Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-04

Cslves-Fst veslz were doing :;ile ta.ta-,
! but Door and oTdiaary Cs!vee var" oAtftcip! E?
| dul. COMMON 10 fair veal sod ii 81 pax IL
gcoi and choice 20 a. ti SIC. with ss:ec:io"; ~
10 Il .6lc.
Sheep and Lambs-Suppy scarcely equal 10
the needs of the trade and trade WAS unccl" mon
ly brisk st further smsll sdTsHcc i'll lI!ce'. =
few poor Ewes went rs low IS &c por 10, ard :.
decklosd of yesr!ing Lambs soid Is: Z" pr5 - ;
otherwise tho range wa, &c rtI -
Hoss-Msrke! qGie! :o7 !So ho@' :! ! 10
81 50 Per 100 lba.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. April 3, lo.a
Beef Cattle.-The through shipments 10 New
York, consisting CT some 10 bead, did not dis,
appoint the fair expect stions of the shippers ana
served the purpose of relieving the 1nsrkc here,
Sheap.-There has been fair trade in most Ct
the pons since Monday, the receipts mum bet!:ng
some GO head, and only about go head remain
ing oa hand. The prices Of steared Sheep sre
sa5c., aud wool Sheep 5aG:.; Lambs : 10ss i "
each.
Hogs The receipts since Monday number
about so head. Trade since then has been
fair, and some antici pations expressed then nave
not ye. bsen realized, bu. tho present condition
Of the then chief Western markets. wherc al
advance has bsen established, has given pct
ter tone to the feeling here. Quotations {: .6c
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Apr. 3.-Ho9s-
Hogs Receipts ID O0 head; shipments 1tCo;
market strong and prices lUc: higher; mixed
packing 3 65aS3 IS; light 70aS3 s5; choice
heavy 9OaS4 Is; market closed firm, Cattle
Receipts 6 0u0 head; shipments StO@; mar ket
slow and ossy; shipping 2OaS5 81; feeders
and stockers 9JaS4 IL; butchers 2sSl, chiefly
st 3a23 40. Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; ship
ments 2.G00 market shade higher at tUiS6.
CINcISEAT1 HOG MARKET. Apr. g.
Hogs steady and firm; common 9OsS3 s.; light
3 60,$3 81; heavy 1O,S3 %; selec. 9).Sl III;
receipts 900; shipments l53
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET. April g.
Offerings Of 10 head Of Cattle. all OF which were
safe per ID for wool, and 4i,5c for clipped. 10
Mich Cows sold at :0AS45 each. MARKET brisk.
BALTIMORE. april Virginia g. Old -;
deferred u; do Consolidated SIS; do d series
4l5 past due coupons 81. Sugar frmeri q
soft 8ael Cotton firm and higher; midding II.
Flour steady and in better demand Howard st.
and Western Super 3 2jsS3 75 do Extra Al
81 G5 Go Family 75sS5 co; City Mills Super
3 h0sS3 -; do Extra 4aSl Gj; do BIO brands
T5ssG; PAtspsco Family 500. Wheat
Southern rel ll3all5; do amber llG.ll6s No :
Penna red nominally Hay No Western win
ter red spot AID April ll3 May 1l3sall4. Corn
Southern quiet; Western dull Southern white
4ja4G; 90 yellow 43!; Western mixed spot and
April 403s4@5: May 93s !4It June 44i943t
steamer 80, 81; (. Oats ftmer; Southern 32s@2t;
Western white 32a32! DO mixed 3Us3l Penns
32a32!. Rye quiet at 54a5G Hay steady; prime
to choice Penns and Maryland llsSl2. COnao
firm Rio cargoes lO.l6. Wh!skey dull and
nominal At 81 UI!.
NEW YORK, April 4.S.ocks strong Money
e. Flour quiet. Wheat unchanged. Corn quiet.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, APRIL l. 1879.
Sun risos............ al Sun se:s...."...... Is
ARRIvED.
ST. NJ altanc, lower Ptc. 10 j Broders Il Go.
Str } W Thompson, lower PFC, to i A Reed.
Str Jane Mosoley, Norfolk, to + 4 Reed.
S'chr II Marv!l, Philadelphia. to j n o.
hstfvy y Co.
Str Jane MCsesy, Norfolk, by + A Reed.
PASSED UP.
Schrs Pearl, James river, for Washington;
Howard N johnson. do, for do. Thomas lay
lor. Salisbury. for 90.
MEMORANDA.
Schr Clay ton Georgetown for Bridgeport,
passed through He'll Gate 81.
Sch. A A Shaw sailed from :jomerse. 70!
Georgetown I'd.
Schr Earl T Mason Boston for Georgetown,
at Vineyard Haven %.
Schrs Charm and Wave cleared from Norfolk
for Washington p.