Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-16

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REMA.Ks-Thc Flour market has been with
mi ouotable change since our last review; re-
ccipts have been moderate, but equal 70 inc &C.
usnd Family brand, are il fnli supply, ana
the sales are chiefly restricted to the local trade
the demand for which Is light. Extras are IN
fair request and Supers and lower grades are
;teudy though les: active We note sales dur
ing the week Of some 500 Dbl, Family at 81
s $40 s II and IS %; $50 bbs Extra At :, y,
20 and 81 %; Supers t. - and Sc 81 We re-
pest our quotations, at which the market quiet:
Family to IS % choice 50; Extra ! to - %;
Supers % to Sc 80. The market for heat Is
quiet and steady; receipts are light, consisting
principally of medium grades, with sales ct lot
for good samples; offerings OF 297 bushels red,
C,rn IS active ut II further advance; offerings OF
sou bushels mixed and yellow, with sales of the
former at 81, and Of the latter at 50. Small Of
terinrs Of Rye with sales ut ~. Oats are active
a. an advance OF &c on Yesterdays quotations;
offerings of PIG bushels, with sales at 50 and 81.
Eggs are dull and lower. Prime Butte; il in
lair request at quotations. Oth"r articles are
without m .terial change.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET Juno 10
(Rsported by j. Il. Smoot Lire Stock Broher.l
Beef Cattle-Ihe offerings for the week were
very light, but fully equal to the demand, ana
price, show no advance on last weeks rates,
Sixty head arrived, 80 Of which were sold to the
butchers and railroad contractors, and the rest
driven to the District markets. Prices at
which fair to good Cattle sold this week were
from 4! TO SIC gross. Cows and Cal yes are dull,
ordinary and thin stock beng entirely neglected.
Sheep and Lambs-The offerings are about
eqla! to the demand, and prices are somewhat
Grmer. We quote old Sheep at from 1 To &c per
ID gross, and Lambs ut 10 81 10 per head-lhc
latter price for extra good
Hogs-Are very dull ut about last weeks rates.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, June Is, 1871.
Beef Cattle-Prices to-day for Beef Cattle rang
ed Us follows: Best BeeveS at 6uS7 25; gener-
ally rated first qual!ty4 IJaS6 OO; medium or good
far quality at 3.uS4 IS; ordinary thin Steers,
Oxen and Cows at q uuaSU co. inferior and lowest
grades of Cattle 50 CO--general average "1 the
market to-day St II! extreme range otprlce>
4S7aS7 Is. Most Of the sales were from I'D TO
S6 10 per 100 lbs.
Sheep and Lambs-Tho market has not been
,,verstucked with Sheep during the past week, a.
for several weeks previous, and prices have adj
vaucad t. per lb--good qualics, being III de-
mupd We quote vi 3,5!c per ID gross, rs ~
quality. Stock Sheep at 5pas3 per head
Good Lambs are wanted.
HoQs-Prices have advanced il shade Under
receipts, which have been only about equal 10
the demand, which has been good for light
weights and dull for heavy Hogs Prospccts
look little more fav ornble for higher rates. " {
quote at 25aS6 IS per 100 lbs net rs to quality.
MoxEr.-lhc amount OF money seeking IN
vcstmcnt continues excessive. In the compare
tive dulness OF general trade, ard more espe,
cially of manufactures, there is not employment
for it equal 10 the vast volume OF paper currcI-
ey with which the country is too abundantly
supplied. In mercantile branches indulging
general credits collections are rather poor ano
tv we'll drawn by merchants but in others cur
r.ncy is very abundant owing to the idle CAPT
tui accumulated. Ii mus: find SINE Safe mean:
OF earning interest; much Of it is therefore PR
yutely going into good securities of ono sort u
other. we have recorded several largo trans
actions in railroad bonds Of this market lately
and now we hear OF further sales OF flttsburt
md Connellsville lst mortgage IS in the pastteV
DAYS amounting to about quarter OF mli!loI
at is, and the price has now been advanced t
81 by the company.-BaH. SIN.