Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-31

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Sfou!dors"... ct 9 U 81
LsrC ......"...... ......... Il o. g :!
eS! caves u i Nc u 4:
Herring, Eastern, per bbl....~ 50 O. 4Cl
Shed Zoe per kit.".."."".... IS Qs SO
Plaster, ground, per ton.".... 81 Go s ~
GROUND, IN bags or GbiE.. Oh G3 u G0
Lump .......".. .............. CO tp 3 81
Timothy Observation-Disclosures. So % 3Ol
Glover Seed ....,. .............. w % u 80
Salt, g. a. (Livorpoo)..... 09j u l0l
Fiut. ...... l ~ ~ ~
Turk Islsud...............,.. 80 "a 10
WOOL. long unwashed........... % lD 0 -
Nasncl ............. ~ "a 81
Merino, unWast cd ......... - 20 q -
DO. washed...............,.... y 81 % %!
Sutloc. U 20 ~ VI
tiay... III w u l. u
The market to day is nero active aud "a,
feeling is stronger. FIour is firm with good; II
1lir5. The rec, ipts of wheat gro light az!
prices aro EtIloning. There Weio offerings o,
l25O bushels AMI sales ct l.&0. l52. l.3l, l. -,
l,SG and ! ~ fer fair 10 good, there hsis.
10 stlcI? ci.o;0 Of. which wo paptc i,
Las. Cora IS qn,t wi;h Sales CT loco buahs'~
OF white ri ji.5Ti. Eye Is Of! ana We Guo.a &;
S02Sh No Oats reported, Hnttr, Eggs IN!
APPLES aic higher. Been Is iral and N ::aol
demand. Sal! "a scarce aai higher.
RlcnMoHo MARKgr, OcI'r 20.--The msrkc.
during lha week has bean somewhat intcrfesct
with By tho progress Of the state Fair F!os.
Is quiet at ) a0aSS Tor iHc to fancy family hranGs
The offerings OF Wheat gro only fair, with sslci
at lbs for choice white lis foc c&ocn Lane &st"r
and l3S for best Fua Corn sold NJ ii f.:
white, and Us ior mixed. Small 3A'ns Of Oats n
4Ts1U. Ryo nominsl!y G5.G'.
LYNCHnuR0 MARKET, 0cGr. %0.-Tho market
this week has bean moro sc,iv1. Flour has h-"a
in fair domand and prices lirmor AT 5,$S inr ;no
TO fancy family br*nd'. The receipts OF Nhast
have net been equal TO tho demand, snd prices
close firm NJ l2JsI:'J for fair 10 prime. Corn
firm At 55aG0 !or white. and 50a56 Tor yellow AID
mixed. Not much doing III Oats. which ara
quoted al 32a3l for snring, and 3HiD f,r wia,s-
Ryo n0minally GAGS.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, OcLc. m.-Tha
market is quiet, with light receipts OF gram
Flour is quoted of 25iSS for super t. choice
family Wheat is IN moderate rcqucs. y. Ia.
| lbs for good to choice. Corn - I5G lof prImn
waito, with but little doing. Da:s q1c:Si i. q.
u.s. and Ego nomnaly 1850
| BALTIMORE SUGAR AND CorFEE MARKET
Sugars There is nothing doing in raw slgars IL
| this market, but We quote rs follows: Fair l.,
good l.l6a74c; Cuba boxes. Nos. ~ to T.. G!,
| 7kci centrifugal 7saSc.
COffee-A cargo Of {, 323 bags arrived to.d.;.
1000 OF which has been sold n: 1LSc. The MAJ
ket is Quot and easier in tone, and nota prices
to day fraction or 81 lower Tho stock in frs
| hands is only 2,tG3 bags. We quote as follows
Ordinary 10; fair lie; good lie; prime Is
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. October 81. -
Bceves-Tho marke. opened with d fair call an,
| a moderately brisk trado at about tho closing
rates Of Monday, but before tho close SELLERS
| wsre Offering concessions equal to 81 per hes,
on medium and fair grades and tc. per II. E@
common do. General socs were At 7aSs. per II
for common 10 fair native steers; 94a9ic. per -
for coed t. primo de-, and l04l0sc. for cA.rs
and fancy do. Decent - fair Texans soil q
t4aItc. per II, dressed, and Colorado steers :.
