Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-24
COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Sept M.-Thero Is
better feeling in the markc! to-day, and prices
arc frmer. Flour is quiet and easy The re"
ceipts of Wheat are larger, and to-day nearly
10000 bushels were offered ; the sales ranged
from s. to lO3, but lower grades brought better
prices than yesterday. Corn is quiet and I'M
changed, with sales of 100 bushels white and
yellow at s.. One small lot of Rye was offered,
at IS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Sept E33. loIe.
TCattle are sold at these figures live weight
Hogs are sold st net weight. that is 29 per cent
generality off from the live weight. Sheep are
sold gross. that is live weight, or nothing on.
Bcef Cattle-Prices to-day ranged as follows ::
Bost Beeves. . y
Generally rated first quality. IS a 80
Medium or good:tair quality ........3 - II
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows % : .
Extreme range of prices 20 ~
Most of the sales were from .........3 81 4 81
Total receipts for the week 1927 head. Total
sales for the week 3lS9 head.
Whatever activity there may have been st
any time in the yards was confined wholly to
the trade in tho best Cattle, which were quite
scsrces the most Of the tops having been reshlp-
ned East without being offered hero. The otler-
ings here consisted chiefly Of the middle grades,
there being few common Cattle IS wel us tops.
There was but little, if any, decline on the ex-
treme tops, but prices on tho others wero s'tc
lower than Lest week.
Mich Cows-The supply IS plentiful. We
quote prices at 25sS5O, and few choice at
S52 ~ per head.
Sheep and Lambs-With o large increase in
the receipts there has been some Improvement
in tho quality Of the offerings, some OF the tops
being very fine, but not large number Of them.
There has been in some OF the pens q lsr outside
demand, but trade generally has not been active
We quote butcher Sheep at 3a4S; per ID, and
stock Sheep at 5OaS3 PEI heal As 70 quality.
Lambs 4 SIC per ID gross. Receipts this week
9277 head.
Hogs-There is en- improvement in tho quality
OF the offerings which show y considerable in.
crease in numbers over last Waox, ZOO having
been received prior TO Saturday. and some 7lCe
head since Saturday morning. The market has
been generally slow, with decline Of {ASc since
last week. We quote at 5sGc per ID net with q
few choice selections y shade higher. Receipts
this Weef. 97SG head.
BALTIMORE Sept. 2l.-Virginia is OLD 20; do
deferred 81; do consolidated, 54s; do "a series
81; past due coupons 81. Cotton dull aud
heavy; middlng nominsl!y lotAl!. Flour dull
dunn and low. Wheat-Southern firm; West
ern strong and higher Southern red local o. !;
do amber lO5al07; No , Peana red 1893; No 2
Western winter rcd spot. Sept end Oct l0Cs /;
Nov lG7.l073. Corn-5outhern steady; West
ern firm and higher; Southern white 81 ; do yell
low 53a54 Western mixed Epot &nd Sept Gil ;
Oct 5Os5Ol; Nov 5C3s5l; steamer 4S!. Oats
moro active and easier; Southern 1880; Wosrn
white 29a3l do mixed 27a2S1; Pennr 23490.
Rye steady; Southern 52s54 Hay dull ard I'M
changed. Sugar active and firm st 81 a9S Coffee
actv0 and firm Rio csrgcos l4islS Whiskey
dull at 0la$l t)!.
Nrw York. Scutonber 2l-Stocks heavy