Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-15

REMARKs-Thc Flour market opened moder-
stely active, and under favorable advices has
ruled steady during tho week. The transactions
haze been limited but holders are firm in their
demands at an advance of % to 5Oc per barrel
Family brands are quet, except tor choce lots,
which have been more readily taken ut an adj
vance of SOC Extras are in moderate request at
IN advance of 25c Supers are very active at MI
advance of 25c, We revise our quotations rs
follows Family : 80 to IS, choice SIS 50 Extra
e 81 to 81 -; Supers 6 to Sc .. The market for
Wheat is firm; offerings Of 1917 bushels req,
with sales at l45, l46, us, $50, 1872 l5S los and
100 for good to choice lots; fair sample brought
125; sales of 80 bushels prime white at l45 and
$50. Corn is in fair request at yesterdays quo
tatons; sales of mixed at SO for good, and 81 for
inferior; offerings of 22G bushels. Small sales Of
Rye at Is. Oats are active at an advance; offer
ings of 1920 bushels with sales Mt 53!, 81 and Sc
latter for Norway.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, September II.
IReported bv j. r. .Snaoot lire Stock Broker.
Beef Cattle-Fiity- car loads about 100 head)
arrived here and were reshipprd without being
offered for sale, to Baltimore and Phaaelphia.
Offerings here this week amounted to lT5 head,
~ of which were sold TO the butchers and IS t.
District markets. The market this week was less
active than last owing to the advan ced price de-
manded on the part of owners, which was re-
lurtantly yielded to by the BUTCH rs. We quote
the extreme range of prices from 81 to SIC, tho
principal sales being ut about 4tc. Cows and
Calves are in full supply. We quote No Cows
active at from 40 to $50 per head; common dull
ut from 30 to $50, and ordinary and thin neglect
ed at from 70 to S25.
Sheep and Lambs-The offerings amounted to
about 500 head, 600 of which were taken by the
butchers and SPECTATORS ut from to 81 - per
head for mixed lots. Primo old Sheep are selling
ut from 4 to sc gross, ard Lambs at from to 81
per head Stock Sheep are active ut from ITO
81 80 per head according to quality.
Hogs-The offerings have been limited, with
good demand, and prices we'll sustained, COM
pairing favorably with the markets both north
and south of this place. We quote prime corn,
ut from to SIC net, and good young thrifty
stock Hogs ut from Al to SC gross
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Sept Il, 1871.
Beef Cuttlc-Prices to-day for Beef Cattle rang
ed as follows: Best Beevcs at l2!aS5 Is; gener-
ally rated first quality ut 5OaS5 l2t medium
or good fair quality at 75aS4 So ordinary thin
Steers Oxen and Cows ut 314aS3 70; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle 0OaSO N1general
average of the market to-day 81 s7s. Extreme
range of prices So 374aS5 Is. Most of the sales
were from Is to So %i73 per 100 lbs. Total sales
for the week 1884 head against 1886 last week,
and 2l45 head same time last year.
Sheep and Lambs-The receipts Of Sheep have
fallen off largely since last week, and excepting
a more active demand, we have no change to
note. We quote fat Sheep at 44a5lc per pound
gross, with few extra at 63c. Stock Sheep at "a
s. so per head. Lambs 2aSS so per head. as to
quality.
Hogs-The market has shown a fair degree Of
activity this week The supply has only kept
pace with the demand, and prices have advanced
since last week &c per h. and at the close to-day
are firm st 5OaS7 rs per 100 lbs net, with far
prospect for next week.
RICHMOND MARKET, Sept. chickering's of