Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-14

REM ARKS The Flour market opened firm ut
the closing quotations given i'll our last review,
and has continued very active for low and me-
dunn grades hut dull for average grades OF
Family The rerciptS during tn" week have
been light, and the sales foot up me 100 bbls
At the following figures Family - to SIS %
choice Valley brands 8 IS To 50; Extras 81,
90 90, O6 and s. II for lair to choice brands;
Supers G %, 81, 40 and So SO; Fine ) %, ) 81
and SIS so. Stocks Of Supers and lower grades
arc very light, with MI active demand. We re-
wise our quotations as follows Family - to
So Is, choice So; Extras 6 s. to 81 -: Supers
+ 25 to Sc 80; Fine 5 25 to 50 SO. Wheat Is ac-
tive for prime and choice samples, but dull for
inferior grades offerings of GOO bushels red,
with sales at l4O, l60, 1853, l65 and 1GS for good
to prime; small lot If white brought lG5 Corn
is dull and lower; offerings CT 1907 bushels mix
ed and l68 of yellow, with sales of the former ut
IS and IS, and of the latter at -. Oats are very
irn; sales Of 1I2 bushels at IS, 50 and 60
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET April ID
(Reportea By j. X. Sntoot, Lire Stock Broker J
Beef Cattle-The offerings for the week amount
ed to 100 head, u portion of which WAS sold to
the butchers and SPECTATORS and the remainder
sent on to the District markets. The quality "t
the offerings was very good, and holders stiff in
prices and IN consequence the mark ct ruled dull,
Very best Cattle 7a7Sc; good Gu1c; ordinary I"
fair 6a6c, and inferior 4a3c per ID gross Tho
market averaged about &c gross. Cows and
Calves are in full supply and moderate demand.
Sales at 30 to $50.
Sheep-The offerings of Sheep were large but
the demand limited Clipped Sheep may be
quoted at from to 64c and wool from - to &C.
Lambs brought from to 81 per head.
Hogs-Are dull of sale, the offerings being in
excess Of the demand. Prices ranged ut from
= to 93c per 10 net.
BALTIMORE CArTT E VI ARKEr, April l3.-Beef
Cattle--To-day the market opened very dull, and
continued so'throughout with further decline
Of tc-making the decline for the week fully &c
per ID on the medium and lower grades, and Ia
&c on the tops. Some ~ head of the offerings
were reshipped to Philadelphia without being
offered here. Mich Cnws-The supply on the
:ery slow at 40 to $50 per head, rs to quality.
Veal Calves-Supply equal to demand We quote
VI Gae cents per ID, rs to the quality; Prices to-
day for Beef Cattle ranged rs follows: Best
Beeves at g. 25aS7. S14; generally rated first quail
ity at $6.25; medium or good fair quality ut
425aS5 ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows ut
IaS4 25 inferior and lowest grades Of Cattle ST
general average Of the market to-day 81. S7!;
extreme range of prices 4aS 'e,t 700 Most OF the
sales were from 5.25 to ST 81 per 100 lbs.
Sheep-We quote wool Sheep at jaI4c, and
sheared 4a64c per ID gross As TO quality.
Hogs-The market early in the week gave
way under heavy receipts largely in excess OF
the demand) fully &c per ID from last week 5
rates, and sales very slow at the decline, with
but little present prospect Of an Improvement. -
We quote ut saS9 per 100 lbs net. rs to quality
but few selling at the outside figure
FISH MARX ET-Thc arrivals Of Fish to-day
show falling off as compared with yesterday,
the number Of Herring brought up not exceed
ing 200 600 and only about 300 Shad. Herring
sold Mt 7aSS per thousand, n few picked lots
bringing SO, and Shad at l2aSl5 per hundred
Rock 81