Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-01

BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Juno 80 1870
fCatlle sru sold at thess Ii sures live weight.
Hogs are sold al net weight that is 70 per cen!
Generally off from the live wight sheep ere
sold gross that is live weight, or nothing of.
Beef Cattle-prccs today ranged MS follows:
Best BeevCs.. w y 81
Generally rated first quality % =
Medium or good fair quality ..........E ]! 81
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows W 3 W
Extreme range OF prlces......... .......J w 81
Most Of the sales were from ..........1 W b w
Total receuts for tha weok 2)Il head; sales l7Z3
The market this weak wa5 be.vy Throughout,
prices running ! &c lcver Lhua lbs. week, the
lesser decline uelug on tho better grades, while
some dealers thought !c. lower prices were &C.
cepted on the lower grades 10 some instances.
In regard 10 IaIity there was larger numo Der
Of common Cattle in proportion to the total OF
ferings than last week. though there were some
Ne good tops On Saturday 10. of l47 head
land. We quote to-day at 3aS5 BID, few, snd
those selections selling ut the latter pice, while
q full number were sold between S3 and 81 per
leo pounds
Mich Cows.-!rade continues very slow, no
improvement b.iag observed. We quote at tOA
$40 per head
Sheep and Lam bs.-The receipts this week cx-
coed the very heavy run of week before last ez.
actIy 1900. LAUNDERING ss it docs II 7j3, and @
large part or them are q ,sset IS stockers, which
are very slow Of sale, At say 6OaS2 - per head.
Butcher Sheep sre very dull end sales slow. We
quots these q, 2i.4t cent?, with fe1 at either e1
IRENE. Lambs are ltia9 mora active; somp
8 COZ will so East II tly 81 Fl S. hands; prices
Sa5l cents, and very few at 81 coats. Arrivals
this week IL 10 head
Hogs II hero was largo falling eli in tho
number Of the receipts as COMPARED with las!
week, bu. thu quality varied lit 10, if Gny from
what it was lat week. The demand he's not
beea very active, but trade quite fair in most of
the pens at an advance of about &c We quote
rough Hogs a. 5 81 cent?, and tho botter grades
o. 6g .e3 cents win most sales st 6ic per 10. net
Arrivals this week G249 hcsC.
Tho Delaware snc Hudson md Delaware,
Lsckawanna and Western companies have fixed
The following coal prices for July: Furnace
lump, steamer and CRATE - 55 cgk 81 60, stove
81 90 chestnut 81 IS II is il an advance of 10
cents lcr ton on the prices Ct last month.
BALTIMORE, July Va Gs old 904; do deEd
S; do cunsd 56!; do ID series 81 past du
coupons7t; oussr firm: . soft ct "a Cotton
quiet; uiddlinz Ia. Ia Flour nu,I, weak and
UNCHANGED Wn.a.--ou,hern f N; Western
qu,s,; southern roi ll5-llGi do snbor ll5 l6;
500 Penns rcd ll8alls4; ro2 Western w.ntrr
red suot li41; July Ito 1lu4, aug lO7alUId;
yellow Nominal; We.L"In frm; oouths whi'o
81; do y-ilow 49; Western mix-d spot 4}1.4 ! i;
July 43a h2s; august 4i.,4is; sep. 4 IA I,
steamer az. Ost- strong and fairy astlvei
Southern 37.i0 W-slern white 1851; 4, r'x
ed 35a$6 Prnpr 81 81 K3s qniet nj 6G7J8 Hay
st.udy nud utchuuye1 Cun-s IIrL and Un-
cnsnyed. Wh,skey dull ard III. hanged. TIC
Ezchargo will adjourn Oh lhur.GaJ Ihli Mon
day iuAt.
Hrw YORK July --G,Gcko quiet Is o!sy -
$50 Flu: G.r,. Whr~t nu Corn OUT.