Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-18


PLASTER, ground, per ton. ! w Gu y w
Ground, in bags or bbls...... 10 q 90
Ground, in bags, raturncd~.. W " y w
Lump. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. - W -
SALT, &. "A tLiverpool) ......... ! 45 W ! G3
me -. Observation-Disclosures. ~ Qy ~
Turk Island NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. d % Gy U ID
WOOL, common unwashtd.... 10 W . a.
Washed Observation-Disclosures. u (W y -
Mcrno unwas hcd............ 81 W y 80
vi :rinO washed ............... 50 az U %
HAl Der ton from the cars.....l0 ~ " - w
REMARKs-Th Flour market which was du I |
and inactive At our last review, has been without
material change during the week The receipts
have been light but in excess Of the demand,
which is confined IL the local trade. Family
brands Elm full supply; holder: arc anxious
to effect sales, but purchasers do not ev!nce any
disposition 10 operate. Extras are in limited re-
quest. Supers are in good demand; stock light
We note sales during the week Of Family at %
+ 81 and s. 80. choice So; Extras 6 81, 6 20 and
&C -; Supers ) =, - s. ind SG-the latter fig
urcs l;r choice. We revise our quotations as
follows and note n dull heavy feeling in the
market: Family q to 81 30. choice So; Extras
{ u to ST -; Supers - to 81 g.. The Wheat
market closes active nj III advance Of :: t" Sc on
all grades; receipts fair, with an improvement
in quality; sales Of very good white at 49, with
offerings Of 40 bushels offerings Of 509G bush
els red with sales ut 10, l2j, III, l2S 100, III.
l32 49,, l;j II, uInl l:S for common IL prime
| pies of seed Wheat brought 40 and H.
Corn i, inactive at Il Slight decline; offerings Of
rs bushels mixed, with sales ut "a, ~ and e.
Offerings Of 10 bushels Wheat and Rye mixed
with sales ut ii. Oats are in fair request, with
sales ut A, a. and 4G; offerings Of sl1 bushels
Other articles are without change.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Aug ID
| ReporteR Ly H. K. Snt10t. Lire Stock EroHer.
| Beet Cattlr1he offerings for the week amount
ell to 80 head 80 OF which were sold to the
butchers here, and the remainder driven u the
| Distart markets. The quality of the Cattle Of
| iered this week rather better than that OF
| last week, but the market showed no improve
mcnt in tone "r price. We quote Cattle OF the
| best quality ut from /" tic nUnlinally, with
sale: Mt FROM i. to otc; generally rated good at
| from i t" 40, and ordinary and thin Cnttlc at
from 3 ~ DC. We apprchend upon the return
OF cool weather un active business in Virginia
Cattle ut probably III advance of from In &C
| per lb gross on best classes of stock. We hardly
think inferior grades will improve any in price.
! The offerings Of Cows and Calves Is still in eI-
cess of the demand. thuugh comparatively small
this week. Sales of Cow, Of thu very best quail
ty were made ri from ~ IL SD good ut from
80 to So and inferior at from ~ 10 81. Mar
krt dull
Sheep and LaMbS-The offerings this week
were limited, but the demand correspondingly
light with no improvement in prices "n last
weeks sales. We quote: Old Sheep ut from 4
to &c gross LNlubs ut from = 80 /" $ % per
head; mixed lots at from to 81 - per head.
llogs-Prinr corn-lel Hogs are selling at
from 64 To - net, while stubbIe and grass fed
are dali ut from j!r To o..
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Aug. l., 1871.
Beef Cuttlc-Priccs to-day for Beef Cattle rang
ed n follows: Best Beevcs at 874aS5 so; gcncr
ally rated first quality ut 23aS4 81! medium
ur good fair quality ut 5OaS4 % ordinary thin
Steers. Oxen and Cows ut , UuS3 80; inferior
and lowest grades Of Cattle q 0u$0 0o-.gencrul
J average vi tho market to-day 81 50. Extreme
range Of prices 81 " aS5 10 Most of the sales
! were from i w to 81 % per 100 lbs. Total sales
for the week 1857 head, against ll4l last week,
and 1893 head same time last year.
Sheep and Lambs-Thc receipts of Sheep this
week have been quite equal to the demand,
which is rather dull, good fat Sheep only being
in fair request, and price: remain without mate
rnl change to note. We quote fat Sheep at 4a5!c
per Id gross, IL quality. Open-wool stock
Sheep are in good request 1T ! II5aS3 per head
Lambs 2aS3 50 per head rs to quality
Hogs-The receipts have fallen of largely
since last week, and though the pens arc now
nearly bare, the market which has been toler-
ably brisk, exhibit: no change in prices as to
quality since last week. We quote at GaS6 IS
per lu lbs net