Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-16

REMARkS-fhc market during Tile week Tor
Breadstuis. has been unsettled. There has been
limited enguirr, aud prices have iiurtnai"'I, SET
Ting however ~ the quotations of the early part
of the week In Flour, the transactions have
been light. aud confined I" the city trade. There
have been small receipts "t new Extra aud Family
which found Il ready market I" retailers. fTrcs
have declining tendency, aud we quote s'.''t
$jS7! for old Union street super; ;" =" i"r "i''
81 for new Extra. and SS(0 $3.50 l"r old and n""
Family I'm Wheat there has been very little do
lug, and the sales hardly warrant In"tltionS--
Tn. new crop is coming IN III small quantities
farmers seeming unwilling {" sell at present price,
but instead of advance, the tendency Is I" a de"
cline. Buycrs have net yet entered The market
with any degree of activity, aud for this reason
prices have not been actually Gr,i though l3oW
I4Oc for white and 1900 l%or. for red may he con
sidered the fixed figures, iTom which Ia quote an
advance or decline The -ale- that have been
made were OF small lots, ana though generally
of yooi quality, yet We have heard OF Ii" snles O.
choice white OF red. There were salcs an Change
Yesterday Of white. gariicEy. at l3'c There were
sales made. A. the Wheat Is being gotten cut, the
account. If the quantity ana quality are most Hat
terng Corn is i'll good request, with i far stock.
and We quote 81. for white and yellow the market
closing firm. Rye is dull, and the shles daring
the week have been very light We quote zoe. i"r
good Oats are dull and dropping, and may be
quoted nominally at 2jc. Corn Meal Is IN light
REQUEST. without change in quotations. Snua'
continues in demand at figures given above. The
Grocery market for the past week ha' been III IL
most unsettled AMI unsatisfactory state. Now up
and now down. huctuaiing mol only daily, bnf 1t
would seem hourly. Sugar have recovered from
their downward tendency al the first ct the week
and now show an advance of ! t" ic. r. H. Raw
may he quoted fer Cuhas common t" prime '@
lie: New Orleans common t" prime 'ttd Sc;
Porto Rico common (" prime !. -. aud ?r. lie
fined Goods advanced t.. C"icrs very firm with
an advancing tendency. M"lasscs firm at Prev
Gus rates Rice bu"yant Other ARTICLES nn'hanG-
ell Provisions are quiet. without change IN
prices. Butter is very plentiful. Lard dull
Bacon inactive. Eggs more abundant II liza lie.
RI Dozen The demand Tor Plaster is active. with
a fair supply weeks quotations unchanged.
Fertilizers active. Peruvian Guam" Is IN very
great demand and the sales steadily increasing.
being far in advance of same time last year The
sales of other descriptions Of Gu:tn". Ph"SphaieS.
&c. are also on the increase. We have To change
TO note in prices since our last weekly report VIZ:
Peruvian Guano SIS; Somhrcro SIS; Columbian
s2s: Eide Island $l5: NavasSa SIS; A. A. MeNi-
can S2j: DeBurg Excelsior SIS; Botals Super
Phosphates Si3. Wool is dull at last week rates.
viz: AGA soc for washed Mer'n"; "nwaShe' 90
SOFA 3Jc.: common unwashei 2jGt DE; do. wash
cd sSa SIC, and pulled 5O@%jc. The receipts
are fair, with small supply on hand. Freigh's
are very active, and vessels wanted Coal Is com
ing down the Canal in very large quantities, and
all vessels arriving are eagerly sought Tor t"
freight for Eastern ports We give the rates paid
at this place. and those paid III Baltimore 10y
which it will be seen that there Is difference OF