Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-06

ID, and Lambs at 5O.S4 pead. Hops dull at Ga
SlO A few Cows and Calves were sold at 25aS5O
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET Aug 5, 1876
B Beet to-day ranged As 1oows
Generally rated first quality ....... rs q 81
Medium or good fair quality ........... 4 25 4 Is
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows IS rs
General average of the market...... 10 0 W
Extreme range ofprices. ................ IS rs
Most Of the sales were from........... rs 6 Is
The market has been fairly active this week.
Prices advanced shade TOR tops, say &c, while
the other grades show slightly greater I'M
provement perhaps tc per ID. Total receipts
for the week 1870 head. Total sales for the week
1882 head
sheep and Lambs-The quality of the receipts
this week, taken altogether, averaged about the
same as last week. There has been fair demand
for good Sheep with some little improvement
in prices since our last report; but the demand
Sheep show some activity Nearly half of the
stock has been taken East chiefly on speculation.
We quote Sheep at 4s51c per 10 gross; Lambs
ASA 25 per head, or 6a7c per Id; stock Sheep
81 Is for tail ends, to So so per head for the best
Receipts this week 4l9l head
Hogs-There was fair increase in the receipts
during the past week, and the sales have been
made no out as fast rs the stock arrived. The
quality or prices show no material variation.
At the close the pens are nearly bare of stock,
| and prices have tendency upward, but we
scarcely think they can further advance, rs
butchers will buy very sparingly, being unwill-
ing to pay high prices We quote at 10 25a$ll
per 100 lbs net-most of the sales continue to be
made, as last week, at near the latter figure.
Receipts this week 4oG0 head.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET, August5, 1876.
! Beeves-kecei pts 1878 head The market WAS
! tirmer, and some of the transactions were at an
advance equal to SC per ID. Common to prime
native Steers ranged trou 10 TO l3c per 10 dress
! ed ordinary to fair Texans were sold Al 9tal0ic
and a few OF the best native steers at l3t
| Calves-Receipts $50 head The feeling Was
shade castor, anu q decline Of &c per 10 CON-
pared with yesterday WAS generally reported.
Milk-fed veals ranged from to &c per 10, and
| grassers and buttcrmilk Calves were generally
sold on the leg At 7aS9 90 per head.
Sheep and Lambs-keceipts 3l54 head. Trade
was not active, but butchers appeared To want
stock, and the feeling was trihe irmor at liza
| G4c per lb or Shrca, and GaSc per Id Tor Lambs.
gs---RcceiptS 1922 head none of which were
| for safe alive. Dressed Hogs L uicd dull vt iUs,
| llsr per pound.
| CHICAGO CArTL. MARKET. Aug. 5.-CattIo
| receipts 2Jlu market moderately active and
prices hrmer at 3OaSG 10 Tor natives
= 80 ,S3 81 for Texans choice Steers sold III
sc 25; shipments POO. Hogs receipts 9009
demand active and prices have advanced 5alnc;
common to good heavy 50.SI rs light 75a
ST 80 extra Baltimore and Philadelphia 45s
SIS; shippers i 15aSI Is; shipme is $500 Sheep
-recepts 100; demand goou Ut lull prices; poor
TO choice 3aS4 IS extra SIS %.
GEoRaETowN CATTLE MARKET, August s.
The offerings Of Beer Cattle this week reached
$50 head, all of which were taken ut prices rang
| ing from 3a64c ;;er ID. The offerings of Sheep
and Lambs reached 365. with sales OF Sheep NJ
5aG!c per h. and Lambs at 3aS4 ~ per head.
| Cows and Calves brought from 2aSiO Every
thing on the market WAS sold.
| CINCINNATI Zoo MARKET, August 5---Lve
Hogs steady, with fair demand; common 70
aS7 80 fair t. medium I COAST ~ good to extra
| ! 70aS1 81; bulk OF sales 1T 7OaS1 81 receipts
2O00 head.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKEr.-
| The market Tor Coffee continues quiet, but irm
in tone There is fair jobOing trade doing.
Sales were made some days since, and only re-
ported to-day, of G5sl bags on private terms.
These sales are the only ones We have to report
| from first hands since our last weekly report,
and the only receipts for the same limo were
45I'8 bags, leaving the stock in first hands at tho
close OF business TODAY reduced to 9315 bags.
| We continue to quote Job lois ordinary lSal8tc;
fair l9lsl9!c; good l9Sa20c; primo Z04al0ic;
choice 2O+a2lc; fancy 2l4c-gold, GU days
There is more inquiry both for refining and
grocery grades Of Sugar Wo note sales of 453
hhds and 45 tlerces Cuba, for refining, at private
| terms, and y hhds DemerSra vacuum pan at 81
al0; for grocery purposes. We continue our
Quotations. which are as follows: Cuba, grocery
grades S545ic Porto Rico grocery 94=9c; vscu-
UNI pan Demerara 9ialOtc; New Orleans gro
Gerry grades, none.
| RICHMOND MARKET, Aug. The advance in
the price of Wheat has caused decided increase
in the receipts, the offerings on Change to-day
exceeding 9OOO bushels, with sales of white at
l3l,a 50 for ordinary to strictly prime. and l25s
l55 for do red. Offerings Of Corn fair, with
sales at Is 80 for white, and 74a8J for mixed
Sales OF good winter Oats at 53. Nothing do
ing in Rye.
LTNcHBURG MARKET Aug. The market
is generally quiet, with light receipts Of Grain.
Wheat is coming in slowly aud in bad condition
and quotations are from lljal35 for poor to
prime white and red. The demand for Corn is
| light, and quotations are unchanged, viz: 75s8O.
Oats 55a60. Rye 80sS5.
| FREDERICKSBURG MARKET August 5-The
market is more active, but the receipts OF Grain
| are still limited. Wheat is quoted at l2Oal50
| tor ordinary to prime, and 155 Tor choice. Corn
s4sS5, with but little doing. Rye 9OslOO. Oats
| 6Oa62.
PORT or aLE1A.VUKI.7, dUGUST 6.
Sun rose...""..5 Moon sets........... 9 As
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