Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-07

REMARks.-The market closes very active,
and prices irmer. Flour is acsrce and good
brands in demand, at an advance. For w heat
there has been very active enquiry, with fair
receipts. The offerings on Change this morn
ing we're from 900 to $500 bushels red, which
sold at 2O2, 24O, $50, 255, 26O, 262 and 26o
for very poor and damp to prime. NO choice
offered. There has been great scarcity OF white
Wheat, and our quotations for that article are
nominal. The market for Corn has been active
The sales to-day were 800 bushels white at l27,
14OO bushels mixed at 125, 1926 and l27, and A0O
bushels yellow at III. Rye in fair request but
light receipts, with sales of inferior at $780, good
l4O Oats active with offerings to-day OF loOo
bushels, and sales at rs 50 and 81, mostly at the
latter figures. Fish are firm and Eastern Her
rings shade higher. Plaster in fair request
Salt active and ground alum has advanced
Wool very quiet and transactions scarcely war
rant accurate quotations. Butter scarce, and
good wanted prices very firm. Bacon quiet
Corn Meal firm with sales of unbolted at ll9;
bolted 1926, and City Mills 125al30. Potatoes in
plentiful supply. Sumsc in active demand
Eggs higher.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, August g.
Beef Cattle-Prices to-day ranged as follows:
Old Cows and Scalawags at 4a$4 50; ordinary
thin Steers, Oxen and Cows at 50sS5; COM
mon to fair Stockers 50a$6 so; fair quality
Beeves 5a$6; and the very best Beeves at 25a
So per 100 lbs, the average price being about $6
gross. The market closed very dull at de,
cline of fully Soc per leo lbs on all grades OF
Cattle from the rates Of last week.
Sheep-The supply at market during the past
week has been about equal to the demand, and
quotations are unchanged. Prices to-day rang
ed as follows: Fair to good tat Sheep at 4a5tc
per ID gross. Stock Sheep 5oaS2 % per head
Lambs 2a$4 Is per head.
Hogs-The arrivals during the past week
have been larger, but the scarcity Of last week
has caused brisk demand, and an advance, of
25c per 100 lbs. Prices to-day ranged as toll
lows: Fair to good live Hogs at IL 5Oa$l4 IS
per 100 lbs net.
The cotton crop Of the country sjust now ex-
citing considerable discussion in financial cir
cles, in view of the rise in gold. The N eW I ork
Express says: "a great many vessels released
by the return of the Abyssnian expedition are
taking enormous amounts of cotton to the Llv-
erpool market, which will tend to put down
the price Just about the time the new crop OF
American is being marketed. If we allow
full crop here, which present indications do not
favor, even then we cannot realize as much az
usual for it, owing to the decline. which seems
inevitable"
In New York, yesterday, Border State stocks
were nearly all higher except Tennessees, which
fell off towards the close after opening strong:
Missouri IS advanced I, and Virginias and
North Carolinss were also higher.
The receipts of Wool in Baltimore, are much
lighter than they have been, and demand only
moderately good Quote unwashed at ~ to 29c
per ID; tub washed 81 to 40c fleece none. and
pulled % to 33c per ID.
Business at the Baltimore Stock Board was
again dull yesterday. There were no transac.
tions reported in Gold. Governments were dull
and steady. No sales of Border State stocks.
Gold rose TO $50 yesterday, and afterwards, at
the close, descended about two points, The
acme is probably reached, 1T is thought"