Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-16
COMMERCIAL.

--------- MARKET, Ocnr. lG.-Thore is
,,,;nr ding in Flour, and prices are un-
.,sanaod Wheat is a shade lower. and receipts
bare f.lIsp OF; sales to-day Of GEO bushels at
40 ord 145 for red, as to quality. Corn ID firm
o. and ls2: better 80 bushels brought to ana
g. No Rye reported, and ITS bushels ct Oats
sold at 81 and 50. .... ... ,-.. p.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, octopo1r 10.
Beef Cattlo-Pricos to-day ranged Is ioi'SNc 60
Generally rated first quality ".'"'.'5 ~ ro
Medium or good fair quality .;......, :" e eN
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and COWS - S ~
Extreme range ofprices '......'''''.''':; -
Most Of The sales were from .....:...;" q, ~, -.
Total receipts for the week 900 MAUI 5" '"'
sales for the week 329S mead
Ths market for Beoves to day has Shown
fair degree of activity. but prices arc OIL tc, as
soma operators think, when compared WIN lasI
wcek's prices, though others do not consider the
Iecjne so great at least on top grades, coneed-
mo NOT mole then /, on the best. Will, other
,,rsdrs showed the larger fraction Of decline.
Tho cstt!e were not as good on an an. average rs
we're the 'ilsr;ngs nf last week we qart' al
75sS5 S74 per 1CJ lbs.
Mich Cows.-Sales arc making worry slow ~ at
3D.StO per head ut retail, tn supply being some-
what in excess of the demand. -,
Sheep ard L.mbs.-Tho qus!itv of thole ,olp's
this wtob generally Of low ordor. inc
Sheen consisting almost wholly tf the common
GRADES. Prices arc unchanged since last wook,
quality considered. Tn, demand ms SHOWN
little moro activity than Was devt 'ped sst Woek'
We quote common to fair Sheep st 4s4t Genus,
and best Alas cents per 10 grSss ahH vesS te or
had anI dull lambs at 4a5l cents por ID
gross .h;, ,,,,ol no.
jns nearly half MS many agsin ~ last Wax, ana
the quality Of tho receipts u not as goou BY IL
wus then. Prices have receded since our last
,en,rt and urder the decline srl:s hsve looted
mn a fair number, the market being moderately
mctive considering the heavy run; we quoLs a.
T.-T cent, per ID, . few choice. Hogs nave soia
ut y shade higher figure. Receipts TINS week
9G45 head.
BALTIMORE OcIr. lG-Virginia Ga. Cd. So do.
deferred "a; do. consolidated IS; a.. "a series -
Cotton dull middling llallb. Flour dull ana
unchanged. WhostIsouthsrn1 eno' S i Srsaes
Western quiet and easier Southern rcd god to
primo l35al47; do amber l50sl55; Western
steamer Isl do. No. winter req Spot ana Oc'
I4l3; Nov l42 Corn-Southern dull and lower;
Western active and firm; Southern white 70;
do yellow Cls62; Western mixed spot AID oct
IS; Nov 59l; Dec old or now g; steamc: 81.
Osts steady; demand good; Southern 3694o;
Western white 60 l3Cs; do. mixed S4s5o. rye
dull and steady at G5aC9. Hay dull ana un,
changed. sugar STEADY NJ Io{ Senoo ~ a., " gu,
unchanged. Whiskey dull and nominal; 81 III
NEW YORK, Get. 16-Stocks opened weak,
but lave since become stronger Money Z.
Gold 1923 Flour dull and drooriag. Wheat
dull and hale lower. Corn without docicel
change.
RRcEIpTs OF PRoDUcE-The following were
tho receipts by the Washington City, Virgins
Midland and Great Southern Il. r. ?a't woek:-
Corn 1859 bushels, wheat 6l56 bushels. rye l: }
bushels osts 500 bushels, onions 20 bush,ls, po-
tatoes IS bushels, fl ,ur 4O2 btls. leather 49S
sides, apples bbls. chestnuts ! sack ground gu,
mac - AGO lbs, tsllow 2 bbls, ground bark
2lOOU lbs, bacon 405 lbs. vino Is casks, sumsc
II y sacks, tobacco ID boxes butter 10 trklns,
opps 10 cases. dried fruit IS barrels and / COX,
dressed spokes boxes, hides SO bundles. calves
lG, fowls 9 coops, wool as sacks. sheep skins
100 and bales calf skins 2i bundles, cattle
CATS sumac car.