Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-28

Beef Cattle-Prlces to-day ranged as follows:
B st Beeve - n y 81
That generally rated first quality. on u %
Medium good fair quality 5 % w
Ordinary thin Steers, oxen and Cows 3 % %
Inferior and lowest grades of Cattle. 0 90 90
General average OF the market. ... i Is a y 10
Extreme range of prices ............... 00 y 81
Most If the sales were trOm........... 3 - > UO
The market opened with considerable llto
under the expectation Of lighter receipts and
prices for the extreme tops advanced shade
the others synphthIZlng with thcm buL the
numbers accommodating beyond anticipation.
quotations for the medium and low gra :es could
not be maintained, and they gradually fell off
4.sc before the close and so continued with II
large number left over. Total rec .pts for the
week BIG head. Total sales for the week 2 "a
head.
Cows-We quote Mich Cows q: 3ja$45 per
head, and in fair demand.
Sheep and Lumbs-There has been fair sup
ply Of Sheep in the market this week and mod
crate demand, with no "aterlal change In prices,
though they are scarcely as stiff rs last week
There have been but few good sheep on the
market. The demand for suckers is not as good
rs lat week, but prices are about the same.
Good Lambs, which are in limited supply, aru
in 'air demand. We again quote fair to good
Sheep 4.43c and good u extra at 13a54c per 10
g-o.s. Sock Sheep 2aS3 30 per head. Lambs
2"S4 per head, as to quality Receipts this week
ASH head.
Hogs-The receipt: were much lighter than
last week, but were yet more than were needed,
rs there were mum Der; left OYER from ast W elk.
The ..rgivals ard the remnant from last week
consisted of rather more than the Ii ual proper
ton OF low priced Hogs, there being few OF u
fair grade, and quite II small number of tops.
There is almost the same disparity in prices rs
last week, exc :pt that The tops are marked ia!c
per ID lower i'll consequence OF the excess IN the
supply. We quote at s $40 % and few extra
~ Ia DC a. FAIR i,,r
the continuance of the same for while. Re-
cepts this week 55l6 head.
NEW Yo&K CATTLE MARKET, Aug 27.-CattIe
-To-day's recei It's were 3l35 head. Good Cattle
were scarce and had fair sale at u shade easier
prces but more inferior were offered Than the
trade couId use and for all grades below fir
the market VAS extremely dull Texas and
Cherokee Cattle ranged from 3tc 20 lie per To-
dressed, and native steers ranged from 94c TO
l3c per ID dressed
Sheep and Lanbs-To-:day's, receipts were
1862 head. Sheep ranged from 4tc to 6c per %,
and Lambs from 81 to Sc per TO-
Hogs-Receipts $3.50 he.d. single deckload
Of common grass-fed Ohio Hogs, l52 lbs average,
sold alive at Gsc per H. and good corn fed were
qu ted at nc per ID. Dressed Hogs were finer
at 81 &c per ID Tor grass-ted, and 9sa94c for
corn-Ied Hogs.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, August y. 1874
Cattle quie: and steady; receipts 1870 head
prices for best grades firm others dull and easy;
fair to choice Steers sold at ) 0.S5 80; TEXANS
asa 80; common to good 2.S5 80; shipments
to- head Aogs-reeepts lO,IU mead; active
and frm at the opening; closed :ather easier,
with downward tendency; choice TO fancy
I 25aSS 20; medium TO go, 80 81 Is; inferior
TO common 5sS6 IS; shipments 100 bead Sheep
dull receipts 1909 hsa prices weak 3 50.S4 III.
GEoRGETowS CATTLE MARKET August q =
The offerings OF Rect Cattle reached AS head,
most of which were taken at 3s5tc per ID. There
were a out 1900 Sheep and Lambs offered, and
sold at 4a5c per ID for Sheep, AMI 2sS4 % per