Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-01


changed Butter is scarce and wanted. Eggs
are in large receipt Ind prices are low. Poultry
il scarce and wanted. Bacon is firm. Dressed
Hogs are in limited receipt and prices are ad-
vsncing.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Jan. L.
The market this week has been again brisk, but
| the supply has been inadequate TO the demand,
! and butchers have been compelled to buy else
| where. There We're sales OF ordinary to lair
cattle at 4ac6 per ID gross; no extras being Cfsr-
&c per ID Sheep in fair supply, with sales at
| Al &c per ID. and lambs brought 5UaS5 % per
head. Very few live Hogs otferng sales Al Sla
94c; dressed in better supply ut o4s9t. Cows
| anc Calves z5sS35
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Dec 81, 1874
Beef Cattle Prices to-day ranged as follows: :
Best BeeveS. 30 oU IL
| Generally rated first quality ......... 81 30
Medium good fair quality .......... IS 70
| Ordinary thin Steers, oxen and Cows 3 w q IS
! General average OF the market. .... " y w
Extreme range Of prices ................ w IL
| Most # the sales were from 70 u D 50
Although The market has not been very active
at any Time, yet it opened with some litsle stiff
ness, and prices were fully 4c higher than last
week on most grades, but THIS dld not continue
| very long, and some time before the close prices
gave way, and the concl usion of the market WIS
quite slow, prices recedng 10 lower figure on
| some grades than last week. with number left
over There were some better Cattle on the
market than the tops OF last week, but they were
sold early in the market or were reshippeG East.
Total receipts for the week l748 head. Tota
! sales for the week 1923.
Cows-We quote Mich Cows at 30aS45 per
| head, and the market dull.
Sheep-There was marked increase IN the
| receipts this week over the number last repor.-
ed, but halt of the stock has been taken east By
its owners WHO were not satisfied with prices
| here and in those reshpped were Included
| some of the best-lhose remaining over In this
market not being, many Of them, very extra.
Prices are Il fraction higher than last week, and
the prospects are that they will further advance
after the holidays. Quotations 44a6!c, as ~
quality Receipts tits week 1889 head.
Hogs-The market has been rather slow dur
ing the past week, the receipts being but slightly
more nun erou: than last week, but prices have
been fully maintained Inc lew hogs sun re,
naming in the pens, it is supposed, will be sold
before others come in, and the prospects appear
promising that for good Hogs prices may be
higher the ensuing week. The quality this week
is quite as good rs it was last week. Quotations
9a9ic net Receipts this week l2O head
NEW YosK CATTLE MARKET, Dec. 81, 1874.
Beeves-Receipts 1911 head. The demand WAS
good Some sellers were holding for higher fig
ures than the buyers were prepared to pay, and
a number remained unsod Very common to
strictly prime native Steers ranged from III to
l31c dressed, and common to iaIrish Texas and
Cherokee Cattle from 8;a9!c per ID, dressed.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 900 head. The
market was about steady at 5 &c per ID for COM
mon to prime Sheep, while some ofthe best car
loads sold at II .7sc
Hags-Arrivals 4748 head, none Of which were
on sale alive. City dressed were scarce and
higher, closing at 9a9tc per Id.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Deer 81. 1874
Cattle actiI g and firm; quality generally good
q 81 Sc so; stockers 75aS3 IS; shipments llt0
Live Hogs steady and fairly active; estimated
receipts "A OO2s:senge 6aS7 ~ for inferior to ex
ira, with mos Us TO packers at 3 aS1; ship
10 ents 40OU. -,uoep active to the extent Of the
supply; prices firm; 50aS5 81 Tor common to
extra shipments 1000.
GEoRGETowN CATTLE MARKET Dec. 81
The offerings of Beef Cattle this week reached
about 2AJ head, most of which were sold at
prices ranging from 4a63c per 10 gross with
few fancy ut Il, Stockers brought Acc. About
200 Sheep were off red and sold at from 5a63c
pei 10, and few Cows and Calves at 2OISoO.
BALTIMORE HORSE AND MULE MARKET
The horse and mule mar ket continues very dull.
The demand is very small. ard prices are con-
trolled almost entirely BY the wants of the pur-
chasers. The prices vary so greatly, that it is
impossible to give any correct idea Of them. The
mule market is we'll supplied, particularly with
broken animals. The stock of green mules is
not so large. The demand is poor, blu. prices
en- an average rule higher than in the horse
market.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET.
There has been some movement this week in
Sugars, though the market has exh bited no
special activity. We notice sales to grocers of
SAP hhds. Demerars vacuum pan at 81 cts, l6l
hhds new crop New Orleans on private terms:
and 81 hhds DO. sold yesterday at auction at
from to So Is per 100 lbs, Tho market closes
steady and we quote to-day as follows: Cuba:
grocery grades, ssss3c; Porto Rico grocery
grades, S4a83c; Deucrara vacuum pan, Stable,
and new crop New Orleans 7iaoic. The stock
to- day is 6 1U2 hhds.
There has been an active business in Coffee
this week, and the market throughout has been
very strong and buoyant in tone, with an up
ward tond ency; since the opening prices have
improved 10 of cent gold, per . O. we ne
quote jcbbing lots rs ranging from l6a2lc, all
gold, though atil higher prices are asked. The