Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-25

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PLASTER, ground, per ton. I ~ g 90
Ground, in bags or bills. 81 @ O0I
Ground, in bags, retd.... bO W y w
Lump ............. ............ 8 IS @ 425
SALT. q. A. CLiverpooD 80. | 10 q 81
flne. ...... .................. 10 (9 %
Turks Island ........... 100 @ o 40
WOOL, unwsshed .............. 30 q o 81
w ashed .................. 90 icy U 4b
RtMAEKS We have no change t. note in
Flour; the market is dull and dropping, with
very light demand jobbers are only buying to
I'LL Immediate WANT Wheat OF ened active,
and continued in lair request until towards the
close of tho week. when quote the market
dull ut decline of 5a7c offerings Of GU BUSH
els with sales of white at 1870 and red at l25
and 30 for prime to choice G TN is without
material change; there has been fair local de
niand for milling PURPOSES md some choice
river lots brought 81 and 90 during the week !;
offerings OF 1864 bushels m xed, with sales at 80
and o. Tne rec ipts Of Rye are very light,
with moderate enquiry prices have declined;
sales to day ut 90. Oats ara very scarce and in
demand The total offerings of Wheat and
Corn on Change for the week ending to-day
were 1882 bushtl. of the former and 419O Of the
lat cr the offerings Of Rye and Oats we're light.
Good size Chickens meet with ready sale, while
small ONES are very dull. Butter is dull and
declining. Eggs are very scarce and in demand.
Good table Potatoes are wanted Bacon i. firm.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET. June "a -
The arrivals Of Roef Cattle this W, ok have been
larg than for some tino past and FULLY equal
to the demand we quote prices ms ranging from
f,.,rl UpS
and sell 81 4n6: per ID for good. sheep and
Limb in fair demand and goo1 supply ut 4a61c
per ID for Sheep, and S4 50 per head Tor
l.alEb'. Hogs quiet At 9.Uua$ 700. Cows and
Calves 23hS5O.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. June "a, 1876.
Beef Cattlc-prlc to-day Ranged as follows:
Best BeeveS.. 70 { on
GENERALLY rated first quaity........ rs 3 rs
Medium or good iair quality .......... W 70
Ordinary thin Steers. oxen and Cows rs 5U
General average OF the market. ... b 81 w
Extreme range OF prices. 70 8 6tj
Most of the sales were from w w
Tho receipts this week consisted of more COM
mon Cattle, and few better tops than last week.
During the early part of the week the market
showed & fair degree OF activity, with prices OF
c mmon and medium Cattle 4c lower than last
wsex but on the last day OF operations they
were &c, and in some instances q higher fraction
OFT, while tops were &c per ID lower Total re-
cnpts for the week I4G7 head. Total sales for
the week 1920 head.
Cows-Wo quote mich Cows at 20 $45 per
head, and market dull.
Sheep and Lamb,-There WAS marked in
crease in the receipts of 'rbeep and Lambs this
week, large proportion being OF the latter, the
demand for which here is quite limited. There
have been some slight epr cuative shipments to
New ork, but the general shipping demand,
we'll as that for hume use, for both Lambs
and fat Sheep, is very slow at decline of &c
per lb for tho latter, quail ty being considered
Lambs when sold by weight are talc er ID
lower. We quote fat Sheep III 4s53c per ID gross
Stock Sheep nominal at 75sS3 80 per head
Lambs at 2aS4 per head. Receipts this week
& SO head.
Hogs-Thcre has been quite heavy run of
Hogs this week. and prices IN consequence have
receded u'l 4c per Id since last week, and the
market though early in the week showing some
little life, has towards the last becomo very slow
shade b. tier than last week. At the close there
WAS number left over in the pens, and the
prospect is only fair for continuance of present
prices. We quote at 80 $40 rs per 100 lbs net,
few hogs selling 1T the outside figures. Receipts
this week 68lS head
New YORK CATTLE MARKET. June "a, 1875
Beeves-Kec ipts 24Sl head The demand was
not urgent, even for good Cattle and both buy
ers and sellers were disposed to rate the market
weaker and lower than on Monday by about t.
per ID. Poor Colorado Steers we're sold at &c
per 10 dressed Cherokee stillars at 91al0c, poor
to prime Illinois Steers at lOt to l3c, and extra
do at l34al3!c.
Cslves-keceipts 1852 head The market was
dull. with u slow sale for mlk-fed veals at 5aoc
per ID. Bnttermilk Calves could not be go ri
anything near former quotations. The bids
were about 31adc per ID for decent lots.
Sheep and Lsmbs-Rnceipts 4275 bead The
demand was weaker than on any former day
this week. and the limited transactions w"re at
low prices for the qualities sold. Ordinary to
extra clipped Sheep ranged from a to % per ID
and fair to prime Lambs from to SC per 10.
Hogs-Arrivsls 6i78 head, none of which were
for sale alive. City dressed ruled steady, and
closed firm at 9a94c per TO-
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET, June o.
The offerings OF Beet Cattle this week reached
2?U head, most Of which sold 81 prices ranging
from to &c per ID gross. The roceipts Of : hecp
and Lambs were good, reaching about 2UO, OF
which about leOO were sold at 5.6: per 10 gross
for Sheep, and 3 50aS4 rs per head for Lambs.
a few Cows and Calves sold ut 24sS5O.
CINCINNATI Hoo MARKET, June "a Live
Hogs nrm good lights 6 65ai6 So do. heavy
6 COAST receipts 22OU; shipments 340
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND CoYYEE MARKET
We hear OF no movement in Sugars to- day.
rlccS arc HOLulnhl III Lne hUsenCe VI LFhnshC-
tions, but we quote as follows, viz: Cuba, gro
Gerry grades, St 81; Porto Rico, grocery grades,
S4s83, and Delnernra vacuum pan 9tslOc. Stock
to day II, 485 hhds.
There has been no movement whatever in
Coffee to-day so far as we are advised, and we
writn the market very quiet though firm IN tone
under very limited offerings and sdvlces OF
strong market ut Rio The stock here in first
hands is only about 1910 bags Rio, and though !
there are some 40,0O0 bags here in second hands
it is N ,stiy held by New York parties and is
only offering at extreme figures. We still quote
Rio jobhing lots, ordinary to choice, at from
1871 to l94c. !