Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-21

Washed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 40 " v oo
REMARKs.-The receipts of Flour are light,
with moderate demand prices are unchanged.
Wheat has been dull and dropping all the week,
and prices have declined 5a6c during the week,
the market closing dull at the decline; offerings
Of 2907 bushels, with sales of choice white lot
at l45, and red at $50 for fair, and l40 az l45,
l45 and Jag for prime to choice, Corn closes
moderately active at decline; offerings of ll65
bushels, with sales of white at 80, and mixed at
49, Rye is very scarce and in demand. Oats
are active and firm; offerings of l24 bushels,
with sales at IS. The total offerings of Grain on
Change for The week ending to-day were:
Wheat II, 1863, Corn Sl78 Oats l425, and Rye 1si
bushels. Poultry is dull. Choice fresh Butter
is scarce and in demand. Eggs are in limited
receipt and in request Good large potatoes are
scarce, while small and inferior lots are neglect
ed. Bacon is weak Plaster and Salt are un-
changed Sheep shearing has been very back
ward by reason of cool weather. but the new
clip now begins to come in, with a fair enquiry
at quotations.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, May 2l-
Tie receipts Of Beef Cattle this week have been
about the same a. last and the market presents
supply and toerable demand. Veal Calves l6c
per ID. Sheep IN fair supply, with sales of
clipped at 41a6c per h. and wool vt 5a75c per ID.
Lambs 3sS5 80 per head. Hogs l0aSll, and uull.
Cows and Calves 25aS5O.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. May 20, 1875.
Beef Cattc-Prices to-day ranged AS follows:
Best Beeve 70 -
Generally rated first quality ~... =. % 6 25
Medium or good fair quality ........... 81 .
Ordinary thin Steers oxen and Cows ~ 3O
General average Of the marEet....... q w
Extreme range ofprlccs w 70
Most of the sales were from......... % u i 81
The market opened quite slow this week, and
so continued for some time, with the prices
shade off from last week, but while before the
close and during tho most of the last day of op.
erations, it b came more active and prices I'M
proved on the opening rates, closing shade
higher in some instances than last week. Total
receipts for the week 1852 head. Total sales Tor
the week ll4o head
Cows-We quote mich Cows at 3O.S45 per
head, and market dull.
Sheep and Lambs-There is scarcely note
worthy change to record in prices of sheep in
view of the quality of the offerings. There is
scarcely as much activity in the mar ket as there
was at the time of our last report; the numbers
vary little, and the quality is scarcely as good.
There is fair demand lor good Lambs We
quote Sheep at 4a5!c per ID gross. Lambs z 5Oa
So per head Receipts this week 1857 head
Hogs-The market ha, been slow during the
week. The receipts coming in slowly have been
sold shortly afterwards, but there has been little
life In the operations, the feeling bang that any
great increase in the recei pts would further de-
press prices, which have declined &c per ID since
last week. few sales being now effected at our
extreme top figures. At the close prices are ata
stand, the intimation being towards lower fig
urcs. We quote at l0aSll Is per 100 lbs net.
Receipts this week 1910 head.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET, May 60 1876.
Receipts 1868 head. A little more Than one
fourth of the offerings were stlllers OF common
to fair quality, and nearly three fourths were
native cornfed Steers Of fair to prime quality.
The market was active, and some Of the sales
were at al advance from Monday, equal to tic
per h. The corntcd steers ranged from liz to
l34c per ID dressed, and the stillcrs from l04 to
Caives-Receipts were 1000 head, chiefly State
veas Of common to good quality. The demand
WAS urgent, and the sales were active at 5uSc per
ID, with few Of the best up to 9;n9c
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 1889 head Sell
ers were asking q slight advance In prices but
trade was dull and sales we're limited. A few
good to extra clipped Sheep were sold at 59s6sc
per ID; fair unshorn do. ut tic per ID, and ordl
nary Spring Lambs at llslzc per b.,
Hogs Receipts 1895 head. Barely 26 were
offered alve-fair Ohio cornfed, 1873 lbs average
and sold ut 7Ec per ID. Dressed Hogs were
active and firm at 95c per 10.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, May N.-Cattle
rather quiet; common to extra shlpplng 8 Qua
IL rs; good Steers sold at SOaS5 so; receipts
800 head shipments 5000 head Hogs modcr-
ately active; prices reduced all around, espe-
cisliy for common grades; common to choice Ia
IS 10 chiefly 25aS7 CO. closed with pens iull
receipts Is geo head; shipments $500 head.
Sheep scarce; sales quick ut strong prices; shorn
Bass 50; unshcrn ) Sos Sc IS sales mostly at 70
So SO {; receipts $40 head.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET. May ~
The offering. of Beef Cattle this week have been
light. mum bering only 40 head, but sufficient
for the demand which is light; sales at 5a7tc
per h. and dull; about 80 head were left over
There were 700 Sheep and Lambs offered, l3OO
of which sold ut 4.64c per ID fer Sheep and 2aSo
per head for Lamb: A lew Cows and Calves
brought from 25aS55. The market generally
was very quiet
C1ScISSATI Hoe MARKET, May O-Live
Hogs dull and declining; range 75aSS 25; bulk
OF sales at 25sS7 50; receipts 200 mead.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET
We notice the sale to-day OF lOi hhdS Demerara
vacuum pan Sugars for grocery purposes at 9tc,
but we hear Of nc movement IN refining grades,
and we write The market generally dull, with
the tendency in buyers favor. We quote
Cuba. grocery grades, siassc; Porto Rico, gro
cerv grades S.a9c, and Demerara vacuum pan
9ta!u3c. Stock now | ,69o hhds.