Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-11

Sheep and Lsmbs-Trade in Sheep is reported
slower than last week and the quality not rs Rooo
ss it was then. Lambs are of better grade, and
| prices are higher and trade much more active
| than last week. We quote Sheep at 3s4c, and
| Lambs at 4s6c per ID gross. Stock Sheep sell az
| l 25a S2 20 per head. Arrivals this week II, 49
| head.
Hogs-The market has been fair dur ng the
| week, the receipts being but a few less than the
preceding week, sEd the quality fully as good IS
| it WAS then Prices have Deen we'll maintained.
shade advance appearing generally IN the
sales We quote rough Stays aud So|s at osotc,
and the better grades at 5s 81. per 10 net Ar
rivals this week 6G33 head.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. July 10
Beeves-The demand. particularly from CITY
wholesale slsu9hterers, was strong, anu luz
yards were cleared early At an advance OF 81
per head. Texans sold 1T 7tsStc per ID dressed;
poor to prime natives at SslUc, and picked extra
Steers st 10tc.
Cslves-fst vess sold at 4sGlc per pound for
coarse to choice, but grsssers and buttermilk
Calves were more than plenty, and closed heavy
st very low figures, o. g i3, per 10.
Sheep and Lac bs-Laubs were IN demand a.
higher prices and had quick sale at 6a1c per
ID for Southern. Western and State stock, and
at 7,7tc for fair to good Jersey do. Sheep were
not quotaoly higher, but shade hrmer, with
moderate business at 3 75sS5 per l0O lbs for Or
binary to prime, with carload of choice Wethers
Some coarse bucks went ss low rs &c per 10.
Hogs-None for sale alive. Feeling firm. and
dealers nomDally quote fair to good Hogs 1T
25aS4 81 per 100 lbs.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET July 10.-Hogs-
Receipts 10 .OUU head shipments $40; market
dull mixed packing GOsb3 IS; choice hesvy
S5zSl light S0aS4 Csttle-Recepts q 500
hesd; shipments 34OO; export cattle 4 sUS5 {;
Shipping 4aSi 60; Texas 2S5sS3 80 Sheep
Receipts dOO head market slow ut z eOaS4 4O.
CINCINNATI Hoe MARKET, July 10
Hogs steady with fair demand for li4nt; 9th ..
ers slow; common 3.S3 60; light 55AS3 80 !
packing 60sS3 ~; butchers sOs$3 90, receipts
lU62 head shipments $50.
A BAD Outlook EoE CRops.-Jobn Joseph
Mech, the noted English scientific agriculture
list, writes to the London Times IS follows ::
Another week of flooding storms and low tenn :
pera!ure las put the fn. hing stroke to the agr~
cultural disaster. 1t is now toe late for the crops
" recover. They are considerably injured even
on we'll fsrmed and drained lands while on i'll
famed md updraned lands the matter is SIM
ply ruInous. Tne wheat will suffer less than
| the spring crops. Wedding is ho peless, and I'M
less we get The promised hot. dry weather many
| grass and clover crops and even peas will 70!
ungathered."
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do cons Ssh do I'd series 3!;p d. coup II bid to-
dsy Sugar firm; a soft Stssi. Cotton dull :
midtlng III Flour firm; Howard street ard
Western Super 25aS5 rs; do E1trs 4.S5; do
Family 2jaS6; City Mills Super 3 23sS3 - /;
do Extra 4.S5; DO bio brands 6sS6 rs; Palaps;;
co Family 81. Wheat-Southern active and
lower; Western steady and lower; Southern red
Halls; do amber lI7al2O; No Psnna red ~;
Nu2 Western winter red spot ll3; July lllts
llis; Aug l101all0i; sept llOtsllO!. Corn
Sou. nern firm and h.rhA. 70. .:lgy, WesIsrs
steady nd Iower; Southern ~n'te o.; 90 yellow
81; Western mixed suot As; July 443a44si Aug
4;sslj! Sept 45is451i steamer ALI. Oats firm
ana higher Southern 40a44; Western whits 40
s43; do mixed Is SO; Penns 40s43. Rye quiet
at $500 day firm; prime TO choice Penna and
Maryland l5sSl6. Coffee firm and active; Bio
cargoeg ll3sl4! Whiskey steady st UG!al o..
NEW YORK, July ll-Stocks irregular. Mon
ey 3a3i. Flour dull Wheat-sprlng nominal;
winter dull. Corn dull.