Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-23

lois crdl.nsgcd so.l y: G5s7C0. Receipts of Cora
were light to-day, and prices s:o firm; all that
was .r'1reI, 40 bushels, brought 50. PIG bush
els o! Ryc sod ut IS and IS. and $40 Of Oats
~ y! d 80
BALr1MopE CATTLE MARKET August o.
Beef CattIo--rrices to-day ranged as follows :
Best Beoves. ".....:...........5 II q %
Generally rated lirSt IualiLy...........4 70 W
Medium or good fair quality ..........3 50 q %
Ordinary thin Steers. Oxen and Cows Gu p
General average Of the market. 40 60 w
Extreme range ofprico3. ~ -
Most Of tho sales Wore from ....::.:..:S 10 4 70
Total receipts for tho weak 22' haad. Total
ss!cs for thu week 1886 head.
Tho bulk Of the receipts this week consisted of
thin Cattle with q few very good ones, a. last
waoa but hardly up to tina offerings then on en-
average. Prices were trilo of on all grades,
less on tops than the othora, the decline on the
owor grades being about i. Tho market vas
only moderately active. Quotations 5OsS6 25
uer 100 lbs. A number Of Bulls were on tho
market, which sold for the lowest Il cure.
ii ilcil Cows-Thsre has been fair demand
for good Cows. and we quote at 4)a$50 with
iow oxtru at S55 per head retail.
Sheep and Iambz-The supply OF Shoep this
week has been fully equal to tho demand
Lambs have not been 30 plentiful. The quality
Of the offerings show some Improvement on that
Of last weeks receipts, but prices, in sleW OF the
quality. cannot be considered quito 50 high.
tho demand has bcen generally very slow, lin.
toa to that for homo consumption. We quote
butcher 9ap At 34sjc per ID gross; stock Sheep
at 2s$; per head Lambs 3a5c per 10 gross, and
fe " shade higher Receipts this week 74Oo
head.
been fully as largo on an average as last week,
rather too heavy in fact in Wow or thu pllco OF
lard Hogs weighing gross $50 10 2OO pounda
arc moro desirable than those OF heavier weight
The demand has been fair only, the supply more
| than meeting all wants. Prices have receded
shade. Wa quote at 7a77a,, most sales being at
and noar 81 per ID net Receipts thia week
414S koah,
BALTIMORE, Aug q. ,,,Virg'niss, Is. old. 80;
Cotton duh and hesvy; middling III. Flour
steady, firm and unchanged Whest-South
stoedy and lrn Western irregular and lower
Southern red prime 1856; do. Fuitz l3oal40; do
amber l40al45; No. 2 Western winter red spot
lS64sl36; Aug lS55; Sept 1901 Oct lZ9s; steamer
oss;er; Southern white and yellow So; Western
mixed spot ard Aug 56a; Sept 81 bid; Oct 5Ss
bid: steam, Or oh Oats firm Southern 28a32;
Western white 3laS2; do. mixed 29a3l. Rye
dull at tOa62. Hay dull and unchanged: Sugar
| quiet at lCsal01. Coffee unchanged: Whiskey
lirmer ana higher; hold at l44a$l Is
INV YoRE, Aug. 2@ Stocks irregular, but
buoysnt Money Il! Gold l04t. Flour with,
| out material change. Whest-spot dull ana
hesvy; futuros 3s4c lower. Corn hoaVy; iu-
.urcs lallc lower
PORT or ALEXANDRIA. AUG. 90.
Sun rises,........... .; Moon rises..""'." o o0
ARRIVED
| Steamer Eyprese Baltimore to Broders & Co.
| SAILED.
Steamer + w Thompson, I.aonardtown, by
| T. A Reed;
& Go.
MEMORANDA.
Schr Forward cleared from uavro do Grace
| for this port 22d.
pKACKET SAWS, Automatic Boring Tools,
| - Amateur Planes, &C., for the boys, just re-.
ceived end for sale cheap at 80 King e., corner
sur9S J. II. CRElGHTON & son.
CELF.S SETTING MOUSE TRAPS, new
| - invention, just rec eived and for sala a. %
King s.rost, corner Royal: on>,
aug % j. L. C ,hlGH AoN u oOH.
rHEAT DECLINE IN FLOU R-We are
" prapsred to sell Flour st great reduction
on former prices or
1 Cl r. a. DhNlDSON, ItI hluR 81.
NUE PURE CIDER VINEGAR cannot be
~ ox,olssd iii quality. and is sold at low
mico +. j. DAVIDSON,
avg p li7 King street.
cPICES-furo Grcund ed Whole Spices
- for sale by r,,,n
aug % .. Y. u Il. MlLbo ny.
GREEN GINGER at
j. G. = L MILBURN'S,
J .noo, 10 north Royal street
pPLE PARERS, Of asserted kinds, for SALE
~ at wholesale and retail by
aug p .. l: w III :. ot> ~ ~ =.
ruRE CIDER VINEGAR for picking a
srr q j. G. s. E MlLBURN,S.
900 WANTED.
$4,000 SMOOTH ;!yu5s sH l:a,$ 3D. four e; ~
teen II. HOGsHEAD, HOOPS, I'VE, wH'' "SE"'Sc
t lure and bundled. Must be % Sj'ga' suooT
aug lS-2S -
y 900 LBS DURYEA'S STARCH
lOOO which is tho " ys = ; eGsf MSAY re
csived BY [sug22l g. wM' EAh0A''