74s73c.
Cslves-Feals wero slow st unchanged figures
or 4isic per 10 for common to Prime. Grassrri
were forced of at very low rates, iacluiing fair
to good at 75a$237 per 100 lbs.
sheep and Lsmbs-Esrly sales woro s.. abru,
former quotations, and poor TO extra sheep sod
8! 3iE &c per 10; poor TO choice lambs at Sc!
But latn IN the day buyers were denaaliag
concessions cqua! 10 i. D,c - all tho mark.
cloaod kesvy.
Hogs-Not enough trade IN 1.-Two hogs - max,
quotsbls market. a c.r load Of State plg',
~ lbs average changed hands 81 81 81 uor l,n
lbs. Doiers rate thu market castor. and nom-
nalIy quote common 10 choice AZ 7OaSi - pc
lU0 lbs.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Oct. So lS7H
Beet Csttle-Ot LOO through shipments thu
larger portion went to New York. tho others -
thilGdolphla. In beta pisces favorable markets
prevailed.
Sheep and Lsmbs-Tho receipts since Moa.
day woro sbou! 80 head, icw Of which ato Eo~
IN tho yards. most OF them having been gen;
Ees'. Pricss remain c. OF Monday. Sheep -
s4ic. Lambs 3!aJtc
uogs-The market for swinn keeps vel! up.
prices being fully as good 90 they were on EIori,
dsy. and closing lrn!. Prices given by nearly
all the dealers mro 5atS,., while il ono case
fraction higher has been obtained. The receipt
since Monday number 80, and .hCso III Ia
pens sSsrcgsto abou. so mead. with promise
OF "a early disposal Of nesrly MI OF them.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Oct. %O-Eors--.
Rocepts 5000 head shipments $500; marie.
opened dali and lDalJ;. lower, hut closed Grmcr
with all sold; mixed packing . 4O.i3 CO.; light
3 5OaS3 10; somo fancy Il. 3T5iS} 60; choices
hoavy 1Os$l. Ca!tlI-Hecoipts 5000 hs.d
shipments : 10; market firm and shade moro
active; shipping 8 5JaS5 10; bltchcraa strong aah
fairly active; iooders aud stOckors dull sn! slo@
with l2rgo simply; wc5.scn and through Tax
aus iirm st , 15,Sl -. Shoap-Raceip!G . 81
head; shiuments none; msTkoi veal; .nl -.
lower, st 3aSi 20
ClSclENATG HoG MARKET. Cc.. "a -iioGs
dull and 81 shade owtr; common 2gJ.;3 A.:
light E0.S3,b; packing 3 lS3 10 butcher
" SDA:" 9ei receipts I. 20 hoGI 81 ip,neatl 10.
BALTIMORE, October 3l.--Virsinic sixc! do
lsrrcl I'D DO Consolidated 81 do seconI
rlea 80; pa:t due coupons $50 new ten for
tics 5I3 Cotton dull; niI,liIng II s':uur
firm in holders favor; Howsrdstrect and we<..rr
6uoar 5DaS5; DO Extra ) 5U.SGi 10 Family
Gao7; City Mills super 4 5la$J; 90 Extra j -
aSG; do Family 50aS7 So DO Rio brands :!14
81 81; Pstspsco family So. Whoa.-aouthorn
nlghor and moro active; WcsLara opanod hi.h"r,
but declined a. tho c'olo. and is now oa.ier;
southern rod l3Jnl35; do amber li0aHd,
No Msrylsnd-no bid; no 2 Western W n."c
rod spot and Oct l3G; Nov l3Gisl35! Dec No.
ldG! Corn dull; southern wh!to 5:a65; de-
yeliew 53a59 Western mixed spot, Oct. Nov
and Dec IS for old - for new; s.eamcr-no biz
Oats higher and fairly active; Southern 1885,
Western Waite dla!2! do mixed 3Jai0; Panna
ilsd2i. kgo quiet 4: $685.. Hay drm: pr,mr
70 choice Pcnns and Maryland 1856 Uoioo
urn Kio csrpoes l5al5t. Sugar strong .Gi
active; a soft 9!Al0. Whiakoy irm a! 81 Is
NEW YORK Oct 3l--Stocks strong 8nrrr