Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-23


Merinu, washed. ..-........ 80 II SO
Observation-Disclosures of Flour have been very
light, and the market has been dull all the week;
good Extras are in moderate request for home
consumption; prices of all grades are not mate
rally altered; we hear Of no shipments this week.
Wheat has been in liberal receipt, and the mar
ket has boon active and firm al the week until
its close, when we note decline Of from TO &c
on be.t grades sales to-day of red at l25 for very
inferior and lG0al80 for fair and choice samples.
Corn opened worry active, but prices dropped at
its close 2a4c; receipts have been large during
the week offerings to-day Of 2oO2 bushels, with
sales of mixed at 6s, 10, Y and "A, and yellow at
~ Rye is unchanged. Oats opened active and
firm, but tho msrkeL closes dull at decline of3
to 4c; Sales to-day at 50a58. Prime Butter is
sca;ce and In demand; prices are unchanged.
Eggs are very dull; prices have dropped 10 to
l5c in the last 10 days TIL, market is gluttod
with Poultry, and the warm weather has caused
decline in prices Potatoes are scarce and in
demand Bacon is steady. Good light Hogs are
in demand at previous quotations. Plaster, Salt
and Wool unchanged. -..
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, January 90
The offerings Of Cattle, Sheep, Hogs and Cows
and Calves this week has been in excess of sales,
with dull and dropping market Cattle sold
at 81 to &c, Sheep to 64c, Hogs u 10 SC net
and Cows and Calves % TO $50 per head Dress
cd Poultry and slaughtered Beef and Hogs, oW-
ing to the warm weather, have been ruling ve1y
low this week. which has had very depressing
influence on the live stock market.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. January o.
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged Us fol-
lows Best Beeves at TOAST II; general
ly rated first quality at 75a$5 Isl medium
to good fair quality at OOaS4 75 ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows at 25aS4 90; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle . OOaSU OO-general
average of the market to-day So 90; extreme
range of prices 8 25a$7 II. Most of the sales
were from 90 to So IS per 100 lbs. To-
TIL receipts for the week liza head, against 1865
last week, and 1747 head same time last year
Total sales for the week 1893 head against 1868
last week, and 1867 head same time last year.
Sheep-There was an increase in the receipts
this week, aud the demand at some of the yards
WAS fair, VIII 10 with some others the market has
been rather ovur-supplied, and prices have
of last week have in the main been obtained.
There have been some few extra Sheep on tho
market which brought higher figures than any
of the sales OF last week. We quote Sheep at Al
sic per ID gross, the outside rate foi extra.
Stock Sheep 2aSS por head Receipts TINS week
Hogs-The receipts show slight increase
since last week, but the demand has been fair
and prices wol maintained. Wequote corn-fcd
hogs at 25a$7 S7a, and st'llers At 7aS7 % por
100 lbs net The market closes firm ut these fig
ures and in view of Western quotations the
prospects are just now favorable for the main
tsinance of them tor~some days, at all events.
The quality of the receipts is not quite MS good
rs last week. Receipts this week o1J7 head.
~ ~,
There wore 375 Cattle, $50 Sheep and 10 Cows
and Calves offered to-day, with sales of Cattle
ut 3 to G4c, Sheep 5to &c, and Cows and Calves
rs to $50 per head. The market for Cattle open
OIL dull and lower, and continued SO to the close.
Sheep and Cows and Calves were fairly active.
There were is Cattle reshipped to Baltimore, SO
sold tn farmers Az laid over and 2GO head sold
to the butchers. OF Sheep thore were about 5uO
head taken by the butchers, 100 reshipped 10
Baltimore and $50 laid over.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, January % =
Cattlc-receipts 22UU; the stormy weather caused
quiet trade, but good Steers sold at full prices;
1 80 SIS 10 for common to choice, with extras at
Is 4uaS6 TO; common to fair Texans 2 37taSS so;
shipments 1900 Hogs-Common grades dull
and lower; 65s$5 So common to fair good
grades steady So 80; receipts 5000; shipments
4AO. Shcep-Receipts. 500; market quiet; 75a
70 . for common to very choice; shipments 1oOo
RICHMOND MARKET, January 22.-Flour is
quiet " heat active, but receipts light. Offer
lngs on Change to-day of about 700 bushels
only with sales at 1lOalS0 for comm on to choice
white, and lCOalS0 for good to choice red. Sales
OF Corn at 8laS2 for prime white Oats CT for
good. Rye unchanged.
LYSCnBURa MARKET, January 22.-Flour in
light supply. Wheat in demand, and prices
better white 15Oal70; red li0al60. Corn want
cd at 67a70 Oats in continued demand at Il 1a5U.
;, FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Janusry q
Receipts a Grain very light. Quotations for
Wh at l5OslS5 for good to choice white and red.
Corn 5Sa70. Rye 70aT5
foRT OF ALEXANDRIA, JANUARY g.
SUN RosE.....".... I'll MOON sETs....... III 80
suS SETS. ......... 5I4
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