Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-10

Shoulders ......... ................. Qg U u!
LARD y 81 t0 0
DRESSED Hogs. 6 90 Gl e -
GREEN APPLES, per bbi... 80 10 3 ~
PLASTER, ground per tom. ! gu (a m
Ground, in bags or bblS.... y ~ t9 w
Gruuut!, IN bags, returned. 5 ~ t@ n
Lu,nu..... 5 Is 10 i -
SALT Il. a. (Liverpo"D..... l 81 "a M
Fine ..... : 81 Uy 3Ul
Turks Island ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. q % 1D 80
WOOL, cqulnlon unwashcd.. u 55 ~ .!
Washed ..... .................. y 80 u -
Mrrino. unwaslied. .......... & ~ -
Mcrinu washed .............. U on ~ u ~
HAY. per ton from the cars".."e M Gp SO M
REMARxs.-The market for Fl'ur opened
firm, with brisk demand for Extras, which
continued during the week, and closes ut an '.d>
vance of 50 to 75c. Supcrs and Family brands
are not materially charged. Stocks of Extras
are very light, while the supply Of Super ""d
Family is fair and ample for all demand. We
quote: Supcrs 25aS7 So Extras BASS -;
Family 8 5OaSl0, and choice brands 10 5oaSll
Wheat opened firm, with light receipts, and a
tendency towards higher prices Good samples
continued in fair enquiry to the close of the
week, at which we quote brisk demand, par
ticularly for the higher grades, at an advance of
3a5c. Offerings of 81 bushels white and j57 of
good TO prime, and of the latter at lS5 for fair.
and l9S. 200 and 202 for prime Corn opened
with brisk demand and firm prices: All offer
incs are readily taken by millers-distillcrS be-
ing entirely out Of the marSet-at an advance Of
BABE on tho opening quotations. Offerings to-
day of $50 bushels mixed, with sales at ", hi,
G4i and Us. Rye has been in better receipt than
for previous weeks, and prices are SITTER; sales
to-day of 80 bushels at los. There have been
no arrivals of Oats this week, all the transac-
tions being from store, at m advance OF Zaac or
last weeks quotations, at which the market
closes firm; sales at 50 and 3d. Prime Butter is
scarce and wanted, while common is plentiful.
Eggs are in light receipt, and prices are UNI
changed. Receipts of Turkeys have been heavy
towards the close of the week, and prices, which
were stitfening, have declined. Potatoes are
scarce and unchanged There is some little en-
oury for Glover Seed, but the market is net
E,irjy opened. Bacon Is dull and unchanged.
Dressed Hogs have been in light receipt and
prices improved at the opening of the market,
but declined towards its close; small Hogs are
still in fair request. We have no change to note
in Ground Plaster; prices of Lump have ad-
yanced 25c, and lot of 200 tons is held at 81
for the quantity There is but light demand
for Salt and prices remain rs quoted Last week.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARX EFT. January ia
There were 200 Cattle, ~ Cows and Calves and
lUO Hogs offered this week Sales of Cattle ~
the butchers here very limited, the most of the
stock being driven to the District markets. We
quote G. title at from t. Sc; Cows and Calves
IL to S45 and live Hogs Mt 6 t, 7c net. MARKET
somewhat dull. as @s. 81.
BALTIMORE CATTLE, MARKET. January o
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged ~ fol-
lows: Best Bccves ut 6 OOaS7 II; general
" rated first quality ut OOaSG %; medium
to good fair quality at UDaS5 o0t ordinary. thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows at 2 62a$4 90; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle y uJaSO 0O-genorul
average Of the market to-day $ 81; extreme
W. re from so to 50 Is per 100 lbs. To-
tai receipts for the week 1893 head, against .9t
last week, AMI 2l78 head same time last year. To-
tai sales for the week 1899 head, against 1910
last week, and lS4S head same time last year.
The market this week opened with greater ao-
tivity than it exhibited last week. and continued
so throughout; considering quality there Is no
change To note III prices. ....
Shecp-The receipts were very light again
this week and owing to the continued scarcity
for toe past three weeks prices arc better, AMI
Sheep are quite in demand. Prospects seem to
be that receipts will continue light for h week
only u fair quality, few good Sheep ARRIVING
Prices range ut 44u7c per ID gross. Prime Sheep
will readily command top p.ices. Receipts this
week 37O head. ~.
week and the market, n 1T the close last week,
is without much frmness, but prices about the
same, ranging ut 80 So per 100 lbs net, most OF
the sales being at and under So 75 few beng
sold at the extreme price OF 81, and low Us the
figures are now if there should be heavy ar
rivals, they would show An immediate syrnp~-.
thy At present there seems slight prospects nl
any advance Receipts this week H., he'd
Georgetown CATTLE MARKET, january.
The offerings to-day amounted TO 800 head OF
Cattle, $50 Shecp->mnll supply-snd Is Cows
and Calves. Cattle sold ut from to &c; Sheep
5 to &c, and Cows and Calves at from Is to- $50
very large proportion OF the Cattle oncreh
were ordinary and common, lhe demand l"f
which wa. vely limited, with dull sales ut low
figures, while the few No. Cattle ON sale
changed hands readily at good figures. Sheep
being scarce, went off rapidly at quotations.
Cows and Calves dull. About SO Cattle remained
I'm. Did 100 were driven to Baltimore.
LYScHBURG MARKET Jan. 9.-Flour is &C
tive, at al advance Of 25.,5Uc per Dbl on high
grades The receipts Of Wheat are light, whil.
the demand is good, and prices show IN advanc";
white lGOa1s5 and red 1GOalsO. Corn is very
scarce and quoted at 70a75. Oats are in very
light receipt at 50u55. Rye SOaS5.
RICHMOND MARKET, January 9.-OiIcrings
Of Grain light-about 1000 bushels Of Wheat
with sales of white at 170a2l0 for good to prime
and 19Oa1D5 for do. red Sales of very good
Corn at 73. Offerings of 200 bushels Osts, but
no sales reported. Small sales of Rye at SIC.
Sales of Corn Meal at Is.
FREDERICKsBURG MARKET, January g.
Market wholly unchanged, and scarcely enough
doing to warrant quotations, which !eInuin 10
n?l5 for good to choice white Wheat, and lI'H
20 for do red Corn 5Oa55 Oats $3.50, and
Rye 6Ja70