Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-16
COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET. November l6. IseA
The market is staady aid firm. Plol- is ur.
changed. The receipt; of Whea. s.e fir, and
prices are finer; S544 bushels were oGerei, a,1
sold at 60. ITO III, ll2 and lib for Futz III f.,
mixed. and ia, III, is and ll9i for Lsrcas.?-
IS TO quality. There were no offerings Of oil!
Corn &C. lay, and small lots OF new sold q: IS srt
| so. One small 10! of Rye brought o.. NO Oa.s
| reported. Country produce &C .sco and wsr!e..
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Novsnib y -
Prices this week for Beef Csitle RANGED a. TO-.
lows
Best Beeves... .........."............1 - . u
Generally rated first quality % ) !.
Medium or good fair quality. .........3 % / 90
| Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows2 IS = )
Extrome range prices ..........."....2 70 20
Most of the sales were from :.........3 ~ -
Receipts for the week 1854 head: sales 2l5!
The wholesale NJ urket this week WAS i-iriy ac.
| tive and prices generally s,4c higher than last
week, in view of the improvement 10 The Hss:
ern markets. And the retail trade showed some
little advance on the best grade: s., but the ne.
I'm and common Cattle were unchanged. The
quality generally was batter than !ssi wsea,
| good tons being quite numerous.
Mich Co Stood Cows ara scarce, but p:ice:
remained unch- nged. We quote 6. 25-2:5 y:
| head, IS to quality.
| Sheep and Lam bs-There is rather lir::ai
supply cf sheep offered thls week, and ii" qua.
| ity ia fully as good as it was last week Wlh q
| moderate dsunsnd on iha part OF butchers. and
some outside inquiry, trade is reported f,lr, n,t
| in consequence of the comparatively isn, Ci.-f.
| inss prices sre shade higher thsn l:s. W. Be-
| We quote butcher Sheep 81 &c; Lsmo- =: ;
per Id gross. took Sheep al = 5l.Gj 81 p":
head; Wethers {! :io FOR 10. Arrivals ta's w.lk
254l head
| Hozs-There is some i1c-esse il tho LumL.-
of tho offerings over last weeks rec,'pt', and =
general Improvement in the quality, a3 n r4l::
Of the yards the stock is reported better and Il
the balance about equal IN grades 20 last Wool
offerings. Prices show decline or i'll! y !, G.:
| compared With quotations then, ne range ~"
being f:om 6i>63c with = teH extra i sDn.2
| higher, understood to be CSC, most saits i&'g.n@
| from G!sGso per ID be net. From present Wet
ern prices Our msrke! is expected 70 bold Nso""
/ at laast for O shor. tine Arrivals this wJ=E
STA head.
| BALTIMORE, Nov Is w 6. old q aakei =
deferred 10; do consolidste 50; DO "a series :,
past due coupons 9l3; new 10 ~. 4t: t1a
to day. Cotton quiet: nliddiiDG lCi.. t."I'
| firm, hu. withcui change Whe&,-,cutae!a
steady, but quiet; Western higher. closing 4 L;
| Southern red lC9a1i7; do amber ll2slE.; :" !
| u sryland 1l71; No Western winter req So:
and Nov 1l9sll9s; Dec II .l2ct; Jan l2},l:,.
| Feb l1a,l2es Uorn-Sou:hern firm ana far
active; Western higher ard stror &, closing gsc:
| and stesdy; Southern white 53a55; d" y''!or -
a54; Wes!ern mixod spot AID t'oV % - Zee
new t6,; Jan s ,5S; steamer t3 . cats h'ghcT;
Western whito 4Ss4l; do mixed 4l,42 Hsr
| uiet at 100 Hsy uuchsH gej. Gle GU ~ ,
kio cargoes ordinary to far llt'l3t. sn1'
| quiet; e aoft 9t Whisky unchanged.
New YORK. Eov 10 Stocks weak. Ao'eJ
jS;4 Flour steady Vines: shade loHeE. Cox"
hrme!.