Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-28

REMARKs.-In tho absence of any shipping
demand and the general weakness of the Wheat
market, with tendency to lower figures, the
transactions in Flour during the past week have
been limited The receipts have been moderate,
and under y light demand prices have been bare
ly maintained. Early in the week some 2oo
bbls of Family and Extra We're sold at 81 t"
ST 80 for Family, and SO to Sc - for Extra !;
and on Thursday we note sales of some oOO bblS
at 81 30 for Family, and Is to So D. Tor good TO
prime Extras. Supers arc in light supply and
in better enquiry We note sales at - to ST.
We revise our quotations, at which the market
closes inactive with declining tendency
Family 80 to S. -, choice S. 49, Welch's
Flour rs to 1913; Extras SO to ST 81; Supers
5 IS to Sc. Wheat is fairly active at d decline of
from to Sc on the higher qualities; low grades
are steady; offerings Of go bushels white and
5lG4 of red, with sales Of the former at ll3 80,
l35 and 1873 for fair prime, and of the latter at
l25, l2S 1885, no. Ill, 142, l43 and l45-latter for
choice samples Corn is more active under light
receipts, though prices not quotably higher;
offerings of 1872 bushels mixed and $50 Of yellow,
with sales of the former at Is, - and 1e, and Of
the latter ut IS. Oats are active at yesterday 5
quotations; offerings Of 1892 bushels, with sales
ut As, &c, Il and 5l-latter for choice samples
Small offerings of Rye, but no sales reported
Butter and Eggs are unchanged.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET July d
Reported by j. r. Smoot Live Stock Broker. J
Beet Catte-The offerings for the week amount
I'd to about 100 head 30 of which were sold here
10 the butchers, and the remainder, 10 head,
driven to Georgetown. The market is dull and
dropping, at prices rang ing from to &c gross.
Cows and Calves arc in very full supply and
dull at from Is to S45 per head.
Sheep and Lambs-Are III good supply, and
are selling at from to sc gross for the former,
aud from so to S4 per head for the latter.
Hogs-Aro coming in slowly, and are selling
ut from to &c net, according to weight and
quality-light weights commanding best prices.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. July q, 1871.
Beef Cultlc-Prices to-day for Beef Cattle rang
cd Us follows: Best Beeves at 75nS6 GA; gencr-
ally rated first quality 25aS5 10; medium or good
fair quality at 3 87!uS4 %; ordinary thin Steers,
Oxen and Cows ats G2!aS3 S74; inferior and lowest
market to-day So 374 extreme range OF prices
3 624aS6 621 Most of the sales were from 4 - to
So IS per lOO lbs.
Sheep and Lambs-The receipts have fallen
off somewhat since our last report; good Sheep
are and have been rather scarce and in good de-
Sheep continue in good demand. We quote fat
Sheep at 1aj!c per ID gross as to quality. Stock
Sheep at 75aS2 IS per head Lambs are in full
supply and dull at 2aS3 7jper head, rs EQUALITY.
Hogs-Prices have advanced &c per 10 since
our last quotations. commencing to rise early IN
the week, and they are now selling at 25aS1 30
por 100 lbs net, the demand for the heavier
weights being somewhat better than 1t has been
for some time past. Prospects Sre considered
favorable for continuance of present approAi-
mate prices.
There was a moderate business at the Balt-
more Stock Board yesterday, and prices were
steady. Virginia old registered Is were wanted
Is at 9s4 for ls9Os, at which they closed bid and
lS75s ut 991 The chief business was in railroad
bonds. Orange, Alexandria and Manassas bonds
brought S03 B. Il o. bonds are wanted but
none on tho market.
RICHMOND MARKET, July 2S-Offerings of
GOO bushels of Wheat with sales ut l37! to 1871
for common 10 prime white, and l33al514 for
common to choice red. Corn SOaS3 for mixed
and white. Oats 4Sa523 for good new. Rye 10.
[By Telegraph
New YORK, July 2S.-Stocks steady and firm.
Virginia skies 65; do. new 721. Money easy at
g. Gold steady ut II Flour steady. Wheat dull.
Corn quiet
BALTIMORE, July 2S.-Virgina skies old,
81! Did, j5i asked; do. consolS IL! bid, rs asked
do. deferred 70 bid; do. coupon, old, G5 bid
Cotton Hat low middling nominaly l9al9t. -
Flour firm and in fair demand. Wheat irmcr;
choice white l55al60; good to prime l35al 80;
amber good to choice l45al55; good to red prime
l3Sal43; common to fair l25al35; Ohio and In
diana lSoal33; Pennsylvania l25al4O: White
Southern Corn quiet and steady at 75aso; yellow
DO. weak at 69a7O; mixed Western dull at taIl
Oats dropping at 5la56 Ryc-common to fair
Gja75. Bacon quiet
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