The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-14


Mr.. L. Gimmi weighmaster at the Live Stock |
Scales makes the following report of trsnsac- |
tions for the week ending this date Cattle, 1885, |
Sesa 0t Pc per
Hogs, ~ head a 81 to IS 90 per hundred nett. |
Richmond Prices Current
.. MAY Is, 1878.
REMARKs.-There has been no improvement |
in trade since our last report owing to the con-
tinuance OF the rain spell. Old Sol having again
made his appearance we may look for more
activity in business yet with some of our mer-
chants the heavy season is over. Groceries and
provisions unchanged Country produce is
coming in more literally. Butter is declining.
Eggs steady.
WHOLESALE. t.-. ... ..sra.
APPLES-Green, sound, ~ 5Oa4 25 ; q barrel
Inferior sold for what they will bring
ENGLISH ALE.-Pints 50. %; quarts. 1915.
BEESWAX-Dark, 25a2sc. Yellow, 3oa3lo.
BEANS-Sl. 75a2.00. a
BUTTER.-Prime to choice yellow yirginia,
81 to 40 cents; common to good, l6aSoc, Goshen
CANDLEs.-Tallow lshal4 cents per pound;
Adamantine, l6a2l cents.
COFFEE.-Rio, far to good, 23a24c.; prime to
choice, 24a2oc.; Laguayra, s5c Java 27a2s..
CORN MEAL-City Mills, bolted. so cents;
country, 75a7Sc.
CHEEsE-Northers ard Western prime cut.
s sn5 .'alS0' common l0ais0' English Dairy
COTTON YARNs.,-oeuntry yarns Nos . to
~ bR9 81 I aNp = 81 yssns Con
peras &c.; Madder &c., Indigo, sl.s5; Cochineal,
s1lO Extract Logwood, l6c.; Sal. Soda, 4ca4Ac.;
Bluestone, l5c.; super car. soda, American GAc;
DRIED FRUIT-,Apples, 3a4c. Peaches, peeled
l0allc. unpeeled 4a5e. Cherries. 10al7c. Black
berries, Ease.
EGGS-In barrels and boxes, leal7 cents, in
patent carriers, 1Sal9c.
FLOUR.-Virginia country superflne, 1925 to
$780, Extra a900a9.26; Family $40 0oalo5O
according to brands. No country flour being
FEATHERS.-Idve geese G5a7o mixed 40 to
FLAxSEED-$l.e 5a176
FISH:-Herrings-Eas tern gross %. so per bar
rel North Carolina No cut, S6.00aS6.60 per
barrel; North Carolina No. roe ssass.60 per
barrel hali-barrel $3.50; North Carolina No. l
gross. ~ MISUNDERSTANDING. Bay mackerel,
sl2a$l2 so; No. Shore, as.25ass; No: ain bar
resl ~ No; large Gin barTelsl ssass2s
| medium; large size, 2Aa2h.
HIDES-WET SALTED - Steers, Aal2hc
calf skin, 8l.o0ll.75.
D,y-Country flint 1sa2oc; salted IA lsc.
| The buying rates for green are Ease.
HAY Good Northern sl.6Oal.65. Good clover
81. 25a1. 40. #
IRON-Bar SIC for common sizes; 6xash
for bands Norway and Sweedes 7a7hc; Coun.
try Hammered, 6Aa6c; Sheet. 7hasc.
LUMP PLASTER, 90 90 Ground, $1,000 To
ell6O per ton; calcined, $sa325 Lump plaster
scarce "
| OILS-Kerosene 2saslc. wholesale straits,
eS gallon e Whale ~ the barrel en
| Lard Oil, Soc; Sperm Oil, $685. Labrador Cod
| Oil, for tanning purposes, 65as0c. 81.
