Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-27

tOr ElOur LGero Is DIt li!Ilo ueolSho LuS III"
qairy being principally for fancy brands.
Wheat is Ermer, and, quality cors!ccco3, thore
i, al advance to-day OF la2c, though The highest
price paid to-day was lob the offerings amount
cd to about COCO bushels, and prices ranged from
50 to lCS IS to quality. Corn is firm, but we
make no change in quotations; sll that WAS Of
fered to-day sold at IS. Ono small 10: OF Rye
brought 60. and the offerings Of Oats vera Nth
drawn. Country producers scarcs AID wanted:
and soils readily o: quotations. Bat little doing
in Provisions. Plssler sud Seeds unchanged.
RICHMOND MARKET, Sept. 26.-The market
is fairly active. Flour quiet at 23asG 50 for
fire to fancy brands. Tho offerings Of ~ hcs1
AFRO limited, with s&!es Of white =. IS for fair,
and 10 for choice amber. Sales Of very good
white Corn ct 81. Oats Qalet, with small sales
vt 81 for prime spring Small sales OF hye 1T
ID for common.
LYNCuBURa MARKET, Sept 2G.-Tho market
is little more activc, but tho receipts Of pro.
duce sre limited. Flour is in better request st
3 25aSG for fine TO fancy brands. In Whes.
there is little better feeling, and quotations arc
i5slC0, as to quality. Corn fairly actlvo ut 6ua
62 for white, and $500 for yellow snd mixed.
quotations being 27a3O for spring, ard 35s4Q for
winter. Rye noninaliy 5,aGO.
FREDERIcKsBURa MARKET. Sept. 2G.-The
market Is only fairly active. and the receipts or
country produce generally light. Offerings OF
Tor Fultz; the quotations arc 75sl03 for fair to
prime. Corn is quoted ct 50a55. with bat little
doin. Oats quiet at 2Ss30, and Ryo ncrl'na!ly
5)aJ3.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET
M h q sal he
bags Demerara centrifugal taken for refining.
ST &c and we write tho market strong ct Inc
advance noted yesterday. The stock Ee!e Is
now reduced TO SSS hhds and SD boxes, and Wo
quote again as follows, viz
Fair to good refining Cuba and Porto isico
74,7S; Cubs centrifugal $751; Domerara ceA-
trifugal 1i.Si
Cotfse-1hs inquiry for Coffee continues &C
tve and the market very strong, \ cargo OF
400 bags has arrived to. day, aud wo note tho
sale of 2.o) bags oat Of this cargo made PIE
vious to arrival, st ISL, We note also ssios,
no: before reported, of $500 bags Eio on rrivsts
terms, and there now remains on the market
but about 600 bags Rio a cargo Of so!ao 45OO
bags is, however, still 1t Hampton Roads, out Is
expected up in day or two. Prices are firmly
mAintsined and VIC quote as before, viz:
Rio, ordinary csrsCes li3 ,l5c; fslr 90 lOis
lie; good 174.17!c, and prlme DO l1lslSe per
10. all gold, u days.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Sept. III. 1878.
beef Cattlc-The through shipments 10 New
York prior to our market hero on MONDAY con
sisted Ct come 10U hesd and reslzed lowof 1sure:
tlsn The same grades tho previous maTket dsy
:C the extent Of 4sS ITS.
Sheep und Lambs.-All the butcher Sheer
were disposed of on Mondad or shortly the-eai
ter ~ the rates ruling then, soy o!a9tct:, "a 4
quality. Stock Sheep to y considerable Dumoel
are LET. in the pens and prices tor them are
sh:da OFT from :hoso ruling on Mondoy-l o.
s. - each.
Eogs-The market has ruled very dull siGct
Monday, with a full number left over en- TIA
day, though there hayo been worry light recelpt:
since then. The stock in the pens IS ample f?r
the home demand, to which the sales are whct'
y limited We quote prices a. 5SG:!s.
NEw YORK CATTLE MARKET. September Is
Bitves-Mstkctqu quiet and nominsliy unchanged
WIKI but few sales
Calves--Milk fed veals were in demand. aHo
Common to choice were readily sold st t!a7tt
perlb. Euttermlk Calves and grassars went l
very slowly 81 24s34c per h.
Sheep and Lanibs--Sales weco uncomMoniy
Slow for both Sheep and Lambs. and lower
prices were willingly accepted. Extremes fol
Sleep Basic per lb-highest figure Tor cariosC
CT kentucky Sheep, mainly ewes. hsmos 500
at from q TO &c per ID.
Hogs-Msrke: weak and nominaiy quoted q
4s4sc per ID.
a. QUEENSTOWN CATTLE, ii ARKET Septr. ZI.-
20 nesd OF Cattle were offered. 2c9 o! which
to:o a. from & 10 1sc per 70; IS head were let
over; market very dull. The run CT old Sheer
Nhs very hesvy, and tho receipts of Lambs alst
large prices arc lower, old Sheep selling at 3
-, and Lambs at 4!s53c por ID; some 2 q OF tn
iefmer wore left over