The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-04-19

| ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, April i2.-Prices
| to-day ranged as follows:
Cattle, very best 5Aa5A, good, a6. ordinary
3Aa4A thin steers and oxen 3a3h Calves, best 6A
| al sheared 5a5A; Hogs, live best 6Aa7, dressed
| hogs 6a64; cows and calves $25 to $50.
| The market this week was better supplied with
cattle than last week. but still the grade OF cattle
coming in is hardly up to the demand, the butch
wanting better class OF cattle for tie prices
a shade higher this week.
Calves are not in much demand, and the market
| has been correspOndingly dull.
| Hogs in better supply than for several
| weeks past, in consequence of which prices have
again fallen off. with slow market
Sheep are in good supply, and sell slowly at our
| outside figure.
| Few cows and calves coming ill., and lot of
good ones would sell very readily at our outside
| figure.
| BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, April l2-Beef-
cattle-Prices to-day range as follows:
denersiiy rated first quality iss 81
Medium or good fair quality "a l2@ L
General average OF the market.........4 $40 90
Extreme range of prices. ESQ IS
Most OF the sales were from. ...........4 500 IS
Total receipts for the week 1871 head Total
sales 11e3 head.
The market has been fairly active this week.
Nth Prices shade anS it firm
larger lots were sold at and near ltop prices than
| last week.
Mich Cows-Good cows arein good demand at
$40 per head.
Sheep and Lambs-Sales were very sloy made
The demand is limited wholly to supplying the
wants OF the home trade. We quote sheared at
4@5A. and wool sheep at 4h@6Ac per ID. gross
head
Hogs-Prices are Nc lower than last week. The
prospects for the continuance OF present prices.
We quote at7@7hc. and few extra at TIC per Id
net. Receipts this week 1898 head.
NEw yoRK CATTJE MARKrT AnriI 19-Raavas-
Receipts 1855 head. Quality fair with number
of carloads OF good to prime steers among the
that could justly be rated common. The supply
was too heavy for the demand, and prices fell off
81 per head on good and extra steers Upward OF
100 fat steers, weighing in lots from 1900 lbs to
1850 lbs taken for the Englis market at from
weighed about IN cwt in the beef at 1914. few
fancy steers retailed at liA@l2c: common and me-
dium cattle ranged from 9A@sAc and couple OF
carloads OF Cherokee steers went as low &c per
Calves-Receipts 7sshead The unusually large
supply seriously affected the trade. and the mar
ket closed weak at7@7hc per Id for good to prime
vesls. and s@6Ac for common to fair do. Butter
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 2547 head. The de-
mand was fair, with a better feeling than on
Mondays and prices We're unGiaestionabiy frac-
ranged from 5sS@7c per 10. and car load of prime
Michigan wethers 1Os lbs average, changed hands
Hogs-Receipts 1914 head. A couple of carloads
Of fair Ohio hogs were sold late on Wednesday at
IS IS per 100 lbs, and the nominal quotations to-
day may be reported at 1906 TN per 100 lbs.
CHICAGO ArTLE MARKET. April lz.-cattle-re-
ceipts 5000; shipments, 4.0t0 weak dull. tending
| downward. but prices nominally unchanged.
Hogs-Recepts $4,000, shipments 5000; active and
| Arm; light shipping. 1905 80; packing. $50
IS 40; good to choice heavy shipping, 3O@$5 81 /;
closed firm. Sheep-recepts 1890; steady and
unchanged.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET, April l3.-The Of
ferings Of Beef cattle this week reached 200 head,
but the market was quiet, and sales were made at
3@5Ac per h. About 800 sheep, including few
Ian. bs were offered and sold at 5Q16hc per Id, for
sheep, and 911c per Id for lambs. A few cows and
calves brought 25@$50.
CINCINNATI HOG MARKET. April 12.-Live Hogs
| Good demand and firm; common, 40ai IS; fair to
grades 3Ua$5 40. Receipts. 1885, shipments. l64.