The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-15
Live Stock Sales at State Scales.

Live Stock Sales at State Scales.
RICHMOND. May IA. 1873.
Mr.. L. Gimmi, weighmaster at the Live Stock
Scales, makes the following report of transac.
lions for the week ending this date Cattle So
| head q so % to s6 90 per hundred gross; Sheep
| "a head % SO to &6 25 per hundred gross ;
Hogs, 81 head a 81 to IS % per hundred nett.
Richmond Prices Current.
MAY Is, 1873.
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 are unchanged. Country produce is
coming in more literally. Butter is declining,
Eggs steady.
WHOLESALE.
APPLES.-Green, sound, s25oa4. 20 barrel
Inferior sold for what they will bring.
ENGLISH ALE.-Pints 80. 20: quarts. 1915,
BEESWAX-Dark, 25a2sc. Yellow, SoaSlc
BEANS-$l75a2.0O.
BUTTER.-Prime to choice yellow Virginia,
81 to 40 cents; common to good, l5a30c, Goshen
40 to As.
OANDLES.--Tallow l3hal4 cents per pound;
Adamantine, 16a2l cents.
COFFEE.-Rio, fair to good 23a24c.; prime to
choice, 24a25e.; Laguayra, 25c Java 27a2s..
Mocha, 2Oc
CORN MEAL--City Mills. boltsd, so cents.
CHEESE-Northera and Western prime cut
ting, l6alSc.; common, 10al2c; English Dairy
2Sa24c.
COTTON YARNs-Contry yarns, Nos to
bRUGS AND DYE STUFFS-Aium &C.; Cop
peras &c., Nader &c., Indigo, Sl.35; Cochineal,
$ll0; Extract Logwood, &c.,; Sal Soda, 4ca4hc.;
Bluestone, loo; super car. soda, American exc;
English. INC.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, sa4c. Peaches, peeled
loalle npeeled 4a6c. Cherries. lOal7c. Black
berries, Ease.
EGGS-n barrels and boxes. l6al7 cents, In
patent carriers. lsal9c.
FLOUR.-Virginia country superf1ne, $S. 25 to
$3.50; Extra $9.0Oa925; Family $lO.OOa1O:5O
according to brands. No country flour being
shipped.
FEATHERs.-Live geese e6s7O; mixed 40 to
LAXSEED-sl .s5a175
Observation-Disclosures gross, %. 60 per bar.
barrel; North Carolina No. roe aea89.6O per
barrel half-barrel $3.50; North Carolina No. /
gross. &4.75a$5.-Mackerel-N l Bay mackerel,
$saS95o NO. snose ssssass No. bar
GRINDSTONES-lAa2 c. per lb for small and
medium; large size, 2Aa2h. .
HIDES-WET Sailed = Steers, Aal2hc
calf skin, &.toal75.
Dry-Country flint 16a2oc; sailed l4al sc
The buying rates for green are Ease.
HAY Good Northern 81 .5oal So Good clover
IRoN-Bar 6he for common sizes; 6Aaeh
try Hammered, 6Aa6c; Sheet. 7%asc.
LUMP PLASTER, $6 90: Ground, 5000 to
kll.60 per ton; ealcined, $Sa326. Lump plaster
scarce
OILS-Kerosene 2saSlc. wholesale straits,
86a7Oc.; linseed, soc. per gallon by the barrel.
Virginia lubricating Oil, tDe. Whale Oil, sOc.;
Lard Oil, Soc; Sperm Oil, 1926; Labrador Cod
Oil, for tanning purposes, 66a90c.
LIQUORS - Rectifed whiskey - Common
Harvest" s5c.asl 70; full proof, $l.lOal. 20;
medium rye, 81 SOAP; pure old rye, $2a4; Vir-
ginia Mountain rye, new, $40; old, $2.60a4.60.
domestic brandies. $l.25a2 Domestic gins,
o.. goal 30 Fruit brandies, 81 .36aI so; Black
berry do, 81, 25al 90. Genuine Holland Gin.
5000 per case.
MOLASSES AND SYRUPS-Amber good
Syrup 60a65; N. o. Molasses 60a66; Dark Stand
ard Molasses Syrups, in barrels, Zoe; In tierces
49, in hogsheads, 2Ic; Cuba Muscoyado, in bar
res, 66a6O; Porto Rico, e0a76; White Syrup,
&l.76,pcr gallon,