The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-16
Live stock Sales at State scales.

Live Stock Sales mt State Scales.
RICHMOND. May IA, 1873.
MIR. L. Gimmi, weighmaster at the Live Stock
Scales, makes the following report of transac.
head a So 25 to Sc 90 per hundred gross Sheep
"a head a 50 to SO 25 per hundred gross;
Hogs, 81 head q 81 to SIS % per hundred nett
Richmond Prices Current
r. MAY 10. 1873.
REAARKs.-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. "a.
WHOLESALE.
APPLES.-Green, sound, 81. J0a4 25 barrel
Inferior sold for what they will bring.
ENGLISH ALE.-Pmts 80 20: quarts 1915
BEESWAX-Dark, 25a2sc. Yellow, soa3lc
BEANS--$l .75a2.00.
BUTTE.R.-Prime to choice yellow yirpinia
81 to 40 cents; common to good, 15a3Oc, Goshen
OANDLEs.--Tallow lsMal4 cents per pound;
Adamantine, 16a21 cents.
COFFEE.-Rio, far to good. 23a24c.; prime to
choice. 24a2oc.; Laguayra, 25c' Java 27a2s..
Mocha, soc
CHEESE--Northern and Western prime cut.
| ting. l6a1Sc.: common, 10al2c.; English Dairy
COTTON YARNS--Country yarns, Nos. to
~, 81, 65; Lealcsqille, N. c., yarns, g.. So
DRUGS AND DYE STUFFS-Alum &c.; Con-
peras &c.; Madder lec.; Indigo, 1885, Cochineal,
ii 10; Extract Logwood, &c.,; Sal Soda, 4ca416c,
Bluestone, l5c; super car. soda, American exc;
DRIED TRUIT-Apples, sa4c. Peaches peeled
| loallc. unpeeled 4a5c. Cherries, lOal7c Black
| berries, Ease.
EGGS-In barrels and boxes. l6al7 cents, in
patent carriers. lsal9c.
FLOUR.-Virginia country superfine IS rs to
$500; Extra $9OOa9.25; Family SlOOOaIo:5O
according to brands. No country flour being
shipped.
Partnership geese 65sl70 mixed 40 to
F'LAXSEED-$l s5aI.75
FISH:-Herrings-Eas tern gross, SS. 90 per bar
rel. North Carolina No cut $5.Ooas5 90 per
barrel; North Carolina No. / roe Seay9 so per
barrel: half-barrel $3.50: North Carolina No /
gross. $4.75aS5--Mackerel-N Bay mackerel,
sl2asl2 80; No.. Shore, as.25asa; No: 2(in bar
| relsl, 81 No. 3 large lin barrelsj ssa$s.25.
GRINDSTONES- Aa2c. per h. for small and
medium; large size. 2Aa2a.
HIDES-WET Sailed - Steers, Aa12he
| Dry-Country flint 16a2Oc; salted IA q 1sc.
| The buying rates for green are Ease.
| HAY Good Northern III 50a1.55. Good clover
81. 25a1 40. a.
| IRON-Bar SIC for common sizes bAa6h
for bands; Norway and Sweedes, 7a7hc; Coun.
try Hammered, bAa6c; Sheet 7saaec. Il.
| lUMf ILASIEii, 90 OO Ground, NO. gu 10
80 per ton; calcined, $3aS.25. Lump plaster
scarce
| OILS-Kerosene 2saslc. wholesale straits,
65a70c.; lnseed, 90c. per gallon by the barrel.
Virginia lubricatng Oil, Lbc. Whale Oil. 9Oc.;
Lard Oil, S5c Sperm Oil, 1925 Labrador Cod
| Oil, for tanning purposes, 6ja90c.
LIQUORS = Reetitled whiskey = Common
Harvest" 95c.asl 70; full proof, sl.lOal 20
medium rye, S15oa2; pure old rye, $2a4; Yir-
ginia Mountain rye, new, S1.75; old, S2,5Oa4.6 so.
