Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-21

kEMARKS.-Ihr Flonr market opened quite
active at the closing quotations in our last re-
view. The receipts during the week have in
creased, and the demand for low and medium
grades has been equal to the supply. Family
brands have been quiet and neg ected, and hold
ers find it difficult to effect sales Extras have
been in fair demand for the local trade. We
note sales of some 1000 bbls at IS, T 81, % and
So % for Family; go 90 and - for Extras
& 81, ~ and 80 for Supcrs, and s. 5Otor Fine.
We revise our quotations ~ follows, at which
the market closes steady: Family Is to So 8,
choice 50 So Extras last ~, choice s. 25 Su-
pers G 81 to Sc 50; Fine s. so. Wheat closes
active for the better qualities, but dull for me-
dunn and low grades, the bulk of the offerings
to-day being Of fair quality; offerings of 45O
bushels red, with sales at l40, l4S, $50 and lo7
one prime lot brought 10 Corn is fairly ac-
tive; sales Of mixed ut IS, &C and 49, with offer
ings Of 9l8 bushels; 472 bushels yellow were Of
fered, and sales made at 75 Rye is in light re-
ceipt; sales at 90. Oats are unchanged; offer
ings of 81 bushels with sales at So, SO and 60.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET April 81
Reported by j. K. Smoot Live StocE Broker.
Beef Cattlc-The offerings for the week amount
ed to SO head Is of which were sold to the butch
ers, 20 to spectators, and the remainder 81
head, sent on to the District markets. The Cat
tie offered this week were of very fair average
quality, but the tone Of the market was fiat and
inactive. The prices asked by holders wero
higher than the markets north would justify
consequently dealers were not disposed to pur-
chase to any extent. The decline in prices and
the dizziness of Cattle from the Boston to Wash
ington markets has been so regular, decided and
emphatic, that it is not probable the present
prices in this section can be maintained much
longer We quote Cattle this week at from Al
to 73c gross-av eraging about &c. The offerings
of Cows and Calves are largely in excess of the
demand. We note sales at from 30 ts $50 per
head.
Sheep--Are in full supply, but the market is
dull and heavy. Prices to-day ranged as fol-
from to So per head.
Hogs-The offerings of Hogs in excess Of
the demand with further decline IN prices
We quote corn-fed at from : to We net
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, April 20, 1871.
Beef Cattle-Prices to-day for Beef Cattle rang
ed as follows Best Bccves at 25aS11 S74; gcner,,
ally rated first quality BASE 25 medium or good
fair quality at 25aS5 90; ordinary thin Steers
Oxentand Cows at OOaS4 Is; inferior and lowest
grades Of Cattle 81 0O-gcneral average OF the
market to-day SIS ST., extreme range of prices ,s
OOaS7 ST.. Most Of the sales were from -
to Sc 80 per 100 lbs.
Sheep-The receipts during the past week have
not been large but about equal to the demand
and no material change in prices. We quote
gross, as to quality Lambs 3aS4 so per head
Hogs-The market early in the week, owing
to the large supply, and no increase in the de-
mand declined shade, but towards the close
receipts falling of, prices have advanced, ana
to-day close firm at about the rates of last week,
the market being nearly baro of Hogs: We
quote ut Sass IS per 100 lbs net, as to quality.
ALEXANDRIA FISH MARKET, April y, 1871
The receipts to-day did not exceed 25O0OO Her