The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-03
JoBBING PRICES


MARCH i, 1878.
APPLES.-Green, sound, SO 5oa4 90 barrel.
Inferior sold for what they will bring.
BUCKWHEAT-sha4c per pound
BEESWAX-Dark, 25a2Sc. Yellow S0a3lc
BEANS-$l. 60a2.00.
BUTTER-Prime to choice yellow Virginia,
81 70 2s cents; common to good. lba2Oc.
Adamantine, 16a2l cents.
CONFECTIONS-Lemo $3.50 per box scarce;
Oranges, S.50a$50D per case; Raisins, S2T5 whole,
sle6 half, socas.eo quarter boxes Candy,
i6al7c Mince Meat lsc.
COFFEE.-Java, 2sc., Rio, far to good 226a
2Sc.; prime to choice, 2ha23c.; Laguayra, 23hc.
CORN MEAL--City Mills, bolted, So cents;
CHEESE--Northen and Western prime cut
ting, l6al7c; common, loal2c.; English Dairy.
COTTON YARNS-Country yarns, Nos. to
~, $l.65; Leaksqille, N. Q, yarns, Sls5.
peras &c.; Madder Ice; Indigo, 81 IS; Cochineal
sll0; Extract Logwood, &c.,; Sal. Soda, 4ca4hc =;
Bluestone, 16c.; super car. soda. American eAc
DRESSED FOWLS. Turkeys l5a2O cents.
Chickens ilals cents. Ducks lsal6c per is Live
Fowls dull
DRIED FRUIT-Apples sa4c. Peaches, peeled
berries, 7asc. Reeeips liberal. Market dull
,EGGS-In barrels and boxes. ga 4 cents, In
patent carriers. 24a26c.
FLOUR-Virginia country superflne, 80 100 to
1915; Extra $925as.6o; Family $40 00a$ll go,
according to brands. No country flour being
FEATHERs-Live.g geese eoas6; mixed 40 to
Coo. Wholesale market dull
FLAXSEED-$l.6 5al.75
FISH:-Herrings-Ea gross, $500 per bar
rel North Carolina No cut, $5.Ooa$5.50 per
Darrell North Carolina No. roe s9a$060 per
barrel: halt-barrel $3.50. North Carolina No.
gross. "a 75as5.-Mackerel-N Bay maclserel,
Sl2a$l2 so; No. Shore, $S26a$9; No. 2 lin bar
reIsl. sll: No large lin barrelsl $sa$s 25.
CORRESPONDING c per Id for small and
medium; large size, 2ha2h.
hIDE.S-WET Sailed - Steers, Aal2Rc
calf skin, Slt0al.75
Dry-Country flint l6a2oc; saIted II isc
The buying rates for green are Ease.
HAY Good Northern IL .46al so. Good clover
IL. 26al40.
IRON-Bar 5hc for common sizes oAash
for bands; Norway and Sweedes, 7a7hc; Coun.
try Hammered, bAa6c Sheet 7Aa9c
LUMP PLASTER, IS 90 Ground, $1,000 to
sll.bo per ton; calcined, s3as.26. Lump plaster
scarce
81 2oal.40: Riverton, $l20a1 40; Rockland
1850 by quantity from wharf; Sl75 by retail
from store: Rosedale, $220a2.25; Caicined Pa g
Ter, 50 76a3 James River Cement. $2a2.25.
LEAD-Pig, s8asA1 per pound.
MOLASSES AND SYRUPS-Amber COED
Syrup eoae6; N. o. Molasses 6Oa66; Dark Stand
%; In hogsheads, 2ic; Cuba Muscovado, in bar.
rels 55a6o; Porto Rico, soa75; White Syrup
OILS-Kerosene 2saslc. wholesale straits
65a7Oc.; linseed, sOc. per gallon by the barrel
Virginia lubricating Oil. 60c. Whale Oil. 90c.
Lard Oh, Soc; Sperm Oil, 80 %; Labrador Coo
Oil, for tanning purposes, 66aQ0c,
LIQUORS - Rectified whiskeY - Common
Harvest" 96c.a$l "; full proof, $l.l0al 20
medium rye, u 5os2i pure old rye, $2a4; Viz
Domestic brandies. u .26a2 Domestic gins
Sl.2Oal so Fruit brandies, 81 .S6al go Black
berry do, 81 ,26al. 90. Genuine Holland Gin
@l0.u0 per case.
METALS-IRoS--Horse shoes, 7AaOMc; mule
shoes, sAaSA; nail road, Sc.
MILL OFFAL-Bran, Zoe; Shorts, Csc; Brown
stuff, zoe; Shipstuff, 80, wholesale from mill.
9-penny, sen; = TO 7-penny. $6h; to 6-penny
S6A; 3-penny, $7A. These are the jobbing prices
BY the loo kegs, csc. less.
STEEL-Nay lor's cast. ISM. English blistered
lSc; American do, Halle.
PlICH-$6a5h per barrel,
RYE-S5a9Oc
RAGS-White SIC; cotton 4c; woollen sassy
RICE-Carolina, 9asAc.
ROSIN--S1.S5a for strained; STAT 2h for No 1
pale, $5%a6.
SHiNGLES-6.inch No. ] Heart Cypress, $lt
TO el2 per NJ; 6inch No. Sap Cypress, 90 TO 9
4-inch Heart cypress, 1925; 4-inch Sap Cypress
es finch Heart Pine, 3d. 4-inch Sap Pine, "a
These are the selling prices at the yard
TAR-$476a6.o0 for large barrels. $4.ooa2
for small barrels
OATS-Baled, l.40al. 40.
ENGLISH Ai.E.-Pnts 81, 20; quarts. 1915
ONIONS-Red, S1.26aI.6O.
PLOW Wholesale,6 kc.: retail
enc.
PoTATOEs-New Irish, soasOc per bushel
Sweet s0oaSi.u0.
POLES AND sTAy y q poles, s7as
Headings, es.60a7, and very dull.