Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-18

Tho market closes du!l and dropping Flour
is IN light receipt. aud aale1 ars only mado Tor
homo consumption; quotations ARD nominal
The receipts Of Wheat amounted 1, 800 BUSH
els, and sales ranged from 90 to l0l. rs TO iali
ty; thero was slightly batter feeling shown to-
day, and though the quotations ara not SD high
tJr fancy lots, lower grades arc stronger. Corn
has considerably declined during tho wosk, and
We quote 81 as the highest price pail today;
there were offerings OF $40 bu:hols and sales
ware made at So for yellow, and 81 f,r white.
One lot of Rye was offered, bat Withdrawal. and
ons lot Of Oats sold at 80. Country produce
tcs1ce and firm and wanted. O.her articles I'M
changed.
RICHMOND MARKET, Octr. l7.-Tho market
for Flour is very quiet, the STOCKS on hand be-
Ing fair, with very moderate demand; quota
tons remain about as last given, viz: 3ap6 -
for fine 10 choice family brands The receipts
reaching only about 81 bushels, with sales of
white at 90alO2 for fair to prime, and 90alUO foc
like qualities of red. Corn quiet with small
sales at 50 for new white. Small sales of Oats
at 32s33 tor good spring Nothing doing IN Rye.
hYNcupURa MARKET Oct 1.-THE foolng
in the market is sol awhat better. The demand
for Flour, except for ordinary family, il good,
and quotations are stiff at 5 25sSG for tine to
fancy family brands. Wheat in demand at SOa
l0O as to quality, for white and red. Corn In
light receipt, with fair enquiry, at i3s55 for
white, and 50a52 for mixed aud yellow. Oats II
s50 for spring. and 35s40 for winter with some
demand Nothing doing in Rye, which may be
quoted at 55aGO.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET. 0ctr: l7.-Tho
market generally is very quiet. In Flour there
is very little doing, and the quotations are 6Oa
ST Is for super to choice family. Offerings OF
Wheat very light, and quotations are soalO5 ter
lair TO strictly choice. Corn very quiet, with
very light offerings, and quotations 5Oat4 for
prime white. Small sales of Oats at 80. Rye
nominally 45st0.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET.-
Slgar-We have no further transactions to note
in raw Sugars. The stock hele is almost entire
~ exhausted, there being but about lCO 'hbds
remaining on the market, which, Of course,
checks business. Wo quote nominaly rs fol-
lows, viz:
Fair to good refining Cuba and Porto Rico
1913; CEba centrifugal 7s1S3 Demcrara cen.
l1ifugal fast
Cotfee-Iho market is very dull and heavy.
Buyers generally ATE holding Oft. and show no
deposition to increase their stocks. There Is y
moderate jobb;ng demand, but no sales from
first hAnds are reported. Quotations are again
reduced, making tho decline since this day week
fully lc. We quote rs follows:
Ordinary l33sl34c; fair l5c good l5!al53c,
and prime Ice per ID. all gold, GO days.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Oct'r IL. 1878.
Beef Cattle-About COO head of the receipts
were reshipped East, including some loO Virgil
mia Cattle to Liverpool, by the Clark Bros. and
MIR. Stewart
Sheep-Thers have been no arrivals worthy
CT note since Monday, and the few left over on
that day were mainly stock Sheep. We toto
prices nominslly at 34s4ic; stock Sheep 7olS"
per head as to quality.
Hogs-The receipts since Monday foot up less
Than j20head, and with what were left over unsod
on Monday. and arrivals anticipated Friday
these will be quito enough for all butcher de-
mands, which has thus far this week, been rAth >
or more limited than thoy were last week. We
quote prices at 44s5c, fower sales betty made at
Inc latter prices than on Monday
. NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. October H.
beeVes-Dressed beef had slow sale at 4a6c per
IDIOT TexaR and 61s74c for native sides.
NalVes-Good and prime milk fed vesls were
selling fairly at full prices. or 74a73c per ID; but
ttUmmon veuls and all sorts of grassers and but.
tSe a calves had very slow sale at lower
u p Milk fed vesls ranged SIC to 73c per ID.
WIN considerable number sold on tho log at
'aSi VA per head.
ooeep and Lsmbs-Sheop sold at 3as41c per Id
sassers and butter milk calves from 2is3! perlb,
MO ~. common TO good. and at 4ss54c for prime to
Sv.eSan,h,amnthe out side figure for car load of
a1etaer, III lbs average Lambs ranged from
aogs-No demand for live hogs
RsHaicAGo CATTLE MARK EFT. Ocrr. l7-Hogs-
firm t q OOC; shipments s. soc; market opensd
3k6., ~ oat closed weak and lower; PhiladelphiAs
81 aHa TO- choice heavy SOsSS 40; light 15a.
s ssiSi mixed packing 3 1855 Is. Uaille-Ke-
West, ~ shipments 2, 100; market quiet and
"A' ehHee shipping, 4sS4 45; export steers