Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-10
COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Sept. l0.-The mar.
ket to-day is dull md lower. Flour is of %,
on choice brands Wheat is 1a2c lower, and tho
receipts have increased considerably; the oIcr-
ings to-day amounted to about 9C30 bushels, and
sales were made at 80, 96, 80. 100 and 102, SIS to
quality. Corn is firm and quiet. and but little ia
coming in; there were sales to-day Of 325 bush.
els of white al So. 100 buahols of Rye sold a! 81,
and 775 OF Oats at 81, 70 and %.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Sept. .. 1878
[Catte are sold at these figures live weight
Hogs arc sold at not weight, that is ~ per cen!
Generally off from the live weight. Sheep are
sold gross, that is live weight, or nothing Of.
Beet Catte-Pcices to-day ranged as follows
Generally rated first quality..........".4 - to
Medium or good fair quality ...-.....3 81 -
Ordinary thin Steers. Oxen and Cow52 Is 3 ~
Extreme range ofprlces. ..."..."."..2 70 . ~
Most of the sales were from ...........3 " q 70
Total receipts for the week 32l9 head. Total
sales for the week 3O43 tosd. 49,.
The market was q little moro active than lat
week in the retail trade. and prices we're satc on.
the greater decline being on neat butchers cav
tie, and The lessor on the tops and common
grades. The prices at Wholesale droYsfs ana
others pronounced tssc lower, which dealers did
not dony. The quality WAS moi AS good Au aver
age as last week. for though there were some
better tops, possibly, there were great many
more common cattle. $500, 49,
Shoep and L.mbs-There is very little 6lt'
ference between the market this week ana lnas
of last week as to activity In the pens generally
quality WAS not as good as 1t was lat week,
there being fewer good Sheep, we quote
butchers Sheep at 3ti4i cents per ID, few selling
at the latter price; stock sheop 81 Ioslo pei
head, OF !s3a cents per Id as to kind and quail.
ty. Lambs at 4s5s cents per ID gross Receipts
this week 62i2 head against 7475 last week.
Mich Cows.-Good cows were scarce aud in
fair demand. We quote prices at 2oaSlo per
head, as to quality. 49,.
Hogs.-1h he supply has been quiet full ihis
week, rather in excess Of the demand. which mss
been fair Tho quality shows some lmproVeinHg,99.
on previous receipts tor some weeks back. We
quote best hogs at 6aGs cents, and few choice
1t 81 cents: common grass hogs 6ts5: cents ana
best grsssers at 6 cents Per ID net. The arrivals
up to Saturday morning foot up about l5oo heau
and since then 10 nearly $3.50 RecelptsFnls ~o'A
1902 head
BALTIMORE Sept. l0.-Virginia &; old ~ 40
deferred St; do consolidated 5is do "a seileI
90: past due coupons 7e4 Cotton weak anu
lower; middling nominally llislls. WI tir".
fairly active and in buyers faVor' H hoa'
Southern steady; Western quiet ana no. sissuy
Southern red lOOal03; DO hmDer loialoo S Ta
red lO4i; No 2 Western winter red spUs t POP.
and Oct lO43; Nov lC5t Corn-Soulhsrn ufan
W. Western quiet; Southern white 66; do ysllsoT
b2E3; Western mixed spot Sept anu 80 ~,
2 :SA Western White 37s2s do mixed 25 psno n
26a2s Rye quiet at 5o,5a. Hay dul ana Go Sa
changed Sugar very anm 1 a. pa'' whssey
duil and uornir 81 at O9aSl Vot.
Nxw YORK, september lo-6tochs sesSy'
Money! lss2. dold loot Flour dull sna n Setyr
Whest-Spring dull; winter lower. Co'h S'''|
and higher.