Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-17

Flour remains unchanged, IN | but little /;
doing Tho receipts Of Wheat arc light, s.l
tho only sales reported to-day wero at III le.
Lancaster. Corn is firm and higher, and Il.
eel pts are fair We note sales TO. day Of 1910 bu
els of white at I'll. No Rye reported and hO
bushels of Oats brought g. Butter is scs,c.
and firm. Eggs are shade better. Aupes Nh
higher, and Potstoes lower. Seed in l,,r d..
mand 81 quotations.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET March IL
BeeVes-Tho demand was fair, both from home
trade slaughtarers and exporters tho latter t.k.
ing about Zoo head but tho supply was Ton
large. and sellers were forced to yield about /,
per Ii to mako a clearance. Ordinary to prime
steers sold at S3.lO1c por ID. dressed extra snt
fancy do At l(Iallc, the latter figure for IS pre-.
MUM Illinois stoors, weighing 1915 lbs, svc'
sgs Several car loads OF bulls wero among IL,
offerings. and sold at 3ss4!c per ID, live woigd:.
Mich Cows-Fsir to good COWS are reported
to BIO doing little he!to', and dealers quota
common to choice At 35ss55 each : extra makers
az Coasts.
Cslves-With the largo arrivals of 1.-Two vests
today and full receipts OF country dressed
veals, prices yielded &c per ID on good and prima
qualities, and nearly &c per ID on inferior 10
fair. A number OF light veals or 'bObs'' were
sold a! 2 6OA$3 ID per head; common TO gocd
veals at Case per TO- with few tops up to s.,
Sheep and Lsmbs--The offerings wero mainly
fair TO prime unshorE sheep, just such ss tho &c
than butchers wanted at former high prices, and
the market closed weak and heavy ST decline
from last Friday and Saturday equal to ! per
10. For 100 premium wethers. 1914 lbs. svsrsg'
an exporter paid 81 80 per 100 lbs, and lew
extra small lots we're sold st 50aS7 10 per IN
lbs. but closing transactions were at 6aS7 A. per
leo lbs for sheep, and 60asS 70 FOR yosrling
lambs.
Hogs-Not enough doing in live hogs TO msk
q quotable market Dealers put tho nominal
range at 90.$5 per leo lbs.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARIE TT, March IL.
The number Of cattle ctlJred to-day was l0); all
OF which sold at prices ranging from to t!I.
$50 sheep were offered, and sold at from 81 10 Gs
70 COWS and calves sold ST from $50 TO $50.
BALTIMORE, Mar. 17.-Virginia skies oil
do def e. do consolidated 81 do ID series -
Virginia 1910 coupons -. Cotton dull; mid mid
ding 13sal3t. Flour dull and heavy: Howard
street and Western Super 60,f5; do Extra
25aS6; do Family PAST; City Mills Super
6OaS6; do EItra 25sSG; do Family i b0s
" IS; do Rio brands 81 25; .Patapsco Family
SS15s. W .it higher; Western
l4oal45; DO smbar 14sal5a; No Maryland III
al463; No : Western winter red spot l4Ji Me.
l454ala51; April l433sl43s; May 142tal42t;
June l37tsl371; July l25sl2El Corn-Soulh-
orn higher; Western lower and steady ST. the
decline; Southern white 50; do yellow IS;
53ls52a; steamer 81 Oats castor; Southern ~
a4S; Western white 47a48 do mixed 4s4i,.;
Ponns 47s4S. Rye quiet at 1885,. Hay s!osdy,
prime TO choice Penns and Maryland l6aSl7.
Coffee dull and lower; Ko osrgoes ordinary 10
fair l3ial4f. Sugar firm; a soft ". Whiskay
dull St l0Ia$1 II.
NEW YORK Mar 17-SthnAs mael. m,.nn