Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-03
COMMERCIAL.

! ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Dec'r. 3.--Flour il
| dull and qGia. IYhea. is lower though few
fsaCy iOt: brought higher price: thsn the quots-
tons yesterday; .here wero sales 70 day Of $3.50
bushels st G5.lQ2 for Futz, and i04, 105. loj and
| l07 for Lancaster. Corn is quiot and easy. with
! lght receipts sales OF now 3; 40 and old at d.
10 ascs CT Oa:s reported, a-d one lot Of ia!ar'c7
! Bye brought 81.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Deer. :. 1878.
[Cat:le nre SOLD 81 these figures live weight.
dogs are sold ut not weight, taat ia - per cent
| Generally OF fio1l the live weight. sheep are
eod gross. tia. is live weight, Or nothing Off
Beet Cattlo-Prlces to-day ranged as follows
Bos. BeeVeS... ..f hZ D W
Generally rated first quality 81 G2
| Medium or good tair quality ..".......3 ~ 8 g." 81
| Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen sud Cows2 80 q -
! Extreme range otprlcos. o. w
! Most the sales were from ..:.......3 81 4 .,
Total receipts fo- the week 1861 to.sl sales l0:O.
| With very light receipts, and very large
part Of even thosa reshipped Ess! baioro the
opening # the msrkct, prices show an inpr We
ment OF &c. But trade was moi active, bu!cnoIs
buying spsriDsly st too advance. There VA y
| larger propOrtlon Of top Cattle among tae oner-
| in2s than there was last week. All Guoia!IoLs
gwen N the live stock reports are Of the rea''
market, except where otherwise stated
Mich Coas-TEe be:! Cows are scarce md III
good demand; Common arc in full supply and
dull: We quote prices st zOs950 pes heed, IS to
qualify
light this week. with &c good Sheep among the
recepts. Moro thrn haif ct the arrivals wee
taken from tie CrQvtrs by IN EASTERN dealer
before the market lad f,rIy ope:.ed. We quote
fair 10 good SHEEP ut 5ls4 :; ald good TO extra 81
4s4lc per ID. Lambs 4 DC Per ID gross. X"
sales Of stock Steep recorded. Eec@ipla LIS
week llZ7 hesd.
Hogs-Wi;h tho receipts slightly exceeding
half the nun bcrs reported list week. pr;"os AsV1
advanced, and tho market hos been f.Iriy "t!!'o
1t the advance CT q full ] since cur let quoI"
tiOEs. the qusli:y 3 G1Ju! The sane ~ ihH1 81
last weeks OIlcrlrgs. We qu-te q. *3'sI' nv.
extra VIZ ght Gil ST vvcl T.. 4cceipls ms |o"l
week STA head.
BALTIMORE. Deer. 3-Virgina Is OH = o.
deferred 7s; do consolidated 5:g; % "a se .
50; past cue coupons 20 Did to-dsy. oo.toi
dull and weak Ia!ddngss:J rIa IN nuj
demmod and stendy Western active ana h'hel;
>or,harn red OJ.iOi; do amber lC5'llV; NO
pennn red l7l; No z Western winter rea spos
sid Dec l0;! Jsn 554lGI=; feb u.s. oora
Soutt ern sclsvc and trnieci WcsielA III hn1'o
innrirv End shade irtneri SouIhefn "niso ~
iii: ye!los 43.442; Western mlIcd sp.t 49,
i?Ic I'D 4e!s4t! lew ia i55: Jan az slesniSt
3ql Oats ialriy active nhI Ifm; E3u; aI ~
29; Wtstarn white lsa2! 90 iniAed Z'HI' g t'r
2oaZ9 rye quist add ,'oi'llIoi:y y'~ .:uysr
Lou.hern. Hay dal ana uEGnaI I"J.a nn,st
stesdy ard qaie:; A so:t sE'9!: Conss ,1?! a1Ies
md aoninsIy steady; III" csrsoe' t'1''
Wbskey dull 1T 7l w.
NEW YogK. Dec. 3--tocEa W S1, a nohs'
"a cola iW!:. Flolr quiet Wbea' I'hE''
Corn dull.
LIVERPOOL DsG-. 3--Rrea1eti::.' "esA''
Corn. nov, Z5.Gd I'd "a per ceE'a'.