Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-12

Tho market /! SCtivt, and prices sro generally
Grn. Flour is ia fair demand and prices have
advanced, AID wa revise quotations. Wheat is
scarcely so firm srd reCeip pts nro light, and wo
note sales Of l0C0 bushels al llI srd $50 for
Fullz. and ISL, l3', lEi, 1876 lji snd III Tor
Lancaster. Corn is steady and finn, with sales
of2552 bushels q! Il for choice now, and Is for
cid. Rye and Oats higher, but mono wero re-
port d TO day. Hnt!or and Eggs are tcgrco ind
IN st quotations. Dressed Hogs and Turkies
are u shsio higher and If Lhs weather turns
colder a farther advance is probable. Dried
Cherries arc lower AID dried Apples higher
Bacon is firm, but unchanged. Otnsr articles at
On rtstioLs.
RICHMOND MARKET, Deer. 1.-the Iuarke.
ia only moderately act!vo. but prices geGofaiY
.mcr. The quotations tu7 Fi9u. rrmsin un-
changed, VIZ: I.SS according 10 brsnd. lie.
celDts OF Whest comparatively light. with saos
at leo for choice L.nc4ster, l35.l5S for ,1iyu.
nnd l4j,llS for FUlH UGcsir;s Of about 1870
bushels Of Corn, With sa'e7 # whila 81 tO.l2.
and mixed ~ IIsC0. O.:s sold 1T is fox srIi3.
and 50 for wi"ter- Nothn. dom; in Rye.
LTNCuBUEd MARKET, DEC r 1.-the .asr
keL Tor Flour is qala!, and prices srs unchanged
viz 6,SS actolaIug TO btanGs. Nheas is III
ihr 0cmant with hyht r"C3 pts. 81 t.u QUOTA
tons ara from l2Osl1J rs 10 Gu ,l!ty. Very litle
doing IN Cora, and white Is quoted al 50ijT, ard
yellow and II lIed ut 4:aIj usts firm sad
waited vt 80 il3 for snriog. aGd ln.ij Tor win
ter. Rye n0mlIally 1913. Pork las s,n up
ward tendency.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, DsC r. 1.-The
Inarku. Is quiet generally, Sid receipts If pro-
ducs Of al kinds light. Flour unchanged, with
fair stocks on hsDd, tho quotations being from
6sSS for super and family brands The ctler-
ings OF Wheat a;c Hunted, and the quotations
from liUsl5S fer good to choice Fuitz sod Lsn.
caster. Corn quiet at 6Uai::!! for primo Kyc 75a
81, and Oats G0.Il.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET
Sugars Rotined are dull and lower s9,iu snd
we now quote MS follows. VIZ: Gut loaf lCs,;
crushed ltac; powdered l0ic; granulated lUfa:
A white seft !Ial0c and yellows SAsf,.
CCHee-The market remains in o very sps-
thetic condition. Buyera are generally indifIer.
ent, and show no disposition to increaso their
stocks q! present Inc kio telegram, which
comes TO hand TO day, was not regarded as Ell.
coursging, and tho closing was dull and heavy
We quote as follows: Ordinary 14sl45c; fsir
lGalCtc; good ldtslt3;; prime l7sl74c.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Dec. II, 1879.
Beef Cattle-rhe through shipments to tho East
resulted less favOraby thSn VAS expected the
markets being slew. and in some cases there
we're losses, with few or no instances of profit
Sheop-Trade has been very Lactiva sinca
Monday tho nuuDer arrived beng only 100
| head, and they arc now on hand in the Pa
street pons. No change is noted in quot.tions.
Hogs-The receipts since Monday numb3r
| some 500 head. Tho nsrket has been quito dull,
| but prices have been fairly sustained, ranging
| now from st iG4c, proportionstely Jew selling
| at each e1lrome. rs On Monday. Tho numb
on hand now teaches nearly 200. qaite enough
| till next Monday.
| NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Deer IL
| Observation-Disclosures of q number of lots of old
cows, which sold ST q a3!c per ID live weight,
the extreme range for lots was f!al0ic, and the
general sales wsre at Ss9le Ter ID, dressed
About 100 fat sLeers were used by exporters,
costing 94al04c per ID.
Cslves-Sslcs were slow al 4ls12a Per To- for
veals 3sie for Ted" calves aid 2.;9 for grass
ers. Primo and extra veals WeIe wanted ut Tia
Sc per 10.
Sheep and Lambs fric.,s wore about tho
same, with moderate trade st 4,5ic lor ID for
common 70 p1ia!e sheep, and Static iur ordinary
TO extra lsmbi.
Hogs-Not ,nany live hogs ,tfvre,l market
unchanged, with poor To fair quoted al 8 S1aS4 81
per 100 lbs, and prime al 81 81.