Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-18

BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Msr Il. is1a.
fr..,e aro sold at these figures live weight.
Hog. are sold st net weight that is - per csa!
Generality oil from the lIv5 weight Sheep sfe
co.! gross. thst is live weight. y: nothing OF.
Best Cattle-Prices to-day ranged rs follows:
Best Beeves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81 Is
Generally rated Lrst quality ...-...-...l 81 s Is
Medium or good fair quality .......3 70 3 4 81
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows W . 20
Extreme range ofpricas ......... ......5 w b 70
Most of the sales wero from ..........4 % 4 -
Total receipts for tho week 9I2; totsl sales 7El.
inc receipts were .a.5cr light this weeF, and
al 0t them w,r, hu. offered. Soma 150 going to
Ensisud and 80 more TO New YORK before tho
market. Prices were 5s!c. higher, though trsde
wss not by auy D:eans active. butchers buying
only a. th"y needed, and sellers holding with
tocrsblc f5mness. The qlsi.y Was, on An AZ
erage sbcu. eGasl 10 that Of lat weeks otsrloYs,
though there were net quite IS gGoc tops among
thsm Mequote St Ssso 70 por 100 lb:.
Mich Cows --T'ate is generally dull. the
good grades selling best. va qIo!e &. 1850
per tesd, Is 10 qu4i!y.
Sheep The offerings. which do not comprise
VII otlhe recsilts, (:evefaI Car loads having been
sold alter The market last week. have proved
more tam enough Ter the demand, winch has
baen rather slow, too butchers buying very
spsrinely, only rs thcy absolutely needed The
quslity i; about ths same IS last week. We
quote ut 4i45i cents pc. To- gross, 2 few prime
selling at the latter price. Lambs 3aSl 20 per
head. Receipts this week 1913 head.
hogs- The receipts have been very light
this weeks and trsie slow, with prices p shade
over, the offerings belag fully equal to the de.
msLd, which cas been very light also. butchers
,uying very s9aringly, aud only as they need
them. L. is thought tao rocelpts will Gil be dis
posed CT in day or two. We quote 8. 5a55 c.s.
per ID. Lee. lew selling a. either extreme, ar.
rivals to Saturday Ga. and siacs shen 2S03 hoad.
Receipts this week 1892 head.
BALTIMORE Msrch 1S-Virginia IS deferred
4 dc colsoliis;ed 5j5 do "a series 45s; past
due coupons l.! Sugar quiet; A got. 81 .ss
Cotton firm and sh ad. better; m!ddling = 10
-; Flour stssdy snd without chsnge.. Whsst
-Scu.narn steady; Western firm Southern Ied
Halls; DO snte. ll7sllSi 10 Peans !ei
III; No Western win,er red spot. Mse-a snd
April li4.ll4t; Msy ll4!sll93. Corn-5oath.
EN- quiet; Western dull and essier; Southern
white 5s52 do y"iow 43ia4f; Western mixed
spo. and March 43s .43i; april l3!si3s May
i;:a4:s; steamer "03 Oats fcmer; Southern
sni Peapa Slabs; Hostern white 1884; DO
mixed o3.33. Rye quiet al 57a59. Hay dull end
nominal e. last quotations: Coffee strong and
aIm and unchsuged Whisky dull aad uu-
ctgcgeG.
NEW York. March ls.-Stocks irregular.
Morcy 4s5. Flour dull Wheat quot. Corn
active
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PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, MARCH IS 1879.
Sun rises & ! 81: ,..s............ 6 10
ARRIVED.
Str J W Thompson, lower Pie, 10 ( 4 Feed.
CLEARED.
SIR Anthracite, Phiadciphis, by F A Reed.
ST. Nattsno, lower Pic. by j Breeders & Go.
Schr w Wilson, Baltimore, by F A Reed.
Scbr l. h Williams. Baltimore. by George
Wo:tbington.
PASSED UP.
Scir Mouteray James river for WASH lac ton.