Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-01

Flour is dull and quiet and tho transactions
continue light. Wheat is in lighter enquiry to-
day, and prices arc off; receipts amounted TO
1900 bushels, and sales wero made at ll5sl5l 50
to quality. Corn i, fcmsr and high, though re
ceipts are scarcely so large as yesterday about
$50 bushels of white brought 55. and $50 of mix.
cd and yellow IS. No Rye reported, and one
lot of Oats brought 81 Country prodace is in
limited rec eipt, ard quotations are uach lngsd.
RICHMOND MARKET. Jaa'y 3l.-Tho market
generally lacks amin stion, though, IN some IN
stances. prices arc m aintained. Sales Of Wheat
y. 1l5a130 fer poor to choice red. Offerings Oh
Corn light. and ho market firm. with sales ut
81 f,r white Cats dull and no sa!os reported,
while The offerings gro worry light. Nothing
doing in Rye.
LYNcHBuRa MARKET, Jan. 3l.-There has
been but little change in the grain and produce
markets Flour is quiet a. 5a$7 so for Fine to
Family. But little comparatively doing in
Wheat. ard prices are dropping, thu quotations.
being from 120al30. Corn is in ligh. receipt.
with q far demand st $500 for mixed and
white. Oats 35a40 for spring and winter. Meth
ing doing in Rye. Pork depressed.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET. J"n'y; 3i.-Thc
secepts OF produce Of sill kinds, and oni , mod
crate demand. The quotations for grain arc as
follows: Wheat 139al40; Corn 45a47; Rye 5oa
IS; Oats $3.50
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET
Suggestive have TO transactions TO note III
Sugars. tholotc Of OG6 bags Demerars. which is
tho only parcel on the market here. being still
unsold. Prices Cor raw are fraction of, ard
we now quote rs follows, viz:
Cuba, centriugsl....- 8!
Porto Rico, grocery grades.......". u q
Demerara centrifugal .......".......... It q u
Refining grades Eng. and FIR. lid. es a e
New Orleans, grocery grades TT "A
Coffee-We have reported TO- day salos, nder-
stood to hsvo been made to tho trade ho7e, Of
4,4l4 bags of Rio and 5000 do. both on private
terms. but we still quote as follows, w:
Rio, ordinary rgoes-...."......". az 10
falr ..... q. lOf
dOOQ......... ~
Job lots. ordinary to cho:c,..... I'LL ~
Gold, 60 days.)
The stock hero in fr.t hands is now about
GzOOO bags, but it is hold generally with c,asd-
able f.mness.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET, JAn'y. 81
Beeves-Thc offerings included all grades OF
quality, which were sold at the wide range of e!
allie per ID dressed. ard the yards waro cleared
of stock. For six carloads Of fair Texas and
Cherokee Cattle the range was 81 .s3c rer pound
dressed; decent to very good native Steers sCld
ut e4a10tc dressed prime and extra do. 104al!c,
and fancy selections at ll4sll!c. ESporters
took nearly 400 fair to good Steers 1T 81 AlCtc
per 10. Dressed Beef had very moderate sale
ut 7a8!c per ID for city slaughtered, and 44'Gc
for Western.
Calves-Demand fair and market steady at ca
SIC per 10 for veals, and 2as34c for g,assers and
buttermilk Calves A few extra veals were sold
at o. per ID, and deck load of grass Calves at
SO 621 per head.
Sheep and Lambs-Fat Shoep were doing
better. and trade was fairly brisk at an advance
Of S,tc per 10. Ordinary to good Sheep ranged
from d to tic Dor To- and small bunch OF extra
Lambs reached &c per Id. Three carloads OF
Sheep thst arrived late remained unsold.
Hogs-Ihero was no important change either
in tone or prices. but dealers appeared to regard
,ae prospect as more favorable to buyers than
sellers. Three carloads of fair to good Ohio
Hogs were sold alive at SGT ASA 65 per leo lbs
City dressed ranged from to SIC per pound Tor
heavy and light weights. with Pigs selling at
Sc No Western dressed Hogs on sals.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Feb. Hogs.
Receipts $500; shipments, TO; market dull
aud weak and 5sl0cts lower; mixed packing,
3I0a$3 IS; light, 8 S5a$3 90; choice heavy,
3s0,$4 Csttle--Receipts, 300; shipments.
300; market steady, active and firm; selected
steers sass SO; good to choice shipping 4aSi sO
325aS3 95 cows, 2s$3 81; bulls 2s$4. Sheep
Receipts, 1900; shipments, ITO; market active,
urn and unchanged,
CINCINNATI Hoo MARKET. Feb. Hogs
dull ard lover; common, 8 40s$3 70; light "
aS5 -; packing 8 90ss4; butchers, O5s$4 ~;
f,eceipts 1928; shipments, 345. Inc trains are
delayed by heavy SHOWS.
SWEEr ORANGES a.
~ nov Is RAMSAY'S.