Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-29

r.oIr continues qules aud unchanged. Wheat
Is higher, but rece pts have fallen oil; there
we're offerings 10 day Of les bushels, with sales
at lO5, i0j! Jog and l0l for Fultz aid Lsncss-
ter, SO TO quality. Com is lie 10 wcr, and receipts
havc increased thoro wore offerings to-day of
1890 bushels, with sales at 81 for yellow and IS
Tor white. Rye ia shade higher, but there wero
no citsrinsr. One small lot OF Oats were offered,
out no sales reported. Country Produce is
scarce and shade higher. Fruit is in only
moderate receipt and prices arc 8 little higher.
RICHMOND MARKET, Augustus. ls79-The
Ii"r *, is only fairly active. Flour quiet
brands. The receipts of Wnea. are good. with
sales OF primo Lancaster at ltSsllO and liz and
tuz at 9oa1U3i inferior grades OF both descrip.
lions are very low. Sales of white Corn at 81,
md mixed ct 3o.55. Sales offspring Oats at 25s
20 End -. Rye nominal
LYNCHBURG MARKET, August cS-The mar.
ket Tor Flour is steady. but unchanged at daS7
icr limo to family brands. Wheat in fair supply
ana uema1d. the quotations being from 90,llO,
Us to Quality. Corn in moderate supply q, SO.
quoted ut 3Os35 for spring, and 35.37 for winter,
out there is very little doing. Rye nominslly
t3.G5
FEEDEE1cKsBURa MARKET. August 2s.-The
market is quiet. Flour unchanged st 4sSG *
Tor ,i, super and family brands. Fair receipts OF
Wheat, and quotations from 100al12 for choice
lancaster. and lO1sl0 for Fultz Corn scarcer
and quoted at 5la52 for whto Rye is nominally
j0a5S. Oats 32a35.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. August E8.-]
DseVe;.-HAc!usi7o OF some common stockers.
which went az low az 7s7ic per ID, dreesed
The range for native cattle was S.lCtc. per ID
and for Tczsns Glsesc.
CsiVes.-Irsdo dull aad marke. weak. but
,hoso was 10 further decline in prices. The aales
Wero at 4st4c per ID. for voals and 2l,3sc. per
ID tor gIa:sers md buttermik calves.
eIfsp ara usnoa,-Ordinsry 10 good sheep
tnelo Was no calls for heavy wethers for eSpor.
tslo1. Lam bs were more readily sold, b. t
could not DO advanced in price. Sheen sold at
33a4!c, per ID for ordinary to coed; lambs Al
s! s6c., with few up to f!c.
q h3Gg''-a car loads of ordinary Michigan hogs
I@5 IDS average, were sold at s. G5 per 100 lbs'
and Ger load Of fair Oaio do 1855 lbs. At IA az
EAATtAoAE CATTLE MARKET, Aug, % 1870
Eeat Cahic;-fhe titsrirgs to day were inferior
70 lAose OF last nondsy, SIS also Thursday. not
ia sns goo cattle BON smong them. The mar.
cId some 10 lower than last Thursday: much
the larger portion Of the Gales ware To onts;Sa
buyers. Prices OF Beef Cattle to-day: Best450
asa 10; first quality q 4 5.s4 TO; medium s.s4
ordinary 81 So; extreme range of prices 6Ua
II -; moat sales were at 8 50aS4.
Mich Cows But little doing; tho SUNNY ia |
IN eyceS; OF the densnd. We quote at 1880
pr head, as to quality.
Sheep aad Lambs Arrivals since Monday
I!3i head, End though there sre some few prims
Sheep anong them, the most ara stock Sheep |
aad common Lambs. We quote butchs. Sheep |
:. 5ta1! cents; stock Sheep At 25sS2 IS Der
hesd. Lambs 3..5 cents yer h. gross,
Hoss.-1hn receipts sinco Monday are 1923 |
lead. Trade has been slow since then, and prices
1early the same The quality is not IS good. |
here being moro rough and low grade HOPS
'mong the offerings Woquots rough sovs snd !