Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-15


PLASTER, ground, per ton. 50 @ 10
Ground, in bags or bDls.. 30 " "
Ground, in bags, ret d.. oO @ w
LUMP ...................... - Wy w
SALT, e. A. (LiverpoolJ.... | 10 " 70
Fine. Observation-Disclosures. 100 ~ 10
Turk Island ............. 600 @ Az
WOOL, unWashed ............... 0 81 u So
Washed ......................... o ~ @y As
D M Az ..... w ~ w
REMARKs.-The receipts Of Flour continue
light, and the market is dull except for Supers
and choice Family brands, for which there is q
moderate demand Wheat opened dull. and
has continued Inactive to the close of the week,
AID prices are tending downward offerings of
80 bushels red, with sales of white at l28 for
very good, and red at liz for ordinary. 120, l22
and l28 for fair to very good, and 1875 for choice.
Corn has been moderately active during the
week, the market closing firm; offerings .ight,
with sales Of mixed at 81 and 81. Rye is in bet
ter demand. with limited offerings. Oats are
very scarce, the market closing active at an sd-
vance Of Ease. The total blessings Of Grain on
Change for the week ending to day were
Wheat 609l Corn 23i9. Oats 236, and Rye 1873
bushels. Good Butter is scarce and in demand
Eggs are in ample receipt with fair enquiry.
Potatoes are dull and receipts are larger. There
is light demand for Timothy Seed, and prices
are unchanged. Bacon is firm.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET. Oct. Is The
arrivals this week show falling off in receipts
and an advance in the prize of Beef Cattle equal
TO tc per ID; we note sales at 34a6c per h. rs to
quality, for poor to fair; very few tops. The
supply of veal Calves is limited We quote sales
81 5a7c per ID. Sheep and Lambs are in fair
supply, the offerings being taken at 4r5!c per
10 for Sheep, and 3aS4 % per head for Lambs.
Hogs are quiet, with small sales to butchers at
lOaSll A few Cows and Calves were ctfored,
and brought from 25aS50.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET, Oct. IA, l9I5.-
Beeves-Receipls 1925 head Among the offer
lngs were several carloads of fat Steers from
Kentucky and Illinois; but the averag. quality
WAS inferior. The marke WAS frmer and more
active. with sn advance of b44c per ID on al
grades above common. The Texas and Chero-
kee Steers were sold at from u to 95c per pound,
dressed, and common to extra native Steers and
Oxen At 9al3c.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 1861 head The
demand WAS lair, and the market was moderate
ly active II q fraction advance in prices Poor
TO good Lambs ranged from 6 to tic per pound
prime and extra do. sold al 7s.7sc and common
TO good Sheep at 4}s6c per h. N prime or ex-
ira lots of Sheep shown.
Hogs-Receps 1892 head Live Hogs sold at
SIC per ID. Dressed Hogs further advanced
strong &c per h. and closed firm at l0tallc per ID.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Oct 14.-Cattlc
active and trmi sales rang from 5jaS6 20;
stockers 3aS3 rs; Texans 2 IS .S3 Isl fair to go d
shipping 4aS5 IS fine lot of extra at Sc 20;
choice Steers 3 75a$6 Us; shipments $40. Hogs
,pened active; closed easy; receipts II go; sales
= - slS IL. "a II En
oNO Shecp-demand good ut full prices; re-
ceipts 1000; common to good 5OaS4 So inferior
TO choice 3a$4 IS.
GEoRGETowS CATTLE MARKET, October II.
The arrivals OF Beef Cattle this week reached
aoo, which were taken 1t prices ranging from 81
DC per To-. There were offerings Of 100 Sheep
and Lambs, with sales Of the former a. 5a6c per
10, and Of the latter at 2sS4 50 per head. A very
few Cows and Calves sold at 25aS50 The mar
ket generally was dull.
CIScINNATI Hoe MARKET, Octr. IA, 1875
Hogs dull ; common light to good light last 90
good heavy so ,S7 90; q few extra sold ut S.
receipts 1858; shipments 755.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKnT-
The market tor Coffee is without any feature
worthy of note, and we write it dull though
firm 50 far as holders are concerned, full prices
still being asked. there are however, no buy
transactions prices may be said to be nominal
We quote jobbing lois ordinary to choice, l91a
t21c gold, TO days.
The market for Sugsr continues quiet and
steady, and we hear of no further NOV oment re-
ported to-dsyin either refining or grocery grades
We still quote: Cuba fair to good grocery
grades, at st 4S3c; Porto Rico, fair to good gro
Gerry, StsS3c; vacuum pan Demerars 81 .93c.
RICHMOND MARKET Oct. 1.-THE offerings
OF Wheat on Change to day we're about 1850
bushels, nearly all rsd, with sales at 10 for
common las for choice white and 90al45 for
common TO choice red. Corn is in liberal sup
ply the offerings reaching 2l40 bushels, with
sales of old at 10, "a and 15 and white at So FOR
new; old mixed 72a74. Oats in limited supply,
with sales at 45a50 for fair to prime Spring. No
sales of Rye reported.
LYNCHBURG MARKET, Oct. II The market
tor w heat Is somewhat depressed, though the
quotations remain nominally as at last report
w: la)sl40 for white and ll0sl30 for red.
Corn is in fair demand at 7Oa72 for white and
oos10 Tor mixed and yellow. Oats are in lgh.
receipt, and quotations are 4Oa45.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET October l4-In
the market there has been very little ii any
Gnsnge since last week, quotations being rs then.
W heat l2)sl45 for fair TO prime, and l50al55 for
IOa15. Oats 40a45
IISETHE
~ IMPERIAL FRENCH GREEN.
~ Is not poisonous; it is finer in texture; has
word. For sale by B. +. PEAKE & CO.,
y lo7 King street
NJ EMALION CLARET-We have lust re-