Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-07
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET. No9'r. T.


The supply Ct Beef Cattle this week WAS 1ul-
" equal 10 tbs demand the wealth or WAS very
d sagretab'e, and sales were slow, very Hltle
activity being manifested until towards ina cioSe
WHOM buy e7s :esmtd TO take hold and buy more
free y; prices, quality considered. were ABOUT
tho ssme rs last week. Veal Calves-Are III
very little enquiry. but prices are unt hanged.
The market for Sheep and Lambs continues ntli,
very few good ones coming IN, and very l'IIc
demand being made for them The supply OF
Hogs is about equal to the demand. and prices
are about tho Same az last week. Cows ana
Cnl0es-Are in good demand, and go"d ones
sell readily st our outside figures Market
moderately active.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET. NOV'r. g.
Beeyes -ReGoipts ! go head. Some OF the err
ly :a!es show y slight Improvement IN fatas.
but closing ii cures were certainly no oatter ior
the selling interest IN the current rates OF last
week, and the offerings could not be closed OUT.
some Of The extra and pro:1luh steers were 70.
tailed at lllsl2c por h. Grod to prime lois
whoossled ut 94allc; common 10 lar mature
steers at 9a9Ac; Texas, Cherokee 2nd G"Iorsa"
steers at T1aS3r, with cars Of choice Coorado
Cattle ut 94al0e. Not more than lCO bt'tVeS ware
taken to-day for The foreign trade.
Mich Cows Two cars loads vera oferh;. TO-
slsy. and receipts for the week were III loN','
Market firm at AGaSS0, with bulk OF sales at aoa
$40.
Calves Receipts $50 hcai Fat milk fed
vesls wore in demand at former prices, or d!ao!c
per Id for coarse TO good, with selections up TO
&c and even to Ole per ID. bu! gras'ors wore OK
tremey dull, with more sales at &c per 10 lhah
ut any other figure.
Sheep and Lambs.-Receipts OF lu.59t hnad
Lambs were about steady, but Shoop wero lower
and tina market was dull and weak. Lambs
ranged from 4tsG, per TO- with best car losd
sold a: Gsc; Sheep sold from 34a5tc per ID, and
lots Of mixed she ,p and lambs at 43a5sc.
Hoss-Keceipts $3.50 head. Prices we've
shade higher for both live and dressed hogs, and
the market trmer. Live hogs wero sold at pa
S. so per lOO h. and city dressed at ;5l$6 ~,
with pigs Up to Sc 81.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET. Novor. -
The Cattle market was Inactive Win olec,hR *
Of i25 Cattle, 1000 Shoep anu LAMPS .6 anu h "a
Cow; and Calves TIE sales reacnod 4uV ~ hcau
IF Cattle at 5OsS5 SO !, or gross cWt; OLD Shoep
1a5c' and Lambs GIaCc y, r. ID; Cows and Calves
2Ja$50 each.
BALTIMORE Nov. 7.-VirgiL'ia Us, oi1. 81 ' TO-
deferred 81; do consolidated Gs 90 n; 1nS w.
Cotton steady and firm; middlng lus NY rLou
more active and unchanged. Who s'.DIO S,9lo
lrmer and higher; Western strong an mo- L 80
higher; Southern rod good to prilns LOO. l,os'a I'd
do amber l47a150 No. Western w hso th aon
spot and Nov 1424; Dec lii. Corn-St utm ,or
steady and firm Western dull and i "S a.
Southern white old 62aG5 DO. new 66a(O; u w
yellow old 62sG5; do. new 60; Western mix "
spot old 52a; new GO; Nov G2!; do. new co. De- De- ;
old otf-624 do new GO bid Jan new on-GO;
steamer ST. Oats steady; Southern 3lsa7i
Western white 3ia35; do. mixed 32a3". Rye
quiet and firm at 64sG5. Hay dull; Maryland
and Ponna primo l4sSl6. Coffee unchanged
Sugar quiet at q. Whiskoy dull at 81 l0t
but sfterwa: Dis declined / to 1t. Money g. Gold
1909 Elnur nuiet and unchau WhDat ca