Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-30
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DRIED APPLES........... -. y & "a @ s
Green do......... ............. | 50 "a $50
PLAS Ter, ground, per ton. SO ~ 900
Ground, in bags or bbs... 50 u OOJ
Ground, IN bags, ret d.. 81 u %
Lump Observation-Disclosures. 10 Ct 70
SALT, e. A. (LiverpooD... Is ~ 80
Tu rt' island '''''''' ~ " ~ 81
REMARKs.-Flour continues in light receipt,
but with an improved demand, and prices have
advanced fully Csc per Dbl around, Extras and
choice Family brands, being in especial request
w heat has been active al the week, the msrke.
closing irm at an advance of 2a3c on opening
quotations; offerings of l436 bushels, with sales
OF red at l35 for good, and lao, al, l42 and l43
for prime to choice. Corn has been in brisk de.
msnd during the week, closing active at an sd-
vance Of 3,4c; offerings of 1880 bushels mixed,
with sales At 81 and ~. The offerings of Rye
have been very light, and good samples are in
request; sales were made yesterday at u.s. Oats
are in request with light offerings; sales at 10.
The total offerings of Grain on Change for the
week ending to day were: Wheat AGA Corn
1888 and Oats coo bushels. There is bu: little
Poultry arriving; prices are unchanged. The
stock OF common Butter is large, with but little
demand good fresh Butter is wanted at quota
tions Eggs are very dull. and prices are tend
ing downward. The receipts of Potatoes are
moderate and tho market quiet and unchanged
Bacon is firm. There is better demand for
Salt, with an ample stock. Plaster unchanged
ALEXANDRIA FISH MARKET, April 80. 1875.
The receipts since yesterday have been 5000
Shad which sold at from Is co to SIS &c per hun
dred; s. 0OO Herring, which sold at l20O
TO Sl3 % por thousand
In Washington, yesterday, 700 Shsd sold at
from Is co to SIS 90 per hundred; 1000, Her
rings Ut Sl2 % per thousand, ard zoo punches
Rock and Perch at from 70 to 30c per bunch.
In Georgetown 500 Herrings sold at $40 per
thousand go Shad at l6aSlS per hundred. and
1000 Tailors at $l2 per Thousand.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET. April % =.
Tho arrivals OF Beef Cattle a-e still very light
while the demand i good, and the best qualities
are scarce; sales u. ate Per Id. Veal Calves
5a7c, and in far supply. Sheep are in good
supply, with fair demand, and sales at 5s7Ac.
Hogs are in abun tsnt supply, the sales being at
1Oal2c, alive. Cows and Calves rs .S55, with
limited demand
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET April %, 1875
Beef Cattle-'r Prices to-day ranged as follows:
Best Beeves ............ ..............$6 Is 81
Generally rated first quality. 80 q + IS
Medium or good fair quality ...." s On s 80
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows 60 5 On
General average of the market...... + 81 q 0 10
Extreme range OF prices .............. 10 u I %
Most If tre sales were from % n 7 co
There WAS ve-y little activity in the markrtat
any time this week, and though prices show no
variation Of moment, they may be considered,
in Wow of the general superiority Of the offer
ings, tc per ID lower Total rvcei IS for the
woea 1900 he d. Total sales for the week 1918
head
Cows-We quote mich Cows at 30 ,S48 per
head and supply equal to the demand.
Sheep and Lamb The receipts were scarcely
up to the wants of the market this week. and
prices may be marked tc per ID higher for clip
ped Sheep. The quality differed very little
from last week, there being perhaps few brtor
.ep on the mar kct. We quote wool Sheep At
6a71c, and clipped at A .6tcpcr ID gross. Lambs
3a$5 per head. Receipts this week l64l lead
Hog<-Wi'h fair supply during the week
the market has been rather slow, and prices &c
per ID lower than last week. The quality will
perhaps slight, superior, the tail ends
were not rs good rs the lower grades OF last
week. The after are entirely too high for this
market and sales of them can only be made
with any degree Of freedom ut our lowest tg-
ures. We quote ut loaSll 90 per 100 lbs not for
the coming week are only fair, thcre being quite
q number Of Hogs in tho pens at tho close OF
this report Receipts this week 6G22 head.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET, April %, 1876.
eevts-keceipts 27O5 head, mainly common TO
good native Steers, with few carloads of very
tue Cattle and half dozen cars Of fat bulls.
The ma ket could not we'll be worse for tho SELL
ing Interest than it WAS. Buyers wanted con.
cessions equal to j. per TO- and tho sales effected
were at strong 4c per ID reduction. Some OF
the statesmen refused to sell nj the figures bid.
and scarcely more than one half OF the receipts
changed hands. A few of the finest Steers,
equal IN quality to the best Bulocks shown
since the Christmas holidays, were sold at l3tc
per ID, dressed; but l23c per 10 WAS an outside
figure for richly prime lots, and for the com.
mon est Steers the best offer WAS 91c per 10. Fat
Bulls could not be sold Tor more than &c per ID,
live weight week ago they were readily sold
at Ga6!c per ID.
Calves Receipts were 1864 head, chiefly or
binary to prime State veals, part OF which were
sold in sn extremely dull market at Gs74c per
ID, including fair to prime lots.
cars, or -655 head The demand was light, and
sales slow at n further reduction from yesterday
equal to t. per h. Poor to fancy unshoTn
Sheep ranged from to &c per 10; ordinary TO
extra clipped do from Al to 53c per lbi snd
Surng Lambs from 3 :0lS7 81 per head
None offered alive City-dressed were in fair
demand al lUc per 10.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, April g.-Cattle
weak, but active; declined &c under heavy re-
ceipts, which for four days this week have near
~ been y 0G0; pens now full; shipping Steers
5 25aSG rs; butchers 4uS5 70; choice Sold at 6a
81 70 receipts 50 0: shipments 400 Live Hogs
quiet and weak; declined l0c except for best
grades, which are stendy; light 7 4OaS7 50;
heavy I 65aSS 30; chiefly 70.S8; receipt,
1900; shipments $500. sheep steady and un-
changed receipts ZOO
GEoRGETowS CATTLE MARKET. April %
The re, epts OF Beef Cattle this week hive been
light, While the demand WAS tolerably brisk;
tho sales reported foot up ll9. at prices ranging
from 5a7ic per ID. A bout GAO Sheep and LAMPS
were offered, and most of them sold at from 1s
&c per ID for the Sheep, an 50lS5 per head
for the Lambs. A few Cows and Calves cold at
price. ranging from 25aSjO.