Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-21

There was slightly better feeling on Change
this morning, aud prices were sEa1e hrmer.
Flour is in fair local demand. Wheat sod up
to 40 for choice with offerings of 3ioo bushels,
and other sales at l324l39, as to quality. Corn
is quiet and easy, with offerings of 1853 bushels
Of new, and sales at 81 and IS. NO Rye report
ed, and POD bushels Of Oats brought 80 aud 80:
Butter and Eggs are dull and lower Dresseo
Turkeys are scarce, and sell at l2al4c per pound
Other articles unchanged.
RICHMOND MARKET. Deer: O.-Ihe market
is only moderately active flour Is IN H Spund ia
ant supply, with moderate demand. lhs OF,
ferngs Of Wheat to-day on Change announces
to about $500 bushels, with sales OF White At 20
sl4O for common to CHOICE and red at lloal4J
70: common to prime Fultz an aa hsneast ad
Sales Of Corn at 50 for white and % Tor m'keu.
Sales of good spring Oats a. 37c. oa'eS o' very
good Rye at I'll
LYNcuBURa MARKET, Deer. 2O-TThe mar
ket is less active and prices genertrI Snr o il in
ample supply, but very little demanu. W HeaS
nniet At l2Osl35 tor red and white Corn oosoo
for yellow and white; Rye 55afO. and OATS o's4o
for spring and winter.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET. Deer 2o.-lho
market ia quiet with fair receipts OF gram
Flour in ample supply. Wheat l2Oal4o ior i In
to choice; Corn 45s50 for new and old fyo oo'
IS, and Oats 32a35.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARX Ell
Sngsrs-We report tho market for raw steady
and firm, with fair inquiry, and wo notice d !ne
sale for 5eanng OF lss h foows ot VIZ
Cuba, fair to good retining....'...."... u %
Cnbs centrifugal ...- ess
Porto Rico, grocery grsdes....."... = q
Demerara centrifugal ... =. Tia g
Refining grades Eng and fr. lslo" IS y
stock here now 1872 hhds and 252O bags, ~
Cotfee-There is better inquiry, Tor Conee
and the feeling in the market ID snauo nf hmu.
again. We note the sale to. day 10 tow' 10y ~,
or Of 1000 bags fully fair Rio at lSs gold. ue
cline of on the last sales, and we also near o.
ssles mSde some days since, but not oeiore 10
ported, of 5000 bags Rio and S50o 40. on p5aVhase
terms The stock of Rio here in trst fa1Gs e na
been increased by recent arrivals 10 sOou' o''0'>
bags, and We now quote as 1oIlo"s' VIZ 1el
Rio ordinary csrgoes.... '...'''''' '''' IA 70:
Fair .......... .."..."...." !Ss L.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .'' ''''''''''' 10l q 49,
Prime .....:..... ... - .:....''' "a q 2Ol
Gold, 60 dsys.)
New YORK CATTLE MARKET Dec r. 80
Beeves-There We're some very common aOIs
Cattle shown manly annSye f nSristmss Cstte. Will
the bulk of the offerings would rste ilohi o a,,
~ .e ,ood There was no demand for extra neaVI
Gsfitie and only part of the Christmas s'o a.
ohsnoad hands. and for all other grades the u =
mond wse verv moderate at dec line equst W 4
nnr IN Excsp,ing few selected pairs Oh pr
MUM Steers which sold at l2slZac Pet ~; :
the best Cattle in market SOLO al ll7ct 20,
extra do. at 99sll4,; poor TO mea.um oh a. l,wsr
Cslves-Veal Calves were not muCn - Nth
nrica. but moved slowly at 5iashc per TO- WIN
few elections at &c. Grass Calves we're ano :
nnsslesble, and the fow transactions were re q .
BUYERS own figures. or 2taS5c per pounu, "Ao
weighed, and 5a$7 per head 500 on 'no ' ,'f s. h
Shaen AVID Lsmbs-The demand was heh
and ssles were slow and limited, win lul In
Teduction in prices. The extreme range was ;,
Sac Der lb, the latter price 1or cari'"u "
Ohio Sheen, 1873 lbs average on1
Hogs-The market WAS moro sIeauy "ru ;
shade 8rmer. Fair to good 1--we hogs na IT,
nnoted at 5OsS4 GO per leu lbs. Dlesseu i''t
ranged from 5s5sc pei TO-
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Decl; -!, 49,
Receipts, 800; Shipments l, oooi Snoi0 ot nr
foirlv active a. 4ss5 so; feeders ana stecAels ,,
fsir damsnd native butchers stronger co Gov
, 1osS3 3T3; bulls 5OsS2 80 no Wester n ca a.
IN thu market. Hoes-Receipts. 10 wv sns
ments ]. 7CO; mixed packers slow at - S St1 .
weak and heavy: shipping steady at DEP SIa q
I;oht strong and active at C5a$4 To- Sneep
Receints. 2CO0; shipments, $40; better en'P5 s =
dsmand; 57as$3 80; butchers slow al oa@o
DuFFALO LITHIA WATER; the wo
b der(ul remedy Tor Dyspepsia kheumstls'
&c The amount Of our sales during inc p'