HarSestS sscasS a9 full pToof sfaal so
| medium rye, 81. 50a2; pure old rye, a2a4; vir-
ginia Mountain rye, new, $40; old, a2.5Oa4.6O.
| domestic brandres, $l25a2. Domestic gins,
| 81 goal so Fruit brandies, &l.S5aI. so; Black.
| berry do, $l,25al.o0. Genuine Holland Gin.
mo MoLpA ai AND sYRuPs-Amber good
Syrup 6Oa66; N. o. Molasses 60ae6; Dark Stand
| ard Molasses Syrups, in barrels, 25c; in tierces
| %; in hogsheads, Gle; Cuba Muscovado in bar
rels 66a6o; Porto Rico, 6oa76; White Syrup
$l.76.pcr gallon,
ME'rALss--IRoN-Horse shoes, 7Aa0Ac; mule
shoes, shasA; nail road Sc.
MILL OFFAL-Bran zoe; Sho ts, 25c; Brown
stuff SOC; Shipstuff. 80 wholesale from mill.
TAR-$4.76a6.oo for large barrels $4.ooa26
for small barrels.
OATS-Baled, 81. 25al. S5.
ONIONS-$2 O0a2. 26 per bushel.
PAPER STOCK-Mixed cotton rags, 4ut Me-
white, 6a5hc; woollen, 2a4c; imperfectious '2Aa
Pillow Observation-Disclosures c.; retail.
enc. - = =
POTAToES-New Irish, 36oa5.oo per Dbl.
PREPARATIONS-Old Dominion Fertilizer
$50 Gilham's Tobacco Fertilizer $40 90; Gil.
hams Truck do $40 do. cotton Fertilizer, 800 0U
Powhatan Raw Bone Super Phosphate, 800 70
Sea Fowl, and Norfolk Fish, 800 80; English To-
bacco Fertilizer, $40 90; Eureka, &57h Flour of
Bone $50 90; Gilham,s Peanut Fertilizer. $50 90.
Bone Sides, l0allc.; Clear Rib, 1lallAc;
Breasts, 1Oha1lc. Plain Hams, lac; Sugar-cured,
&c.,; Canvassed lie; Virginia hog-round,
in tierces and barrels, 1Oal0kc.; in half barrels
lo%c.; in kegs, llAc. These are the iobbing
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., IS per keg 90. by the
lot; blasting $3.75a4 by the lot; mining, $425a
400 by the lot; Eagle powder In TASKS 81 so per
case OF 2b pounds; Treble F, in canisters 1914 per
SHoT-2.s0a3o0 per bag.
SUGAR-Raw Porto Rico, New Orleans and
Cuba Muscavado. 1Oal1.
etranniated ...''..l2h Extra C........'........ll
foWuereu...'... l273 lOA
rushed.-"...........l2h Refined Yellow. -. 9h
A"'"','''."'''''''"llH Gut Loaf........,....la
Country merchants should remember in order.
ing, that refined sugar is constantly iuetuating.
SALT-Liverpool, s2s6 jobbng price, per
SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE-5sa6Oc
SHUCKS-$l 20al25 per hid.
STRaW-Baled. S0a9oc.
TEAS-Blacl, 65c asI 25--the last prime ar
ticle Imperial, ~ l0al go; Gunpowder, $lal 80.
.- VINEGAR-Cider, 20a26c.
BUILDING MATERIAL.
LUMBER, &C-Heart, $4,000 per NJ; "a and
"a per NJ; select same sizes, S22.5o per M
$500 per M; cedar posts, feet long, 20 to so
cents apiece; garden rails, by by 49, 25c.
LIME AND OElIENT--Roekyile. Virginia,
VI 2oal.40; Riverton, Sl.20al 40; Rockland
*l.6o by quantity from wharf; $l.75 by retail |
from store Rosedale, 81. 2Oa2.26; Calcined Pas
Ter, $2:76aS James River Cement. S2a2.25
NAlI4S-Oid Dominion, 10 to 60-penny, %. to
9-penny, 1854; 10 7-penny, $6Hj to 6-penny,
$6x; 3-penny, W u. BY the loo kegs, Zoe. less.
STERL-Naylor's cast f3h. English blistered
lse; American do, llal2c.
SHINGLES. --6-inch No. heart cypress, $40 |
to $l2 per M; 6inch No. sap cypress IS to o. |
4-iRch heart cypress, $7.26; 4.inch cypress, 60
3-inch heart pine, 90; 4inch sap pine, IA. These
are the selling prices at the yard,