Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-16
COMMERCIAL.

a1ryArDRIA MARKET, July l6.-Ihe mar
rot to-day is steady ard quiet, end prices rule
i'm, Flour is unchanged. Wheat is in good
receipt, and about 5000 bushels wero offered and
sold at SO. 96 SO, 1C0, 1O2 and l03, as to quality
lis bushels of white Corn brought ST. No Oats
reported, and one small lot of Kyo sold at o.
Country produce quiet and unchanged'
A1ryASDR1A CATTLE MARKET. July lG.-
Prices to-day ranged IS follows:
Cattle, very "a
Good '..'''" rs " ..
Medium or fair quality.........."".. 4 81
Ordinary .. ~ y =,
Thin Steers, Oxen and Cows. ~ -
Most of the sales were from. 81 n ~
Extreme range of prices........ ......... 81 q
General average Of the msrket...."". g q y
CalVes..... ''''. '''''''''' 1a
Sheep.... .....'.'' 9 -
Lambs . O)s$4 CO or 4Is5!c per d.. g
Cows and Caves SO to Sl)...........~
The market was we'll supplied with Cattle TINS
week, most Of which sold at quotations Inc
market opened with little better feeling tnan
last week, but prices, quality considered, wore
very few being wanted at any price. Lambs IN
fair supply and better enquiry thsn Tor several
weeks past, with sales at our outside figures.
Hogs dull and nominal. Cows and Calves IN
ing in demand. Market fair.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, July u, 1918.
Beef Cattlo-Prices to-day ranged as follows {:
GonorsIIy rated first quality. 80 4 IS
Medium or good fair quallty.:..:...% =, 81
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows2 CO , e.
Extreme range ofprlcos. .."............ 81 81
Most Of the sales were from ..........A " w
Total receipts for the Wook 29+u hcal. IoIsi
aaloa tho wool, NNt1 head.
The market has been heavy again this weak
throughout its whole course Some dealers
thought thore was decline. rs compared Win
last weeks prices, Of to ic. while others ola
not think there WAS any difference At Gil
events the top prices werc not rs high as they
were last week, nor WAS the quality IS good by
about the sane difference.
Milch Cows-The1o has boen fair demsnd
for good Cows. which arc in limited numbers.
We Quoto at % to SIS per head
Sheep and Lambs-With lsrgor run than
last week, thore has been more active demand
for both sheep and Lambs on the part OF city
butchers, as well as spectators for Eastern mar
kols Sheep have boon lower, while Lambs
show some Improvement. We quote butchers
Sheen al Bal cents per 10 gross Stock Sheep
at | j)a$2 a per head, or 2is;;! conts per H.
Lambs 4stt cents per 10 gross. Receipts THIS
waek 1858 hoad.
Hogs-The market has been steady but not
active at tho prices ruling last week, tho limited
supply being barely equal TO thu demand, leav-
ing but few unsold. 'ihe quslity was al out the
Same rs last week Tho run isst week up TO
Saturday was somo $50 head, Mondays run he.
ing about $500 head. We quota AT >! .C1 2ts per
Id net, most sslo5 being st and near tho latte:
price Receipts this week ""12l hosh.
BALTIMORE July lG.-Virginia g., Old -
do deferred d. Virginias, consolidated. !j5i
10 "a series 2St ; duo coupons IS. Cotton dull;
middling 1ltali3 Flour quiet snd steady.
Wheat-Southern active and la2c lower; West
ern lower. but closed steady; Southern red
prime lO}sl06; do amber l06all0; No Wost,,
orn winter rcd spot 1Ol!; July ltoi; Aug and
Sept 49, Corn-Southern quiet and steady
Western firm and higher; Southern white J.!
81; do yellow so; Western mixed spot, jul yand
Aug AS; Sept ASH steamer 15. Oats quiet an ana
firm; Southern @OA'5; Western white "la3l!;
do mixed 30; Ponns 3OaSl. Rye nominal; good
to prime 64s5j. Hay unchanged. Sugar strong
and active at Si49l. Coilso firm. quiet and ua-
changed Whiskoy dull ct 81 IS
NEW YORK July lG.-Stocks strong. Money
:. Gold lOJs. Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-apring dull and in buyers f1vor; white
a shade frmer and quiet. Corn quiet and steady.