Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-18

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| Mcrno washed ........... ~ 9 AZ
Hay. per ton from the cars..lo w ~ ~ w
| REMARKS High grades Extra Flour are
scarce and wanted, and prices are unchanged
| since last report, but low and medium grades
may be quoted Csc off; Fine and Supers may
! also BIO quoted at Decline receipts have been
| light during the week, and the market extreme
! ly dull, Family brands being particularly heavy
| n. decline of % 10 soc; We note shipments dur
| ing the week of 500 bbls Family to New York.
Al rivals of new Wheat have been very light !
| of the small lots that have been offered on
Change the grain is good, but full Of garlic and
badly cleaned some samples offered were very
| tough the demand is good, al offerings beng
taken for shipment; offerings to-day of 26o BUSH
els white and l66 OF red, with sales Of the former
at las for good, and of the latter at 100 and l45
! for fair to good. Corn at the close of last week
was very firm, but at the opening receipts hay
| ing largely increased buyers held of, and the
market closes quiet at decline during the week
of Lei offerings today OF l12G bushels mixed,
with sales ut rs and II small lot Of yellow was
offered, but no sales reported. Nothing doing
in Rye or Oats. Prime Butter is scarce and
wanted Eggs are in large receipt, and prices
have dropped 5sSc. Potatoes are in good de-
mand Receipts OF Chickens are light, and
prices are steady. Onions are very scarce and
wanted. Bacon is active and firm. The stock
of lump Plaster is increasing, with fair de-
n,and. Salt is in lair enquiry, with prices lit
tie off. Wool is unchanged.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET July 49,
The offerings OF Cattle, Sheep aid Lambs and
| Cows and Calves were very heavy this week
The run of Hogs in consequence of the hot
weather as very light. Cattle sold at from 3!
TO &C. Sheep TO &c; Lambs 2 50 to So, Cows
and Calves 70 to S5U, and Hogs6; to =. Market
for all kinds of stock dull at decline of from
to &c on Cattle and Sheep, SOC per head OH
Lambs, to &c on Hogs and > to $40 per head
on Cows and Calves.
BALTIMORE CATTLE, MARKET. July II, 1873.
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged rs fol-
lows: Best Beeves at 5 Toast 20; general
to good fair quality ut 87aS5 O0; ordinary thin
Steers Oxen and Cows at 8 50aS3 81 inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle UOaS0 00-general
average of the market to-day So 81; extreme
range of prices 8 50a$7 90. Most Of the sales
tai receipts for the week 1860 head, against ll6l
last week, and 1906 head same time last year. To-
tai sales for the week 1876 head, against Hi
last week, and 1859 head same time last year.
The market was dull throughout the week, there
being but little or activity in the trade ut any
time. Prices were 4c lower for the tops and &c
full on the medium and lower grades. which
comprised much the larger part of the offerings.
Sheep and Lambs-There has been slight
falling off in the receipts of Sheep this week,
and correspondingly improved demand prices,
however, show no change since last week, though
some 1000 head have been reShipped for the
Philadelphia market. We quote fair to good at
33a4tc, and good to extra Sheep at 43a5c per ID
gross, with but few OF the latter on The market,
and in fair demand Stock Sheep 2uS3 80 per
head Lambs 2aS4 so per head. Receipts this
week 1855 head.
Hogs-The market ut the time of our writing
is entirely bare OF stock, the falling of since last
week being about ZOO head prices in conse-
quence are nominaly &c higher than last week,
such being the rate of the last sales, 7;'aS7 %
most of the sales being at 7a7 Is per 100 lbs net
Prospects are now favorable for higher figures,
rs there is now demand which cannot 81 the
present time be met. Light smooth Hogs con-
tinue in best demand. Receipts 52lO head
| GgoRGETowS CATTLE MARKET, July IL
There were 4UO Cattle 1900 Sheep and LaIn!s
and Is Cows and Calves offered to-day, with sales
ut from to &c for Cattle, to TIC for Sheep, and
Is to $50 for Cows and Calves Market QUIZ
with d cline of fully &c on Cattle and Sheep,
and Is to SOC per head on Lambs. There were
TO Cattle left over unsold and sent on to Built
rnore also $50 Sheep and Lambs laid over.
Lambs to SIS per head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, July l7-Cattle
dull receipts 1907; sales OF good smooth snip
ping Steers at 5taS5 60; fair do 5aSo %.
Butchers Cows 5OaS4 50; shipments 24oo.
Hogs active and higher; receipts 800; Workers
and Canada lots SaS5 ia for the Ne" Eng
land market 6OsS5; closing strong. Sheep
dull receipts $50; quality poor
LYscHBURG MARKET, July l7-Flour IS
fair receipt, with sales Of Superhne at 2oas ~
and s. Is for Extras Receipts OF Wheat arc
very light, and quotations NOMINAL no new
coming in Corn scarce and wanted. Kye and
Oats quiet. ..'.'-'
RICHMOND MARKET, July 17.-Light offer
ings of new Wheat, with sales OF white l3O, ~
and 1870 for common to choice, and OF red ut 10
Ass for good to prime. Corn quiet and no sales
reported. Nothing doing in Rye or Oats
FgEDER1cEsBUad MARKET, July T.-Light
receipts of new Wheat, and quotations nomi-
nally l4Oals0 Corn 77a7S. Oa.s 45aiO, and
Rye 7Os75.
rOOk WANTED-A cook, male or female
~ for a restaurant, if we'll recommended can
obtain good wages aud permanent employment