Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-04
CSST.WERES2E.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET. February l.--Tkere
ia no cnsngo TO note in tho market to. day.
Flour is quiet and firm. The receipts of Wheat
have increased and the offerings to-day amount
ed to 2620 bushels, which sold a. TO- 102. lob.
l05. l0j, 10I sno l03 for fair to good Fultz and
Lancaster. Corn is in light receipt. and ssleS
were made a! 80 and 90 fer white; I'D bushels Of
yellow were offered, but Withdrawn. 10 sales
of Rye or Oats reported. Country produce is
quiet a. yesterdays quotations..
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Eob'y. j; 1918.
[Cat!le are sold at thess figures live weight.
Hogs are sold at net weight tha. is % per cent
generality off from the live weight. Sheep are
sold gross. that is live weight, o. nothing OF
Beef Cattio-Prices to-day ranged rs follows:
Best Beeves 10 81
Generally rated first quality. co a 50
Medium or good fair quality .:.:."....3 60 o 3 50
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows 90 3 w
Extreme range OF prices. ..-............2 % -
Most Of the sales we're from .........3 70 IS
Total receipts tor the week 1859; toLsl sales e58.
The light number Of the receipts this weak.
which were about equsl to the demand resulted
in an improvement In prices to the extent OF "a
cont, the latter in q email number OF csses Deal
e.s held up hard for tho prices obtained, and
generally succeeded. aud trade was consequent
~ Glow, operations continuing rsther later than
usual. We quote st 2 50sSo 173 Ger l0J lbs,
latte price,
Mich Cows. The receipts, with tno:o islt
ovar from last week, generally Common grades,
vera in excess o. the demsBd, welsh WAS only
fair for good Cows. We quote ct l5.S:5O per
head.
oaeep.-Wi,h receipts nearly double what
they were l.st week tkero has been 3 moderate
dsmand ON tbs part Ct our home butchers. who
have only bought to fill present wsnts There
has been y good demand On tho part q t-aStH:a
~ ho-Y nccr fhp
qu.lity is somewhat better than j. :;sslss. week,
IN view of which the Quotations. while they arc
higher, show no Improvement actually over la:t
weeks figures. Receipts this wee: $3.50 head.
Eogs-The receipts, though fair, being slightly
IN c3cess OF the numbers las: Week, E.va proved
scarcely equal to the tenari, WHch is reported
good ia sll The peas Al this e':i:a!s have teen
disposed CT. With few exceptions, To-day, oc have
been engaged. Prospects seem ss,r 'o: an !m-
provement in prices Sore Gsaier, are looking
for further receipts IN u day Or t9r, We quot
at 5st3.. few rough sows and stays n"l ias r.
aud near the former figure most sacS hrIcg re-
corded at 81 ,E3e per II ne. Receipts th's week
G642 load.
BALTIMORE, February s.-Vir&inia .ixes de-
ftrred = do consoii s!,d 81 do u series St;
past due coupons III. Sugar stescy AID quiet
d colt e1as3 Cotton dull and easy; middiinS
nom;nsl.y q. Flour steady and qu'et. Wheat
Southern steady, with small OFerlnes Western
firm, with few sellers; Southern rod lupAlU3; do
amber lO5A!07; No PENN red lO5t No :
Western winter 'sd spot ard FEB iO>; II 81 lois
lO6t April I07ul0:4 Cora southern s.eady
Tor while, but dull and nominal for yc!low;
Western active ard steady; Southern whito i4!;
do yellow held 81 a. Wei:err mixed sDa: and
Feb'y 49,; March AZ; 4 prii AZ All May Az
steamer 3eS Cat; active and frtner; Sou.heru
3O-33; Western white 32,321; do mixed BOIL
Peura 90 g. Rye quiet and tTlp; southern ~
aG0 bay dull anu unchanged. Crit,a firm,
hrt Quiet; Rio r.rgocs llal:I ;Th,3Ecy dull
and ucminsl!y S3l
NGw YORK, Feb i.-S!ocks weak. hohey
a Flour steady. Nhea. gust. Corn i'm