Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-13


SALT, g. A. (LiverpooD........ | 60 g -
Fine OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~ tt 20
WOOL, common unwashod..... 2, ~ ~
Mashed ;ns.:Ssd y y s, 80 %
Mcrino, washed................ . 90 y, y 70
HAY. per ton from the cars.....N w "a oo w
REMARKs.--There is complete stagnatlon III
the Flour market, with light receipts and de-
clining tendency in prices; tho customary de-
mund nj tho first Of the month did not equal the
expectation of holders, and to effect sales con-
cessions will have to be ,uadc we note sales of
Extras at SIS II in hundrcd-bbl. lots. Wheat his
ruled low all the week; arrivals are very light,
and all offerings are sold; prices are not mate
rally changed since the opening of tho week;
offerings to-day of CO bushels red, with sales st
30 for Il very inferior sample, and lbs and iGo Tor
fair and prime lots Receipts of Corn have been
light with a fair demand, chiefly by Iniliers,
with but little variation in prices towards the
close of the week there was some enquiry Tor
SHIPMENT causing an Improvement Of iaZc IN
prices; offerings cf 164 bushels mixed and As Of
yellow with sales of the former ut G6, and Of the
latter ut Is Rye is quiet Arrivals OF Oats nre
very light with fair demand; the stock in store
is well closed out Receipts Of Butter have been
large, with decline of Sc during the week
Eggs arc still scarce, with good Demand
There are no Potatoes arriving; the demand FOR
seed Potatoes is good. Onions uro scarce. Ba-
con is firm at an advance of &c on Shoulders
Plaster and Salt arc without change in prices:
Wool is in better demand; prices unchanged.
BALTIMORE CATTLE, MARKET. June y, 1873.
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged as fol
lows: Best Bccvcs at 25aS7 3; general
'ly rated first quality at 5 75aS6 Is; medium
to good fair quality at 5OaS3 %; ordinary thin
and lowest grades of Cattle 0 OOaSO Oo-gcneral
average of the market to-day So 81; extreme
range of prices S 00aS7 Is. Most of the sales
Were from 600 to ST rs per 100 lbs. To,
last week, and 95S head same time last year. To
ta sales for the week 1913 head, against lGlI
last week, and 1913 head same time last year.
The market this week has been pretty active NJ
through, more so than last week, and prices g
shade higher; for while the quality WAS not gen.
orally as good, large number consisting OF
Cherokecs and Texas Cattle, the prices obtained
were in most instances fully up to those of last
week.
Sheep and Lambs--There has boon another
full market for Sheep during the past week, ut
tended with no little activity accustomed nrlnci-
psliy by tho Eastern demand some 20JO head
having been rcshpped from this market. The
quality of the offerings generally has been info
change We quote fair to good Sheep ST 4s5c
and good to extra at 5a54c per ID gross, with but
few selling at the outside figure Lambs IN fair
demand at 2aS4 IS per head. Receipts this week
1916 head.
Hogs-Under the very heavy receipts during
the past week prices have given way, comnlcnc-
ing TO decline shortly after the close of our last
report till now quotations are marked fully &C
per ID lower than they were last week: Inc
market at the decline has shown considerable
nd at n
many Hogs in the yards Prices may remain
MS they are for day or two, but q continuation
of similar run to that of the last few days will
SS so% oS BY fsrss neT "i lbs ne
and few selling ut the outside figure. Receipts
this week II, 026 head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, Juno l2.:-Cattlo-
Receipts $500. Market fairly active :. - for All
grades, and prices firm. Sales of fair Stockors
at4aSi 81, good to choice Cows and Steers 4 4. 70
APO va. fair to good shipping Steers 35aSo 3D.
Gaelce 70 extra G5aS6; shipments 5000. Live
nogS active to extent Of offerings; receipts Gooo
choice, bulk sales 3OaS4 so, closing strong
shipments GOO Sheep quiet and steady, and
unchanged; receipts $50.
;na Fks;EDER1cKsBURG ARKET, June 2-Market
An"ctiVc and prices tending down, Wheat being
q9c:cd oal0c lower-14UaiS5 for poor to choice
white and rod. Corn GSa7O Oats 50a55.
kiGnMoSD MARKET, June12 othing doing
n n Wheat; no offerings. to-day. Sales of white
Corn at a. Eastern Virginia white Oats, S.
omslI sales of washed Wool at ~.
LiNcHBURG MARKET, June 1.-THE market
quiet and without change in quotations. Ro-
eelps OF Grain arc very light f..4<
BY TEL EGRAPH
NEW YORE .Tuue .ftirn op1
SMSong. Money steady at 4. Gold steady at lG9
Flour dull and dropping Wheat quiet and
heIfy. Corn dull and unchanged.
BALTIMORE, June 15.-Virginia SKIES consol-
oated, So; West Firginias 10 bid to-day. Cot
Ton buoyant; low middlings lSIalS4 Flour dull
ana unchanged. Whcat dull; white choiceS1sS4
i'D; talr to primo do. l7OslS0; choice amher13S
Hl'Oi good to prime rcd l70al90; common to fair
no. lo0al6H, Winter red Western 155a1G0 Stirring
red do. ldOslj0 Corn steady; white Southern
"; yellow Southern g. mixed Western g.
Oats very dull Southern 47a62 Western mixed
10; white 4Sa49. Rye dull at 60a90. Hay dull
ana lower; Pennsylvania l4a$225 Provisions
uu!l and norninal. Western Butter in fair de-
inand !; good to choice lSa2l. -
WIN. N. BERKLEY is closing out his stock
" Of DRESS GOODS, = 4...'
9G11ing all such goods at greatly reduced prices.
Csll early. ,...., jo1
TX BBLS STANDARD "a" SUGAR re-
-o ceiyod and for sale low by Is. .-.g.i j. +