Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-03

BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Juno :. loIa
[Cattle arc sold ut these figures live weight
Hog, aro sold st net weight, that is - per cot
Generally OF from the 1.-Two weight. sheep 81"
cold gross. that is 1.-Two weight or nothing oil
Beef Cattlo-PrIccs to-day ranged as follow
Generally rated fir>t quality..-"""...i II n -
Medium or good Gnir quality 20 Il l.:
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows2 10 n > :,
Extromo range ofpricea ...............2 - .
| Most of the sules were from ........4 " =
| Total receiots for the week 1915 head ISLES -,
Tho market has boon exceedingly heavy tA!s
week, closing la.er than il hai for II number 81
weeks psst. Prices fell of IN tho carly par! Il
| the market Lake. and before tho clo.e IN SOM
| cases x lower prices wore accepted ID eGhS.
sales, thoSe dealers closing gu. tn? earliest loci.
| ing the Losses tho least. Tho quality Of the Of
| ferines was scarcely Of IS good al average ~
| las! week, for though tbcro weTc some boLt"r
| tops. fewer Of which brought the top pric1s thsn
| lsst wBclc, yet there wcr9 more cl tho m'll"
and lower grades than there were then. Hravy
| and good top Cattle continue TO be dii!i;u!t q.
sale 1T top prices and concessions have 10 BE- -
corded. however di:syr6eRb!o TO sellers.
Mich Cows-Trado is SLOW. tho supply borg
in excess OF the demand. We quito n. :0i! -
per head, rs to quality.
Sbcep-In the largo numbor Cf tho rotcpL:
there is fsir supply Of those OF good grad"
as we'll q leo Of Lambs. Most Of tn best Oh Other
kinds hevo boon taken by Eastern speculator.
or operators for Eastern nsGkc!a; nearly aOEl
head ave gone East, and nu! for this demand
trado would have been slow, rs sales were com
parstiyoly liz hit TO thu home trade. We qlot'
isir TO good Sh'sp st j!.3ic, good 10 extra b. Is
die per ID sto:s and few 81 tho latte; prica
Lambs daG4c. Arrivals this week iZ2 hea!
Hogs-Tne quality Of tho offerings Is fully ns
good as it was last week. tina i yht Hogs benign
beet demand, (snL being ciaSsri rs tho Be-
qul lily owing to the piicH OF !arJ) those ra"R'hs
from lt0 TO .O) Ibs pruss being most readily eo!i
Trade Tor thcso latter has been quite satisfactory
TO dealers, Whilo salcs Of Othc: grades have botG
lees active. We quote bcs: Hogs nj II :; VIII
few choice lots o shade higher; Iougn sis!7
and sows 4!s4lr per il me-. Armenia tbs we"I
6l9j hosd.
Tho published public Go;,t aLslelEoat for MH,
shows an increase Of dob: daring tue month Ct
S62 $50 -. and decrease 2!ncc Juno u 1913 70!
SO, Goa, 3G3 6.
BALTIMORE, June 3.-Virgi"il e. deferred ,;
do consolidated jS; do u s9r!c4 AZ! psst HA'
coupons so. Sugar steady; a so.t Sse: Col.""
Whesl-Soulhern steady; Western !!rm ana i"
demand; Southern rcd ll2all5; 90 amber ll''
Cl9; No z Pcnna red lis; No 2 Westorn w!n'"r
ned spot ll4sls!; June HALLE; July ll3all":;
Aug l09Yall0 Corn-Souhsrn steady; We
ern frmer Southern white 81; 10 ye!i0" A.
Wes tern mixei $50. dit.ilS; Junn 15ll':'
July 42saf3i Aug 5its1il; sep: d1sl stea"-
AZ a. Oats Guiet and steady; Southern 39aiCi
(Voste' n white 2543G; DO mixed o3."!; rem.
al ,3J Rye quiet end unchanged. Hay du,I
onr' INC hanged. Ctn,o FIRM and unchanged
WI isley dull end unchanged.
Me- YtRK June 3-Stocks Grm. MoneY
ds5. Flou- dull and unchanged. Whe"'-
snriny ,teady; winter quiet Corn quiet