Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-28

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light, with moderate demand for low grade.
such as fine and supers; prices are urchsnyoa
Wheat opened active at last weeks quot ,ti,n.
but towards the clio Of the week, owing IN ,bo
decline in other markets, prices fell Oft CLOSING
at decline Of to g. ; offerings of 2556 bushet'
red, with sales at 80, 81 10 for inferior. -;
40, l35, l37 and 1873, latter fo7 choice. Corn :,
fairly active at q decline during the we * Of ,.
&c; offerings of 1851 bushels, with sale: of n;r.
ed at IS St and 81. Rye is quiet and stesdr
sales at ITO. Oats are in light receipt, CLOSING
with q moAerste dem and. The total offerings #
Grain on Change for the week ending to.ds,
were: Wheat 1895, Corn ii 1893, and Oats a.,
bushels. Spring Chickens are very scarce sra
in demand; other fowls are not wanted pri,,,
Butter is in light receipt, while commo, :.
plentiful and neglected. Eggs are scarce with
good demand. Table Potatoes are scare.
while tie market is full Of small, which ara
hard to sell. Bacon is steady at Quotations
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Nav y
The receipts of Beef Cattle this week H.y.
shown q further Increase, and the market h
exhibited some activity; sales were made =.
prices ranging from 5!a73c per ID. Veal C.Jyn.
4a6c per 10, and in fair supply. There is a linn.
itei demand for sheep, but Lambs are sc,ivn
sales OF clipped Sheep at 445!, wool a. o.! ~,
ID, and Lambs At $50 per be 3D. Hog o,lI.. -,
l0all 4 few Cows and Calves sold q, l5,S;n
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. May -. ls-i
Beef Catte-Prices to-day ranged As follows.
Best BeeVes. ......"."..............SG 80 4 i
Generally rated first quality....... Sc. ) 5 n "
Medium or good fair quality ........... o. = j N
ri ipur y in (lyap nd y
| General average Of the Market. 3, go.
Extreme range ofprices. 3 81 a =
| Most of the sales were from .......... > - =,
The market has bnnn fair throughout H..
week, and the quality of the Cattle lite bet.
ter than last week, there being more ,,p.
Prices are tasc per 10 higher, the advance IT,.
ing greatest on the middle sad cumtnon grade,
Total receipts for the week S4S head Tut.l sale.
| for the we TX 1914 head.
Cows-We quote milch Cows at 70 S4j ,,y-
| head, and market dull.
Sheep and Lambs-Although the receipts ,bi.
week were some lit,Ie-le:s than last week, they
| were more than ample for the demand, which
WAS oven more limited than lat week there .t
being no outside demand, and sales conf led ST.
most entirely to city but hers who have been
| unwilling to NY except At a concession on lhs.
weeks rats. The salty WAS scarcely II. good
as last week. W",uote sheep ~ i,,ite per ID
gross. Lambs Z 5Oa$S4 ~ per head, and dull
| Receipts this week 3l6l head
Hogs-Thc supply WAS fully up to the de-
mand, which Is been quit slow daring the
whole week, but tho quality WAS sca:c.Iy ~
| good as last week. Prices are t. per ID lowe
! than at the close OF our last report. The marNc.
Mt tie close showed !. tendency towards lower
hard to sell at any price. We quote comm,u
and small bacon Hogs at J0aSlJ 80 and alr :,
| good ut 10 Il ASH per 100 lbs nct few selling =.
the higher figure. Receipts this week 5l74 hcnl
NEW YoaK CATTLE MARKET May %. 1873
| Beeves-h h. ceipts 1871 head, mainly nstvc
| Steers OF ordinary to primo quality The tone
| OF the market appeared TO b" Il sha Ne frmer,
| and some Of the sales Of n!eiium ard In r Steers
show an advance equal u l.; per ID. On the
other hand stricr'y urim" Steers hal to be sol!
| 1T q reduction Of nearly 4c per ID so that the
| ave-Hee was about the same u on Mondsy with
q trile Improvement IN the general tone Ordi-
,ry t. prime Steers were sold Al lotal2ic per
| ID dressed with lew tops NJ BE
| Calves-Rectpts 1893 head, chiefly State
vesls and srasscrs. The market was largely
overstocked, and even ri q further decline o!
nearly 4c per ID the offerings could not be close!
out. A few Of tho choicest veals were sold nj SC
per ID, but nc per ID was the on side figure for
strictly prime lots, viii c common to fair ranged
from Al SIC per ID. \ couple of car.oai= OF
graGs Ialves were sold vt 62taS6 G2t per hra .
Sheep and Lambs Receipts 4-93 head. The
demand WIS Ugh, and trade WAS dull at d..
cline o.! alb 'ut &c per ID on sheep, AMI /: on
Spring LAMBS. Poor to prime clipped Sheep
ranged from 4s53c per b. and ordinary to choice
sp-ing Lambs ranged from TO-. t. l3sc per b
Hcgs-Arrlvals jO3l head none of which were
on sale alive. City dressed Hogs were easier,
and closed weak II. % .9tc per h..
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. May 27.-Ca,tlc
steady, with pro- poets OF u decline; Shipping
Breves 25nS 60; stockers and butchers 3 2,s
SIS; through Texans 3aSi 80; receipts 1000 hcsG
shipments ;.0OJ head Live Hog: dull 4nd week
declined l5c; light weights 7nS7 30 heavy ~
s. so, chilly 7aS7 Is; receips Ii [pp head
shipments 800 head Sheep strong and active;
common to CHI, ice shorn 5OaS5 49, receipts 800
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET. May d
The market tins week has been very dali, the
offerings amounting to On y 10 head. aboutb
OF which were left over unso,d; the sales were
at price: ranging from 5.1tc per 10. Upward.
of ID Sheep aud L.mb:, chiefly the latter, were
offered and about half the number sid At iAGc per
ID for Sheep, and 2.Si per head for L.mHs. a
CISCINsATI HOG MARKET, May g1.--Livc
Hogs dull and lower; Common 6 4OaS6 50; aIr
to medium 90aS7 Is good 25aS7 80; receipts
1000: shipments gao
DALi lhORE CUhaR An II SOrrE
Tne:o is nothing VIII tcver doing III raw Sugars,
and the market is still dull and heavy. Hold.
ers, however. show no dlSpos ton to press sa"s,
and we still quote Ms follows viz Cuos, fair /"
good refining, SaStc; grocery grsios, S!so:c,
Porto Rico, fair to good refining, Sa84c; grocery
grades 5!a9c and Democrats vacuum pan 9ia
lOtc. stock here now 5,477 hhds; Il, 2GG boxes,
and H. 465 bags.
There is better inquiry for Coffee, and the
maj ket, under more favorable Rio alvlces, !:
frmer in tone, though prices cannot "a yet BE-
written higher We notice sales Of W bags
kio-at Hampton Roads. to come 10 pert
ut lSnlSsc, gold and OF ZOO bags do, ex Gin
cora" On private terms. We quote as before
viz: Rio, ordinary carg"es, l5i 'ldc; far s do'
III lie; good do. l73al1i prime d.. l7!ai9sc'
ali gold, t0days, and jobping lots, ordinary to
choice at from lG4 to l9!c gold. St'c. n"~ II
first hands 10000 bugs, bat the total sock mere
is about 800 bags.
LYNcHBURG MARKET, May 21.-Whsst l.
in very limited receipt, and price: depress:Hi
white l204l30. and .ed ll0sl2O. Corn Is III f"lF
demand, but the receipts are light; quotation: