Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-29

Total sales for the week ss9 head, against 999
| last week, and GAO head same time las1 yea
The market this week was generaiiy 1iofe nv
than last, and prices aa4c per 10 hignep, eps
near the close, when the rates OF las' WON w"
more nearly Appropriated. :. an Cox NV
Cows-We quote Mich Cows at 4o,soo per 81.
per head good Cows scarce ana III ueiiiHnu )
common plenty and dull. o;,+s
Sheep and Lambs-The excess IN the rece,ptss
| this week over last weeks full supply mas nau
natural slowness of operations, that. promises 70
continue, with atten liant lower prices uniess
present indications fail, which does not seem
likely. We quote Sheep vt 4tH6!c per 10 gross.
Lambs are quoted 1T 5OaS5 per heao, as W
quality-tendency downward Receipts thls
| week 1887 head.
Hogs-Though the receipts were considerably
in excess of last week, they have been sold ABOUT
IS they arrived at figures somewhat higner gen
orally but there is little if any change IN prices
| as compared with last week when the qualty Is
considered At tho close the receipts seem to De
ACCOMPLISHING, and, as usual, the sales are not
quite as active. We now quote at o0aS0 oo per
| loo lbs net. Receipts this week 1888 bead
New YORK CATTLE MARKET May q, 1874
Beeyes-1o.day's fresh offerings were ZOO mead
rather more than one-half of which were RIPE
| native Steers from Chicago and good enough
| for any market The demand was about equsi
| to the supply and the market was steady ana
| firm at former quotations. A few Texans were
sold at lOc per ID. to dress 56 lbs and rev Oh
the choicest native Steers at l24al5c per H. 10
dress 58 lbs otherwise the range was llal@2c
per ID, to dress So to 58 lbs.
! Cslyes-Receipts were 1860 head The market
was dull for common Calves and slow for gooo
| to prime. Buttermilk Calves were sold at oaotc
per ID a lot of mixed Calves at etc, and talrlsh
to extra milk-fed veals at 7a9c per 10, very lew
going higher than 81c. ,o,o
| Sheen and Lambs-Receipts to day were 1923
head, nearly one half Spring Lambs from Ken.
lucky, Virginia and New Jersey. The market
was very dull for both Sheep and Lambs, ana
the offerings could not be closed out. Exclusive
of car load of extra fine wethers peddiea oas AZ
| Sc per Id; the range for sheared Sheep was 5a7c
per lb; for Lambs 9al24c per ID, and couple OF
| lots of unshorn Sheep were sold at 7aSc per 10
| respectively.
sale alive Dressed Hogs were in very moderate
demand at 7ss7Bc per ID for Highland heavy ones
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, May 2S.-Csttle
| dull receipts $500 head buyers demand re-
duct.on; sales Of fair to e.: ia Steers at b qua
| Sc 25; stockers 4a5c; shipments 24oo head
Hogs-recepts 10000 head; market opened
quiet; closed dull and lower at 65aS4 90 for in
| terior to common, and 25a$5 W for fair to
choice; shipments 1900 head Sheep quiet and
unchanged receipts 600 head.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET, May Is
There were It's Cattle, 1860 Sheep and Lambs
and 40 Cows and Calves offered to: day, with
sales of Cattle at to 7c; Sheep Al to G4c Lsm bs
Is to SIS per head, and Cows and Calves 10 to
| $50. The market being very full caused de-
| cline in prices, especially Lambs and Sheep,
with q number left over unsold
LYNcHBuRa MARKET, May 28.-Flour is
quiet except for Supers and Fine, for which
there is some demand. Receipts of Wheat light,
and quotations unchanged, VIZ l58al7O for red
and white There is an active demand for Corn,
with light receipts, and prices are steady at goa
| 95. Oats in far demand at 6Oa65. Rye 05a9O.
RICHMOND MARKET, May 2S-The offerings
of Wheat on Change to-day were light, and no
sales were reported. Sales of white Corn al 92'
and yellow at a. Oats steady. with sales at ~.