Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-02

WOOL, unwsshed MINIMUM. 0 80 % 0 "a
Washed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 43 @g . AZ
RaMaRKs.-The receipts of Flour are light,
without an improved feeling in the market
there is an active demand for low grades, such
as Fine and Supers and for bakers Extras, with
an advance of 25c OF. the latter. Receipts of
Wheat are light, and the market has been dull
and dropping all the week, closing dull ut a de-
cline of from to SC on sll grades. There is a
good milling demand for Corn, and prices have
been sustained; the market closes moderately
active at i'rcvious quotations; sales of white at
81. Rye is dull and unchanged Oats are dull
and declining; sales to day al 70. The total Of
lerings of Grain on Change for the week ending
to day were: Wheat 1882. Corn ZIP and Oats
SIG bushels. Receipts OF Poultry are limited,
with light enquiry. Good Butter is scarce
and wanted, while common is plentiful and
neglected. Eggs are in light receipt, with u fair
demand, and prices are la2c off. Bacon steady.
Other articles are unchanged
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, july @
The market for Cattle this week has been quiet,
The eceipts of beeves show III increase over last
week, but the quality was not as good sales at
4a6tc per ID, with only moderate enquiry
and Lambs IN abundant supply, and selling ut
4a54t par Id for the former, and 3a$ 50 per head
for the latter. Hogs 9.00aSl0 10. Cows and
Calves 25a$5O.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, July /, 1876 -
Beet Sattlo-Prices to-day ranged as follows:
Best beeVes.... ......-.......".."...S6 % Il I rs
Generally rated first quality ...... 5 90 q 6 90
Medium or good fair quality .......... 10 5 90
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows 50 a 4 SO
General average OF the markell. & " 4 0 20
Extreme range Of prices. .............. so Z rs
Most OF the sales were from. minimum. 5 SO y 6 so
The market has been inactive throughout tho
week. there being little or no life in it at any
time Prices are sa3c off for top Cattle, of which
there were number OF very good ones on the
market, while medium and common Qualities
were tstc per ID lower. Total receipts for the
week 1893 lead. Total sales for the week $50
head. - | :
Cows-We quote mich Cows at 80. $40. per
head, and the wholesale market dull for common
Cows.
Sheep and Lsmbs-Tae market has been less
active and the receipts larger than last week,
with prices not quite as high. There Is some
little Eastern demand. Fat Sheep, as we'll as
~, sales being almost wholly confined to the
middle grades. There is slight demand for
open. wool stock Sheep. Lambs, which are not
as nulaerou! AS last week, are dull We quote
Sheep at 4s5c per ID gross. Stock Sheep 2a$s
per head, Us EQUALITY. Lam BIS 2aS3 rs per heat
Receipts this week 7l67 head.
Hogs-The receipts were rather light this
week, but fully enough for the demand, which
has been very slow during the week The quul-
ity WAS . shade better than last week, neat
butcher Hogs selling more freely in proportion
than last week, and heavy Hogs scarcely as
well, the latter being tc Of We quote neat
butcher Hogs ut 5oaS9 IS, and fat Hogs at $40
per 100 lbs net Prospects fair for next week.
The numbers in the pens at the close are subj
cient for tho wants OF the butchers during the
remainder Of the week. Receipts 354l head:
New YORK CATTLE MARKET, JULY |. 1875.
Beeves-Recepts 25i4 head, including common
and fair Texans and poor to prime native Steers.
GOOD Cattle Wore doing a triie better and tho
general tone of the market WAS shade frmer
Poor to strictly primo Steers were taken ut lu1a
l3tc per ID dressed, mainly ut llt.l2ic, and
common to fair Toxa, and Cherokee Cattle wore
sold ut 8a9tc.
Cslves-Keceipts 84S head and tho market
Was fairsh at 5a8c per ID for milk fed Calves,
and 3s4c per pound for grassers and buttermiIk
Calves
Sheep and Lam bs-Receipts 1898 head Sheep
were Il shade stronger vt 4a5c per ID, and Lambs
were selling fairly at 6al0c per h.
. Hogs-Recepts 1929 head none of which were
for sale alive. Dressed Hog were stronger, and
closed firm at 9sa9ac per ID.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, July Cattle
dull, weak and unsettled; receipts AOj head
fair to choice shipping 75aS6 30 through Tx
ans 2aSS 70; choice Steers So IS; closed with
downward tendency; shipments 1900 head.
Hogs-Rece'pts l6 600; fairly active, but weak
seaawags 6aS6 80; common to choice light 6 so
81 To- shipments 5000 head. Sheep-Rcceipts
6tO; dull aud nominsily unchanged
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET, July l.
The receipts Of Beet Cattle this week have been
light, but the market was very dull, and sales
were only reported Of some 80 head at 4aG3c per
ID; about 100 head were left over unsolo. of
some 1900 head of Sheep and Lambs offered
about lC0O were sold at prices ranging from ga
6otc per 10 Tor Sheep and 2-S4 50 per head for
Lambs. A few Cows and Calves brought from
2oaS56, according to condition.
CINCINNATI HOG MARKET, July Live
Hogs IN good demand; prices range from rs.
81 ~ for far to extra; sales chiefly 1T & SJsS7 Is
Receipts 400 head shipments $50 head.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET
For Sugars We write the market generally dull
and heavy at quotations, which are as follows
Cuba grocery grades, 84a84c; Porto Rico. gro
Gerry grades, 84s8ic, and Demerara vacuum pan
94al 0c. Stock to. day 49, 1877 hbds. i
Inc marke for Coffee is excitsd and higher, |
and we write prices up again fully &C. Sales |
to-day to. to city dealers Of 764 bags Rio at 1885,
$50 bags do. at lSs, and we note sales also to
New 1ork parties of Il, 100 bags Rio on private
terms, but understood at very full rates. Tue
sales to-day reduce the stock be g in first hands
70 =? only about ZOO bags, and we now quote job