Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-03

BALTIMORE, March 3-Va. IS consolidated
45l4; past due coupons SO; new 10 40s 357s; DO
new 3s 52t4 bid to-day. Cotton steady; mid
ding ia Flour steady and dull. Wheat
Southern nominal in absence of rece pts: Western
| lower; Southern red S5a9O; do amber 9Ia9j
No l Maryland s71ssss; No Western winter
| red spot S3lzae3as; March S3lpaS3:a ;
April s5'aas57s May s7AsassIs; June
S9aS9a.. Corn.-Southern lower; Western lower
and dull; Southern white 51a53; do yellow
47a47hs April 47lss47as; May 47l2a477, :;
steamer as asked. Oats steady and dull South
ern 36a39; Western white 3Sa39: do mixed
36a37; Pennsylvania 36a39. Rye quiet st
| 73a75. Provisions quiet and steady. Whisky
steady at 81 GOAL 21. Other articles unchanged
NEW YORK, March 3.-Stocks dull and lower
Money easy ut 1c. Cotton quiet; upands ! II,
Orleans 1Ns. Flour quiet and steady. Wheat
dull and unchanged. corn inactive and steady
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Mar. 3, 1856
Prices ranged ~ follows
Cattle-fery best. ~ 81
uoou' hoi4
Medium or fair quality ................. 4h Az
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen andCows 3l4 Ar.
CalVes al
Sneep Observation-Disclosures. 5ll
Lambs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, a6L,
Hogs dressed at
Cows and Calves 3OaS5O
The market this week was only fairly supplied
with Cattle and was very slow from beginning to
end the quality of offerings WAS hardly as good
those offered last week. but in n few cases high.
er prices were obtained, although the sales were
not near so numerous. Calves in good demand al
quotations, all the offerings selling readily
Sheep dull aud slow. Lambs.-No arrivals. Hogs
in good demand with limited supply prices abont
AS last week. Cows aud Calves in moderate de.
mand with few offered for sale.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Mar. Beef
Cattlo.-Prices OF Beef Cattle ranged as follows.
Best 15a$6 90; that generally rated first
quality . 81 BASS G2 y: medium or good fairquali.
ty 75aS5 90; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows 25aS3 rs. Extreme range of price,
2oaS6 90. Most of the sales were from 50
a$5 Is per 100 lbs. Total receipts for the week
1000 head. Total sales for tho week sos head
The market has been very dull, and except at the
beginning lower, tops being before the close it,r
OH, and other grades kc. At the opening prices
showed little variation from last week, but fell
oil as above indicated before many sale, wcr:
effected and closed exceedingly dull The quail
ty averaged fully as good as it was last week
there being full represen of middle grades
sheep and Lamb1.-Tradc in Sheep is very slow,
the numbers being in xccss Of last weeks offer.
lngs and more than equal to very sluggish de.
mand. Numbers will be- left over unsold, and
will be reshippcd East at owners risk The
quality Is not as good as that OF last weeks offer
ings Wequote Sheep ut 2 gao cents, and Lambs
at l2a5 y cents per Id gross Receipts this week
1852 head
Hogs,-There is an increase in the number Of
the receipts of about 1000 over last week, and \
decline in ices Of L4c, while quality shows but
little change, and trade is moderate to good. We
quote at ia cents per lb net. with most sales at
: nts Receipts this week 6S45 head.