Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-24

u O0, long nWsSneu...."..". y - Y; Y I3
washed y ~ y 3
MerluO, ulWashGd.......... u ~ y OIl
DO. washed ... D 60 Gp 81
Sumsc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 q -
uay. ....."...-.....".". ~ 10 " II "
The market to-day Was dull, and bat hgdl
transactions we've made in b:esdsuffs. Flour
is dull, heavy and unchanged. Whers Is H.:
lower, and receipts arc light, The offerings
amounting TO but 1914 bushels; sales were made
at l0Jsl02 for Fuhz. and lO4 for Lancaster.
Corn ID in light receipt. and there were no sales
reported to-day, all the offerings being with.
drawn Nothing doing IN Rye or Oats. Coun-
try produce is steady ct questions. Turkeys
sold up TO IT, to-day, but will not bring tnsl
price after Christmas.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Deer -. -
Prices to-day ranged as followa:
Cattle, very best....... q 4.
GOOd........ -
Medium or faic quality. = i
Thin Steers, Oxen and Cows. 81
Calves. -
Sleep.............. -
Lambs Z LOaS4 W, or.". y j
Hogs, live or dead ......."...."."........ - /
Cows end Calves So to $5J..."."....."
Only one carload OF Cattle was on the niarse!
other kinds cI STOCK arc about rs lis. Wees.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Deer %. ISIS.
Cattle are sold at these figures live weight
Hogs are sold IT. net wei ght, .hat is ~ Der cant
(seHerAliy) off from the live weight sheep sre
sold gross, that is live weight, OF nothing OIL.
Beef Cattle-pricts to-day ranged rs follows
Best Beeves .......4 ~ D "
Generally rated first qualty...-.......3 % j .,
Medium or good fair quality ...........3 T. 3 8!
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows w . Il
Extreme range ofprices ............"...2 % W
Most of the sales were from ..........5 % 1 III
Totsl receipts for the week 1884 totsl sac: me-.
With an Improvement Of L. on wholesale
prices, aud Of only shade IN Inc retail Trade
the market Was very slow in sales To billcIe.',
solno Of the dealers bela2 detained ID the p2a'
much Longer lnAn usual. The quality Wa. Dol
rs good SIS las. week, medium and common Cat.
tie preGominsting, Wltu but few good tops
among the cnarngs. Tho quo.a!iOng given IL
our Live Stock reports are OF the reta! market
except where otherwise stated
Mich CoH5.-The supply. is fair hnl trade
dull with prices lower. We quote 1T 2JA9@o
per head, as to quslity.
Shesp.-The receipts have been very light,
but quite enough for tho demand, the butchers
here being the only buyers, and those not very
numerous or active. The quality has bacn the
pound gross Receipts this week 795 head
against 1888 last wesk, and So head ssnlo time
Swine. -The receipts Tor the season SIRE fir in
point OF mum 5ars, and good 10 quality. The
market has been only fair, uoL acsivea! any time
in auy Of tho pGES. Prices arc withou. change
since last week. We quote 81 Sls4l c:s. per 10
net. rough snd piggy sow3 and stsgs selling al
the former figure. Receipts this weak I'll head
against 800 las. week. aid @3lO hehd same
tins last year.
BY he concerted scion of butchers and cattle
lo-o i'pn sl,U
in Jsnusry, 1879, tho Marktt will DC hold on
Thursday Of each week.
BALTIMORE, Dec r. 2l.-VirginsG g. old -; 40
deferred 81 do consolidated 55s do "a serie:
35i past Quo coupons 18!. Cotton very quiet,
demand and nonlin.ly steady. Wheat-South-
ern quiet and steady; Western Inactive. but
frmer Southern red 98alO5; do amber lG5rlu0;
No Penna red 1867; No2 Western wint"r red
spot 1862; Jan lCG bid Feb 1911. Corn-South-
ern quiet and steady; Western inactive ana I'M
changed; Southern white 42445; do yellow ala
Al; Western mixed spot and Dec d; Jan 49,
Feb a; steamer 394. Cats quiet and hrm;
Southern 3ls35; Western white IS 40 mixed 81
s34 Penns 33a35. Rye quiet and nomlnn''
Hay steady aud unchanged Sugar IN lar 90
rnand end st".Gy; 4 soft 81 -. Coffee frIn; '!'
csrgoea 1lalC&. Whisky dull at U9aSl W.
NEW YORK, Deer. ~ Stocks Ii nm, MoIey
s. Gold lCO. Flour dull. Whea. quiet. Corn
dull
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, DECEMBEh "a.
sun rans ......... Ii sun ;e.s............: 4 80
ARRIVED,
Stmp John Gibson, New YORK, to Reed
Str J w Thompson. Eomlni. TO + a Eced'
Sir Nsttsno Chaptlco. to j Broder5 q 20:
Schr Ssrah Cul en-. Washington, to An'srieal
Coal Co.
CLEARED.
Str Defiance, Philadelphia by r a Reed.
schr Eerscne', New London, by American
Coal Co. ,i,on
Schr Sarah Cullen, Jersey City, by American
Coal CO.
PlsSED DOWN.
Schr Mary L A-nsden, Georgetown, Tor rfo'-
idence.