Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-22

Lump . w b . 10
SALT, u. A. (LiverpooD."". ~ q 4O
rlne Z ~ d LF
Turks Island ............ 0 35 3 0 40
WOOL, common unwasbed... y 70 8 U &c
Washed. 0 IS q 0 80
Merino, uawashed......... . rs q D %
Merino, Washed."....". o 80 q U 81
REMARKs.-Receipts of Flour are still light,
and the market without material change; choice
Extras and Family brands are in good demand,
while other grades are dull. Since our last re-
port we have to note n decline in Wheat Of 8 to
Sc on prime lots, and 5 to &c on medium and
low grades marxet closes dull offerings to-day
of 906 bushels red, with sales at ITO, 172 and 173
for prime to choice. Corn has been active all
the week, with u tendency of prices upward
the market closes active and firm at an advance
of 3. on last weeks quotations; offerings to-day
Of 1923 bushels mixed, with sales 1t 81 and 81.
Rye is quiet ut 90. Oats are in light receipt,
with d good demand prices are better offerings
to-day Of 34 bushels, with sales at 63. Receipts
of Butter are more liberal, and prices are i'm
proving. Eggs al in light receipt, and prices
are lie better. Potatoes are very scarce at an
advance, being quoted 25o higher than last
weeks prices. Bacon is firm; prices are ad-
vaacing. Lard is firm. The stock of Plaster is
ample, with q light demand. Sail is in lair en-
Quiry prices are unchanged.
ALEXANDRIA FISH MARKET, May 22-The
receipts of tresh Fish at the city wharf since
yesterdays report have b,en 1000 Shad, which
sold at from 10 so to SIP per hundred; 40,0U
Herrings, which brought S. per thousand, and
a small supply of Rock and Perch, which sold
at high figures. The proprietOrs OF the shores at
Bryanrs Point, Hudd's Ferry, Stump Neck,
Pye's Bend and Freestone have "cut out" in
addition to those heretofore mentioned, and the
season is drawing to a close rapidly.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, May b.
The supply OF Cattle, Sheep and Lambs, Hogs
and Cow and Calves, with the exception Of
Cattle, we're fully equal to the demand. q title
sold ut from S to 6lc, Sheep 8 to 64c, Lambs z 70
TO SIS per head, Hogs : 50 to So per 100 lbs net,
and Cow and Calves ~ to S43 per head. Mar
ket fairly active. We anticipate a decline in
the price of Cattle from this time forward till
the beginning of winter.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, May 81, 1874.
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged rs fol-
lows: Best Beeves at & 25aS7 so; general.
ly rated first quality at B 5OaS6 70; medium
TO gOOu lalC QudllLy u y OOaSo cO, IuIHh I'M
Steers, Oxen and Cows at 4 75a$5 90; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle Q WaSO W-general
average of the market to-day S. Is; extreme
range of prices 4 Toast Is. Most OF the sales
w,re from ia to Sc 10 per LOO lbs. To-
tai receipts for the week llO head, against 1891
last week, and 12l3 head same time last year.
Total sales for the week 999 head, against 1911
last week, and 1884 head same time last year.
The market this week varied slightly in several
particulars from that of last week. There were
fewer Gait tEan last week.
Cows-We quote Mich Cows at 5OaS60 per
head, and dull.
Sheep and Lambs-The supply has been quite
full this week, and Inc demand fair at a reiuc-
ton of 3c per ID since last week. The quality
was t~olerably good, there being a few quite good
Sheep. About 400 of the receipts were ressippel
East. We now quote Sheep ut 4taotc per 10
rs to quality. Receipts this week 1888 head.
Hogs-At the close last week there were not
many Hogs in the pens this fact and The not
very heavy run this week, has had the effect of
advancing prices since last quotations, though
the advance is not as real rs IT is apparent, the
quality this week being somewhat better, Esken
altogethe, than last week. The demand has
been fair, and promises to continue so, and high
er prices are anticipated unless much heavier
receipts come to \ nj than now expected. We
quote at 7 5Oa$8 ., and q very choice lot at
So s. per 100 pounds net. Receipts this week
Il 4 nead.
New YoeK CATTLE MARKET, May %, 1874
Beeves-Iv-day's receipts were 1861 head, main
ly fair to coed native Steers. Pric,s ranged at
from lie per ID, to dress So lbs, to 123c per ID, to
dress So lbs.
Calves-Receipts S3s head. Sales averaged
&c per ID; Ohio Calves &c. TIL,
market was fair al + IL per ID for fair TO extra
Sheep, and lOal44c per ID for common to extra
Spring Lambs.
shade easier st 74a7s per ID.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, May 2l.-Cattle-
receipts 900 head fairly active and steady;
liberal sales OF fair to good Steers at 53OaS5 60
choice toextrs 5 IS Sc Is; stockers and feeders
4 25 .S5; shipments 3UOl head. Hogs-receipts
Is COO head active and firm unchanged 4 ~.
SIS 80 for interi r to medium; 5 4Da4o 10 for good
to choice; St for extra; shipments l3,UU head;
1901 head; fairly active and
steady; 5 5JaS6 374.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET. May 2l.-
The offerings this week amounted to loO Cattle,
1000 Sheep and Lambs and 20 Cows and Calves,
with sales of Cattle at 4 to &c, Sheep 5 to f5c,
Lambs 2 50 to SIS per head, and C"ws and Calves
% to $50 The supply was fully equa! to the
demand, with Il fairly active market.
BALTIMORE HORSE AND MULE M~ARKET.-The
horse and mule market has been unusually dull
during the past week, and the supply, particu
larry of we'll broken riding and driving horses,
has been largely in excess of the demand.
Heavy horses are held at prices varying firm
from 3U to $3.50 per head. Tie sales have,
however, been very few. The demand for com.
mon work horses has been very good. and the
sales have been larger than usual. The prices
have, of course, increased in proportion " the
demand, and they bring from 10 TO sl9o per
has for some weeks been very quiet, and
the stock of mules On hand ve;y large The
prices range from 3O to $3.50 per span.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET
Sugars-The market, though gu ct, IS Very firm
tone, with no pressure on the part of holders
70 sell at %cuarent figures. Cuba grocery grades
are quoted st sas4c; Brazil in bags 7si75c; Por-
kIco procerY grades S ,S5c.