Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-20

ordinare "A medium grades wera a trif, ess,ar
SONS p .; bUl ocks Werss uid TT lO} Il 4: drea,
ed e1trs snd fancy Dc. q! III iOlc lair 10 prime
90 al e3slUc coDmon to Ee1tum at 4 Sic.
irter'or cows, oxen, &c, at u =: and bulls at
Z3asIo., live weight.
wer7 plenty and Gull ut bs3 per H.; 'r.dT
calves were quiet g. 9! q and poor to good
Dllk.fed Vesls ranged from sc. to t. per ID.
Sheep and Lam be Arrivals 60 head. No
change ID prices or il the general features of the
market, Very poor to very good sheep sold 8:
Lambs at z9,5sc.
Hoss-RecelYts $50 head. Liva Hogs wero
rather moro sa!esb!e but without material
change in prices Sales include IA car loads of
| Ohio Hogs, 100 lbs averape at S lOsS3 % per10)
ita, and enc carload DO. l76 lbs at So Us.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET Deer. ls. 1878.
Be.f Catslo The resh,pulents Esst-to Phi]a.
deIDhla and New 7 ork-compris ed sonIo Of the
beat OF the receipts to tho number Of 20 head
sheep Trade has bcci. very slow. and 4
| large part of tho stock left over on Monday has
| been rrshipped East OF the ogners. there being
no eastern buyers here end but few Of our
butchers. There are yet SONS Sheep n The pens,
Quotations 3is41cts
swine Tine receipts since Monday foot up
| some 800 head and these with what were left
| over Oh that day, h.ve satisfied tho dsmand
day. few Hogs reUain yet on hsnd, enough
| probably for the balance of tue WacE. Quota
| tolg "a at c.s saos h=ing chiefly at Az: cts,
| as 10 quality.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Dec. IS -Eogs-
| Hngs- ~ceipts, Il CO..; stpmen.s. 500; market
fam. choice naavy, g 75a2 60; isht So 5).3 G.:
! mixed, 50 &c 2 70. closing WEAK and lower, Cat.
| tie-kecspts, s 90; shipments, 2S.0 msske:
steady but UNCHANGED. phsc2--E ,eceip;s, l,sGj
| mafke: E:io; 80 lO:1.
CINCINNATI Eoa MARKET. Ie: a.
Eogs sLaadY :.nd 10 fair deuiaEi1; common 81
az 45; light, So 20 . Is; packing S!C0.2-5;
butchers, 81 ;5.2 S. raceips - $40; shipments,
| 925.
! QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET. Deer. 80
| 275 head Dt Cattle were Offered, 20 Of which
sold at s! 49, peg lb for TT Cattle snc y &c per
ID for suckers. 500 -hasp cold at 2!>4:, for
old Sheep, and dla5c for la nbs 70 Milch
Cows soli O. 25aS55 esch. The market was
good fGr besi U.:tla. bat dull fox rcuga stock.
BALTIMORE, Deer. 20 -Virrin;s 6s c!3 -; do
deferred Is; do consolidated 55s do I'd series
! -: past due COUPONS 81 C0i.0l LonlcGiiy firm,
but quiet; middling St. Flour quit aud abon!
| steady HoW.,d street aad Western suner z 13N
50 70; do Extra 8 t0.Si; do Family 2; 81 .
| City Mills super 1888 Is; do Extra 90 81
do Rio brands So 81; Patsp'co Family
Sc 25 Wbost-~ outhora firm and in good ds-
tnaud fer shipoiHg; Wes.ern active and higher
Southern red 93slOa; GO AMBER i05.0Si No
P.nna red 1861: N"2 Western wi Ter r d sOo
and Dec lO;s ,l05!; j." l05s .lOjs FEB lu.!
CoTn-Southsrn weak ard lower Western dul
and heavy southern white t0:!5; do yellow 4.
.44l Western mi; ed 81 sn1 Dec new G45
Jan a 44s Foo 4i!s44!; steamer a. O's
scarce, Il Ii md bigger; Sou.he 3Ja55; Penr
30a35; Western white - q; Go ulxed 3ja32
| Ky 9 slraiY and quiet; SOUTHERN 55,5s day III
fair msnd id s:ra1y Trims Penna nEd Ms'
rylaad ll.S,3 tua&r Rho dc frm or; q sot! 81
aGs fotea norniaa!Iy moro steady; Rio Car
goes &c! ,l5:. " n:skey sLraGY Is. ! CJaSl O91
New YohE, D&c'r. .O-Stock5 IRREGULAR
Mo1ey i s. Cod 100. Flour dull. Whes
dull. Cora uHchaneaG.