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

on hand most OF tho butchers had TO 81 to
i4norgetowu Tor stock. Calves in moderate sup
ply, AID prices arc little stronger than last
week Sheep and Lambs arc in demsnd, anu
prices havo advanced fraction Hogs arc com,
ing in very slowly; the supply is hardly c4us!
to tho demand. Cows and Calves arc scarce
md higher.
NEW York CATTLE MARKET. Oct'r O.
iieeve,- Offerings 374l head. Some Of the Cat
tic onored to-day ware good enough for Christ
mas stock, and there were number Oh CARLOADS
Of good to prime Steers of good weight, but
with 80 carloads Of light Toxas. On erokeo anu
Colorado Steers the average grade was not bet
Ter than medium. Tho best Cattle, Quality con.
sidsrcd, wore scarcely any higher than they
have ruled all tho week. but generally tho mar
kot WAS frmer and more active, with an al vance
nf about 4c por ID. Extra and premium Steers
rsngtu from llYal21c por 10 dressed; good to
urine do. from lO!All4c; medium to tar DO
eta9c. and ordinary to good Texas. Ch"r"k",
and Colorado Steers from I9alCtc.
Cslvos-Recoipts I'll head. Trade Was brisk
ut fair prices or t34c per ID for grAs: o's, and ii
ale for miik-icd vcalS
Sheep and Iambs-Rocoipts 300 hoad. The
demand was good enough. and Il largo business
Was recorded, but the largo Offering, and Tho
generally ordinary quality OF the stock wax
onel prices u trihe, and tho feeling at tho close
was easier Common to good Shonp ranged
from to 5lc per ID; common to primo hHmb'
from St to 6!c with a few choice Lambs selling
at Gs a64c, and common to primo lots ci miS"a
sheep and Lambs at 5sj5,.
Hogs-Roceipts 9240 head. Nothing on sal
alvo except fow State Hogs which woro sol
ut Safe Dor ID Dressed Hogs wore quiet an ii
easier at 7sT5n per ID, with Pigs Ming at s..
CaICAGo CATTLE MARKET, Octr. 9.-Cnttio
--icceip,s $500; shipments 500; all good grades
active and unchanged; supply oar y exhaust
cd natives 95s$5 05; Coorado' IN good sup
DIV at 8 25aS4 g, and all sold Texans active at
5aS3 so; butchers slow and oasy at 2 25s$3 9 5 !;
stockers dull no buyers. Hogs-reccipls loou
shipments 300; heavy shipping strong Bostons
5 35aS5 Gu; Philadelphias S 70a$5 So packers
ass 80; light 6 a5s$5 SO; all sold. she"p-ro'
ccipts eco market nominally unchanged.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET, OCt'r. 10 -
There were offerings of AS head Of Beef Cattls 9,
I'LL of which were sold at prices ranging from -
to SIC per ID the market Was active at satc per
ID higher prices than last week. Mich Cows IN
Lambs were offered, 500 of which sold at from
to sc por ID for old Shoep, and 8 to e, per 10 "
Lambs; market brisk.
BALTIMORE Ocpr. lO.-Virginia 6, old. 30; do.
doferred 81 do. consold ted So; do "a series III.
Cotton firm; middling llsallt Flour steady lay;
and steady; Western fairly active and tirmer !;
Southern red good to prime 145sl50; do. amtor
l53al55; Western steamer 1914 bid do. No.
winter rcd spot and Oct l4S; Nov. l45; do No.
winter rod Ill. Corn-Southcrn white easier
yolow irmer; Wcstorn steady and firm; South,
ern white 67 do. yellow g.; Western mixed
spot and OcIr 5SY; Nov'r 593 bid; steamer 81.
oats steady and firm Southern 32s%7 Western
white S5a$G; do mixed 33s35. Rye fairly nc,
two and firm at l6aG9 Hay dull and unch sngod.
Sugar quiet and steady ut l0s. Coffee dull and
heavy Rio cargoes 1920 iobblng l6!a2l.
Whiskey dull and hoAvy at ST III.
NEW YORK, Oct l0-Stocks heavy. Money
:. Gold lU23 Flour dull and unchanged.
Wheat quiet and firm Corn 4aic l0wor.