Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-06
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, May

BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, May . lo7H
Cattle arc sold ~ these figures Two weight
Hogs are sold n: 70. weight, that il ~ per rsG,
Generally oil from the live weight Sheep he
sold gross thst ia live weight, or nothing OF
Beef Cattic-PriCcs to-day ranged ~ folio" p
Bost Beevcs ...........................5G Oh = u
Genersll Y rated first qua!ity....".....4 - . VI
Medium or good fair qualify ...........3 - -
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows 30 !, o.
Extreme range Of prices. 80 !,
Most of the sales wore from ....."...1 - "
Total receipts Tor t0e week 2lSi totsi sales , IL
In the beginning too market was not Rspec:!-
y sctiVe and prices ~Grc about u; toy WEI
last week, but before gr2G. while there VA ~
evident Improvement III the feeling ana torh o.
the trsto, the tirLnn"'s being qatJ apparent. g.
that before the close J.. better prices weTn o.
tanned than last WeeR. T.e gIshiy Of Inc cl!rf-
ings was botler than ISIS. week. tao commoH
grades no. being rs il .:rloT, and were lever III
number, while there were iarSo line oi Inc
middle and bstter grades.
Mich Cows Trade is sO~, sud we quote q!
25aSj0 Fer head, few selling 81 The latter price.
Sheep There is largo lGcro.so IN thN !e-
ceipts, large portion Of taenl being Lambs,
nearly ~ head OF which hav0 been re5hIcpej
East at oWneis' risk. Trade has been i.lF. bat
CO. Encd Who'll y tc ta1 wants ii cur ho:HD butch =
ers. there being no outside q y:n.ai. We quoi"
w 0, sheep u d s. cents. .cc aneared 3r2"J 4;
4sd4 cents per IL. rroEs. Lambs CsS cents pc!
,
this week 4j52 head.
Hoge.-Thuru il some incrcaeo IN M rGcsiD.-
over last weeF, and the qlsly OF toa OiiJt:EG-
is about the sAne. Wins trade Is nc. l.; y:
active, there i; sone2ligh. e.. ~ cor
pared with last week, TIC tcncke. o3iHE L:n az
our quotstlons. 5.Il cents. most OF tr" ESQ
ranging between {! ,5l cents pc: 10. not, r;uGh
sows and sLsgs oa!y Ing below ,hc tormpr
f. cure. Arrlvsl3 TO Saturday 1895, cai fia@e
tnen 5782 head.
BALTIMORE, May 6 -Virgi5is Gs dn!cr7a't :,
do Consolidated So 10 u series 4a3; pas: Due
coupons 6IA. Sugar higher Tor better grade.
A rof. S,e3. Cotton strong aid higher; ND.
ding III. Flour stror and ecll7e; Howard $.
and Western Super 3 -. SO IS; do Extra l1i
81 rs; do Family SI-sj IS; City Nils SuPeE
25aS3 IS ; do Extra 2jaS 10: DO i:io D;enc5
&c; Patspsco Family ST 10 heats r4!neTh
steady; Western fun; Southern red ilUr.''
do amber la .ll6 Eo2 Penns rcd ll]All3;;
MOI Western wintsr ,ed epot lli.lli5 ~; d."
ll34.ll35; June l12s ,ll9!; July lio;allg:
Corn->cuthern quiet End .i;m "catela dGiii
Southern white 4j.4Ii do yellow "a AZ WI
ern mi1ed auot and May 423.4 :; Jan" 4].t.s'
July Az 1895 Aug 44iA4iI; steamer ~. IA:-
firm and steady Sou hern 3l,3Gi Wc:!rth VII;
1894; do mixed 3l3a33; Peuns 2l.3j HJe
qule. Ut $500. Hay st.ady And wi.h2u! cGstsSS:.
Uutee dull Rio csrgoss l0i ZIG Wrt;SeY Iu'
ut G7aSl 1914.
NEW YORK, Nay G.-S.oc&: st!JlE A3:oJ
2Is?1. Flour firm. Wte.t active. Corn qu!a.'
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Port OF ALEXANDRIA, MAJ d. 1919
San tsss..-...... I59 san :es...,........''. ~
ARRIVED
Str j w Thorn psoD, lower PIC, 70 hse!:
Scar J j Ward, A!yE's Point, to America
Coal Co.
CLEARED.
s:mp John Gibson, New York, By + HeE1,
Schr j Ward, jersey City, hE AHl-s'es"
Coal Go IT,,
Schr Ads S ailcD, Hco.geto"o: ~ "Hi Z
Smoot
schr L E Williams, -, by u henADS
& Co.