Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-12


PLASTER, ground, per TOLL. So n 600
Ground, in bags or barrels. 8 80 600
Ground, in bags returned. S 80 900
Lump NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." I 80 Il 5 On
SALT, &. A (LivcrpooD. ..". % l 10
Fine ....."................. z ~ 3 z Al
Turks Island ............... 0 30 a 0 40
WOOL common unwashed-... q 30 u 81
Washed ................ ........ 0 40 4 q Is
Merno, unwashed .......... . 80 u O 81
Merno, wsshed........... 0 ~ U 81
REMARKS Receipts Of -Four have largely
increased, the arrivals being greater than for sew.
eral weeks past, and the market is very dull,
with prices off 25c on all grades, except choice
Extras. Wheat has been in very light receipt.
with brisk demand all the week, the market
closing firm at quotations sales to-day of avery
good lot of red at l45 Receipts of Corn have
beeL moderate and prices fell off the first Of IT,.
week, but rallied towards the last, the marke,
closing active and firm at opening quotati rs;
offerings to day of IA bushels, with sales Of
white at ST. mixed q. -, "A, IS. - and So and
yellow ut IS The demand for Rye is good, and
prices are unchanged. Oats opened active bat
the demand fell of towards the close, the marke,
suffering decline of to &c. Receipts OF But.
ter are large, and prices are of, the msrke,
mand. Potatoes ar, dull and lower Bacon i,
dull and unchanged. Plaster is in moderaede.
uand, the season being nearly over. We have
no change TO note in Salt or Wool.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET. June 70
The offerings of Cattle Sheep and Hogs this
week have been equal to the demand, which i
limited Beef Catte / jOAS6 20, and choice g.;
Sheep 4l5c rcr 10 gross, and Lambs 3aS4 80
Hogs 7aS7 50, and dull; Cows and Caves 2jaSjo
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged As fol-
lows: Best Beevcs ut 37aS7 % general
" rated first quality ut 37aSG 81; medium
to good fair quality at S5aS5 81; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows at OiuS 81 inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle 0 uOaSO 00-gcnernl
average of the market to-day So 81; extreme
range of prices 0JaS7 %. Most of the sales
W, re from 90 to ST. 81 per 100 lbs. To-
tai receipts for the week 1896 head, against III
last week, and 1852 head same time last ycar.
Total sales for the week 963 head against Los
last week, and 1913 head same time last year.
The receipts differ imlnatcrialy with last week
Prices varied materially, commencing to decline
from the beginning, they continued to recedc
till the close, when nearly 300 head were left on
the market
head full surply and poor demand.
sheep and LambS-The continued heavy Ar
rivals rs anticipated, have been in excess Of the
demand, and eventuated in low"r prices; the
home demand being quite limited, operations
were almost wholly confined ~ Eastern dealers,
causing little activity to the extent # their
wants. Prices, it IS generally .lieved, will con.
tinue to decline fer Il while We quote Shc"pnt
4,59c per ID gross. Lambs at 2aSl 30 per head
NJ t, quality. Receipt: this week .l64 head.
Hogs-The market continues to he fully sup
piled, receipts being beyond the demand, whici
at this time is not rs extensive Ton account Of
the extreme warm herr as it was a Sh rt
time ago. Prices h We consequently fallen OLA
full &c per Id since last week, and are now Sta
tionary at : 50a SS per 100 lbs net few bringing
the latter figure, les in fact than realized the
top quotations last week. Receipts this week
1863 head.
New YoaK CATTLE MARKET, juno 10, 1874
Beevcs-keceipts $3.50 head. Fair to good ma
tive Steers were sold ut from 81 per head to &c
per ID; good stil-fed Texans were sold vt He
per ID, and ordinary to prime native Steers
ranged from III to l2lc per ID.
Calves-Recepts 780 head. The market wass
little more active d shade tirmcr ut .ecper
Id for common to prime lots.
Sheep and LambS-Recc pts 5551 head. The
market was dull and weak for both Sheep and
Lambs. The limited sales Of Sheep were n: "a
6lc per lb. and Lambs ranged from 7!c TO lOlc.
Hogs-Receipts lO027 Hogs, none of which
were offered alive. Dressed Hogs were in light
request 1T Isait per ID.
. CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, June II. ISL
Cattle-reccipts $50 head; very active; prices
firm and higher good 10 choice Steers D 80.
S. 10; prime to extra do. q . Sc 70; thorough
Texans sold ut 81; choice corn-tcd - 70 stock
ers 3 5OaS4 Is, closing with pens well cleared
shipments 22O head. Hogs-receipts ll,cn
head active firm and higher; 5aS5 80 'or com
mon TO fair; ) 40aS5 % for good to extra; snip
mcnts $500 head. Sheep unchanged; receipts
4,U head active TO tina. cxtect
The offerings of Cattle reached rs he"d, 20 oil
which sold ut rates ranging from a. to ts' per
III: 20 head were left over. Fifteen hundred
She D and Lambs were offered, 1909 OF %h'r"
we're sod-.Shcep ut 546tc per H., and Lsnb- NJ
3aS4 80 per head; 3D were lett oyer. lh'rT
Cows and Calves were sold st 2o.90u
BALTIMORE HORSE AND MULE MARKET a
has boan the case for several weeks pa-t th'
Baltimore Horse and Mule market continues l."
active, and the sales have boen anything o"'
n,,ieriny to the dealer, who, in many cast
have been compelled to sell at A sacrifice Inc
demsnd for Horses of all grades has been very
u ,or, Lower grade driving Horses bring from
i5O to $3.50 per head. The supply of first cI".'
heavy draft Horses is very small. C"fnm" ;,n
plentiful, and bring from 100 to 500 per he"i
The Mule market ls very quiet Several sh"'
lots from Kentucky and West Virgi nia have
rived during the week, and are held nj from @'
to $500 per span
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MA"kEi'
Juna II Coilce-Ih"re Is some movement ~
Coffee, and the market may be written ,t'..'t
and arm. Since our last report carg" oil ~
hags Rio has been sold at 1919 gold, HI ad"n"r'
of 7 Of a cent on the price paid for ii a t"" 'Hy
since and we note 4s" sses from W iec"nd
b;na Ints vs. ranging rom III TO 22r for ordinary
t. choice-all gold. Stock now in tit ""'''
q 600 bags Rio. L.
Sugars-There has been no movement |" '"t
in Sugars, but the market, though quiet, = ''''
firm. with no pressure on the part 81 h"hirf' -
sell Prices are steadily maintsin"d, ana v"
still quote AS follows for raw desc iption-' W.
Fair to good Cuba, grocery grades, oto:c r".r
Rico grocery grades Snslc, and Dein"rnrh W.
uum var ss.99c The stock to day is u, -" hh''.
LYScnBuRG MARKET, June Flour
dull, except Tor Fine and Super ", Wheat !; :.
light receipt, and prices nominal. The Te'''P:
of Corn rom the ives. are heavy, and TIE mar
l,.t i dcurcssed quotations s5m.3 Oats IN !a''