Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-07

TIE market closes qaiet, bu. prices e7o Ern
The feeling in Flour is stronger, :7t tha enTi!7y
for homo consumption is good. Inc receipts Of
Whest Wero not SO large asye>terd.y, tu' pr!cas
ara firm, and sales were maao Of l'5i buahel5 ~
100 102 and 1o3 for Frl.z, and lG;. los. 10; end
l01 for Lancaster Bat liLLs CGrI Was offered.
and prices are shade icmer; tao onlg 'S!as
were at 10. Nothing doing il Ky" - Oats.
Batter is scsrce and fsmer. hgss sCn Isle high
er. Dressed Hogs, Beef. Chicke1s al! Turke:
are higher, and We revise quotations BAcon
and Lard have advanced J.. Veal Calves 40
aso higher. Other articles unchanged
RICHMOND MARKET Feby. G.-Ihe market
generally is very quiet. The Gemai,d 10: kiGuT
is limited, and principally confined 20 Choice
family brands; the quotations relna:n at - !
81 10 for fne to lhs highest brands OF FAIRLY.
offerings OF WhoDt light. with emsli Sales OF
white 1T 95sl05. aud red Of lob for prime Fui'Z.
l0jslll for choice mixed. and lUo :of pine
Lancaster. Corn sold a. 4S for white, and az
Tor mixed, the rs being bu. little on the MAJ ket
and fair demand. Ell Oats sold were eli I'll.
vate te'ms
LYNcnBuRa MARKET. fep,'s. G.-rhe mar.
report Flour 1855 for iine TO fancy t,miy
bra1ds. Wheat in worry light receipt. and quo.
tstlons roninslly 95a'C5 Corn is coming III
slowly. and quoted at 10 ,i5 for white and ,;1xs d.
Oats 32s4O for spring and winter, with sc'Ec.i3
anything doing. rs @ noininai!y ooato.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET. Fcby. G.-Tho
market is without much animation. aid Flour
very quiet, with limited demand Tor fancy
family brands; quotations from . ~ to " oJ t?r
tine 10 BridgewA,er family. There is bat l'tt'o
Whest arriving. and quots:ons are nonIhsny
Al.1l Gov foi tn
white and red Prime white Corn Is quoted 81
3Ss40 Rye 50s52 fer good to prime. Cars 3o."2
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET,
Sugars-There is no foreign on the msrke', sLd
of course there is none selling and Now O1lssEs,
of which there is some 7t7 hhGs here, is very
dull Prices are of course nominal In the ao
sence Of business. bat we quote as before VIZ:
Fair to good refining 6iat3; Cuba centrifugal
6ss7s; Porto Rico grocery Cal DoUer.rs
centrifugal C3a7!; French Island 6s6!, ahc Kew
crop New Orleans at from 6s6i par ID.
Collective write the MARKET quiet tc-i67, OUT
steady and firm OF tho figures current fer ihe
past few Gays. We note the resale OF 9jo hsgs
Ho at lS3c, but We hear Of no sales from Hfs'
hands The Rio telegram reports strong niat-
Eet there, but it has had no special effect upon
Inc market here and we still quote as follows:
Rio, common ID ordinsry. IOl!4c; Gooo or
binary 10 low fair l2al3ic; fair to coed l4taloc.
and Prime 154slE3c.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKEr February G.
Beeves.-Prices advanced about !c. per h. from
closing rates of last Monday. Poor and common
oxen and steers sold at 7is7ic. per ID. dressed
ordinary and medium steers o. 6sSa cents sho
prime and extra st l0lI04c. Fat bulls were gen
orally sold at g! ,334c per h. live weight
Csves.-Demand fair at full prices, or Oa1sc
per 10. for veals, and 2ls3c. for grssser5
Sheep and Lsmbs.-The market wss Jim, bu'
not active, and sellers who insisted upon en- I'd
vance in prices had stock on hand when inc
market closed. Sales were at 4sati.. per 10. tcI
sneep, ard at 5!s6c. for lambs. Choice wethers
could have been sold ut 6sGsc. perlb. anG choice
lambs at s,6tc,
Hogs.-Market reported firm by dealers. with
LAIR inquiry Tor live hogs Of 49sAsc. Per ID.