against 1899
last week, and 2O6S head same time last yenr.
As the market this week has been quite fully
supplied, and the weather somewhat unpropI-
tious, operations have boen rather slow.
Sheep and Lambs-The market has been very
dull this week, and prices &c lower, there being
no out-of-town demand, and the receipts heavy,
a. h,r; ito
and the butchers generally having supplied
themselves We quote fair to good Sheep at 4!
a54c. and good to extra at 5taGe per lb gross
Stock Sheep in fair demand at 2jaS3 SO per
head. Lambs at 2sS4 per head. Receipts this
week 39il head.
Hogs--The receipts this week were again quite
full, as for several weeks past, exceeding those
of last week, and nearly as large rs the heavy
run of the week before. Prices show some little
change, sales having been made under last weeks
noted then. The market has been only moder-
ately active, closing at stand STILL the weather
being rather unfavorable. 1t is rather too early
to anticipate future quotations, which will be de-
ternned by the receipts at the present in the un-
known future We quote fair to good corn-fed
Hogs at & 5OaS6 S74, extra at 81, common nj
25aS6 So and stillers st 25aS6 6Zl per i;D lbs.
net. Receipts this week 1886 head.
GEoRGETowS CATTLE MARKET, October q.
and 40 Cows and Calves go Cattle, 1900 Sheep
and Is Cows and Calves sold at from u to Sic
for Cattle, to &c for Sheep, z 50a$5 for Lambs,
and Is to $50 for Cows and Calves The re-
mainder of the offerings were laid over. Market
extremely dull and lower.
LYNCHBURG MARKET, Oct. A.-No change in
Flour, which is in better request. Receipts of
Wheat light and market active; white quoted nj
lG0al75, and red ut ldOalG5. Scarcely any old
Corn offered white nominslly S0sSC yellow ,5.
II. Oats are in light receipt and moderate de-
mand at 44a48. Rye very quiet at SOaS5.
RIcHMoND MARKET, Oct. 24-Ofterings OF
1909 bushels Wheat with sales of white at l7Oa
1875 for good to choice, and l5Oal81 for fair to
prime red. Sales Of white Corn ut II, y and -,
and prime mixed at y. No sales of Rye or
Oats reported
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Oct. 24.-Mnrket
quiet, with very light receipts Of Grain. Wheat
l4Oa2OO for white, and l40a205 for red; the latter
quotations for strictly choice. Corn G2aGG Rye
d0a7O and Oats 45a50.
PORT or OCT'ER, Is.
SUN RosE,,.......... 62D MOON RISES .........morn