Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-01

Mich Cows-Common grades are too pen,i.
full, and good Cows almost wholly absent. We
quote at 20sS40 per head. Good Cows wanted
Sheep and Lambs-Good Sheep have been
scarce and in fair demand during the week, and
the quality not as good as it was last week.
part of them, to the number of $500 having been
reshpped to New York and Philsdophia
There has been an improved demand reported
for stock Sheep. We quote fat Sheep at Sadie
ID gross. Stock Sheep-Wethers at 3s34c per
ID. and Ewes at 2sS3 per head. Arrivals this
week 6270 head.
Hogs-Trade has been rather slow this week,
scarcely as active as it was last week, and deal.
ers report heavy Hogs lower and harder 10 sell
than heretofore, owing to the decline in the price
of lard /; the other grades find only fair sale The
quality is scarcely as good as last week, there
being some increase in the number of the grsss.
ers. We quote at 5ist3, per ID net few selling
At either extreme. with q downward tendency.
Arrivals this week 5Il9 head.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. July 81
Beeves.-Msrket dull with q further decline on
poor and common grades. Of which there was sn
unusual supply. About 60 fancy steers. 1.540
lbs. average, were sold at l0:, per h., dressed.
but DC. was the top figure for extra lots, while
poor native went down to 7c., ana Texans t4s6!c
Calves. -Market very quiet but shade
stronger for grsssers, with u moderate busineo OF
at Phase. per 10 for grsssers and butter milk
calves, and ut 32s62c. for milk fed veSls. Coarse
vesls, fed Oh meal and milk. were taken at S!s
3ic per ID.
Sheep and Lambs-Marke! still dull, with no
Improvement in selling rates. >heep sold at 81
DC. per h. for poor TO ordinary; 4ta49,. for fsir
to good, and 5s5!c. for prime and extra. Lsmbs
ranged from 4atSc per h., with few picke
jersey Lambs up to g.,
hogs Market quiet With 2 Car loads on sale
alive, but not solo before Chang, Nominal
quotations 2Ga$4 40 per lC0 lbs.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET July 3l.-Hogs-
Receipts 10 COZ head shipments $50; all graf
l5s20c. lower; mixed packing 3sS3 80; light2 81
sS3 70; choice heavy 35sS3 70; market clasel
weak, with from $3.50 to 10000 left over. Ca.ts
Receipts 1850 hesd; shipments 2.60); msrkst
very dull and slow, except for best export CA.
tie, which sold at 20 s$5 20 for good to choice;
| shipping 4aSl CO.; butchers steady; Western
plenty slow but steady; 90.S3 10 for Colorado
Texans, grass Texans dull and lower at 404
So SO. Sheep-Receipts l.C0O hesd quoted al
G0A$4 Is.
CINCINNATI Hoe MARKET, July 81
Hogs active and firm for light. and steady for
| heavy common 75a$3 80; light 3 7OsS3 o ;
packing e0a$3 So butchers 55aS3 TO; receipts
LII head; shipments 4sO
| BALTIMORE, Au Iva 6s old -; do def CT; do
cons'd 5Is do "a series 23s Va 1870, 49l; pas
| due coupons S0t bid day. Sugar strong A
| soft s1aeS Cotton dull 1uiddlng III Flour
| steady and quiet; Howard street aud Western
| super 3s$3 90; do Extra 4. 81 75i do Family %
SIS Is; City Mills Super 25sS5 80; do Extra
| 25u$4 Is; do Rio brands Gst6 25; Pstspsc)
| Family St IS. Whest-Southern lower and
dull; Western lower and weak; Southern red
| l06sl0Si do amber lO9al1l; No Mary land lin
No Western winter rcd spot and Angus:
| 1924 alO9s; September li0allCs; Oct llOisllos
Corn-Southern steady with light receipt; Wes-
teyn Ss@er ana que, O9tn na. %nise d.
a44s; September 4j5 .4G October 463s47 steam
or All, Oats lower and fairly active; Southern
$3.50; Western white js2S; do. mixed 36s57 !;
| Penns 36s38. Rye quiet at 56s53. Hsy stosiy
! prime to choice Penns and Maryland basil,
Ccffss quiet and firm Rio csrgoes l1IlI!.
Whiskey steady at l07islC9.
2is3 Flour dull. Wheat fairly active Cora
1 fair trade