Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-30
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ALEXANDRIA NAEKET, SEPT. Give have
10 casGge 20 FGts n Flour since V. eIdsy. The
TEctip's q fEhea. iEvU Increased tu. u1ice!
were Rather lower; lbs # r!nss amounted &c
7il2 bu:hels, ahich Sold 1t is 10, l22 l23
12i. III, rs. l2s -. 10. The lsl.er pricss fo,
fancy Lancaster. bad considered outside quota.
Lion=. Corn is que: a2d tssy with ss'cs If lO3t
bushels 6! 81 GEd IS fer fair. Small lo!s C RYE
brought 60 and % and one saiail lei oc Osts 81.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MAREEr Sept -. 1879.
Prices this week Tor Beef GstL!e rsnetd az fol.
lows:
Res1 DeeVes. 81 a d %
Generally rated first quality.........I TO a 4 Is
Medium or good fair quslity...........2 81 o 8 TO
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows . 90 a rs
Extreme range ofprlces. 90 q GO
Most OF the sales wero from ........2 IS q 4 "
I3tsl receipts for the week 1902 head; sales 34i9.
The market this week favored buyers. the Of.
ieIinGs beng somewhat in excess ofthe demand,
Whca was not at any timo active. Tho quality
OF Inc offerings was no. as good rs last week, a.
Inc through cattle were, with few exceptions,
the best OF the receipts, and went through as
Geslined, but few being put On this market
Prices were &c Of for the best grades snd &c off
on the others, with exceptional cases where z,
loTer figures wore accepted 10 effect sales.
Mich CoWs.-Tho demsnd is improving, as
far as good Cows ara concerned. We ou0ts II
iOASl5 per head, as TO quality.
:, Hheep and Lam Ds.-The.o is q falling OIL in
The number ottho offerings "a compared with
last week. and no improvement in their quality,
neSrly oil the yards reporting their stock as in.
different. There is somo l!tlo dersnd for good
butcher cheop, and Lambs al;o, but not TO a
great oxtont. Stock Sheep are dull We quote
butcher Sheep at 3tssl cents, AID Lambs at 81 5
bs od PeF d. EsIoss spd SonqFay sold with
head, and Wolhers a! 3.%4 cents pCrlb. Ar.
rivals this week Gl22 head.
Hcg'.-Ihere is markell falling Gil in thu
number OF the receipts Us compared with last
week, nor IS tho quality as good in any of The
pri5 Is ~ was as taen. PRICES hsvo been we'll
feren. dealers a; flair" and good" the latter in
most CT tho yards. We quote 81 5s5l cents, with
low extra ct 81 cents per ID. net. Prospects ara
ialf. Arrivals this week 1921 head.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 3O-Vrsinis Gs Old -: do
9si y; 90 console tod got; do ID series
-; psst duo coupons Sit Virginia 1910, GOI
6id to-day. Cotton dull; middling iOalci.
SIour quiet, firm and unchanged. Whest-
Southern lower and dull; Western lower end
urn at close; Southern red i2lal25; do amber
lGial5l No Maryland III; No 2 Western
T gGn n req spot ana Sept l25si Oct 12G; Nov
low white nominal; Western Hrra; southern
white G5i do yellow G2; Western mixed euot
and Sep! IS; Oct 52ta523; Nov 52s52!; steamer
mo bid: Oats higher and firm Southern and
Penns 35a37; Western white 36,3il; do mixed
a2a%o kye quiet at G3aG6. Hay steady; prime
10 choice Penna and Maryland l4aSl5. Coflea
s5ses. Whiskey Grm At 81 TO-
p NEW YORK, Sept; S0.-etocl:s strong. Monoy
ohU Flour dull. Whcst unsettled, Corn dull
aud lower. o'''
foET OF ALEXANDRIA. SEPTEMB'R3 80
cun rsos...-...... 81 Sun .a,s............, S 56
iEaIVED.
Sir " Thompson. lower Pcce, TO + 4 Regd.
- sem Il Coaadon. Providence, ID Anerican
CLEARED.
Ctr Ezptruoht. Phiisdclphis, by = A Reed.
Str Mattano, lower Pnrc, by j Breeders s. 20.
r, Echr IL Conadon, Providence, by American
Coal Co.
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