Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-01

and remaicci for al hour ana NIT.
1t the u!ceting q iEo committee i"-d.y
Smiths papers Will BE- read aud ~: apirr1';":-
ten to juSg f-cm reached.
Boys AID youths Cothicg in Rrsa. variety
at Deaih&m's. c. k!ug s;rtct.
GOMasEisGEAA.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Octr. l.-Flcu: is
quiet and easy. AID prices ars Unchanged.
Wheat shows 81 Improvement OF lc on yester
days quotations, ard prices ranged from 90 80
l01. IS to quality the otoringa today amounted
10 BIB bushels. Corn is scsrce and firm aNd
sales of small lots were made s.. IS ana s..
Nothing doing in Rye or Oa.s.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Sep. -. ISIS.
LCa:tle arc sold al these figures live welgat.
d cgs are sold Ut net weight, that is - per ccG!
Generally Oil from the live ght. sheep G7c
sold gross, that is live weigh: or nothing CT
Beef C"tt!e-Ircoa to-day RANGED rs follows
Best BeeV ~ . . J.!
Generally ra.ed first quality ""."...4 CD q i -
Medium or good fair quality ..........3 w o 0O
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows2 20 q 10
Extreme range otprices. ...............2 W 3 T.
Most of tho sales were from .......,...3 u? -
Total receipts for the week sos head. Total
sales for the week 3le9 head.
The market hes generally been dull ;5z.rc1l:.
~ so the latter part Of it. Tho only actiVity %
be observed was when concessions were success.
fully exaoted prices being off SAKE On al grades
The quality was slightly battcr ca an sverige
lhsn last week. :Lcro being rather more tops
and middle grsdes, ami somewhat Tower CON-
mon Cattle. though there were full nuTa0c!
Of the latter.
Mich Cows-'Iho supply is fall and :rsGa
fsr. We quote prices g: 3JaS:0 per head, - 70
quality.
siderable dmiun:ison in numbers compared
with last weak, the quail generally being not
quite as good IS it was then. The market Ess
been fairly active in mcst CT tho pens. The
Eastern demsnd has bean confined chiefly 70
good Sheep We quote butcher Sheep At SLATE
per ID, and stock Ewes 81 5JaS3 per hesc, and
Wethers 34a4 cents .per ID. Lsmts at 4s5cts
ner ID gross. Receipts This week 519i agsihsl
9217 last week.
Hogs-The receipts, though not half sonumcrcus
as they were last week, arc generally reported
to be in fsir supply, in view OF The demaLd
which has generally been only moderate We
quote At 5sG:ts per lb net, few choice, selected
at the latter prices These Guotations are shade
eff from lest wee when q tr:ile over Gets was
obtained. The at walls to Saturday were ego
and since then some $3.50 The quality ditIer5
but very little. if any, from that of last WcoA
offerings. Receipts this geek ;C6 head %gsiEs.
Ok j last week.
BALTIMORE OG:'r. 1.-Virginia Gs oil - d.
deferred g.; do consolidated. G4s DO u sei:s
81; past cue coupons 81 Old dsy. Co!to"
weak sud declining; midd!!ng LocllnaIy TO-.
Flour firm aud in good demand. %neat--
southern fairly active and firm; Western week
and lower; &out hefn red lO2all5; do SIC Der i0j
sl07; No Pcnna red lOGal0rI MOI Western
winter red spot and Oct l05ieltj5; Nov l;js'
1904. Corn-Southern que! and iiri!1 We-tetH
dull and lower; Southern white 5bn57; 30 yri-'
low 55a5G; Western mixed spot az! a4e5 Uctr
lSS ,4S!; ~ ov AZ $40; steamer All. Oats active
and steady; Southern 26a3O Western white *UA
81 Go mixed 2Ssl9 Penna 25a3l. Eye Gutt
aud steady at 52s54 for Southern. Hsy Gun
ougar active and strong at Sass. Colce "cyc
and firm; Rio csrgoes l4!alo. Whiskey que.
1t ! U9aSl CO..
NEW YORK October !.-StocEs heavy. Mon.
ey g. Gold ICI3 Flour dull and heavy. Wines.
Gull and lower Corn active and lower
FvgT *sY .sESEa.s3;Si.z, UGT'&. l.
Sun ret.s ............ 81 sun ;;ls. > u
ARRIVED.
Str } " Ghomp5;n Nomini. TO r 4 iieeI
Str NgtlnL0. HUinini. - } BrOdcr= g K"
Schr GHu ) Tarhcil, GeorgctowO, II / Az
new & Co.
Sclr u S j Lee Providence, h' ::".t?,""'
Coal Co.
CLEARED.
Str Defiance, 2lilshcphi. BY i :. hnrd
Sckr y 4 Lee. PEovlhcLcH. ~ %,i!''i't!"
Coal Co.
Schr NJ I. GldE!dge, Portsmouth, b. ii"'F'
can Coal &c. ,.o
Schr Misnonnctte, Baltimore, by " = ho';G,:
Schr W j lamb:!n Bailmpre, ~ geo
Worthing.on. >, .o.,w
sch. CO 5 Tarbc! Boston, by " J AG""
s. Go. p
Schr Agnes Rcypelicr, rs.oEsb"rs ~ j l
Asnow & Co.
PASSED DOWN.
Scbr = L Muf91G, Havana
LEMOi...EDA
ccbr Warren Sawyer sailed from "n''''''
for TIL; ro.t 2I.b u,t
GBy David e. Young, kuclloncer' "asnn'h''"
COuNTEKS, SHOW CASES, Gasp n,I
{ jCkNDY JARS MACE! Ei.J tnP.
THE MANUFACTURE or CANOl . oT
PER KETTLES, &C. being 10 eEL iTe. T" s's
contained in premises corner First sIu az iisn,y
Gcoreetovn, by auction. Gn WEI h ,;nIncy,
ncrn1ng. October "a, commencing Is ~ c G,"rE
st the above naned store. will seI .lo r ,.,
md fixtures contained therein. In r9;' Cb;
inc If gere1a' variety q Tools sra M" cm.n
necessary for conducting tho n1a I,' Vi. rbIes.
CANDY, &c, viz: Cream ara Can',y ,.I,pr, J.;
largo and cxupnsive Candy 10y - u, Ard