Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-06

REMApK Flour has been dull and druop-
ing all the week, and prices are 25c of all round;
receipts arc fair and in excess O. the demand.
Wheat hi been quit, with but little variation
in prices during the week, until its close, when
we quote the market firm TOR choice lots, with Il
fair enquiry offering. OF 1882 bushels with sa 'es
Of white ut Is and IL for prime, and red at u.s.
ITO. lis, llS, l22 and l23-latter for choice. Corn
opened quiet and teady rs the week advanced
prices improved lu2c, the market closing active
AID firm offerings of 1893 bushels, with sales of
new mixed at 10, and old at IS and new yellow
at 10, and old at So Rye is quiet, with light re-
cepls sslcs III 80. Oats are in tsir enquiry, and
prices are la2c better offerings of 444 bushels,
with sales ~ 81. The total offerings of Grain for
the week ending to-day were Wheat II ,5G5,
Corn 5407, Oats 3l0i and Rye 443 bushels.
Poultry is dull and unsaleabe. Butter and Eggs
are in moderate enquiry. Potatoes are dull and
lower. Chestnu.s are unchanged in prices.
There is very little enquiry for either Glover or
Timothy Seed Bacon is firm, with an advance
of to &c on shoulders
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Nov'r. g.
The supply of Be + Cattle has been ample dur
ing the week. and the market dull, with de-
cline in prices, most of the sales being made at
3is5c per ID gross and SIC for superior quality.
Veal Calves 5!,Gic per ID. Sheep and LaE bs
in good supply, with sales of Sheep At sc per
ID, and Lambs at 3 so .S4 80 per head. Hogs ga
&c, with fair supply and demand. Cows and
Calves 25aSj0.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Nov. 5, 1874
Beef Cattle-Prlces to-day ranged as follows:
Best Beeves..... 70 %
Generally rated first quaIity........... 00 70
Medium or good fair quality .......... w w
Ordinary thin Steers oxen and Cows 70 w
General average Of the market. ...... IL U w
Extreme range OF prices 70 D "
Most If the sales were rom.......... 81 81
There seems to be break in tue heavy run OF
Cattle from the Virginias, AS see in the very
great difference in the numbers this week rs
compared with those of last week. The market
las been fairly active throughout, particularly
for tops and neat and fat medium Butchers
Cattle Total receipts for the week Abb head.
Total sales for the week 2ol3 head.
Cows-We quote Mich Cows At 3oa9oO per
head, and in demand for good.
Sheep and Lambs-The mar ket for Sheep has
been very slow during the whole week, there
being no Eastern m4nd whatever, and that on
the part of the home butchers qlte limited.
The rccei, t, are much lighter, but they urctul!y
equal to the demand, and prices show no chsnse.
The quality is fully rs good IS last week. IEere
is some demand for good stock Ewes, but they
are quite scarce. We quote fat Sheep at 4aoc
per ID gross. Stock Sheep 2aS3 80 per head for
common to good. Lambs 2a;4 per head. Re-
cepts this week 3092 head.
Hogs-1he market has been active during the
latter part of the week, commencing on Monday
morning, at which tiule the yards had been pref
ty we'll cleared o It. Prices have advanced about
&c per ID since our last quotations, and 1t Is
thought they will be maintained if the weather
continues favorable. The supply is much lignt-
er than it was last week, and he quality shade
better. We quote ut 23a99 and n few extra
Hogs for Philadelphia at 81 Is per 100 lbs net
Receipts for the week 545l head.
New YoeK CATTLE MARKET, Nov. 5, 1874
Bceves-Otierlngs of 22ll head. Medium TO
prime native Steers were III fair dem" nd at NJ on
DAVIS prices, but common Texas and Cherokee
Cattle were dull, and several caIloads reEnsn
unsold. Natives ranged from s! to l23c dress d,
with no extra or fancy lots shown and Texas
and Cherokee Cattle from ~ s9!c.
Sheer and L .mbs-The arrivals were 1923
head Sheep had slow sale at AISLE per 10.
Lsmbs were more active snd firm ut 6!aoc per
pound.
Hogs-Arrivas sine Monday 1900 head.
There was but light call for live II Jgs, and the
feeling WAS weak Dressed Hogs were in fair
demand ut 6s.S5c per ID.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, Nov'r s. 1874
Cattle quiet; good grades rather scarce receipts
80 o; through Texans l 75aS3 90 common to
extra shipping natives 3 50,S3 Co. shipments
lGUO H,g=-recepts Is 0OO; quiet, with pack
ers holding of on account of the warm weather;
sales range from to 50 So for inferior to good
) 9laSo ~ for choice to extra; shipments l2O0I
Sheep-receilt t; 100; fairly actv.; 3 25aS 81
for medium to choice; ship nents Z0O.
GEoRoETowS CATTLE MARKET. Nov'r. g.
The offerings OF Beef Cattle this week reached
500 head, with sales of $50 at prices ranging from
2ia54c per Id gross; the remainder were driven
On to Baltimore or left over. Offerings Of wv