Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-03


arc improving as compared with last woek, bn'
nricss have eivon way about &c since yesterday
tho offerings to-day reached about 2W bushels
with sales Of red at l23 49, l35. III, Ia ana Ia
tho last for y superior lot. Corn Is IN demand
but scarce with sales Of about GU bushels al "a
r.. for white and mixed. Rye is scarce, with
licht receipts and sales Ct small lots at G2. Oats
in Lomsnd, with light receipts, and Sal IS at 81.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKEr. Octr -
Prices to-day ranged as follows: .
Cattle, very htst......... ....'..'....". =!
- y -
vi edun or lalr..... ......'...''''''' ~ = -
Ordinary o. -,
Thin Steers and . ~
Calves. .,............. oA
lambs :. i0a$i 25 per hoad, or ba6Ic por 10 >,
HOG5....... w n u
Cows and Calves 50 to $5O.."........
The supply Of stock of all kinds this week WAS
limited. Tho insin Cattle tram Oh not srrlVo
hero until somo time after dark, too late TO trans,
act any business. Most Of the butchers IN want
Of stock had to 70 to Georgetown for supplies
Cows and Calv,s arc looking up, and we quote
All advance Ct 2 50aS5 per head.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Octr. q
Reoves-Rcc c.pts 1862 head. Very common
and ordinary Cattle including some 90 carloads
of Texas, cherokee and Colorado stock, wero
moro than plenty, and there were number q
chcico heavy native Steers. mainly from Ken"
lucky, but OF smooth maturcd Steers OF mouor-
ate weight tho supply was very light mo mae
kot was dull and weak, sId tho salo5 were gen
orally at a reduction of &c per ID compared with
the current rates q week ago a low rlckeu
Steers were sold at liable per 10 dressed, bu!
lots lUaalltc; ordinary to good do e4alutc;
common natives at 74aS,, and poor 10 fair Texas,
Cherokee and Colorado Cattle 1T from 10 -
Dor h. A bout 900 Steers were taken TOR inc OK
port trade, including % that averaged 1873 ;, lh5'
which wcro sold At lite per ID dressed. Ship
nents to British markets on Saturday wore
1908 uuarterp Of beef and 80 1.-Two Cattle and for
the week exports were $3.50 quarters, n Year
ago primo Steers were selling ut l0alo!c per I'D !;
>two years ago at l24al23c
Mich Cows-Receipta for the wooli Woro 81.
aud all had quick sslo at good prices, Or Qua
$50 each.
Calves-Recoipts 3l6 head. Trade WAS fir,
and prices woro q trilo bottor. Gras!ers ana
mixed lots wore sold at 3a4c per TO- and nocont
10 prime veals ranged from G4ao4c per 10. a
lot of SO grassers sold on the log at $5 81 por NO.
Sheep and Lambs-Recepts 1894 head. Lamb!
were about &c per ID higher, and tho market was
generally moro active. Lambs rangea from or
&c per 10; little choice lots sold at Glc, and ono
carload OF extra State Lambs at TIC. Sheep
ranged from 44a5!c per Id, and primo heaVy
wothers could have been sold ut 3sa63c per ID
Hogs--Receipts 1924 head. The mari ot WAS
hrmer at 5!uGc PER ID for 1.-Two Hogs, and u soc
for dressed.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. OCto, 2.--Cattle
Receipts iGOJ; shipments ], 2OO; native snip,
ing moro active at 4sS5 25; Colofados quiet and
weak; Cows 95 Steers 81; supply sms and
WAS mostly sold; Toxa3 grassers very slow at
225s$3 80; large supply; native butchers hard
to soil at reasonable rates 3la$3 %. Hogs
Receipts 1900; shipments COO; market dull,
weak and lower; buyers Offering lower price
Phladelphiss 70aS5 so; best Bostons b 4OSo ~;
Receipts $40; few shipping at 75s$4 l23; bu'cs-
ers 3a$3 30 market glutted; no improvement
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET, Octr =
Offerings 40; sales 800; number left over ~;
prices ranged from 31a5tc per ID; the market
opened little slow but assumed more active
tone towards the close, all the good Cattle beng
Sold 925 Sheep and Lambs We're offered, all Of
which were sold nj to 81 per ID for Sheep, and
4la5!c for lambs, a few extra ones bringing Oc.
There were not many Cows and Calves on Inc
market; prices from % to 800.
BALTIMORE, Ocrr. 3-Virginis Gs. old. 80; do
deferred 81; do consolidated IS; do. "a series AZ
Cotton steady middling lasl It, Flour dull
steady and unchanged. Whoat-Southern fair
ly act We and steady; Western spot easier iu
turos steady; Southern rcd good 70 PRIME lays 1o:
bid do. No. winter rod spot al; Octr lao
Nov nomina!ly 1871 do. No. 3 winter red 13o
Corn steady and firm all round; Southern white
G9s7O; do. yellow GlaG2i Western mixed Spot
and Oct IS; Nov 500 steamer 81. Oats steady
and firm; Southern 32a31; Western whito Sos
&c; do mixed 33a35. Kyo quiet at 66ad9. Hay
firm ard unchanged. Sugar active and stron 2
at lot Cote dull, stosdy and unchanged
WEiskey dull AT 81 l2l.
New YORK, Oct. %-Stocks. although irreg
ular, wero buoyant this morning. Money 1
Gold 1929. Flour dull and heavy. Wheat
spot dull and heavy; futures steady. Corr
without decided change.
Il he stock Of the American Coal Go. ha' nd
vanced sc the past week
PORT or ALEXANDRIA,. OCT'K. 3