Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-28

NEW YORK CATTLE IARKET. February IL
| Beeyef.-M set over supplied and eItren ei ,
Depressed, with ruling pric7a &c. pc: 10. ioveT
and no prospect of clearance. Common steer;
sold 9. 74aec. per h.. dressed; ordinary 10 jsl
do, s4.es; good - prime do. s:a l0s, with fsW
tops at l04c.
Calves.-NO change in lac general fss.9:es OF
The market, AMI 7oals he'd moderate aae st u
Sc. per ID.
Sheep.-Prices remain un chan sed with slow
sale =. sitta. ret ID.
Hogs.-No asles OF 1.-Two hog: Good ws:.n-n
cornted nsy be ncmin.!ly quoted st 0O's4 Il
| per I'D lbs.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Fcb'y.:7 1919.
Beef Cat.lo.-Of tho through shipmenls-les;
| than 800 heAd-abouL half was SAINT to New YORK.
| and the balancs to Philsdephia, after the mar
| ket here. Tho formsr market WAS worse than 1t
was last Week, while lhat of Philadephla was
better
Sheep.-The arrivals amour. to nearly 900
head since Monday and prices ore hardly up TO
previous quotations. Nearly sill The recelpts
have been sold, the figures ranging from 4:a9t
| cts, gross.
Swine.-The receipts since Monday foot up
abou. ], Geo hesd, and these with what were ic!i
over unsold ate. the market dsy, will prove to
| be an ample supply for the rest OF the week.
Trade has been iair, IS com pared with last week
and the prices Of Monday hiss been eaally oo-
tanned. We quote at 63AG els rough heavy ncgs
selling at near the former figure, while mcst OF
the s.les have been made at e as cts. Present
western prizes would seem 10 give promise OF an
early advance here.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Feb. 2T.-HOgs-
Receipts. 70. CUO; shipments, 10 COO; msrkct slow
and steady mixed packing 3sOaSi; light, 8 Gu
sS3 90; choice heavy, 4aS4i) CaItle-Eeceipts
1000; shipments, zoo; market firm and moro
active; shipping, lO.S5 l2}; stockers and feed
ere. 70aSi; butchers. stronger; COWS. 2aSl !;
bulls, coast. Sheop-Receipts, 1CO shipments
1870 ; market steady a. 2oaIl ~.
CINCINNATI HOG MARKET. Foh. 81
Hogs steady, good demand; common. 23aS3sG
light, S5sS4 70 ; packing, 1jsSl 80; butchers
!0a1i Is; receipts, 2.2i4; shipments ,425.
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET Fob'y. 2i.-.
i79 head of Beef Cattle were cilercd, l3l OF
which sold st 3as5s, per ID; market fair, ~
Sheep sold at 4iaj!c per ID. Shse? d:!l 20
Mick Cows sold al - TO $50 each.
BALT1MoRs, February y. -Virsinis sizs5 de-
ftrrcd IL; do consolidated eat do "a series 81
81. Cotton lrm middling9s. Flour quc! aud
ftm; Howard sir ost and Western Super 3 pa
s. IS; do Extra I.Si;1) do Family 1885 %;
City Mills Super 25aS3 y; do Extra 4aSi 50;
DO Rio brands S. IS; Palspg;o Family s. 10.
West -so9thsrn stronger saa higher; o M ,eI
do anb3r ll6a1G!; No2 Psuna rcd ll2all3t;
Mo- Western winter red spot and March ll2s.
ll2!; april ll$i .ll26. Cora-Southerh Erm;
Western firm; Southern white 43!alGi DO ye!-
low A; Western mixed suot al March al;
april Az .4iI; steamer Ala. Oats quie. and
steady; Southern ard Penna 3ls32; Western
whils 20a3l: d. mixed 29l 1904. Rye steady st
$3.50 Hey steady; primo to choice PenAs and
Maryland llaSl2. Coffee very dull; Rio cargoes
lQ.lj. Whiskey dull at ST CT.
new York. Eeb'y. ES.-Stocks firm. Moncy
3!,s. Flour duh. Wheat dull. Corn dull.