Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-15

REMARKS.-The Flour market during the past
week have been inactive with limited transac
tions; the receipts though large: have been less
than those of the preceding week but stocks have
accumulated and holders show disposition to
make sales at concession on onr quotations.
Family brands are very dull; there is some en-
quiry for choice, but medium and low grades
are neglected Extra brands are in light request
and we note sales at 90, TO- IL, 7 Island 81 25-
Supers and low grades are in fair demand at our
quotation, which we revise and quote the market
dull and inactive: Family 81 to So 81; Choice
80 90; Extras 90 to 81 IS; Super g - to S. 81;
Fine % to S. 81. Wheat is in light receipt and
the market is very active at yesterdays quota
tons; offerings of 563 bushels red, with sales at
l55, l5S, $50 and l65 for good to prime, and 1863
and lib for choice Corn is very active; offerings
of PIC bushels white, with sales at67; 2,0i8 BASH
els mixed and 100 of yellow, with sales of mixed
at ia, Is, 81 and IS for new and 10 for old, and
of yellow as Is for new; 1000 bushels new white
Were sold after Change yesterday at is cts
Offerings Of 81 bushels Oats, with sales ut 81
Rye is quiet; offerings of pa bushels, with no
sales reported. Bacon is very dull, owing to the
large receipts of Pork, and sales difficult to
effect Butter is in COON request for prime lots
in small packages. Medium and low grades are
neglected. Dressed Pork is arriving freely and
prices are lower, medium and small Hogs are in
fair request, but large ones are dull. Poultry is
dull and during the past week the market has
been overstocked, and prices have given way
several cents; much of the Poultry coming in is
poor and badly dressed and meets with slow sale
at low figures; prime dry-picked Poultry is in
fair demand at our outside figures; medium
grades are in limited request. Eggs are arriving
more freely and we note decline Of to &c.
Lard is in good supply; prime lots are in fair
demand
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Deer. b
tRepo7ted by j. K. S,aoot, LiUe Stock Broker
Beef Cattle-The offerings this week amounted
to $50 he'd, 30 of which were sold to the butchers
and the remaining go head were driven to the
District markets; of the latter number oO head
were sold to spectators. The quality OF the cat
tie offered this week was very good but owing to
all increased and over supply the market ruled
dull at from u to sc gross; the most of the sales
being at from 81 to 44c, and averaging about At
cts gross. Cows and Calves are IN aounda1l5
supply and dull of sale, No | may be quoted
ut from 40 to $780, common and ordinary at from
~ to $50 per head.
Sheep and Lambs, Offerings amounted to 800
head, with limited sales at from 4 to &c gross
for the former and from - to 81 per head for
the latter. Stock Sheep are dull at from u to S3
per head.
Hogs-Are in very full supply, though toler-
ably active at from 81 to S6t net
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Dec. IA, 1871.
Beef Cattle-Prices to-day for Beef Cattle rang
ed as follows: Best Beeves att 50aS6 To; gencr-
ally rated first quality at OOaS5 50; medium
or good fair quality at 4 CJaS5 u; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows at 3 5OaS4 90; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle 0CaS3 5O1-,generaI
average of the market to-day S4 10 Extreme
range of prices So 0OaS6 So Most of the sales
were from 50 to So so per 100 lbs.
Sheep-The, supply of common, qualities,
though light during this week, has been quite
equal to the demand, while the better grades
were scarce, and in more request-prlces are
unchanged. We quote fair to good fat Sheep at
4!a6 cts. per ID gross few choice selling shade
higher. Stock Sheep dull at 2aS3 per head, as
to quality. ,.
H"gs--The bare condition Of the market at the
close of Inst week, and the comparatively light
receipts since then, have had the effect of adj
vancing prices to &c per h.. To-day the pens
were nearly empty and good Hogs in active de-
mand. We quote at 6aS6 10 per 100 lbs net, as
tp ouslity