Domestic mes to br indie sS5a2 Domestic gins
berry dor $l,25a1 90 Genuine Holland Gin,
MoLAssEs AND sYRUPs-Amber good
Syrup 60a65; NJ. O. Molasses 60a69; Dark Stand.
ard Molasses Syrups, in barrels csc; in tierces
%; in hogsheads, 2lc; Cuba Muscovado in bar
rels 66a60 Porto Rico, 6oa75; White Syrup,
| &1.75pcr gallon,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. shoes, 7AaOKc; mule
| shoes, SAaSA; nail road. Sc.
| MILL OFFAL-Bran, Zoe; Sho is, 25c; Brown
stuff, Soc shisstutf. so. wholesale from mill.
| TAR-$4.76a6.0O for large barrels 44.ooa25
| for small barrels. .l
| OATS-Baled, 81 .25al 80.
| ONIONS-$2 0Oa2. % per bushel
PAPER tSTOCK-Mixed cotton rags 4a4A C;
white. 6a5hc; woollen, 2aAc; imperfections 2Aa
PLow CASTINGS Wholesale, 6hc.; retail.
| enc.
POTATOES-New Irish S.. 6Oa5 90 per Dbl.
| PREPARATlONS-Oid Dominion Fertilizer
800; Gilham's Tobacco Fertilizer $40 90; Gill
hams Truck do, $40; do. cotton Fertilizer, $50 90;
Powhatan Raw Bone Super Phosphate, 800 10
| Whann's Super Phosphate $55 ; Soluble Pacific,
| Sea Fowl and Norfolk Fish, $40 CO., English To-
bacco Fertilizer, $40 90; Eureka, $57h; Flour of
Bone $50 oO Gilham's Peanut Fertilizer. 800 90.
| PROVISIONS Western Shoulders. 9a9A nc :;
Bone Sides, l0a1lc.; Clear Rib, lla1lhc.;
| Breasts, lOA allie; Plain Hams, l4c. Sugar-cured.
llal2c. Lard, Country, 9alOc.; Baltimore Leaf
in tierces and barrels, 10al0Ac.; in half barrels,
loAc; in kegs, 1iAc. These are the iobbing
POWDER-Sporting, IS per key, $3.50 by the
lot; blasting, SS.75a4 by the lot mining ST. 25a
400 by the lot; Eagle powderln TASKS $l1 90 per
case Of 20 pounds; Treble F, in canisters 1914 per
| of 25 pounds.
SHOT,. sOa3OO per bag.
| SUGAR-Raw Porto Rico, New Orleans and
| Cuba Muscavado, I0alI.
Granulated. ..".."..lSN Extra C.....,.".....ll
Crushed ...."..........l21d Refined yellow >. "
A...".... .....1Ih Cut Loaf........I3
Country merchants should remember in ORDER
ing, that refined sugar is constantly huctuating.
ShLT,-Liverpool, $2.s5; jobbng price, per
sack. Ground Alum. So. 25a240
SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE-5sa
SHUCKS--sl 20a125 per hid.
STRA W--I3aled S0a90c.
.TAIALOW-7a8c. per pound in large quanti-
ties.
TEAS-Black, 6c.a$l 25-the last prime ar
ticle; Imperial, u .loal so; Gunpowder, &lal 80
lF1NEGAR---tJider, 20a25c.
BUILDING MATERIAL
LUMBER, &o.-Heart, $4,000 per M; 6-4 and
"a $3.50 per NJ select, same sizes, $2s6e per M ;
split laths, $500 per NJ; joist, various sizes,
VI 90 per NJ; cedar posts, feet long, 90 to so
cents apiece garden rails, by by L. 25c.
LIME AND CErdENT-- Rockville. Virginia,
III .2Oa1.40; Riverton, IL .2Oal 40; Rockand
" so by quantity from wharf; $I.75 by retail
from store Rosedale, ~. 20a2.25; Calcined Pa
Ter, ". 75a3 James River Cement. $2a2,25.
NAIL4S-Old Dominion, 10 to 60ptnny, $8. to
s-penny, $6A; to 7-penny, S6h to 6-penny,
$6A; 3-penny, SIN. BY the loo kegs, &c less.
STEEL--Naylor's cast. lsm. English blistefed,
1sc; American do. 1lal2c.
SHINGLES.-6-inchN No. heart cypress, $40
to $l2 per M; 6-inch No. l sap cypress, So to 8,
4-inch heart cypress, ~ 20; 4.inch cypress, So;
3-inch heart pine, So; 4-inch sap pine g. These
are the selling prices at the yard,
LEAD-Pig, ShasAc per pound.
BANKS.