Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27

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TIE nlsrktt closes dull al3 week, Win .:
little doing. Flour is heavy; ah!e' arc !'Sa!
and prices are nominal! Wheat IL il !!gh! re.
ceio. ard bu. cne small lot was sold to.dsy
which brought los, the ether otIa.lag: ccing
withdrawn. Corn is quiet VITO small saIe' n!
II. no Rye reported, anu onG small lot {. ca.'
brought 81. Country produce IL generally IIwe:
ard re revise quotations.
RICHMOND MARKET. Deer. ZG.-Ihe Gle.
ipgs On Change ~. day were very light, End tina
attendance OF rlenb ars was small. Therp WAS
no change in prices. Flour 34SG 70 for foe -
to choice family brands. Small sales OF Wb1a!
at 95al05 fer Fultz, 6nd Lancaster Ct lU'.
Smsll lots Of Corn brought IS TOR MI ed, sid ~
LTNCuBURG MARKET, Dee. 26-Tho ma
ket for everything Is very quiet, anu III coE.e-
quence OF the holidays there Is but little dolhk.
Quotations for Four and graia sro nominaI!y
unchanged.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET. De-. .G.-ileta
is nothing doing worthy CT note, tbs np!iIaya
interfering with regular operations. Tho re-
c:ipts Of produce ara very light, ana Quotations
are altogether nominal
Sugsrs-Therc is nothing whatever doing III -"
Sugars here and there is no deua1d 2. tnH IN
ment go far rs we Can learn, eithor tJr refining
OF grocery grades. The mirke. Is, howeVer'
noniEaiiy steady, ard we quote rs fo"lowa. VIZ:
Fair to good refining Cs,t {; Cuba contrias"ts
7a74 cts; Demerara centrifugal 7aIt cents
French Island Ga63 cls. ed new crop Sew Or
leens from e. to 81 cts. Stock hare Sal hbd+'
viz: TO Porto Rico aud 2!3 New Ur!aan.
Cotfss--Thers has BEEN no movement to-day
in CcH5e. so fAC IS VIC sre advised. and Though
there ls some demand, tie inquiry Is loss u2HV0
thsn for the psst day or tWo. Prices .re, row
ever, steadily maintsinei. & steamer t;oh 10
is below, with 81 OuO bags, t4:2 Of wh.ca IS 90
Baltimore ana tho remainder for Ne" loth,
and the stock here in Grst hands is 10" 4'.i
bags Rio. We Gli:l quote as follows: r..
Rio common, iOalC!c; ordinary 1lalt!1 H!'
IL! s14!c; good 1Ita5c nId prime lJisio', A.
gold " dsys. but TOR fair grades above V'"'
tons are nominal.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Dcc'r -. ~,
Beet Cattle-Tao through Cattle conSiS:c1 q
about COO head, End hey VISA. Eat "l:do"t O''
ing offered here.
Sheep--Jhcrs have been no arrivals E!"c1
Monday. and I'll wants having been sa:kAti
then We quote nominhliy q. 3ts4i eeats per ~
gross. ,,..n
Sw.ne-TLe receipts sinco Monday exceed !-io
head. and sales have been making slowly !"
most of the ysrds sInce Monday owing to tns
holidays. Prices have been we'll ms'nta!arl
generally. Tho stock on hand will be iI"y
enough for the rest Q; the week. We 4 nee
q. & al cents, mo1. sale. having been mA11 ~
AS It's per b net.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET Dec. l9.-ao&sn
Receipts, u OJO shipments Ito; lnsEke! Gun .nI
and easy; choice heavy, $21O 2s0i llglt D W
9 G.; mike 81 t0z2 10; some remslu ulSo.l..
Cattle Receipts co., ship w. ns' a..
Fl nm and about ~ cts higher; shlpnlnH' e.
S 10: feeders and stcckers 81 1913 ~; bu:sn7ta
cowa, S2a2 Sos ,eals, S2GOa33O cheeo-Hecer''
], 5Ol; market firm: quoted ht > 5V.4
C1SclNSATI EcG MARKET. Ls;'
Boys quiet but firm; common az loiZ 40 s ne5
SO 50s2 c5 packing, s. GJa2 a. ou!1io o.; hin.
ments, l,Z.9.
BALTIMORE, Deer. 27-Virginia 6s 6 deisfre .,
= .: Go consolidated 81 do "a series % p'.'
QUO coupons TX Cotton active ana nri ina, Inn nm.
ding 9. Flour quiet and steady; pf ~ i;ubt
changed. Whea.-Southern urn auu - cnt1n
mpply; Western fairly active ara urn panIs
erp red g ,lll: do amber lCG.l08i Mo- feuha
rsd lOfa ,lOtz; No Western winter r r,iI az,
end Dec luG; Jan 10o!alCGt; Fso Io'' 1,v,'
dull and nomlns!ly lc u"In
Western heavy and lower; Southern "h to
a. DO yellow 40 434; Western mlAeu spo %I|
Dec new 4St; Jan 43t; Feb 4?ss4f stesa'V WI
Oats ouie, southern and fenha -o1y-l s,esdy
ern white S2s33; co mixed 2J-0'i i1ov All, acl
nanhsnoed Sugsr weak and lower; so x,v
O. Cotfea strong on favorable telegrsiGss1
carcoes llsl6. Whiskey hrmer ~ o'2''
Nrw YORK. Deer. 27-stccks qu'aa ,",l " C1fn
I ~" 800 1Gj, -Four dull. Wheat dull o0'.