Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-20
Alexandria Market, June 20. 1879.

| BACON, Hams, country ......... 0 I3 q y IA
Western............... ....... 0 IS q OF
Sides ... .... ............... 0 10t q oil
LAs shS"!asr: ::: 8. g 9 i i
| PLASTER, ground, per ton.... 30 @ GO
Ground, in bags or bbls..... 9 81 @ 10 w
Ground, IN bags, returned. 80 @ 10
Lump......... ...................... 5 25 @ 5 so
SALT, q. A. (Liverpool) ....... l 90 @ IS
Fine .............................. W (g 70
WOOL, common unwashed..... 70 (y U ~
Washed ....... ~ (G U 80
Merino, unwashed. ......... 0 Is q D 30
Merino, washed ................ 0 40 @ % 45
HAY. per ton from the cars.....W 10 "a 81 W
REMARKs-Tho Flour market is extremely
dul-there being no demand whatever; prices
remain ut last weeks figures with the exception
of Sunsrs which are quoted Csc off. Wheat is
duh and declining, and prices at the close Of the
week may be quoted 5uGc off receipts have been
very light, the bulk of the offerings being taken
By spectators; offerings to-day of SO bushels
white and 2}2 of red, with sales Of the former n,
$50 for prime, and of the latter ut Ito for com
mon, l4S anu $50 for prime, and liN for choice.
Corn is in fair caipt, but the market is dull and
declining; prices being quoted 2t5c otl'since yes
terday's report; we note sales to spectators in
the early part of the week, but the bulk of the
offerings to-day were taken by nillers; rtYrings
OF 100 bushels river white, and 6Sl of mixed, with
sales of the latter at 3d. no sales Of former report
cd Rye is in light receipt and active demand.
Oats are quit and unchanged. Receipts Of prime
Butter are good, but prices are Oft. Eggs are in
light receipt with moderate demand, ut u de-
cline IL prices. Seed Potatoes are III active re-
quest. Bacon is unchanged. There is no change
to note IL Plaster, Salt or Wool.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, June %
Offerings of about $50 head Of Beef Cattle, 1900
Sheep and Lambs, $50 Hogs and so Cows and
Calves. The market was active at q decline Oil
last weeks quotations. We quote Beef Cattle at
sheep sheep 4ls6 p Lambs 5vss5; Hogs 7ss7 81;
Cows and Calvc l5aS50. $50 Lambs were pur
chased OF Philadelphia account at from "A to Sc
gross All the Hogs, 80 Cattle, 100 Sheep and
Lambs and Is Cows and Calves were sold here
The remainder were driven to District markets:
BALTIMORE CATTLE, MARKET juno 10, 1878
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged as fol-
lows: Best Bcevcs Mt COAST II; general
~ rated first quality at 5 50aS6 90; medium
to good nir quality at 15uS5 %; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows at 00aS4 IS; inferior
and lowest grades Of Cattle UNlSO OU-gcncral
average of the market to-day IS 81; extreme
range Of prices 4 OOaS7 r. Most of the sales
were from 70 TO Sc So per 100 lbs. To-
tai receipts for the week l343 head, against 1852
last week, and l4l9hcad same time last year. To-
tai sales for the week l222 head, against 1913
last week. and 1867 head same time last year.
There has been n larger number of Cattle on the
market this week than were needed, and the
weather has also been very Oppressive; both
causes have combined To lower quotations.
Quite number were left over
Sheep and Lambs-There was some falling off
- Al w., al, h,,%% hn,
been about equal to the demand. The Eastern
demand was lighter than last week, about 100
head going to Philadelphia. against 1910 last
week, leaving the number here about adequate
to the wants of this market We quote common
to fair Sheep at 4abc, and fair to good ut 5a53c
per lb gross. Lambs in fair demand at 2a$4 50
per head Receipts this week 1859 head agains,
1916 last week. and $40 head same time last year.
Hogs-The falling off in the receipts this week
is about 300 head, MS compared with last week.
There has been fair demand under the lighter
arrivals, supply and demand being about equal.
The demand is chiefly for light smooth Hogs,
weighing gross loo to 200 lbs, larger ones being
not as suitable to the needs of the butchers now
as in cooler neutrality-suspicious., though about
the same as last week, are frmer. We quote
corn-ted Hogs at 75sS7 %, and stillers at 5Oa
So 10 per 100 lbs net. Receipts this week $40
same time last year.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET, June 49,.
There were $50 Beef Cattle, 1900 Sheep and
Lambs and 60 Cows and Calves offered with
sales of 225 Beef Cattle, 1900 Sheep and Lambs
st for Sheep, 2aS5 for Lambs, and 0aS40 for
Cows and Calves. rs Cattle, $40 Sheep and
Lambs and 35 Cows and Calves left over unsold.
The market for Beef Cattle Sheep and Lambs
and Cows and Calves extremely dull.
(IurcAGo CATT1R NJ AREET June 19-Cattle-
Receipts 42OO head, mostly of good quality
market not very active; prices rather wesk;
iar number of sales were made at about the for
mer rates good to choice Steers 35aS5 ~, with
a few lots Of extra at GaS6 III; good corn-fed
Texans S5 stockers 5OaS4 81; !: shipments 1900
head. Hogs-Receipts nearly ID, OJO head; fair
ly active, but the demand is scarcely equal TO
of common to choice at ASA 81; extra 4OaS4 6O;
shipments $500 head .
LYScuBURG MARKET, June 2O.-The market
is very quiet with light receipts of Tobacco
Grain ana produce generally. Quotations are
nominal, the transactions hardly warranting &c
curate figures ,..
RICHMOND MARKET, juno 20.-Oferings Of
W heat very light, with sn1sll sales Of VIII te at
175alS5 The sales of Corn today were on pri.
vate terms Market very quiet.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, June 20.-Very
little produces coming TO market and sales 20 avery
limited extent Of Wheat. Quotations nolunally
unchanged since last week, but prices less firm.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, UNE -, 1873.
sun RosE......... 438 MOON RISES. $40. l 81
Sun SETS. l.Zo !
ARRIVED.
Steamer New York; Philadelphia, to F A