Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-30

4a5c per ID gross Stock Sheep 2aS% 80 per head
for common to good. Lambs 2,S4 per head.
Receipts this week 1854 head.
Hogs-The market has been rather overs sup
piled the past week, and of somewhat better
quality generally than the previous week. The
demand has been quite slow, and prices have
declined about lc per ID since last report,
owing t. the increased recci pts and continued
warm weather. Prices seem at the present time
to be about at u stand and may go lower il
many should arrive shortly and the weather
hold this warm much longer We quote al ST.
IS IS per 100 lbs net, while q few extra sold II
shade higher. Receipts for the week 1856 head.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET, October %
Beeves-Recepts 2lU5 head, chiefly common
natives and Texans, and there were on sale also
not far from 50 carloads that could not be sold
last week. TIE few buyers in the market were
only willing TO operate At low prices and the
market WAS even worse for the selling interest
than on Monday last Not more than one half
of the recei pts changed hands and the Sales We're
effected 1T a further reduction from Mondays
rates of about 4c per 10. Poor fair native
Steers were sold at 7ialOc per 10 dressed good
do. at l0!allic Prime and extra do. 1t ll3il2:c
and ordinary to iair Texans at 6s7c per H..
| Sheep and LambS-Receipts TODAY 1921 head.
| The demand for Sheep was United and sales
were very SLOW At 4a53c per ID, decline OF IL
| per ID. Lambs We're doing better, and choice
| lots ruled higher. The range WA, 6!aoc per ID
| for ordinary u extra
Hogs-Receipts to-day 4S6O head There
but little call or live Hog. III the butchers Were
fully supplied By direct importation from the
! Yves, and the three carloads o,l'.rcd remained
unsod. Dressed Hogs were irmer, AMI closed
| ut 75aSc per ID.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, October %. ISL
| Ca;tle-receiptS 300; more active prices Father
! irmer, bu. not quot bly, higher; tair 10 choice
| native Steers 5OaS5; extra i 25aS6 80; through
Texans 9OsSi Us; stockcrS 50aS3 60; ship
ments 100. Live Hogs active; receipts l5,UD0;
strong and higher; weather cool, and packers
buying freely; safes at ) 4UaS5 IS for common
| to medium; ) s. .SG 10 tor good 10 choice pack
ers generally paying 5 50aS6 10; shipments 500
| Sheep active and firm sales OF common To ''ur
1T ) l5aS3 49, gooc u choice Quotable 1T GOA
| 81 3d. shipments 800
GEoRGETOwN CATTLE MARKET. October %
The offerings OF Bee. Cattle reached 700 head Of
| whicu 200 were let over and 500 sold ut 3. 4Gc
| per ID gross There were 1000 head of Sheep
! and Lambs offered, most o. which sold n 4!a5!c
| per Id for Sheep, and = 5Oa. 4 Is per head for
| Lambs. Cows and Calves 25sS55.
BALTIMORE HORSE AND MULE MARKET.-
The horse and mule market shows scarcely any
variation, either in price or the amount of sales
during the past week. Auction sales Of horse.
are held nearly every day, but the runiber sold
es*h day is not large, usually. Most OF the sales
are OF single horses, but occasionally pair for
carrag service is sod at from! $50 to 500 for
the pair, An! sometimes at higher pri>es. Single
carriage buggy and Eight wagon horses b-lrg
from Sl25 to 200; strreturs and general work
horses from S9l 10 Sl15 and lower grades from
$50 to Sis. Mule. BRING from $50 t. S4t
per paIr.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET.
w. hear of no movement whatever to-day III
Sugars and report the market dull, with the
feeing fat and heavy: Prices are nominal nj
the reduced figures of yesterday We qlote
Cuba, grocery grades, oYaJc; Porto Rico, gr"
Gerry grades, Stable AID Demcr.ra vacuum pan
9tal0!c. Stock to day GIL hhds.
Th07e has been no movement in Coffee TO day,
business being restricted b. the want of stock 10
'perate in there being me here in first hands,
but the feeling is very strong, and prices are
firmly maintained. There i: gool inquiry
from the interior, and the market cioses very
strong at our previous quotations. We quote
iobbng lots ordinary t. choice lGiaZ2c gold
LYNcHBURG MARKET, Oct. 29.-The market
for Flour is trmer on account Of limited receipt:
Receipts of Wheat light, with good demand,
and slight Improvement in prices white l3a
100, and red l5al25. No new Corn coming in,
anu small sales of old old at l05all0. The de-
mand for Oats is good At 55aj0. Rye 90a!OO.
Butter scarce ut 25a30.
RIcHMoSD MARKET, Oct. 29-Thc market i.
generally quiet, with fair offerings Of Grain
Sales of white Wheat st lloal32 for common
to prime, and red ut llS,.l4 for COMMON TO
choice, and l5j for lot of Fultz. Sales OF Old
white Corn ut 90, xnd good new at %; old yell
low ~. Oats ~. Nothing doing in Rye.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET Oct. 29.-Nh"at
quiet and unchanged ut l5.l33 Tor ordinary -
choice. Corn 9Ja92. Rye I6ASO, and Oats 5OA)2.
PORT OF EX&NDKIA. October 30.
Sun rose............6 "a Moon riscs......... " IL
Sun sets 5 t High water.........UJ &c