Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-28

REMARKS The Flour market opened firm fol
low and medium grades, but dull and hcavy fol
family brands. The receipts during the week
have been light, but equal to the demand. Fam.
lily brands are in full supply, with light sales
Extras are moderately active for the local trade
but Supers and lower grades are scarce and in
active demand. The sales during tho week foot
up $50 bbls at IS to IS % for Family brands;
I to ST 25 for Extras 6 81 to Sc 80 for Supers,
and So 50 for Fine We quote tho market at the
close steady, at the following figures: Family
! 10 to SIS 25 choice 9 81, Welch's 9 so to $40 10;
Extras to 81 Is; Supers E 81 to Sc 80; Fine
537 to S. So Wheat closes quiet and steady
prime and choice samples are ii active request
ut fair prices, but the quality Of tho offerings to-
day was of from fair to good only offerings of
52 bushels red, with sales at lao, $50 and l6O-
Corn is quiet; sales Of mixed at Is and &C. with
offerings Of 1888 bushels. Oats are unchanged;
offerings of $50 bushels with sales at So and GO.
Other articles are without material change
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET April q
Reported by j. H. Su.oot, live Stock Broker ]
Beef Catle-The offerings for the week amount
ed to 80 head, % of which were sold to butchers
and railroad contractors, and ther residue q head
to spectators from the District markets. The
quality of the Cattle offered this week averaged
worry good, with slight decline in prices as COM
pared with last week. We quote: First choice
neat Cattle at from to &c; good fair at from ct
to &c; medium ut from 5 to &c, and thin Oxen
and Cows at from to SC perlb gross Cows and
Calves and Springers are selling at from 30 to S55
Shoep--The offerings amounted to 81 head,
with sales at ~ to etc gross. Lambs sold ut from
$50 to SIS per head. The supply is in excess OF
the demand
Hogs-Are in full supply, with sales at 50 to
50 per 100 pounds net.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, April q, 1871.
Beef Cattle-Prces to-day for Beef Cattle rang
I'd as follows: Bost Beevcs at 6aS7 Is; gener-
ally rated first quality at 5aS6; medium or good
fair quality at 4 25aS5 ordinary thin Steers,
Oxen and Cows at 4aS4 rs; inferior and lowest
market to-day S. IS; Extreme range Of prices
4aST 50. Most of the sales were from D w 10
st IS per 100 lbs.
sheep.The receipts during the past week
" for good Sheep We quote fair to good at a
a5ic, and good to extra at 6a73c per ID gross
Lambs at 5Oa$4 80 per head.
Hogs-The market early in the week was fully
supplied, but during, the last few days the re-,
to &c per lb, but at the close to-day our quota
tons are weak, being only justified by scarcity
and the wants of the retail trade, the prices OBJ
tanned for the product of the Hog not warrnntlng
the advance 'Wo quote at 50a$e so per 100 lbs
net, as to quality.
ALEXANDRIA FISH MARKET, April q, 1871.
Receipts of Herring continue large-greatly in
excess of the demand-and prices romain low
Shad continue comparatively scarce and hardly
my Rock and Perch are arriving: Sturgeon arc
received in increased numbers. The quotations
TODAY arc as follows Shad at from IL to $l4 por
hundred Herring at from so to SIS per thous-
and, and Sturgeon at from 80 to 81 5Oa piece.
GEORGETOWN Coal TKADE-The coal trade
for the week ending yesterday has been very
brisk Receipts 1882 tons; shipments al
tons The number of canal boats reported Vt
the collector Office for the week ending yester-
day was 247. The whole number reported tol
the current msnth to date, 927.