Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-18

III, market closes very quiet and prices
have a downward tendency. Flour has doclned
fully % cents on all grades, but for extra and
fancy brands there il a fair local demand. The
stocks on hand are light, but moro than equai 10
the demand. Wheat hss suffered II iurIhar ae-
cline, and tho market closes weak with pros
pee. for still further Decline tho Eu .opesn
having adae rasgcbad on about
800 bushels Of wheat with sales at l2o: III, lol,
1873 and 1875 for rod as to quality for tslr 10 very
good; no choice. Corn has declined from TO D
cents during the week and closo' vory WosE
lGO of yellow, which brought 52.53 for the tor,
mer and 45 for the latter. Oats arc scarce ana
wanted. The offerings to-day were Very light
and the sales we're a. 36as7 Small sales OF gar
licky rye st SO Good would bring about l35.
msnd is moderat, Eggs dull at q decline.
Other articles unchanged.
RICHMOND MARKET. Jan y. I.-The market
is rather insnimato, with limited receipts o!
brands and very dull Small offerings OF
Wheat. with sales at l25s13S for fair to primo
red. Corn brings 5la52. and sales OF Oats are
made q. 81 for good spring. Nothing dong
in Rye.
LYNcuBURa MARKET, Jan. 1.-The market
this week has been quiet, with moderate receipts
of produce generally and limited demand.
The offerings of Wheat arc very light and prices
weak, quotations being l2OalSo for white ana ana
prices are shade higher. viz: 57a6O for white,
and 53s57 for mixed and yellow. Rye 6oa6
nominally. Oats quiet and unchanged viz -
35a40 for spring and winter.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET. Jan'y. 1.-The
market is very quiet, with email receipts and
limited demand. Quotations are as follows:-
Flour 55aSS 30 for best brands; Wheat l25a
1876 for fair to choice; Corn 45s17; Rye 5Oa55,
and Oats 82a36.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE Market
Sugars-There is no stock on the market. and
of course there no sales making. We write
the market, however. nominslly steady, and
we quote IS follows, viz:
Cuba and T. r.. fair to good refining y q
Cuba, eentritugal....- .....:..,.......... -
Porto Rico, grocery grsdes"....... u
Demerara centrifugal. $1,000. "...:..:" g y
Refining grades Eng. and FIR. lsl'd" es u
New Orleans, grocery grades. ......... e
COfee-There 10 no change to note in the m ar
ket for Coffee, and we still write it dull. with
the feeling in it weak. We notice the sale to-.
day to New York buyer, of an invoice of $50
bags scant fair Rio at l65 cts, which establishes
II cts. as the price for fair csrgoes aud invoices
and on this basis the market may be said to be
steady for tho moment. We now quote as fol.
lows, viz:
Rio. ordinary csrgoes-....... ..".".... 10 10!
Fair ...... IL ..
Good........ -
Prime 10 ie /
Job lots. ordinary TO choics..... 10 l91
Gold, 60 days.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Jan'y. IL
Besyes-The market was somewhat irregular
and buyers and sellers were apart in their views,
but there can be no question Of 3 irmer feeling
and fraction advance in prices. under the in
auence of cold weather and light receipts. Ma
tive Oxen and Steers ranged from to lO1c
dressed for common to prime, and extra and
fancy selections sold at lO3slltc. Texas and
Cherokee Csttle sold at eta9ic per ID dressed.
Calves-Trsde was slow at unchanged figures.
with sales Of State vsas at Classic per ID. and OF
grsssers and buttermilk Calves at 21a35. per 10.
Sheep and Lsmbs-The tendency was rather
in favor of the selling interest, and some of the
were slow and the market dragged. Sheep
ranged from At acc per ID. with sales of fat on
lucky Sheep, l23 lbs average, at 64c, and dock
load Of Canada Lambs at 6a,.
Hogs-Prces were maintained, and the mar
ket was steady and fairly firm at 4o.$4 % per
100 lbs for live Hogs. and 44s54c per ID for city
and Western dressed.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET JAny, l7.-Hogs
Receipts, 1000; shipments. $50; all grades OPP
mixed packing and light closed firm at COAST
choice heavy shipping advanced to lOsS4 Is
sill were sold. Cattle-Receipts, 3 20O ship
ment, 5000; one small lot sold at So IS: medium
to good slow, weak and ester, but not .quotaby
lower sales at 9CaS4 60; feeders and stcckers
steady, with fair demand at 3A$3 80; butchers
dull Cows 50s$8 12l; Steers 2ja$3 s7s
Bulls 3s$3 l21. Sheep-receipts 2OO); ship
menis 1850; market unchanged supply of info
rlor quality sales at 8 60a$4 30.
CINCINNATI Hoe MARKET. Jan. l7-Hog
active. firm and higher; common 5OA$3 10
light e0a$4; packing. 3a6sS4 10; bnchers
lOsS4 Is; receipts, 1878.