Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-13

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! PLASTER, ground, per TOM. W y % 00
/ Fl: Ground, i'll bags or. barrels. ~ 90 M
| -" Ground, in bags, returned. oo ~
! Lump ......................... -. ~ " =,
i SALE, 8. A'(Livcrpooll -..".. ! 40 !" %
/ Fine. q J. :, IN ~
! WOOL, common uHwasL cu =. 20 u y IA
| Washed ............. y 'I2 = o0
Mrri:o, rutwashcd ........ 2S ~ ~
| Merln6. washed ......'..:.. y 90 !"
REMhKks Receipts of Flour have oeeh very
light ;ns week, AID the market Is extremely
dull with price. fully 2jc oil ali round; lhere Is
some enquiry FOR low grades to go out OF Tue
market, but hish grades nre had TO move. Inc
recGfIts Of Wh iat' have fallen off, md the mar
llct ha, been dull Ill the week ut decline ht It's
c!ose Of fully Sc Offering: TO day Of . bushels
with sales of red nj 10 and liz for prime sam
pies Corn p red brisk, and prices advanced
urtii towards the close Of the week. when owing
to large receipts urces fell off oc market closes
active ut g cline; offerings of 1851 bushels,
with sales Of white ut ~ mixed ~ ~, IL, - ana
-. and yellow at 70 ana II. Rye is quiet and
unchanged offerings liah., with sales day nj
30 Receipts Of Oats are light, with Il good de.
m,nG, u. prices arr advancing; sales to-day OF
u choice .mple al 10 Prime Batter is very
scarce and in good demand. Rec ipts of Eggs
arc light, with fair enquiry and prices are Ia
., better. Poultry is III large receipt ana stock
accommodating: tnc market Is dull and prices are
OF io.utocs are in good demand; prices are
IN, hanged Bacon is steady. Dressed Hogs
are v, ry scare, and prices have advanced fully
81 since LIST weeks report; market closes firm.
! Il y .,,o11 II,
ed oll, and prices re tending upward. The de-
mand fl SaiL i, very light, AMI prices oil.
tVo isin better e5.qniry ut advance of &c
stree ns. week.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET. february 10.
The offerings III CATTLE, Sheep Hogs and Cows
ann Caves this We * were quite limited. but
| fully rq.tnl t" the &c and Cattle sold HI from
III to 81 i~llnep to 81" IfugS7! to Sic net, and
| Cows and Gives 20 to So per head. Martc ct
for Cattle snd sheep only fairly active; IL 'gs
! ana Cows and Caves rather dull and declining.
| BALTIMORE CATTLE MARK Eft February II =
! Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged rs fol-
lows: best Bccves at. OUaS7 %; general
/ lv rated first quality ut 0ntS6 %; medium
IT, good fair quality at @IaS3 u; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen. and Cows ut 5thS - inferior
! and lowest grades of Cattle UOnSO UU-gcncrul
average ri ihe market to-day - 25i extreme
range Of prices ) j0aS7 W. Most vi the sales
W, re from 4 - to So % per 100 lbs To-
tai receipts for til" week i2l5 head, against 1914
lust week, and ll57 mead Sa,t.e time last year.
| Total sales Tor the week 80 head, against 1878
| last week, and l2Gj head same time last year.
! + + some time before the close the market be-
came very dull, and sales wcru ELECTED with
difficulty, evoI ut last weeks rates, noLwith-
| shading the light run.
Sherp-The receipts have been light again
this week and the demand quite good, n fair
pro portion Of the offerings being good Sheep
| Inere liz, Tee! al advance since last week vi
| about y per ID. The Eastern demand Was
slnall the city butchers having bought m&st Of
| t!c,arrivals. We quote Sheep NJ 4!aIic per 10
gross, with u lew extra shade higher Stock
Si," i, . 5OaS' 80 per head. Receipts this Week
1898 head.
Ii .gs-Thc receipts this week were unpreca-
dcnted in point OF nufnb beers, being considerab
in excess of the largest run last year, when il
mum berel II, PSI. The large ma jorty OF th. re-
ceipts consisted of medium ami common Hogs
rnny Of them being. gu tie small. The conse
q;lei &C IL seen In the lower quotations, corn-ed
bling qs..t''i ut ;. !uSo -, and bat few at the
latter rsure, which can arcrly be rtptznd to-
day. ind stlers I 62laSS 70 the bitter also being
.-qui.e an exceptional sale Tnarc ha: been no
outlet for hequant ty OF The Hogs that have been
received, and butchers having .uIly supplied
themselves: but little pre- pee. seems apparent
fur-an early advance Sales were made early in
the week ~ 8 81 SIS - per lOJ lbs net. Receipts
1'-'" 1862 = 'N'30 '>~'>'
CHICAGO CATTLE Market, February l2-
Csttl qp'ct ana weak; ,c,pts 800 head; fail
/" realIy good sh Jp ne Steers 5JaS3 %; choice
J ;3:S3 10: extra 50 -; shipments LEO head.
Live Hogs duh receipts about $3.50 head,
mostly very COZ mon; prices lower on common
AIDES rangc 4 G0,S5 IL for common to fair
) 70 81 10 tor good TO choice; s. ~ for extra,
closing Weak; large number of Door Hogs are
n.olI shipments 700 h ID receipt, y 10 head;
III 4 SllpS ~ in /.
sh pm ents LOO head
GEoRGETowN CATTLE MARKET. February r.
| There were go Cattle, 800 Sheep and . Cows
anii Calves on the n'riet te.dav. Cattle and
! Sheep, though in limited supply, crested no
animation on tn part OF buyers or caused any
advance IN prices. W. quote Cattle at from 3
| to C?c, Sheep 10 &c, and Cow. AMI Calves from
: . t. $50 per head. The narHet opened dial! and
! slug .i>h for Cattle and coEtiduel 80 throughout
| the day, with about 70 head OF Cattle let over
usolu..
RlcrMoSD CATTLE MARKET, February IL
173 head vi Cattle sold at from } to 81 gross for
common to good market for fat Cattle dull.
sheep sod II from t.. gross for fair to good
| Hog syiG III from t. 81; net; heavy supply.
| Eeul3 sold ut from to Sl2.
LYScilBrEG MARKET. February l2.-There
hn> bean b.: little CHANGE in the market since
! lrSt week. Receipts vi iour ana w leaL " T.
| Wheat G0alSJ Corn is in fair dcna"d At 75tS6
Oats in light receipt; quoted 1T 51.sGO. Rye
| quiet; receipts small.
/ ERICHMo - MARKET, February l2-Salcs of
| white Wheat l771Io0, and rod 4. 1UalS' sales
Of white Corn 4. 81 Sales of winter Oats at ~,
and go, d spring ut III 81 Nothing doing in
| Rye. Market generally active and firm.
| FREDERIcKsHURG MARKET, February p
! Mnrkot quiet. Lu"ta'ioEs "a follows: Wheat
/ liJaiS0 Corn 6J 10; Oats % 10
| PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, FEBRUARY L"
| Sun s,sl:........ 80 NOON RIsEs....... A.