Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-12

=, ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, july -. 1872.
i nc o"ttie, sheep AMI Cow and Cal: market has
necn well supplied the past week Hogs mr., in
II supply. There WAS a better feeling on
inc part {" Purchasers this week, but nu advance
in prices rs compared with quality ln.t week
We quote Cattle ut from / to Sc; sheen and
Lambs ; to ) - Cows and Calves ~ to SO
and Hogs ) IS to ST ~ net Tor co.,-lrI
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. July IL. 1872
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged rs to-
lows: Best Bccves at 75a;S6 %; general
ly rated first quality ut 4 7jnS5 ~! medium
to good lnir quality ut OaS4 -; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows ut 5OiS5 o.; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle ) WaS3 J,--gcnrral
average of the market to-day - %; extreme
range of prices 9 OOaSG IS. Most Of the sale.
W, re- from I 80 to So SO per lU lbs To-
tai receipts for tho week 1888 head, against lIsj
last week. IN l5Gj head same time last year Il"
tai sales for the week ll7G head, against !'55
last week, and 1856 head same time last year.
Sheep and lInlnbs-TLere is an increase IN the
number of Sheep received during the past week,
and their arrival on an already dull and over
stocked market has had the natural effect Of
lowering quotations. locations are lower, II,
above Indicated the decline being about ic per
ID Prices for fair to good Sheep are 4ti}c and
good to extra iIa5!c per Id gross. Lambs ""
quote at 2 80 s. pc head, rs To size and quality,
good ones being wanted. Receipts THIS wceh
:S14 head.
liugs-Thc receipts for the past week haze
fallen of rs compared with last week, and prices
show corresponding advance The rise
| menced about Monday, and III the close to-day
no 81 GINS of weakness in the market were nppa-
rent; OH the contrary, the feeling for light
smooth corn-tcI Hogs is good: and prices have
an upward tendency; heavy Hogs are of dull
sale III our lowest quotations, the Improvement
md activity in the market being exclusively
confined to the light ones. We quote corn-'ni
Hogs ut ST 3. !. most OF the sales being AT L %.
So BIZ; Shoppers in light supply and dull at -
asst per lGO lbs net Receipts this week 5U3i head.
GEoRaETowS CATTLE MARKET, July H.
There were 375 Cattle ~ Cows and Calves and
400 Sheep and Lambs ole cd to-day. - Chs
tie and 10 Cows and Calves were left over u1-
Sold We uDtc Cattle ut from ) to &c; >h""i'
! 3! Ia 5ic gross ana Cows and Calves from - t.
so The market for Cattle opened moderately
| active ut far prices but closed very dull nj
decline ul To ic gross. Sheep and Lambs wei.
of quite brlsiy, but at no advance in prices.
RrnMoSD GRAIN MARKET, July H.-Oh%r-
ings of 1900 bushels " heat, nth sales NJ !2pt
lG5 for common t" pr mo white, and lioal''' Tor
do. rel Offerings of 700 bushels Corn and 10
ut Oats, but no sales reported
FREDERICK, BURG GRAIN MARKET, July l.
Offerings Of Grain light. " hcn; (whitcarr" rel
i2Iml70 Com GjI1j. Rye Su',9O Oats Iur''.
g.uRT Esr -JLEx.S.s'URE.1, JFLr ~.
Sun rose As Moon scts..........l -
sun ScLs....... -
ARRIVED.
Schr B"urdman, Washington, to Am"rica'.
| Coal Go.
SAILED.
S'tcamship F. G knight, johnson, New York
by llooe Il Johnston.
Steamer Wawasct. Core river, BY p"t"nH'c
Ferry Co.
Sckr VIM Boardman, mybrook, by America"
Coal Co.
Schr .Jno L krunz, Pitcher Boston, BY j /
Agnew.
MEMORANDA.
Schr John l. Tracy, Thompson, hence, at
| Boston 9th inst
Schr Hattie NJ Howcs, for this port, cleared ~
| Phladc phin lst inst.