Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-13
COMMERCIAL.

COMMERCIAL.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Nov. l3.-There il
no change to note since yesterday; prices arr
firm and the market active. Flour IS quiet
Wheat sold at l43al45 for choice, and l2oal4:
for common to good; offerings OF 1850 bushels
Corn is in light receipt and sold at Is Tor olG
mixed. Sc for yellow aud Sc for Dew. One SINAI N
lot of Rye brought 63 and l25 bushels OF OatE
80, 80 and $751; IS to quality.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Nov. IL
Beef Cattle. Prices this week for Beet Cattle
ranged az follows: Best Beeves at 5 l2as5 81;
That generally rated first quailty l2aS5 II;
medium or GOOD fair quality 25a$4 II; ordI'
nary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows 5Oa$3 w;
extreme range of prices > So, SIS 81. Most OF
the sales were from S. 81 to 81 IS per 100 lbs:
Total receipts for the week 29OO head. Total
sales for the week 2l57 head. The on y activl.
ty in the trade this week WAS 10 the wholesale
market, and prices were IN s''nc Casts - high
or than last week. In The retail trade prices
were shade higher at tho opening, but did
not so continue very long, without any activity
at any time in sales Towards the clos, opera
tions wero effected very slowly. Tn" quality OF
the offerings were considerably better than last
week, there being larger llac OF m'dd'cS, anu
very few comparatively Of tho common grades.
We quote OF 2 so I$j ST. per 100 lbs.
Mich Cows.-The market has been islry 40
tive at former figures, 50a$GO per head at re-
tail
Sheep and lambs.-We have TO note slight
improvement in the quality OF the offerings over
that Of the receipts for several weeks past, but
the Improvement is very slight. There has
been L little more activity also observable ID
bo do Itst
quote fair to good Sheep at 4aI4 ccEtS, and
good to extra at las cents per h. gross; Lambs
arc generally sold now with the Old Sheep, and
ut about the same prices Receipts This week
1868 head.
Swinr-With an Increase 10 The number OF
the receipts over the very full run IT last week.
tho market has not shown much activity, aud
prices arc off fraction, to the extent Of ic, and
few sales have been effected at our highest
quotation. though the quality c:u hardly DC
considered quite as good as last Week. We
quote at Ga6f cents per 10. net. lsccepts this
week OSLO head.
BALTIMORE, Nov. Is Virginia Gs, old. -; de-
deferred 81; do consolidated 59s :; do 2lseros A.
Cotton steady middling lO3slcS. Flour iirmer
and unchanged. WheAL-9outharn active, lrm
and hiehar; Western strong. higher ana quiet;
Southern red good to primo l'oalE ); DO amber
l5Oal53i No: Western w'ntar rod spot ana
Nov 144! Dec l46. Corn-Southorn steady
and firm; Western firm, higher and quiet; new
Southern white 5GaGO; do. yellow oIhGo; old
Western mixed spot and NoG'r GlA; Deer Ut;
steamer 81; new Western mixed spot and N"V'r
GlaGl!; Dec 6lt.G2; jan 81 bii. osts scare re
do. mixed 81. Rye steady and firm at Gl4Gj.
Hay unchanged. Sugar steady with y modsr
demand at 81 Coffee dull and nominally IN.
changed Whisky dull ut l0aSl lO!
New YORK. Nov. l3.--Stocks opened firm,
but subsequently, prices rapidly yicldod. Money
5aG. Gold 10!a Flour steady. WhosL la2c
better. Corn a shade irmer.
PORT or ALEXANDRIA,, .H-eI"R. Is.
Sun rises ......... 80 Moon sets ........ morn
Sun sets............... ~ High water. W
ARRIVED.
Str Mattano Nomini, to j Broders s. Co
Schr Geo Il Mills, Washington. t" American
Coal Go.
PASSED UP.
Schrs A Boice, Philadelphia Susan Ellen,
Norfolk, and Waltar Palmer, Phiad:lphls I'r
Georgetown.
Str Sarah, Philadelphia, by + a Reed.
Str JWThompson, LeonardtoWn.by 4 Reel. |
Schr 2 L Wiilstt, Newark, by American Goa!
oS schr a II peary pougbkospsic, by 11smp &
Bait Coal Go.
PASSED DOWN.
Srhrs Althoa, Fall river; WIN II Kennel,
Hoboken John T Manson, Boston; s a Drico,
New York. Henry p Darcy, Providence; E !
Cottingham, Bridgeport, from Georgetown.
MEMORANDA.
Schr Carrie Holmes from Georgetown, at |
Fall river 9th
Schr Earl Mason sai!cl from Providence
for Georgetown 10th.
Schr Geo Aery sailed from Providence for |
this port 10Th.