Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-23

ALEXANDRIA MARKET. The market to day
shows slight improvement on the ruling prrc>
of yesterday Transactions 10 Flour coutinu.
| light. and there is no change to note 10 price.
Receipts of Wheat have increased, and l,i4r
| bushels Of red were offered and sold to day IT
| IA, l45. l47 and l4S. as to quality. Corn j.
also lc higher, though bat little was offered
AMI sales were made at G.. loo hushcl7 OF rs,
| brought G., and POO Of Oats IS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Oa!. .? --
| Prices this week ragged As follows: Best Bacy.>
at 75a$G %; that generally rated first quaty
| t 25aS5 %; medium or COOL fair quality :; 81.
| 81 -; ordinary thin Steers, OYrn and Cow,
I5aS3 %; extreme range Of prices , I5a$G 90
Most OF the sales were from :; - to 81 t., per
loo lbs. Total receipts Tor the week jO!G heal.
Total sales ttr the week %Gil head.
Beef Cattle. market for Bccvc5 today
has been fairly active throughout nearly all tn
pens. Prices have declined ic since our lat
report, the least decline being on top grade.
This class has shown some superiority in pom;
Of quality over the same grade last week, bu,
the quality Of tho offerings generally differed
bat little from that OF last week = receipts. We
Qu tic at Ija$G % per loo lbs. a l'w selections
onlg selling at the latter prlca.
Mich Cows. There has trrn i Somewhat
| more active dcmand at ;iIi$GI per head ~ |.
tail.
Sheep aod Lpubs. --'ihc trade 10 Sheep h.,
scarcely been Is active as 1t was last week
though good fat Sheep have been ia fair 4.
quest. The receipts exceed The heavy rt!:t =,
last week. The qualify shows tut l!Ie. ii AZ,
improvement on The receipts hr several wcci,.
past. We quote good butcher SHEEP At Ia
cents per ID gross, very few at the latter price
Stock Sheep at 5OA$% per head, and LsmI
at 4a5 cents per Id gIosa Rcceipts this wee!
51l3 head
Swine. -Such transactions IN Hogs as E:VI
been recorded to day have bean made very slew
y at concession 90 the rates luin& last wc,s,
The quality oil the offerings has been aboU
equal to last week. The heavy lun again tn
week, following the large rec ipts Of last week
made it difficult to make sales even at the con
cesson. in most Of the pcns,) and few %:.!,%
were made al CIR top quotations, aud the
were OF few choice Philadelphia Hogs. y"
quote at G!a7! cents, common grassers and tail
ends selling at G4a7 cents. and the better grldr,
at 7a74 cents per ID net. Receipts this wcct
03G2 head.
BALTIMORE, OFT. 23.-Na. SKIES. old, 81,
do. deferred 81; d. consolidated Cog; do Sc
ond series 42 bid TO day. Cotton steady; de-
mand fair; middling lUa. Flour quiet,
steady aud unchanged. Whcat-Southcrn
steady and demand fair; Western frmcr and
higher; Southern red good to prime, l4oallN,
do. amber lj0aljj Western steamer 1870; DO
No. winter red, spot and October ltI!; NO
vcmber l42; December IA. Corn--Sou,hern
quiet; Western strong and higher; Southern
white GlaG3 do. yellow Glaze; Western mixed
spot and October G2!; November G3; Deccm
Der 81 bid; steamer IS. Oats quiet and easier;
Southern 34a3S; Western white 50; do. mIxci
81. Rye quiet and easier at G5aGS. Hay duh
and unchanged. Sugar steady at l0!. Collie,
6rmer and not quotabIy higher. Whiskey ,u'!
at !. lla$Lll3.
New YORK, Oct. 23.-Sl0cks strong Money
G. Gold 1929. Flour unchanged. Wheat lie
better Corn ic better.
LONDON, Oct. 90; p. NJ A Reuter- telegram
from Liverpool says The weather il Wet, but
the attendance at the grain market is good.
The demand is fir. White Wheat is stcadj:
red Wheat shows lda2d decline. Flour Ii
steady Corn shows shilling advance. lcaa
arc quiet.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. $3.50 p. m--Brcal-
stuffs steady. Corn 2y<Gl for new mixed.
Western Wheat l2.Slal3sld for average CALI.
white; 10.2lal Is3l for red Western sprlne.
l0sSda ls3d for red winter; l3aal3. Cd Tor Gaia,
club Lard 45.Gl for American. Bacon '"s"d
for long clear middles; 4lsGd for short clear.
CHOE, SCRUBBING, STOVE AND DUST,
- ING BKUSHES--A large lot just received
at So King street, corner Of Royal. and for sale
at small advance Ga hand MANILA SissI
and Jule Rope. Call and 500.
mo Of