Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-15

lions on Change continue lirniLsa. III Cons
quence { the light receipts OF gram. Flour -
dull and nominal. There We'e s.lej OF "'9 hli'!.
els Of Wheat at l07, l03 and H. a. - ln,!i'5
Corn ia lc higher. and small lots Of white .aA
yellow brought 10. Nothing doing in Rye t"
Oats.
BALTIMORE CATTLE ilARK EFT. April II! i3in
[CstLlo arc sold Il. these figures live @egAi.
Hogs are sold al net weight, that is - per car!
Generality oil from the live Weight. Sheep AZ
sold gross, that is 1.-Two weight OK nothing oil
Beef Catllo-Pricea to-day ranged rs follow
Beet Beaves. ~ 30
Generally rated first quality.......~...l - 60
Medium or good fair quality 20 ..
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cowsa W a :; .,
Extreme range ofprices. 90 . ~
Most of tho sales Wcro from ........1 % b l.
Total receipts for tho week 9ll toLsl sales SD K
The market has been dull throughout ih odnY,
though possibly q Lrillo moro active u! the BIZ
ginning thsn ct any time Afterwards. frees
were generally shade OF, in some eases &c les
than last week, though somo few dealers t9uni
little bother experience. The quality did no'
aversgo up to the offerings Of last week. ther"
being more middle xnd common Cattle among
the offerings.
Mich Cows--Trsdo has b,en only fir. HHt
prices generally ranged between bash. with -
few choice at 50aSGJ per head.
Sheep-Tho receipts ara in excess Cl the 90
mand, which is generally Glow, though SOM
little activity prevailed early in the day. Some
$50 of the offerings were sold - WILMINGTON,
Del, buyers; ll0) hoad were reshippci Eas.
principally TO New York; at l7st hsndf, yet
tho supply is too full and prices seem tending
towards lower figures. Woquo!e wool Sheer
at 4a6gc, few selling al tho Iattae lglro, and
sheared Sheep at 4s6c per ID gross, icT At out
side prices. Lambs 2sS so per hesd, vr 's3s pef
h. Receipts this week 1926 head.
Hogs-The receipts exceed by Tow hundrcd
head The number offered last week, and beside
the market continues quite dull as j! wss thon,
very few sales having becn recorded. le!' l"
number, perhaps, to tho present time !hsa las
week, and prices are lake CIT as compared VII.
the rates ruling then. The quality IL very nea'-
~ IS good as it was las! week, there being som"
exceptions in some Of the pens ihs! do not qn,'"
compare with last week. We quot, nj 1s' :
per ID net, with few shaGo higher.
BALTIMORE, Ap. l5-Virginis Cs doereed,:
do consolidated 57!; do "a series Al! past a''
coupons SCI. Sugar frm A soft S,ett Coilo:
Arm middiDg III. Flour dull and hesv Ter,
but without change. WheaL7Sou!hefn hM''
ern red 1l0sl1l; do amber ll2ail5; No PENN
red ll3a1l2!; No Western winter red sro: 81!
April 1O29sl0eg Msy and June ll0!sllC5 Corn
southern quiet; Western dull; Southern Uhiln
Al; do yellow 4?i.44; Western mixed spot snd
April 43!a43;; May 43s43! Jr1e a zS!,Es :
steamer 4ls4ls Oats dull and steady 5ou !,
S2a23; Penns 20a32! Western white "J;"!5 q"
mixed 3O.3l. Rye dull at $751;. ll,y firm An!
fairly active prime to choice Penna md Mary
land l2aSl4. Cctise esser all uEchaLghi.
Whiskey dull and unchanged.
NEW YORK, April l5.--Stocks steady. h"""y
6aG. Flour dull Wheat very much depresseci
operators; spring Wheat is ls2c aH's winter t'l'
lower. Corn dull,