Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-02

! REMARKs-The receipts of Flour are ample,
and the market has been dull all the week, clos.
| ing at n decline Of 25c on Family and Extra
| brands; Supers are scarce, with moderate en-
qury for home consumption, and prices are un
| changed. Wheat opene dull, but the market
| improved and choice lots advanced, closing &C
tive for best grades at al advance of 3a4c on
opening quotations; offerings Of 1890 bushels,
with sales of white at 100, no. ll5 and l20 FIR
ordinary to good, and l22, l25 and 1872 for prime
and choice, and red at 81 and 90 for very infe
rior, 100, no. lbs, 10, l25 and l30-latter for
choice. Corn opened quiet and steady, but I'M
proved during the week, closing At an advance
of 4a6c on opening quotations; OF rings OF 4oO
bushels, with sales of white at l0l and lO2 mix
ed at 10, and yellow at 90 Rye is scarce, and
the market is firm sales at 50. Oats are very
| active at an advance Of to sc, the market clos
ing firm; offerings of 80 bushels with sales ut
60. The total offerings Of Grsin for the week
ending to day were: Whca, II 1856 bushels, Corn
1858 Oats 28O6, and Rye 23S. Arrivals Of Poul
try have been light during the week, and good
large fowls are wanted. Good Butter IS very
scarce and wanted at an advance. Eggs are in
| light arrival aud prices are better. Good Pott
toes are active, while small Potatoes are unsafe
able. There is very little demand as yet for
Clover Seed while the enquiry for Timothy Is
| good. Bacon is quiet and steady. Plaster and
| Salt are unchanged.
| ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, October =
The mark has been we'll supplied with b eft
| Cattle of fair quality, ard has been more active
than last week we note sales at 3aoc per pound.
| Ve.l Calves 5slc per ID; sheep and Lambs are
ly- Shaa in 4a:oo nor Al
Lambs at 3aS4 81 per head. Hogs ara scarce ut
| Sable gross Cows and Calves 25aS55
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Oct. |, 1874 -
| Beet Cattle Prices to-day ranged as follows:
Best Beeres. ...................9o W. 20
! Generally rated first quality ......... w w
| Medium or good lair quality ........... oU w
Ordinary thin Steers oxen and Cows 90 3 81
General average OF the market - w
| Extreme range OF prices ............ w 20
| Most f the sales were from.... w D w
| The receipts exceed in number even those 81
last week, which were never before equa.ed; q
| large mum Der we're rcshipred 70 Eastern mar
kets Before !he close prices ranged &c per 10
| lower tn an last week. The quality differed lit
tie, if any, on al average, from last wc"k's Of
f,rngs Total receipts for the week 5OIO head.
Total sales for the week 24O2 head.
Cows-We quite Mich Cows at 35sS50 per
head ard in good demand for good
Sheep and Lam bs-1hough the receipts sho"
8 gnL increase LIlS "cth pl'Ces hi' ~ oosSO.
there being no actual adva &C in figures, but the
quality ut the same p.lccs Is not ms good to tae
cxten. of tho above noted fraction. There Is Il
better demand for both fat Sheep and Lambs,
and only fair demand for stockers OF the better
grad. OF open wool. We quote Sheep at 4a5tc
Der ID gross Stock Steep 2aS3 30 per heal
Lambs al 2aS4 per head rs to quality. Receipts
this week 4524 head.
Hoys-Thsre is some falling off in the receipts
since last week, bu, prices are barely maintain
ed the sales at the top quotation IN Tact beng
fewer in number than last week, and the quality
generally better, or at least more OF the better
grades There are ye, more light Hogs reccvel
than are needed, but they do not glut the mar
tions wide range We q 'ote at SaSlO ~ per
loo lbs net, few selling 81 either extreme. Re-
celpts this week 5507 mead
new YoRK CATTLE MARKET, October L.
Beeves- Receipts 24S5 head, mainly poor TO me-
dunn Cattle The mand was very moderate,
and sales slow, with downward tendency.
Texans ranged from f4c to 7c per ID dressed, and
nstve Stee from S!r to l23c.
Calves Receipts 500 head, and the market
was steady ut 7al0c per ID for milk fed Veals
4ts6c per Id for the grasseri and bu.termik
Calves pu! on the scales; and 5OaS9 Is per head
for grassers sold on the leg.
SHEEP and Lambs-Arrivals 4327 head. The
demand was only moderate, and trade was dull.
The sales were a. 4ia6, per ID for Sheep, white
some OF the st sold at 63.6sc, and 63aec per ID
for Lambs, with one Carload of extra a. Sic.
Hogs-Kecepts 6932 head. The market was
largely overstocked, snd prices dropped more
than !: per ID. Common to good live Hogs were
sold at 6sa7ic per ID. Dressed Hogs were du !
and weak al 81 SIC per ID for grass fed and ST. |